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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-22
TO MEET A
YOUNG LADY
By LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY
(CODyrish,. 1911. b. Associa,ed Literary Pre,.j

S|opyrisht, 1911, by Associated Literary Press|
Booth Adams was in Europe when
MS widowed mother bought her coun
Try place, and about all she wrote him
IN regard to 1t was the price paid and
the fact that 1t was four miles from
the village Of Shutdown. Two months
later. when he returned to the States
and wrote his mother that he would
motor down on a certain date, his sis.
ter Kate answered the letter. Her
information was little more parttcu.
lar. She wrote.
ITS lovely place and you will be
charmed with 1t. Stop at the railroad
station In Smithtown to meet q youns
lady who 10 to visit me-"
Until the young man was glidins
over the turnpike on his thirty.mile
run he was calm. Then he began ia
think Of the young lady he was to
meet. Would she be at the station
when he arrived? Was she coming
down from the city on one of the six
trains day? Which particular one ?
What was her name? Would she be
expecting to be met? When a young
man is asked to meet a young lady
there are some little points he should
be posted on.
Mr.. Adams had started at an early
hour in the morning. The young lady
might not start until late hour in the
afternoon. There might be two ladies
there to be met, and it was on the
cards that he would mix them up.
Even If there were only one young
lady she might ask him to identify
himself before taking a four-mile trip
IN his company. What seemed mere
tribe at first began to grow in bulk.
train had just left passengers at
Smithtown and rolled on when Mr..
Adams motored up. There was a fat
man walking up and down the plat
form; there was a tall, lean woman
sitting on long. thin trunk; there
was young woman looking out Of
the depot door and tapping her foot in
an impatient way. She was a good.
looking young woman and wore a
fashionable travelling suit. She was
Just such young person as sister
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-22

II don't care to get smashed "
again. and so will walk"
1t was an awful cut on Mr. Ada n S
but he had to stand it. He must land
the trunk If not the girl, and SO he
stopped and pretended to tinker at the
machinery until he saw her reach the
house ahead. Then he went forward
with dash and deposited the trunk
inside the gate and fed for his life
him that he would have to make a
circuit Of eight miles to get back to
the depot. In making the circle the
auto got stuck in a mudhole and 1t
baked at hill. and for half an hour
farmer with load of hay refused to
give half the road.
When the depot was reached the
only one I'm sight was the agent, and
there was a grin on his face as he
! said:
Carried of the wrong one. didn't
your"
81 sure did"
THE other one came down on the
next train. She said a young man
was to meet her"
But ! wasn't here"
mo! Didn't make much difference
to her. though. She hired Elder Spoon
er's horse and buggy and boy to
drive her over the Widow Adams
place. Left word that you needn't
worry nor be in hurry. Said that
you might linger along and see the
scenery"
But who was the girl took away"
asked Adams.
What? didn't you even get her
name? l don't know 1t myself, but
she's high flyer from town on a visit
to the Draytons."
And the other young lady? What
sort was she?"
Another high flyer. Say. young man,
IL your name Is Adams l want to con-
graduate YOU"
But l don't see"
ooh, yes, you do. The first high
flyer probably took you for a chauf-
feur, and she'll be mad about it, and
you weren't here to meet the second.
and she'll be madden yet. Things
mixed up! Got to be Strengthened out.
Apologies to be made. Two high fly
ers-one young man. Take the left
hand road this time"
From his mother and sister the son
and brother received two long and
very caustic lectures, each one ending
with:
why, we wanted you and Lottie
and that old horse fell down and
pitched her out of the buggy and
skinned her elbows, and now she'll
always be mad at you!'
But mother and daughter were not
true prophets. After day in bed
Miss Lottie got up to say that no
body was to blame, and Mr.. Booth Ad-
ans felt himself forgiven. He had
come down for stay of two days, and
he remained two weeks. In fact, he
was so interested in home affairs"
that when the other high flyer" sent
him a letter Of apology he just
skinned through it. He had even for
gotten the station agent when he
drove up to make inquiries about
trains, having Miss Lottie with him:
Yes. they've put on an early morn
ing train was the reply. 1--WE heard
all about that flyer at Drayton's, but"
But what?"
ut wouldn't interest you for a cent
not now!"
And Mr.. Adams turned away with
out even calling him an impudent man.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-22
CANCER DOES NOT RETURN

The general impression that can
is an absolutely hopeless disease
that surgery is a futile means
cure Is often expressed by the not
well informed or the unfortun
What's the use? 1t always
brns." In fact, it had long been
|eved, even by good surgeons,
/ a recurrence was, as the name
lilies, a return of the cancer after
lad been completely removed. The
Bent and more hopeful belief. and
loubtedly it is the correct one, is
/ the original malignant growth
not entirely removed. In other
Ids, the recurrence is a definite
direct continuation of the orig
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-22
Emotional Exnression.

