Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 8, 1912, Page 2

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Real Estate of All Kinds Rooms 19-23 Raymondo Building The Owner’s Price Is Our Price * J@HTHE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKFELAND, FLA., FEBRUARY 8, 1912, Tracksin the Snow By Donald Allen Co, t, 1911, by Assoclated Literary (Copyrigh! § It was the first snow of the season, and therefore not much of a snow— just about enough to call out the cats and rabbits and encourage theml to leave a million tracks on the white blanket. When Miss Ida Benham looked from her window in the morning she uttered a long-drawn “O-h-h-h!” at the sight. When she got downstairs Ilhe “O-h-b-hed!” again, and encour- aged by the smile of Aunt Betty's hired man she clasped her hands and exclaimed: “Oh, this is what I was waiting for!"” “Yes.” “To go rabbit hunting!™ “You'll get a million of ‘'em.” The first snow in the city is not like the first snow in the country. There is a difference in the white- ness, and when there are tracks in the back yard a city man must admit that they were made by tomcats in- stead of rabbits. Miss Ida was eighteen, but had never seen a real rabbit track. Nei- ther had she ever met a hired man. She had seen dog tracks and met gruff policemen in Central park. “I sghall put on my shortest skirt,” she sald to her aunt as they ate preakfast, “and my thick shoes and that old hat I brought along, and 1 shall hunt down as many as six rab- bits.” “Bless you, child!” was the reply. “I may hunt for five miles around.” “So you may.” “l may not get back till dark.” “But don’t get all tired out.” “Ay =oul!” exclaimed the girl, as che jumped up. “I haven't any gun and there isn't any time to write brother Pen to gend one up!” “But you won't need one, dear. You take a club with you. You track a rabbit into a hollow log and stand by with your club raised to hit him on the head as he looks out to see who you are.” Which information went to show that, providing there were enough rabbits and clubs and hollow logs and girls in the country, the ship- / [ —-_ h TIRN - - ¥ ~ g e N N 2 Foltowed it aoross the Jrelds Uag— ments of dead bunnies to the city market would average five carloads, per day. “Are they willing to be killed?” lnskml Miss Ida, as she thought of the terrific slaughter. “l believe they are.” “And they won't fight back?” “Never!” Half an hour later the short- skirted and old-hatted young hunt- ress, who had been provided with a stout club by the hired man, started out on the trail. That is, she started out on a hundred trails, but after a time struck a single one and followed it across the fields and into a bit of woods. The rabbit had had his circus and was bound for his home in a hol- low log. Yes, the trail led directly to & log with a cavity in the end, and oow it was business. Miss Ida walked on tip-toes. She breathed hard. She almost bit her tongue. She gripped her club 'til her fingers ached. Straight into that hollow led the trail. She was sure of her quarry. That rabbit could no more escape her than the steel trust can escape Uncle Sam. He would hear and smell her. He would peek out and—smash! The the girl found her knees trembling and her breath coming in gasps, and she turned and ran for the highway. It was too much for her. She felt that she must have help. The hunter that sights his first deer has the same panicky feeling. age animal? Had she aroused a mest of tramps in the woods? “Say! Say! Say!" she gasped as she drew nearer. “Yes, yes,” answered Mr. Childs as he leaped from the carriage with all his chivalry aroused. | “I—I've got a rabbit in a bollow | log back there!" ! “Yes, yes.” | “He’s a big one—a monster. Idon't want him to get away.” | “I see. You want help.” Mr. Childs vaulted over the fence, extended his hand to Miss Ida and to- | gether they ran for the trees and the log. The spot was reached in three or four minutes, and not another