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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-20

When you take money out of your
left hand trousers pocket and put It
in your right hand trousers pocket,
whose money is It? It's still yours,
isn't It? You said 1t. Buy Thrift
Stamps. Uncle Sam is your right hand
pocket.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-20
LENRO0T HAS
SMALL LEAD
over THOMPSON
FOR Sen, FROM
WISCONSIN
(By Associated Press.)

Milwaukee, March 20.-Irvine Len
root. Loyalist candidate for The Re-
publican senatorial nomination, is
maintaining small lead, according to
figures at noon, over James Thomp-
son, LaFollette candidate, with sever
al counties in Lenroot's own district
to be heard from.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-20

Rulsheviki have stopped running,
but we can't tell whether they stopped
to fight or to get their wind back.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-20
(By Associated Press.)

Milwaukee, Wisi., March 20.-Par-
tial returns from sixty-two of seven
ty-one counties, including Milwaukee,
give Lenroot 56,696 and Thompson
54,763.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-20
Re Friendly
relations Between
U. s. And Russia
w FIRING WAS DIRECTED BY
h AMERICANS ON THE EN-.
Y THIS MORNING
(By Associated Press.)

hdon. March 20.-Occupation of
bgrad by Germans is only a mat
81 hours, according to PetrGgrad
ltches to morning papers. There
lid to be not the slightest sign of
|nized resistance.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-20

Most famous Judge in the country
passed away last week He was the
one who decided that the siamese
wins we're only entitled to one vote
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-20
Relations More Friendly
(By Associated Press.)

toscow, Tuesday, March 19.-(De-
ed)-Relations Of Russia with the
tente are still unchanged, the Boil
wiki Foreign Minister Tchitcherin
h the Associated Press correspond
today. More friendly relations
(h the United States are being es-
blished, he said, and commented on
Presidents message to Russia as
bwing America would not take ag-
essive action against her.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-20
No C0nsist0ry

(By Associated Press.)
Rome, March 20.-The Pope stated
hay that there will be no consistory
ltil the war is over.
The Washington times., 1918-03-05
Give the Phones to BurlesOn
As the POStOf6e Cut the Ribbons So Also Win
Reduce the Phone Rates EVERYBODY Have Phone.
By EARL GOODWIN.

There progressive, forward looking ring to Post
master General Buresons report to the Senate the e
phone matter There is conviction that the Government
and will accomplish results in field where private
teprse has failed and there facts presented which
Congress WILL trustlose time in turning the tee
phone system to the Postoce for the period at least
Postmaster General Bureson has the broades possible
view of the right of the people to have control of existing
means of communication The principle which the
postal ntercommuncaon has been brought to perfection
can readily be utilized to increase and at the same time
cheaper the intercommunication by telephone.
The telephone company evidently has reached the end
of its rope wants to cut down service and put prices
The Government desires to extend the service and reduce
prices Take your choice The time has COME to wrap up
the old dogma against public ownership lay it away in Law
ender and produce results
People may clamor that the Government cannot do the
thing properly that expenses will mount higher and higher
and taxes will be heavier and heavier Remember this
that the Postofce private institution; that
private affair at this day equals the feat of sending letter
from here to Manila half way around the world for cents
peace e that the express companies made the same
kick against the parcel post and look what THAT is doing
For cents you send package that cost quarter Of
a dollar and sometimes so cents in the old days.
will wager that if today the Postoffce in private
hands would dollar to send postcard from here to
San Francisco
The Washington times., 1918-03-05

