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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30
How His Constituents Feel.

Representative William s. Bennett
of New York, is rapidly learning Just
where he stands with his constituents.
For the purpose of acquiring that
knowledge Mr. Bennett recently had
printed letter which he sent to the
$4,000 citizens in his district. The
letter says:
THE Sixty-first congress, to which
l have been elected, as your represen-
tative from the Seventeenth congrs-
sional district has begun its first ses-
sion. You doubtless will be interest
ed in measures which come before
congress, and shall always be glad
to hear from you concerning them.
If there is any way in which, as your
representative, | can be of service
to you please consider me at your
command at any time"
The letter brought forth hundreds
of responses. asking the representa-
tive to do all sorts of impossible
things in the way of national legis-
lation. There was one letter, how.
ever. which was safe and sane The
writer used the same sheet of paper
as that on which Mr. Bennett commu.
nicated with him, and down in the
corner he wrote:
Come home Bring all the other
NJ. C.'s with you
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30
GREAT LAMPS TO LIGHT CITY.
New York and Hudson River to Be
Illuminated by 100000 Candle
Power of Electricity.

Perhaps the most brilliant illumina-
ton ever witnessed in one place in
the world is that which will inaugu-
rate the Hudson-F Fulton celebration in
New York city this fall
The lighting committee has ar
ranged for 100000 incandescent
lamps, 1000 arc lights. 5000 flaring
arc lamps of 10000 candle power
each, one battery of four searchlights
of 100000 candle-power each and one
battery of ~ searchlights, aggregat-
ing 100000 candle-power.
1t is calculated that the total can
dle-power will reach 26,260,0O0.
Outside of the city, lighting plan
calls for the illumination of the entire
Hudson valley from New York to
Troy, and huge signal fires will be
burned on every mountain and hill
top along both sides of the great river
The largest battery of searchlights
will be placed at One Hundred and
Thirteth street, and will illuminate
the Hudson river, from its mouth to
many miles above Yonkers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30

field jest back o. the cemetery, an
slep on the ground, rolled up in
blanket. He wuz, ez l said before,
rattlin good gardener, an he he'd
number o. lots besides the Bealses'
to look after, so that gave him enough
to live on, and he spent all his time
in the cemetery.
But ez he got older he grew stiff
in his j'ints with rheumatic so he
asked fer permission to sleep in the
Toulouse jest opposite the Bealses'
vault He hadn't no fear o ghosts,
fer he said that so long ez his old
masters spook wuZ a-prowlin' around
with the rest he wuz willin' to take
his chances. He set up bed in the
Toulouse; but there wuZn't room fer
nothin' else, so he put his little cook
stove up jest outside the door. There
wuz lot of little Christmas-trees
a-growin at both sides o the shanty;
so betwixt the vault in front and the
hill behind, an the trees to both sides,
nobobyd notice the place. Very few
knew he wuz Twin there.
After little while, though he got
hisself into trouble. You see, 'twuz
this way: There wuz no room fer
a cupboard in the Toulouse, SO he
KEEP his provisions just across the
way in the receivin-vault. Now, to
tell the truth, a receivin'-vault amt
exactly a necessity in town ez small
hut
thing there wuz goin' themselves, an
they had to spend their surplus money
on somethin'. Some folks run by ma
ture to steam yachts an automobiles,
but the Bealses wuz great on Gene
terry fixin's. Old Simon built the re.
ceivin'-vault an presented it to the
cemetery, reservin' a permanent place
in it fer himself an his wife-they
never had no children. When the old
gentleman died, he wuz laid in there
on the floor ag'in the wall, accordin'
to instructions, leavin' a place beside
him fer Mis- Beals. Then the casket
wuz walled up with marble slabs, an
Jest above the top they built stone
shelf fer the general public. one at a
time.
"Bein' underground, the vault wu2
always cool, an old Billy kept his
provisions in there right on top o
Mr.. Beals. OF course, il looked queer
enough TO see plates o butter. dishes
o. cold cabbage, and slices o bacon a
settin' there on that marble slab. like
offerin's to heather goddess, but the
townsfolk soon get used to it. Strang
ers laughed, but never done no kckin
-'twuzn't none o their funeral.
But one day there wuZ a row about
il. You see, there wuz Jest room
enough on the shelf fer one casket al
time, an when Julius Rogers died
there wuz some hitch about gettin' the
lot they wanted, so they lowed t.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30
the name Of the neighborhood.
screamed Mrs. Davis tauntingly

