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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22

TO ExcHANoE-A 32oaere Clark
county, Wisconsin, farm, with good
new buildings, 7 horses, 90 head Of
cattle and oil Implements and crop.
VIII take 5000 In cash and $1,000
worth Of Chicago property. Leave
balance At per cent TO suit buyer.
CHARLES scHLoTE.
2007 Irving Park Blvd.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22

He is the proprietor Of the famous.
elegantly furnished and beautiful
Casino at the corner Of North Clark
and Kinzie streets.
John r. Caverly's record on the
Municipal bench 10 worthy Of AZ
praise.
Arrah ]. whistler, president Of the
Akron Tire & vulcanizing Company.
is highly respected in the business
world because Of his clean cut and up.
right methods.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22
THE CHICAGO EAGLE.
TAKES THE PLACE q: ORCHESTRA

With this marvellous self.playing vic.
lin piano-you can have the finest
kind Of music for your customers at
any hour Of the day or highland
as long as you or they want it. You
can have rag time or fast dance
music. classics, in fact, anything.
And music so surprisingly good that
It not only attracts customers but it
holds them and makes them spend
their money.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22

Salvatore Romano. who made such q
dne run for county commissioner
three years ago. 10 one Of the most
popular men In the Democratic party.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14

meet them am too scared to speak.
Mr.. Whitney is the only politician of
whom | am not afraid"
Mr.. Whitney? Is he a friend of
yours?'
A soft color came to the babyish
face. "He's-he's the best friend l
have in the world"
Marians hands pressed hard on the
arms of her chair. The satirical
amusement of her eyes had changed
to keen questioning.
1T is for his sake-partly," said
Miss Martin, that | want to be
clever. He admires women like you,
and because he loves me want to be
more like you"
He loves you? You are engaged
to him."
Yes. But | don't think he cares
for me quite as much as he did. He
Is impatient and bored sometimes and
he does not often speak of our mar
riage. want to show him that l can
be woman Of the world, that the
people Of his class find me attrac-
tive"
For several minutes Marian
watched her in silence. Your ambi-
ton is twofold," she said at last.
you wish to become woman of
the world and also to tighten Mr..
Whitney's chains. | must think over
the matter for a few days"
You are engaged to Stella Mar
tin" Marian said to Ralph Whitney
few hours later
I The mans strong, young face auiv.
cred as If with physical pain. 81
am" he said quietly, land | have
, made a CHASTITY mistake | am not a
cad" he went on hurriedly. 81 in.
tend to tell her the truth and let her
take me or leave me as she chooses.
| thought | loved her. She is beauti-
full and innocent and good. My love
for her was a reaction from this dis.
illusioning political life. | believed
that her gentle influence would make
| me better man. less sordid less
material. And now-now she bores
| me-"
She is beautiful and innocent"
And you are beautiful and-and
wonderful. You have taught me that
a man can find in one woman beauty
and goodness and brains. If | had
| not known you | might have contin-
ued to love Stella as a symbol of
! goodness"
You would have become less sor.
did, more ambitious for the higher
things of life? If woman can give
TO man that influence, she has done
for him the greatest service that love
can suggest. BY that gift sine proves
her devotion. You win marry Stella. /"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
Discovering the Value of Birds.


In their eagerness to combat the
phylloxera and other microscopic enc
mics, the wine growers of Germany
have forgotten that there are also
larger insect pests which inflict great
damage. Anxious to turn every avail
able square foot of land into vine
yards, and with the notion that even
the smallest bush deprived the vines
of some sunshine. they have for years
rooted out every hedge. shrub and
tree that was near a vineyard, thus
destroying the nesting places of their
best allies, the insectivorous birds.
The folly of this procedure was per-
ceived some years ago by Baron Won
Berlepsch, who successfully attacked
the insect plague on his large do
mains by giving the birds abundant
opportunity to nest. Others are now
following his example At the invita-
ton of the authorities he recently
made an inspection of the wine-grow-
ing district of Germany, giving advice
as to the best methods of attracting
the variety of birds needed In some
parts OF Germany thousands of bushes
are being planted along railway en-
bankments to give birds safe nesting
places
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
SETTLED THE LADY'S CLAIM
-ther Umbrella Was Not Hers or
Alternative Was an Unpleasant
Suggestion.

