Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 15, 1914, Page 7

Starttheyeafiworkright with the right materlal make things easy fosr e §{ TEACHING MANKIND . By ALLEN WARD. When Miss Frances Turner estab- lished her hill school for the children of the poor whites of Mill county, un- favorable prophecies concerning it were vented freely, “You'll never get the parents to send their children to your school, Frances,” advised her friends. “Why, what they need 8 civilization, not book-learn- ing. They get that in theé mills, you yourself We Sell Office Supplies If your _work demands something special we will get it for you know. Those mill towns are to them what a trip to New York would be l P her to begin this work. And so the | grips, corn sacks, and handkerchiefs, ] I pupils. Of course Miss Frances had her favorites. She could not ihelp | that, She had already selected in her | when the new term began, Miss dent that the parents considered six Ellison, whom the elderly spinster had Benford & Steitz ( to us.” | school was started, IN BU y taxing the capacity of the little build- ILDERS mind a band of a dozen young women + Frances, back from New York, where | months ample time in which to ac- selected in her mind for principal of It is most important to select the best hardware for that new home or building. That brings vou here, for we make a point of carrying noth ing but the best builder’s hard- ware that adds notonly to the b auty of a building, but 10 its selling vilue as well, Tbe sash and door locks, hinges, etc., are a very small part of a building, but will re- pay mary times for the cost and trouble of proger selection. Miss Turner listened indifferemtiy. *4%*&%#%*’”%‘“&“& To educate the children of the poor mountaineers had always been her am- — | bition. A chance legacy had enabled Contrary to her friends’ predictions, it did not lack for pupils. They came from far and near on the opening day, bringing their baggage in antiquated Later a boys' wing was: to be added. For the present only girls could be secommodated. These, ranging in age from seven to seventeen, proved apt who were to be trained to carry on and extend her work. She chose them from among her most studious girls. The six months’ course ended, and she had been explaining her idea be- fore the Chautauqua conference, dis- covered to her dismay tbat nearly every face was new. And it was evi- quire a very fair education, as was witnessed by the dozen or more pathe- tic notes that were received. “Dear Miss Frances,” wrote Sadie r @:§ We are prepared 10 name interesting prices on tke com- | plete hardware for any style of | building from the humble cot- tage to the largest office build- ing. Yes, Sir! We also sell the best buildirg too's--all mcder- ately priced. There was a General Glance at the Blackboard. the great school structure which was | to succeed the little school-house of the present, i am sory to say i shant be abel to eom back to scool next term joel Upman has axed me to mary | him and as im seventeen i thot it was | ; best to take him besides the corn has At | to be got in lovi 1ly SADIE.” 3 | Another letter from the mother K of Marion Bri who w's in many N ways the particular bright star of % | Miss scliool, . | | Furncr,” it ran, “this is to | v | inform You that rion cant cum ba ",\ £ N Foa { 2 [ 1 i 1 Jail Py ) W 4 4 : =7 e ! f I ! < . on hene Tl o ite Depo ‘ I ‘ i a 1 about the I'r i r that term. to have an eduveational e said impressively, as { : 1 cther at dinne Pauline 3 31 S "ni‘!l‘ Orfl?‘ [ llmu‘;, ng the |ml.~f, of hmmrr on l.\Ill::H “fU k Now Under and ~ Glenada Hotel | 1 | ir f NOW its influence throughout the moun- ! tain districts. Pauline, my dear, don't aflfl it in your plate.” The second term started auspicious- Avoid | .. . Miss Frances impressed partic- owest Pine Street ularly upon her pupils the need of a = tne two years' curriculum, and she had )« hopes of achieving her ambitions In rlces Rusn building up a staff of trained teach- ers. : Will Be “A woman's vocation,” she would Estimates Will | explain, “is to teach mankind. The old days when marriage was a girl's destiny have passed, never to return. Work Guaranteed First Class in Every Respect. Furnished op Short Notice. o Office Phone 257 Residence Phone 274 Rel bite that potato off your fork but cut | THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA., JAN. 15, 1914. | Pocahontas, an Indian maiden, who, under romantic circumstances had—" “I mean John Smith of—of Oab Valley,” interrupted Miss Frances, gaz- ing angrily at a letter in her hand. “This person, whose education is ap- parently extremely defective, says that he is engaged to you and wants you to leave school and marry him. En- gaged at sixteen! Preposterous! If ever you did marry, Pauline, say in fifteen years’ time, I hope it would be a man competent to assist in the responsibilities of your life-work. Some village loafer, I suppose! I shall write a letter that will effectually end this nonsense of his.” “Yes, Miss Frances,” whispered Pauline, with downcast eyes. Days passed. Miss Frances had forgotten the trifling incident. Pauline had been initiated into the elements of physics, astronomy, and