word had passed between the two., The lawyer noted the tracks of the, rabbit, and then motioned the girl to be ready with her club. As soon as she was stationed he walked to the | other end of the log. Then he sat down on it and began to laugh. He sat up and laughed. He bent over and | laughed. He slapped his leg and | laughed. | “Sir!" i He looked up through his tears at | a girl standing very stiff and digni- | fied before him. | “Sirt” i He pointed to the far end of the' log and chuckled and gurgled. Miss ' Ida moved along until she could see. The log was hollow from end to end, ! and her rabbit had entered at one end and passed out at the other long be- fore she had taken up his trail, As she turned again the young man was making heroic efforts to suppress his lanchter, | “Sirt" | “I—I beg your pardon, but {it's so funny!” “Oh, it 1s!” “You—you thought he was in there!” “And he was!" “Iut you see—seo—" “And vou scared him out, and 1 don't thank you for it!" Mr. Childs sobered up and looked up penitently, and all at once the girl saw the humor of the situation | and began to langh, and finally said: “What a goose I've made of my- | self! 1 rever thouzht to look at the ! other end of the log. You see, it's the | first time I ever went rabbit hunting. I thank you for your kindness.” | When Miss Ida had reached home | and told of her adventure her aunt asked: I “What name did you say he gave?” “Why—why, he didn't give any!” | “But you gave your name?" “Never thought of that!" “I'm afrald your mother—" “She's got nothing to do with it. She knows nothing about rabbit. hunting. She doesn’t know how ex- cited one gets when one gets a rabbit Into a hollow log.” “But the young man?” “Oh, he was excited, too. When he wasn't excited he was laughing. I'm sure he is a nice young man. He'd have given me his card if he'd thought of it.” “Well, Betty. “Don’t know what?" “Why, he'll call, and he'll admire you, and you'll both fall in love and be engaged and married, and your mother will lay it all to me, and— and—" But Miss Ida's mother didn't. It is said that she was quite sati:fied with the match, and =0 was the rabbit. I dunno!” sighed Aunt LURING THE WILD ANIMALS‘ AN T 3 | Indians of Newfoundland Mave Calls | That Will Draw Nearly Every | Beast and Bird. The Indians have a call or tole for nearly every animal. They can bring a fox right up to within 20 yards by making a sibilant noise produced Ly sucking the back of the hand. Rey- nard takes it to be the cry of a mouse in difficulties and seldom fails to ad- vance close to the sound. Stag caribou are toled by grunting loudly in two different ways, a vocal effort which requires little skill or practice on the imitator’'s part. The “herd” stag will quickly answer the caller and advance for a short dis- tance, but the “traveling” stag will come very close if the calls are prop- erly made at suitable intervals. Wild geese can be called when they first arrive in the spring by waving a white rag and imitating their “honk- ing” call, but after the first fortnight they take little notice of the lure. A small white dog is also attractive to geese In the spring, and one Indian I know of has killed numbers of these birds by using one for decoy. Beavers, when they have been undis- turbed for long, are very curious in relation to strange sounds. They will come swimming out of their house even at the firing of a gun. The In. dians usually call them with a his. ing noise or one produced by munc: 'z the lips. Another favorite to'e is a sound made by tapping the trou-e-s with the hand. The most succe- "~ | beavercaller in Newfoundland k!'-d | great numbers of beavers, in tl'c o-.on i» I b 'I =«] Repairing OF ALL KINDS ON The place where the Railroad Watches are repaired The place where your work should be done *. All work guaranteed. Prices as low as honest work can be done for. Nothing but the best material used . . STEVENS EWELER LAKELAND, FLA ! 