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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13
K|RMESS MADE
Big HIT AGAIN
LAST NIGHT

The second night of the Kirmess
was fully as successful as the first,
a large audience greeting the players,
and the entire performance was de-
clared by all to have been one of the
best amateur shows ever witnessed
in Lakeland.
The curtain rose promptly at $50,
with all the participants upon the
stage, with the exception of the King
and Queen, Mr. Giant Clayton and
Mrs. Grady Deem, who entered with
their royal party, which included Miss
Lucy Conibear, Miss Elizabeth Pritch-
EFT, Mrs. w. l.. King, and Miss Grace
Deem, and their escorts, Messrs Clyde
Trammell. Wilbur G. Mills, Harry Ed
monson and Mr. Gillian, who were in
full evening dress.
The voting contest near the close of
the show, resulted in the children be-
ing declared the winners, although
the Strollers ran them close second
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13

used but the essay will be written
on only one side of the sheet.
Essays will be judged strictly on a
basis of (D originality, (2) express
sion, (3O sincerity.
Each school will be Judge of its
own product. The principal of each
school will appoint board of three
judges to select one essay as the en-
try from his school. He will then for
ward the entry, not later than Febru-
airy q, 1920 to the army recruiting
station nearest his school.
The district recruiting officer viii
appoint board of three judges &c
pass on the essays submitted by the
schools of his district. One will be
selected as the best and will be for
warded to Washington as the dis
trict's entry.
From the entries OF the fifty SIX
districts Secretary Baker and Gen
erals Pershing and March will select
three national winners. These win
ners may be boys or girls, of any
color, of any age.
Ask your father or your brother
to tell you something about our new
democratic peace time army. II the!
GO not know write to the neares
recruiting station for literature.
1t may mean free trip to Wash
ington for your mother and you, will
a medal for yourself and a beautiful
cup for your school and you'll be en-
We'd by millions of children. It's tn
chance of a lifetime!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13
l|NcOLNs BIRTHDAY
OBSERVED BY
G. A. R. POST

Barlow Buckeye Club will yisi,
: next Sunday at $40 D M
speeches in the park in the interos,
VI d basket dinner here Feb. %. a,
| p. m. "
ABOUT one hundred people gathered
- 'ne nome OF Capt, G, T. Flemine
Yesterday afternoon to do honor f.
'ne memory of our beloved Lincoln.
A fitting program was carried on,
with A c. shaffer as master of cer4.
a'oiiies ana the main speaker Of the
"ay' rev Ward made a grand and
'ou'h'ns prayer after which Amer.
ica' was sung with cornet accom-.
p'nilaeht' Mrs. Paul Gardner gave
reading on the life of Lincoln Col
Mihilis gave an interesting talk as did
also Comrade Conway. Mrs. Barn
wen RULER sang "The Flag of Free
COM with Mrs, White al the piano
Mrs Fleming gave Lincolns Gettvs.
ourg address which was followed bv
a piano solo by Mrs. Harnley. Prof
D. II. Bayley honored us with two
corhet solos with Mrs. Bayley at the
piano and to hearty encore gave
us the Taps"
Inc Post and l., G. A. R. wish ia
thank all who We're present and es-
peclally do they thank those who So
kindly gave their services.
A GUEST.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13

where.
STAIN.
|. Your
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13
j. S. ARMY ESSAY
CONTEST TO Be
HELD FEB. %