Fierceness IN the fight good nature and smiles BE-
TWEEN fights make up the right kind of a soldier.
He must face and forget everything else while he fights
smile and be cheerful while waiting for the next fghhat
keeps him in good condition Mind affects the body much
body the mind that be Christian Science, make the
most Of it.
To help that good mental condition, the 'Smileage
Book was invented and is offered for sale.
It is enterprise for the of cheerful
among soldiers while they wait for the fighting day
and hour.
Marc Kaw, of the big theatrical firm Of Klaw & Er.
LANCER is chief organiser Of this plan to keep the soldiers
cheerful Hundreds of business throughout the
try his sssocatesvery citizen according to his means
can and should be partner in the undertaking.
These "Smileage Books can be bought for dollar
containing twenty tickets FIVE dollars containing
hundred tickets.
Each ticket admits the soldier to the kind Of entertain
ment in camp and out Of camp that he enjoys and wants
to see.
Vaudeville entertainments the finest moving pictures
many cheerful ways Of spending evening afternoon
brought within the soldiers reach by these books Of
cheerful tickets.
You can buy the tickets and send them your friends
in camp. Or you buy the tickets and have them dis
tributed by others.
Or you send the money buy the books and have
them distributed for yeu
you want any information about getting these books
call Edward W. Coffin, Main S0o7
The Washington times., 1918-03-05
Carelessly Scattered Phrases
Do Much Harm
By EIizab b eth Jordan

TINE luncheon was a very
pleasant affair. The table
was charmingly decorated.
the food was good, the service
was excellent. The guests were
finding one another interesting
and congenial.
The face OF the hostess was
beamingly content. Everything was
going we'll. She had given much
thought 10 the seating of her
guests. The result showed her
wisdom.
Two OF her friends, she had re-
membered, were a little heavy"
They were fine women, but they
would not contribute to the gayety
OF the occasion. She had solved
the problem by seating her most
brilliant guest at the foot Of the
table, with one OF the "heavies"
at her right, and the other at her
left.
The hostess smiled at her own
acumen. Even as she looked down
the length OF the table the brilliant
guest uttered a sally which caused
a whirl of laughter around her.
The two "heRvies" laughed as
heartily as the rest.
The hostess was a woman OF
much social experience. but with
an appalling lack Of tact. She
leaned forward and called down
the length of the table to the brill
liant guest:
Miss Blank" she cried gayly.
The brilliant guest met her
eyes and waited eXpectantIy
Everyone else, naturally, ceased
to speak. The hostess had some
thing to say.
"Oh, Miss Blank" gushed the
hostess, 81 put you at the foot of
the table TO hold up that end.
And you're doing it-youre doing
it."
The remark was so appallingly
tactless that an instant of hor-
rible silence followed. Every
woman at the table was aghast.
The faces of the two ''heavies"
famed scarlet. They understood.
The women seated next TO them
were equally unhappy. Perhaps
they, too, were being held up"
4 Llie-SaTer.
The silence was broken by the
cheerful voice of the most bril-
liant guest.
I'm being held so high myself"
she laughed, that If my fellow
guests drop me ! shall have a
dreadful jolt"
Some one came to her aid with
another gay remark. The next
moment everyone was talking.
The incident was over for all ex-
eept the sgonized hostess. She
realized too late what she had
done.
That hostess was one of the
kindest-hearted women alive. Not
for worlds would she hurt any
body's feelings.
Her one desire in that hour vas
The Washington times., 1918-03-05
Compilations Cannot Be
Traced to Origin
By Garrett P. Serviss.

if we grant that, what satisfactory
explanation can we find for the
origin of the different races? How
did the one original species of man
split up into several distinct varie-
ties? The old answer to this
question, as old as the time Of
at least, was that climate,
and associated natural influences,
nroduced the difference between
negroes and whites.
We can all of US, l suppose, re-
member when we used to read with
conviction that the tropical sun
blackened the Hottentot, while the
relatively pale, cool daylight of the
north gave the white races their
delicate complexion. We then re-
garded the Prince Of Morocco's
remark in "The Merchant of Ven
ice" that he bore on his face "the
shadow'd livery of the FURNISHED
SUM-" as a poetical statement of a
scientific fact. But this explana-
tion becomes more than doubtful
when we know that different Afri-
can tribes, living in the same eli
mate, show great differences Of
color, some being almost white,
while, within historic times, no
race has changed its distinctive
color even when transported to a
widely different climate.
Making of Adam.
Then, too, there is a certain
amount of evidence from archaeol-
ogy pointing, as already remarked,
to the conclusion that black men
and white men probably had their
color marks at the earliest periods
of pre-history.
Still, there are many leading in
vestigators of this question who
believe that the influences of en-
vironment have in some manner,
by acting continuously through
long ages. brought about the OBJ
served distinctions between the
races. Another question of curl
Gus, if not of very practical, inter
est then arises, viz: What was the
color of the original man? There
is an old legend that Adam was
red, based on the asSumDtion that
it was red earth (triturated old
red sandstone" perhaps) from
which the Almighty moulded him;
but Tabari. the Arabian theologi-
cal historian, asserts that, when
God wished to make Adam he in
structed Gabriel to bring him a
handful of every sort Of clay
black, white, rcd, yellow, blue and
every other kind. This, perhaps,
was intended to explain how
Adams descendants became so
many-colOred. De Quatrefages,
who championed the monogeriSt
idea, found reasons for thinking
that the first human species had
yellowish complexion ard red hair,
The Washington times., 1918-03-05

