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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

The enormous destruction by fre
Of common staples and commodities
is directly responsible for much OF
the high cost of living, according to
nation wide analysis which has re-
Gently been completed. With an
averaee of more than one reported
fire for every minute of the year and
a daily loss that amounts to approxi-
n,ately $500. 900. vast amounts OF
faodstuffs, clothes and other COM
moditise are turned into ashes in
stead of human bone, muscle and
other necessary mtans of livelihood.
This inevitably has its effect upon
the prices Of remaining products.
The economic drain to which the
United States is subjected by fires
affects prices of groceries. meat.
clothes, furniture, lumber. cotton.
wheat. corn and other products. In
addition to food and clothing loss.
vast numbers of people are inter-
rupted in employment and earning
power. II is an interesting coinci-
denee that the historic panic OF 1878
followed the Chicago conflagration
Of 1871 and the Boston disaster of
1872. while THE more recent panic of
1907 oceurred'in the year succeeding
San Francisco's great fire.
4 recent fire in an Illinois prain
elevator rendered 100000 bushels of
com unit for human food and de-
stroyed 500. 900 bushels of oats.
Most people depend upon groceries
for food. The average grocery store
Is \ special fire hazard with its stock
81 kerosene and other inflammahle
n crehandise. Each grocery store
Ere subtraets a definite quantity o;
staples from the national supply.
Meat supplies are directly affectef
hy fires in live stock barns. packing
houses. slaughter houses, etc.
Ii two years s22 fires have occur
rcd in cotton and wool mills. TIL
commodities derived from cotton AM
wool ranse from clothing to oil an
other important bi-products
Millions Of dollars are lost annual
by forest fires caused by the careies
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

OH talking, having navy sort OF no
ticn that it might be an agent for
Uncle Sam getting up some sort Of
report to be made regarding the re-
sources of the country in case of war.
After about five minutes of this the
request to buy was uncovered and
the Rambler shooed the man out OF
the office in hurry declaring he
would not buy anything. That book
agent seems to have had bad luck in
ST. Petersburg The Rambler has
heard of several men he struck. one
OF them a dentist and the latter
made the book agent spend some
very uncomfortable moments. The
agent said that Uncle Sam had sent
him down here.
How did the government at
Washington get hold of my name
and send you away down here to st.
Petersburg to see me?" asked the
dentist
That was rather a hard question
to answer but the agent got by with
it. Finally, when the dentist proved
stubborn about buying, the agent
played his last card and said:
"Shall | report to the government
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

hess of campers and locomotive
sparks and incindiaries. In New York
alone 100000 people are employed
In manufacture of wooden articles
" ith an annual output of 100000
600. Saw mills. lumber yards, fur
n'ture and woodenware factories and
stores add their tolls.
Individual barns are responsible
for enormous losses. Thousands of
barns stored with potential food are
destroyed annually by lightning,
while statistics show that of the to-
tai fire loss from lightning, % per
cent is found where lightning rods
are not used. Spontaneous combus>
ton of bag and grain in poorly ven
ti'ated barns. is another big factor
which might have been easily pre-
vented by proper precautions.
Authentic reports show that II the
United States could reduce its fire
losses to the fractional figures of
most other countries, the cost of liv-
ing would be materially lowered The
va.ue of this vital prevention can be
seen when materially lowered. The
value of this vital prevention can be
seen when statistics prove that ELL
per cent of the annual losses Is due
tc strictly prevsntable causes. 80
per cent. to those partly preventable
and the remaining 40.7 per cent.
from unknown" causes. is probably
largely preventable.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29
OUR LITTLE HOUSE

A little house, your house and mine--
Low hanging caves. close clinging
vine
And flowers, too.
One little door to open wide
Enough for two to pass inside,
Just me-and you.
One pathway where red roses blow,
One window where you'd sit and sew,
.,nd watch for me.
One open fire, one vacant seat
Kept just for me, beside you, sweet,
Where none could see.
ono little garden. hid from view,
Filled with Gods love and sunshine,
Just yours and mine.
One little word of love and bliss.
A low. glad laugh, welcome kiss.
While blue eyes shine.
"A little house our house, dear
heart.
Where homing steps make pulses
start
And fill the eyes
With eager welcome; and inside
A pair of arms to open wide
My paradise.
Will n. Muse In Memphis Com
mercial Appeal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29
TROUBLES WITH THE
BOOK AGENT

