Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 23, 1915, Page 3

R GODS AL By GEORGE VAN SCHAICK, (Copyright.) Indians, who looked upon it (i reverence, had always said that e lake had no bottom. Its dark r= reflected giant pines and firs rrored the huge surrounding tains. j; was always calm and black. for winds never reached it; but at tle* the still surface seemed to , from a long sleep, and, roar- ed itself in sudden fury and s way tbrough a canyon from rocky sides it bit out *>ulders ewed them out in to be und into sand hundreds of miles ther on. jany feet above the torrent the face cliff was grooved into a huge ind one day men had crawled looking like puny insects, )f dynamite had roared and away insignificant specks > vastness of the mountain, a way upon which were laid s of steel that seemed to run toward the setting sun bove the line towered giant peaks btted with the putplish whiteness of rlasting snows, streaked by the ows plowed by avalanches and culaied by the bare faces of cliffs i rocks. { rose so high that, from the grounds at the edge of the agment only of the blue over- ould be seen. The remainder of orll was but the vast play- is of ancient gods who had up- i the world in sport and war, | the month of falling leaves, | lurries of snow, and the men red their work for the time be . bearing away their drills and ng powder to other places where ght continue the work with ro | )t deep enows and harsh weather, iter their departure some families Indians passed on their way to far r hunting grounds. They beheld work of the white men and pon-, ed ovr it, silently, stricken with i d ah ,into the h | w THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., JAN. e e e e——————eet et et W NAN VISITS EUROPE By DOROTHY DOUGLAS. Copy 9 Py . B4, by McClure News- Paper & ite. Fu‘:brvP Nan went on her first visit to Vi ,rv‘( sh‘e deu aot the slightest hint -1at she would arrive in a lang hrown Orrors of war. She had en I.yur trip across the ocean on a ved holiday and had expected Ionl_\ Joy and merriment, for h 0 a way of meeting happines: half way wherever she weit.‘ B t in Belgium she had iled from vance of the common enemy aris and from the gay oity she enjoved a scant three weeks when hundreds of other Americans lon; to fir the into P had h 1 Nan, b t ndon was a haven of refuge to Vho had smelled the smoke of rd the boom of dis- : fom devastated I nd them all beau- ty and ; not v 1l hope a But London was arms to receive all of the weary refu- &ees from the courageous little coun- try, and Nan found herself again face to fa Wwith the realitles of war. There were no less than a dozen of these Pelgians sheltered tn hospitable homes in Norlang square. It in tho acre of green park bel « acquainted with little Jean Leman, a Belgian child who had been brought over from the devastated city of Louvain Jean’s mother was a French lady, Who was sleeping beneath a flower | garden in Belgium. Her father was a soldier, Maj. Albert Leman. From that moment on Jean and Nan became fast friends. romped and played and went on long 'bus rides through the city and out into country lanes When the wounded eoldiers began to arrive in trainloads, Nan could no 8oing they knew | 2 with open ing to the square that Nan be- | They | to his side. it was a most wonderful ¢ down ew ¢ than he h~d of tierce fighting—when Jean was swept into his uninjured arm. Over her head, which he held against . bis breast, he looked at Nan and made SWift apology for having conversed in a foreign tongue. “One is apt to forget conventicn in moments of great emoticn,” he added. “In a moment I will thank you for having cared for my little Jean.” “You are not going away from me again, are you?" Jean was asking her van who displayed s lajor Leman perhaps s, dearie, as goon as this arm is better, and the more often Miss Nan- ny brings you down to see me the sooner I can get back to help the sol- diers at the front.” So it was that during the long hours of convalescence Nan came to know love. The emotion was so great and wonderful that Nan was shocked at her own weakness before the attack. Jean did not know what her father and Nan were talking about, nor why her father swept Nan so suddenly into his arms, but she smiled for the pic- ture was pleasing and Jean knew that all was well Light Humor. In the latter half of the eighteenth century one of the members of a little scientific society In Liverpool, Eng- land. laid