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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-22
RECElVERSHlP FOR 3. g. N.
President Hustis Sees No Hope ot
Avoiding Il.


Avoiding Il.
Boston, Aug. 22.--The opinion that
a receiyership for the Boston and
Maine railroad was inevitable was ex.
pressed by James H. Hustis. president
of the road, in an interview last night.
81 see no hope of avoiding it, Mr..
Hustle said "The reorganization
committee has no new plan TO offer,
the leased lines have not submitted
any new proposition and we have re-
ceived no assurances that the note
holders would consent to another ex-
tension of the notes nor that the
bankers would recommend it again" I"
The board OF directors will meet To-
day to consider the question OF OBJ
tanning a further renewal of $lS,00o,-
600 in notes due on August 81. These
notes already have been extended
several times.
Mr.. Hustis said further: 1T is my
personal opinion that the notes will
not be extended again. see no. hope
for anything but receivership. This
is no threat or bluff.
1T is not merely matter Of eX.
tending the notes. The Boston and
Maine cannot go on forever with It's
present unsound financial structure
nor with its physical condition as it
is today. The question OF whether
the road shall go into the hands of a
receiver must be decided between now
and the last day OF this month. Ii
may be decided tomorrow. The d.
rectors may vote not to extend the
notes or they may leave the matter
in the hands of the executive commit
tee"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-22
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York, and western
Vermont generally fair and warmer
tonight. Wednesday fair and cooler
in north portion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-22
Standing Of the Clubs.
National League

National League
Boston 2, Cincinnati 1. h
Chicago 4. Brooklyn 3.
Pittsburg 6, Philadelphia (iirst
gamc.) u3 l.l
Pittsburg 2, Philadelphia lsocoud
game). rr ''I
st. Louis |. New York O..
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-22
BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL
American. league

Boston 4, Cleveland 0.
New York 6, Chicago 2,
st. Louis 4. Washington /.
Detroit Z, Philadelphia /.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-12-21
GOOD WISHES
BY FORTUNE FREE.

OMEONE said that the richest
o person was the one who was
4 fullest of good wishes for others
and who received their good
wishes in return. Wishing others we'll
did him or her all the good in the
world, and the good wishes in return
were powerful for good. Don't we find
it so ourselves? No one can do with
out them. They are our dearest pos
sessions.
Montague Williams, the celebrated
British barriSter, once related the story
of rather unlovely old gentleman of
nickname amongst the urchins of the
neighborhood of "Old Pickbones." Gen
crosby was not one of his virtues, and
if he wished any human creatures we'll
he kept it secret to himself. He was
man who seemed impervious to all
good wishes-a solitary old grudger
who cared nothing for the good or the
bad wishes of any human creature
When he died, however, it turned out
that he had been by no means as thick
skinned as he seemed. He left will
in which he bequeathed money to diff
ferent persons, and ten thousand
pounds to some unknown individual
whom he directed his solicitor to dis
cover if possible. That person had
been accustomed to send him yearly
an anonymous post card with just,
BEST wishes at this time to you.">
The writer gave no clue as to who
he was. Did the old gentleman tear
the cards up or throw them into the
fire? Not bit of it. He had carefully
them-tied them up in |
nice packet. eff the writer can be dis |
covered" he ordered in his will, 81
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-12-21

oequeath him ten THOUSAND
his good will" pOuad
L would dearly have lit.,
sender of those post cards to f%
that money, but all efforts " " have
proved unavailing. I" Ind
One cannot help wishing v,n
person who wishes Others w "oyn1@S
wishes are the biggest BOND Sv H. CO
Isn't it a delightful thing to tS h. cay
others are thinking of usY Junk y
The well-wisher is tbInki,.
He also puts his good tbonaSss Of !
INTO words: Il wish you e Sr, lo'
luck" or something of that t's ~ 90
is ike a grasp of a hand l n,s...
ours. 1t blesses both the .i me''
the receiver. 1 don't know v Snet q
the most out of it. "H'Ca
There are times when H.
breaks out into a mighty sbon. Se
were, of good wishes. Cbristua1. a y
is the great season. Never az |, .
more need of them than at th,, 4au
Christmas time. 1t is an eporm ov
portunity for the good wishor ~ 'D
his power felt. " lug
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-12-21