The portly old lady with the pince-
nez and disappearing mouth, shaded
by fairly perceptible mustache, sat
bolt upright in the ladies' cabin of
the Long Island City ferryboat, accord.
ing to the New York Times. Rain was
beginning to patter on the muddy
water OF the river, and she glanced
down at her stiff mohair dress with
a look of concern, then around at her
fellow passengers, in vain endeavor
to detect a familiar face. Evidently
there was no one present to come to
her aid when the further shore should
be reached, and the rain was beating
down more heavily each minute. Sud.
denly she leaned forward and mo.
toned to attract the attention of a
quiet young man who was deeply en-.
crossed with the last number of the
Forum.
Sir" she said. with authority, 81
am convinced that you are, by some
mistake, in possession of my UNI
brella"
II think, madam" protested the
young man, with a startled blush and
slightly embarrassed laugh, that
the mistake must be yours"
mo mistake at ALL" was the severe
rejoinder. 81 am entirely certain of
that handle. 1t is not ten minutes
since | missed it. You must have
picked 1t up
81 did," admitted the young man.
but"
You confess that it is not your
property" she exclaimed. well to
convince these ladies' and gentleman
that | am really retaining my own
property, kindly state where YOU
found this umbrella"
The young man raised his mild ewes
TO her sternly judicial countenance.
Il am sure they will not be hard
to convince" he stated deferentiallv.
1T was in the Holland house barber
shop And he disappeared in the
crowd
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
ZONES OF
ARK"
By Lawrence Alfred Clay

In the northwest part of the county
there was a swamp of 100 acres in ex-
tent, and though the land all around
was settled up by thrifty farmers the
swamp was still state land. For a
score of years the question of draining
had become the burning question in
the county. A legislature had granted
permission for the work to be done.
but there was the question of ex-
pense. The farmers who would be
assessed objected and the matter
passed through several phases and
was the cause Of much Ill feeling and
trouble. There had been two years Of
peace when a thunder-clap came
From farmer to farmer the news
was passed that young lawyer in
Scottville had bought the land of the
state and was going to push things.
In other words. drainage ditch five
miles long was to be dug through
farms ant the farmers compelled to
pay the cost. The news of the skirm-
ish at Lexington didn't produce great
er excitement. No one knew the
name Of the lawyer, but he was char
acterized as shark, and there was
talk of tar and feathers if he dared to
show his face In the locality. No one
was familiar with the drainage laws,
but 1t was resolved to oppose them
with force of arms, If necessary. Meet
ings were called at school houses and
fiery speeches made. and the only
thing lacking to bring on war was
leader
Miss Fannie Melton. daughter of the
widow Melton. through whose farm
the ditch would first pass. arrived
home from a distant school on her
summer vacation as the excitement
had become intense. For years she
had heard the question debated, and
now was Immediately interested Her
watchword was fight. Her attitude
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14

Several days later there appeared
in metropolitan paper an article
concerning Ralph Whitney. 1t was
diatribe of ridicule rather than of
scandal. The young legislators po-
litical achievements were burlesqued
and his personality was sarcastically
| caricatured. 1t was a story to ex-
asperate man, TO bring upon him
the merciless chatting of his friends
and to do no real damage to his repu-
tation for ability and integrity.
The evening after it appeared
Lewis.
Have you read this?" he asked
abruptly as she entered the room
where he was waiting for her. He
held the paper in his hand. His eyes
were shining.
Yes, have read it,"
1T is a glorious article; the most
fortunate lampoon ever directed
against me. When l first read 1t I
was furious. l could have beaten the
person who wrote it. But now
Marian, l am a free man, free to tell
you l love you, to ask you to marry
me. When she read the story,
Stella sent for me. She told me that
the paper had shown her the deprav-
ity OF my nature and the infamy of
my legislative record, and her re-
spect for me was gone. tried to
explain that the story was only a
piece Of ridicule. She refused to be-
lieve me, and insisted that / was a
villain, a boodler and CRATER. She
also informed me that she had plans
Tor a career of her own, political or
social, or both-I could not under
stand exactly what she meant - and
that her association with a discred-
tied person like myself would be in
judicious to that greatly desired ca
reer. Marian, now | can tell you"
Wait minute. Let me tell you
something. II wrote that abusive
story"
"You?"
Il intended that you should know
at once that | was the author of it. |
wrote 1t to make you dislike me, to
show you that Stella was the girl for
you to love. | thought when you
knew that had treated you treacher-
ously you would care again for her,
because she was to you the symbol Of
goodness, the influence which would
lead you to the heights. wrote the
story to give you the gentle influence
OF an innocent girl. 1t never occurred
to me that her love for you was so
poor a thing that column of sar.
casm could kill It."
He put his hand under her chin and
raised her face till her eyes met his.
Did 1t never occur to you clever lit
tie girl, that the real companionship
OF a certain wise and good and true
young woman would be an infinitely
better influence than the babyish in
nocence of pretty doll?"
Marian drew his hand from her
chin and clasped it tightly in both
hers. You don't need an influence"
she asserted. You do not need to
scale moral heights. You are already
absolutely perfect
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14