a curious wager. He bet a brother scientist that he would read a uewspaper by the light of a farthing dip at a distance of 30 feet. The B. S., | finding the feat difficult at even a sixth of the distance, cheerfully accepted the wa J The layer merely coated the inside of a shallow wooden box with sloping pieces of looking glass, so as to form | & concave lens, placed behind his farth- ing dip and readily deciphered the small print at the stipulated distance. The experiment was witnessed by a i Liverpool dockmaster. He was a think- ing man and saw great possibilities in this learned jest. He straightway | adapted the principle to lighthouse re- . Quirements and forthwith the modern reflex light, with its miles of reflected ! range and untold lifesaving powers, | sprang into being awe with which people see abomi-, more have left the city of London | ble degecrations of hallowed things. he earthworks leading from the ; pre of the lake to the great ledge' w covered the graves of anclent, iefs. The jetsam of many men, the use of their life, scattered over the, ping ground, insulted the spirits the departed and stank in the nos- | s of the living. verhead the rasping bark of a great le seemed raised in protest, and wondrous peaks of the huge moun- ne were hiding their shame among clouds, | Q than she could have cut off her own right hand. She simply had to re main. Something held her, she knew not what. It was during the sixth week of the war that Nan discovered little Jean Leman’s photograph on the front page of the Sketch. Major Leman was arvioncly secking news of his little | girl and had asked the papers to as- sist him in the gearch. Nan did not wait to have her breakfast but went quickly into the boarding house next door in search of Jean Nan explained as swiftly as possi- .| SHE DARED THE SEA By JACK NORMAN. To Brittany, 1||art of France, came In the tenth ! century many thousands of settlers' | Who had just left that part of England , now called Wales to avold the rule of . the Norman i i 'omen nursew their children and plo jn her improved French that Dad-| How rough and picturesque her peo- ed about the ecwWP With heads gy goldier was in London and that he ' ple! ved down, while the ma" Wrapped their blankets, gazed with 1oa.!MI1E pu the polluted scene and wonderes ¥ it had come about that the curses their gods had not prevented thie, | inally an old man turned to his| pranions, pointing with uplified p toward the west. Jt is the road we have heard of.| that Nan felt her own calm engulf extract a lving tn o t for the fire-wagon,” he said, and others nodded in assent. ey have covered the burial places b earth and rocks; they have be- ed the waters of the lake and torn face of the mountain,” he contin- “Now the spirits that come to tombs are surely angered, as are e that dwell beneath the lake, and e whose voice is heard in thunder ms and whose footsteps loosen the ing snows,"” he other: look~d at the old medi- man, for their Manitou often e to him, and within his lodge oc- ed mysterious things. n the month of the Budding Moon,” one man, “I have heard that the wagon will come up through the Y. it cannot be,” answered the old . “The rolling enows will bury it the waters will rise and engulf it the mountains will shake and cast the canyon.” the month of May they returned, g again compelled to pass by the B leke. The snaws of winter and following floods had removed most e traces of the occupation by the e men, but the line of the railway still there, tat poles had been planted during I abence, upon which were strung :!hal vibrated and made strange pds. is the talk of the white men,” ured a youth, esently along the winding shore be lake arose an unwonted noise, the Indians beheld a surprising Was a small platform mounted on ls. Men stood on it who worked Bén bars up and down, and it shot ard rapldly, When the men neared blace where the Indians were gath- the hand car slowed and stopped ojou! bojou!” erled one of the aud the Indians answered sul- ® men jumped off their car and € their way down to the camping nd, careless of the dogs that were Ug at their heels. They made & von which they boiled water and t and while they were sup- old medicine man came up d squatted by their fire. does the fire-wagon come?” tcmorrow, old boy € of the newcomers. ° line.” in of Gold In a Wall. ¢ excavating an old foundation ! the vicizity of Putu some time Chilean found a number of ° in the wall that were marked ‘0% streaks. Curlosity prompt '™ 0 make an Investigation, " disclosed that the streaks were the presence of a good quality ' The rock formation from the stones were obtained was P located ang a veln, rich in gold- & Ore, was opened up, which in time yielded about $75,000 the precious metal. Machin- installed and the mine ¥or) —T] was looking for his little girl. “We will go down this morning when you have eaten your nice break- f‘aat.’" .