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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-17

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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-17
Built for It.

II beg your pardon. I didn't mean
to step on your foot"
'rrhat's all right. / walk on 'em
myself. Ohio Sun Dial.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-17
Ten Minute Classics
Famous Tales and Legends Told in Brief Form
liz. Mesopotamian Predecessor Of Sherlock Holmes
Copyright BY J. ". Muller
ny y. I'M. MULLER

culate that the tail must be a beautiful
one, fully four and a half feet long.
Il knew that it had shoes of silver"
said Zadig, "for I found the mark Of
silver on a stone that 1t had spurned
Units flight. On rocky wall in mar
row ravine / found mark that told
me that the horse probably wore bits
of gold, for / saw where the animal
had happened close to a rock and
scratched it with Its bit.
"Thus," he concluded, bowling again,
twas / able, Oh wells of humanity, to
describe to the royal officers both the
dog and the horse, though most verify
/ never had seen either"
Everybody so admired Zadig's won
derful gifts of observation and deduc-
tion that the queen ordered his fine tn
be RENTED. This was done with great
ceremony. The actuaries, court attend
ants, law Interpreters and councillors
brought the 400 ounces back into the
council chamber where it was deliv-
cred to Zadig after the court had de-
Quoted only 1893 ounces for court costs.
Zadig thanked the court heartily for
its generosity, but when he departed
he made the vow that never again
would he tell anything that he knew.
A few weeks later fugitive from
Justice passed his house in flight. Ia
| dig was standing at the window and
saw him, but when the pursuing Off
GERS inquired Of him, he declared that
The was Ignorant of anything and
| everything.
1 Unfortunately witness appeared
who had seen Zadig at the window,
whereupOn the unlucky young man
was fined 500 ounces of gold with a
promptness that did credit to the celer-
| ity of the justice in Babylon.
| "Alas!' said Zadig. Il know now
| that it is impossible to evade destiny
1 Francois Marie Arouet de Vol
taire (1694-177S) wrote "Zadig' to
convey, In the form of romance.
! his philosophical ideas regarding
4 human life and destiny. II is q
/ brilliant satire, but its teachings are
cynical and coldJy intellectual
alApart from this, however, and read
4 purely as a story, 1t IS wholly de-
dightfuJ. It's dual qualities of enter
tainment and philosophy are equaIed
lll|8tssy IN "GuIliper'S 1rapels" By Jon
latham Swift (1667-1745).
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-17
Truthful.

He-I could die dancing with you.
dear.
She-I am.--Froth.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-17

Indignation produces disagreeable and
sometimes alarming symptoms Wrights
Indian Vegetable Pills stimulate the diges-
tive processes to function naturally. Adv
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-17
His Estimate.

Money Isn't everything"
mo, only about 81 per cent"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-03-17

Babylonia's ancient land, where q
British army wcs 5esieged on the ~
girls riuer By the ,Tarks, aods used
bg Voltaire as the scene of has great
philosophical romance "Zadig." The
story told here portrays zadtg IN q
role strikimgzy like that played By
Conan Doyle,s "6herlock Holmes
or Poe's IN. Dupin' IN modern Ut
erGtatre.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
WHY Is TIT

Why is II that when there are two
swinging doors rs per cent of the peo-
pie open the left hand door? Why
don't they open the right hand one ?
Why is it that go per cent of the
people walk on the wrong side or in
the middle of the sidewalk? Why
don't they walk on the right side?
Why is It that 80 per cent of the
people don't know how turn a corner
or enter a store? Why is it that they
keep close to the building when they
ought to be on the outside edge OF
the sidewalk to enter as they should ?
Why is it that people will stand like
this :. on the sidewalk and talk.
Why is it they will not stand like
this -? Thereby taking up one-half
as much space. Why is it?-Boston
Post.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
. WOMAN'S REALM


llaI 400 q naIs xdl
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
WORTHY APPRECIA-
TON OF MOTHER