the name of the neighborhood."
screamed Mrs. Davis tauntingly.
THE little there is was come by
honest, which, from the looks of yees.
couldn't be said O. yer own. If I'd
seen We first, l wouldn't "a took the
house." was the quick retort.
AN better 'twould be for the land
lord to let his house stand vacant than
to fill it with f1y-be-nights," cried Mrs.
Davis. accepting the gage of battle.
Yer garrottin' harpy," scheeched
the newcomer. trembling with excite
ment
"Oh, she called me out o me name"
yelled Mrs. Davis. She grabbed her
broom in rage
she called her out o. her name"
came in tones of horror from the row
along the fence
AS Mrs. Davis dashed into the yard
she was met halfway by the new
conner. Both her hands also gripped
a broom-handle. She was full of
fight and there was no sign of fear
in the glittering little eyes that
watched every move of her opponent.
Mrs. Davis brought her broom well
back of her head in a full-arm swing.
as if she were teeing off on the golf
links, but the newcomer lodged. Mrs.
Davis spun like top with the impe-
tus of her own blow. Before she could
recover herself she got a crack on the
back of her head that made her see
stars. A second blow landed on her
broad back and knocked her breath
less. The why little woman whom
she had scorned as an antagonist
dashed around her like a humming-
bird, jabbing here and there, varying
the attack occasionally by smash
on Mrs. Davis head that would have
caved in an ordinary skull.
AS she prodded and thumped she
let out triumphant shrieks. "Oh, you
would, would We? No plush furniture,
have l? I'm a fly-be-night, am 1? Take
that and that and that"
Mrs. Davis was routed. She turned
her broad back to the enemy and ran
for her wood-shed door.
blNS II " utI IlNe ueT dUOJupT.
came from the spectators over the
fence, who saw their own insults
avenged and. like all man and woman.
kind, were eager to join forces with
the victor. The newcomers broom
sailed through the woodshed door
after Mrs. Davis retreating figure.
Cit up pertition, sayin' she's a
common scold an a nuisance. Well
sign it" urged the row by the fence
II kin take care o. myself without
pertitlon," said the newcomer will
dignity as she smoothed her rum
pied hair. And I'll thank yees tel
turn yer faces the other way, for they
| hurt me eyes"
After which she fell to washinf
windows and her house was the onl,
| tenement in the block in which ;
stroke of work was done that day.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30

able to stay more than their allotted
the rear of the one occupied by Mrs.
Davis. She was fat, pugnacious and
had a flow of vituperative language
that had made her the bully of the
block. She was hated and feared. but
no one ever opposed her more than
once 1t was reported that she
thrashed Davis when the evenings
were dull and time hung heavy on
her hands.
There's a movin wagon comm up
the street." said Mrs. Skinner. whose
eyes were as good as her ears. The
group rushed to the curbstone.
Its comm on this block. and there
she is, settin on the seat with the
driver. Too stingy to pay car-fare,
suppose" said Mrs. MacAvoy.
."She amt much to look at No
bigger'n a pint" shifted Mrs. Skinner
zone of them puttyfaced women with
no heart in 'em. Give me woman
with spunk. says !.
"I'll take no back talk from the
likes U HeI, duHOuuNCu hiS lJdNlo,
gripping her broom as if she already
saw herself routing this new entmy.
"Yees all come in me back yard"
said Mrs. Dora O'Reilly cordially. land
be lookin' over me fence Yees kin
see what kind O. furniture goes in"
BY the time the wagon backed up
to the curbstone they were stationed
at excellent points of observation,
while Mrs. Davis stood in her wood
shed door The newcomers lips came
together in thin, straight line when
she saw the heads on the other side
of the fence.
"Will yees look at that old scratched
burrer and them pine chairs?" wills
pered Mrs. Kate Farrell. who owned
no bureau.
and them waXed flowers is way
out O. date" giggled Mrs. Skinner.
The newcomer looked out with blaz-
ing eyes and slammed her door.
Amt she the spiteful thing?" called
Mrs. Davis Katie. love-" as Katie
came into the yard, Just take look
into the winder and see what she's
doin'."
AS Katie stood on tiptoe the door
few open and a bucket of water
caught her full in the face
I'm thank yees to keep yer tykes
L home, an not be spyin' on yer bet.
ters," cried a shrill voice from the
doorway.
AN little enough there is to see
in that house. with never a stick OF
plush furniture passin' the door The
poorness of wees makes me blush for
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30
The NezV
Broom
Copyright, by ]. B. Lippincott Coz

