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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-23

what made them go, and you've new
Ier been able to play make-believe
again.
You would climb the crag, and the
castles in the air crumbled at YOUR
coming; you went on and on and on,
until the last place Of mirages was
reached, and when you arrived only
grim bits of desert were present.
Is life as beautiful since you strip
ped it of all fantasy?
What price would you not pay not
to know so much-to wrest from out
the junked and disappointing years
one wonder-hour-to Journey back
there to your fathers house-to be a
child again and lie abed on Christmas
eve, stringing to hear the jingling bells
sound from the north-to wish wish,
and patter down the stairs a dawn,
to find your wish come true beside
the stockinged mantlepiece?
What vandal impulse made you
peep-that ill-starred evening which
swept the first illusion from your
heart?
Thereafter, Christmas never was the
same. Nothing ever is the same after
we challenge mystery. Santa Claus
can't get through the chimney choked
with doubt.
Wisdom is poor exchange for hap
piness. Faith deals in greater mar
wells than fact.
In the name of your own childhood
memories play the game-don't tel
them.-Herbert Kaufman.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-23
The Eyes. Of Faith -

The giants were first to leave. Even
ssir proud hearts quailed at unbelief.
came went into the mountains they
,.d built, to dwell among the tor
.snts some gathered their livid jave-
nc and climbed the clouds and some
,oened the rocks and set up work
hons beneath the earth.
Now. in the arrogance of informa-
don, you pretend that hey never ex-
stend and pirate of the forces of
pature'-as If the masters of the wa
terfall and the lightning and the mine
rere not still alive.
But the elves and the pixies stay
ID behindAeven your grandmother re-
MEMBERS them. There were gaunt
slopes begging for poppy and golden
up-meadows to dust with violet and
sier rose.
They fingered while to plant the
grasses and hedge the roadside-to
make a waistcoat for young Robin
Redbreast-to plume the humming
bird and stock larder for the honey.
bee.
They waited till the thrush had
learned her roundelay and brant and
4 teal found the southland paths, then
gave a parting message to old Father
Stork and fled before the jeers of in.
credulity.
Pan roams the reeds with silent
pipe; the winds no longer strum AGO.
us's harp, and in the secret hours of
the night, remember red woods sing
argos for their Dryad dead.
You drove them off-you who turn.
ed Imagination into a day laborer
who slew romance with logic, alem
|bic, and microscopic and drowned
the whimay of ancient voices in the
scream of locomotive and siren.
You ripped the rainbow from the
sky to make 1t chemical formula ;
|you transformed Echo, once a teasing
knave on the hills, into law of acous.
|tcs, and Will o. the Wisp has ended
his dance in miasmic bog.
You lifted the veil Of dreams and
the forbidden light burned the fal
Vision out Of your sight and left you
with eyes merely for nearby things
You broke the toys of fancy to ind
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-23

The Leader had quite an experience
this morning. A grouchy old man
called at the Office and paid ten cents
he was due for weeks subscription
and said he did not want the paper
any longer. We told him we were sor.
ry he did not like the paper and asked
him what his specific objections were
and would you believe it possible, he
said it had no news in It, and went
ION to tell of the big newspapers he got
in the northern cities for only one cent
copy. He said he had all the north
ern papers he cared to read, but that
he thought The Leader was not even
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-23
IN WOMAN'S REALM
MOTHERS CHRISTMAS GIFT

IL never comes to Christmas but l
think about the times
We used to save our pennies and our
nickles and our dimes;
And we punched them all together,
even little baby brother
Put in something for the present that
we always gave to mother.
We began to talk about it very early
in December.
Twas very serious matter to us
children, remember.
And we used to whisper nightly, our
suggestions to each other,
For by nothing cheap and tawdry
could we show our live for
Hers must be a gift of beauty, fit to
symbolic her ways;
1t must represent the sweetness and
the love that marked her days
1t must be the best our money, all
combined, and power to buy.
And be something that she longed
for; nothing else would salts
fly.
Then it mattered not he token, once
the purchase had been made.
1t was smuggled home and hidden
and with other treasurers laid.
And we placed our present proudly
in her lap on Christmas day,
And we smothered her with kisses
and we laughed her tears away
It never comes to Christmas but
think about the times
We used to save our pennies and oul
nickles and our dimes;
And the only folks envy are the
sisters and the brothers
Who still have the precious privilege
of buying for their mothers.
| THE AMERICAN BOY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-23

