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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-14

it fingered there. pressing softly and
almost lovingly as though yearning in
sensuous longing to press and crush
and squeeze until it had driven out all
life. TO Keith it seemed that the bit
terness of death was over indeed. but
the hand withdrew again, and began
once more to feel him up and down,
paving him as butcher before
slaughter may feel the points of a
newly purchased beast.
well. you know Keith said
argumentativeIy. you might as well
get it over and be done with it.
He was not afraid now; it was as
though from the very awfulDesS of his
position he derived certain courage.
As it is said that those sick to death
know no fear. SO he. knowing that the
end was certain. found all his earlier
terror quite gone away.
1t seemed to him certain that death
must either be an entry into nothing
ness-and who can be so foolish as to
fear nothingness? or else the begin
ming Of new life; and why should one
fear life?
He felt the hairy hands that had been
cropping up and down upon his body
settle now on the cords that were twined
around his arms and body, and by them
begin to drag him roughly along the
ground He could offer no resistance.
and in this way he was pulled along
for some distance. Who it was that
used him so he could not make out in the
least he was aware only of n dark and
crouching form indistincty visible in
the heavy darkness Of the night; he
heard only a low. grunting breathing,
very heavy and labored.
When he had been pulled along like
this for some distance there was a
pause. and he was allowed to lie still.
But only for moment, for first he was
twisted round as though it were neces
sary that he should lie in one special
position. and then he received violent
push in the side and felt himself fall
ing falling but not very far.
only some two or three feet, though
enough to bruise and shake him badly.
And above still shone the faint stars
half hidden by drifting clouds and all
around was the smell of damp, freshly
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cry relieved taut nerves and sore feel
ings
While enjoying her damp sesta she
was masterfully enfoIded in a pair of
strong arms and Ben's voice whispered,
'"There grille, don't cry. The whole
batch of pigs amt worth a tear"
ON never face those men again, 1"
sobbed Gladys. "I'm goin' back tomor-
row." and sobbed harder after her ulti-
matum.
Ben tightened his clasp as he said,
"You amt goin' back. I'm goin' 30 keep
you. Oh, Gladys love you so, won't
you stay?'
"And take care of pigs?" coyly ques-
toned the farmerette.
Take care of me. I've cared ever
since the first day you came. Wo- won't
you? Ca cant you?" stammered Ben.
Gladys turned her face to answer, but
speech was denied her, for Ben com.
mandeered her lips to other use.
The next day a post card went Hub
ward 1t briefly stated:
The bets on me. Taken life share
in a piggery." GLAD.
The next complete nOvelette-When
He Came Back.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-14
Both Good Giuers

''One day" said Representative Dut
ton, of Bingham, Me-, to the commit
tee on ways and bridges the other day,
when he was explaining to them how
narrow the road was in certain parts
of Caratunk plantation-'oned day there
was an old fellow driving into market
with a load of stuff. As he came along
to one of those narrow places an auto
mobile came up. His horse was fright
ened, SHE'D, and over the side went
the rig, falling a distance of about if
teen feet.
1T scratched the horse up consider =
ably. smashed the wagon, made an
omelet of the eggs and ruined the
pumpkins and other stuff. 1t made a
great mixup. I
The old fellow stood ruefully gaz-
ing at the wreck after he had extricated
himself from the mess.
Being in a hurry, as most of those
chaps are, and anxious to be on his
way, the automobilist said: I'm in a
hurry, and while I'd like to wait, l
can't, so if you'll Tell me how much
you want me to give you, I'll pay and
be on my way
'The old fellow looked at him about
a minute, and then he exclaimed How
much had you ought to give me? Mis- =
ter, if you'll lust tell me hOW'n hell I'm
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-14

suggested Peggy, to whom n happy
thought had come. She ran to the
window and cried out loudly: my
birds My birds Come, Il need you!"
Instantly the answer came. From
the edge of the forest flocked canaries,
warblers, reddy woodpecker and host
of other; from the fields came meadow
larks, pigeons and thrushes; from the
orchards flew orioles, bob links and
robins; from the river rushed blue
heron, sand hill crane, bittern and
kingfsher. In a minute she was sur
rounded by dozens of feathered song
sters.
"What do You desire, Princess Peg
gy?' they twittered.
cinderella is giving a ball and her
musicians are prisoners of Red Beard.
We need an orchestra.
''We'll be the orchestral chorused
the birds, and forthwith they began to
sing with all their might.
"Hurrah for Princess Peggy" cried
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-14
THE PROBLEM OF THE OUTSIDE
COMPETITION
Jealousy Again Interferes with
Business