The Times is in receipt of a small
volume of poems, published under
the title, Mother and Mother Love-"
and written by III. L. Cutler of Lake
land. 1t is issued from the press of
the Lakeland Evening Telegram and
the typographical and illustrative
work is indeed creditable.
Most of the poems are devoted to
mother, mother love and home life
generally, and while written in a
simple way, with no attempt at
"high-flown language" they are
beautiful in sentiment.
Mr.. Cutler expresses his hopes in
these words:
1.-THE author hopes in the near flu
ture to present other volumes Of
poems to the public, copy for which
is now ready for the press. These
include the patriotic, the sentimen-
tai. the humorous, poems of youth.
OF maturer years, of old age, and, in
fact. a wide range of subjects. And
Imay the public be not too severe in
its criticism of the authors humble
efforts. who has had only his spare
moments in which to write, large
portion having been written in the
very early hours of the morning,
many before the break of dawn"
Under the conditions Mr.. Cutler
has made an excellent beginning Of
his publishing career. and the Times
sincerely hopes the public shows
proper appreciation of the uplifting,
love-inspiring sentiments contained
In his verses.-Tampa Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03

Munich, Germany, Jan. 3.-Tests
recently conducted by the Bavarian
ministry of war upon the effect of
alcohol on craftsmanship were car
|ried out by twenty marksmen on
twenty test days, the total number
lof shots fired being over $4,000. The
results showed, according to Prof
DIR. Kraeplin whose report on the
subject is reprinted in the Military
Weekly, an average falling off in
craftsmanship OF about 3 per cent.
as the result of the consumption of
forty grams of alcohl, corresponding
rugby to the amount contained in
a liter of beer. The effect was most
lperceptible twenty-five to thirty
minutes after absorbing the alcohol
Most of the marksmen shot even
worse than the average, several of
them eight, ten and even twelve per
cent worse. One of the amusing
sidelights on the tests was that sew
Ieral OF the rifemen insisted not only
that they could but actually were
shooting better after getting the
spirits while in reality their marks
manship had fallen on as much az
y&nm - <onf
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
The Diary Habif

One of the most prominent features
of the early part of January used to
be the keeping of diaries. Little
black and red covered books neatly
bound and dated were a very favorite
Christmas present Some of them
were large sized volumes with room
for very extended daily history of
ones doings.
Most young people at some time or
other tried keeping those books. The
entries for the first week or two would
be very detailed and complete. Not
merely would personal events be
chronicled. but the weather and local
events were described. Many emo
tional young people detailed their
states of feeling and mental reactions.
By about January 18th it became an
old story. Entries became meager
and scattered, and few diary keepers
could keep it up much beyond Febru-
AIRY.
Occasionally one finds among house
hold treasures. however, a well kept
diary of some of our ancestors. In
the old days. when life was quiet and
there were few distractions, people of
Ia literary and contemplative turn
found journal keeping very interest
ing diversion.
They enjoyed reviewing the events
of the day, and in after years it was
a great pleasure to renew the exper-
fences of former times. Also it was
an exceedingly convenient thing to
have those personal records, and many
bushes disputes were settled by them
Some of these old diaries give won
derfully accurate picture of life of
former generations.
The modern are is too swift to spend
time in this way. 1t is all we can do
to perform the duties and engage in
the pleasures of the day, without stop
ping to record them. Few people
spend hours in the contemplation of
the past, and there is little reviewing
of former experiences. Rather the
mind is concentrated on the future
So the old time diary seems to have
gone out, and our past history lapses
into oblivion, with only the great land
marks of experience standing out
Gainesville Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE

IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE
COUNTY OF POLK, FLORIDA
Peoples State Bank of Lakeland,
Florida. banking corporation under
the laws Of the State of Florida, VS..
Mrs. {. A. Hooper and Ira T. Hoop
err.
To Mrs. E. A. Hooper and Ira T..
Hooper. defendants, and all others
interested:
Notice is hereby given that the
above entitled cause has been insti-
tuted, and writ of summons sued out
therein and returned by tho Sheriff
of Polk County. Florida, Defendants
not found in said county, and a writ
q attachment has been sued out here
in and levied by the Sheriff of Polk
County, Florida on or about the 26th
day of October, A. d. 1916. upon the
following personal property, as the
property of defendants, situate and
being in the County of Polk, Florida,
described as follows, towit: One Can
dy Outfit, One Shoe Outfit, and One
Electric Motor and Sewing Machine.
located in the building numbered LOT
on South Tennessee Avenue. in the
City of Lakeland, Florida.
You. Mrs. E. A. Hooper and Ira T.
Hooper. defendants. and al lothers in
terested are notified that you are re-
quired to be and appear to said action
at the Office of the Clerk of said Court.
at the Courthouse in the City of Bar
tow. Florida, on or before the fifth
day of February, A. D. 1917. else judg-
ment will be given against you by
default.
Witness my hand and the seal Of
said Court this sixteenth day of De-
cember A. d. 1916.
(SeaD ]. A. JOHNSON,
Clerk of the County Court.
J. c. Williams, Attorney for Plain
TIL. 60s7
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
NezV Year RESOLVING

make a menace of ourselves to the
family and the community. We don't
have to do it. We could prevent it
in ourselves and in the family circle
and we could help keep it out of the
block and the neighborhood.
We could keep our own front
yards, and back yards, too, clean
and healthful. We could insist
that the table and house refuse
should be promptly and properly
disposed of. so as to injure or threat
en- danger to no one, not even our
selves. We could screen our houses
against the flies and mosquitoes and
keep the screens in working order
all the time, summer and winter
I We could have some evidence of
cheer and refinement in front of the
house, in front window, even If it
were only a pot of carefully tended
| flowers. We cculd-most of us
stop making perpetual, year-round
nuisances of ourselves and do our
part at least, to Danish sadness and
gloom from our immediate personal
surroundings. We might quit being
perpetual erouches and kickers.
This good cheer business is a
mighty big help in the family as
well as any away from home. The
man who covers big. heavy bur
den with smile is a lot more likely
to get help to carry his load than if
he advertised his troubles in his
face.
And some of the things that
would be good promises for the new
year for the individual man, might
| fl the whole community The town
has a sense of the Importance OF
lsightliness for it is always improv-
ing Main street, laying out a park.
adjoining the best residence thor
oughfare. But it doesn't wash its
face or brush its shoes. II does
little to discourage litter and ugli-
ness for which there is no good ex-
cuse. 1t permits private property
owners to maintain all sorts of gross
ocular nuisances. If a place smells
rotten, 1t intervenes Why not inter
vene when ii looks rotten?
1t would be mighty good for Flor
ida-this 1917--if all of us who are
glad we are Floridians, who are hop
ing big things for our State and who
ardently and confidently expect the
tremendous prosperity Of the future,
lif we would consistently and honest
Ily premise and do some of these
things that will make her more
healthful, something to reduce the
sick and death rates and help win
for Florida the distinction OF the
lfewest deaths each year. for each
Thousand of her population, fewer
than any other State or section in
1.-THE Union. 1t is possible. Will
you help this year? You never have
before. Begin now.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03

A negro man, on a dark night went
into his masters chicken coop. Pref
ty soon the chickens made such a
commotion till they awoke the master.
He grabbed his gun and came out,
and upon opening the chicken coop
door, demand to know who was in
there The old negro tremblingly an
swered, Nobody, boss. but us chick.
ems"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
EATEST BARGAIN IN
WORLD IS A NEWSPAPER

heapest thing in the world
a newspaper. Papers cost
DO to $4,000 a day to pro-
m-according to the size Of
they are published in and
of the paper. All this is
ME purchaser at from two
)ents. In other words the
of a newspaper who buys
ID three cents a copy or
B a week, gets it at less
actual cost of the white pa
| to mention salaries, tele-
Dls and other expenses.
me years past the reason
lon prices to newspapers
IN so low Is because white
been cheap. With the pres
lily increased cost OF white
wspapers throughout the
have been forced to raise
es.
papers have had to pay an
I'm white paper Of over 100
while all have been in
10 some extent. Congress Is
bstigating the cost of white
THE newspapers claim they
J held up while the manu-
claim it is simply a case OF
demand with a limited
/ newspapers have already
iced out of business and II
htinues to soar the time may
hen paper money will IN
n be worth its weight in
fontgomery Journal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
of Health Bulletin)

