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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-30
ALIENS WELL TAUGHT
Citizenship Glasses Enable Them to
Answer Questions About Ameri-
can Government That Puzzle
Natives

Many aliens who enter the natural
ization courts as candidates for citi-
zenship are much better grounded in
the knowledge of American govern
ment and institutions than the aver
age native of this country. Indeed,
some aliens are able to answer ques-
tons that the judges themselves are
not able to answer off hand.
The reason for their excellent
knowledge of the American govern
ment lies in the care taken by the
citizen classes, now conducted in pub
lie schools throughout tn country
by the Bureau of Naturalization. De
partment of Labor, to inculcatn
through familiarity with the institu-
lions of the land of their adoption
The courses given by these classes are
designed to raise the standard of citi'
zenship by insuring a preparation ade
quate to meet the requirements Of the
most exacting state laws.
Naturalization is a somewhat com
AlitRatAtdh p a4vlhfs t r fer 4r4etd6Ts
ments of the state in which he expects
citizenship, but he must also meet the
demands Of the naturalization court
which has the right to reject his an.
plfcation, at its own discretion.
The citizenship classes aim to make
the way to citizenship as easy as pos
sible for men and women who are
willing to fit themselves for 1t. They
cannot grant certificates Of naturali-
cation, but they are able to give the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-30
AMERICANS ARE POPULAR
AMONG ALLIED SOLDIERS

A number of interesting stories
from the French and Italian fronts
have just been brought back to this
country by Professor s. H. Clark,
head of the department of public
speaking of the University of Chicago,
who has been for several months in
the war zone.
While he was on the French front,
Professor Clark had occasion IT, visit
twelve wounded German prisoners.
They had been fairly we'll fed, it ap-
peared, but they were thoroughly war
weary A few were rather defiant and
confident of victory, but most OF them
wanted peace. The spirit Of the ma
jority of them was well expressed by
J. 43-year old prisoner from Saxony
who, though Prussian in sympathy,
said: 81 don't care If Metz has fallen,
or Berlin. I've been away from my
home and family for three years. We
want peace, only peace.
Professor Clark also tells of the
great popularity of the American sol
dier in France and Italy. The Ital-
ians are especially grateful for the
work of the Y. M. G. A. One Italian
private in the front line trenches
along the Adige said to him: your
YMCA, signor," (and he pronounced
it Imka) your YMCA is the Red
Cross of the Heart" After talking
with Italian and French soldiers
Professor Clark decided that If we
live up to one tenth of what the Ital
ians and French think Of us, we shall
have accomplished the greatest worl
of the age.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-30

Tampa, Nov. 30.--At a meeting Of
the board of directors of the South
Florida Midwinter Fair Association
and business men of the city. held
last night in the offices of President
W. G.. Brorein of the fair association
it was tentatively decided to hold the
fair for one week beginning February
10Th, 1919.
Not one word was spoken against
the advisability of renewing the fair
after the lapse of one year-191S. II
was the concensus Of opinion that
with the war ended the fair should be
revived even though it is not posi-
BILE to revive the Gasparilla carnival
which has always divided interest
with the fair itself.
The matter of financing the fair was
discussed at length, and it was decid-
ed that while the time for getting
things in shape for a big exhibit is
short, that it could be done, and that
the association with bit Of help from
the outside could put the fair across
Iii good shape.
President Brorein has called gee
eral meeting of all of the stockholders
to be held in his Office Saturday night
at which time final decision will be
reached. 1t is hardly probably that
the decision will be other than to re-
vive the fair.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-30
South Florida Mid-Winter
Fair Opens February 18th

alien evidence to show that he has a
thorough drill in the prerequisites for
naturalization
The effect Of the citizenship classes
has been that those who have proper
~ prepared themselves are able to
pass satisfactorily almost any grill
ing that the court may set them.
Those who are insufficiently prepared
have at least the opportunity to go to
school, and are generally instructed
to do so by the Judge.
So successful have been the classes
that graduates are almost never re-
jected when they seek citizenship, and
on those rare occasions It is seldom
for lack Of mental preparation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-30