'In all races of men," says Darwin,
"the expression of good spirits seems
to be the same, and it is easily recog
nized." And he adds that from the
natives of New Zealand to the highly
civilized Caucasian much the same
forms OF emotional expression are to
be observed"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-22
The Reason,

The Drummer-Would you believe
it. each sample costs us ten cents
apiece.
Friend-Indeed? And what does
the finished product cost?
The Drummer-Tbree cents a dog
en-. We have to make the samples
good. you know-Puck.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-22
That Ought to Cure Her.

A man out West, who married a
widow, has invented a device to cure
her OF eternally praising her former
husband. Whenever she beSins to
descant on his noble qualities. this in
genious No. merely says Poor,
dear mani How do wish he had not
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-22
Nothinu Good or Bad,

There is nothing either good or
pad, but thinking makes it so.-Shake-
speare: Hamlet"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-22
Common Occurrence

You cannot put criminal on his
honor" declares a prominent neuro
pathologist. Perhaps not. but a Grim
tnal sometimes puts one over on hin
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-22
WelI.kept Shops.

Keep thy shop and thy shop will
keep thee. Light gains make heavy
purses. IT'S good to be merry and
wise.-George Chapman.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-01-20
He,a a Wiaer Man Nov.

There is no use in arguing with
your better half as to who is boss Of
the shack, especially if she happens
to be in the amazon class. This didn't
occur to New York married man
until after his spouse was through dis
cipling him. And then he looked as
If he had tried to stop train. He is
wearing enough gauze around his head
to make a summer frock for an ele-
phant, his windpipe is in splints and
his pretty blue eyes are closed and in
deep mourning The doctors say he
will live for years, but that he will be
dizzy for about week. Wifey allowed
that she did all this by tapping hubby
with a comb" The court, however,
inclined to the belief that the lady
combs her hair with healthy anvil
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-01-20
HIs LOvE FOR GOOD AORsE
Ex-seeretary Of State Knox Relates
How Its Origin Was Revealed
to Him.

have always loved horse and for
many years was at loss to discover
the reason for my affection. It did not
come from early association with him.
The mystery of my passion
was finally solved My gentle mother.
Of whom DR.. John A. Brashear, the
great astronomer. once wrote, she
was more nearly wingless angel than
anyone have ever known" being on
her way to the Pacific coast. stopped
several days with me at my home in
Pittsburgh. Yielding to my persuasion,
to the charm Of brilliant October aft
ernoon, and to my specific promise
that would drive slowly. she, not
withstanding her seventy-five years.
went for drive with me behind as
quiet and swift little mare as could
be desired.
With literal adherence to my prom
ise Dolly logged along and we enjoyed
the day. Presently an alertness in the
mare, which could be felt rather than
seen, indicated something coming be-
hind. With one eye on the little lady
in the seat and the other on the one in
the shafts l let the latter have her
way gradually without seeming to dis
turb the former. In a moment we
were stepping some, but not enough,
for with a whiz and a cloud of dust
we had been passed. This was new
experience for the mare. She resent
ed it and was soon in full pursuit /
had not yet gotten fully into the game.
/ still felt the restraint of my promise
and while hesitating what to do felt
motion at my side and turning saw
my mother tightening her bonnet
strings and in tones of excited pleas
ure she said. There, Phil, there is a
wide place; you can pass him there"
and we did.
have never since doubted where l
got my love for horse.-Former Sec
retary Philander C. Knox, in the Breed
ers' Gazette.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-01-20
POULTRY NEED A DUST BATH
Road Dust, Hard Coal Ashes or Dir
Of Any Kind VIII Answer Pur-
pose-keep II Dry.