Lakeland will particjpatA IN
tion4wide essay contest Omen 20 Ia Ia
school children, for handsome ,or,',
cups which have been offered by Sec
rotary Baker, General March and CO.,
eral pershing. The subject of the es
says is to be What is the Benefit .,
an Enlistment in the United g.. y
Army Each principal will choose
the best essay in his school, and tbase
Will De sent to the district enlistiro
ohcer' who will select the best in
each recruiting district. The Judges
in Washington will then decide ~
three best ones.
The local recruiting officer hos
oeen III conference with principals Of
! the city schools here and has sacrrod
their cooperation. All ESSAYS arc f.
be written Feb. 20 and must reach
the district recruiting officer not LAT
er than Feb. n. In addition loca,
merchants are Offering the FOLLOWING
prizes:
Prizes offered by the local NOR.
chants shall go to winners Of the
Lakeland schools, and a prize b.
given to winners of each local scboo,
whether white or colored,
A board of judges, consisting Of
three, will be appointed by Mr.. G. NJ
Jones, superintendent of schools, f.
decide the best essay written by the
school children of the Lakeland
schools.
After the contest is over and thi
winners known the chairman of this
board will collect the prizes Offered
by the merchants of the city of Lake.
land, and distribute them to the high
est awarded.
| Following is list of names an,
amounts offered by the merchants o.
Lakeland to the school contest.
Cason & Tacker Drug Co., one gol(
or bronze medal.
| Wilson Hardware Co. SIS cash.
Warner Hardware Co. So cash.
c. E. Todd Hardware Cos
cash.
Mckay Furniture Co So SO cash
MoOre's Style Shops in trade.
Melton-Ott Clothing Co. SIS il
! trade.
G.. Wolfson-$5 in trade.
Henley's Drug Store-$5 in trade
Straw's Shoe Store-1 pair Feb
Oxfords, Boys or girls.
Racket Store &c. E. Grafton -,
pair shoes for boys or girl.
Lakeland Book Store book value
$3.50.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13
WN 7. BOWEN
DIED THIS MORNING

hany friends Of Mr.. G. F.
deeply sympathize with him
er members of his family in
D Of his father Mr.. Edwin T
who passed away at Mr.. Bow.
ne this morning after an i'll
two weeks.
lOur months ago Mr.. Bow
'enlS came down from theil
CINCINNATI to spend the win.
and had made many friend.
FpIy deplore the passing oI
Ten' The deceased was 81
age, and was a fine, Chris
"'''l' iespecIeu by a Wldi
friends.
pdy Will be shipped tomorroy
clnclnnati accompanied b,
Oled wife of the deceased
Mrs. c. F. Bowen and Mr.
owen Jr,' who arrived Sun
Vlnclnnati, and who wa.
''''er during his last hours
p''' sympathy of their man,
: with the family in thi
great sorrow.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13

TO the winner of the third prize.
In addition, three beautiful silver
cups, suitably engraved, will be pre-
scented to the winners by Secretary
Baker to be carried back home by
them as prizes for the schools they
attend.
The contest is under the auspices
OF the War Department but the news
paper Come Back the official or
gan of the Walter Reed Hospital in
Washington asked permission to
purchase the prizes: This permission
was granted and the school children
are really competing for prizes thai
were provided by MANNED and injured
soldiers now at Walter Reed Hospi
tai.
There is no age limit in this con
test and the little -year-0ld
girl in Santa Barbara, California, has
the same chance of winning a prize
as has the nineteen year old high
school boy of Baltimore.
New York state has many times the
number of school pupils that Nevada
has, yet the chance of producing win
ners in each of these states is exact
ly the same.
Essays will be written in the class
rooms on Friday, February 20, 1920
from notes if desired
No essay will he more than four
hundred words in length.
Pencil or pen and ink, may be
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13

The many friends Of Rev. w. d.
TURNKEY will regret exceedingly that
he has withdrawn from the race for
superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, He would have made strong
race and, if elected, would have made
a valuable addition to the educational
forces Of the county and state Fort
Meade Leader.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13

Is, Williams, manager of the
! Furniture Company, leaves
N for the furniture manufac-
centers on a buying tour for
hpany. Mr.. Williams will be
|anied by j. Leslie Clarek,
manager of the company
| c. Simmons, manager of the
ID store. These shrewd fur
nel will go into the markets
gains and if there are any to
they will get them for thei,
ig stores which completely
blk county. This big furniture
is very popular and is en-
large trade in all parts of the
Fort Meade Leader.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13

/. Moon and Mrs. J. l.,
9, Of Lakeland and Atlanta,
urs R. O. Meek and Mrs. l..
!, On Tuesday returning to
!. Tuesday night. -.Ft. Meade
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13

:, Mrs N. G. Wade and Mrs.
n.,cher, of Jacksonville, mot
|ovn Yesterday and were the
n Mrs. Delcher's mother, Mrs.
I,omnson and sister, Mrs. A. j.
They went on down to Fort
|vhere they will enjoy a weeks
"trip
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13

as giving the most popular act. The
money thus derived goes to the Boy
Scouts.
After the performance about TWEEN.
ty couples, including the Strollers,
Bohemians and Spanish dancers, went
to the Kibler where they enjoyed a
supper and dancing until a late hour
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13