Amsterdam, Nov. 30.-Marble pol
ishing is said to be an ideal occupa-
ton for war blinded soldiers in E Essi
many. A first keen sanse ~ toucb
developed by the blind workers en-
abled them to detect at once the
slightest unevenness or impertection
on a marble plate. Now the big
Rhenish Marble Works at Dusseldorf.
Rath employ several blind polishers.
who have become experts at their
trade, and receive skilled workmen'h
pay. German employers in the mar
BILE business have decided to give blind
soldiers preference in labor engage
ments.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-30

broken up completely and no longer
exists as unit.
Some of the officers were ordered
to the front lines for duty, others
given various assignments in France
and still others designated to return
to America with the first troops des-
ignated for rehabilitation.
The regiment was converted into a
replacement unit soon after landing
and one letter received froma Plant
City boy stated that no two Of them
were longer in the same unit.
Plant City soldiers in the home
camps are expected to be coming in
soon, but those on foreign soil will
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-30

The preliminary report on
ginned by counties was made
recently. The number of bal
counties were given as follows
chua 1896, Bradford SO, ca
734, Hamilton ATT, Jackson 90
ferson 666, Leon 1,462, Maids,
Suwanee S67. All the other C
Of the State totaled only S,76S
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-30

The shipment of pecans will COM
mence here right away. Last season
there were several carloads shipped
from this point, and this season the
crop appears equally as good as last
year. We doubt if another county in
the States produces as many pecans
as Baker county,-Macclenny Stand.
ard.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-30
Table D'Hote and a la Carte
The Mecca of the Commands

dribble back slowly. 1t may
years before the last of the,
home and a few will probably
to stay with the Regular A
Plant City Courier.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-30

Letters received from Capt w. T.
Whitney and other Plant City men
who went to France few weeks ago,
state that the 124th Infantry, former
ly the Second Florida, has beene
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-30
FLORIDA BOYS NOW IN
FRANCE ARE SCATTERED

Reports Indicate That Old Second
Florida Is Practically Broken Up
The Washington herald., 1918-02-15

overdose Of each others society, for
propinquity has a back kick 20 It, and
IL II equally effective for either max
ing or breaking matches. Any affec-
ton that can stand the strain Of con-
tinuous conversation through a fort
night Of long. hot days in summer may
well be regarded as belonging to the
kind that Is 50 strong that II Is wen
not to interfere with IL.
II you have son or daughter en-
gaged TO q person OF whom you DO
not approve do not foster their rom
ance by forcing them to meet IN
secret. On the contrary kill their
romance by making Il commonplace.
Let them see the worst Of each other.
i Let the girl see her lover foolish and
fuddled with drink; let her be bored
by his Dragging and egotism, let her
see his uncouthness and lack Of re-
finement; let your boy get a sample
Of his lady loves temper and SELFISH
ness; let him yawn over her sense
less chatter: LET him see her as she
looks at breakfast. lunch and dinner.
Get the undesirables away from their
own background and against yours,
and in ninety-nine tirnes out Of a
hundred the match will automatically
break Of sheer establishment on both
sides.
And ring IN some man or girl OF
your own class that you would be
willing to see your son or daughter
marry. After all it's scab labor that
does II.
Copyright. lss. By The wAssler Syndicate. Ins
The Washington herald., 1918-02-15

The little childs doll is mother to
the most romantic fairy. And in the
years that pass, the doll fades into
the petals of a June rose, to evolve
the most wondrous of all transfor-
nations.
And now comes a more serious pc
riod when the joy of real mother
hood should be as tranquil as best
efforts can provide.
This is accompanied with a won
derful remedy known as Mothers
Friend. An external application so
penetrating In its nature as to thor
oughly lubricate the myrid network
OF cords. tendons. nerves and mus
cies just beneath the skin of the
1t relieves the tension, prevents
tenderness and pain at the crisis
and enables the abdomen to expand
genliy. The muscles contract nat
urally after baby arrives and the
FORM Is thus preserved.
II should be applied daily. night
and morning. during the period of
expectancy. BY regular use 1t en-
ables the abdomen to expand with
out the usual strain when baby is
born. Naturally pain and danger at
the crisis is less.
You will find Mothers Friend on
sale at every drug store. It Is pre-
pared only by the Bradfield Regula-
tor Co, HISS Lamar Bldg. Atlanta,
Ga They will send you an instruc-
tive Motherhood Book" without
charge. Write them to mail 1t to
you. Do not neglect for q single
morning or night to use Mothers
Friend. Obtain q bottle from your
druggist today by all means, sand
thus fortify yourself against pain
ana diseomfQEtar-Aay.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-15
dWffG
THE ARMOR OF A SENSE OF HUMOR