Copyright, by ]. b. Lippincott Coz
Mrs. Davis, with hair uncombed and
sleeves of her mother-hubbard rolled
up to the elbow, opened the front door
and shifted the morning air of the
tenement district She looked up and
down the block to see who were out
ahead of her Mrs. Kate Farrell was
sitting on her front stoop with her
tongue wagging and her arms akimbo,
while Mrs. Dora O'Reilly and Mrs.
Sarah MacAvoy leaned on the brooms.
with which they made pretense OF
sweeping the pavement, and listened
eagerly to what Mrs. Farrell was say
ing. They were discussing the rumor
that Mrs. Davis was two months back
with her rent
And her old man DRAWN pay reg
ular from the shipyards,' said Mrs.
MacAvoy.
Good mornin', Mis- Davis. We was
Just sayin' how nice twas that yer
husband has a Study job" she added.
as Mrs. Davis approached
II knew yees was gabblin about
somebody" remarked Mrs. Davis,
looking from one to the other suspi-
ciously. But she could not long har-
Dor dark thoughts. as she had news to
tell.
The sign trent is took off me
house." she announced.
why, so tbs, Who's movin in?"
came in a chorus.
Mrs. Skinner, who was coming
towards the group from the rear of
No. 911, pricked up her ears and
broke into a trot
Il amt heard. But if it amt nobody
/ take a likin' to-" and Mrs. Davis
paused ominously.
1t was not necessary to complete
the sentence, as the neighborhood
knew that no family had ever been
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30

keep him in the vault fer several days.
Julius wuz the tallest man in town.
an his coffin filled that shelf length
wise frcn end to end. 1t wuz Aug
ust, an the weather wuz pretty warm.
Old Billy had jest laid in his weeks
supply O. provisions, an he hated like
thunder to move out to accommodate
the corpse, but he done it with a
pretty good grace
But ez ] said, it wuz pretty hot.
Billy hated to waste all them good
provisions, an when night come he
couldn't stand it no longer. He set
his butter an a pound o pork ssaus-
ages in there, right on top o the coffin
among the flowers, intendin', of
course, to take 'em out again first
thing in the mornin'. But ez luck
would have 1t, the widow had gar
den jest chuck full O. sweet peas. She
riz at daybreak, picked a basketful,
an drove to the cemetery with 'em
before common folks wuz stirrin'.
when she saw them sausages she
wuz red-headed or Billy would a
ben turned out o. the cemetery then
an there If 1t hadn't "a ben fer oil
Mis- Beals, who happened to be in
town fer a visit. Mis- Beals wuz a
lively Of lady, her tongue wuz pretty
sharp, an she owned good bit o
property, SO the Park Commissioners
wuznt willin to go ag'in' her. She
said that Billy wuz to hev charge OF
her lot, sausages er no sausages, jest
ez long ez he could crawl; an she
guessed if Billy an Mr.. Beals didn't
object to the butter, nobody else had
any call to. If Mr.. Beals had any
objections, there wuz no way in findin
it out. so Billy stayed.
However, the scandalized town
thought it best, after that, to buy him
zinc-lined refrigerator. 'Twuz a
fine, big one, painted bright yellow
an that there ice-box wuz the gaud
lest thing in the hull cemetery, a
settin' there ag'in the side O. the tool
house; it fairly made the geraniums
at two dollars a dozen, look pale; an
Mis- Beals left orders fer the ice-mar
to keep Billy supplied with ice, free
of expense; but even so, Billy main
tanned to his dyin' day that that there
store refrigerator wuzn't no patch OF
the vault fer coolness.'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30
THROUGH
CHINA
TRIP
Father Logan Found That Trade
Schools Prosper in the
Orient