to have her luncheon 20 well.
Her guests knew this. Yet she
had destroyed its success and left
permanent bitterness in the
hearts of two friends by one blum
dering remark. 1t is safe to as
sumo that neither Of those friends
ever willingly sat at her table
again.
The brilliant guest, who had tact
and quick wit, had saved the situa-
ton so far as she could. She had
taken the remark of the hostess as
a joke. She had paid a pretty
compliment to her fellow guests.
But not even she could save it
wholly.
For weeks afterward. the vari-
Gus guests discussed that episode
whenever they met.
THAT isn't Mrs. AS first break
of the kind" one guest told me.
"She is always putting her foot in
it, She is almost as bad as Mrs.
B was. Mrs. BIS mother cured
her"
Heroic Cure.
How did she do it," ! asked
with interest.
Well, young Mrs. B. could never
understand the power Of words to
hurt and sting. She said every
thing that came into her head.
Most of what came was extremely
tactless. When people were hurt
she blamed them for not under
standing what she meant.
zone day she planned a lunch
con for a number of her friends.
She asked her mother to be pres
ent to help her out. She seated
the mother at the foot Of the table.
"When the mother sat down she
picked up her napkin, unfolded it,
and looked at it with an air OF
pleased surprise. Then, in pene-
trating tones, she uttered just two
words:
NAPKINS today.
Every guest heard her. All the
guests talked at once in an effort
to conceal the fact that they had
heard. The hostess was crushed.
After the luncheon was over and
the guests had gone, she went TO
her mother.
"'0h, mother. why did YOU do
it?' she walled. why did you
speak as if napkins were a sur
prise to you, when you have had a
napkin with every meal you have
eaten since the day YOU were
born? And you know I have!'
"Her mother kissed her.
Perhaps my cure was too he
roic,' she said. 1T was a horrible
thing to do, but l did it for your
good.
you are young. BY your tact
lessness YOU are making enemies
right and left. They will destroy
you socially If you keen on. This
was the only way I could prove to
you how much mischief can be
done by a few words.
The Washington times., 1918-03-05

How did the color distinction
originate between the races? Was
IL through a natural division in the
species OF man, each originating
from his own distinctive source and
section, such as existed between
the apes, or was II through a de-
velopment of interbreeding, or sec
tional and climatic causes and diff
ferences?-C. F. c., Cleveland.
N/oU have got in your teeth
the bone OF contention be-
tween the "monogenists,"
who hold that the different races of
mankind are only varieties orig
mating from one common species.
and the ''polygenists," who believe
that each Of the principal races
originated from a seperate species.
Just at present the monogenists,
perhaps. have the upper hand in
the opinion Of the scientific world,
but the famous remark OF the Judi
cious Sir Roger de Coverley that
there is much to be said on both
sides" appears to be happily ap-
plicable in this case.
The Big Problem.
or course. II the yellow, the
white and the black race each
sprang from its own independent
root there is no difficulty in ac-
counting for the existence Of their
distinctive colors. On the other
hand. II all have been developed
from a single source It is a nice
problem to explain how they got
their separate colors.
Science has traced man back a
hundred thousand years. or more
but, unfortunately, the scanty
remains OF the earliest human
types give US no direct information
about the color Of their skin, al
though we do get some hints from
the shapes OF their skulls and
bones, which, taken in connection
with present-dRy relationships OF
these things, seem to show that
black races and white races may
have been in existence even in
tho 'emote times.
{ the strongest arguments
in ..,Ur Of the view that there
was only one original species OF
man is furnished by the general
physiological principle that inde-
pendent species of animals either
cannot be crossed, or. in cases
where they do cross. fail to pro-
duce fertile offspring. Crossing
is easy between the different races
OF man. and, moreover, the Off
spring appear to be almost, IL not
quite, invariably and permanently
fertile, producing sub-races which
combine, in varying proportions,
the characteristics OF the parents.
The inference from these facts is
that the existing races are specifi-
cally one, and not descended from
originally different species.
How About Origin.
In other words, they are merely
varieties Of a single species. But,
The Washington times., 1918-03-05
William Henry Channing's symphony

