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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-09
FAMOUS FRIENDSHIPS
Conspicuous Examples of Steadfast
Attachments
tBy Madison C. Peters. }

In intellect, scholarship, heroism
and in the use of her pen. Abigail
Adams, wife OF the second president
of the United States, and mother
of John Quincy Adams. the sixth
president OF the United States. was
the esual of both her husband-states-
man and her distinguished son.
She was a self-made force of high
order in public affairs and one OF
the best of the early American writ
ers. Her published letters to her
husbmand are not only of great his
torical and social value. but full of
genial humor, acute comment, and
patriotic inspiration
Seven months before Liberty Bell
rang out independence in a letter to
her husband, then in Congress, she
issued her declaration of independ-
ence. Referring to the minister S
sermon that Sunday and the new ag-
eressions Of the British on American
rights. Abigail wrote: 81 could not
join today in the petitions of our
worthy pastor fir a reconciliation be-
tween our no longer parent state,
but tyrant state. and these colonies
And instead OF supplication as for
merly for their prosperity and hap
piness, let us beseech Almighty God
u blast their counsels and to bring
to naught all their devices 3"
Abigail Adams was a suffragist as
her letters to John Adams show, en-
joying the distinction of being sec
ond only to Margaret Brent of Mary
land. as the advocate for woman's
political rights. In one of mis- let
ters John Adams tells his wife that
he thinks she "shines as a states
woman.
delight .sueo TAOIN AOIN AOI
Though stateswoman. she took
delight, to use her own words, ito
have the reputation of being as good
a farmeress' as my partner has Of
being good statesman"
So we'll did Abigail Adams manage
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-09

A site has been cleared for the
erection Of bank building at Clear
water. The building is to be of brick
and concrete. three stories. The Bank
Of Clearwater and stores will be on
the first floor. Offices on the second,
and lodge hall on the third. The
building is to cost $4,000.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-09

Laurel Hill wants to be the county
seat Of Oklaoosa County. More than
two hundred citizens met recently to
discuss the matter of putting their
town in the race.
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Hay Seeds For Confetti.

Weddings in China are arranged by
ENTHUSIASTICALLY the busy old
gossips Of the district-who get COM
mission on the amount paid by the
bridegroom to the father of the bride.
On the wedding day the bride is clad
In red and carried in a Sedan chair
covered with red, Anybody has a
right to turn back the chair curtains
and take look at her. Her hair is
deliberately oiled, and so all the other
girls throw hayseeds at her, which
stick. On reaching the home Of her
husband the bride has to submit to the
candid criticisms Of the entire family.
The strange wedding ceremony con-
sists in the husband and wife eating
rice from each others bowl. OF course
there is feast, but it does not cost
much, for every guest is expected to
contribute something.
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Barrie and "Peter Pam"

The birth Of j. NJ. Barrie's play,
peter Pam" was full Of romantic IN.
terest. Barrie had agreed to write a
play for E'rohman and met him ut din
ner one night at the Garrick club In
London. Barrie seemed nervous and
i'll at ease.
Whats the mutter?" said Charles.
simply this" said Barrie. You
know | have an agreement TO deliver
you the manuscript of pay"'
Yes" said Frohman.
well, | have 1t all right" said Bar
rie, but am sure it will not be a
commercial success. 1t is a dream child
of mine, and | am so anxious to see 1t
on the stage that have written an
other play which will be glad to give
you and which will compensate you
for any loss ON the one am so eager
to see produced"
Don't bother about that" said Froh-
man. II will produce both plays"
Now, the extraordinary thing about
this episode is that the play about
whose success Barrie was SO doubtful
was Peter PAN" which made several
fortunes. The manuscript he offered
Frohman to indemnify him from loss
was "Alice- Sit by he-F Fire." which last
ed only a season.-"Charles Frohman.
Manager and Man."
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Workshop Environment.

