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Cheyenne record., 1916-08-24
WHY WOMEN
WRITE LETTERS
To Lydia E. Pinkham Med;-
cine Co.

Women who are well often ask "Ars
the letters which the Lydia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co. are continually Publishing,
genuinef" care they truthful I"
Why do women write such letters !"
In answer We say that never have We
published . fictitious letter or name.
Never, knowingly, have we published
an untruthful letter, or one without the
full and written consent Of tho woman
who wrote it.
The reason that Thousands Of women
from all parts of the country write such
grateful letters to the Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co. is that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has brought
health and happiness into their lives.
once burdened with pain and suffering.
It has relieved women from some Of
the worst forms Of female ills, from dis
placements. inflammation, liberation.
Irregularities, nervousness, weakness,
stomach troubles and from the blues.
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-24
'.EtsGLTs OF NO LICENSE. :.

Mayor Paul II. Collins Of Peotone,
w., speaking before the. Woman's
Voting league, turned the spotlight on
financial conditions since the town has
been dry. Two years ago the village
was $1,000 in debt. On January 1,
1916, said the mayor. there was sur
plus of $1,000 in the treasury and
credits amounting to $4O0. A 81 600
water bond, due in 1917. has been
paid also. This was accomplished
notwithstanding the loss Of $4,000 an
nual liquor license revenue.
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-24
CONVERTED BY EVIDENCE.

Those who were honestly opposed,
as 1 was, to prohibition in Washing
ton and Oregon. have been converted
to It, as have been, BY the actual
evidence that prohibition :is a, fine
thing from business standpoint, No
city andfh0. community can afford to
have saloons, They are too expen-
sive, morally and economically. in
. very few years there will mot be .
licensed saloon in the whole country.
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-24

Red Cross Bag Blue makes the laundress
happy, makes clothes winter than snow.
AL good grocers. Adv.
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-24
Troopers Training Mounts.

, q
Troopers at the mobilization camp
near Golden are clinging to one hope,
at least, since the reyocation Of the
.entraining order. They feel fhat
there, is q possibility. that they will
get the 900 horses furnished the cav:
airy. subdaed sufficieI4 4ly, for easy fid-
ing by the time they to the border.
Parties Fail to File Designations.
No desisqatiQps ID candidates foE
nomination. sssstate senator have
been flied with. .tns secretary of state
by the. Democrats In four SENATORIAL
,districts, and: by. the Republicans In
one. No less than fifteen counties
are without designations from either
party for candidates. for the House
OF Representatives. : In twelve other
legislative districts, embracing eight
cen counties. either the Republicans
pr Demqcrats failed to file designa-
tions. for the lower House Of the As
sembly. --'e'
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-24

Beware of the man who has ma
mia for offering apologies.
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-24
II is imoossible for any woman Wa

10 " ell and who
has never suffered
to realize how these
poor, suffering wo-
men feel when re-
stored to b e alth;
their keen desire to
help other women
who are suffering -
they did
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-24

Red cros. supply Depot IN oenvs,.
The Denver Red Cross supply dd
pot is the central depot for collecting
and shipping supplies for Colorado:
wyoming, Montana. Idaho and Utah.
Montana and Utah troops are already
at. the font. and Colorado. Wyoming
and Idaho troops, have beer, 9tdsysd
to, the ffcnt;, -.i: -
Cheyenne record., 1916-08-24
Allies Ask About Colorado tungsten

England, France and Russia are
now in the American market for tung-
.sten in large and increasing quanti-
ties. This fact. now confirmed by
the Colorado bureau of mines. forms
the basis Of prediction by both
Commissioner Fred Carroll and M. b.
TomBlfn of the bureau, that tungsten
will advance from SIS .p,ers5uhit,i ia
present price. to at least SIS per. unit.
- 81 .tS-Sf ..
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-13