of Health Bulledn)
the time when so-called
utions are in order. 1t is
that the newspaper hui
b their annual fusilade
water WAGON and discuss
lofts" that are broken in
Be-. And about this time
: things" mostly boys in
twenties, pair off in these
bargains to quit this, that
er thing and fix a penalty
Wing up to the contract
break either of them to
ewhere between three and
b later they cancel the fet-
prohibition together and
hys-all even.
Is a psychological peculiar
much of this new year
off, in that most of it is n
ION of some individual hab-
doesn't make much differ
|nybody else whether or not
imposed obligation is kept.
are some pledges that
of general good all around.
not be a good proposition for
|iIans to make New Year
10 each other, whose keep
d have a real mutual bene-
of us? Let's not be selfish
romises and plans for 1917.
lude in them some don'ts
dos, that will make our
a more worth while, a little
'osperous, a little more
IA has a pretty good start
} health way. God gave her
)ndoff with an Incompatible
clear air, fresh water and
/, and a setting in the midst
IAN of ozone. 1t has seemed
SO irexhaustible that we
le to believe that there isn't
: spot on the globe that can
and that we don't have to
II like the people In what
der less favored sections.
y wrong about that. Pride
tre a fall, and some of us
~ proud already-near the
bint-of what we have that
did a thing to keep as we
accepted it.
mate and all the other
b not worth much to us II
use them right. Florida
IN death rate, probably a
er than the average for the
untry. 1t ought to be a
y lower than II is and why
y we are careless and let
catch" malaria, and once
we keep it and pass IT
the neighbors, instead OF
stamping it out of our own
rstems.
courage typhoid fever and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03

sort Of temporary insanity in our
family" We'll. Roy. replied the
young woman. IF you ever feel any
more such attacks coming on, You had
better come right here where your
innrmity II known. and We WIN take
|mre q yus-s-2esw YeEk Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03

Contract has ben awarded for re-
building the Dowling-Shands saw
mill and lumber plant at Green Cove
Springs, which was burned some
time aeo.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03

The West Florida Highway Assoc
citation held its second annual meet
ing last week In Pensacola Tallahas-
see was chosen a. the next needing
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-03
RESOLVE

To dry tear.
To coax a smile.
To tighten a load,
To brighten a day,
To lift, a fallen one,
To strengthen a faith,
To encourage a doubter,
To be true to God and man.
These are the guide-posts on the
pathway of life that point us to the
stars and that should make
the New Year the happiest Of our
lives.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-05

KICKING cow EASILY CURED
Three Different Methods Suggested for
Treatment of Unruly Animal by
Kansas Expert.

(By LESLIE ROSS. Kansas Experiment
Station)
Care and patience will do much to
cure the kicking cow.
The kicking COW is easily cured by
the proper methods. To cure the Of
Tending animal take rope with a
loop in one end of it or trunk strap
and pass it around the body of the
COW. Draw it tight. The cow usually
will jump a little at first, but when
shs finds she cannot get out of the
rope she will standard cannot kick.
This method once in a while causes
the cow to give bloody milk. If this
happens place the rope or strap be-
hind the udder and draw it up in the
same manner. With some cows this
cannot be done because of the shape
of the udder. Another method is to
hobble the COW by passing the rope
around each leg behind the udder, and
tying just above the hooks. This is,
however, rather dangerous for the
man tying the rope. After the pre-
ventive measure has been repeated a
few times the COW will stand readily
to be MIXED.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-05
Good Coal From Refuse.