/
blue?" the woman asked significantly,
after biting her lips for moment.
'Why-er-wen,o of course she hasn't
seen il" replied the male shopper. do
you suppose she'd like some other color
| better?'
You see,> pointed out the kind wom-
an in considerate, half-sympathetic
tones, that particular shade of blue
doesn't go with any other color. Now,
if were receiving a shirtwaist for
Christmas should want white waist.
Or course your wife may have ex-
pressed a preference for some other
color. No? Well, now you understand
It's none of my affair-and this is GER
tainly rather informal, me helping you
to select something for your wife,
whom I don't even know, to say moth
ing of not even knowing your name
but 1 should think any woman would
be delighted with something like this
one, for instance" And she reached
over to pick. up one with lot of lace
and mosquito netting on the front of it.
The male person inquired the price.
1t was 81 more than the blue one he
had selected, but he said he would
take it, and no questions asked.
"Send it out to number so-and-so
Such-and-such street, and-oh, that
won't do. 1t might be delivered when
she was at home and that would queer
the whole thing. Better send it to my
office. Thomas j. Wingett is the name,
in the Pretentious building. I'd carry
it. but I've got a lot of stops to make"
"Wingett," repeated the woman
after hearing his name; there's Mrs.
Wingett in our card club. You don't
happen to be Mrs. Alice Wingett's hus-
band, do you?"
Il sure am" grinned the man. "She's
the girl that's going to get that
shirtwaist off the pine tree next Mon
day."
"Well, of all things" gasped the
kindly disposed woman. 81 don't know
Alice Wingett so very well, but I've
met her at the club, and it does seem
funny that should be helping her hus-
band to pick out Christmas present
for her. My name is Cummins. don't |
suppose you know my husband. He |
travels most of the time"
Seems to me I've heard Alice speak |
of Mrs. Cummins," says Wingett. "Er |
by the way, mebby you'd better not |
say anything to Alice when you see
her about-about how Informally we
were introduced. She might think it
funny. Like as not she'd think I'd
been walking up and down the aisle
staring at folks
II have a notion to tell her what
you just said," gurgled Mrs. Cum
Minis. Il guess won't though. Seems
% NE the joke would be partly on
ne. Well, I hope Alice likes the shirt
vaist.''
IF she doesn't she hasn't good
aste," grinned Wingett. II certainly
I'm obliged to you. If you can't make
lp your mind what to get your hus-
'and, let me know, and mebby I can
lelp you OUT
And he bowed gracefully as his new
cquaintance gathered up her pack
ges and tripped on her way.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-12-21

ing gone that far, to make good and
convince her of the innocence of his
motives.
Don't be alarmed" he said, catch
ing up with her. I'm not trying to
f1frt Or get fresh. Honestly, now, I'm
not in the habit of speaking to wom-
en- don't know. Look me over and
you'll see that I'm well-meaning
enough. But the fact is you-ah, you
ah, you're just the same size as my
wife-apparently And
The woman gasped. & don't see"
she began.
,"Oh, but I want to ask a favor of
you," went on the male shopper. more
at ease now. 1--WE looked all over the
salesWomen and the only one that
would do was busy behind the ribbon
counter, but you're just precisely what
L need-oh, I beg your pardon, mean
you're just exactly my wife's size and
can tell me what to ask for. You
see, L came here to buy her a shirt
waist that she's been dropping little
hints about, and now that I'm here
it's just struck me that I haven't the
remotest idea about her size. I'm the
densest person you ever saw about
such things-don't even know nv own
waist measurement. I'm positive.
though, that whatever your size is
would do for her. You may be an
inch taller than my wife, but that's
about the only difference"
Its a little unconventional, isn't
1t" the woman smiled not unnleas-
antly. "Still don't see why shouldn't
tell you that my size is-that nv
are usually size thirty
six"
They had been walking down the
aisle and were now right by the shirt
waist counter.
Il had a blue one picked out there"
remarked the man, "that seemed to be
about what I wanted to get. but I
1ldn't know what size it was. Seei
Ibat'n lying over there on top of that
pink outfit
Does your wife like that shade of !
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-12-21
BUYING A GIFT
FOR HIS Wife
This Man Had Plenty of Help
While on a Shopping
Tour.