come for my answer as soon as this
storm lets up"
In the basket was a chicken dressed
and ready to bake, a mince pie, sug-
AIRED doughnuts. layer cake and
stewed cranberries.
1T was thoughtful of him." she
said with a little throbbing in her
veins. 81 wish he had come himself.
l suppose he couldn't miss his dinner
party, though Wonder if Joe will get
there. He must be showed in worse
than any one"
With a sigh she went to work to
prepare her solitary meal.
Il will get the best meal-a COM
pany dinner and set the TABLETOP
Luke, too. a place opposite mine, and
maybe he will be here in spirit"
She put the chicken in the oven to
warm, made hot biscuits. cooked a
golden squash and proceeded to set
the table with the best linen and
dishes. When dinner was ready she
heard another loud stamping This
time on the front steps.
Luke has reconsidered and comet"
she thought as she flew to the door.
There, painting, smiling. rosy-cheek-
ed and snow-covered. stood Joe. With
a glad little cry of welcome she ush-
cred him in.
at was hotter work than last years
harvesting" he laughed.
How did you happen to come,
Joe? And aren't you going to your
aunt's dinner
Il hear you were showed in and
alone. l wasn't going to let you eat
alone. I took shovel and tunneled
my way through"
81 looked in the cupboard a while
ago and found there was nothing. So
I planned a ham and egg dinner.
Think of the dinner your aunt will
have,"
81 don't care if you have only bread
: and water if you will share it with
me. We're"
Il was only joking. Joe. Luke sent
me down chicken dinner this morn.
ing. 1t is all ready to sit down to-
Joe looked disconsolate.
What chump I am, Mother has
stacks of things and I might have
! brought you a dinner as well as not
Luke always outdoes me-"
"He didn't this time, Joe" said the
girl softly. 1T was thousand times
nicer of you to come than it was to
send me dinner. When l got his
basket, Joe. doubted you and thought
you were not thinking of my plight
When | set the table, put a place
opposite mine and pretended it was
for Luke But now"
But now. Vere," may I occupy that
place."
Eyes, joe"
"And We're" he continued, summon
ing all his fortitude. may l always
have that place-with you?"
Hearts won. He read her answer
in her eyes
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-13
Heads and
Hearts
BY Belle Mnniates

Copyright. 1911. by Associated Literary Pressl
1t seemed to We're as she stood at
the little mullioned window of the
farm house, that all the snow clouds
of a century had gathered to send
long, singing slants Of frozen sleet to
the already white ground. She turned
in relief to the big, pleasant room
with its cracking open fire and re-
solved not to look out of the window
| again.
But there was little else to do. She
had arisen that morning long before
daybreak in order to get breakfast
and drive to town with her parents,
who had taken the morning train to
Eldred. They had disliked to leave
her alone, but some one must remain
at home to care for the stock and
milk the cows. The daughter of the
nearest neighbor was coming to spend
the night.
The wind ragged with violence
throughout the afternoon. We're sew
ed and read until her eyes ached, and
she welcomed the time for the night
choring. She fairly had to battle her
way to the barn, and it was no small
task to get the pals of milk back to
the house
After she had eaten her lonely sup
per the telephone rang and she went
to answer the summons with fore
bodings AS she had expected, her
friend did not dare to venture forth on
such a wild night
We're was optimistic. She assured
herself that no tramps or burglars
would modest her. She would go tc
bed early and on the morrow-here
her heart gave a little leap of min
gled fear and pleasure-there was the
big annual family dinner at the Faulk
ners to which she was invited. She
was not one of the family, to be sure;
that is, not yet. but the indications
were that she would be.
Luke Faulkner and his cousin, Joe
Faulkner, were the indications, botf
being aspirants for her heart ant
hand. 1t was the old story of chow
happy could be with either" From
a practical, sensible viewpoint, Luke
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-13

was more eligible. He owned and
titled his we'll cultivated fields, was in
dustrious, ambitious and progressive,
Vere's level, little head thoroughly ap-
proved of Luke.
Joe, on the contrary, was of the
happy-go-lucky nature that answered
to the call of fishing pool or hunters
horn when there was urgent farm
work to be done; but he had soft,
brown eyes and a warm-hearted, ire
sistible smile that moved We're in
spite of her resolution. Heads had
been winning for week back, and
the annual dinner given this year at
the home of Luke's mother would de-
termine the question. She had prom
Used Luke his answer on that day, and
she had almost decided 1t should be
in the affirmative She hoped Joe
would not make it hard for her to
stick to her purpose.
The storm ragged throughout the
night, and the next morning she look
ed out on miniature snow mountains.
She became apprehensive as to her
means of exit, for their farm was in
valley surrounded by hills. She
called up the neighbors by telephone
and learned that her road was already
impossible from drifts. She tele-
phoned her predicament to Luke's
mother, who was most profuse in ex-
pressions of regret.
Her inventory of her larder re
vealed the fact that there was moth
ing cooked or baked in store, for her
mother expected to be home on the
morrow
81 shall have to eat simple ham
and egg dinner" she told herself.
About II o'clock there came Wig
orous stamping of feet at the back
door, which she FASTENED joyfully to
open. The welcome visitor was Luke's
hired man
81 was jest two hours gittin' down
here. Had to come afoot. Can't get
a team through. Luke sent you bas-
ket of dinner and this ere note"
After he had departed, We're read
the note.
MY dear We're" it ran. 1T has
spoiled our dinner that you can't be
with us. / am sending you few
things for your dinner, as l hear your
folks are away. Sorry I can't get
over, but this Ia our busy day. Shall
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-13