Continued from First CoumnD
He was born in 1870 and died in 1884 His biography
has been written by 0ctavus B. rockingham.
Charming saw the world through generous charitable
eyes.
The quotation print above is index to his whole
character Just flower tells the story Of the beautiful
garden in which it grew.
Charming unlike many sayers of fine things per-
sonaly fine the things he said He worthy
of his best thoughts and that be said for few fine
thinkers.
Admire him. Read Of his sermons aud Othsr
writings if you have the chancs-
The Washington times., 1918-03-05
CHILDLESS
BY PAUL HARRIS DRAKE

By PAUL HARRIS DRAhE.
Give answer, o ye women Of today
Emancipated your mothers never were
With care-free hours filled with pleasure gay
White-fngered ease and cloaks of silk and fur.
By what faint logic in your thoughtless lives
Do ye your new-found freedom justify?
Come mothers childess wives
Accept the challenge state the reason why!
Is it ye fear Gods wracSing, primal pain
The travail whence the world was builded up!
Who gave thee right to break ife's living chain
To spill the sacred wine and break the cup?
Has life for you no thoughts Of aught but self
Dost never see tn accusing hand Of fate
Write with remorseless pen the fiery scroll:
when comes old age; ah, then twill be too late"7
And who destined to be thy mate;
To sit with thee across barren board
To never hear the laughter sweet of child
Or share with offspring fair my slender hoard
Shall in SORROW, and with cheated SOUL
Go down life's winding pathway sick at heart,
Throughout the years of my allotted time
In secret blaming thee who shirked thy part?
o. childess wives on YOU will rest the blame
The which, rampant, murdered ancient Rome
If, knowingly, you fail the ages test
And fail to make Earth, child home.
The Washington times., 1918-03-05

A story in the Herald yesterday
breathed deep disappointment at the
amount OF free will offering to Billy
Sunday, something over $4,000.
Billy told WILLIAM KNOWLES
COOPER yesterday morning that he
was surprised that the Offering was
more than $4,000.
The Washington times., 1918-03-05

S. s. SLICK has a name redolent
with the days Of 81. His parents
chose SHERMAN SHERIDAN for his
first two labels He is a shark on
finance and statistics, and the people
OF the country owe him a lot OF
thanks for some Of the head-split-
ting jobs he did while he was jam
ming the census figures into the
hopper.
The Washington times., 1918-03-05
Channing's Symphony
You May Find This Pleasant Change From War
News