There was I waiting by the fire.
side all dressed up. feeling 50 self
satisfied and patronizing. The table
was set with my best china and
linen. and had ordered for dinner
most Of the good things that Dick
loved.
The telephone rang. In his merri-
est voice Dick chirped, Hello Marge'
Il quaked at thnt, he so seldom
chopped my name in two--"I've got
myself tangled up in a lot OF horrible
figures. l thought I'd bring Miles,
the auditor. home with me and we'd
go over things after dinner. Is It
all right, dear?"
You know 1t is. Dick" said. "I'll
order dinner served at :. Good-Sy."
hung up the receiver and turned
away with the tears ready to over
fiow onto my pink-powdered cheeks.
Then 1 changed my mind and laughed.
Poor silly female, I am" / said
to myself. why should I frazzle
my nerves over a thing that Dick
forgets almost as soon as IL hap
pensT
removed some Of the too festive
traces Of my party from the dinner
table. hurried upstairs and changed
my fluffy frock to a rather passe
dinner gown. Then I sat down to
read the evening paper In q casual.
cool frame of mind.
When my spouse came 10 dinner,
with his loquacious auditor In tow,
! greeted him indifferently, with a
matter-of-fact smack, as though moth
ing had happened.
A sense Of humor Is a good thing
to keep on tap. little book.
CTo Be Continued.)
The Washington herald., 1918-02-15

despair that they have no jurisdiction
over the hearts of their foolish young
ones. and so they stand heiplessly by
and watch the son or daughter, who
Is dearer than life to them. take the
fatal step that plunges him or her
into lifelong misery.
OF course, not every ill-advised
match can be broken up, but most of
them can by the use Of a little finesse
and diplomacy. The reason why pa
rents so seldom succeed in this dell
cate task because they go at 1t with
AZ and blunderbuss. They begin by
high-handedly forbidding Arabella tu
marry Edwin. or Edwin to espouse
his Arabella, and this autocratic pro-
ceeding rouses all the fighting blood
in the natures of Edwin and Arabella.
1t makes Of them rebels, determined
to assert their independence, and
show mother and father that they are
not children, but grown-ups, who
have got a right to do as they please
even IL they please to make a fool
marriage.
Another fatal blunder that parents
make is in openly opposing a match
OF which they disapprove. Nothing
fans the flame Of love as does opposi-
ton, Just as nothing smothers it out
as does too much willingness. No
man or woman ever fell in love with
the husband or wife that their family
picked out for them, and few ever
give UP the one they are in love with
because their family objects to him
or her.
The minute you make a girl feel that
her sweetheart is unjustly judged and
criticized you make her his champion
and she is UP in arms 10 fight for
him. The minute you make a man
The Washington herald., 1918-02-15

Somewhere / saw the other day q
very true statement about love or
love affairs. 1t should apply to live
on both sides Of the dividing line. mat
rimony. which some authorities claim
separates '1ove with a thrill' from
love glowing still.
The statement was that the most
important thing you need in a love
affair Is a sense of humor. Funny,
isn't 1t, little book, how many snags
In the river of life we are protected
against II we have sense OF humor!
OF course It Is true that ability to
laugh at ourselves will see US through
many difficulties. But few women
find in any phase of love a mirth-pro-
yoking joke. They take love SO se-
riously. That is my failing, but II Is
one I am being trained to overcome
by the spasmodic changes In the tenn
per of Dicks love for me.
Sometimes I am quite encouraged
over my bump of humor. was last
night.
The stage had been set for the third
act of the drama OF marital better and
worse-the climax of the happy end
ing. Sweet, forgiving wife in a cling
ing gown Of white sits before the fire.
place awaiting husbands return.
Forgive me. dear, 1t was all my
fault
mot at all. l was to blame. I
love you"
A tangle of arms. long embrace.
Curtain.
That was the way-well, something
like that-was how pictured the
scene Of making up with Dick. How
different Il was actually
The Washington herald., 1918-02-15
Views of Interest the Women Readers Of The Herald