/ NJ, Futch, one of our good
| living south o. town, reports
ksterday afternoon while rid
k,eback through the Lakeland
Ids or in that vicinity, he lost
(tet. book containing a sum OF
mot a very large sum- bur
enough to be a considerable
him. If it should be found,
n It will be left at this Office
Futch,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13

ID Mrs. H. 0, Denny have
:, nO West Lemon street,
w, are at home to their
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13

. = Trader who put on the
ones from here to st. Pet
y where he puts on a like en-
pment!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-13
AKEL 4 n D D :
/ A c O MI G S

.n O q q q q q q u 2
/. Malcolm McMullen's condi-
,.ins lust about the same to-
GU m, M worse nor very much
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-02-20
DOWN IN BED
AND SO WEAK
Lady Suffered Terribly for Eight
Weeks But Her Case Showed
Wonderful Improvement
After Taking Gdfdui.

Johnson City. Tenn.-Mrs. II. R.
Scott, living near this town, states:
about three years ago 1 was down II
bed terrible and SO weak /
couldn't bear the sight OF food. This
condition continued for about eight
weeks l thought l was go
ing to die, and knew I must get some
thing TO do me some good. I haC
heard all my life of Cardui and the
good results obtained from its use
So l decided to try 1t.
After about half bottle Of Cardiff
my appetite improved, then l was less
nervous. 1 kept 1t M until I had
taken five bottles-and such an i'm
provementi l gained flesh and now
am the picture Of health. due, I be
lieve, solely to the use of Cardui.
am the mother of ten children and
feel well and strong"
Cardui is a mild. medicinal tonic
for women. It has stood the most
severe of all tests-the test of time.
having been in use for over forty
years. 1t is composed OF purely veg
etable ingredients. which have been
found to help build up the vitality.
tone up the nerves. and strengthen
the womanly constitution.
Try Cardui.-Adv.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-02-20
'Why do you come
here?" she cried.
tTO BE CONTINUED
Ponds Like Pools of Ink.

In cross-country flying. clear. quies-
cent ponds of water are usually the
darkest areas in the landscape. Otter
they appear like pools of ink and their
relative brightness is much less than
that of black veIyeF This is easily
explained. The water is perfectIy
clear and the bottom X black and
porous. Little or no lighr "a refiecteS
except from the surface.
Incidentally a pond of this tvpc pre-
vides the hest mirror in the fan,iScape
for its background is almost perfFc. I,
dark. which is not the ,-ase for turh'N
water. If one watcher very carefuiir
he can defect the image Of the nir
nlane reflected in the water without
difficulty al 1000 or 5000 feet. This
gives a true vertical line which may
be of use on some occasions At leaS
observation of this image gives rec
ord of the horizontal speed regardless.
of other movements of the airpIane
M Luckiesh in the Scientific Amer
lean.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-02-20

I cut where | like. or don't pay ons
cent. An these men say they go wher
ever l go. They won't work for yot
if l go, because you thrash Blact
Pierre. They amt dogs. they're men
an they got families. They dom
stand for no beating with fists. May
be you change your mind about thu
cutting7"
go to the devil :" shouted Hilary.
Maybe you like 70 beat these mel
now, ehT' sneered Leblanc No
All right. You find other boss tobbei
Monsieur Askew."
He clapped on his hat, and. rs II
they had rehearsed the scene. the -four
ruffians followed Leblanc In solemn
and triumphant parade across the
floor and out of the office.
This was first blood with a ven.
yeance. Leblanc'r lease was a neceS'
sity; 1t meant money. and money just
when his capital would be exhausted,
It was essential to sub-leaSe the tract
TO some one else. But there was no
one in ST. Boniface capable of assuTn-
ing charge of such coetract. The
habitants had no heads for business
and no money TO invest. All that was
paid ont in wages flowed back ia
the store. owned by the Ste Marie
company, and to the Ste. Marie sa-
looms. Ste. Marie was bleeding st.
Boniface white in every way.
Filled with resentment, Hilary coun-
fernandez the order for the rig ana
walked up by the mill. His nerves
were raw and quiverlng as he reached
the end of the strip of land where
Rocky river pours into the gulf be-
low. The whistle blew, and he turned
toward ST. Boniface and stopped
watching the mob OF men emerging
from the mill.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-02-20