\.'nn m!rl ht:r uufl \u\n_l off to arcertain the h;mun“m |§m l\|nlx:.k|-‘:dt- ward VIl hospig wol the auickes way of getting there Jean chatted incessaittly on the journey down; she was so excited her the if for the purpose of steadving id jently, when they arrived at ispital and ap- proached the Nelglan officer whose head was and one arm p fashion ——=S=C o s > | | bree in bandages “Arid as Brittany,” says a ! proverb; “Stubborn as a Briton,” re- ! torts another. And there you have in & few words the most striking charac. iterlst.h-s of both | Fancy a succession of bleak plateaus | spread over a hundred square miles of land, showing to the sun nothing but ‘"o bareness of their myriads of gran- I’“- 4 the vegetation that can [ fte rocks, ... “a interstices, un- -l “nrinkles j der the action of frequent ‘\nnd vapor baths exhaled by the Chn | Btream, and blown over by the ocean This is the country! Imaging an individual of mean gize, (IS R at the westernmost How strange and rude that Brittany! I but sturdy, muscular, vigorous, and elements of will, of tenacity, of ob- stinacy than the rest of the world. That is the man! The traveler in Brittany infallibly hears the story of Marie Lecoff, and, told by her countrymien, it is worth tle trip, but we had better tell it and save time. Marie Lecoff, then fourteen old, was the housekeeper of her ther, a fisherman of Lannion, when the turbulent waves of the British channel crushed the old man and his boat on the reefs. The fisherman who found the wreckage on the sands went to Marie Legoft and told her about his discovery. “Poor girl,” he concluded, “what are you going to do now? Then with Briton brusqueness, “You'd better go to an orphan asylum. Do you want me to do anything about it?" The sight of Marie Legoff was a piti- ful one at first, but her blood did not take long to reveal itself in pulses of undauntedres ud presently, restrain- ing her tea ising her bowed head, ves fl. g a fierce determina- years fa: 23, 1915, | | I | d | f citrus sec iles and mil i ! This Season Than in ! tion of Burke tota In the { u mm.-mps ate the the sizes and 3 nd for quality of these—their surpas More Buckeye Trees Will be Planted reserved for you if we still have u want. talo | = { There Are Miles of Buckeye Trees in Every Part of Citrus Florida re planted with By From es of Bucks trees may be s ssful o wnd grapefruit growers plant ng root cms, their unexcelled vigor and Make Sure rees. Any Previous One ve Nurseries this year was las have done this. The in the surrounding groves. The experience they bave had vou will in Florida and if you find any considerable citrus development also you will find thata fon of the best groves w an elevation in the center of any The reason for the Buckeye trees is the well-known their dependability as to variety. of Buckeye Trees Next Year Put in a Reservation Order Right Now Some of the shrewdest grove owners of the state already lan to further increase their plants v plan to fu plast: as been such that they want no ot That the and kinds they want now et uckeye you will necd right away, - the popular test-book of «f r one today—free on application. Already more than 2. elivery during Fall and itrus fruit growing in Florida. If you have no uay be no disappointment in getting the . when planting season comes around ers have placed their orders a year will be a good plan for you to do is no chance for the matter to slip 00 trees have been inter 1915-1916. BUCKEYE NURSERIES, 1038 Citizens Bank Building, Tampa, Florida st the same, John; but the se y living, and the sea 'k to me—or swallow me altogether.” And two days after she went out to sea with an uncle. The short trips of her uncle’s boat did not v Marie Legoff, as she 1 for a time when she could, on r boat, fight and wrestle with a that had taken her father. i had come with her mar lusband and wife having some money, put it together to buy a sloop of about fifty tons burden, and they went to sea, doing a coasting trade. 