WILD BE male shopper walked
J: :: :: !: :: ::
kSMA up and down the aisle OF
~ AHM the big store looking
MMk&&8N about him with an ex
%H preston of despair. He
S knew what he wanted
to buy all right. It
wasn't that. But he kept wandering
about looking at the saleswomen be-
hind the counters with all the perplex-
ity of a dog trying to recall where
he had buried soup bone.
He stood off to one side staring in
tently at busy young creature with
dark bay hair behind the ribbon coun-
ter, and at last walked up within talk
ing distance.
Don't suppose you can leave here
for a few minutes, can your he be-
gan in a low tone"
"W-h-a-t!"
II say-never mind. I mean wait
minute I'll be back"
And he rushed away to hide his con-
fusion from the other shoppers. He
did not return, but went over to an
other aisle and began sizing up peo-
pie there, both in front and behind the
counters.
Was the man bughOuse? No. Just
be patient and you'll hear all about it.
He kept looking and looking, and at
last his gaze took in tall young wom-
an-reasonably young-with a bunch
of small packages tucked under her
arm. He walked up to her, hesitated,
and then blurted: BEG pardon,
madam, but may speak to you a mo-
ment?"
: She gave him look and started to
hurry away, but he was obliged, hay
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-12-21

1t is a curious and beautit,
thing about this Christmas sniS,
that year after year it leadsln,|
to attempt the all but innSUs'
sible, in order to give pleasu,
to others; while in the end or.
eryone's joy is the result, not a
what he has received from OH.
ers, but of what he has done
for them.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-12-21
Good Christmas Motto.

Peace on earth, and good
will to men," is the Christmas
motto, and the Christmas spirit
should ring in our hearts and
find kindly expression in acts
and words. What a joyful thing
for the world it would be if the
Christmas spirit of peace and
! good will could abide with us
all every day of the year. And
what a beautiful place this
world would be to live in. And
it might be so if each one of us
would resolve in our hearts that p.
peace and good will should be
our motto every day, and that
We individually, would do our
pest to make the Christmas
spirit last all the year round.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-12-21
& " &
& ~ &
Always a New Lot,

About Christmas, consider this ::
There are at least four thousand kids
who were too young to take note last
year who are just old enough to be
surprised when the tree lights up this
year. Always there is new bunch of
Christmas cOme-ons.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-12-21

Utility.

OtlIIIy.
docs your wife favor useful gfty
"ToO much" replied Mr.. Meektm
Last Christmas she bought me uc
new snow shovel.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-16

counts are not the unusual thing
some would try to have the people
believe. There are a number of no.
table instances in the States history,
some of which changed the first re-
suit while others confirmed it. In
this county, only two years ago, Rev.
E. ]. Young, who opposed Werner
Jones for the office of County Treas
urer, was dissatisfied with the re-
suit as announced by the county
canvassing board, and Hon. F. A.
Whitney, judge of this circuit, or
dered recount, and three men ap-
pointed to do the work, made a care
full examination of every ballot cast.
In Marion county, at this time,
Judge Bullock hasordered a recount
in contest for the office. of sheriff,
and commissioners have been APP
pointed to re-canvass the ballots.
Neither the man in Polk who sought
the office of Treasurer, nor the can
didate who thinks recount would
give him the sheriff's ONCE in Ma
rion, can be criticised for demanding
a fair count in order to establish
his rights in the premises. Nor can
Mr.. Knott be blamed for pursuing
identically the same course when he
had even better reason to believe
that inaccuracies existed in the first
count than either of the gentlemen
mentioned.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-16
Gladys Writes
To P. C.'S
Dear Mr.. Melton;
prominent cItIzens)