The next morning Brousseau strosA
his tirSf blow. Hilary had just or
tiered the rig In order to drive over to
Lehianc's lease and try to stop the
operations about the Chateau when
Leblanc appeared In the office. accom-
panied by four ruffians whom Hilary
recognized as the suhjohbers.
well. Lshianc?" asked Hilary.
Whats this l hear you make COM
plant about my work." Leblanc de
handed.
You've been cutting round the
Chateau. Leblanc. and You'll have 10
stop it" said Hilary. You knew you
We're not supposed 10 cut there"
Amt | got right 10 cut on my own
lease?" demanded the jobber trucn-
lently.
Maybe you have. hut anyway ynu
aren't going TO cut round the Chateau
You think so:' asked Leblanc in
solentiy "All right You find another
boss jehher. Maybe you find one IN
September what couldn't get a joa
for next winter. you are 50 clever.
don't know. For me. ] go to work for
Monsieur Morris mt Ste Marie"
$50 that's your game. Leblanc
How about that coDtract?'
That's all right. But If | don't pay
good. That was your words. whiefi
you wrote down. Well. | keep the
lease if you like. Monsieur Askew. an
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-02-20

cause / can't stand the people. or the
climate. or Father Lucy praying out
fires, or the verandas. I'm sick of it
Mr.. Askew. and Clarice and the kids
is in Shoeburyport. That's why.
guess he said. raising his head and
looking at Hilary piaintively. Il guess
my feelings kind of got the better Of
me-
Hilary thumped him on the shoulder
That's all right. LATE" he said "but
you're going 10 sign on with me for a
year from October first-just one year
more. And you're going TO sign as
manager. at Morris salary"
LATE ConnelI looked AT him as If II
was all dream. LATE had been work
ing at forty-hve dollars week since
his arrival.
Mr.. Askew." ne said. when he could
STEADY his voice. 81 guess I've been I'M
grateful. But when Morris told me /
was discharged / naturally concluded
that he'd bought you out. I'll stay. Mr.
Askew, and I'll do all / can to help
clean up this mess and put things on q
paying foundation. | guess everyone's
been cheating your uncle, Mr.. Askew,
from Morris aud BrOusseau and Lee
blanc down to Jean-Baptiste the scaIer.
| knew they were swindling You. and
Brousseau telephoned me TO keep you
in the dark, and-I tried 10 do it"
Never mind, Lafe. You and ] Will
20 over the books together and Glenn
up
And l tell you this" went on Lafe.
Give fellows like Baptiste-Baptiste
and mean example of honest work
and you'll see they'll follow you and
take pride in the business. It's the
big fellows we want 10 get
Hilary held out his hand "we1l
shake on that" he said. You accept
the post. LATE. and you won't make a
break for home again?"
Never again. so long as we're on
the job together" LATE answered.
Far Off the steamship was pursuing
her way toward Quebec. Hilary,
watching her. was conscious of zest
Of living which his conversion OF LATE
did not wholly explain. What. he won
dered, was the secret OF his interest
In St. Boniface?
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-02-20
Slams Amazon Guard.

Siam is one of the few countris
which boast of corps of women pc
lice The members of this amazo
guard are all old and homely. The.
wear uniform. but are not armed
Their chief duty is to &C. as gaf,
keepers of the inner. or women's pal
ace at Bangkok.
They follow any stranger who enter.
the palace and remain with him unit
he takes his departure. They see thu
there is no mischief made and that nc
one makes love to the royal wives ant
women. Men who have business insid.
the palace-doctors. architects. car
penters, electricians, etc.-enter tn.
palace freely, but are always ACCOM-
panied by some of the amazon guai,.
The palace has some difficulty in r.
cruiting these guards. as the work &
hard. the pay poor and Tie gualiSsr
ton uncompiimentar4. ~
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-02-20
CHAPTER III.-Continued-


"Ah. yes. Monsieur Askew- But.
you see, Mr. Morris he pay the men
their wages"
Call them here" said Hilary.
Jean-Marie called. and the men came
forward Now tell them what | have
told you" Hilary continued.
Jean Marie's translation was met
with a voIley OF interjections. The
little tlmekeeper began half dozen
explanations and finally gave up in
despair.
"They say It's Monsieur Brousseau's
orders" he explained. You see. mon
sieur. we know now that the property
ia yours. but Monsieur Brousseau hires
the mill hands.
Tell them in future ! shall hire the
mill hands Tell them IT is my mill"
This was met with blank incredulity.
Evidently Brousseau's lease Of mill
rights had passed for ownership.
Anyway. say that their jobs are
good for the coming year" announced
Hilary. and wondered whether he
dared hope TO make good on that state
ment. where's LATE Connell?" he
added.
LATE. he is discharged, too" an
swered Jean-Marie. He go right away
TO catch the boat home, carrying his
bag. See, Monsieur Askew !"
Hilary looked up. On the crest of
the hill behind Rocky river. against
the skyline, was solitary figure.
striding along with bag in its hand.
The down boat to Quebec was al
most due. Looking seawnrd. Hilary
saw the white hull rounding the light
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-02-20
LIVED LONG WITHOUT FOOD
Many Cases of Genuine Fasting Re-
corded Among the Many That Were
Palpabiy Fakes.

