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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
lisbcn's Time Slqnai.

Correct time is announced every
hour in the port of Lisbon, Portugal,
by means of two lanterns placed on
iron columns 100 feet high The Ian
terms each have three faces, measur.
ing 6.5 feet by s feet At exactly five
minutes before the hour, horizontal
line of light appears on each face, and
on the tick OF the hour, this light is
extinguished. The signals may be seen
even in the daytime at a distance Of
a mile and half At night the posi-
ton of the lanterns is indicated by
three red lights. The signals are
worked electrically under the control
of clock in the Observatorio Astro-
nomico de Lisboa.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
WHEN YOUR CHEST GURGLES
stethoscope Tell Him If Lungs Are
in Bad Condition.

A doctor hears some curious noises
when he places the stethoscope
against your chest whether you are fit
for the army or not. When the lungs
are healthy, pleasant breezy sound,
soft in tone, is heard as the breath is
drawn in and expelled, the Toronto
Mail and Empire states. If the steth-
oscope conveys to his ear gurgling
or bCbbling sound the doctor knows
that you are in what is known as the
moist stage of bronchitis. In the dry
stage of the same complaint the sound
is whistling, wheezy one.
One Of the signs of pneumonia is
the soft cracking note that comes
through the stethoscope 1t is not
unlike the sound that can be heard
when your finger and thumb have
touched a sticky substance, and you
first place them together and then
part them, holding them close to your
ear
Doctors occasionally hear a drip
ping sound. and that tells them that
the air and water have got into some
part of the chest where they have
no right.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
Habit of Saving.

The United States is thriftier than
it is commonly given credit for being,
because statistics most frequently
quoted do not give all savings depos-
its. and because vast deal of savings
goes on outside of savings institutions.
Yet it does not live up to its oppor-
tunities by long way. One of the
country's ablest business men said not
long ago that anyone could tell wheth-
er he was going to succeed or fail by
his ability to save. IL he could not
save he could not succeed. At any
rate, inability to save, for a man with
an income above the bread line and
no unusual i'll luck, implies a lack Of
self-control that is not conducive to
success.
Like nearly everything else, 1t is a
matter of habit, and, with little de-
termination to begin with, the right
habit is as easily formed as the wrong
one. Try it this year.-Saturday Eve
ming Post
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
HORACE'S MOTHER
BY FRANK FIlSoN.

What is it, dear?" asked Horace
Scott. looking up at his wife across
the breakfast table.
"A tragedy" she answered, flinging
down the letter she had been reading,
with angry tears. Your mother is
coming to pay us a visit tomorrow"
Good Lord!" said Horace, picking
up the letter and reading 1t.
Tomorrow, Of all times, when the
Kerrs are coming to dinner, and q
dozen other couples" continued MIL
dred. And Just when l had all my
plans fixed! What will they think Of
US with that awful old woman?"
Il don't know that she's SO bad,
DEAR" said Horace musingly "Old
Kerr was brought up on a farm and
was a farmers boy for two or three
years"
But, Horace, you know very we'll
that people who are in society don't
acknowledge things like that. It
doesn't matter what one has been; it IS
what one is. And after | have man
aged to get Dorothy into that exclu-
sive boarding school, and had laid all
my plans for bringing her out! We
are fixed, Horace, fixed with the very
set Of people we want to get in with,
and now your mother is coming up
from the farm, with her ignorant
speech and her bad table manners!"
I'm not ashamed of her-God bless
her!" said Horace fervently.
"Ah, well, il you don't care about
your daughters future. at least you
might care about our financial posi-
tion," persisted his wife. You know
very well that your chance of secur-
ing that position as lawyer for the
Kerr corporation depends on my ingra-
tiating myself with Lucy Kerr l have
worked to that end for two years, know
ing that old Williams wouldn't live
long and that they would be looking
round for someone else to represent
them. 1t needs man who is in touch
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14

