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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-06
FRANCE TO ELECT
PRESIDENT
JANUARY II
(By Associated Press. J

(By Associated Press.)
Paris. Jan e.-The French cabinet
today fixed January 17th as the date
for the election of the president OF
France.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-06

Fifty years ago Rev. Phoebe Han
afford was chaplain of the Connecti-
cut legislature, the first woman to
serve in such capacity.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-06

Twenty years ago engineers termed
The gasoline engine impractical.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-06

Hair-dyes are unknown among Chi,
nese women, as their hair is uniform
#ly black, becoming gray only in ex-
treme old age.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-06

In the hrat year Of the production Of
automobiles, sixteen motor cars we're
turned ont.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-06
MEMORIAL EXERCISES IN
MEMORY ROOSEVELT HELD
THROUGHPUT NATION TO-DAY
(By Associated Press. J

New York, Jan. 8. Memorial vi
ercises for Theodore Roosevelt whe
died year ago today were held hers
and in other cities throughout ths
.eeesS~Asvw a~ i.l,iI
ages to Oyster Bay spsciaI exercises
were held in the public schools
throughout the nation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-06

There were s.i74 motor cars stoleI
in Philadelphia IN 1919.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-01-06
(By Associated Press.)

London, Jan. 6.Baron Cunliffe
governor Of the Bank Of England, died
suddenly last night
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28

durability of materials, how the build
ing can be done at the least cost and
the various other facts that home
builders should rely on experts to
watch.
Building home on the deferred pay
ment plan also Is an exceptionally
good way to save money. After the
obligation of paying for the home is
assumed the payments will be met,
just as life insurance premiums are
paid. They are fixed obligations and
are prepared for and met.
But aside from the material side
of owning home. there are many
sources of satisfaction for the home
owner. The first and probably the
most important Is the fact that home
owner is looked upon as substantial
permanent member of the community
In which he lives. His family have
opportunities for social life that many
times are denied the family Of the man
who rents. The home owner also takes
a greater interest in civic affairs, be-
cause he feels that he has something
at stake.
Taken from all viewpoints the build
ing of a home is the best investment
the head of a family can make.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
GOOD ROADS INDISPENSABLE
Highway Improvement Is Business
Proposition With Farmer and
City Dweiler.

When II takes four horses TO pull
IN empty wagon to town and wheat Is
going or in price each day; when the
mail carrier gives IN In despair, and
the children cannot get to school, the
farmer cannot help wondering how
much this condition is costing him
each day.
Figure as he may, he cannot get
away fror( the fact that good rosds
are Indispensable to agricultural pros
perity.
The city dweller is alike concerned.
The farm on a good road has scores
of possibilities for the development of
Its resources to every one open to the
farm on poor road. Increased ex-
penditures-greater buying powers.
In the early days OF poverty many
county bonded itself for hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars to secure rail-
roads to promote agricultural develop
ment. Three-fourths Of all the freight
the railroads haul must sooner or later
move over the public highways, and
every ton so moved is costing at an
average rate of % cents per mile.
Verify, road Improvement is a busi-
ness propcsition--a matter of dollars
and cents.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
SINGLED HOUSE
IS ATTRACTIVE.
Six-Room Dwelling That Is I'M
usual in Appearance
LIVING PORCH GOOD FEATURE
Treatment Of Entrance and Porch
Make This Anything but Com
mon House-Not Expensive
to Build.
BY WILLIAM A. RApFoRo.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
subject Of building. for the readers of this
paper. On account OF his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer. he
Is. without doubt. the highest authority
to William A. Radford. No. 1927 Prairie
avenue. Chicago. H.. and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
Designs for homes are so numerous
and so varied that one often marvels
at the righteousness of the architects
who designed them. Practically de-
signs are different, but, at the same
time, there Is q marked similarity in
most of them.
The home shown in the accompany
ing illustration is in reality one of the
most simple of architectural designs.
Yet the architect has added to 1t an
unusual living porch and has designed
an entrance of such simplicity that
combined, the porch and entraDce,
make this anything but Common"
house.
The main building is merely an old
fashioned gabled two-story house with
steep pitched roof The entrance is
placed at one corner of the house and
is of the type usually found In colo
NAL homes. Triple windows, in the
living room, the graceful curve of the
roof projection over the dormer and
the shingled sides take this home out
of the ordinary. Yet 1t is one of the
most inexpensive Of homes to build.
Six good rooms, sleeping porch
and the sun parlor are shown on the
floor plan that accompanies the exterior
view. The entrance leads into stair
hall and to the right, connected with
this convenient hallway by a double
cased opening is the living room. II
feet s inches, by II feet 6 inches. At
the end of the living room is an open
fireplace, on either side of which are
built-in book cases with windows above
them. The room Is made light and
cheerful by the triple windows, large
one In the center with smaller ones
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
First Floor Plan.