feel that the girl he loves Is the VIC
tim Of your prejudice he feels II in
cunbent on him to chivalrously pro-
tect her.
On the other hand, while the young
will resent any criticism OF their choice
they nearly always succumb before
ridicule, deftly applied. That h al
ways the vulnerable spot In love, for
no boy or girl can endure the thought
of being laughed at. or of having any
one he or she Is interested in appear
as figure OF fun to the public.
You may recall that when all Of a
motEer's prayers and tears, and en-
treaties. and all the resources Of un-
answerabIe logic. had failed to win
Arthur Pendennis from his infatua-
ton for the beautiful but impossible
actress, that the astrte old MAJ. Pen
dennis was called in.
He did not argue with the lad
over the unsuitability Of the match.
or its inevitable disastrous con-
sequences. He merely glanced over
one OF the lady's letters and casu-
ally remarked: Il see that she
spells affection with one T." and
that did what no moral suasion
could effect. The boy could stand
the thought of marrying a woman
whose morals were not above re-
proach. but when IL came to marry
ing one whose spelling was rickety,
and would make people smile, IL
couldn't be done.
The same principle may be ap-
piled with equal success today. The
girl who will not balk at marry
ing q drunkard, or q gambler. or
a rouse, and who will turn a deaf
ear to any objections to her suitor
on account of his morals, can be
thoroughly cured OF her infatua-
tion by calling her attention to his
lapses In grammer or manners. A
girl may forgive a man for being
a bigamist, but never for eating
peas with his knife. or picking his
teeth in public.
A man Is equally easily disillu-
stoned. and knew one cynical old
bachelor who claimed that he had
broken OF twenty undesirable
matches by saying to the impas-
stoned lover. "Oh yes. a pretty
little thing but rather a common
type. don't you think? VIII be fat.
and look like her mother when she's
forty. Good enough for ordinary
fellows, but hardly up TO your
standard, Is she?"
Another device for breaking off a
match that is almost invariably sue
cesful Is to give the young couple an
The Washington herald., 1918-02-15

"I saw the Compound advertised
in our paper. and tried 1t. It has
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my work and am so grateful that
/ am recommending IL to my
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= Only women who have suffered
the tortures Of such troubles and
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can realize the relief which this
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Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
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Women everywhere In Mrs. Al
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Gars experience Is at your service,
The Washington herald., 1918-02-15
DOROTHY DIX'S TALKS
The Worlds Highest Paid Woman
Writer.
BREAKING OFF A MATCH.

There are few families that have
not at some time or other been con-
fronted by the problem OF two young
hearts that beat fondly but Ill ad-
visedly. and that have not wished
that there was a professional match
breaker, as there Is a professional
strikebreaker, who could be hired to
nip loves young dream in the bud.
Perhaps a daughter has fallen in
love with a man whom everybody
but she can see is utterly unworthy.
and who will break her heart and
wreck her life IL she marries him
Or it may be a son who has be-
come infatuated with some girl Of
low degree, without education or
cultivation, or with some woman with
shadowy past, of whom he will tire
and be ashamed as soon as her
beauty has faded and his passing in
fatution is over.
The families of the headstrong
people know that they should be
saved from making these fatal mar
riages-that they should be rescued
from lifelong misery in spite OF their
determination TO plunge into it-but
the question is how to do il. The
situation is as acute as IL one saw q
loved one walking in his sleep on
the verge of a precipice, and yet
dared not put out a straining hand,
or even to cry out a word OF warning
for fear of precipitating the very ac-
cident one is trying to prevent.
In olden times when children were
more under authority than they are
now, 1t was the custom in such cases
to lock the girl up in her room and
feed her on bread and water until
she came to her senses, or to dis
inherit the son II he persisted in
marrying in opposition to his parents
wishes.
Alas, this good old plan is now obso-
lete. No physical restraint is to he
thought of in connection with the
modern athletic maiden, who would
merely climb over the transom or
down the fire escape to get to her
/ Romeo II anyone tried the Yale-lock
plan of breaking up a match on her.
Indeed. as a matter OF fact love has
always laughed at locksmiths, and
parents who essay to keep Cupid out
via the barred-door route have to use
some more subtle means than ply
sical coercion.
OF course, in cases where fathers
are merchant princes, coal barons and
packing house kings the threat to
disinherit a son who desires to marry
outside Of the gilded estate may be
effective. 1t is an idle Jest where the
young man supports himself and ex-
poets to support his wife, as most
American youths do. without any help
from papa, and where all that papa
will have to leave him when he dies
will be his blessing.
Thus are modern parents handi-
capped in dealing with the love affairs
Of their children. They realize with
The Washington herald., 1918-02-15
PUT CREAM In NOSE
AND STOP cATARRH
Tells How to Open Clogged
Nostrils and End Head Colds