call a reasonable sum, will let you
have them.
Very truly your distant cousin.
"Rebecea Danforth Norton"
A few days after this was mailed,
Aunt Eldora remarked:
guess Stephen Moore thinks he
may as well give up the beads, we
DON'T hear anything more from him
think | did put it to him good and
plain"
A satisfied nod accompanied this re.
marx, but Rebecca made no response.
she was, however, conscious of a gull.
W little f1utter at her heart
A week passed and then one day
! the sound of the brass knocker rang
through the old house, and Rebecca
opened the green door to a man whom
her quick glance took in to be young.
dark-eyed and broad shouldered. Hat
In hand he inquired:
Am | speaking to Miss Rebecca
Norton?"
You are"
Upon this the stranger reached out
his hand with an irresistible smile,
and the announcement, 81 am your
cousin, Stephen Moore"
With cheeks like twin roses Rebecca
went to tell her aunt of his arrival.
Miss Eldora was at first inclined to
be somewhat distant In her manner,
but 1t was of no use, for the geniality
or the young man soon made both
women feel that they had been &C.
| quainted for years.
Before the day was over Rebecca
had shown him the Danforth beads.
They are beautiful" he commented
and so odd" Then little later
when MlssH lldora mad left the room
he straightforward hundred
dollars bes9ny object?"
20, would you be willing to pay
that?'
Certainly"
The girls red lips trembled. 1t was
hard to part with them, but reaching
out the box. she said bravely: They
are yours; | am so mercenary, you
see"
The young man took the box, but 6
moment later handed 1t back
Il would like to see them worn
will you please wear them while
am here?"
For a few days longer the family
beads adorned the girls white throat
then the night before he was to leave
she gave him the box once more. e
hope your wife will like them" She
smiled
Il hope So" the young man smiled
back"
Is she interested in them"
My wife? Why, haven't an!
wife,"
For moment the two gaZed a
each other in mutual amazement.
What made you think | had?" b,
asked then
Why. YOU said-your letter."
That | wanted to give them to m.
wife, and so | do-when have one"
Then Stephen Moore took the DO!
as well as the hand that held it, ant
he must have claimed both beads an,
wearer, for few months later Their
was a wedding in the old brick house
and one of the groom's gifts to tn
bride was a string OF gold beads.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-13
WHEN THE CANAL is OPEN
viii Change Course of Freight Traffic
Between Europe and Valparaiso,
Austria and New Zealand,

The Hansa, the organ of the Ham,
burg ship owners, after consideration
of the probable effect of the opening
of the Panama canal upon steamship
routes, states that after the month of
June, 1913, should the canal be opened
to navigation at that time, steamers
proceeding from Europe to San Fran.
cisco will no longer go via Cape Horn,
route of 1881 sea miles, but will
save $500 sea miles via the canal
route. Steamers proceeding from
Montreal to Sydney now cover 3,69t
sea miles, but in the future will be
able to do so over route of 1882 sea
miles.
1t is difficult to predict the effect
of the canal upon freight traffic be-
tween Europe and Valparaiso, the
Cape Horn route being only 200
miles longer than the canal route.
Passenger ships probably will pass
through the canal, serving the east
coast of South America by means OF
auxiliary ships sailing from West In
dian ports.
Trade between Europe and Japan
will not be influenced by the canal, as
the Panama route will be 1000 miles
longer than the one now followed.
From New York to Shanghai, on the
other hand. the difference in favor OF
the canal will be 1,400 sea miles. The
present route from Europe to Aus
tralia is 500 miles longer than the
route via the canal, which is scarcely
enough to threaten any great change.
1t is assumed that part of the bust
ness from New Zealand to Europe,
which today comes via Cape Horn,
will pass through the canal hereafter,
! saving 1900 sea miles. The canal
route will be selected also by passen-
gers who wish to avoid the rough and
stormy rounding of Cape Horn. The
chief part of the steadily increasing
business between New York and Aus.
| tralia and New Zealand should there
| fore proceed via the canal rather
than by the Cape of Good Hope, saw
| ing 1900 miles.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-13
Too Small for a Dou.

