Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 10, 1912, Page 2

raGgk TWO QOO0 ~ Q v CHURCH CALENDAR, hd & Q Q2000000000000 00Q Presbyt>rian Church. Rev. W. P Taalmers, pastor. Sunday ool 9:45 a. m. Morn’ sermon 11:00 a m, Ev g sermon at 7:00 p. m. Y. P. S. C. E. meets at 6 p. m. Pla)ormeeting, Wednesday, 7:30. Christiaa Church. Geo. W. Weimer, Pastor. Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Communion 10:45 a. m. Preaching, 11:00 a. m. Y. P. 8. C. E. co-operates with other societies at Cumberland Pres- ayterian church. Evening sermon, 7:30 a. m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. Corner Florida avenue and Bzay St. The Rev. William Dudley Nowlin, D. D., pastor. Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Stevens, superintendent. Preaching Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:15 p. m. Weekly prayermeeting Wednesday evening at 7:30. Woman's Missionary and Aid So- ciety Monday 3:30 p. m. Baptist Young People's at 6:15 p. m. Regular monthly business meeting first Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. East Lakeland Mission. Sunday school at 3 p. m. E. A, Milton, superintendent. Prayer- meeting Thursday at 7 p. m. . c Meeting Episcopal Church. Rev. J. H. Weddell, rector. Each Sunday excepting only the third Sunday of each month, Sunday school every Sunday at 1 m. Service 11:00 a, m. Evening Prayer 5:00 p. m. M. E. Church, South. 1. ¢, Jenkins, tor, Sunday school 9 a. m., Nt non 11:00 a, m. e G000 poom. By s jee, T:00 p,om. Prayer-meeting Wednesday 7:00 p. m. Lutheran Church, Rev. H. J. Matbias, Pastor. Sunday school 10:00 a. m, Preaching service 11:00 a. m, and 7:00 p. m., second and fourth Sun- days. Catholic Church, Rev. A, B, Fox, Pastor. Services are held on second fourth Sundays at 9:00 a. m. and Cumberland Presbyterian. Without pastor. Sunday school at the reguiar hour Y. P.S.C.E. at 6:30 p. L. M Gentry Undertaking Co. Angle Co. ¢ Fateh. J. 1. Gentry Succeessors to Undertaking EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS. 'Phones: 245. S. L. A, CLONTS IN day or night, DEALER Real [state CITY AND COUNTRY PROPERTY— SOME FINE BARGAINS. Office in Clents’ Building. Quinine In the Good Old Days. There is a whole lot of difference In the price of quinine now and 0 vears ego Then it sold for $5 and some times more an ounce New it can be bought for oneterth of that amount. The ¢ quinine was taken in syrap, baked apples. shippery elm or anything that would ~over up the stuff and part- ly disguise the taste — Madisonville Hustler Retcrt Discourteous, An Englishman ana a \Welshman disputing in whose country was the best Jiving. the Welshman said: “There 1= such noble housekeeping in Wales that | have known above a dozen covks enployed at one wed- ding diuner.” “Ay,” answered the Englishman man toastcd his own cheese.” CO00Q0OQOOQQ, WIDOWS BY WIRE By CLAUDINE SISSON Two separate telephone companies, each striving for the business, en- 1 tered the village of Milford at the “that was because every ° same time. The inhabitants wel- comed the agents, but at the same time saw the opportunity to get cheap communication with the outside world. "The agent of one company re- duced rates a fourth, but no one would sign a contract. The second agent went one-fourth better, but still no signers. There were twenty-two families that wanted telephones, and half a dozen farmers would follow suit, but all were waiting for Judge Wragg! Judge Wragg was justice of the peace, and the bLig man of Milford. What he said went. In this instance, he advised the people to wait until he gave the word. The judge was sixty vears old, but hale and hearty. He was a widower, and was always talk- ing of getting married, and folks said that the reason he didn't marry was because he considered it too hard work to ride around the country and do the preliminary courting. The telephone agents soon made up their minds that they must do some- thing special for the judge to get an- other subscriber., One of them finally offered him low rates, and then no rates at all, but the big man of the town thought the matter over for half, a day and then replied: *“No, I guess not. Come to think ot it, postal cards cost only a penny aplece, and if 1 want to hold commu- nication with any one I can do it through the postoffice. A little slow- er, mebbe, but more satisfactory. In speaking through the telephone one is liable to make mistakes, but in writing it's different. No, I guess | don’'t care for a telephone. | hear they are always anyhow.” “But we’'ll keep our own expense,” getting out of repair ‘em in repair at urged the agent. e B | Judge Wragg, Justice of the Peace. “Why, man, suppose you want a doctor in a hurry?” “Never needed one in a hurry. wiys had lots of time.” to call Al “But you surely want to call up people over at Highdale now and lll!'n." “No, can’t say as [ do. Don’t know but three or four men over there, and they don’t amount to shueks.” Three days passed, and the ag who had made the last and best offer was in