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Prayer- meeting Thursday at 7 p, m. 00w Presbyt-rian Church. Rev. W. F “aalmers, pastor, Sunday - ool 9:45 a. m. Morn’:~ sermon 11:00 a m, Ev nt.g sermon at 7:00 p. m, Y. P. 8. C. E. meets at 6 p. m. Prayermeeting, Wednesday, 7:30, Christiaa Church. W, Weimer, ..NOTHING BUT SHOES... We sell at regular prices and give a discount o 5 per cent.” YOUR GAIN OUR LOSsS Geo. Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Communion 10:45 a, m, Only exclusive shoe store in Lakclaad. All the latest styles---Czil Pastor. Preaching, 11:00 a, m. Y. P 30 0 K oco-operates with 7 ather socirtics at Cumberland Pres- | and see for ycurSle wterian church, ! ’ Evening sermon, 7:30 a. m. ' N A Episce; a! Church. Rev. J. 1. Weddell, rector. Facih Sunday excepting only the third Sunday of each month, Sunday school every Sunday at 1 i m. Service 11:00 a, m. Evening Prayer 5:00 p. m. IRONING SHIRTS is no child's play ar burdened with a thous ties should be asked t Sunday school 9:45 a. m. training. Send your shiris Morning sermon 11:00 a, m. ® pworth League 6:00 p. m. linen to this laundry ari” Evening service, 7:00 p. m. We have e ight Prayer-meeting Wednesday 7:00 okl LI o m “know how" and the fu il ply it. U THE LAKELAND STEAM LAUNDRY P. W. WEAVER, PROP. *Phone 130 Lutheran Church. Rev. H. J. Matbias, Pas‘or. 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 ard tourth Sundays at 9:00 a. m. Y. P.S C.E at 6:2¢ p m. Sunday school at the regu'ar kour Without pastor. Cumberland Presbyterian, i FEETO B R Sl Mr. Brisbane Childs was being |ceason, by making a sound that re- " » g‘g,g‘gggmm driven from the railroad station to | sembled the cutting of chips off a tree. # iy ¢ PO ¥ *~ |his mother's house. He had come | It is said that the unfortunate beavers Painter Had No Choice. 'F IT’S B — e | down on the early morning train, so | never fail to Tespond to this noise. ' *“May I ask,” inquires the interview ' f 2 bz, ~ - as to take advantage of the traclirg- ’ The Indian has no call for the lynx, | €F, “Why you paint none but nudes?® g Unnecessary Repetition. snow. He had just entered a law | but one or two of them can attract | “Certainly,” replies tho rainter. “The Little Joan Elizabeth was being bap- | \T@ @8 the junior partner and his ' the ofter by imitating its shrill whis. styles change go rardly in clothing . i tizel. When the minister put the wa !legnl erudition told him that the best tlo.——Johr} G. Millais in “Newfoundland | that a picture woull be out of date " ’ ier forehead she said, loud |tiMe to hunt wolves and panthers and Its Untrodden Ways,” | almost before the paint is dry."—Chi | YOU WANT PHONE 42 4 the covgregation to | 214 Tabbits was when there was snow | _— cago Post. i ’ e § ¢ washed my face | °0 the ground. i More Style. _ ; < :f z Hey, you! Mey! Hey!” “Don’t you think your lterary Shopping U to Date, ‘1 We can’t please every one, try as hard as we n e Mr. Childs had been looking straight style might be improved?” asked the “No, none of thes: Lats suzgest my 1t try to please YOU Quick Densit Depthe of Misery ahead. 1le now lcoked to the right, critic, | personality at ail. You see, I'm a great | 3 s Il | Downeast Alaskan “l'h:‘fl“(‘tnr—l }and ordered the dr.n'cr to halt. Ru'n- I'“ going to improve it next week,” | racegoer, adore droa, read classics | o/ " Just ain't got the heart to dig, ‘cause h_lns across the white field was a girl replied Mr. Asbesios Sellum, the pon in the original, sympathize with the | L& Y | with every ounce o' rold 1 takes o;uAu' ?lth a club in her hand cnd Per Lat ular author. "I'm going to use big. Woman's movement, travel a zood | ¥ R \ :! K the earth, I de rease the PUI:Cha.nn' azgzled over on her ear. Was she ger type and have the chapters de- deal, and am intensely temperamental, | a \ ] .V power of the dollar!—Puck., | 8eeing for ber life before some sav- ecribing fights printed in red iuk.” ;rhye‘_ hat I want must convey all | & is. g k2