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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19

up her lover and he went away in
anger, believing her love TO be mere
milk and water sentiment There
ended the resemblance between the
two stories. Alice's life had resumed
its dull, even monotony after her
fathers death She had never heard
of Dale Loomis after his return to
Wyoming. and she lived alone with
her mother in a gloomy uptown resi-
dence on a side street All that was
five years ago, and the brief visit she
had paid to the western ranch where
she had met Dale had been like some
dim, beautiful dream until this play
re-enacted some of the scenes before
her wistful eyes
The girl and her lover galloped
freely over the plains, even as she
had galloped alongside Dale's big
chestnut, her wiry little pony re.
sponging to every touch of her firm
hands. She felt the cool, sweet air
Of the prairies and saw the shadows
of feeting clouds against the dis
tant ranges. She saw moving masses
of horned cattle and heard the thun.
der of their hoofs as they pounded
past. Some of these things she saw
in the play-the rest OF it was magic
woven out of her memory.
After the death Of the father the
play moved along different lines from
that OF Aice's experience There
was much adventure woven wit
pathos and note OF tragedy When
the curtain rang down on her first
act, Alice found her eyes near tC
tears and her heart aching with its
old sorrow. for she had been very
near 10 the brief, happy days of the
past
As the lights flashed up she com
posed herself and looked around a
her companions The stout woman
on her left vas openly crying. evel
as she ate chocolates from box
She smiled through her tears a
Alice
Il know I'm a fool. she said, apollo
getically but I'm so sorry for tina
young man-don't you think that cir
was weak-minded thing not I
throw up everything and marry hin
even if she had to live on cattl
rancho"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
PRICES UP ON THE BOWERY
Food and Coffee in Famous Section Of
Manhattan Cost More Than
Ever Before.

Sugar costs more today than 1t did
Bowery has been increased from one
and two cents per cup to three and
four-and in some exceptional cases
even to five cents. And it isn't apt to
return to the old price. There was a
day when one could get golden
stew" on the Bowery-always provid-
ed that one wanted golden stew and
had the price-for five cents. 1t rose
to eight cents, and to ten, and now the
real gilt article commands 10 cents in
also true that dish of golden stew is
apt to satisfy hunger for consider
able period There are men who
keep quite fat upon it, from one years
end to another.
The pinch of the penny is being felt
throughout the East Side. During the
summer just past the five-cent piece of
ice was smaller than ever before
known On the authority of the buy.
ers, the ten-cent hod of coal has shrunk
to a pocketful Not long ago a nickel's
worth of bacon was a stable bit In
any shop east of Madison avenue and
south of Thirtieth. Now 1t Is barely
enough to slip in the old mans dinner
bucket Even garlic has been boosted
in price. A year ago Antonio, who
| fills the interior of loaf of hard
baked bread with garlic by way OF
lunch and on that diet sticks pici
in Manhattans bosom ten long hours g
day, could get enough for dime te
scent up a subway express train. Now
he can hardly scent subway local fol
| the same price Rent and milk ant
| flour and all the other necessities o
| life have been increased in price her'
| in the city-New York Letter to thu
| Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
SEATS FOR
TWO
By Jean Dickerson

1t was popular play and Alice
Huntington had FASTENED her shop
ping and luncheon in order to secure
a seat before the curtain arose on
the matinee performance,
we have seats for two" said the
man in the box Office as he ran over
the tiny pigeonholes and then placed
his pencil point on the chart. Seven
and eight M
Il want only one" said Alice. feel
ing rather forlorn and wishing she
had asked Maud Fenwick to accom-
pany her
She went down the aisle of the
theater with a little thrill Of antici.
patton. The seat was on the right
hand side near the aisle, and as she
settled herself in it with fiutter
of soft brown draperies she noticed
that the seat beside her. number
seven, was unoccupied.
THAT is the other seat she
thought, as she removed her hat. and
laid it on the vacant chair. Il do
HOpC HOUOuy lanes IL Ou uSI icit
was a stout woman whose features
possessed a vagueness of outline that
denoted a tendency to weep at emo
tional moments in the play.
Alice fufied her soft hair into order
and read her program. Just as the
lights were lowered some one entered
the row of seats at the other end
With out looking up Alice removed
her hat to her lap and was conscious
that a man was sitting beside her
With eyes fixed on the opening scene
of the play she was oblivious TO
everything else, for as the first act
proceeded toward its close she saw
it's resemblance to her own heart trag
edy.
There was a Young western girl
and the handsome ranchman who
loved her, There was a stern, mar
row-minded parent who had forbidden
marriage because of the traditional
wildness, though unproven as yet, Of
the ranchman. The girl, obedient tC
her New England upbrnging, gave
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19

