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DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH — By C. A. PRATT. —————————————— | We were enjoying the change from i the stufty city and the smoke and the dirt and the hemmed-in flat and all | that sort of thing. The spot was &, most beautiful one and in a state of nature which left nothing to be de | sired. We were boarding at the farm- | house of William Simpkins—popular- | ly known among his neighbors as “BilL.” All this, however, has nothing to do with the love story of Hannah, the domestic servant in the Simpkins fam- {ly, which was thrust upon our atten- tion and which was the occasion of a | controversy as violent as we ever per- mit in between ourselves, We were loafing peacefully in the orchard, Fannie in the hammock and I lying flat on my back on the soft grass, eyes closed and enjoying the fragrance of a t'ptop Havanna, when my soothed and peaceful nerves were startled by a voice—a voice speaking to Fannie. “Ye see, mum, I'm eng ram—he works over on Hi —these were the first definite words 1 caught. “And lliram sets a po rful store by clothes and style and fixin's —and I don't know much about them things and—and—I thought mcbby you bein’ from the city, could tell me how to fix up a weddin’ dress that would please Hiram. You see he wants to git married in the Lunther'n church, | and I want to be jest ez scrumptious ez I kin—and mum I've got near $200 saved up an’ I'm goin’ to spend encugh of it so Hiram won't be ashamed o’ me. Would ye please, mum, tell me whether to glt a dress from this polky- dot lavender or take the green?” “Fannie,” sald I, after Hannah had vanished, “it seems to me that here is the opportunity to do some fine work for philanthropy and religion and hu- Syccessors to D. Fulghumr 518 and 220 South Florida Avenue FIRST METHODIST CHURy (South Kentucky Ave,) § Rev. Isaac C. Jenkiny Tomporary residence, 91} Florida aveaue, Office at g, Hours, 11:30 to 12:30. Sunday Services— Sunday school, 9:45 a. o Preaching, 11:00 a, m, Epworth League, 6:30 p o Preaching, 7:30 p. m. Veek Day Services— Woman's Missionary Monday afternoon. Prayer meeting, Wednesda) ing, 7:30. Teachers’ meeting Friday ey A cordial Invitation to eve .0 all gervices. ; Heavy and Fancy Groceries Hay, Grain, and Feeds a Specialty — : | CUMBERLAND PRESBY. A TERIAN CHD (Corner Florida Ave. and Lemg| Rev. J. D, Lewis, pastor. Sunday school, 9:45 a, m, Preaching first and secong § days, at 11 a. m, and 7:30 p. o Weekly prayer meetiug Wy day evening at 7:30. Woman's Missionary Socly the third Monday afternoon of month. To all these services the pu cordially invited. azed to Hi- Prompt Delivery ins' farm Is placed in this institution be- 2 R | FOR A PRIZED PHOTOGRAPH ; —_— | er qualities. Pretty Frame Not at All Hard to Con. | Silk “ranitas,” oddly designed and struct and an Attractive Adjunct | Woven In Persian colors, is l’ntended to Boudoir. for trimmings. “Filet flamme,” a mar- —_— velous mixture of violet, straw color A pretty little photograph frame and pearly white, shows the same cur- containing the portrait of the donor fous eccentricity of weave manifest in makes a most acceptable gift, and others described. The use of it will dainty frames can be easily made at probably be confined to trimming. home in a great variety of shapes and | —t————— designs. In the accompanying sketch | Saucepan Hat, may be seen quite a eimple frame,| The fashionable “back” trimming on that even a novice can undertake with- the spring millinery is already becom- out fear of failure, ing freakish. It originated with a In making it, when the eize has been | moderate sized bow or feather which 7 stent with cause its pelicies are con all the approveq principles of safe baiking. Courteous ervice, a directerate that directs, ample resources and a [ 4 3 i civse afttention to our depositors’ FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHUM (Tennessee Ave, Between Map| Lemon Streets.) Rev. W. 8. Patterson, Pa