Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 8, 1914, Page 6

H i ; i. i CLEANING, PRESSING. REPAIRING and DYEING. Ladies Work a Specialty. Satisfaction Guaranteed. GIVE US A TRIAL Kibler Hotel Basement. Phone No. 393 WATSON & GILLESPIE, Proprietors Bryan’s Spray An lnsect Destroyer and3Disinfectant For Flies, Mosquitoes, Fleas, Roaches, Ants, and other Insects. Direction for use—Spray on porches, kitchen floors and around the sinks, win- dows, screen doors and all parts of the house. Prices: Quarts ‘soc., .1-2 Gallons 8s5c., Gallons -1.00 Sprayer soc. by g Lake Pharmacy Kentucky Bldg. HARNESS HEADQUARTERS The place to ket harness harness headquarters. We have ev- | erything needed to ride or drive a; horse and of good quality at rcason- | able prices. From the heaviest team harness to the lightest buggy har- ness this is headquarters. Special attention to repair work of all kinds. MCGLASHAN . IS OUR MOTTO Which is proven by our six years success in Lakeland. Maker of the National Steel reinforced concrete Burial Vault Building Blocks of all discrip- tions. Red Cement, Pressed Brick, ‘nd 4 inch Drain Tile, 6, 7 and 8-ft Fench Post; in fact anything made of Cement. FLORIDAINATIONAL VAULT GO The Biggest Family In This Town Is the Family of Readers of -——— THIS PAPER CHPPEPFEBFEFFOSEEEEEPEIEED LAKE PARKER 3 BOAT HOUSE @ ) (JOYLAND PARK) ,A 3 & %Power Boats and Row Boats & £1ccial Rates te Fishing and Picnic Parties % Best Service—Reasonable Rates W. F. MOONEY, Prop. s Residence Phone 234 Black fe at| White Brick, Pier Blocks, 3 ‘IO paper, no money, no nothin." It's SANITARY . RESSING CLUB || =eeoececmecscocessooacocse GREEN GOODS GAME 8y WILLIAM H. OSBORNE. The brand new dress suit case of i the long legged chap upon the ferry boat, published to the world at large ! that his name was Hiram Jenkinson. It also indicated in fresh black let- ters that his home was Sandy Marsh, N.J. His clothes were new. That he was quite a countryman and a back- woodsman was quite patent, chiefly because he had apparently made every effort to hide all rural traces. If he had worn long whiskers and a slouch hat, people probably would have ta- ken him for an eccentric urbanite; they might never have suspected his hayseed origin. As it was, none could be mistaken. Mr. Hiram Jenkinson was a countryman, through and [ through. In his eye there was a con- siderable amount of shrewdness. This deepened as he hauled from his breast pocket a small envelope and read and reread its contents. He did this se- cretly. The note inside was type- written, and inclosed with it was & crisp new dollar bill, through which was stuck a cheap brass scarf pin. “Dear sir,” ran this letter, “as per yours in answer to our first, we in- close handsome article advertised, which you can easily dispose of any- where. We are in the market for any number of these articles and are dis- posing of them to a select few at 20 cents apiece. dollar anywhere. We will furnish 500 of these for $100; 1,000 for $200 and 80 on. This offer {8 unlike any pre- vious one. These articles are the gen- uine stuft, stamped from dies obtained from Washington, D. C. Trusting you will like the pin, and that we shall hear from you at once, we remain yours, etc., D. C. Wilkes & Co. P. 8. I'l'elegrnph only the following mes- sage: ‘Ten tons of coal,’ if you desire [ to deal.” l This letter, | Jenkinson only grasped half the truth, i was the letter of a green goods gang. It had been ingeniously prepared, so RRHTE il Found Themselves Looking Into the Barrels of Two Revolvers. that a cursory reading of it gave the ' impression that it related to the pin; | whereas, of course, it was directed : solely to the bill. Strange as it may . seem, there are many fish in the sea | that as yet have been uncaught, and | Mr. Jenkinson, unfortunately for bim, was about to nibble at the bait. Now, the green goods game is as old as the hills. It is a scheme based upon the safe premise that the victim being as guilty in intent as the mm-' bers of the gang, will never squeal Messrs. D. C. Wilkes & Co. cen- ! sisted of a gentleman known by the | name of Shifty Shift, and another of the name of Strong Arm Smith. Hach | of these gentlemen were men on whom the police of the borough of Manhat- | tan had long had a wary eye, but at whose door it had as yet been unable to lay @irectly any crime. { Mr. Shifty Shift and his companion were working the green goods game in a manner all their own. “Its great, Shift,” said Smith, “sios- | ply great. We don't need no goods, | | a snap. And we can't get caught.” Messrs. Shifty Shift and Strong Arm ! Smith had waited at the ferry to note | the arrival of Hiram Jenkinson. They i saw him, but did not them