NTERRIW JACKSON was
4V4 positively worried at the success of
the popular price sale. He put it this
way: ''Of course, we've had big sale
and made some money, but-er-I won
der what the Crescent people will say
You see-er-thOse society people are
good customers. They er - buy a
whole lot of stuff from me. OF course,
I'm worried at having lost so much
Of their business to Easterly's. but
do you think they will be mad at me
for selling those fur trimmed dresses? :?
They might think | did it for spite be-
cause they-er-well, you see what l
mean, don't you, Mr.. Flint"
81 see. all right, Mr.. Jackson, but
/ don't think you need worry. They
are more likely to feel vexed with East
erly's for offering something that every
body has within two weeks
Jackson felt better when old Doc Per-
riam breezed into the store. Doctor
Perriam is specialist don't know
what on-but, of course, being n spe-
cialist, he does what the good old
fashioned doctor does, and charges
twenty times as much. However. hay
ing money, he lives in the Crescent. and
his wife is so well known that her name
was always mentioned ''among those
present at social functions.
Well, Doc breezed in and Mapped
Jackson on the back and said, Jack
son, old chap, 1 didn't think you had it
in you. That was surely a clever piece
of business on your part. Mrs. Per-
riam is positively quivering with in
dignation at Easterly's for daring to
foist past seasons styles on her. She
bought some gowns at Easterly's, and
now won't wear 'em. Gave 'em both
away to the help" The doctor just had
to stop to laugh. "Some of the women
are holding an Indignation meeting and
woe betide Easterly's when they come
next fall"
"Oh, dears me, Doctor!' Jackson
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.THE SOLITARY HOUSE :
1913, -bg AIRED A. knopt, nc.
fCopptoht, 1919, bD Public Ledger CO..
THIS STARTS THE STORY

Keith Norton, tramp. makes him
self at home in the Solitary House.
Searching the house for somebody
who choked him while he slept he
finds case of jewels and hides them.
Next day he finds unconscious in the
woods a girl attacked by some mys-
terious creature and tells the doctor
who attends her that she is his sis
ter. She has lost her memory. but
she knows intuitively that he is not
her brother. Immediately after he
has confessed to her. he receives a
visit from man named Wentworth
who offers him thousand dollars to
assist him in his plans. which he as
sumes Norton knows all about.
Wentworth is the name of the man
whose name and station Norton is
usurping. Norton takes the girl to
the village and finds lodgings for her.
On his return he finds tho house oC-
cupied by man drinking himself I"
death with whisky and woman
striving to keep the stuff from him.
He hears his name called in the
woods, meets there the man. Went
worth, and is attacked by hairy
creature who binds him with rope.
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-14
THE GLASS SLIPPER

COZ, CINDERELLA, are you going
~ to let Red Beard come to your
ball!'' drawled Sleeping Beauty, open
ing wide her drowsy eyes.
Indeed, I'm not. I'll ask King
Cole to lend me his fiddlers tbree,''
promptly answered Cinderella, and
forthwith she dispatched a courier to
telephone to King Cole.
In minute the courier came back
and his long face told that he had
tailed in his mission.
King Cole says his fiddlers three
have the influenza and Red Beard has
locked EN- up" he reported.
Wham A cymbal had sailed through
the window and dropped on the floor.
10 its handle was tied second note
which Cinderella read aloud:
'Fiddlers three are playing for me.
Bid me to your ball and you can have
them all. Your loving friend Red
Beard"
IN not invite him. I'm not going
to have my party spoiled declared
Cinderella. stamping her foot.
Let him come. My husband will
cut off his head on sight and then we
So w Will our udn'e' yaWneu
Sleeping Beauty, while her princely
husband drew his glttering sword and
looked very fierce.
That's not my idea of good time, I"
replied Cinderella. Cant some of YOU
sing melody to which the rest of
us can dance? Then we will not need
an orchestra
But when the guests tried their voices
they squeaked and wheezed and shriled
so discordantly that Cinderella capped
her hands over her ears. 1t seems as
if every one had caught bad cold.
perhaps l can find an orchestra ="
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-14