In every poultry house there should
be dust bath, where the hens may
get rid of lice. Poultry lice breathe
through the pores in their sides, and
fine dust fills these pores and suffo-
Gates the vermin. Road dust, hard
coal ashes, or dry dirt of any kind,
will accomplish the purpose. Wood
ashes, If damp, may stain the feath.
ers and otherwise harm the fowls.
Sometimes, if the hens are badly in.
tested, Persian insect powder may be
added to the material in the dust bath.
A tight box, by feet, and foot
deep, is a good. receptacle for the
dust. It should be placed where the
sun can shine on it as many hours as
possible, for when the hens are not ex.
ercising by scratching for their feed
they will spend good deal of their
time in the dust bath. which induces
exercise.
The hens will not use the bath free.
ly unless the air is warm, for they dis
like to open their feathers and ex.
pose their bodies to air below so de-
grees.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-01-20

year to year. The same can be used
with corn or any other intertilled sum-
mer crop. There is some difficulty in
seeding bur clover in standing cot
ton, as in the narrowing of the bur-
clover seed some of the ripe cotton is
pulled out Of the bolls. On this ac-
count the narrowing should be done
Just after the pickers have been
through the field. to avoid as far as
possible any injury to the opened
bolls.
There are several well-authenticated
farm records which show that by the
simple use of bur clover in rotation
with cotton the yields of cotton have
shown marked increase year after
year. There is apparently no other
legume as satisfactory as bur clover
for this purpose. The use of sum-
mer legume crop, like cowpeas or soy
beans. is advisable in good rotations,
but where cotton is grown continuous
ly it involves the omission of this crop
for an entire growing season. Fur
thermore, when the cowpeas are
plowed under, large amount Of vege-
table matter is often added to the
soil that is good economy, and it is
practicable to do this only at long in
tervals. It is much cheaper and much
more satisfactory to use bur clover,
which after it is once established, does
not involve much expense for growing
seed, nor does it require the loss Of
a growing season, as is the case with
a summer legume crop. Furthermore,
It adds each year a reasonable amount
of humus and nitrogen, which in the
end gives much more satisfactory re-
suits than the turning under Of q
large green-manure crop at long In
tervals. Perhaps no one thing will
tend to bring about an increased yield
from cotton fields more surely and
more cheaply than the general use of
bur clover to make winter cover and
green-manure crops.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-01-20
IS Child CROSS,
FEVERISH, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue is
coated, give California
Syrup of Figs"

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result is
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat,
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad,
system full Of cold, has sore throat.
stomaeh-ache or diarrhoea. Listen,
Mother! See if tongue is coated, then
give a teaspoonful OF California
Syrup Of Figs" and in a few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the sys-
tenn, and you have a well child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup of Figs" because it is perfectly
harmless; children love it, and it new
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for 50-ceAt bottle
Of California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of AL ages and for grown.ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-01-20
CACTUS GOOD FOR THE cows
Plant, Better Known In Southwest as
Prickly Pear Tends to Increase
the MIX Flow.

Cactus, or prickly pear, the name Il
goes by in the Southwest, has been
found a good feed for dairy cows. The
government has investigated its mer-
its and drawbacks with these results:
It responds to cultivation, and after
two years growth from old roots will
yield as high as 100 tons per acre with
an average of about forty tons. In q
Texas experiment, steers required DO
pounds Of the prickly pear and two
and one-haIf pounds Of cottonseed
meal to make one pound Of gain.
When planted artificially and culti-
vated cactus does well in rows eight
feet apart with the plants 80 inches
apart in the rows. Planting the rows
six feet apart was found to be too
close for convenient cultivation on ac-
count of the rapid growth of the cac-
tus.
Dairy cows fed prickly pear singed
in the field with a gasoline torch Ito
burn off the spines) gave more milk
than cows receiving an ordinary ra-
tion, but the milk was lower in but
terfat. Prickly pears are exceedingly
succulent. They had no influence on
the flavor Of milk or quality Of but
ter. Nor, as has been the belief of
some dairymen in southern Texas, did
the prickly pear injure the keeping
quality of milk.
The cost of burning the spines OF
the pears" was found to be about fifty
cents per ton. One and two-thirds
gallons of gasoline and so minutes
time were needed to SINCE one ton. A
cheaper way is to burn the spines on
over brush fire, but this is practical
only when small amounts are fed.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-01-20
FIRE Loss TO BIG
COMPRESS S35O,OO0
$4,000 BALES AND 10 FREIGHT
CARS WIPED OUT BY FLAMES
AT HOLLY SPRINGS.
VETERINARY SCHOOL URGED
Mississippi Association Closes Very
Successful Meeting at Columbus.
News Of Interest Throughout
the Entire State.