wpm’ him. They wanted to be sure they i were not watched. “The post office fellers,” said Smith, : “haven't got onto us yet, but we don't ' want to take no chances. Plain Clothes Billers of headquarters has got his suspicions, and by George, we don’t want to have him a-reckonin’ of us up.” Mr. Jenkinson made for the east side of the town and the two men fol- ! lowed him. The coast seemed clear. There were no followers of Mr. Hiram Jenkinson. Jenkinson, the jay, finally reached an East side corner, after considera- 1 ble trouble, and then stopped and | looked about him. No sooner had he idone so than two well-dressed gen- tlemen approached him. They were | Shift and Smith of D. C. Wilkes & Co. “Mr. Hiram Jenkinson?” | Strong Arm Smith. Mr. Jenkinson looked blankly at him. He was not to be taken in. Mr. asked 4 Strong Arm Smith nodded. P. O. Box 32 &' They will bring one THE EVENING TALEGRAM, LAK ELAND, FLA., DEC. 8, 1914, -——-————-——————-—-——————__———_fi | “Buffers and boose,” sald Strong Arm Smith. Then for the first time Hiram Jenkinson’s face cleared. . “Boozers and buff,” he answered. It | was a pass word previously arranged ,upon. “Then you’re all right,” said | the countryman, relieved. 'xoinl to give myself away until I l was sure that you were you and not ! somebody else.” Smith nodded. “Come this way,” he directed. Silently the three men, the two sharpers and their victim, wend- ed their way down a side street. Si- lently they pushed open a door and en- tered a dark hallway; silently they ascended tho stairs. Shifty Shift, who might be called the silent part- ner of the firm, ushered the three into a room, vacant except for an old ta- ble and a chair. They motioned the countryman to the chair, and he sat down. Shifty closed the door and placed his back against it. Suddenly the attitude and bearing of the two men changed. They ap- | proached the table and laid hands upon Jenkinson. “Look here, old fellow,” they an- nounced, “you're under arrest.” Jenkinson leaped to his “W-what!” he gasped. Strong Arm Smith threw back his coat and displayed a shield. So did Shifty Shift. “The game's up, old feller,” they sald; “we're detectives and we've watched you all the way up here from feet. | cheap, and we've already broken up ! but—" he exclaimed, desperately. “That's all right,” they said, sooth- ingly; “we've got you. You can’t deny that you came on here to commit a crime, and you can’t deny that you've got on you now the document that'll ; prove it.” Jenkinson winced. The men smiled. | “What have you got to say?” they in- quired. Jenkinson squirmed. “Ain’t there,” he inquired, “ain’t: there no way out of this here thing?” | of course, though Mr. I he asked. Smith and Shifty Shift put | their heads together for a moment. ; Then Smith addressed the farmer. “Now, look a-here,” said Smith, “we ! don’t want to be too hard on you. We've caught you all right. But no- body knows it. Maybe we can fix it ' up. How much money have you got?" Jenkinson, in his agitation, hauled out a roll containing about $200. They grabbed it, and counted it. *“Here,” said one, “I'll tell you. We got to fix this thing with the captain around at the station house. You wait here till we fix it, and then we'll come around and let you go. But keep quiet here, or some other cop'll nab you. See?” Shifty Shift clapped Smith on the shoulder. “Come on,” he said, stuft- ing the roll in his trousers pocket, “we'll go around to the station house, and then we'll come right back.” They turned their backs upon Jenk- inson. “I—I hope you can—can fix it,” said that gentleman, feebly. They did not answer. They strode toward the door and opened it. They were about to leave the room, when they heard from the rear a stentorian voice. “Halt!” sald this voice. They' turned. The voice was Jenkinson's. And when they turned they found | themselves looking into the barrels of | two revolvers held im the hands of ! that gentleman. That was one thing | they noticed: about him. Another was i that his coat was thrown back and | on his breast appeared a shield—one | that they knew was gemuine. | “You were goin’ ‘round,” drawled | Mr. Jenkinsonm, “to the station house. | I'll come with: you, if you don’t mind.” | “Three’'s a crowd,” said Smith, sul- lenly. ! “The more the merrier,” quoted Jenkinson. Sv all three went. Two . walked in fromt; Jenkinson and the revolvers walked behind. The cap- | tain welcomed them fn glee. “Good,” sald the captain, “have you roped 'em ! in at last?” . “I have,” said Jenkinson, solemnly. “What's the' eharge?