IT don't believe she objected to the
cattle RANCH" said Alice gently, but
| am sure if she had to live it over
again she would be true to her own
convictions and her-her love for the
man."
She turned her head and instantly
sat rigid with surprise and suppressed
emotion. Sitting beside her on the
right was Dale LOOMS, his stern
certain tenseness in his attitude be-
traying that he was conscious of her
presence
1t seemed hours before the curtain
rose on the second act. Not once
did she stir from her position. so fear
full was she that any movement on
her part would compel his attention.
and she dreaded TO meet his eyes and
perhaps-perhaps find all the tender
ness gone out of them. If he looked
at her indifferently. coldly. she be-
lieved she would die.
While the second act went swiftly
to its end a new terror assailed her.
What if he should leave after this
act? He would thus drop out of her
life forever-nothing but the merest
chance had brought them together In
the maelstrom of the big city, and
such current does not serve twice
in lifetime.
Once more the lights sprang up
and the stout woman at her left hand
turned a radiant face to Alice.
81 guess it's coming out all right
in the end" she said. That girl
loved him right along. didn't She
just as you said?"
A warm color flooded Alices fair
face and she nodded speechlessly. 1t
came upon her then like shock that
Dale Loomis must have overheard
her former conversation with the
woman.
Il suppose she thought she was
You know, the Bible says, Children
obey your parents wonder if he
thought that maybe she was doing
the best she could? There. the cur
tain's going up-now We'll watch it
come out all right in the end!"
She creaked herself to a bolt up
| right position the better TO enjoy the
performance Alice, sitting in the
shadow of the woman's broad shout
ders, merely caught glimpses of the
play as the love story drew to a close.
Once she stole glance at Dale and
I surprised his eyes bent on her face,
| instead of the stage. Then, as the
mimic ranchman OF the stage once
more declared his love for the girl,
she felt broad, warm hand covering
her own cold little fingers in ia
miliar grasp.
They sat thus as the play ended
amid burst of applause, and as the
curtain rang down Dale leaned over
and whispered close to her ear:
rs it all right for me, too, Alice?"
, Yes" her lips trembled in reply.
And the emotional stout woman never
knew how much she had done to
bring about happy ending TO a
romance that found its climax in the
two seats beside her
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
Silent in Two Beds a MIGHT.

An Englishman who arrived at the
Gotham not long ago insisted upon
having a room with a southern and
eastern exl osure When, however, he
insisted that the room be furnished
~i,h two single beds they told him
that there would be an extra charge
Tor TWO persons. He said he wanted
the room for himself alone. Then he
left a call for midnight each night.
but II was noticed he never left the
hotel after that hour. His regular
bedtime was nine O'Clock.
The puzzlement of the management
was cleared away when it was dis
covered that the visitor was in the
habit of sleeping the first three hours
in one bed. At midnight he would
change to the other. Assistant Man
ager McGoldrick said he had forgot
ten to question the visitor how he &C
quired the habit of sle ping In two
beds the same night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
"a Should Say, No."