We cannot ignore the influence of
surroundings upon the mental condi-
ton and therefore upon the spirit and
efficiency Of a working corps. Attrac-
tive buildings and pleasant surround
ings very distinctly make for higher
tone and better class Of workers,
even If they do not show an immedi-
ate increased productive efficiency.
which it is maintained they actually
do. And, whatever else may be said,
grass plots instead Of cinder piles, oc-
casional trees instead Of scrap heaps,
vines or shrubbery instead Of insight
ley fences or sheds, certainly tend to
make factory life less disagreeable
and more pleasant to those obliged to
live it and cannot fail to be, therefore,
worth while intrinsically.-O. M. Beck.
err In Engineering Magazine.
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SONGS OF THE FELINEs.
49, ions and Tigers Can Roar and
Cats Pur and New. =

Cats Pur and New.
One of the most interesting discov~
cries made lately is that of Sir Rich.
ard Owen that the lion roars, insteed
Of purring, simply because the hyodd
bone in his throat is loose.
In the cat this bone Is stationary,
so that the cat purs and cannot roar.
But in the lion and tiger the hyoid is
loose, and therefore even when call.
ing to their mates the larger mem
bers Of the cat family roar The
roars of the taguar and leopard are like
''hoarse, barking coughs, an interval
Of about one second separating the
exploratory efforts" says this observ-
err. They may be easily reproduced
or initiated by saving piece Of thin
board with coarse toothed saw. The
cheetah, however, calls with decided
new, very much like that Of the cat.
R. I. Pocock, superintendent Of the
London ZOO, explains that those fell
dae, or cat family, that have an elias
tic ligament between the ceratohya1
and the upper elements of the suspen-
sorium-lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar-
roar, but never pur, while all the 9TH
er species Of the felidae, with normal
ly CONSTRUCTED hyoids, pur, but never
roar, and among these are the cheetah
and puma.-New York SUM-
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The Business Of Life.

Life is business we are all apt to
mismanage, either living recklessly
from day to day or suffering ourselves
to be guided out of our moments by the
inanities Of custom. We should de.
spise man who gave as little activity
and forethought to the conduct of any
other business. But in this, which is
the one thing of all others, since it con.
tains them all, we cannot see the forest
for the trees. One brief impression OBJ
literates another. There is something
SIMPLIFYING in the recurrence Of unim
portant things, and it is only on rare
provocations that we can rise to take
an outlook beyond daily concerns and
comprehend the narrow limits and
great possibilities of our existence
Robert Louis Stevenson.
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PAPER IN THE MAKING.
Wood Pulp 10 the Basis Of Most Of the
Modern Product.

Two thousand years ago paper was
made by hand in little cradles. The
word paper is derived from papyrus, a
plant from the leaves of which u pulp
was made by pounding and macerat-
ing in water. Nowadays, Of course,
improved machinery Is used to make
paper, and in this one item Of manu-
facture America leads the world.
Writing paper is made mostly from
rags, but for practically all other
grades wood pulp is the basis. The
wood used is spruce or poplar or hem
lock. Poplar is used for fine book pa
pers and spruce pulp goes into news
paper, wall paper and bag paper.
The fine wood pulp must, of course,
be treated with preparation contain
ing clay, dyes and other ingredients
and called STUFF before it finally be-
comes paper. But by careful process
Of filling in the open spaces with clay
and pressing through heavy steel roll
lers or managers, the wood pulp takes
on the appearance and texture Of pa
per.
AS the product comes from the pa
per machln it is wound off on a reel,
making large roll. A roll of news
paper will weigh almost a ton and Is
often handled by derrick, says the
Philadelphia Ledger
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Married Money.

Glad to see you looking so well, old
man." said the friend of newly made
benedict "This is the first opportu-
""ve had Of offering my con-
nifty 4 A~. .~"~+ marriage.
gratulations on your rsSvn.
From the look of things guess you've
married money. Well, 1t was the right
thing to do. That shop walking berth
of yours must have been awfully bor-
ing. Is she in? should like to be In
troduced"
ooh, she's at work." said the hus-
band, with placid smile
"At work? What do you meanT
asked the friend.
We'll, you see, it was this way" re-
piled the benedict. "She had much
better position than mine-head Of her
department, f8 q week: Wouldn't give
1t up. SO there was nothing for It but
for me to retire from business and keep
house, and here | am, you see. You
have to let women have their way in
some things" London Tit-Bits.
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Discussing . Verb.