™ went on the captain. | “Suspicious characters,” answered ' Jenkinson. The captain's brow cloud- ed over. “Is that all?” he remarked. “Not quite,” went on Jenkinson, “there’s more.. Green goods game. Im- personating officers. Obtaining money under false pretenses. Conspiracy. Swindling. Embezzlement. Using the malls for improper purpose—" “Anything: more?™ asked the cap- tain with a broad grin. “Nothing,” returned Jenkinson, “ex- cept that they are a couple of blamed. idiots to boot.” “How d’ye make that out? growled: Shifty Shirt. “Because,” returned the other sweetly, “you took me—me, for a way- back bayseed, whereas I'm Phin Clothes. Biller of the force.” (Copyright, 1914, by Dally Story Pub. Co.) New Style in Flats. A mew style of architecture, novel and not unpleasing to the eye, has been introduced in the Rue Vavin, Paris, in a large six-story house of flats recently constructed. Each story of the house retrogrades on the one below, leaving a wide balcony or ter- race in front of its windows. The house has a distinct resemblance to a huge flight of stairs. It is argued that the hygienic advantages of such a method of construction quite compen- state for the waste of space. ———————— e Prejudice. “Papa, what is religious prejudice?” “The convictions of some one else, my son."—Life. “I wasn't | , the ferry. We know that you've come | | into town to buy some counterfeit coin | the gang that wrote to you, and now | we're looking for you and all your ! | kind.” Mr. Jenkinson grew pale. His eyes | started from their sockets. “But— 'slightly larger around than the back J.B. STREATEg _ CONTRACTOR AND BUILp: Tlaving had twenty-one years’ experience in 1@ and contracting in Lakeland and vicinity, 1 feel cop,® to render the best services in this line. If comtep, building, will be pleased to furnish estimates and g p PRETTY, USEFUL BAGS ALWAYS HANDY, AND GUITEI‘ SIMPLE IN CONSTRUCTION. i i One Designed to Hold the Duster and | the Other for Broom Covers— ‘ mation. All work guaranteed. Illustration Shows Method [ ! of Designing. | Phone 169. J. B. STRE; n { A duster bag that the hand can slip fi 3 in and out of easily, is the best kind. | | This one is made in flowered chintz | i or cretonne, lined with sateen and | bound with braid or with a bias strip ' of the sateen, having a loop at the top . to hang it by. It is twelve inches ' | I | ! It | | Easy to Reach the Dusters. l I | | | < Let US Be Your Grocer: »aln | CTDINVIN g We handle only fresh, cl goods and we keep a full [, of Fresh Meats, Including 2= Nice Steaks, Roasts, Chops, Breakfast b= Hms, Brains, Chickens, etc, Vegetables & s Our Specialty. We Keep Fresh Fruit, me anything in Can Goods that you may su inciuding Vegetables, Soups, etc. - b‘.- ?‘ ~] long, and nine wide at the rounded' base. The shaped outside piece is plece, allowing the pocket part to! bulge slightly. ! The broom bag is not a broom cover {itself, but a pretty holder for such covers and holds six of these made in canton flannel. The case is . .Is ¢ buy your goods where You can get the most for the That place is the grocery of E. 6. TWEEDEL made in figured material; is 13 inches = wide at the bottom, tapering slightly i — toward the top, and is 15 inches long. It has a flap of 6 inches’ depth. Three loops of the braid are sewed at the [N The broom bngs' | T “Save Ten Dollars™ are made very much the same shape, only smaller, to fit the brocm; a draw- Eie ‘Dy Holds Broom Covers. ing string is put at the top to draw it up tight around the handle: KEEPING HANDS IN CONDITION During Frosty Weather They Need Much Care and Will Repay At- tention Given. By having your Fall Clothes made to your INDIVIDUAL Measure by us - - It s very difficult to keep thre hands soft in frosty weather, especially if one is one’s own housemaid. An inexpensive wash if ome has somre leftover milk on hand is to soak them in warm milk. A bottle of glycerin and rose water kept on the battiroom skelf and applied when the hands are wet after washiag, will help also. Vaseline may promote a growth of Mair on the hands, but there is nothing better for looseming dirt Suits or Overcoatr 5= —_— Th Soft Hats and Derbie will Large variety of Shapes and Shad- bt ings, Trimmed with Contrast Bands 21 — the Season’s latest Conceptions .ee¢ unrder the nails than a little vaseline *e pushed under the nail at night before — retiring; it not only removes the sol, but lubricates the nail itselt and pre- N M N L vents it from becoming brittle. 0 Ore 0 es o Bedmaking is hard on nails ana it is advisable to wear an ol@ pair of washable gloves when tuciting in the shisets. IMPROVED WORK BAG $3 Quality} B $5 Styles e ———————— Adelaide S. Hemstreet of Indian Head, Canada. hae just been granted a patent for a combination crochet work bag and spooi holder. The work bag is suspended on a belt. 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