feet inches, adjoins the dining room,
with good-sized pantry between.
Leading out Of the entrance hall Is
the stair which terminates in central
hall on the second floor. The three
bedrooms all are on corners making
them light and well-ventilated. The
fourth corner contains sleeping porch
which has double windows in the two
walls. While this Is so constructed
that 1t is denominated sleeping porch
it really is fourth bedroom. The
sleeping rooms all are of good size.
The door plan shows how much closet
room has been provided. there being
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28

attractive, comfortable and convenient
homes, but do not want houses that
run into considerable sums Of money
and contain more room than is nee
essary.
While 1t may seem to be consider
able of an undertaking to the average
person 10 build home of his own, 1t
really is a simple matter. both to
finance and to get the building erected.
A sum of money sufficient to insure
the bank, building and loan association
or private lender against loss is all
that is necessary to get the site and
the house. Assistance in selecting the
plan, deciding on the materials to be
used and In getting an estimate of cost
is ob:ainable from the local architect,
the building contractor and the materi-
al dealer, All Of these men are ex-
perenced builders M know about the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
space for clothing In each room. The
bathroom is convenient to each Of the

space for clothing In each room. The
bathroom Is convenient to each Of the
bedrooms.
The basement. wherein Is located the
heating plant and rooms for the stor-
age of fuel, food and other articles ex-
tends under the whole OF the house,
with the exception of the living porch.
The foundation Of the house Is Of con-
crete, which is plastered inside, and
the basement has cement floor.
From this short description 1t will be
understood that this home design Is
modern in every respect. The rooms
are arranged with the idea of making
them convenient for the housekeeper
and comfortable and roomy for the
members of the family. At the same
time there is no waste space to pay
for when building, but there are ample
Accommodations for a family of good
size.
Such homes as the one shown are
the sort that are being erected by
home builders this year. They want
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28

on either side. Outside the windows
is a window box for summer flowers.
Connected with the living room by a
second double cased opening Is the
dining room, IL feet 3 inches by
Is feet. The double French doors
from the dining room lead to the living
porch, which is IL feet 6 inches wide
and % feet long. This arrangement
permits of using one end of the living
porch, or sun parlor, for a breakfast
porch. The porch is enclosed with
glazed sash for winter use and screen
ed In summer. The kitchen, by 8
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28

Always interested In children. Miss
Helen Gould recently contributed gen.
erously toward the maintenance of a
summe. school.
After 1t was established she paid
the school visit and ventured TO
question one of the kindergarten
classes.
snow, children" she said. "tell me
what sort of clothes the puppy wears"
No reply.
Come. now" she repeated. deter
mined to extract the right answer by
naming everything that dog didn't
wear, docs he wear feathers?
A panied expression crossed the face
of little boy in the front row.
"Please, ma'am." he said. pityingly.
"ain't you never seen a dog?"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
PENNSYLVANIA NOW LEADING
Mileage Of Contracts Let for
Road Building.