4 book agent got by the Rambler's
guard. fire other day. and was able
to make his spiel. He had a new ap-
nroach that was so novel II fooled
the Rambler. The man drifted into
the office. in busines--like way, end
began to talk about the government
making a compilation of business
statistics that was very important.
The Rambler thought the man was
rhout to produce a news item and
let him talk. The voice was that of
! a hook agent and the Rambler was q
: trise suspicious but let the man "a
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29
CLASSIFIED Advertisements
LOUIS W0LFS0N WIRES STORE
OF MANY BARGAINS BOUGHT

New York, y. Y, March rs. 1917.
G. Wolfson. Lakeland, Fla:
Bought out a partners stock con-
sisting of first class, up-to-date dry
goods. ladies' and gents ready-to-
wear Regular value of stock eight
thousand dollars, bought for just
half. Biggest bargain could ever be
obtained. Make preparations for a
gigantic spring sale Will be home
Tuesday night. LOUIS WOLFSON.
637s
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Good broom house in
splendid location. Plenty OF room
fir garden or chicken house. well
finished; two freplaces bar
gain. Inquire Of owner. Room IA,
Kentucky building. 6O4o
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29
Salads

salads are very valuable because o.
their richness in mineral salts. and
TO- that reason should form part
of the diet. During the spring and
summer months a salad of fresh
green vegetables should appear upon
the table every day. All the green
V, getables must be fresh. crisp. clean
and dry. All the ingredients should
be cold and cut in uniform pieces.
Great care must be exercised in COM
blning and mixing the ingredients
that the salad be attractive and ap-
pctizing. Green vegetables and fruits
are mixed Just. before serving.
Salad Dressings
French Dressing tablespoon OF
gar, Ia teaspoon onion juice, 3
tablespoons olive oil, is teaspoon
pepper. IA teaspoon salt Add salt,
epper, and onion juice to VINEGAR.
Then add olive oil, beating until
thick and we'll blended
Mayonnaise Dressing egg yolks,
Z tablescons vinegar, IL cups ives
sons or olive oil, speek of paprika,
/ teaspoon mustard, ? tablespoons
lenn Juice. teaspoon salt, l-2 tea
snoon sugar If desired.
Old method of mixing. Mix salt.
pepper, mustard and sugar; add 70
the thiekly beaten yolks. Add oil,
drop by drop. beating constantly,
when thick. add lemon juice until
thin: repeat until the oil and acid
have been used.
ingredients ICE COLD m bowl and
beat with a Dover egg heater until
smooth and stiff. If a mayonnaise
dressing curdles, beat the yolk OF an
eeg we'll and add gradually TO the
curdled dressing, beating constantly.
Sour Cream Dressing-1-2 pint OF
sour cream, tablespoons lemon
iaice, tablespoon sugar. / teaspoon
salt, teaspoon pepper. teaspoon
mustard. Beat cream until light and
thick. add other ingredients. Sweet
T. c,,hottkvtal
Cream Salad DRESSING teaspoon
mustard. speck cayenne, teaspoons
salt, 4 tablespoons sugar. Q table,
spoons butter, IL cup hot vinegar
cup cream. sweet or sour. whole
eggs or yolks.
Mix dry ingredients. add the egg
hot vineear and cream. cook in dou'
Bile boiler until thick. stirring con
s.antly. Stir the butter into the
dressing as it comes from the fire.
Too high temperature or COOKING
too long will cause the dressing to
curdle Slight curdling may be
made smoth by setting the pan oil
dressing in cold water and beatine
with Dover egg beater.
Boiled DRESSING tablespoon
OF salt. / teaspoon mustard, | l.
tablespoon SUGAR, cayenne. Ia cur
vinegar or lemon Juice, IL table
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

Girl students at Drake university
spend on an average of s139.5O
year for clothes, according tc figures
cen piled by the goods in the home
economies class.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