made an impression on two or three
of the nearest neighbors, and when
they had reported it to others farmer
Gray, old but full of fight, called to
talk the matter over with her.
What ! wanted to ask you is did
you study law at that school you went
to-" he asked.
No, not exactly" was the reply,
but of course | heard more or less
about law
Il see. In this case we'd like to
know whether the law Is for us or
again us, but we don't want to go to
town and pay some lawyer S25 to find
out. | was in hopes you might know,
havin been to school where they
charge 5000 year for teachin' and
boardin'."
Did the patriots of 1776 ask about
law!" demanded the girl as her eyes
flashed. did they ask about law or
get up and do things!"
BY thunder. they did things!"
Then let us do the same"
by thunder, we wilt"
I'VE must rally and fight for our
rights-fght until the last man falls,"
BY thunder, We must and will"
Finding us determined, the enemy
may not appear, but If he does"
We'll bust his supenders in great
shape. Say, | want you to come over
to school house No, tomorrow and
talk to us. We are goin' to have a big
meetin'. Wasn't there a gal once
called Jones of Ark who led soldiers
and did big things?"
You mean Joan of Arc.
Yes, Jones of Ark The schoolmas-
ter was tellin' about her last winter.
You come right along and be our
Jones OF Ark. You can talk big words
and We can't. You come and tell us
all about Bunker Hin and all that and
get thrill goin'"
The girl of nineteen would have de-
clined any such leadership had the
matter been = new one and the case
any other. She was encouraged by
her mother to do something to scare
That pesky lawyer" and after much
hesitation she appeared at the meet
Ing. There she was hailed and in
troduced as Jones of Ark, and farmer
Gray concluded his Introduction with:
And by thunder she's the gal to
make the splinters iy,"
Jones was embarrassed and fIus.
trated, but she said enough to bring
the thrill hoped for, and it was de
cided TO guard that swamp day and
night with shotguns The first Hes
sian TO stick a spade into the sacred
soil must die and if the lawyer ap-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
sUEp THE PAPER FOR
REFUSING HIS AID

10 show that newspaper adVertis-
ing is absolutely necessary to carry
IN business a Wisconsin clothing
merchant ha sbrought suit for dam
ages against a newspaper which re-
fused to carry the advertisements
he desired inserted in the columns.
The cJothier declares that the paper
was forced to refuse his announce
ments because of threats OF with.
drawal of the patronage of all other
merchants in the place if the adver-
tisement appeared. He sues for
SIS. O0C-which indicates that he
considers the space was worth con-
siderable to his business.
All of which goes to show that the
newspaper is not now luxury-or
ever charity; it is stern, neces-
sity. Without it but little business
can be assured. The merchant who
fails to announce his wares is like
man pairing his fngernails in the
dark; he may know what he is doing
but it is certain that no one else
is aware of the work. Advertising
is becoming a science. Millions are
spent each year in this country for
the purposes of presenting the mer-
its of the thousands of subjects
which bear evidence of the in
ventors' skill and the peoples needs.
The daily paper well proves the
belief in efficiency of publicity be-
cause of the array of announcements
which are spread before the people
ca day-and there is mutual
gain made by the investor-as well
as by the reader of the publication.
And the fact that the advertisement
of the clothier was refused brings
all this matter before the public
most emphatically. The publisher
was placed in peculiar position
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
HER GIFT
By Annie Hinrichsen
Copyright, 1911, by Associated Literary Pr