nceds helds and attracts depositors liere, manity and—and—and all that sort of thing—don’t you know " “What do you mean,” asked Fannie. “You are forever looking after ro- mances and all that sort of thing-— and here is one ready-made under your very nose.” “Yes,” said IPannie, rather coldly. “Fannie,” I said severely, “this girl" is a ¢iamond in the rough, one of theso decided upon, a square picce of thick carboard should be obtained, and a eir- cular hole cut exactly in the center, then that side which is to be the front is padded with a thin layer of cotton wool, and smoothly covered with pink sillk, upon which the design shown has was placed at a moderate angle at the back of the hat. But the feather and | bow have increased to an alarming | extent, and the angle at the back has become ridiculous. When this trim- ming is allied to a small round shaped hat the effect i3 reminiscent of an in- verted saucepan with the hardle put in tke reverse way. If, however, thé style is not exaggerated,’ the fashion Sunday Bervices—Sunday i:45; preachirg. 11 am. m, 7:30 p. m. Wednesday—Prayer mesth) 7:30 p. m. DIXIELAND AND MYRTLE STREET METHODIST CHUR {8 both pretty and smart, daughters of nature who without edu- cation, culture, tradition and all that, still havo the primitive instincts of Olxfeland Church— Services—1st and 8d Sabbat Hairline Stripes. i WANTED—Positlon' by experienced man bookkeeper. Box 601 Lake: land, Fla. i FOR SALE SOR SALE—Furnishings in board- iog house 1n Lakeland, dolag good| er. Mrs, L, B. Bevis, 506 8. Fla. done ones, as we might say. But this ' A small brass ring is attached to the MagaZines charge. business, Mann-Fitts Land Co,| Ave Phono 312 Black, 659 | woman is one of the produc!e? of na- top at the back by means of a loop Services at 11 a. m. and § 4. Fl 592 = R ture, pure and slmplc.' Love with such ' of tape and a little glue, and a glance Al Sundays except thLe third Lakeland, Fla, i St hane tor Tiehh Tt girls could not be disloyal or treach- at diagram B shows how this can be S‘a“onery month, Other services as app ______ A A { s 8C- :d keeping, by refined gentleman and lady. Address Box 632, Lakeland. 675 —_— 15 acres in grove; 1 acre in sweet plums; 8 acres fine strawberry Yand; good house of 8 rooms; with- 3 in 2 miles of Lakeland. Price k. §8,500. J. F, Cox Realty Co. 669 Thelr Honeymoon, QAT ; ¢ A newly married couplys living in FOR SALE—Beautiful grove lot, 5 fulten took their honeymoon on a X250, on western slope of Luke‘l motor 2ycle, This department is uot dorton. Address (J) care Even- 635 qualified to testify as an expert in | the matter of honeymoons, but, be- | lleve us, motor cyeling doesn’t appeal jto us as a start toward connubial ing Telegram. the race and arise upon occasion to the great acts and the great sacrifices. Did you hear the very delicate senti- ment she uttered to you? Without knowing why or how she yet appreci- ated with the most tender womanly instinct that Hiram desired clothes and nice things—and she is going to | make great sacrifices for him.” My wife not responding, I resumed the theme. “You see, my dear, while you are literary and all that sort of thing, really you do not see the ultimate philosophy of the race. That type of . girl really represents the virtility of the race—from a feminine standpoint. | She {8 a dlamond in the rough. The 818 | girls we sce—the cultured, educated | persons who becloud our standpoint WANTED—A nurse and housekeep- | are merely the excrescence—the over- erous. When they love, they love, now and forever. They are natural— therefore true and loyal. Fannie, I am surprised that you do not detect the cternal truth underneath the blue calico jucket of the lady—lady, do you hear, who just left us.” Ten davs later we were lolling about in the me envirnoment when Han- nah again flashed across the vision of our dreams. There was a man with her, too—and a good, husky specimen | of & man. “Dis is my man,” she said, with a bridal simper. “Ben, this is the lady v - P 4 i YOR RENT—Two rooms, furnished | for licht housekeeping. 