had pleased them greatly. Miss RAN
kin particularly had been drawn to-
ward this earnest unselfish man.
who it could be readily seen was one
minded and sincere in principle and
practice.
The words of her father aroused in
Ada thought and anxiety. How long,
indeed, would Mr.. Winslow last with
the unruly mob who resented intru-
sion on what they called their rights?
1t needed a trained pugilist to handle
some of the rough ones. Mr.. Winslow
was not frail or puny, but Ada shud
dered as a mental picture of the
brawny fists and bullying shoulders of
some of the mill workers flashed
through her mind.
IF they only give him chance"
reflected Ada. He does not talk like
the others. His soul is full of pity and
charity. wish could help him.
Meantime, at the mission in the
city a certain James Frawley, other
wise known as big JIM" was arrang-
ing to give some creditable help to
the young man who had so impressed
Ada Rankin. Jim was natural prod
uct of the Sums He had lorded it
| over all the other hoodlums until they
were forced to acknowledge his su.
prenacy. He had run the gauntlet
| of police supervision until he had
gained very bad name.
| One day he stood in the prisoner
dock, good for a tenner," his pals
had decided, for Jim had become
mixed up in very bad case of high.
way robbery. One man in the dis.
trict stood by him. 1t was Rev. Alb
bolt Winslow. Jim had no part in the
actual crime. 1t was a case of keep
ing bad company. Mr.. Winslow had
done him a kindness some time pre-
vious. Jim had remembered it and
sneaked into the mission several
times. One night rowdy crew start
ed to make rough house" in the
meeting. Jim simply threw them out
and issued a warning as to other dis
turbers. There was peace and quiet
after that.
Jim made no professions of refor
nation, but the subtle, unobtrusive in
terest of the good man began finally
to bear fruit. Jim went to work. Ii
month he was running two shot
backing stands. At the end of a yeal
he was the proprietor of twenty, max
ing money and whenever opportunity
afforded contributed literally to tn,
collection box at the mission.
1t was the day after the visit of Mr.
Winslow to Iroaton that Jim enter
tanned a friend in his room, just ar
rived, as if from journey.
We'll, Daeey," he submitted
what's the layout"
bad, Jim. If your friend goes t,
Ironton there's a gang there ready t,
smash him"
Our kind?'
No, just the rough, prejudiced fac
| tory crowd They've been nagged an
tagged by the wrong kind of soul-sa,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
HELPING A FRIEND
BY CHARLES TURNER ROSS.

What a charming man." said Miss
Ada Rankin.
Her practical father noticed her
flushed cheeks and shining eyes criti.
cally. Then he propounded:
How long will he last?"
Ada shivered. She had not thought
of that She and her father had been
interested for years in mission work
over in the poor section of Ironton.
Philanthropically inclined, Mr.. Rankin
and some other charitably inclined
men of wealth in the rich section of
the town had financed the movement.
and Ada and her girl friends had done
q good deal Of missionary work to help
along.
Three ministers in turn had essayed
to reform the humble and erring.''
They had failed signally. One re.
manned only a month, his fastidious-
ness taking alarm at the constant prox.
unity of rags and dirt. A second es.
sayed to quiet riot on the rear
benches and was numerically bella.
bored. The latest incumbent had. an.
tagonized 1.-THE scoffers," who were de.
nominated as lost souls" and they
had forthwith forbidden their wives
and children from going nigh to that
gospel shop"
Rev. Abbott Winslow had met with
considerable success in conducting a
large mission in the heart of the slums
of big city. He had overworked him
self and his physicians had ordered
less arduous labor. Mr.. Rankin had
heard of him Mr.. Winslow had been
invited to meet a group of representa-
tive local business men of Ironton in
terested in missionary progress. He
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
Sympathetic Man Had Little Doubt as
to Who Was Head of One
Particular House.

II reckon I'm getting into the game
now" chuckled the little man on the
tram car as he Rugged his packages
and smiled at the sympathetic man
with glasses who sat next.
Il don't quite understand, my
friend"
''Of course not, but it's this way
You see, it's kind of an open question
up at our house whether she or l is
the head of THE family. and we're both
doing the cunning act just to feel our
way. On my birthday she had saved
up enough of my own money to buy
me some presents. What l got was a
diamond ring that's so small that she
has to wear it, a lot Of toilet fixin's for
our common sleeping room. and pair
of kid gloves that happened to be her
number. took 1t all so meekly that
she thinks she's the boss, and that
l daren't enter a protest
wouldn't it be. well to assert your
self-just enough, you know"
well, | should clearly enunciate!
Tomorrow's her birthday. See these
bundles? All presents for her. There's
pair of trousers made to my meas
urement, three neckties, half a dozer
big linen handkerchiefs, a pair of
shoes that she could slip down and
sit in, seven and one-eighth derby
hat, briarwood pipe, and four pound:
of tobacco. They're all for her." anC
the little man laughed till he dropped
most of his packages.
Next forenoon the same two hap
pened to ride downtown together, anC
the little man had his packages
How did your wife enjoy the pres
ents?" asked the sympathetic man
Il don't see what business you hav,
inquiring into my private affairs, sir
If l choose to get these things ex
changed don't have to advertise tn,
| fact"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
Ferns as Weeds.