domestie science. The school was flourishing. So much so, in fact, that Miss Frances resolved to begin the construction of the boys' wing. It was to be done little by little. Two carpenters were sent for to put together the wooden frame, and later the plasterers would appear. Per haps by the second year the wing would be completed. The carpenters, with local shiftless- ness, appeared about ten days after they were due—one of them, rather; a low-browed, sulky-looking fellow, whose deliberation of movement con- tinually affronted the energetic north- ern lady. “You see, my dear,” explained Miss Frances to Pauline, “that is the result of lack of education. This fellow, shiftless, slow, uncouth, will doubt- less marry some suitable girl and pro- duce a half dozen or more children, useless to the world—unless we can get them and make good citizens of them. That {8 education versus native ignorance.” “Yes, Miss Pauline. “Now I am going to train you in executive power,” continued the teach- er a day or two later. “I am going into town for a couple of days to try to interest Mr. Joyce, the cotton mill owner, in our school. When I return 1 shall expect to see great progress. | Frances,” answered Keep that carpenter up to the mark.” | “Yes, Miss Frances, "sald Pauline. Miss Frances, returning two days later, found the work at a standstill, The school was in disorder; the girls sat about in groups, eagerly discuss- ing something. Pauline was nowhere to be seen. “What's the matter?” Miss Frances. ‘“Where is Pauline Dit- ton?" demanded b'rekbeard. On it Miss Frances read: “Dear Miss Frances, John was the carpenter and he thinx I ought to get ‘| married now 1m nearly 17 so I cant come back nex year. Thank you for the aster and physic but John says domestic siens suits both of us just now. Respfly Pauline Smith.” (Copyright, 1913, by W. G. Chapman.) MAKING THE LAND BEAUTIFUL Under Lord Kitchener, Egypt Seems Likely to Return to Something of Its Old Glory. Under lord Kitchener's regime, many improvements are being efiect Egypt. In ed in the wonderful land of the open square near Cairo station, gardens have bheen laid out by the British it and soon the magnificent | statue ¢ meses 11, which has long | been lying unhonored near Bedrashin, will be crected, and Egyptiang and vis | itors alike will be able to get a glimpse | of one of the glories of the land ¢f the | Pharoahs, Rameses II. was one of the mo-t « ed of all Wayptian kings, and { he is often identific ith the “Phar- | 0ah of the (¢ i €0 he will he truly a fitl i 0 is now gei to have a set- areat. d Kitchen- “K. of K.” has also cleared out i what has been a great eyesore in the | Citadel district. His scheme has heen to pull down { blocks of old native houses and to [ cut new streets, and so give easier ac- cess to the Citadel and to the town it- self. By these means the beautiful Mos- ques of Sultan Hassan and El Rifayeh | will henceforth stand out in all their beauty. Lord Kitchener is also credited with the intention of installing in the cen- ter of the square the obelisk from Ma- i terieh. This obelisk is the most an- cient one in Egypt. | ness is doe « ly to Lot Centenarians. Sir James Crichton-Browne says we There was & general glance at the g Wehars 'g g & o NOU ARE- IV UHE MARK(T For Tin, Sheet Iron, Copper. Zinc<or any kind of Roofing Work, call the LAKELAND SHEET METAL WORKS 212 South Fiorida Aw‘.l Ask for J. P CARTIN We can fix that leaky roo! Our'f\’kt)tt(()i is. Modest Prices and All Work Guaranteed. i e g ke, | to inculcate At a mature age, when a girl meets | ought to be ashamed of ourselves if the man of her choice, when she has | we do not live to be centenarians satisfled herself as to his moral, ma- | Well, 11 persons who died in Irish { terial, and physical and educational | workhouses last vear at least claimed | qualifications, she may possibly relin- | to have done their duty, the alleged quish her duties in favor of matri- ages of two being 116 and 114. But mony. It is this principle that I wish these cases would certainly not have | southern gatisfied Sir George Cornewall Lewis, | : who disputed all the alleged instances | Miss Frances,” echoed the of centenarianism and doubted wheth- | among our womanhood.” irls enthusiastically. It was toward the end of the sec- ond term when Miss Frances received treme of cutting down illiterate letter which The sgev caused her to ponder deeply; then she 152 years and nine months for Old sent for Miss Ditton in dismay. Parr was modest beside the case of “Pauline,” she said severely, “did Johannes de Temporibus, who, iac-r you ever hear of a person named John cording to Stow, died in 1014, aged Smith?” 361; and what was that to Methuse- | “Yes, Miss Frances,” answered the jan’s 969! With Sir James’ aid we !girL “Capt. John Smith married may work back towards that. r an three lived into Lewis the ex as reached. | enteenth century’'s claim of | 1 ever had With a strange, NN I LL W \ Your Life Work Put FlE in FOR SUCCESS! Fire in your furnace foe, warmth and comfor but put A FIRE INSURANCE PeLiGY [n Your Strong Box to Make Yew 2 Safe from Loss by Fire . 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