with the best set. And ii means
twelve thousand a year! Now, Are
you going to have that old woman at
our party tomorrow night?"
Il am" said Horace. IF the Kerrs
are such intolerable snobs that they
require my denying my own mother,
let them go to-blazes! And if we
have to we'll take Dorothy out of that
school and send her to a public one"
Then ! wash my hands of the
whole affair."" said Mildred, rising an
grily from the table. And you can
do what you choose"
He could not pacify his wife all day
He sent the telegram that his mother
had requested. and waited in some
thing like CONSERVATION for her ar.
rival
Horace Scott was genuinely fond Of
his mother She had been devoted to
him, and when he left the farm, if
teen years before, to seek his fortune
in the city, he had told her that some
day she was to make her home with
him. But he had married a worldly
woman, and somehow that dream had
never come to pass. He had seen very
little of the poor old woman during the
past few years. He realized that she
was, socially, handicap But he had
conscientiously determined that he
would never fail in his duty toward
her
10 no
She came next day. with an immense
carpetbag, from which she extracted
couple of jars of homemade pre-
serves, an enormous cake and some
homemade pickles.
There, my dear" she said to her
disguised daughter-in-law. Don't tell
me you amt pleased with them. l
ben reading all about these here adul-
terations of foods which Doctor WI
ley's trying to stop folks from being
poisoned, and / thought I'd give you
both a starter. My! Amt you ele-
gantly fixed! Not but what prefer to
have the rooms up and down instead
of all a long line of 'em. And these
here flats amt what they're cracked
up to be- Now show me my room and
I'll put on my black silk in case you
expect them friends you spoke about"
She's impossible, Horace!" ex-
claimed his wife angrily, after the old
lady had retired I'VE can't let the
Kerrs meet her-thats all. We can't
I'm going to see that she stays in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
THE FRATERNAL HEART
BY VICTOR REDcLIFFE.

Eyes, all the fools in the world are
not dead yet"
And the man you were telling
about who lived in yonder house was
one of them?"
Exactly Mark Paxton. He's out
Of it now, they tell. No wonder. No
tramp ever went to his door unreward-
ed. II a poor family in town couldn't
pay their rent, Paxton came to the
rescue. He simply gave away all that
he had"
And now"
ION the road to the poorhouse.
About a year ago he took in a likely
young fellow in hard luck. The in
crate got up in the night, robbed him
of his last thousand dollars and
eloped."
well, we've pretty nigh got his
double down at Hamilton, where live.
Only it's woman. She is Miss
Lesbis Tresham, young old maid.
Thinks she was put in the world to
help everybody that came along. Pref
ty nearly as bad off now as this Mark
Paxton Of yours.
And then the two strollers discuss
ing the situation moved away, and
from behind a hedge where he had
been resting Mark Paxton sat up and
looked reflective.
That's the way look to the world,
eh?" he soliloquized, "a fool! All
right, I'm glad I've had my run Poor,
worse of than they think-not quite
the almshouse. though, for know how
to work. I've made some happier out
Of the crowd I've fed and housed and
given money to. l have distributed
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
FARMERS MAKE TWO POTATO
CROPS IN SIX MONTHS

Some farmers in the Hastings dis
trict will make two crops of potatoes
this winter. A. p. Spencer, district
agent for the University of Florida
Extension Division, reports that sew
eral farmers who planted during the
first part of December had their
vines killed by a recent frost. The
potatoes were not very big but they
were marketable and were dug
Those farmers intend to plant again
and if they do they will get a sec
ond crop by early June.
The first crop will not be heavy,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14