Rev. Leo Logan, son of Col. Logan
of the Ninth regiment, returned to his
home, $50 Broadway South Boston,
yesterday, after being ordained a priest
at the Jesuit university in Austria,
the Boston Post says Prior to receiv.
ing his degree into the priesthood
Father Logan made tour of the
world, going farther into China than
any other white man.
Father Logan gave the following
account of his trip through China:
Il arrived at Pekin with John
O'Donnel, a friend of mine who is now
dead, shortly after the recent Boxer
trouble.
THE working Chinaman receives
for his days work ten cents On that
amount of money he brings up his
family, which in nearly every case Is
a large one. He works long hours.
The children of the Chinaman are
very dirty. The natives of the far
interior, who do not meet foreigners
frequently, are very friendly, while
other natives are hostile.
when | was abroad in the day
time in Pekin | always went with a
guide. One day | saw a large tent
with about 5000 Chinese in it, One
man was talking and his listeners
wore ugly looks, | asked the guide
what he was saying. The guide told
me that the speaker was praising the
work OF the Boxers during their re.
cent massacre and condemning for.
eigners. was told to move along and
certainly did not loiter.
There are several schools and col.
leges in the different parts of China
| both operated by Catholic and Protes
tant churches. There are several trade
and commercial schools in that coun
| try which are doing eXcellently.'
Father Logan for nearly two years
after his graduation from Harvard col
lege taught school In the Philippines
He speaks in flattering terms of the
natives there and stated that the chill
dren were quick in learning the Eng
lish language.
After his visit to China Father Lo
| gan made a tour of the other coun
tries of the world and finally went t
4 Austria, where he has been studying
for the past four years for the priest
hood.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30
Waters Force,

c. A. Parsons says that at the be
ginning of his experiments with tur-
bines. in 1854, high steam velocities
had to be avoided because of the cut.
ting action on metals of minute drops
of water entrained by the steam, and
hurled against the surface at veloci.
ty of $500 feet a second. This was
sufficient TO erode a hard file one-thir-
ty-second OF an inch in 145 hours. But
in the compound turbines now used
this erosion is practically eliminated
SO that brass and copper blades can
be used.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30
Billy Coles
Refrigerator
By Carroll Watson Rankin

Copyright, by J. B. Lippincott Coz
The Tourist turned his steps towards
the cemetery The idlest curiosity
led him to the humber part of the
grounds, where sand was flying by
shovelfuls from partially dug grave.
This here hole" announced Briggs,
the grave-digger, smiling Hospitality
as he leaned on his shovel to rest, lis
for poor old Billy Cole. He's lived
right here in the cemetery for 81
years. He wuz a character, Billy wuz;
but he want of much use in any
other capacity of late years. We're
goin' to miss him, though, around
here"
Briggs, who was, without suspecting
it, himself something of character,
shoveled with renewed energy to con-
ceal his emotion.
YES" he continued, BILLY worked
fer Simon Beals, the banker. Old
Simon Beals wuz jest daft about rails
in flowers. and he used to think no.
body could grow things like Billy.
! guess he wuz jest about right, too.
When Simon died, Widow Beals
moved back east. where she come
from, promisin' to pay Billy hundred
dollars year fer takin' care of her
lot. You can see it over there-the
biggest an the finest in the hull Gene
terry.
Poor Billy wuz ez black ez the ace
O. clubs, an he he'd squirt in one
eye that sort O spilled any good looks
he might otherwise hev he'd. The
white folks Twin near the place
wouldn't give him houseroom. His
own shanty wuz too far away, so, at
first, he sets up little "A tent in a
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30
New Etiquette in Japan.

Japan is advancing by leaps and
bounds The latest thing is class in
"courtship" for girls. This has been
made part of the curriculum in all
of the secondary schools for girls.
The almond-eyed maidens are taught
that should they be so unfortunate
as to fall in love before becoming
engaged, they must conceal the fact,
and above all remember that women
must not propose. Also they are
warned that well-bred girls do not ex-
change photographs with their ad
mirerS
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30
Marth While Quotation.

Whenever you are angry or fesl hks
grumbiing or pouting-wheneyer goa
are gloomy. fretful or morose-you
are consuming your energy, wasting
your vitality and opening the sluice-
ways in your mental reservoir instead
Of sending the power over the wheel
to drive the mental machinery.-Se
lecfsA
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30
Literary Note.

You write too much,' said the
critic to the author.
But, my friend, replied the author,
I've got to live"
How about your readers?"
"Ah. well-we were all born to
die,"-Atlanta Constitution.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30
knoudedos GAINED by ExperIenca.


During the last school year a teach
er In the Indianapolis schools asked
her pupils to tell her which was the
most important. to keep the face or
the teeth clean. and why. One Of her
small boys replied without q moments
hesitation: 'Your teeth. cause they'll
rot Ell, and your face won't"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30
An Uneuualled Feat,

What an ideal business manager
old Charon would have made for a
theater, instead of being wasted on a
phantom ferry,
Why?
Because he could make even the
dead-h pay their way"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30
Not the ONLY Ones,

New Jersey robins used a two-doh
lar bill as material for nest. They
are not the only builders who have
put all the money they could get to
gether into a home
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30

Many Ways Of Measuring Stone.
Because Of the variety of uses to
which It Is put In its different forms.
here is no uniform system OF messur>
NJ stone. Square feet yards and
rods. perches. cords and tons are all
included in the list
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30
Fashion Notes.