Il want to be like you"
Marian Lewis stared at the girls
beautiful, babyish face. You want to
be like me?"
You are the most fortunate girl I
ever saw. / envy you beyond all
women"
Why, Miss Martini"
In the whirl Of political life. You
are the cleverest woman at the cap
ital. You have knowledge Of the
world, experience and the gift of
attracting and interesting political
persons. I was raised in a stupid
little village. l never had opportu-
nifty to live broad life. I wanted
to do things, to write, to paint, to
develop my brains, to make for my
self a place among clever people.
Recently father made a fortune and
he told me to spend 1t as l pleased.
The state capital is the gathering
place Of the brightest, most interest
ing people Legislators, journalists,
state officials, lobbyists, capitalists.
So l came here.
THE first day l was in the gallery
OF the house of representatives l saw
you," Miss Martin went on. "You
were near the speakers desk, and a
dozen men were with you. heard
some one in the gallery say you were
Marian Lewis, a woman journalist
AS l watched you l realized that you
We're exactly the kind of woman
wished to be. | want to do the kind
of work you do, and above and be-
yond everything | long to talk to
people and to interest them as you
do. You know every one at the cap
ital. The men all like you i'm
mensely-"
What do you want me to do
for your" Marian interrupted impa-
tiently.
Tell me how you learned to talk
cleverly and without embarrass-
ment to prominent people. When
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14

peared it would be bad day for him
| The county papers published the news
next day and the fray was on.
For two weeks the farmers waited
for the enemy to appear, but as moth
ing happened they went back to their
corn and potato fields. They had put
up bluff to scare the lawyer and the
county, and it had not been called.
Jones of Ark lost her job.
One day, as peace reigned over the
land and the shotguns had been I'M
loaded and put away in corners, Miss
anda reading book. 1t had nothing
to do with Lexington or Bunker Hill
or Joan of Arc. In fact, 1t was a
cavalier story of other days, and the
cavalier rode up to the gate in bug
gy just at the proper moment. He
wasn't in armor, but in business
suit. His visor wasn't down, but very
much up, and Miss Fannie noted that
he was a smart looking young man
and had business air about him. He
was also smiling as he opened the
gate and came up the path.
IF this Is Miss Melton l should like
to talk with you few minutes"
Yes, SIR"
MY name is Winchester. l am .
lawyer over at"
"Why-why, you-you-!"
Yes, | am the owner of the big
swamp"
Then I will call mother"
mot a bit Of need of 1t. l think
can make Jones of Ark understand the
situation"
They misunderstood and got It that
way" she explained with bushes.
"Of course. but it rather pleased me
to have such a leader rise up. We
must not let patriotism languish in
this country. We must be prepared to
offer our lives any time the country
wants them"
Miss Fannie blushed some more and
half-rose from her chair.
When King George oppressed us"
continued the lawyer, I'VE arose in
our patriotic wrath and drove his
minions into the sea. When a lawyer
buys swamp we must do the same
thing. Permit me to offer you, as the
leader of this just revolution, arms
and ammunition. About how many
muskets can Jones of Ark make us
off,"
His words were cutting, but his
Sn1lln n1oacanf Tho GIRL talon
by surprise that she sat still.
And the tar and feathers, you
know. You should figure on a whole
barrel of tar, and at least one feather
bed. Shall | send them out here in
your care?"
Sir" almost shouted the girl, as
she sprang to her feet.
But I'm bit sorry for JONES'"
said the lawyer as he shook his head.
~ he swamp is not to be drained, nor
have | had such plan in view. I
give her all credit for patriotism, but
her efforts have been wasted. A part
of the swamp is to be set aside for
frog farm, and the remainder will be
cranberry and huckleberry ranch. Re-
srects to yorr mothor. Good day"
And when Miss Fannie told Farmer
Gray of it, and added that she should
always hate the sight o. the lawyer,
he shouted out
by thunder but of course you
Will"
But she didn't. He not only drain
ed the swamp at his own expense, and
thereby gained valuable farm, but
he called at the Melton farm so often
that the gossips said there must be
something doing, and no one was sur
prised when the engagement was an
nounced-not even farmer Gray. who
said:
by thunder, but of course they'll
get married! Amt everybody in love
with Jones of Ark"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
Paner and Ink Eor Ma.