ioWances for shrinkage as they do for
sou steel. The cast tools are furnished
IN an annealed form to the customer
VINO machines them to accurate dimen
slons, and after hardening thew are
ready for use. The alloy is being cast
into blanking, drawing and forming dias
hot and cold trimmers for forge worLl
milling cutters, counter sinks, sIott;r,
saws and bending rolls.
The appalling number of suicides n !.
ot. petersburg has created new oc-
cupatlon for the workless. Many
watchers assemble every day on the
banks of the Neva and the canals ON
the lookout for attempted suicides. lses
each rescue the ''hero" receives So.
from the prefecture of police. In one
week one man made $3.50 in this way.
lt always unmans woman wha,
she OBTAINS a decree of divorce.
A mans hide is too poor for utility
when 1t won't hold an opinion,
Most OF our troubles arise from
trying to uphold the blunders we
make.--New York Globe and CONNER u
cial Advertiser.
tMr' Jones rang the bell at the new
Doctors house. Usually he went 10
his old family doctor, but this new man
happened to live nearer and it was an
urgent call. The Doctors wife answered.
the ring. "You wish to see the doe
toF! she said Couldn't Won come
tomorrow morning?" s"Why?" said
Jones, isn't the doctor in?" "Oh.
yes, he's in,' said the lady wistfully.
but you're his first patient, and I'd
IKE you to come as a surprise for hin,
tomorrow. You see, it's his birthday ~
speaking OF words, it is related that
rank overheard an Australian CAPTAIN
call ms company IA fine lot of graft
ers," and later remarked to one Of tbe
Australians, Gee we fellows wouldn,t
like to have our captain call us Iot
OF gratters, but l suppose yours was
only kiddin'. Some spieler, anyway ~ +
What's that?' beloved the Austria
lian. II say he's some spieIer.'' re
peated the Yank. Before the angry
Australian could pounce upon the Yank.
friend interyened and straiebtened
matters out by explaining that in An
tipodean parlance CRATER Il
worker, hustler, while ''spielero Is
crook, jailbird.
A safe toy gun for children that has
been invented shoots wire ring With.
such spin that it returns 10 tho
shooter. Il. /.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-14
ADVENTURES --BuDd Ddddu
"CINDERELLA,S BALL"

Peggy and Billy, invited 10 Gin
dereta's ball, are drd,on there bv
Optimistic Ostrich. They find that
the orchestra has been shut up by
Red Beard.
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THE BEREAVED

shall watch the boys shall cheer as they pass
Though my heart DER the ocean lies buried
For the lines closely knit in parade will alas
To vision haltng serred.
shall cheer they both the quick wrath
And to both thus comfort be giving
For the spirits of those who have died faith
Will be marching along with the living.
GRIF ALEXANDER
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-14

In this space Mr.. Whitehead tcifl
ans,oer readers business questions on
buying, selling, advertising and empfop-
ment. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-14

A safe toy gun for children that has
been invented shoots a wire ring With.
such spin that il returns 10 tho
shooter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-14

IL always unmans woman whet
she obtains a decree of divorce.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-14

A mans hide is too poor for utility.
when it won't hold an opinion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-04-14
JUDGE CR1GGS QUITS
AS w. s. s.. CHAIRMAN