Various devices for economizlng
fuel have been brought to notice in
Holland since the war caused a diff
ficulty in procuring coal. 1t has
seen found that 20 to 70 per cent of
combustible material remains in fur
mace refuse and a device has been
constructed which preserves a large
part of it. The refuse is finely ground
and placed in liquid with a specific
gravity little greater than that of
water. This is said to be very cheap,
generally a refuse from factories. The
mass is agitated, the heavier particles
sink to the bottom, while the combus-
tible material floats and can be scOoped
off to be used in the furnace. 1t is
stated that 200 tons of refuse will yield
80 tons of good fuel.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-05
Fixing for kinfoIks.

When one kind of kinfolks are COM
ing out to dinner, wife calls up the
grocery man an' says:
"Have You some nice friers? Well,
send nae two of the smallest ones you
have. If your celery is real nice you
may send me bunch of il. The last
l got was so old that l had to throw
it away. And, let me see, | want a
small bottle of olives. Have you some
nice lettuce? Well send me fifteen
cents worth, and want fifteen cents
worth of tomatoes and will you pick
out nice ones, please? The last to-
matoes you sent me weren't very good.
l believe that is all. No, want a
pound of walnuts, the smallest bottle
of cherries you have, a package of
gelatin aG1 a bottle of double cream"
But If a different kind of kinfolks
are coming. she says to the grocery
man: "Send me a loaf of bread and a
can of hominy." You see, she already
has some spuds IN the house.-Fort
Worth Star-Telegram.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-05

bones with shreds of meat, cooked
meats, meal worms. cut-up apples. bird
seed. buckwheat, crackers, crumbs, CO.
conut meat. cracked corn, broken dog
biscuits or other bread, hemp seed, mil
let, nut meats of all kinds Especially
peanuts), whole or rolled oats, pep
pers popcorn, pumpkin or squash
seeds, raw or boiled rice, sunflower
seed and wheat.
The methods of making these sup
plies available TO birds are as varied
as the dietary itself. A device very
commonly used is the food tray or
shell (fig. ID. This may be put on a
tree or pole by a window or at some
other point about a building, or strung
upon a wire or other support on
which 1t may be run back and forth.
The last device is useful in accustom-
Ing birds TO feed nearer and nearer
a comfortable observation point. A
fault with food shelves is that wind
and rain may sweep them clean and
snow may cover the food. These de-
fects may be obviated in part by add
ing a raised edge about the margin
or by placing the shelf in the shelter
of wall or shielding it with evergreen
branches on one or more sides.
Feeding devices not affected by the
weather are preferable. An excellent
one is a cocouut with a hole bored
in one end Gig. p. The cavity is
filed With chopped suet and nuts or
other food mixture. and the nut is
suspended by wire from limb. The
size of the hole regulates the charac-
ter of the guests; If small, large birds
cannot gobble the supply. The coco
nut meat as well as the stufing is eat
en-. Cans with small openings may be
substituted for cocOnuts. Food bas-
ke.s OF any desired size made of wire
netting or metal grating may be
hung up or fastened to the trunk of a
tree Food mixtures in melted fat
may be poured into holes made in a
branch or stick Gig. - or in cracks
of bark or over evergreen branches.
All of these devices minimize or obvi-
ATE the disturbing effects of stormy
Weather.
Mare elaborate apparatus for the
comprises various forms
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-05

OF food hoppers and food houses. The
food hoppers In common use for do
nestle fowls are adapted to the feed
ing of birds, and some special forms
are now manufactured for wild birds.
The food house is permanent
structure, with solid roof, and glass
on one or more sides to permit obSer-
vations Gig. ~. The food trays 1t
contains are entirely sheltered from
the weather. In one style this result
Is obtained by mounting the house on
pivot and furnishing 1t with vanes
Gig. % which keep the open side al
ways away from the wind.
Game birds and sparrows may be
provided with feeding places by erect
ing low hutches or making wigwam-
like shocks of corn or grain sheaves
under which food may be scattered.
The opening should be to the south.
Those who desire to have birds
about their homes should not feel that
their power to attract them is gone
when winter is over. Winter feeding
easily passes into summer feeding,