As an intransitive verb to material
ize" will no doubt be pillorjed by pur-
lists as an undesirable alien, but with
little effect, for it has long since been
Communicated for useful service,
though 1t has not yet gained scholas-
tic support. Like the verb to wire.
now In general use, this particular in
transitive no doubt comes from Amer.
lea, where it is common to "f1x up an
appointment with some one who may
"fail to materialize" or wait for con.
veyance that misbehaves itself in a
similar way.-London Chronicle.
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of Minot, where they have resided
since. Mr.. Frost remarked that when
he came to Ward county he was prac-
tically penniless, but both himself and
wife worked hard and effectively,
building up one of the best farm
homes in Ward county, the Frost farm
comprising three quarter sections of
valuable land. They were just get
ting out of debt and were prepared to
enjoy life fully when the Grim Reaper
struck down the wife and mother. Mrs.
Frost was an especially capable wo-
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LAKES WITH NO OUTLETS.
And Fantastic Mirages That Greet the
Desert Traveller,

A playa Is a shallow. fiat iloored de-
preston, characteristic of valleys hav-
ing no regular drainage to the sea, in
| which storm waters collect and evap-
crate. 1t may be shallow lake or a
salt incrusted mud fiat.
In his description Of the ancient
Lake Lahontan, in Nevada. |. c. Rus
sell writes:
'1The scenery on the larger playas IS
peculiar and Is usually desolate In the
extreme, but is not without its charm.
In crossing these wastes the traveller
may ride for miles over a perfectly
level floor, with an unbroken sky line
before him and not an object In sight
to cast a shadow on the ocean-like ex-
panse.
"Mirages, which may be seen almost
every day on these heated deserts, give
strange fanciful forms to the noun
tains and sometimes transfgure them
beyond recognition. A pack train
crossing the desert few miles distant
may appear like some strange caravan
Of grotesque beasts fording shallow
lake, the shores of which advance as
one rides away. The monotony Of mid
day on the desert is thus broken by
elusive forms that are ever changing
and suggest thousand fancies, which
divert the attention from the faugues
5f the 5sArns7.
'4rhe cool evenings and fi5rhings ia
these arid ltesiohs, when Tie purple
shadows Of distant mountains are
thrown across the plain, have charm
that is unknown beneath more humid
skies, and the profound stiffness Of the
pressive." - United States Geological
SURVEY
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nan, being the best of mothers. In

man, being the best of mothers. II
church work she took a prominent
part. She is survived by her husband
and twelve children who are: Mrs. E
G.. Schaefer, Henry, Mary, Willie
Leba, George, Clara, Fronie, Christina
Catherine, Evelyn and Gertrude, al
living in Ward county. The youngest
child is five years Of age.
The remains were laid tenderly tt
rest in the Catholic cemetery, hun.
dreds of loving friends being in at.
tendance at the obsequies.
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A Window Walkers View,

A window washer was called upon
one day to clean the windows Of q
business concern on the nineteenth
floor of skyscraper in lower Broad
way. The cleaner paused in wonder
ment as he passed through the lines
Of typewriter operators as they click
ed off their correspondence and went
to the window and fastened the two
straps dangling from his belt to hooks
at the side Of the window frame. He
cast another surprised glance at the
men operating the typewriters, and as
he swung outward over the dizzy
height, his weight sustained by the
slender straps. he muttered:
Its mighty, odd how some people
DO make their living in this world
anyway" New York Telegram.
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ANCIENT BANQUETs.
Cleopatra Didn't Have to Spend Much
For Things Were Cheap.