The materials that 90. 20 make m
our paper money are gathered togets.
er from all parts of TIE world part
of the paper fiber is linen rag from
the orient. The silk comes from
China or Italy. The blue ink is made
from German or Canadian cobalt Tho
black ink is made from Niagara Falls
acetylene gas smoke. and most Of the
green ink is green color mixed in
white zinc sulphite made in Germany
The red color in the seal is obtained
from a pigment imported from Cen.
trail America
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14

Jesse Ramsden, an English inyen.
tor, is credited with being the father
OF the modern screw. He began in
lI15 to pay especial attention to the
making of screws by machinery, and
MS invention may be regarded as the
nrst example of the modern form of
screw-eutting lathe. although 80 years
before there had been made in France
a machine for cutting the thread on
the fusees of watches. and 200 years
before Jacob Bessoni had designed a
rude lathe for cutting wooden screws
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
Signing With a Cross.

Persons who cannot write their
names are required TO use as sub
stitute the sign of the cross OK An.
cientlv kings and mobiles used the
same sign. but not ignorantly. 1t was
used by those who could write as we'll
as by those who could not as a symbol
lat the person making it pledged him.
self by his Christian faith to the truth
o: the meter to which he affixed the
cross. Hence, although people now
write or subscribe their names. they
are still said TO sign.-From the Ave
Maria.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14

The moment a newsoa,
advertisement of an
character that moman.
right to enter the mai,
own peculiar rating ALL.
government pass from e
he publisher was unan.
poinf--yet had he accent.
nouncement it meant ~
patronage and the cons..'
ure Of the publication
nary eircumstances.-paln'
Post.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
Trapned In the Dark

Have you ever read The Light
That Failed'9"
No, but | once knew a young fel.
low who got engaged as the result of
a light that failed"
Indeed"
Yes. There was an accident at the
mower bnuse
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
Muddy Missouri River

The Missouri is the muddiest river
in the Mississippi valley; it carries
more silt than any other large river
in the United States except possibly
the Rio Grande and the Colorado. For
every square mile of country drained
1t carries downstream 3S1 tons of dis
solved and suspended matter each
year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
Old Ace

"Old age" said John Dr.,
great naturalist, is No,
bugaboo AFR all. He !.
ways, better to live with !.
because he leaves you NAV.
ease; you are in the CALM
the. fret and fever of life b,..
abated. Old age brings thu =
ical mind; he brings a d0.I
outlook upon life; he brius, ]
erance and charity and r ~
did not squander my you.
cesses, and hence l am M, !
in my old age"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
Has a Hard Tlme

Someone is quoted as having said
that of all the letters in the alphabet
&c" is the most unfortunate. because
1t is always out of cash. always in
debt never out of danger, and in hell
all the time" 1t is also the most fire.
ouently used letter in the alphabet.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
Thackeray's Secr.,

Trackeray detied all rul.,
wonderful eye saw evervthh
everybody. He lived and
life with an absolutely unimn,b
childlike zest, and his brave
tender spirit endured to n
Where other men are connoi,,
fine fiavors and delicate
Thackeray was a connoisseu,
broadcast and biggest things OIL
pathos. its absurdity, its cour
loyalty.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
Knew the meanina o, n

PA, what does it mean when a pub
lie man is said 10 be at the zenith OF
his popularity" 1T means, MY son"
replied the defeated candidate. rueful-
ly, that he is about ready to hit the
toboggan. Birmingham Age Herald.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
Danger IN Tco Much soto...

Hanger N Tcc Much Softness.
A soft answer will tsrn AVA
wrath, ies' as de Good Book SAYS" oh-
served Uncle Eben. But too much
sottness is g~inter .e=lpt somebody
% hand you . slap. iIs' feb de fun
of it." '1u
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
Movements of TIE A.aA

me heart Of an average man mako,
about one three-thousandth of a vo,,
VI electricity at every beat. and an
instrument sensitive enough to meas.
ure / has been invented.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
Great Steel Cnn...

The United States of Amss..
far the greatest steel produe;s'
try on earth. Germany co.
with Great Britain third.