OLD FALSE TEETH WANTED
Don't matter if broken. | pay one
to ten dollars per set Send me
your cid sets by parcel ros. ard
receive check by return mail l..
MAZER. 2007 S. 9Th St. Philadel-
phia, Pa. 6333
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29
Canning Club Recipes

spoon flour. 2 egg yolks, l IL table
spoons melted butter. "a cup milk.
Potato Saad No. Combine 2
cups of diced cold potatoes and IL
cup diced cucumbers. Season vita
onion Juice and add salad dressing
Serve on lettuce.
Potato Salad No. Gut cold
boiled potatoes in 1-2 inch cubes.
Sprinkle cupfuls with 1-2 table
spoon salt and IA teaspoon pepper.
AID boiled dressing and mix thor
oughly. A few drops OF onion juice
may be added, or one tablespoon
onions finely minced Arrange on
r,ound and garnish with the whites
and yolks Of hard-cooked eggs.
Waldorf Salad-Mix equal quanti-
ties of finely cut apple and Gallery
ard moisten with mayonnaise or
boiled dressing Garnish with curled
celery and peppers cut in strips or
fancy shapes. Serve on lettuce bed.
Tomato Salad-Peel medium sized
tomatoes. Remove thin slice from top
OF each and take out seeds and some
pulp. Sprinkle inside with salt, in
vert and let stand f-2 hour. Fill to-
maloes with peas or cucumbers cut
in small cubes mixed with dressing.
Arrange on lettuce leaves and gar
nish top of. each with dressing
Tomato Salad No. Peel and
chill ripe tomatoes. Slice, arrange on
lettuce leaves, sprinkle with celery
cut fine. Serve with mayonnaise
dressing. The tomatoes may be cut
IN quarters lengthwise. Cucumbers
and tomatoes make an attractive
salad.
Combination Salad-Arrange on
lettuce leaves four asparagus tips in
a rile, Place on this half dozen or
more string beans and garnish with
few slices Of radish. Serve with
mayonnaise. This salad is arranged
on individual plates.
Egg and Cabbage Salad-Cut the
whites OF three hard cooked eggs In
small pieces, crumble the yolks with
fork or by pressing through a
sieve. Have ready one and one-half
cups cabbage finely chopped. sprin-
kle with salt. pepper. and one tea
spon celery seed. Mix the cabbage
Il.ehtly with the eggs. add the dress
inC tossing until well mixed. Ar
range on bed OF lettuce and serve In
small cup-shaped cabbage leaves.
A Few Suggestions for Salads
Peas, beans and cheese.
Peas. tomatoes and celery.
Peas. celery and salmon or lobster.
Oranges. grapefruit and bananas.
Oranges, pineapple and marshmal-
lows.
Dates, figs, oranges and marsh
mallows.
Peans. beats and radishes.
Peans and peppers.
All nuts may be used in most
salads.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

al Washington that you decline their
offer to place a set of these reports
with you?"
You can report what you do2 gone
please to anybody" said the dentist
Rambler in st. Petersburg hide
penden t
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29
UNLUCKY ANSWER

Her husband had just come home
and had his first meeting with the
new nurse, who was remarkably
pretty.
"She Is sensible and scientific.
too" urged the fond mother. land
says she will allow no one to kiss
baby while she is near"
mo one would want to-" replied
he husband, while she is near"
And the nurse was discharged
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29
NOTICE

Under and by virtue Of final decree If
foreclosure and sale entered by the Honorable
|ohn ). Edwards. Judge 81 the circuit Court.
I'D aud for Polk county ia thaucery, ON the
'eand day Of March. A. u. 1917, in a certain
cause therein pending wherein william u
eek Is complainant and Patrick Bannon and
Annie Mary Bannon are defendants. | will Of
er for sale and sell at public outcry to The
hEhest and best bidder for cash in front Of
ne court house door in the city OF Bartoy
'lorida, on Monday the second day Of April
D, 1917, legal sales day, between the
egal hours Of sale on said date the follow
~ described real estate lying and being in
he county OF Polk and State OF Florida. to-
VT The southeast quarter OF the southeast
iuarter Use IA Of Sc la OF section twenty
even t2I. township twenty -seven t27) south.
4 range twenty seven (27) east, containing
forty acres more or less said sale being made
% realize the moneys mentioned In said final
decree together with costs, charges and ex-
penses OF sale.
KELSEY BLANTON,
6362 Special Master In Chancery.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-06
LEGAL NOTICES.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