405 S | Florida avenue. 664 P ——— e e | POR RENT—Three desirable rooms| of nothin® to git nutty about” he r | marked to himself, after glancing | a market report, “is the advance ct on first floor, for light housekeep- ing, partly furnished. 803 South Florida avenue. Phone 291 Black. 647 FOR RENT—12-room house, modern conveniences, Well screened; close in. 602 N. Kentucky or phone 217 Black. 658 #OR RENT—Five-room house on Esst Lime estreet; also 6-room Sungaiow on East Walnut. For garticulars see E. M. Buck 502 | elge, but it loc | scanned with the eve of carclessness | bllss. Some folks may call it ever- | who told me how to get up my wed- more to us like sit- ting in a draft—Kaensas City Times din' dress My wife grected both very nicely, eyes but I refused and lay with my S— Didn't Concern Him, L(:O‘i( ('I;m‘ili‘\' : l ‘I h_:I::_l The tramp did 1y with a sand- ! poce ;(‘p ruted Hivaselh 4 wich handed to him by the latest far- b;.h-‘hl-\‘ll. l( i ‘;“,,' ;(»-x~ ik mer wife he had favored with a eall.{ « Ssabigaad el . 4 it Hannzh, T thought his name She had wrapped the sandwich in ai . TR o 1 scction of newspaper, which the tramp :1‘,:5\ ‘l'lm.m SIN) Sl Aoy Al ed { "Oh, Hiram,” responded Hannah, a‘"\':\.h—didn'l. ye see where he was ® | killed in a train wre ck last Tuesday? at | And 1 had the dress all made—an’ Ben has been pestering me for months— 80 [ jest concluded to hook up wid | him."” The happy pair passed on. I looked at my wife and sl looked at me from under lids that I thought concealed a grin and some sarcasm. Whereupon characteristic of his kind. “My ide i $2 a ton In the price of car wheels.”-- | Judge. Begin Early to Train Children, It is habit alone that creates obeds: ! ence in the chi "1t 1t 1s not fo ' bard, bitter “w mote it in its 3 of the noblest laws in evidince. It is he great “under study” for universas nity. As I left T thought I heard her mur~ mur, “A diamond in the rough.” Dut when I charged her with it very sternly, she denied it—very 1 (Copyright, by Dui 1cd carly, nothing but rfare” ;-. Story Pub, €o.) =ace- South Florida avenue. 689 s Soc i A NT—\' 9 5. oa- : FOR RE.\_T Modern 5-room bunga Some Loss. 3 low, with bath and all conven-| *Piq you lose much in that bank fences South Tennessee Ave, Ap-!!ajlure, Jim?” asked Hawkins. *] ply W. Fitke Johnson. 620 should say 1 did,” said Slabsides, *1 had an overdraft of a hundred and elxty dollars in that bank, and gee! 2 e Julluy ful lel ted tel el Sel o o DIDSTROS | now le to wake good!"=~ Miscellaneous | Harper's Weekly oD WANTED—1,500 to 2,000 dollars on Lakeland real estate. Will pay 10 ger cont interest. Address Pox 87, Lakeland. €70 i O —— e e e l When Glasses Stick, ! When two gla stick tozether so that there 1s danger of breaki in getting them apart, put cold water in the inner one and toid the cuter one in warm water, and they will separate at ouce. s U T8 or dishes | Only One Chance, ou notice that woman who i red he. responded she, “with e gray hat, the white feather, the red velvet roses, the mauve Jacket, the black skirt, the mink furs and the lavender spots?” | “Yes™ “Not particularly.” What Concerned Him. “T admit,” said Mrs. Flimgilt, “that my gown is rather decollete.” “T don’t care,” replied her husband; “the more decollete it is the less of it there is for me to hook up the back”™ and for the child, ané | ! 