Pennsylvania led the nation In 1919
In mileage of contracts let for road
construction, according to the state
highway department. Up TO January
l the state awarded contracts for
the building of 679.26 miles Of du-
fable highways. Its nearest competi-
:or was Illinois. which contracted for
I1070 miles.
Pennsylvania's 1870 program calls
:or the construction Of approximately
800 miles of roads. The department
says that Pennsylvania is far ahead
Of other states In the organization
It has perfected to build durable high
ways.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
TO Exploit Old Mexican City.

The ruins of Palenque, in the state
of Chiapas, Mexico, marking the site
of city whose origin and Inhabitants
are unknown, are to become the site
of petroleum development. Gen. Nor
berto Rochin having been given con-
cession by the department of conf
merce and labor to exploit the region.
The ruins lie in the midst of dense
forest and were discovered in 1850 by
q party of exploring Spaniards. They
indicate the former existence of a
large and prosperous city. There is
no history of what people built there
or where they have gone. For years
the ruins have been source Of cu-
riosity to psychologists.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
How clIvert Is Constructed.

built first and the ditch dug afterward.
II an old ditch Is to be bridged, the
iii NAV be made for the time being
and later removed. The concrete Is
mixed In the right proportions ara
laid on the rounding surface to the
proper thickness. and with suitable re-
enforcing. Trenches should be dug
at either side to make good footing
to hold the culvert rigid and to take
the weight of loads passing over It.
Many concrete bridges fall TO stand
the test of high waters. II the foot
ing Is too shallow. they undermine
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
ROAD
BUILDING
BUILDING CONCRETE CuLvERT
Plan Outlined TO Do Away WIN So''
struction Of Forms-Remeoy
for Undermining.

Instead OF going to the trouble anu
expense of making forms for the con-
crete culverts. II the ditch is temporar-
ily filled with earth and tamped. THESE
NAV be made with no forms at all.
One such culvert was made several
years ago that has withstood time ana
freouent use and Is still without any
cracks.
The illustration shows how this type
Of culverI or bridge Is cons.ruc'eu.
writes Dale II. Van Horn In Missouri.
and Kansas Farmer. If piece ..
,ana il 10 be drained. this may De
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28

during a food. and either crumble or
are made unsafe. A simple remedy
for this is TO provide shallow wall
running across the upstream side OF
the opening. and a part of the bridge
This should extend to the bottom Of
the side walls and should not be over
FIVE or six inches above the low wa
ter level. This checks any tendency
toward undermining and prevents
debris from wedging in the bridge.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
Evldenee Of Things Unseen.

No pure aud simple life, true to II
self. true to it's maker, was ever lived
on this earth that was not a voice on
Gods behalf. however still and small.
and that did not, In Its sincere aud
humble way. declare hope and lie
veal faith which might well be the
evidence Of things unseen---Alexande
Gordon.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
walter Scott was

Walter Scott was
born in Edinburgh
on Aug. 10. 1771.
His father was a
lawyer. the first
of the Scott line
TO leave the open
country for the
town.
For a man who
wrote such a pro-
digious amount.
Scott was surpris-
ingly late in get
ting started. He
was "a years old
when his first
original work APP
peared, "The Lay
of the Last Min
strel." From that
moment until his
death, on Sept. 81.
1882, he was, with
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
Mixing Metaphors.

"Don't you think our friend Cros-
sum might loom up as a dark horseT
mo" declared Senator Sorghum /;
records too shady. It would re-
quire great deal Of whitewashina
to qualify him as a dark saorsA."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
BETTER SCHOOL ADVANTAGES
Average Of School Year Is 1870 Days
In Five States Having Best
Road Systems

Good roads make 1t possible to have
,etter school advantages. In the FIVE
states of the Union which have the
rest system of public highways the
iverage length of school year Is $50
lays. In the Ave states that have
given the least attention to road i'm
agreements the school year is less
han half that long
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
Well Qualified.

$50. you want a position here as q
6oorwalker? What experience have
you had?"
"We have a six-months-old baby
that has never slept whole night
through since it was BORN
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28

Suiting the Word to the Action.
"Willie, didn't you hear me tell you
to stop your noise?
"Yes. mother. but I'm horse an
you should have said. Whoa -
Browning's Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
Merely a aunaestlon.