bET1Nd E GAL oA the eoTGRs T6Rs of fN Nor0s6 TWMH neef n fAf ae5SPX ToMN MEETf%e to to be held in the Town Hall. in Norwich. on July 6. 1917, at o'clock D. m,
 TO APPROVE THE ACTION of the Selectmen of the Town in discontfnu- ing all roads and highways or parts of roads Ict4dsn and and ,i highways now existing in said Town.
 TO ACCEPT THE LAYOUT of a cer- Gae tan ihhighway in said Town which is B feet wide. extending from West Town street to Vergason avenue. SO is as follows: Beginning on the north westerly side. of West Town street 55 S-1O feet southw esterly from the south westerly side of the house of Patrick T: ConneI and running north 30 de-
 ine Wieh passes satf throI 1SS Sao on fsgt in range with the southwesterly side of said sai,t Connelrs house and II 1,2 feet ner thereof and through a point in range with the south westerly side of rahan and 13 feet southeasterIy from the southerly corner thereof; thence SdefIecting IT degrees 1z minutes to the i9 range with the northeasterly side Sagd from tbe heuss and feet thereof; and to approve of and accept certain deeds of the land covered by said highway
 a tain highway in said Town which is described as follows: A strip of land 35 feet in width. the theasterIy line of which begins at point on the in range with the nor thwesterly side of the main part of the house oT Viii liam M. Burdick and II s-4 feet south westerly from the westerly corner ss. minutes east 10 feet on on H a nns which passes through point in range house of Willard J. Way and 20 2-1O feet southeasterly from the southerly corner thereof; thence on a curve to the left. with a radius of 14 1-2 feet about feet to the northwesterly side of Huntington avenue; and to ap- prove of and accept certain deeds or the land covered by said highway.
 ALSO to do any business which seems proper or advisable in connection with the above objects or any of them.
 Dated at Norwich, Connecticut, this 29th day of June, 1917.
 CASPER K BAILEY,
 CHARLES P. BUSHNELL.
 ALBERT W, LILLIBRIDGE.
 Selectmen of the Town of Norwich.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-06
HUMOR OF THE DAY

Bella wonder who was the srst woman to get her gowns from ParH-
 Stella-Iielen of Troy. no doubt Froth.
 the anti boxing bin becomes la7vs"
 Well, we will stlil have f~ace meetings ."-The Lamb
 Near sighted hostess Can't ' ger you a partner
 Thank you. madam. but I'm tffalf the other walters would be jealous. '-- Life.
 Ripp-what kind .of a .creon 7-tlst is he?
 Rapp-He can draY anythinE but salary. and make ant thins but a hF- ing.-FIIm Fun.
 Redd-Now they want to comman- deer my automobile for war.
 Greene-Well aren't you wiiIu-H
 Yes. but ] can't get it to so"- Yonkers Statesman.
 "A man should take thc bull by the horns." advised the sa gc.
 Yes" agreed the fool. -The trouble is to find a bull that will stand for G." Cincinnati Times Star.
 What did the old man say when you asked him if you could marr5 his
 Asked mo if I could supporf him in the same style that she did.'- Everybodys.
 Collector-But you said you would pay me if came today.
 MT. Biidew-Weli. my friend. you know how it iS-the best of uH some times say things that we are sorry for. -Boston Transcript
 Women are not very strong phy- sically."
 "So they say. Yet a woman can put the lid on a jar of fruit 30 that Hsr- cuIes can hardly get it Om.--LouiH- vile VourieT-JOurnal
 "Your boys going 10 business school isn't he"
 "Yes. Hes learning the touch sys tenn
 "TypewritiuE."
 'No. DadwritinE E.--lFitt Panther
 Father" said the small boy. what is an overt act 2"
 My son. an overt act ia somethiuE that either compels you to be SO rude as to fight or SO polite as To pretend you didn't notice 4t=Washiug gtou Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-06
POETRY
A BIG PURCHASE

 They say there's one thing money can One thing beyond the power Of gold
 to price. And that one thing Is hapDfness: no~ How that old saw Is shattered in %
 trice, For money can buy happiness 70 great To hold fl is almost beyond our ker. And that Is when we give it of our To heal the wounds sud woes of
 other men. When to our hearts tue Red croaa
 stretches out
 Appealing hands Co fii wifh coin
 that means Relief of pain. health. may. dear iife Az we might zee 1t in those distant When we knov avery sum we give. A blessing takes, n blessing leater Are We not buying double happinseF. To know that fate in this is dogoi
 kind2 The life ef men who're lighting for fs-
 right
 Release Gf gaIisnt soldiers from fa-.- The liftine from a nation of .t- ~ursa And bringing of its life blood harA The saving of starved women. and their
 joy
 To near the little children isugh one. To heiR dong the Red cross oo1i's. Does n5t. this buy or hsppine-- 70
 Baltimore American
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-06
HISTORIC PLACES OF
 NEW ENGLAND
IIiustrated Booklet Describing Men and Events Prominent in New England History.