For Things Were Cheap.
We hear great deal about the lux
ury and extravaganza Of Cleopatra,
the queen of the Nile, and Of the gor-
geous feasts she and Mark Antony
had together, yet these little dinners
and suppers for two cost Cleopatra
only about 4 shillings. with wine and
attendance.
If Cleopatra had lived in these times
she could not possibly get a supper at
shillings a head. with waiter and
wine included.
In those days a large jar of wine
cost only shillings, and this probably
lasted long time. A pigeon was dear
at 21a pence, and a quantity Of veg
etables which lasted for months could
be bought for about 8 shillings
Slaves were easy enough to get, and
their dress was so scanty that liveries
couldn't have been expensive.
Cleopatra once went in for very
costly drink. She melted a priceless
pearl in a glass of wine and presented
1t to Mark Antony. But the queen of
Egypt did not go in for such extrav.
agances every night.
Nero, the tyrannical emperor Of the
Romans, famed for his extravagant,
luxurious living, who gave twenty-five
course dinners, where the guests re-
clined on ivory and silver couches and
dipped their fingers into finger bowls
which contained costly wines, did not
spend nearly so much on feasting as
many modern NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Answers.
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He Was tho Whole Of Il,

Over the wire to the parsonage came
this request:
THE bishop would like to meet at
the church this evening the pastor, the
class leader, the Sunday school super
intendent, the president of the cradle
roll and of the young peoples societies.
the president Of the missionary So
ciety, the chorister and the sexton!'
"All right! III be there was the
answer Christian Herald.
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Worse and Worse.

A negro elevator man in Broadway
office building was telling Bide bud.
ley, the New York theatrical writer,
that his landlord had forced him out
Of his home because lie could not meet
an increased rental.
so he dispossessed; you?" said Dud-
ley sympathetically.
"Wuss'n dat. boss" said the darky;
lie dishatted me" p Railroad Red
Book.
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OBITUARY.

Mrs. Jacob Frost was born at Col
ogne, Germany, forty-two years ago on
the 28th of last February and depart
ed this life April 5, 1917.
She came to America with her par
ents in 1887 and on Feb. "a, 1892, was
united in marriage to Jacob Frost at
Gilbertville, Ia. Fourteen years ago
the first of April, Mr.. Frost and fam
lily moved to Ward county, locating on
the homestead seven miles southwest
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wrono EATING.

o After ALL says bulletin :
o from state board of health,
o good health is largely matter
o Of what goes into the stomach.
o If person eats heavily Of rich,
. greasy, concentrated foods, such :
. as fried meats, rich pastries, :
o soggy or UNDERGONE breads, he
o will soon find himself seeking :
o relief from headache, sluggish
o ness. constipation. and bilious :
o ness. and the patent medicine
. route will be the way he will
o likely choose. Pills and purga-
o tives will find hearty welcome
O and become q warm friend to
o persons who so poison them
. selves 'rhe trouble arising from
3 eating food Of this kind is that 1t
. ferments in the stomach, throws
Q Of poisons and creates condi-
o ton which calls for stronger
. poison in the form of medicine
. to throw of the food poison. The
. medicine habit Is acquired, and
o the digestive organs Of the stom-
o mach are wrecked and no longer
o perform their natural functions.
q ION the other hand, whoever
. eats freely Of fruits. vegetables,
. milk, butter, salads, cereals and
. nuts-foods prepared by nature
o for man-not only avoids diges-
. tive troubles. but he is spared
. the evil effects Of food poisons,
. such as rheumatism. headaches,
. sluggishness and billousness. He
. also escapes the patent medicine
y habit. He eats according to ma
. lures demand and needs, and no
. medicine is required as an after
= Dose"
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Tho Mexican War.

If the histories are to be believed the
Mexicans during their war with this
country in 1867 did not win single
battle, Notwithstanding the fact that
in nearly every encounter the Ameri-
cans were outnumbered from to l
to 3 to New York American.
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At Regular Rates.