Bridget-Do come and look at the
beautiful sunset out av the kitchen
winder ma'am.
Mistress-That's nothing, Bridget.
You ought TO see 1t rise some morn
ing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
Posthumous Courage.

81 hear Hops is going to contest
his wife's will"
81 suppose he won't be afraid to do
It now that she's dead"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
Seemed an Apollo Then.

Maud--So that's the young fellow
you were raving about. thought you
said he was handsome.
Ethel-I-I thought he was. You
see, / met him at Exclusive bfNch and
he was the only man there. Boston
Transcript.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
Those Girls.

"Maud reminds me of a public Of
fee"
"Why 500"
"She's continually seeking the man."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
Not Quite That

"Don't you think the baby favors
his fatherT'
"H'ml Well, he looks like him, but
/ wouldn't call 1t favor"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
po,nu Evil Deeds.

The disposition to do an evil desd
IL Of itself terrible punishment Of the
deed It does.--C. Mlldmay.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
His Speciality.

'Does your son show any particular
athlethc tendency at college|
"Oh, yes; he's running through my
money"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
Queer.
THE SITUATION.

Our speech is very queer. it's true.
And many words are punned.
For Instance, when our bills are due
The best of US are dunned.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
DRAWING the Line.

This life's a game of give and take,
A statement often heard:
But I'll rise up and hit the Jake
Who addresses me as bird"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28

the poxsEhie exception of Byron. the
ra0st popular writer in English.
When the public seemed to be firing
OF his long romances in verse. he
turned to novel writing. and in 1914,
when he was AZ. he came into his
career of greatness with "Waverley."
Fer Is years. novel after novel fol-
lowed in rapid succession, stirring ro-
rnances of history or coiorful tales OF
Scottish life They were all published
anonymously until the financial dis
fzter OF 1S25 made it seem wise to
reveal the authors name.
Folly a dozen of the Waverley
Novels, IL not more, might be included
In any iist OF 100 novels and many
loyal lovers of Scott would even then
Think that one or two more might be
added. Ffe was, as Stevenson re-
marked. -the king of the romantics"
Waverfey." '1vanhoe," "The Heart
OF Midlothian" and Wentworth" are
represe ntative of Scott at his best.
bur Old Mortality" Quentin Dur
ward" -fhe Talisman," Guy Manner
ing" The Fortunes of Nigel" THE
Antfquary.~ st Romans Well" Rob
Roy" and indeed others have all been
ranked as favorites among the in
nunserable admirers of the romances
written by ~the Wizard of the North"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28

A KICK.
Mr.. Bird-You never have any
thing but cold worms for dinner.
Why don't you have some nice hot
fire flies?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28
PLENTY of II.

Plenty OF it-
1T know man who always gets
more game than he wants when he
goes hunting"
"How is that?'
HE Is generally hunting trouble"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28