Jacksonville, April 14.-In an
nouncing his resignation as director
OF the Florida War Savings Commit
tee, Judge j F. G. Griggs, extends
thanks TO every county chairman, ey-
cry district chairman, every commit
teeman and every person who in any
way helped in the war savings cam
paign during the period in which he
was director.
He also calls on the people Of the
State of Florida to make all profit
possible out of the seed of savings
planted during 1918 and assures them
that the government will continue its
educational campaign for having peo-
pie adopt permanent habits of thrift
and savings.
Under the administration OF Judge
Griggs as director, Florida made what
was considered by the National War
Savings committee the best record OF
any of the southern states, with the
possible exception of Texas, There
were one or wo states where the sale
per capita of war savings stamps were
larger, but where conditions were so
much better and war profit so much
greater, that comparison based on
actual per capita sales would not be
feir. Florida was ahead of Georgia
Alabama, South Carolina and Louis
lana, and was but a few cents per
capita behind North Carolina. Vir-
ginia, Tennessee and Mississippi
Texas was far in the lead CT ali
southern states, due it is believed to
the great oil boom which was devel-
oped during the period of the war
The sale of war savings stamps and
the teaching of thrift and economy
will be continued.
This work will be conducted here
after from the central headquarters
for the sixth federal reserve district
in Atlanta. In Florida the organiza-
ton work is already under way with
trained field men in the territory to
organize war savings societies and to
| promote in every way possible the
habits Of thrift and savings.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-04-14
New York Packer)

Hastings, Fla, April 14.-As the
Hastings potato deal now stands, 1t Is
almost impossible to give an accurate
estimate of the probable output this
season. While it is true that dig
cling SO far has resulted in the fact
that the early crop is yielding but 10
to rs barrels to the acre, the fields
so far being dug are those that the
foods had damaged beoynd redemp-
ton. Growers generally feel that
their crops will not exceed 30 per
cent of what they call a normal crop
However, such conclusions were
based considerably upon the out-turn
from the early digging which really
should not bear on the crop as
whole When the food hit the potato
belt the entire acreage could have
been classified under three heads:
ID The early planting which at the
time Of the flood, found tubers al
ready set. The receding of the water
and the drying off of the land made
no change in the yield on this acre
age. The vines were more or less
killed, and blight finished what was
left. The Is to 25-barrel yield Of the
early digging was from these fields.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-04-14

there should be nothing to lose and
everything to gain by deferring dig
ging as much as possible, which will
allow ample time for all tubers to get
their full growth before digging.
As the situation now stands, all
growers, buyers and distributors are
making their calculations on so per
cent crop, feeling assured that they
are safe but still hoping that the later
paintings will, with everything in
their favor, make heavy enough
yield to place the total beyond 80
per cent crop. The fields on high
ground have many things in their fav-
or and such fields should produce
their normal supply as to quantity,
quality and grade.
Greater care than ever before will
be exercised in the packing of the
crop, growers say Everything will
be packed in standard double headed
barrels, after being graded by ma
chine.
Even with No. l stock falling be.
low the usual percentage, 1t is
claimed by the growers that in pre-
vious years they never had sufficient
supply of the No. 2 grade to meet the
demand of the trade, consequently
there is no fear on their part that
prices will be much changed because
of the limited supply of No. /. f. O.
b. prices SO far seem to substantiate
this, as sales already made are much
higher for No. stock than they were
in previous years for No. /, being 50
for No. and $40 for No. /.
The above covers the situation in
the entire belt, covering fields from
Elkton to East Palatka and on down
the East Coast to Yelvington. The
crop in the Bunnell section is much
later and is therefore not classed with
Hastings. The Hastings belt com
prises about $4,000 acres this year
and if the crop should yield only 30
barrels to the acre on the average the
total output would run close to 450,-
600 barrels or almost $500 cars.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-04-14
AIR SERVICE ENLIsTS MEN
$4,000 Wanted for That Branch o
Regular Army-Attractive
Dian