The craze for small dogs has caused
some amusing frauds in Paris. Walk
ing down the fashionable side of the
Avenue de Bots de Boulogne the 9th
er morning was a man who had sew
eral toy dogs for sale. One of the
smallest was a particularly diminutive
griffon. A woman asked its price.
The man made the little dog perform
several tricks and then fished out a
little creature scarcely more than
half the size of the first.
The woman concluded what she
thought a bargain. She put the little
one in her muff and, on getting home
again, pulled him out. For a minute
the animal showed fear, but then. to
her great amazement, started toward
the window and ran up one of the cur
tains. After its capture by the serv-
ants it was found to be a large rat
sewed up in dog-skin-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-13
Remember Only Today.

Finish every day and be done with
II. You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities no
doubt crept in; forget them as soon as
you can. Tomorrow is new day; be-
gin it well and serenely and with too
high spirit to be numbered with your
old nonsense. This day is all that Is
good and fair 1t is too dear with its
hopes and aspirations. to waste mo-
ment upon the neutrality-suspicious.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-13
GOLD
BEADS
by ELLA. N. BANGS

>S0pSfisht. 1917. by Associated Ti,.,,- 49,,
of all things." exclaimed Miss ~.
DORA Goodrich. looking up over no,
speceacles TO her niece across tho
room. What do you think Rebecca
put listen to this. 1t is written from,
Cleveland, Ohio:
MISS Eldora Goodrich
Dear Madam:
am informed that you have in
your possession a string of gold heads
engraved with letters forming the
name Rebecca Danforth. No doubt
tneir story is as familiar to you as IN
mvself, though possibly parts Of II
are omitted in your version so Won
WIN pardon me for repeating what you
ALREADY know for the sake of what
you, perhaps, do not. Ninety or a
hundred years ago, Stephen Danforth
OF Massachusetts. gave to his Young
wile this string of beads engraved
Win her name. Two sons were born
10 them, Stephen, Jr, and William.
the former removed to what was then
way out west The latter remained
IN Massachusetts After the death of
MRS. Danforth her husband promised
10 give the beads to the first grand.
daughter born and named Rebecca.
In course of time a daughter came
10 William Danforth, she was duly
baptised Rebecca, and to her was
ar,,r
given the gold beads. A few months
later word was received that a daugh.
ter had also come to the family OF
Stephen Danforth, that she was
named Rebecca and therefore laid
claim to her grandmother's beads
Now, however, though the birth OF
this Ohio Rebecca antedated that OF
her Massachusetts cousin by several
weeks. she never received the beads
This Rebecca Danforth was the
grandmother of the writer of this let
ter, Her daughter my mother, died
six months ago promised her that
! would hunt up the beads, gain pos
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-13

session of them, If possible, and give
them to my wife, as she felt that they
should have come TO our branch OF
the family. They have been traced to
yourself at Hilltop. II you still have
them, and are willing to part with
them, will gladly pay any reasonable
sum to possess them.
Kindly let me hear from you. and
oblige
Your distant cousin,
stephen Danforth Moore"
Pretty, pink checked. hazel-eyed Re-
becca Norton had listened attentively
to the reading of the letter, and as
her aunt paused, exclaimed:
MY beads, Why never thought
that anyone else had the least claim
upon them"
Neither have they" Indignantly. Il
shall write this distant cousin that the
beads have been in this branch of the
family for three generations, and |
rather think they will stay there. Pos
session is nine points of the law, any
way. and if Stephen Danforth Moore
wants to give gold beads to mis- wlfe
he can buy some new ones.
The girl reached for the letter and
read IL over. How much do you sup
pose he would pay for them?" she
asked.
Not more'n five dollars, probably,
v.s the scornful reply. No. she add
ed. I'VE may need money, but not bad
" enough for you to sell your beads.
We can tell him there are no Esaus
in our branch of the FAMILY MISS
EIdora smiled grimly at her fitting
smile.
Rahacca knew It would be hard to
mort with the beads, but as her aunt
had suggested, they were in need OF
money They lived IN the house where
! both had been born, plain tWo-story
! building OF red brick, with green
frort foo~. over which vas ian
hood window. 1t was sadly IN need
of reaairs, and after rue1 taonRa' on
tho subject the girl one day wrote the
| following letter
"Dear Ccusta stephen.
You have probably received a ls,
fer nom Aunt Gldora before jhis' SaF'
inc t,at We coqll not give NJ tae Dan
forth leads But they are mine and
although my aunt does not snow Iha'
am writing ms wanf to ASK nov
much ul you would Ne wiling TO pay FOL
l NV, # they really belonged TO your
g Crane rnmk YOU ought to , nave
hon specially 0her you are willing
y 49,, ,bem. / just love those beads
70 - w we are poor. and you cant Trims
~. ,,uch this old house needs repair
nov nov - narts OF the roof leak, as aunt
F 1n5, saws. like a raddle sieve, If 20.
E ErCV, what that is. So il you wan an,
~, M heads enough to pay what you
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-13
SHELTER IN THUNDER STORM
Main Thing to Avoid Is Being Most
Conspicuous Object on Earth
or Water.