her room. Don't you dare interfere
with me, Horace!"
Horace sighed. He knew that when
his wife made up her mind there was
little to be done. But his mother had
a mind of her own, too. He braced
himself for domestic tempest. How
ever, presently Mildred came back
smiling.
It's all right, dear" she said. I've
persuaded her that she'll be too tired
for company tonight. She's going to
bed-early. I've put her in that end
room, so that she won't hear anything.
And she thinks it's Just a mems bust
ness meeting"
The dinner party was a huge sue
cess. The Kerrs were amiability It,
self. Half dozen people whom MIL
dred had never succeeded in getting
into her home now appeared to have
taken her to their hearts. They ad-
5ourned to the drawing room, and Mil
dred had almost forgotten the old
woman sleeping in the end room. when
suddenly there appeared at the door
figure clad in black silk. Her heart
went into her mouth.
Then it was that. Horace showed
himself a man. He arose and took
his mother by the arm and led her
forward
Mrs. Kerr-my mother" he said
MY. Horace!" exclaimed the old
lady, Il guess your men friends
brought their women folks with them
after ALL
Delighted to meet your mother,
said Mrs. Kerr making a place beside
her for the old lady.
Mildred looked on like a spectator
at dreary drama The guests had
all clustered about the old woman
making fun OF her uncouthness, and
she, seeing nothing, was telling them
all about the farm, the chickens, the
crops and the neighbors.
Her heart was bursting She could
not bear it. All the deliberately built
plans that she had made were tum.
bling to the ground. 1t was too hor.
rible, after all that she had done
Without an excuse, she rose and
walked into her room, and, flinging
herself upon the bed, gave way to
binding tears.
At last she rose and dried her eyes
She would hold up her head, at any
rate. 1t was Horaces mother, not
hers.
She went back proudly toward the
drawing room. A burst of laughter
met her So they were still having
fun with the wretched old woman!
Horace met her at the door Dear
est!' he cried. Where have you
been? | was coming to look for you.
Don't trouble answered Mildred
| caustically. Your mother has GER
| tainly been the sensation of the eve
ming. It's as good as a play"
1T certainly is" said Horace. What
do you think? Mr. Kerr knew mother
years ago, when he was boy in Still
well, and they're having the time OF
their lives. Mrs. Kerr is positively
! jealous"
Frank Kerr rose from the sofa and
clasped Horaces hands enthusiast
caly.
My dear fellow, why didn't you let
me meet your mother before?" he de
manded. Say, Horace, that affair is
fixed. You're going to take Williams
place. And Mrs. Kerr wants you and
your wife to bring your mother to see
us tomorrow and have dinner with us
| l tell you, when man of sixty meets
his first sweetheart again something's
doing"
Downright 1916 by w G. Chapman)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14

probably forty to fifty bushels to the
acre, but two crops of Irish potatoes
in a winter is remarkable even if
one is small. Mr. Spencer says that
Hastings growers are feeling good.
They have the largest acreage in the
history of the district, indications
are fair for big crop and prices
promise well.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
Painting a Dark Surface Light.

When proposing to paint dark sur
face white, more satisfactory results
will be obtained by first applying a
coat of compromise color. halfway be-
tween the ground and the new finish
and then, over this, putting the white.
For instance, over dark green put
a coat Of dark gray. A final coat OF
white to cover the gray makes a more
pleasing finish than would two coats
of white over the green.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
Art Criticism.

Mr.. Nooritch,' said the art dealer
here's very fine copy of Gainsbor-
ough's celebrated painting, The Blue
Boy. I'll sell it to you comparatively
cheap"
Il don't want it.
Why not? 1t would be Just the
thing for your new home"
1t seems to be Little Boy Blue, all
right, but where's his horn, and the
cows, and the corn?'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
Kiss Reports 70 Date.

is kiss" asks the New York Her
aid, worth one hundred and twenty.
five dollars a minute?" No kiss that
has to be bought is worth anything at
all. Some kisses, voluntarily be-
slowed, are priceless above rubies or
life itse'f-Columbia State
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
A Sure Slun.

Mrs. O'Toole-Sure, the baby will
do tn same kind of work that you do
whin he grows up.
Mike-Phwat makes you think thot?
Mrs. O'Toole-Why, livery tonne he
gets hold of deck of cards he picks
out tn spades.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
Important Point overIe-kad.

One day a crowd of little children
were invited to a party to be held
from three till five. About five min.
utes of five Mary got up and going
over to her little host, Johnnie. said:
why Johnnie, it is pretty near Eve
o'clock ard you haven't given US any.
thing to eat yet"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
Eaax 10 Accumulate.

What a splendid lot of silver and
cut glass you have" Yes, it's .
great thing to have golf player and
. bridge expert in the same family"
Baltimore American.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
Annual Event In ireland.

II Waterford. Ireland. noted for N
stsss, the embarrassing OF the solidly
built stone gateposts to match the
white cottages Ia the country parts
is an annual event. and takes place
IN May
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
Return EaIlsn Fruit

ruit from a persons tree
o his neighbors land the
not entitled to keep it, ac-
English law. He must
on the owner demanding It
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14

) church, in Fourth avenue.
,, was once referred to as
ch of the Holy Zebra" be-
he daring Moresque effects
'chitecture. Jacob Wrey
o died in 1866, was the de-
builder,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
sensa Of Smell Powerful.

1t has been estimated that the sense
u smell in a human being can detect
he Notwithstanding part OF a
grain of musk
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
No Doubt About IL.