/. The Air service of the Regular
army has been given authority to en-
list men up to about $4,000 AT the
present time, the enlisted men consti'
tuting the air service forces, are men
who enlisted for the period OF the
war. It is probable that from among
this number who desire to get out,
many could be induced to stay II they
fully understood the proper induce
ments that the air service is able TO
give. It is possible at this time for
these men to take their discharge,
receive the $50 bonus that is allowed
discharged men, re-enlist in the air
service for one year, then be given
one months furlough, and in most
cases the men will be able to retain
such non-commisioned grades as they
hold Upon this re-enlistment, in adj
dition to the $50 allowed the dis
charged man, he will be given travel
pay at the rate of SC a mile to his
home. Inasmuch as he will be given
furlough, he can obtain 1c a mile
rate to his home and return to his
proper station, which will enable him
to save certain amount from his
travel pay.
| 2. For men who have had service in
the army, it is believed there is a
decided advantage for one years en-
listment for then conditions will have
become more stable and they can ex-
pect more positive market for their
services in civilian life. To the men
who are in the service, this one year
enlistment and its advantages should
be particularly attractive. Some Of
its advantages are as follows:
(a) Permanent employment dur
ing this period of unsettled labor con-
ditions.
(b) Positive wages, with room,
board, medical attention, etc, free.
(c) $50 allowance when discharged,
for re-enlistments.
(d) One months furlough allowed
to take effect at once or Within month
from date of re-enlistment.
To the civilian who has not been
in the service, or who has been in
any branch other than the air serv-
ice, one year enlistment is not so at
tractive, and nothing definite by way
of learning a trade can be promised
him in so short time. For this man
the three years enlistment has its ad-
yantages. The air service already
has mechanical instruction school
in operation, and is about to create
others.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-04-14
Accurate Estimate on
Hastings Potato Crop
A Difficult Matter

(2) The later planting had just be-
gun to form tubers when the flood hit
them. With the receding of the wa
ter and drying of the fields, fertilizer
was applied and cultivation contin'
ued. This planting is by far the
greater portion of the whole. The
tubers now set on these vines are
maturing into smaller grade than
formerly which will of necessity cut
down the yield per acre. The per-
centage of No. / on this planting Is
small compared with former years
60 The latest planting seems to have
everything in its favor, plenty OF
moisture, fertilizer, cultivation and
the very best of growing weather.
This planting should produce a very
good crop with its unual supply Of
No. 1 stock, which in past years has
never fallen below 80 per cent Of the
total yield.
In previous years, after the potato
vines had so to 80 per cent Of No. l
stock already set, digging was com
menced everywhere, because the goal
had been reached and there was moth
ing NOR to wait on The situation Is
different this year, as the growers
feel that with short crop and prac.
tically no competition elsewhere,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-04-14
ST. PETERSBURG WOMAN
NEVER RODE ON A TRAIN
THOUGH THERE Is YEARS

Though she is 66 years old and has
lived in st. Petersburg for Is years,
Mrs. M. A. Tatum. Of Sixth avenue,
south, has never been on railroad
i. train, has never ridden in an auto
mobile and rarely uses street car.
She says a railroad train scares her
and makes her dizzy just to look at
IL and though she lives only about
six blocks from the A. G. l.. passen-
ger station she rarely sees train.
F., When Mrs. Tatum was asked, the
other day, how she would like to
take a ride in Johnny Green's air
plane she said:
Son, that thing amt real"
Mrs. Tatum was born in Georgia
and came to Florida in 1901, driving
mule, and has stayed here ever
since.
Mrs. Tatum tells the following
story of her trip to Florida with q
mule:
I'm 1901 my husband and myself
hitched up our old mule to the wag-
On, which was packed with all OF
our belongings, and started foi Flor
ida. OF course there were no roads T;
nothing but an old wagon trail. Well
we travelled in the day from day
light to dark and then we would un-
hitch the team and go to sleep. When
we arrived at Orlando we decided to
stay there for few days and rest
Well. one morning / thought / would
like some huckleberries so took the
cid team and started for the country
When l left town travelled fer sew.
eral miles, then / came to a bridge
On the other side of the bridge was
where the berries grew I drove tn;
| I'D mule on the bridge and just as
we got near the other side the ole
mule saw something in the bushes
that scared him half to death. H;
took out across the bridge as hare
as he could tear, pulled the rein'
tight and stopped him and he backed
right back over the middle CT the
bridge into the creek. Then I Wen
in with the wagon. After I gathered
my senses l got the old mule TO pull
the wagon out and got in again ant
came to town. Well, in a few days
we got our stuff packed again ant
came on down to st. Petersburg
where I'VE been for the last 1,
years. st. Petersburg Independent
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-04-14

FOR SALE-one milk COW, cheap, for
cash. c. Inman. 90 z. Orange st
1896
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-04-14

To roAN-s1,4 400. on improved real
zfata. NJ. E. r. TELEGRAM once.
$3.50