Holly Springs.-The Grenada Cot
ton Compress Company's big plant
here has been totally destroyed by a
fire Of unknown origin. Five thousand
pales Of cotton stored in the warehouse
burned and Is loaded freight cars
standing near the compress were also
destroyed The total loss is estimated
at $S5O,OOO.
"a strong northerly wind famed the
flames. which had gained good head
way before the alarm was sounded
Despite the efforts of the fire depart
ment and citizens, the blaze consumed
the compress and many freight cars
loaded with cotton.
The heaviest losers were the New
berger Cotton Company, of Memphis,
1000 bales; Threefoot Brothers, of
Meridian, Miss, 1000 bales; Gallagher
Brothers, of Oxford, 300 bales; Slay-
den and Hurdley, of Slayden, Miss,
300 bales, and ]. D. Schumacher of Hol-
ly Springs, 100 bales. One thousand
bales owned by private parties were
total loss, as no insurance was car
ried. The loss to the company and the
larger holders Of cotton is covered by
insurance.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-01-20
No Significance in Dreams.

One reads some so very silly arti-
cles upon the subject of recurrence OF
dreams that it is necessary to repeat
that our dreams are nothing more
than continuation of the state pre-
vious to sleep when we lie with no
bodily or mental occupation beyond
following out whatever train Of
thought happens to have been suggest
ed, asserts a writer in the London OBJ
server.
Two common dream experiences
frequently recurring are those Of the
sensation Of flying and Of the uneasy
impression Of being about in public in
insufficient attire. The first is caused
by the physical fact that we are, at
the moment, without noticeable pres
sure actually suspended in space; the
second by the equally physical fact
that few people in these days go to
bed in their boots.
It is beyond question that dreams
are started .or sUggested, not only by
these personai hints, but by external
events, usually a noise.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-01-20

good and I hope every suffering woman
will give them trial."-Mrs. ANNA
KELLY, 10 Chestnut Street, Burling.
ton, Wis.
The many convincing testimonials con-
stantly published in the newspapers
ought to be proof enough to women who
suffer from those distressing ills pecu-
liar to their sex that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is the medicine
they need.
This good old root and herb remedy
has proved unequalled for these dread
ful ills; it contains what is needed to
restore woman's health and strength.
If there is any popularity In
your case requiring special ad-
vice, write the Lydia e. Pink
ham Medicine Co. (cOnfidentialls
Lynn, Mass, for free advice.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-01-20
uras Veterinary School.

olumbus.-C Clarksdale was selected
as the meeting place for the 1917 con-
vention of the Mississippi Veterinary
Medical Association, which adjourned
after a most profitable session in this
city. The following officers were
elected to serve the association dur
ing the ensuing year:
President, DR.. James Lewis, Green
wood; vice-president, DR.. J. T. Alston,
Tupelo; secretary and treasurer, DR..
E. S. Norton, Greenville (re-elected).
The matter of the establishment of
a school of veterinary surgery at the
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College was presented by DIR. ]. G.
Roberts of that institution. He urged
the members of the association to use
their influence in behalf of the move
ment
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-01-20
Mes..naer kIIIsd undsr Truek.

Jaekson.-Luther Trest, a telegraph
messenger boy, aged Is, was killed
here in collision with an automobile
truck belonging to the Lester Wright
Transfer Company. The boy was rid
ing on bicycle, when the auto turned
the street corner. They went together,
resulting in the almost instant death
of the messenger. Young Trest had
been in Jackson but two weeks and
working for the telegraph company.
He came from near Ludlow, Scott
county, and was living here with his
uncle, a Mr.. Comfort. This is the sec
ond fatal automobile accident for Jack
son in three weeks, Jack Harris, z
year-old school boy, having been killed
two days before Christmas.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-01-20
BOIiOur Women Endorse Outside"
Treatment For ChiIdren's Colds