II you know what a man likes to
talk about you can get in a half hour
with him any time. no matter how
busy he thinks he is.-Laporte Her
aid
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
AGILE kanuaroo.

Rangaroos, OF which there are Sc
species, can sometimes leap as much
as 20 feet. The male kangaroo stands
tom six to seven feet high.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
Bacteria in the Home.

The average house, where the rooms
are only fairly ventilated. and the
housekeeper is Indifferent, may have
from 10000 to $1,000 bacteria to the
cubic foot.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
PARTRIDGE Helps AqrIcuIturist.

Investigation in Germany has shown
that the partridge eats the seed Of
many noxious weeds and insects de-
structive to plant life, therefore de-
serves protection.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-14
reading Happiness.

reaoino Happiness.
is always happier for hav-
Apply. So that If you make
row. you make them hap
years hence BY the memory
ley Smith
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-11
AYS1,600 FOR
SPECIAL POLICE

Appropriation by tho city coun.
ell OF 81 800 for salaries for special
policemen employed in the dock
strike aud the signing OF orders TO
pave Alki ave. were features Of a
s0.minutc meeting OF the city coun.
Gil Monday afternoon.
Another appropriation provided
$4,000 for the city comptroller 10
pay the cost OF checking signatures
on initiative petitions.
The council decided To pay tho
coat OF acquiring right OF way for
an approach 20 the 10Th ave. Y. w.
canal bridge out OF the bridge fund
1 stead Of by levy against property
owners Condemnation ccsgs were
So 900.
United Spanish War Veterans OF
Washington and Alaska we're in.
vited to hold their 18th annual
meeting here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-11
AUSTRIANS SINK
5 PATROL SHIPS

BERLIN. via Wireless to
Saysllle. July ii.--At least
four and possibly five armor-
ed British patrol boats were
destroyed BY the Austrian
cruiser Novsra In an engage
ment off osrsnto. the Austrian
admiralty announced In official
statement received here today.
AT dawn our cruiser Novara. off
Otranto Road. met a group OF four.
or according 10 the declarations OF
prisoners. five armored British pa.
troll boats" said the official state.
msnt IAN the patrol boats were
destroyed BY our fire. All sank.
three burning after boiler cr.
plosions. OF the crews. the Novara
could rescue only nine British
sailors"
The Strait OF otranto, In which
the naval engagement occurred.
connects tho AdriAiio and lonian
scAs. 10 lies between the south
eastern coast Of Italy and the coast
OF Albania
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-11
1000 CITIZENS FINED

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE fruits
Of the city's gigantic cleanup were
apparent today in fines assessed
against nearly 1000 citizens for in
fraction OF sanitary laws.
Health Commissioner Emerson
protested his satisfaction with the
progress OF the fight against the
epidemic. even tho the latest figures
showed a big Increase in the num-
Der of cases and deaths.
Health officials announced today
they had sufficient hospital room to
accommodate all cases and plenty
OF nurses and physicians. Their
greatest difficulty In in convincing
almost frantic parents OF children
found infected that their baby has
its best chance OF being cured In a
hospital
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-11
FOR MONKEYS
TO EXPERIMENT on

NEW YORK. July if.-Hsmpered
By lack of monkeys for experimental
purposes. with the possibility that
such lack may postpone any solu.
ton OF the mysteries OF infantile
paralysis. general appeal for apes
TO all ZOOS turnout the country was
being considered today.
Existence OF quarantine OF sew
eral months standing has prevent
ed any new shipments OF monkeys
during that period. Secretary OF
Agriculture Houston has raised the
embargo on big shipment Of apes
now held at Manila. but a month
must elapse before these can arrive
here. In the meantime. strenuous
effort Ia being made TO hurry along
a shipment from Central America.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-11
CONTINUED FROM PAGE
new YORK MAY Be GUARANTEED