To live content with small means; to seek elegance
rather than luxury and refinement rather than fashion,
to be worthy, not respectable and wealthy rch to
heart to study hard to think quietly act frankly talk
gently, await occasions hurry never; in word to let
the spiritual unbidden, and unconscious grow up
H 'H' WILLIAM HEEsY q SSYpdfIxS pcaxSNN1Ne.
To live content NTH small
This to realize to the full the possibilities of life
Contentment means ABSENCE OF WORRY. It is only
when free from worry that the brain normally up
its highest possibility. The content with small
does his best work. devoes his energies to that which is
worth while and not to acquiring that which has value
To seek elegance rather than luxury.
The difference between elegance and luxury is the diff
ference between the thin graceful deer browsing the
scany but sufficient forest pasture and the fat swine reve
ing in plentiful garbage
Refinement rather than fashion.
The difference between refinement and fashion is the
difference between brains and clothing the difference be-
tween Emerson Huxley and Beau Brumme other
worthless but elabOrately decked carcass.
To be wOrthy, not respectable.
In other words to be like Henry George and not like the
owner of trust.
The man who has good wife and good children enough
to take care Of them but not enough to spoil them is
WEALTHY He is happier than the man who is RICH
enough to be worried rich enough to make it certain that
his children will be ruined by extravaganza and perhaps
live to be ashamed Of him.
To listen to stars BIRDS sagss open heart
This enjoy the noblest gifts that God has given
to man He happy who takes more pleasure in beautiful
ticial calves and lofty manners handing him something
indigestibe plate of gold
To study hard TO think quietly frankly, talk gently
To exercise in this way the brain that given to US
to lead the life of MAN life of -contro life that is
worth while that leads to something and helps forward the
Improvement Of the race.
In the words which we have quoted at the top of this
column William Henry Charming has given recipe for wise
living.
Who Charming?
he was good man, and wise man he was one of the
most eloquent cergymen born in this country and
sincere friend Of Individual and Of the general
as ever lived
he was an enthusiast and an optimst- admirable COM
bination.
(Coninued in LaStC Coumn)
The Washington times., 1918-03-05

The organization achieved in the
campaign Is too great an asset for
the city to lose. which reminds me
of an idea put to me at luncheon In
the Chamber Of Commerce yesterday
by JOHN G. CAPERS.
The Washington times., 1918-03-05

HoLCoMBE JOHNSON. chairman
Of the automobile committee for the
Sunday campaign, tells me that for
eight weeks he has given an hour and
half each morning to the task OF
getting machines for the Sunday
party
The Washington times., 1918-03-05

You know It strikes me that is
harder work than any Of the tasks
connected with the quadrennial in
augural committees. trust the next
inaugural committee will have on It
every one Of the workers connected
with the Sunday campaign
The Washington times., 1918-03-05
HEARD AND SEEN

It's nothing more than to get the
next pair Of big Presidential nomin-
ating conventions for Warrington
to be held in the Sunday tabernacle
That's as good an auditorium as there
Is anywhere on earth, specially fitted
for seating and holding crowds has
splendid acoustics, and IS AL
READY BUILT. l know II belongs
to the Y. NJ. C. 4. but my idea Is to
get the matter talked about. ar
rangements as to renting the place
to be made later.
The Washington times., 1918-03-05

You will not see ISAAC CANS
around town for n few days, He's
at Atlantic City.
The Washington times., 1918-03-05

And I'm looking right at JOHN
LET'S when l say that, too. And u.
o. CHANCE. and q whole lot OF
others.
The Washington times., 1918-03-05

RYLEY GRANNoN notes that
aeroplane licenses are free, and that
they are the cheapest thing in the
city.
The Washington times., 1918-03-05

SAM GASsENHEISIER was at
tackled by a jitney at Fourteenth and
+ street yesterday and struck twice
In the same place. Mr.. Gassenheimer
was proceeding at an affable pace In
q Franklin, with his initials on the
doors, when q plumbers Jitney dash
ed into the rear Of the Franklin, and
not content with that. hauled back
and butted him again. No casualties
except to the radiator Of the jitney,
which leaked all over the crossing.
The Washington times., 1918-03-05
REMINDER

Chamber of Commerce d.
rectors meet tomorrow at !
O'Clock. Something BIG Is in
the air, too, believe me
The Washington times., 1918-03-05

Who remembers ROSS P. AN
DREWS when he wore q mustachO!
The Washington times., 1918-03-05
"What Is the Value of a Smile"
Often Repeated?

Buy Some "SmiIeage Books and Find Out.
The Washington times., 1918-03-05
To seek elegance rather than luxury.

The difference between elegance and luxury is the dill
ference between the thin graceful deer browsing tn
scany but sufficient forest pasture and the fat swine
ing in plentiful garbage.
The Washington times., 1918-03-05
Refinement rather than fashion.

The difference between refinement and fashion is the
difference between brains and clothing the difference be-
tween Emerson Huxley and Beau Brummel other
worthless but elaborately decked carcass