as large and newsy as the Tampa
dailies.
We told the Grouchy old man that
1t was Just as reasonable to expect q
departments store like Wannamaker,s
OF New York or Marshall Fields Of
Chicago to maintain their great stores
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18
DEMOCRATS CAN'T WIN NEW MEX.
ELECTION, SAYS MEMBER OF PARTY
Pessimstic Utterances of Albuquerque Democrat, Who
Thinks Republicans Will Win Unless Secondino Ro
nero is Nominated For Governor; Has Chance
But Only Bare One, Asserts This Man.
Nv GUTHRIE SMITH.

LBUQUERQUE. y. NJ, May IS
~ ANY ticket that may be nomi-
= n mated by the Democrats in New
Mexico viii so down in defeat this
year. The one bare exception is in
the event that Secondino Romero is
nominated FOR governor"
By heavy odds the most sweeping
prophecy Of defeat that I have heard
on this swing through the state or
New Mexico. The strangest part Of the
prophecy is,that it was not made by a
Republican. but by Democratic
worker. one of the best informed and
most effective workers i'm the state
He is now supporting I've Democratic
party, and will continue to do so until
the votes are counted. but declares he
cannot foresce any possibility Of sue
cess for the party.
This stands out i'm striking contrast
10 the belief expressed by state seua-
tor Isaac Barth. who is expected by
many to be the standard bearer ~ the
Democratic party. He said Saturday
evening that he thought this would be
Friends Of Barth have said that he
believes this Will be good year for
The Democrats. and that it is for this
reason that he is willing to accept
the nomination. IT has been pointed
out that he is TOO practical a man to
desire TO DE nominated i'm year when
the likelihood of election is very slight.
The pessimistic leader quoted above
continued his dissertation as follows.
PecOs Valley Democrats Hopeless.
''The feeling OF utter hopelessness is
greatest and most widely prevalent in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18

the Pecos valley. which is the strong
hold Of Democracy in New Mexico. I
have recently visited that district and
talked with a large number of the
Democratic leaders. Not man in the
valley, Of state office caliber, is a
candidate for office. Reports through
out the state have been that the PecOs
valley would demand substantial rec
ognition Of the convention.
There was a time when this was
true, but that time is passed. Hill
former president Of the New Mexico
Educational association, and fire.
quently mentioned as a candidate for
state superintendent of education, has
changed his plans and sought the
nomination for county superintendent
OF schools. Atkinson, thought to have
a good chance for state treasurer.
been said that Judge Granville A. Rich
ardson would be a candidate for gov
crnor or supreme court justice. but he
will not be n candidate for any Of
flee
"Spnnfsh-American to Carry State.
THE Spanish Americans Will nOmi-
nate and elect a governor or senator
SiXty-five per cent OF the total vote
Of the state is Spanish-American If
] had the time. and you had the time,
we could go through the record or the
vote i'm the last few elections and
prove this statement ! think that the
Republican ticket viii be headed as
follows: Holm O. Bursum for gov
ernor: Frank A. Hubbell for senator;
Ben c. Hernandez for congress; Clar-
ence J. Roberts for the supreme court;
o. A. Larrazolo for attorney general, If
he is nominated for any office.
Frank w. Clancy. now attorney
general, will not be nominated for any
office He has felt there was some
call for him TO go to the senate and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18
NAVY'S RECRUITING MEN
EXHIBITING QUICK FIRER

To stimulate recruiting for the navy,
which has suffered since the recent
mobilization Of the state militia, a five
cylinder Maxim rapid fire gun has been
mounted in San Jacinto plaza by Of
ficers OF the naval recruiting station
in the old First National Bank build
ing
According TO the naval officers only
20 applications were received during
the past week, Of which six were ac-
cepted. The gun, although Of an OBJ
solete model, is capable OF firing $50
shots per minute. and its has been the
center OF interest Of tourists and Fl
Pasoans during demonstrations by ths
officers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18
Nd CHANCE FOR
JONES IN SENATE
Belief That if Martinez Had
Lived, He Would Have
Been Elected.
control all the voters who are suscepti-
BILE to such influence.
Cunningham Out Of IT.
1.-THE nomination Of J. NJ. Gu