2rose and departed with some dig- been worked in various shades of green. The material can be turned over at the edges and fastened on at the back with Seccotine, or some other strong adhesive. Diagram A {llus- trates this, done, The frame is entirely outlined with a dark green silk cord of a fancy p:lt-' tern carried into a locp at each cor- ner, turned inwards. The photograph, with a piece of glags arranged in front of it, can be placed behind the open- ing and secured in its place by pack- ing a picce of dark green paper across the back, with the result shown in diagram C. Diagrams D and E give the detail | of the embroidery, E illustrating the ! four leaves at the top of the frame, and D a section of the chain of leaves The new shirtings show no wide | stripes. Colored grounds, with stripes | and French cords and hairline stripes | in groups an inch or more wide, are ; in favor, according to the Indianapolis | News. There are detached floral fig- , ures sprinkled over some. Blue, helio 1nnd green form the tinted grounds; | the detached figures are usually black | on white. | CHOISTHTELIITHIINIETPaE - |8t T:30, JdY LINE [INCLUOE: Newspapers Post Cards Cigar ‘;Come and se2 m2 beiyee par chasing elsewhere. You Q | patronage appreciated. a m; 2d and 4th Babbaths, 7:3 Sabhath School—3 p. m, Prayer 8ervice—-Thursday at 7:30. Myrtle Street Church— Bervices—1st and 34 Ba 7:30 p. m.; 2d and 4th Sabbat Q. m. Sunday School—3 p. m, Prayer Services—Tuesday W. H. STEINMEYER| P v ALL BAINTS CHURCH Corner of Lemon Street and chusetts Avenue. Rev. J. H., Weddell, minisy East Lakeland Misslan 8unday school at 8 p. m. £ Mllton, superintendent. meetiug Thursday at 7 p. » Lutheran Churea Cor. E. Orange ana 8o. Ten NioGay school 10:600 & U Services are held on secod tourth Su\ndu'l. that runs round the opening. Miss Ruby Daniel |° News Stand Loboy of Kdizomia Yiaste: CHURCH OF CHRIST. C. Redgrave, Minister, | Missouri and Lemon St Sunday school, 10 a. m. Preaching, 11 a. m, Christian Endeavor, 6:30 ) ¢+ Preaching, 7:30 p. m. Prayermeeting, Wednesda¥ at 7:30, MUST BE USED WITH CARE| Hooks-and-Eyes, Necessary Dress Ap- purtenances, Require Some Consideration, Next to the woman with too many | -?*MQ‘O- Pt :E a.!{:?aé' buttons on her dress we hLave the TIUSL IR TeUe0Y S hook-and-eye woman. Perhaps she is as careless as the human pi who always attires h s ments fastened with oty or white- | headed pins. Hooks and eyes are con- | vinient, and we wonder how we could | do without them, but they are sadly abused. Hooks and eyes must fit cloge- Iy and be hidden m view, Were, they ornamental features of a dr"s’:!.l they would be intended for outside wear and would be of fine material. A successful way to keep hooks and eyes closed is to alv use a hook one size larger than the eye. They fit more closely than those of the s;mxe size. When hooks are bent they should be removed and replaced with good | ones. If you are donbtiul about hooks ¥IRST BAPIIST CHUEL Coraer ¥ioriga avenue and Ttw Rev. Wiillam Dudley ! 2. ©, vastor Sunday echool 9:46 & ™ Preaching Sunday st !! 8 T16p m Weekly prayermeeting Ve evening at 7:86¢. Weman's Missionary acd elety Monday 3:30 p. ™ Baptist Young People’s at 6:15 p. m. Regular monthly buatnest {first Wednesday * 7:30p ® ; Woven in a raised Jdesign with an : cu}, lpoped stitch is fascinating | mingling of rich butter and pale cream colors. “Sulphur” green is pal"-I | ticularly gcod in brocaded cotton vel- make it good for: prescnts of all b:ix'lg rustproof, drop a little machine oil into the palm of your hand and rub the hooks in it, This will prevent rust- ing, but as tt are ri roof hooks cne should always buy that kind. e it Brocaded Cotton Velvets, A semi-transparent cotton material un- in a vet. Indeed, these brocaded cottons, | in alt colors, will be generally used fi coats and wraps. An exclusive taste will delight in simple dresses made eqtirely from some of the Mght- Holda Piece of Cut Glass to the light and see it sparkle like a thousand diamonds. Note how deep is the cutting, how bYeautiful the | pattern, ! Such a plece on your sideboard would be a constant source of pleas- ure and pride. You can afford to have it and more to mateh it. : kinds. H. C. Steven Our special prices for cut glass { The Maryland baked pet |peach and mo mistake, 27° | enough to have made the the gods water, to Lave ! ' pawn hias thunder acd Ne¢~ daut for & cecnndt holnt Tun Changing Mues. | *You are in love with a bl marked the fortune teller, ‘yon marry her, beware of * i who—" *No dang +." ren | patroa: “it's *he sume we™ Ladies’ Warld