When the cupboard is bare and
housekeeping funds are low. the poor
taxpayer thinks of the fasting OF the
Carthusian monks. and wonders II
that is the practical answer 10 his
problem.
Apart from the obvious tricksters OF
the travelling fairs. there are many
notable cases of genuine fasting.
In the year 1917. Cicely Lidgway was
charged with the murder of her hus-
band. and in order 10 impress the
Judges with her innocence. she tasted
for 40 days and was acquitted, folks
considering her salvation as direct
divine intervention
A well-known American medical
man. Doctor Tanner of New York, fast
ed for 40 days in the summer Of 1880.
ard lost nearly ~ pounds weight IN
the process.
Louis Latteau. who died ar the age
of thirty-three in 1888. was said to
have gone without food for II years.
Amongst the most famous of the
fake fasters was THE Fasting Wom-
an of Tutbnry." who claimed 10 have
abstained from food for 20 months.
She created furore before being I'm
ally exposed in 1908.
A man named Cavanagh astonished
the world by declaring that he had
lived without food from February,
1899, until November. 1910. that is
nearly two years. but on his statement
being disproved he was imprisoned
London Tit-Bits.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-02-20
CHAPTER Nv.
The First Encounter.

Next morning Hilary drove slowly
through his property. He noticed with
approval splendid growth OF white
spruce. II was II great timber coun.
try Hilary had already come to tina;
conclusion, and to this: that. properly
worked and managed. the ST Boniface
tract had the possibilities of consider
able profits, perpetual ones, if he cut
wisely and carefully.
After driving at a slow pace for half
an hour he emerged into little
burned-Over district, from which he
could see for n good distance on every
side of him. He stopped the pony and
looked about him, trying to get his
bearings.
The read must run down to the
tween the mill and the interior of the
seigniory. Hilary decided
He drove on again. The track had
been disused that season and was over
grown with creeping raspberry briers,
which made progress difficult. Sud
denly the underground fell away. and
the road ran upward again. hard and
firm. toward bridge that SPAWNED q
wide creek tributary TO Rocky river.
Now Hilary knew where he was. IT
was the creek which he had passed
that morning when he drove out with
Connell to inspect the seigniory.
He was about TO continue his way
along the main road to the mill, but an
impulse urged him TO turn the horse
about and seek the road that led TO Lee
blanc's old concession. Presently he
heard the sound of axes among the
trees. He came upon the clearing. 10
find the old camp still standing. and a
great pile OF newly hewn timber
stacked up under the trees.
At Hilary's appearance two or three
men looked up from the logs which
they were saving and whispered. They
seemed TO draw together. AT that mo-
ment Hilary had a clearly defined inn
preston of approaching trouble
He got down from the buggy and
fastened the horse TO tree. He an
proa ched a little group that had form
cd where's Monsieur Leblanc?" he
asked the nearest man.
The man scowled and shrugged his
shoulders. He glanced toward the
camp. Hilary. looking that way. saw
Black Pierre emerging from one of
the huts. He went toward him. and the
two men met face to face.
Still without reason TO believe I'm
Pierre's hostile intention. Hilary sud-
denly became aware that they were
r.nged by circle of men. who gradu-
ally drew in toward them.
Morning" said Hilary. nodding
where is Monsieur Leblanc?"
81 dom know" answered Pierre,
scowling. Look for him If you want
him. He's your man. amt hep
He is, but you are not. What are
you doing on my land? And these men
ARE they yours?
'@What you mean. your land?" de-
manded Pierre. Il work here for Mon
sieur Brousseau. with Monsieur Brous-
seau's men,
Hilary saw. out of the corner Of his
eye, that the ring was swiftly con-
tracting. 1t struck him that Pierre and
he were posted fnce to face, like prize
lighters. He tried to keep his temper