THE nomination of J. NJ. Cunnin--
ham. of Las Vegas. cannot be forced
by the people who are trying 20 shane
matters to this end. The Spanish
American delegates might possibly be
swung to Romero himself, but thcv
never could be delivered to Cunning
ham. Bursums hold is much 700
strong to he broken by any one other
than Romero. and it is exceedingly
doubtful that he could do the trick.
Ralph c.. Ely's chances of securing the
nomination are exactly nil. He will
have one delegation in the convention
That will be his home delegation from
Luna county, and its vote will be com
plimentary
sNo Chance for JOnes.>
Nothing in politics i'm New Mexico
could please and crafty me more than
the election Of A. A. Jones to the SEN
ate. but I do not think there is a
chance for him to he elected. Il
would have been different. materially
different. if Felix Martinez had lived.
With his death there faded all pos
Sible hone Of n Democratic victory
Martinez was the most powerful Demo
cratic factor that New Mexico has hal
for many, many years. 1t was through
his influence that the Democratic vote
was so much increased in the cOun-
ties Of san Miguel, Mora and Taos, in
somewhat less degree in COlfaX and to
some extent in Union. 1t was his in
fluence i'm the last election which
helped the Democratic forces SO
greatly in Dona Ana county"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18
100, 900 Died From Bright's Disease
and Other Kidney Trouble
During the Past Year

so TO avert serious kidney illness.
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18
CAMP COTTON CLUB IS
CLOSED BY INJUNCTION

The Camp Cotton Literary assocla-
ton, a club in Camp Cotton. was closed
Wednesday afternoon by a temporary
Injunction granted by judge Dan NJ
Jackson in the saith district court on
the application of G.. W. Groom, county
attorney, IN behalf of the state.
In the petition for an Injunction it
was alleged that liquor is being sold
at the club in violation of the state
laws. Willis Hutton, manager is made
a defendant in the suit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18
GOES TO JAIL TO TRY TO
CURE THE MORPHINE HABIT

Here is a man who wants to go to
Jail to get off the morphine habit
said DR.. Irving Mcneil, as he entered
justice J. NJ. beavers office Wednes-
day afternoon in company with Frank
Menter. A complaint was made out
charging Menter with vagrancy and
he was taken to the county Jail
Menter told justice Deaver that ne
had been "a dope fiend" for about two
years. He had acquired the habit
through taking the drug to relieve the
pain Of an exceedingly sore hand. The
hand is still bandaged.
Where have you been getting NOR
phine@ was asked.
oh. everywhere; mostly from ped
dlers," he replied.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18
JUAN N. MEDINA TO BE
TRIED THIS AFTERNOON

On recommendation Of chief Of police
Don Johnson. the trial Of Juan \. Me-
dina, former mayor Of Juarez, who was
arrested Tuesday night by city detec-
tives, was postponed until this after
noon by judge Paul Thomas, Of the cor
pOratiOn court.
Medina, according to the story OF
city detective Brown, returned to I'll
Paso some time ago, and had been
"hiding out"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18
THINK FLOOD PREVENTION
BILL WILL PASS SENATE

Washington, y. c., May 1S-Advo-
Gates of flood prevention legislation for
the Mississippi and Sacramento rivers
were hopeful today Of early action by
the senate on the bill which the house
passed Wednesday night by an over
whelming vote. The measure would
appropriate s45,000.0O0 for the AHssis-
sippi and $5,00O,0OO for the Sacramento
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18
FIRE WHISTLE is DUMB;
BELL TOLLS THE CURFEW

Owing TO a slight accident at the
electric power plant, the fire whistle
IS out Of order and will not be in oper-
alton again until several necessary
parts arrive from the factory. The
parts were ordered Wednesday after
noon shortly after It was discovered
that the whistle was out of order
As a result Of the accident to the
whistle, curfew did not blow Wednes-
day night. the customary nine taps on
the bell gong being the only warning
to the Youngsters TO go home
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18
MEN FOUND WITH MORPHINE
FINED ON VAGRANCY CHARGE

FaustinO Armendariz. jr., and Jose
Estrada, arrested Monday morning on
charges Of vagrancy, were assessed
fines Of SIS and $50 respectively in cor
pOratiOn court Wednesday afternoon
by Judge Paul Thomas. According to
evidence brought up by city detectives
and police officers who made the two
arrests Armendariz and Estrada had "a
quantity OF morphine in their posses
sion when taken into custody.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18
TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS ARE
STRONG FOR PRESIDENT WTLSO