OF the 200 species of ferns native
to this country a few have become
more or less serious weed pests, The
most troublesome are the hay-scented
fern and the brake. According to a
recent bulletin of the department of
Agriculture. cutting off the tops close
to the soil surface twice year for
two years will kill cat nearly al ferns
Scientific American
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
ers till they think It's hades anyway

ers till they think it's hades anyway
for them. SO they take a delight in
raising it on home territory"
Won't be tanned, eh?"
Il should say, no. You see, it's .
big joint there where they dispense
the hotstuff. Only one license is al
lowed by the town and another will
never be issued when that one ex-
pires. It's when the bad ones get
fired up that the trouble commences.
Cut out the booze and the loafing
place and the mission might draw"
who runs it," asked Jim thought
fully
"a man named Ward. He is a con-
sumptive and wants to sell out to go
South. Why. where are you going?"
as Jim in his impetuous way put on
his hat and started for the door.
Back to where you came from,
Ironton. I've got my tip. There's ten
dollars for your work. Thanks"
The Golden Horn, for such was the
name Of the one tavern in Ironton.
changed hands one week later, James
Frawley, sole proprietor. II Jim's
method Of reaching q final goal OF
good at the cost of incidental wicked
ness of no ordinary character along
his line Of progress was crude, it had
sensational embellishments.
Mr.. Winslow, arriving at Ironton
and beginning his duties, was amazed
to find this brand from the burning
dispensing fiery fluid to the weak and
thirsty Of Ironton. He met Jim on
the street and limited gently at his
backward step. Jim was iron. He
knew his business-good day!
None of the brawlers invaded the
mission. Jim kept them too busy fol
that. He ran the Golden Horn at a
mad-riot pace. He dispensed free
cigars and liquor lavishly. He encour
aged brawls, he sold to minors and al
the end of two weeks his various mis-
demeanors justified the authorities in
canceling his license and closing VI
| the place.
I'm through" announced Jim bland
! ly, appearing Unexpectedly before Rev
| Abbott Winslow one day. "The only
liquor license in Ironton is Cancelled
and there'll never be another one.
bought out the Golden Horn, so l owr
the lease. I'm thinking of fitting it VI
as a gymnasium and club for the Grove
and gently drift EN- up against you
see?"
There were no half way measure!
about Mr.. James Frawley. He hat
money, he was loyal to his friend, hi
decided to become rustler and reform
err combined. Some of his old custom
ers drifted across country to a dis
tant. GROCERY when they needed re
freshment. Most of them fell unsus
pectingly under the wiles of Jim
plan.
81 hardly know what to say in tn,
way of gratitude for your great aid t.
Mr. Winslow," said Miss Rankin
meeting Jim on the street one day.
Don't try to-" laughed Jim, "bu
there's something I'd like to say t
you, if I don't offend"
What is that" inquired Ada.
"Mr. Winslow. Young lady, he
wearing his heart away thinking abou
you. You see I know it. l Just Civ
you the tip"
Ada blushed, more beautiful thai
ever. Jim chuckled to himself as sh
passed on, for, keen-witted fellow tina
he was, he noted new happiness il
her bonny face.
(Copvripht 1918 Nv w n Cbanp,an\
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
"Eathsr Of Modern Screw ;,

Jesse Ramsden. an English inven.
tor. is credited with being the father
of the modern screw. He began in
1715 to pay especial attention TO the
making of screws by machinery. and
his invention may be regarded as the
first example of the modern form Of
screw-cutting lathe although 50 years
before there had been made in France
a machine for cutting the thread on
the fusees Of watches, and 200 years
before Jacob Besso ii bad designed a
rude lathe y guttig z wooden screws.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
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
ii carries downstream ISL tons Of dis
solved and suspended matter each
5fr
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
Has a Hard lime

Someone is quoted as having said
that of all the letters in the alphabet
"E' is the most unfortunate, because
IT is always out Of cash. always in
debt. never our of danger. and in hell
al The tine. i is also the most ire
cueuflv used leltr- - the alphabet
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
Knew the Meaning OF Il.