Amateur Poetess-Ten dollars for
correcting the meter of this little verse!
Professional Poet-Oh, yes; for this
sort Of work charge regular plumb.
ers' rates.-Life.
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Shook.

Molly-You say you shook all over
when you proposed to her? Cholly-
Yes, did. Molly-And how about the
girl? Cholly-Oh. she only shook her
head.
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A: Protest.

What 1 want" said the, restless per-
son, lis an eight hour day.
why, you don't do more than two or
three hours actual work any day"
That's the trouble. If don't get
occupation. enough to consume more
time tin soon begin to look as IL they
didn't need me at all. Washington
Star
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Ono Reason why, .Perha %.

1.-The world keeps moving"
Eyes, but the world doesn't have to
go house hunting and admit to land
lord that 1t has children. y Detroit
Free Press.
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caustio

CauStio.
Peter Qovingly)-My wife made me
what / am. Philip (cuttingly) Have
you forgiven her vet?
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Big One.

II heard the bride and groom had a.
serious falling out on their honeymoon
trip
Goodness gracious! How did that
happen?"
'sTheir automobile turned turtle
Baltimore American.
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No Trust.

''Then you won't sell me the place on
timer
"No."
"And you call this trust company !?
Bahr'-Louisville Courfer-J Journal.
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The Cellar stairs.

II the bottom cellar step be painted
white 1t will help to save many fall
in the dark
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The most unhappy man in the world
Is he who is not patient In adversely.
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.

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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-01-19
The Acceptance
of Lemuel
Lady of His Choice Decides
to Take Him After
Thought
By ALICE LOUISE LEE
copyright by Alice Louise Lee.1

When Lem proposed the fifth time !
decided to take q day off In the little
country town where l was born and
think it all out among the birds and
flowers There I should come to a final
decision.
Lem grimaced when | told him-I did
not reveal the name of my destination
for obvious reasons, and retorted, "All
right, Jane, think it over as much as
you like, but remember If your decision
doesn't suit me / shall not accept it
not l."
That's the way with Lem. He ought
to have been on his knees begging me
to make it favorable, but he isn't that
kind. He always stands so straight
he fairly bends backward and laughs
when he should appear distressed.
Lew is not an ideal lover. as | once
bluntly told him.
He merely remarked grimly-it was
on the occasion of his third proposal
"If you have a lover more ideal name
him, and I'll go out and punch his
headr' Then he laughed.
Lem doesn't appear to take me ser1-
ously except my name. l want to be
called Jennette, but be forgets; says
Jane was always his favorite name.
admit that when he says. 1t it doesn't
seem half bad, but only think of the
sound Of 81, Jane, take thee, Lemuel."
"By Jove." exclaimed Lem when !
called his attention to this, there isn't
another sentence In the English Ian
guage that would suit me half so
well!'' And he looked almost handsome
when he said it.
He isn't bad looking anyway, and
every one praises him until | get tired
of hearing TIA rafting good fellow.
that from my brothers,, "Plenty of
sand" chats fathers verdict), "Such a
dear boy around the house" (of course
that's mother), and so on, until l was
really afraid l should get to taking
others opinions and not thoughtfully
formulate one of my own. This was
the reason | decided to spend Sunday
at SINNERS Lake alone.
l came near being born at SINNERS
Lake, as neal as two months, and we
left before l was six, so | have not a
lively recollection of the place. Father
often says it's too dead to be remem-
bered, therefore l decided 1t would be
just the place to set ones thoughts in
array. Certainly there's no such OPP
portunity. at home. It's Jane. sew on
this button In a hurry" and "Oh, say.
Jane. make n fourth at tennis. won't
your" or Jane. where did | put my
arithmetic" and Jane. Jane. Jane.
from morning until night.
| did not know the name of a person
at SINNERS Lake, and, not wanting
any one in the family to learn of my
destination, | wrote to the postmaster
asking if there was a hotel in the place
or if not would some nice lady board
me over Sunday. He at once replied,