NashvilIe, Tenn.. May l8-Ihe Demo-
cratic state convention was still in ses-
sion today after renOminatinE Gov. Rye
and selecting four delegates at large to
the national convention. The cOnven-
ton endorses the administration of
president Wilson and his foreign policy,
commits the party to temperance and
calls for the submission of a constitu-
tional amendment granting woman suf-
frage
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18
COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST
McDONOUGH; SNYDER BETTER

Complaint was filed against Jonn
McDOnough of troop l.. Eighth cavalry.
i'm justice j. NJ beavers court Wednes-
day afternoon, charging him with as
sault to murder.
MCDOnOugh was arrested Saturday
night at Ysleta. following the sbontiro.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18
Il PEOPLE ARE INJURED
IN ITALIAN EARTITOI- Az s,

Rome, Italy, May 18-An earthquake
Of particular violence has occurred
along the Adriatic coast between Rimini
and Cessna. At the latter town a dozen
people were injured
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18
PREMIER GOES TO CORK
IN HIS TnTR M TREyT 4 Nj

Dublin. Ireland, May 1S-Premier
Asquith left here this morning for Cork.
where he is expected to hold several
conferences with the nationalist leaders
IN the south Of Ireland
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18
CANAL ZONE OFFICERS
TO DIRECT TRAINING CAMPS

New York, May 18-Seven officers
attached to the garrisons in the Pana-
ma canal zone viii have charge Of the
business mems training camp at PIatts-
burg this year it was announced here
today.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18
insurance Company Official says That.
$50 Percent of These Deaths Could
Have Been AvOIdedy

The increase in fatalities from,
Brights Disease and other kidney all
ments is causing grave concern 10
Health authorities. A leading Life In
surance co. states that so percent Of
these fatalities could have been avoid
ca or postponed had the proper pre-
cautionary measures been taken
thousands Of people who have kid
ney trouble do not know it, They do
not realize the important part the kid
neys play in our daily life. II the
kidneys fail to act as nature intended.
good health is impossible. as the
poisOns created daily are retained in
the system, which cause bacI1aches
constipation and many other distress
ing Ills.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18

of Gus Snyder a Texas ranger. shy
der was brought to Hotel Dieu. where
he is now reported rs recovering from
a severe wound that extends through
his left lung
SNYDER was seeking to arrest the SOL
dier when he was shot.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18
NJ DONALD WILL
Be CANDIDATE
Expected To Be Nominee of
New Mexico Democrats
For Governor.

has been sounding out the sentiment
through letters and other inouiriae
Chief justice Roberts did NOT cara 10
make the race, but has been prevailed
upon to do So W. d. Murray, of Grant
county, probably will be the candidotc
for treasurer. His nomination hv tie
Republicans, and the failure OF +ba
Democrats to nominate W. B. Walton,
OF the same county, for congress viii
have a tendency TO reduce greatly tbc
Democratic majority in Grant county"
In my judgment, governor w q
Mcdonald is an active candidate
though his activity may NOT have been
in the public eye. He will no fba
nominee of the party. The Democrats
Of the Pecos valley favor him for the
nomination. As 1 read the signs. the
Democratic ticket will be as follows.
William c. Mcdonald for governor
Andieus A. Jones for the senate. % G
deBaca for congress; Judge n. r
Laughlin for the supreme court w
3. Walton. endorsed by the Grant
county convention for congress. can
have the nomination for attorney ren-
eral. if he wants if, 7 believe but NV
opinion is that he will not be satisfied
with anything less than the nomina-
tion for congress.
Romero May Stampede Delegates.
'Tf an agreement is reached before
the convention is called to order Bur
sum will be the candidate for governor.
If the matter is settled on the floor
Of the convention, then I would not be
surprised to see SecOndinO Romero
stampede that body and secure the
nomination. There is little reason to
fear that any hitch will occur in the
plans to nominate HubbelL The
AnglO-Americans will let the congress-
man and senator be selected from the
ranks OF the Spanish-Americans. but
would conduct the most energetic
campaign to fill the office Of governor,
with an anglo-American. If Romero
should secure the nomination for gov
ernOr the financial and business inter
ests Of the state would organize and
raise a campaign fund large enough to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-18

Mexican rent collections, Lee Newman.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-08
CLEVER SWINDLERS
DELUDE DAWSON WOMEN
LOCAL PEOPLE SENT DIMES AND
WROTE LETTERS, BUT GOT
NO PETTICOAT.