"Pa, what does it mean when a pub
tic man is said to be at the zenith OF
his popularity" 1T means, NY son, J"
replied the defeated candidate. rueful-
", that he is about ready 10 hit the
.oboggan. birmingham AgeHerald
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
AIways s0methInn y -.

Minds are improved nv co,+.o.
WIN wiser minds; and the vlser IN
are are me more PEOPLE you viii ~ ~
.llat q some points know more nav I
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
Eish-Rescue Hospital.

Iowa has a fish-rescue hospital to
which fish are transferred from the
small lakes which dry up in the sum-
mer. The building measures Is by 80
feet and is filled with storage tanks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19

"A SOFT answer viii tIrn away
wrath. ies' as de Good Book says. ob-
served Uncle Eben But zoe much
softDess is gvinter se.1pt somebody
10 hand you q slap, ~ f-h de fun
II 1t"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
Movements of the Hart

The heart of an average man makes
about one three-thousandth of a volt
of electricity at every beat. and an
instrument sensitive enough to meas.
ure it has been invented.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
a Safe nar

Bishop Moreland said that nagged
married man who does not seek di.
vorce is a true hero-but wen dare
anyone Of them to wear a hero medal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
Beats the seisnnnrsr,

earthquakes cause eIectr va
anu an Italian Scientist has ne.
spparatus which has registe
several minuates before seis 1gF'
nave SHOWN earth movements
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
Lave No line for cxnies.

IT, IN at cynics: your well-earned
IT, slts yCu
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-19
MATTER HAD BEEN SETTLED

Copyright, 1915, by w. G. Chapman)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-04
ITEMS OF NEWS AND INTEREST
in STAGE AND FILM LAND

All who remember Al Jolsin's famous
tongue-twister explanatory of SISTER
Susie's" action in Sewing Shirts for
Soldiers" will be interested in ascer-
tanning (Which Switch is the Switch,
Miss, for Ipswich" inasmuch as that is
the problem which Al makes the bur
den of his song. and devotees of the
New York Winter Garden are merrily
whistling the same as they watch the
performance of Robinson Crusoe, Jr."
After a four weeks trip through the
South and Middle West, William A.
Brady returned to New York and stated
that the spoken drama is coming back.
1T never lost its hold in cities like
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and
Boston, but in the smaller towns dur
ing the last twelve months it was
nearly wiped out in the tremendous
spread of motion pictures.
Miss +. NJ Boyd, of Washington, ID.
c., has contributed the following gem
to the recent issue of the Photoplay
Magazine:
Dorothy. aged three, had been
breathlessly watching the terrible viii
lain. When he reached a railroad
bridge she turned TO her mother and
"oh. muvver. what's he going to do
now?"
Hes going to blow up that bridge?"
But muvver." came back the small
inquiring voice, How can he get
enough brem"'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-04
Popular Little Screen Star to
Be Featured at the Colonial
Monday and Tuesday

When Director General Thomas II.
Ince obtained Billie Burke's signature
TO the contract under which she be-
came moving picture star in the
Triangle Key Bee production. Peggy"
which appears at the Colonial Monday
and Tuesday, neither he nor the frolic-
some Broadway favorite had any idea
that she was really being provided
with n JOYOUS holiday experience, un-
tainted, save for a trifiing honorarium
of $4,000, with a thought of any
thing as sJrdid as work.
But it's in just that light that Miss
Burke has persisted in regarding those
sunny days in California during which
she bubbled and frolicked through the
scenes of the amusing comedy drama
which portrays her screen debut.
Reluctant to Stop
The final touches completing Peggy"
found Billie Burke a much changed
star. She confessed that she was
sorry her first film play could not con-
tinue indefinitely. Thomas H. Ince
reminded her of the obstacles she had
put in his way when he sought to add
her to his collection of Triangle stars,
and with pretty confusion the new film
star reiterated her confession that she
was genuinely sorry that Peggy was
done. Il told YOU So" declared Ince.
And the Picture
Peggy" opens on a luxurious estate
near New York city. Miss Burke is
discovered standing in a fountain,