New England, as the birthplace of thousands of men and women who have made their indelible stamp upon the conscience and character of the whole United States, Is so crowded with historic places, events and char acters that few who live within her borders are fully cognizant of their heritage. In this respect the New Englander may be Hkened to the na- tive of New York whose country couS- in can tell him more about the places of interest in that great metropolis than the native had ever suspected ex- isted.
 It is only when the places, events and persons of historic interest are chronfcled in a compact booklet that the New Englander can obtain full realization of the important part this section of the country has played in the development of the United States. Such a booklet has just been com piled by Herbert F. Sherwood, and Is being distributed by the General Pas senger Department of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co. It is entitled Historic Places of New closely tpyed records of historic men and events that are of interest to per- sons from other parts of the country. There are nearly sixty photographs of monuments and buildings that have national as well as a local interest; and there Is also a large map of the New England territory upon which are marked with large red dots the cities and towns of particular interest that are described in the reading matter.
 The booklet is really a compendium of the industrial, educational histor- ical, religious and literary development of New England. It is doubtful if there is a corresponding area in the United Sates so rich in "Shrines" as this section of the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-06
LOOK LIKE WINNERS
 IN EGG LAYING CONTEST
White Leg1orns From Calverton, New
 York, Have Good Lead.

Tn the thirty-heth week of the lay ing contest, A P. Robinson's pen of White Leghorns from Calverton, N Y, were an easy first with a yield of 61 eggs. Unless some other pen can get under way very soon, these New York Ieghorns are likely to finish the race in first place. Frank E. Turner's Rhode Island Reds from AttIeboro Wallingford, Conn, tied for second place with 55 eggs each. Three Con necticut pens of Leghorns entered by F. 1T. Peasley of Cheshire. windsWeep Farm of Bedding Ridge, and Miss Frances H. Mersereau of West Will
 1nSton, all tied for third place with 54 eggs each. Another Connecticut pen of Leghorns from Bedding Ridge and also Hilltop Poultry Yards pen from Suf1eld tied for fourth position with a yield of 53 eggs each The combined production of all pens for the thirty-ffth week amounted to 1923 eggs.
 The competition has now progress cd to a point where every pen must keep plugging to maintain it's place. Tn the Rhode Island Red Class, the Connecticut pen from Westport eased up just a little last week and was promptly passed by 8 Vermont pen from St. A1bans. The same thing hap Dened in the Leghorn group; the New York pen from New Paltz slowed only 2 little, but was at once supplanted by a Connecticut pen from Suff1eld.
 The management of the contest has added one more delicacy to the green food menu for the hens. In previous years, clover, rape and swiss chard have been used during the summer and nangIes or half sugar beets in winter. In order to provide still more variety and to make sure Of a supply of succu1ent food in the autumn before the beets are harvested, 2,000 cab haze plants. have been put out which it is hoped will produce two good heads of cabbage for each hen.
 The three best pens in each of the
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-06

If a man should gain She whole world and lose his soul, he profiteth nothing" Perhaps MT. Williams has never characterized a role more abun- dant in human emotions which are strictly in keeping with the scenes in which they appear. He loses his own identity and becomes a man without a soul Even the great wealth he has accumulated does not fill the void in his life which causes him great un- Happiness, for he has lost that which money cannot buy and wonders over the emptiness of his existence.
 The Soul Master featuring Earle Williams is the main attraction at the Breed theatre today and Saturday. Other pictures on the bill include the Pathe Weekly and a very funny Big ". comedy.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-06
WINDOW SMASHER
Takes Revenge Because Credit Was
 Refused.

Charles Corners, who says his home IS in Louisville, Ky, was arraigned in the New London police court on Thursday morning charged with breaking two plate glass windows in the saloon of McGarrv & Nagle at the corner of Atlantic and Bradley streets. It was alleged that Corners came to the saloon Wednesday and asked that he be given a half pint of Whishey on credit until Saturday. He was refused and he attempted to strike Joseph Nogle, one of the proprietors. He was elected by the bartender and on req ching the street he found two stones and threw them both through the windows
 Judge Colt imposed fine of $50 and Corners went to Jail.