Dear Mr.. Melton
don't know just why you are
foremost in my thoughts today. Fos-
sibly il has been so hot the past 'niee
dovs and I have been MELTON with
the heat. that l have thought OF you
more than at any other time. ooh !
sunpose you will remember me Dy
nv signature at the bottom OF TINS
letter but if you will think back anu
Mace in your mind the young LADY
Won took out to Dixieland to look at
q lot last summer, ] think 1t was IN
Jp,v Won will be in happy frame
of mind when you receive this Dill
let doux. 1t was very not AFTER
noon and the heat must have over
come me for Just as / got out OF the
ear 7 tainted and would have fallen
N the around had your strong arms
baan anywhere else than around my
waist. AS you told me Afterwards
Won looked all around for somebody
N send for water but there was not
a soul in sight so you started to
|K-K-K-Kall for help when CHERo
COLA team hove in sight-a sight
that made the tears of relief or an
ger (which was it, JAWIN), come in
to YOUR eyes. l will never forget
the look you had in your eyes when
came to. Isn't it wonderful, MT.
Melton what little bottle of Chero
Cola will do? | have often wondered
if you ever sold that lot you took me
out to look at. Would you like tC
take me out real-estating again, that
is if / promise not to faint. l Know
we can arrange meeting place, but
! hope you will not disappoint me
the way Mr.. Erickson did this at
ternoon He is a mean, mean man
and | wish that he had hair like Ed
win Spencer. If you have any hear
at all, Mr.. Melton, you will not dis
appoint me. At five o'clock Satur
day afternoon | will be sitting in thu
Red Cross Pharmacy. l will have
on a pink dress with red rose OF
the shoulder.
Just walk up to me and sa!
i"DIXIELAND, CHERO COLA"
Yours in expectation,
GLADYS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-16
PREPAREDNESS

With the adoption of the army
appropriation bill last week the Sem
ate passed the last of the great pre-
paredness measures, more than dou-
bling the expense Of maintenance of
the military and naval establish
ments as compared with the fiscal
year 1915, heretofore the highest in
the nations history.
The preparedness bills, as passed
by the Senate are as follows:
Navy, $S15,OOO,O00; army, $313..
100000; Notifications, $25. 900 900:
military academy, s1,O09.S13; total
s253,751,OSS.
The extreme to which Congress has
gone is shown by the comparative
items of 1916 appropriation, all vot.
ed by Congress sixmonths after -
European war was under way a,
follows:
Navy. s149,661,S64; army. s1O1..
95S,1S5; Notifications, $1,000. 216,
military academy. s1.OO9,S1S; total
s253,751.0SS.
Thus it will be seen that the navy
appropriation is more than doub,e
while the army cost is tripled ant
that of coast Notifications uuadrn
pled.-Pensacola Journal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-16

Some of the papers in giving the
list of names that it is almost GER
tainty will appear on the ticket to be
voted in November lost sight of the
Socialist nominee, Mr.. Allen of st.
Petersburg. There are two Aliens
who are candidates for Governor
the Socialist candidate, and George
w. Allen, the Republican candidate.
The others who probably will be in
the running are Cats, Knott, Mitch
ell and E. R. Gunby. looks like most
any shade of political belief can be
matched among this collection OF
candidates.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-16

Some people profess to believe
there is something wrong about ask
ing for a recount in order to verify
the first figures and make sure that
one gets what is coming to him. This
is a very unreasonable position. One
might as well hold that, when not
satisfied as to the amount of money
paid over in a transaction, it is
wrong, or a reflection on the hon
esty of the payer, to ask that the
cash be counted again Election re-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-16

One of the greatest sources of rev.
enue possessed by Florida is TO be
found in what heretofore has been
thrown away or permitted to rot in
the fields and groves. The products
manufactured from Gull fruits and
unmarketable berries and vegetables
are destined to bring untold wealth
into the State. The juice of the
grapefruit has leaped into such mar
yellous popularity as beverage that
1t Is obvious there are vast fortunes
to be made by marketing this item
alone. Lakeland's position, both as
a shipping point and as the center
of the citrus industry, makes it the
logical point for a great factory for
citrus by-products. This is a propo-
sition that will be Of untold benefit,
because 1t will not only be of vast
Industrial Importance as a manufac-
turing asset, but it will encourage
our fruit and berry industry, and OPP
en- UP a new revenue producing re-
source from crops that it is feared
may otherwise some day be over
done.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-16
WILLS, WON'TS AND CAN'TS
WHICH ARE Y0U2