burns, bruises, stings. piles and mus
cular soreness
Mrs. Porter 'Vap-O-Rub ie
very fine for sors throat. rheumatism.
etc. I take pleasure in recommend
ing Il"
Mrs. Jacques says-'I have used
several hotties of Vick's Vap-0-Rub,
and have found it better than inter
nal medicines
Mrs. Ferrel Writes-"We have given
Vap-O-Rub a fair trial and find it ex-
cellent for Group, colds, sore throat.
etc It is certainly fine for children. We
have also found It very good In cases
OF sunburn, fever sores and muscu-
lar rheumatism" Three sizes, 25c, 300
or s1.00.
NOTIcE.-Last winter. In order 20
acauaint their customers with Vap-O-
Rub. q number Of druggists through
out the state presented complimentary
jars to 8 few Of their customers. on
condition that they give this prepara-
tfon a thorough trial and report the
results. BY kind permission these rel
ports are now being used in this ser
ries Of advertisements.
so.. me osualae hss hss g,S7fo
WS'9E@l0
thsIlade ps'zz
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-01-20
SAGE TEA DARKENS GRAY
HAIR TO ANY SHADE. TRY IT!
Keep Your Locks Youthful, Dark,
Glossy and Thick With Garden
Sage and Sulphur.

When you darken your hair with
Sage Tea and Sulphur, no one can
tell, because it's done so naturally. so
evenly. Preparing this mixture.
though, at home is mussy and trouble
some For so cents you can buy at
any drug store the ready-to-use tonic
called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy" You just dampen a
sponge or soft brush with It and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at a time. By morn
ing all gray hair disappears. and. after
another application or two, your hair
becomes beautifully darkened, glossy
and luxuriant. You win also dis
cover dandruff is gone and hair has
stopped falling.
Gray, faded hair. though no dis
grace, is a sign Of old age, and as we
all desire youthful and attractive ap-
pearance, get busy at once with wy
eth's Sage and Sulphur and look years
younger.-Adv.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-01-20
China and Christianity.

The progress of the Christian re-
ligion in China under the policy Of
very benevolent neutrality" practiced
by Yuan Shi-kai is noteworthy. Dur
ing the last year, it is said, over 700
high officials. merchants and literati
have enrolled in Bible classes. The
churches in Peking-12 in all-are
filed to overfowing with new adher-
ents, and several Of them have en-
larged their quarters. It is not un-
usual to see meetings held under
Christian auspices attended by audi
ences Of 5000 students. Yuan Shi-kai
himself recently made big contribu-
tion to the work Of the Methodist col
lege in Peking.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-01-20

The introduction Of the tobacco hab-
It among the Chinese dates back only
3 few years. and its spread throughout
the country has been astonishingsy
rapid. so it is stated by Consul Gen.
eral Anderson at Hongkong. The Gig
arctic habit is not confined to meE.
Girls and women Of all classes and
ages, from ten years Of age upward. in
dulge as freely and openly in Gig
arettes, with as much apparent enjoy
ments as do their brothers.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-01-20
lnspects RIver Work.

Vicksburg. Engineer Spencer Mil
ler of New York, member Of the spe-
cial naval board Of % members named
to carry into effect Investigations de-
sired by President Wilson and Secre-
tary of the Navy Daniels, relative to
electrical and aerial Improvements for
the service, spent day in this city re-
Gently inspecting the river work. Maj.
]. R. Slattery made a general inspeO-
ton trip in the Third district, chiefly
for the purpose of seeing the levee
building galloway at Hillhouse Land
ing, which is to be equipped with ad
ditional capacity machinery.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1916-01-20
SOIL ADAPTED TO soReHUMs
Good Crops May Be Expected or
Sandy Loams-Plant Does Well
on Loose Clay Land.

No crop perhaps responds better to
a good soil than sorghum, yet there
are few which will succeed on so many
different types. A rich, loose. well.
drained, clay-loam soil is best
Good crops may be expected on
sandy loan and on heavy clays. when
the latter are well drained.
The sorghums win not give profit
able returns. however, on clays which
are water-logged or on extremely
sandy soils. Where the soil is poor or
unproductive an application Of ferti-
lizer strong in nitrate should be made
at planting time.
Liberal applications of barnyard ma
nure will always greatly increase the
Weld.