A number of Dawson women, ca
ger to secure something at a bargain
through the mail order route, have
just discovered that tehy have been
the victims of a bunch of the ciev-
crest mail order swindlers that have
ever been Investigated by the post
Office department, who took advant-
age of the fact that most people want
to secure something for nothing. The
swindlers advertised themselves as
the National Brokerage Exchange"
at Minneapolis, Mimi, and offered a
1916 model silk petticoat worth
$4.75 to every lady who would send
them dime and write five friends
to do likewise.
The brokers received $4,000 letters
with dimes enclosed, and the post
office inspectors became suspicious
and began an investigation, return
ing many of the letters to the VIC
tins. Several Dawson ladies have re-
ceived their dimes back, but none of
them have received the promised silk
petticoats.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-08
MOVING PICTURES.

Mr.. S. A. Pruitt, former popular
agent of the Central railroad at this
point who is now located in North
Carolina engaged in a street paving
enterprise, was in the city Monday.
Mrs. S. C. Thornton and daughter
of Birmingham and Mrs. Robert
Kleckley of Oglethorpe are visiting
Mrs. Foy Watkins.
Mrs. w. L. Pace and daughter
Miss Matte space, are visiting at the
home of Mr.. Edward Pace in Macon.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. McNulty OF
Americas were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. M. McNulty Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. K. McTyier of
Plains were guests Sunday of Mrs
]. W. Salter.
Mr.. j. M. Pagan of Savannah was
the guest Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Finn.
Judge ]. A. LANG is in Habersham
county looking after his orchard in
terests.
Miss Ella Bacon is in Baconton
visiting her brother, Col. r. ]. Bacon.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Lockett spent
Sunday in Arlington with relatives.
Mrs. C. D. Findlay of Macon is Wis
iting at the home of Col. ]. R. Irwin.
Mrs. B. C. Perry has returned from
a visit to her parents at Sumner.
Mrs. S. L. Carter is in Macon, the
guest of Mrs. Bedenfield.
Mr. K S. Worthy left Saturday
night on a trip to Atlanta.
Miss Annie Milan is visiting
friends in Macon.
Mrs. John Seay is visiting in Mil
ledgeville.
Mrs. w. A. Davidson is visiting in
Macon.
Mr.. J. W. Glass is here from At
ianta.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1916-11-08
CENTRAL OFFICIALS TRY
TO EXPLAIN TRAIN CHANGE
THEIR EFFORTS FAILED TO SAT-
ISFY PEOPLE, AND COUNCIL
WILL PASS RESOLUTIONS.

Messrs. J. W.'Blount, division pas
senger agent, and II. R. Friarson,
train master of the Central railroad
were in the city Thursday for the
purpose of explaining to the people
of Dawson the cause of the change
of train service between Smithville
and Montgomery which recently went
into effect. They called at The News
office, and said the reason for the
change was that the travel on the
Albany division is great deal heav-
Ter than on the Montgomery divis-
ion, and the transfer of baggage and
mail under the former service was so
heavy that the trains were often de-
layed thirty or forty minutes, where
as under the new arrangement the
transfer could be made during the
breakfast stop, and that as a through
coach was run on the day trains there
would be no change of cars for white
passengers, and at night most of the
travel was on through tickets, and
these could be accommodated on the
sleepers. This is the line of dope
gwen 10 Une business men visited Dy
the officials, but it did not favorably
impress them, as it is claimed that
the equipment is not as good on
the night train as formerly, and that
many local tickets are bought for this
train, which make it necessary for
passengers to transfer to the Albany
train which was not done with
the old service, and that the passen-
gers from this section, which is one
of the very best feeders the Central
has on it's line anywhere, were not
getting a square deal in train SER
vice. There is general and pronounc-
ed dissatisfaction among the business
people of this section, and the only
explanation that will satisfy them is
an improvement of the present poor
train service.
The city council of Dawson will
meet tonight (Tuesday) in regular
monthly session, and it is understood
that a resolution will be introduced
and passed strongly condemning the
Centrals act in side-tracking this i'm
portant and growing section on a
branch line.