You feel fine in q few moments.
Your cold In head or catarrh will be
gone. Your clogged nostrils will open.
The air passages OF your head will
clear and you can breathe freely. No
more dullness. headache; no hawking,
snuffling. mucous discharges or dry
ness. no struggling for breath at
night
Tell your druggist you want a small
bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm Apply q
little OF this fragrant, antiseptic cream
in your nostrils. let 1t penetrate
through every air passage of the head;
soothe and heal the swollen. inflamed
mucous membrane. and relief comes
instantly.
1t Is Just what every cold and ca
tarrh sufferer needs. Don't stay
stuffed-up and miserable.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-15

a n org q n l c
trouble which
pulled me down
until I could
not put my foot
to the floor and
could scarcely
do my work, and
as / live on q
small farm and
raise six hun
dred chickens
every year, 1t
made it very
hard for me
The Washington herald., 1918-02-15
0LD-TIME COLD
cURE-DRINK TEAL

Get q small package Of Hamburg
Breast Tea at any pharmacy. Take q
tablespoonful of this Hamburg tea,
put cup Of boiling water upon II, pour
full at any time. It is the most ef-
fective way 10 break a cold and cure
grip. as II opens the pores. relieving
congestions. Also loosens the bowels,
thus breaking q cold at once.
II IL inexpensive and entirely vege-
table. therefore harmless.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-15

women who have come to Washington
for war work under the government
are invited to make use Of the suf-
frage house for recreation purposes.
The young men friends Of the young
women are included in the invitation.
Dancing and cards will be the en-
tertainment.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-15
Sequel to Love for
Doll.

Maternal Instinct Greatly DevcI-
oped by Teaching Children to
Love Their Dolls.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-15
NOW RAISES
500 CHICKENS
After Being Relieved of
Organic trouble by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.

Oregon. I'LL took Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for
The Washington herald., 1918-02-15

OF much interest is the announce
ment OF the engagement of Miss Mar
garet c. Bayly, daughter of A. Hamil-
ton Bayly and the late Mrs. Bayly, Of
Cambridge, Nd, to DR.. Brice w.
Goldsborough, also of Cambridge. Miss
Bayly, who Is one of several attrac-
tive sisters, is a granddaughter of the
late DIR. Alexander Hamilton Bayly,
of Cambridge. DR.. Goldsborough, who
Is a son of Paymaster worthington
Goldsborough, U. s. N, retired, is a
brother of former Gov. Phillips Lee
Goldsborough. The wedding will prob
ably take place in the spring.
The Mary Washington Chapter of
the d. A. R., of which Miss Janet
Richards is regent, gave its biweekly
bridge tea yesterday afternoon at the
home Of the recording secretary, Mrs.
Eugene Gibson Herndon, in the Wood
ley. There were about twelve tables
Of bridge, and other guests came In
for tea. The proceeds will go toward
helping two French orphans, and
other patriotic purposes.
Owing to the illness OF Mrs. A. L.
Mills the meeting of the Army Emer-
gency Committee, which was to have
been held at Rauscher's today, has
oeen postponed until some fature date
to be determined later.
Ars: Newt d. Baker, wife Of the
Secretary 4 War, will sing this even
tns at <.e Red Cross benefit to be
sN at Jefferson Hall, at the corner
OF ySxth and d streets.
This evening will be newcomers
evening at National American wom-
an an, suffrage Association headquarters.
lo6 Rhode Island avenue. As on the
previous Fridays Of alternate weeks
tnrougnout the winter. the young
The Washington herald., 1918-02-15

Wilder Tomlinson will leave Wash
ington this week for Princeton, N. J.,
where he has been assigned for train
ing in the aviation service.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-15

Mrs. johnson entertained at a tea
yesterday afternoon at her apartment
at 200 Sixteenth street
The Washington herald., 1918-02-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Bonaparte,
who have been passing the winter in
New York, are now in Atlantic City
where they are stopping at the st.
Charles Hotel.