The greatest danger or a human
being in thunder storm is to be the
highest projecting object on the sur
face. Hence it is dangerous to be out
on a golf links or hillside or In a
small boat on water. The wise thing
is to take shelter In house, or, II
that is not accessible, In a cave or
under overhanging rock, or in hole,
or to lie fiat. Many more persons are
struck. according to statistics, in the
open than when taking shelter under
trees, and it appears from statistics
that more are killed when seeking
safety under oak trees than under
beech trees, but this may be due to
the relative abundance Of those trees
or to the nature of the soil in which
they grow
Avoid solitary high tree, but seek
protection In wood or clump OF
MANY small trees. In house avoid,
! during a storm, placing yourself be-
tween two large and prominent con-
ductors of electricity, such as the
water pipe or gas main and the fire.
Mace. If the house is a detached one
| or a corner house in row and the
storm is close, you may do well to re-
tire into the basement until the storm
is over. On the whole. the long rows
of houses of fairly equal height In the
streets of a great town are about as
safe as any place during an electric
storm. They are so safe that 1t is
not thought worth while to protect
them with lightning conductors. The
| Fiffel tower in Paris. being entirely
built of iron, is a huge lightniLI con,
ductor. and has been photographed IN
storms with forked lightning harm
lessly playing abou. its head.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-13
Truly Appropriate,

The organist was not lacking in pa,
triotism. yet he rebelled when re
ouested to play THE Star Spangled
Banner" at a wedding
ut is not appropriate" he said.
Amt it," said the brides father
"For this wedding it is the most ap-
propriate thing you can play. Cut all
the rest of the program If you like,
but stick to that | had the hardest
kind of fight to keep Bellies mother
from marrying her off to foreigner
Between Belle and me we won out for
an American and if this isn't the time
for the Star Spangled Banner I'd
like to know what is"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-13
Nails First FORCED by Hand

Nails. an indispensable article for
everyday use in "a thousand and one
ways, are not. as many Of US may sup
pose, OF very ancient origin. Natur-
ally there has always been a substi.
tute, but it has only been since 1910
that machinery has been employed to
any extent in the manufacture of nails.
Previous {" that time they were made
by hand by forging on an anvil. and
great numbers OF men were employed
in the Industry.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-13
To Have Smaller Feet.

The sex will rejoice to hear that an
English scientist declares that wom-
ems feet are growing smaller. He
claims that study of former types
Of feet goes to prove that the feet of
modern people are more shapely than
those of their ancestors or those of the
savage races. Perhaps. after all, the
mistakes Of ill-fitting shoes have not
seriously deformed the general type
OF foot.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-13
Selection of a Wife.

In France. Germany, China, Japan
and many other countries. wives are
selected for the man by the parents,
with the assumption that the parents
being older and having larger exper>
fence with life. are better capable OF
selecting a wife than the inexper.
fenced youth. 1t is not yet proved
that this is an unwise course.-Ex.
change
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-13
Imported sirds.

The number of birds imported into
the United States annually amounts
to about 100000, and as many as IT,
900 have become jewellers in America
within one day The half million
feathered strangers represent 1900
different species, but the greater num-
Der of the importations are of ca
naries. parrots and game birds.