"NE Heart of Midlothian, by
many called the finest of the
Waveriey Novels. was pub
Hshed anonymously in 1918. 1t takes
its name from the Tolbooth. or old city
Jail, in Edinburg (pulled down in
1SI5}, the "stony heart" of Midlothian.
which reared Its ancient front in the
very Faiddke OF the High street Of the
city
Ola the afternoon OF September 8,
1T36, Reuben Butler, assistant-master
Of the schox at Libberton. and licensed
minister of the gospel, found himself
In unexpected trouble. First of all.
he had become entangled with the
crowd Of good citizens of Edinburg
In the Gr1ssmarket. murmuring at the
postponement of the execution of Cap
taf0 John Prteous of the City Guard
They were stiH in the heat of anger
frsru the events of the preceding day.
when Pt9rtFsazas had ordered his men
To fire, and had fred himself upon
the crowd. ssHse Of whom were at
tetDptiug to cut down the body of
Scotch" Wilson, the famous smuggler
Several innocent citizens had been
Killed Wow fiat the chief offender
seemed likely 10 escape. there was no
knowing what the mob might do The
quiet ycssng pedaguGue would gladly
h.zyp returned to Libberton. Then, to
is<s conservation. he learned that Effie
nh. tn,
sister ar hts sweetheart Jeanie Deans
WIS Imprisoned in the Toibooth.
WHEAa ne Fad FAST seen Effie, more
than q year before. she had been a
beAntffnI and bi0erning girl, the lily
of Saiut Ess0nard's- Many a traveller
past her fathers cottage had stopped
his horse on the eve of entering Edin-
burg. tes gaze at her as she tripped by
him. with her milk-pail poised ON her
head, hearing herself 80 erect, and
stepping ~ light Rnd free under her
burden that Il seemed rather an erna-
snsnt than an encumbrance. Now the
poor girl. scarce eighteen years Of age,
Fay I'm the ToIbooth. charged with child
murder
Aut t8GtS WcEG tiidt hltCi WVl hih x
for a time In shop in Edfnburg, the
unhappy prisoner had disappeared for
the SPACE of a week, and then made
her Appearance before her sister al
Saint Lesnard's IN a state that had
rendered Jeanfe only too certain OF
her misfortEsae- But TO all questions
she had remained mute as the grave
until the Officers Of justice had come
TO apprehend her.
Before Reuben Butler could see her
the Tofhoosh WAS closed: and before
ne could escape from the city a crowd
of rioters compelled him to return with
them to the jail and administer the
last rites to Porteous, whom they
dragged forth to death.
The leader Of the mob. young mar
Disguised in woman's clothes, seizet
a usousens in the midst Of the turmoil
m the 3af3 to beg Effle to escape. 4Fol
Gods s22e-for your own sake-fol
Kny saks>-siee. or they'll take you
Hfe.- was AL that he had time to say
The girl gszed after him for mo
menf. and then, family muttering
BETTER tyRe life, since tint is gud
fame" she soak her head upon he
haaa, and remaaned, seemingly, as nm
sotsss1ous as Stake, of the noise an,
tuns.s-1 which passed around her.
nn tne morning, On bis way to Sc
Ieanie and her father at Saint Leon
arsys. Butier encountered In the King
para n young man Of noble bearing
TUT strangely agitated. who babe hir
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-05-28

In 1850 there were 100000 power
spindles In Ireland, as compared with
barely under 100000 today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-29
HOPES FOR BIG SALE

According TO Herbert r. Graham.
secretary OF the Lake County Anti-Tu-
bcrcuIosis rociety. national Christ
mas sesl sale VIII be held Dec. III %
sid in the work and it is hoped that
tho society will receive the liberal
support OF every resident OF the
county.
IN an interview with Mr. Graham.
Who has taken considerable interest
in the antl-tuberculosis work, ne says:
The public approved ocr petitions
FOR the constructions OF q county tu-
bereulosis sanatarium and the county
commissioners have purchased i15
acres OF land suitable TO those pur-
poses. Drawings have been made in
accordance with expert advise from
the National IT, berculosis association
and the county commissioners now
have to sell 100000 OF bonds. after
which they may construct the sana-
sariuEn."
In the mean time the Lake County
Au.i-Tu 5erculosis societ,- Is employ
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-29
GRIFFITH

Warner Christianson has purchased
second new Gary truck to take care
OF his Increasing business. Peter Re
oar has been employed 70 drive same.
Geo. Chew and mother left last week
for Florida. Next week Geo. and Dan
Demmons ana Newton and Scott Burge
and their families will leave for the
above state
Frof. c. =. Rheii is doing good work
as scoutmaster. The Scouts are plan
ming fine program in the near fu-
ture.
The Red Cross drive in Griffin Is
not yet complete. Final reports VIII
De sent to headquarters Dec. L So
iicitors please see everyone tomorrow
end hand in reports to chairman Grit
fifth is very jealous Of tie reputation
Of not failing once 70 go over the top
on all drives. But unless Everyone
becomes member tomorrow ne are
undone Dyer. Ind with > little more