despair. He could have of- fered the judge graft, but he feared to do it It had been tried by other men and brought them a bad lmmm., down, “In the name of heaven, man, what is it you want?” he finally asked as he determined on a last effort. “Nothing ‘tall, ncighbor,” he calmly ied. at Pve offered to give you a tel- ephone out- and-out for two ye Yes, but there's such a th h; I cong A fo you mear I never tihe another mnn's word, on the weather, blach and \h e's the thing Vhen yonve got an aereement u.n paper folks is bound 10 lnl by it. it 'm ready (o make a lezal cinent, and the company will hack | nu Wiite out whatever secins good | to youn.” “\Well, that's talking to the point,” replied the judge, and the agent was asked to call the next day. The man was only too glad to do lie found an agreement that not only gave the judge the constant use of a telephone for two years, with all repairs to be made with promptness and without expense to him, but it was stated that he had the first call on the wire, and that he was not to be cut in on. Day or night the wire was to be at his command. It was a cast-iron contract, but such was the rivalry between the compa- nics that it was duly signed. It was figured that the judge would use the thing as a plaything for awhile and S0, then drop it, ple do. There was a wide veranda in front of his house, and he fixed up a chair and a table and made things so he could rock back and forth and talk into the receiver at the same time. No railroad president had a more comfortable inglenook. The telephone company soon had ent | as nearly all other peo- | | sconced himsell in his General Jack- jhun hickory iocking chair, lifted the { receiver, and after consulting the list of widows around the country he had , compiled, he got central and called up one living twenty miles away. He didn’t do it without some effort, how- ever. Central answered him that the wire was busy, and he answered cen- tral with: “You chase that party right off the wire, young lady! I come first, and you'll get into trouble if you inter- fere. Plain, straight legal contract that when | want the wire I climb over all.” He got the wire and he got '.Ile widow. He told the widow who he | was, and that he had some thoughts of marrying. She replied that she hadn't, and called him an old fool be sides, “Can’'t expect to hit 'em first time trying,” he said to himself as he reached for his list and called up a second widow. “But there are three parties vum ! ing to 'phone,” protested central. “You never mind the three parties, but attend to me!” he fired back at her. “I told you only a few minutes ago that | had a legal contract giving me first use of the wire. Call up 44-]. She's a widow and may want to get married. I have no objections to your listening to the conversa- tion.” It was brief and spicy. The judge «aid he had heard through a tin-ped- dler that she might be induced to en- ter the mctrimonial state again, and in reply she exclaimed: “I don’t know whether you are a young fool or an old one, but I do know that if I had m, hands in your hair I'd make you bald-headed afore I let go” “Now, widow—now, widow!” chided the judge, “reems to me to bhe a plain, straight question—do you want to marry or not?” “No! No! No!" “Oh, all right. No harm done. 1 thought mayle you did. You are only number two out of a list of over thirty, and I'm not a bit discouraged.” Central was then called up to ring for number three, “I don't understand this thing at all,” repliea the girl in charge. “Here are half a dozen people wanting to use the wire, and you seem to think it | belongs to you alone.” “And if you don't (hink so atter \rv;ulin_u my coniract U'll eat my hat! | That's whai I got a contract for—so that T could seem to own the wire, 15 i | or you'll be looking for another | l Central telephoned to headquarters for instructions, and the contra®t was | looked up. She was told that (he | judge had tegal vights which st e | respected, and from nine o'clock in| . the morning until seven at night, was cal up widows vent day the company engaged a lawyer to make a | bluff, but it was promptly called, :’I‘hon the judge was offered $500 1o cancel the contract, but he shook his head and began calling up old maids. The bribe was raised to a thousand dollars, but without avail. The com- pany stood to loze every subscribier in town, and it was a lineman who finally solved the problem. “Easy as grease,” he said. “Find a widow who is willing 10 marry him and he'll have no more use for the telephone.” | The he | | was right, and the judsze s, and iz happy with his see. ond wile, 'RIBBON FOR THE THROAT| ! Color Rclief Most El.’(-chvc in Come bination With Somber-Hued | { Strect Suit. | | Newest in neckwear and desi to give color reliet to a =ombe | street sult is a quarterdineh wide s }Hl' Freneh green, old blue, | solferino velvet ribbon which \m.m«l the throat outside of and a side the base of the stock and is ho l joined beneath a bow. 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