Short women should avoid much
trimming on their skirts. says q fash
lon writer. Yes. and so should long
women IL their husbands are short
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30
lnnn-Eelt Want

A Sabetha man. Doc Tennal reportA
Ii working hard to perfect a device
by which an umbrella can be opened
only by its owner-Kansas City Star.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30
Surely Not.

wiki Wfkki-P Is the To
tional motto of Hawaii. sentiment
10 which none but the most particular
can possibly take excepuoRs.-Ex-
change.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30

May Their Shoes Grow Less
There Is n notch and welcome de-
crease ia tho nar''r Of those who
feel qtal.aed t. e'-f INST how every>
thipg o,eh' 10 s~
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30
Ever Upward.

Yesterdays highest point Of
achievement is the starting point Of
today's. "-Paulist Fathers Motto.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-30
orSfmlsfio rhouuht

Evn report is easy to lift but difncuit
TO carr
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-10

commissioner drives ont and looks
at'the place and decides u II needed,
OF course drawing his pay And
there docs not seem TO be mueh
money left for real work on this par
ticnlar road. We presume all the
money 10 needed between Grants Pass
and WiIderyiile. and on to Holland.
Tho work Is needed Just as badly
this way, as every bit Of the travel
entering Grants Pass from the south
comes over this road. which now Is
Just a continual succession Of chuch-
holes.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-10
MURPHY

Mas Anna Sweeney has returned
from short visit at Portland.
Mrs. Cheshire and Mrs. Leith. who
have been visiting at the Antlers
With Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Mitchell,
returned to Grants Pass the FIRST OF
Ithe week.
DR.. Beatul was caller In the
neighborhood one day last week,
A, n. Carson. who has made sew
Ieral good sales the past few months,
has Just finished q $4,000 deal In
selling the Fry ranch OF 100 acres
at Merlin to- w. d. Lindsay. OF Boa
ton. Mr.. Lindsay and wife take pos
lessg!on Immediately. Their are two
daughters in the family. who will re-
main with their grandparents to
finish their schooling In Boston. and
thls fall they win come west with the
grandparents. who viii also make
this their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Il. Blanchard
spent the weekend at Fairyiew With
Mr.. and Mrs, w. @. White. visiting
Murphy grange Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Van Dyke and
Miss Quinlan were over-Sunday
guests at the Jeffers home.
Miss Reed. with her nephew.
George Reed. Is located on the
IPinkncy place.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Young have
been visiting the past week In Grants
Pass.
The Japs are moving to the Knox
place. where they expect to put In q
large acreage OF sugar beets.
Amos Smith has rented his ranch
to the beet people. The Mcradden
ranch has also been rented by thsm.
! rhos. Beagle. who has been trap
ping In Shasta county for the past
four months. returned Tuesday and
reports excellent success.
Mr., and Mrs. J. Lindsey have re-
ceived the shocking news that their
son had been murdered In Washing
ton. The body Is on its way here.
They have the sympathy Of the en-
tire community.
The basketball teams Of Murphy
have been beaten for the first time
this winter. and BY the Appiegate
teams. Contained success is apt to
make ons over-confldent. and no
doubt they will pront by this lesson.
w. b. Lindsley and wife. who have
been looking over the country, spent
Sunday at Redlands and are capti-
waited with this country.
We have Just returned from trip
to Grants Pass. and OF all the roads
leading into the city the one from
Murphy Is the worst, and has been
the worst all winter. II the county
commissioners would ride over II
they would surely be ashamed to
look each other In the face, There
has been practically no work on this
road since willard Gilmore. as road
boss, kept them In such excellent
shape. Now not a shovel Of dirt can
be lifted by the road boss unless .
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-10
PORTLAND MARKETS

Portland. Mar. i0.--Today's mar
kot quotations we're:
wheat---club. e2@9s; blucatem
i0lmi,04.
oais.--No. white feed. sac 1850
Hogs Beat live. $50.
Primo steers. 7T0D79o: fancy
cows. $50; best calves. s.
Spring iauybs. ..
Butter City creamery, "a. coun'
try. 20.
Eggs Selected local extras. 1914
Gao.
Hens. II; broilers. 20; geese
1oMii.
Copper. ssM.