big business men who fear a strict
quarantine may be enforced.
In 1907 infantiie paralysis be
came epidemic in New York and
spread to Massachusetts. where II
lasted three years" said Or.
Charles +. Bolduan OF the health
department. an especially proml-
neat authority on infantIle pa.
raiysisL
THE present epidemic" no con-
sinEsd. appears 20 have a high
degree OF virulence. as well as OF
infectivity. The percentage OF
deaths In all cases reported is much
higher than in 1907.
'Infantile paralysis is not a new
disease. II was known even to the
ancients. yet very little progress
has been made In fighting II.
Cannot Detect Carriers
"A perfectly healthy child or
adult may carry the disease
and communicate u 10 others.
WE CANNOT IDENTIFY THE
CARRIERS. so you see
WHAT VIZ ARE UP
AGAINST"
Experiments in injecting soiu-
lions OF sweepings from rooms
where there have been cases into
healthy monkeys have convinced
authorities that dust carries tho
germs.
For this reason orders have been
issued by the health department to
prevent raising OF dust In homes
In the epidemic neighborhoods
streets are sprinkled before being
swept.
Nurses Scarce
There In no shortage OF physi.
clans to handle the epidemic. but
efficient nurses are scarce
The only known method OF re-
pressing the disease is to isolate
each case as soon as II develops
Not even close relatives are per
mitted to visit children who are be-
ing treated in hospitals.
Policemen on Job
Then thousands OF policemen
have been assigned to do nothing
except enforce the quarantine Of
cases already under treatment.
Children are being barred from
movie theatres, and there 10 talk Of
closing tho churches.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-11
name SIX PROCRESSIVES ON
COP. NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Croker. California. Rep; +. w Es-
tabrook. New Hampshire. Rep. !:
James II. Garfield. Ohio, Pro, Jas.
f. Hemenway. Indiana, Rep: A. T.
Hert. Kentucky, Rep; r. p. How
ell. Nebraska, Rep. Harold l..
Ickes. Illinois, Pro-; Alvah II. Mar
tin, Virginia. Rep; Herbert Par.
sons, New York, Rep; George w.
Perkins. New York. Pro-: S. A. Per
kins. Washington. Rep: Chester II.
Rowell. California. Rep; Oscar S.
Straus. New York. Pro-; Chas. b.
Warren. Michigan. Rep. and Ralph
II. Williams. Oregon. Rep.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-11
HONOR VICTIM OF
CARRIZAL BATTLE

PORTLAND. Ore. July IL
The body of Lieut.. Henry r. Adair.
killed in the battle of Carrizal, will
arrive in Portland this afternoon
and will lie in state at the Armory
for several hours. The funeral,
with full military honors, will be
held tomorrow. An escort from
the 93rd company. Coast artillery.
will fire a volley over the grave In
River View cemetery.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-11
TH|EvESLOOT
u. S. MAIL BOX

Patrolman ~ j. Hansen. going
his rounds at 1 50 a. m. Tuesday.
discovered the mail box at l4th
ave. and Madison ST. cracked open
and postal cards and letters scat.
tered over the sidewalk. Thieves
had evidently sorted over the con-
tents OF the box on the spot The
mail found on the sidewalk was
carried To the central postoffice.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-11
MEDF0RD TO BUILD
MUNICIPAL RAILWAY

MEDFORD, Ore. July 1.-THE
city OF Medford was decorated
with flags and bunting today In
celebration OF the victory OF the
municipal railroad issue at the
polls yesterday.
BY vote of 1000 to 1876. Med
ford decided to build railroad OF
her own into the Blue Ledge min
ing district and encourage capital
to tap the copper and gold depos-
it's there. Tungsten In CONNER
cial quantities also has been
found In The plue Ledge district.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-11
vERDUN ATTACK
NOW RESUMED

PARIS. July Herman troops
launched a powerful attack against
French works northeast Of Verduu
at o'clock this morning after an
intense bombardment extending
from Fleury 70 the Chenois wood.
The war office admitted that
German troops entered 200 yards
OF French trenches in Lorraine
east OF Reiilon.
The Germans made other attacks
against the French front in I>or.
raine northeast of Vehon and
south Of Lusse. but we're immsdl-
ately checked North OF Fon,a.
nellie. French troops penetrated
and cleaned up both the first Ger.
man lines.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-07-11
BRITISH CARRY
ANOTHER TOWN


LONDON, July ii.-Brltlsh
troops last night carried by
storm the village OF contslmal.
son. northeast OF Albert, about
which violent fighting has
ragged since the opening Of the
allied offcnslse. Gen. Nale, In
announcing the victory. report.
ed that iss German prisoners
were taken.
Further east we stormed sew
erai lines OF enemy trenches in tho
Mameu wood added Gen. Haig
The greater part OF the wood /,
now In our possession.
In the lighting for tho Mametr
wood. the pritish took 2g6 pris
onors.