Success in life means independ-
ence-and a great deal of it.
Faith in your ability-KNOWIN
that you CAN do what you set out
to accomplish.
1t means doing things for your
self!
Never lean on others. The prop
may fall out from under when most
required.
Stand on your own feet. They were
given you for that purpose.
Look ahead-and up always.
There is nothing elevating on the
ground-and you are finished with
the past-except from the lessons to
be gained therefrom.
Make the most of the present i.
Your yesterdays are gone-and the
tomorrows are not here.
But TODAY-what will you do
with it?
Aim at the highest-and never
rest until you reach the top.
Make the ever-receding horizon
you goal.
You can climb the tallest summit
if you go at in the right manner
and continually keep on climbing.
There are three kinds of persons
in this world-the wills. the won is
and the cant's.
The first class accomplish every
thing. Nothing is too big-or too
difficult. The more obstacles the
better the fight.
OF course it necessitates unlimited
determination-and absolute will
power together with bit of effort.
But with these qualifications in
good working order the most unat-
tainable CAN BE attained.
The won'ts oppose everything.
They throw cold water on every pro-
ject. No matter what is preached
they are sure to be on the opposite
side. And as for their own aims
they never get anywhere.
And the can'ts-they fail in every
detail. Whether it's their own bust
ness or that of someone else-they
make a complete fzzle of the under
taking
But why discuss them? In the
strenuous pathway of this complex
life they have no place.
Which of the three are you?
If you are headed in the wrong di-
rection-secure a compass and get
onto the proper course.
1t is never too late to start right.
If yu wish to hit the mark you
must aim correctly-every arrow that
flies feels the attraction of the earth.
Learn to be a good shot!-Helen
Worthington in Jackson Patriot.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-16
NOTICE OF MEETING

A meeting of all stockholders of
the Lakeland Savings Loan Associa-
ton will be held at the Office of the
Lakeland Evening Telegram on We'd
nesday evening, Aug. 18th, at 8
o'clock. All persons interested are
urged to be present, as matters of
vital concern to the association will
NC ueclueu. 5000
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-16
LAKELAND TO HAVE A PRIVATE
SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Taught by a Man of More Than
Twenty-Five Years. Experience
as Principal of a Private
School of Interstate

Patronage
If enough citizens of Lakeland
and vicinity to insure minimum of
fifteen pupils at 500 per session of
eight months payable quarterly, in
advance) are interested, and will
confer with me within the next ten
days, will open private school for
boys and girls in Lakeland about
Monday, Sept. IL, to continue eight
months.
A booklet giving some idea of the
teacher and his work may be seen at
the Lake Pharmacy, and l shall be
glad to call upon any interested.
Address A. N. GORDON,
Box 12l, r. F. D. A, Lakeland. Fla
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-16

when Inelosina stamps.

Here is a hint for my own beneai
as well as yours: When sending ,
postage stamp in letter instead d
moistening one corner and sticking i
to the paper, moisten a small spot h
the center of the stamp and the afH,
it to your Enclosure. The removal d
small part of the center of Ii,
glued back in no way impairs the use
fulness of the stamp, but the corns
often tears off.-Exchange.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-16

DANCE at Francis Beach Thursday
night, starts. at s O'Clock sharp.
The dance last Thursday was like
a fireplace "grate." The one this
Thursday is going to be like a
nutmeg crater. Music by Miss
Maud Erwin and Mr.. l.. R. Nc
Intyre, 500
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-16

Our young friend r. B. Sturkie, OF
Dade City, seems unable to keep out
of the lime-light in this campaign.
First, he was held responsible for
the introduction of Resolutions 4 and
5, which kicked up such a stir; next,
he got some more notoriety by flop
ping to Cats; now, correspondence
has been made public between him
and Mr.. Knott, in which Sturkie
abuses Cats, and expresses himself
as perfectly willing to steal Cats
nomination from him through ma
nipulation of the ballots at Dade
City. Mr.. Knott refused the kind Of
fees Of the obliging Sturkie-Mr
Knott is not in the business of steal
ing nominations-and it's Sturkie's
next move. Mr.. Sturkie ought to
be in demand in this campaign, an,
we do not think his services would
be a drug on the market, but he
made the mistake of offering them
first to the wrong party.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-16

The w. o. W. Circle will meet to-
morrow night at 1880 O'clock. The
State organizer, Mrs. Gilbert, will
be present and all members are urged
to attend.