1f the hushand had the brevet, the Wwife was the acting captain, and no one on board would have chanced to say a word about it. People from dif- ferent ports of the coast have still that vision of a sloop coming into port crowded with sails, speeding in- solently amidst an anchorage full of moored ships, and steered by a tall, straight, energetic woman, a veritable picture of determination and daring. At the very moment when onlook- ers, breathless, antivipated a crash against pler or wharf, Marie Legoft uttered a sharp order, staysails and anchor dropped at the same time, and ' the ship, veering sharply, came quick- 1y stern to windward and rocked hep- self on her cable. After years of high-spirited life, the ' end came. Ome day &s the sloop, pur- | But the acting captain had not yel !L:h'«n up her command. She stopped ‘him with her intrepid look and said: i “Who told you that there was no more than a blanket of foam on the rocks? Not I! | carry the rope!* | Without listening testation, she dived into the rasing waters. an age she gained the sur lence prevailed on board. Straining "eyes watched her. She was dashed forward by a violent surge, drawn back and buffeted by another, but still swimming and struggling she made her way, dragging with her the rope. to further pro- i e. Si i Suddenly a huge wave hurled her on | the top of the reef, another one tossed her to the other side, toward the shore. She seemed then but a floating thing with her clothes bagged by the wind. | Finally she stranded, still clasping ( the rope of salvation. She was seized by the fisher folk who had gathered and watched her at ious act, but +she was lfeless, crushed and torn by the sharp teeth of the reef. i\ ! PLAIN t 1 I only say that I \vill; sprang overboard and | After | LINEN FOR THE TABLE' STYLE OF MUCH VALUE FEW PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO DO | WITHOUT IT. Means So Much to Its Possessor That Its Acquisition Must Be Deter mined On at No Matter What Sacrifice. Style has an appreciable intrinsic value all its own. It I§ a rather elu- sive commodity, bug there are occa- sions, and they are not infrequent, when it will ‘achieve victories as surely and in the same way as person- ality can and qoes. It is an all-embrac- ing possee¥on; it affects appearance, tone and manners, i Its vd'ue today is higher than it ever : was, Few people can really afford to do without {t. Its influence is far- ! reaching, and no one can say wherd ' -lu:e end of its effect 18 ]ikely to be. | Aund yet, with it all—angd it can c“'l tainly be regarded as a commergtal ! asset nnwnduys—comparfllvely }éi; [ beople seem to troyble thempolves | ' sued by a maddened sea, was h-ellug: Beautiful in Many Respects, Although about acquiring it. For it can be ac- her way through a snowstorm and trylng to enter the river of Morlaix, the boom broke, the spanking power of the fore and aft mainsalil slackened, | Admittedly It Has Some Real Disadvantages. Plain heavy linen makes very attrac- | quired. If it happens to be born in | you so much the better, of course. But ! you are not ifn the least hopelessly ; handlcapped if it does not happen to and she was driven helplessly against HVe table cloths and napkins. It is, come about in this pleasant way. ! the rocks. a rocky reef, a veritable wall, over which the sea broke, raging furiously. Only one thing could save the crew from certaln death, and it had to be done quickly. It was to swim ashore , With a line, Who would dare to attempt the perilous undertaking? The sailors shook their heads and muttered: “That 18 a sure death.” Without a word Marie Legoff seized the end of a rope and began to fasten it about her waist, when her husband sprang to her and shouted: ‘““Uhat are you doing, Marie? There ~ket of foam on the rocks; " {s Just 2 .. oy you can't gel. 8ehus ‘Tampa detests “hold up" entertainments. Everything is offered to you without “a string tied to it." i Between the ship and the shore was jused in a restaurant where the fur- nishings are all interesting, aud it 18 used by some fastidious housewives. In the restaurant it is quite satfsfac- tory, for every diner. But in the or dinary household it has this one dis- advantage. It does show wrinkles and spots more quickly than a heavy fig- ured damask does, So if there {8 not fresh cloth for every meal, dmlt may be a better cholce, But the linen 1g beautitul, and in any household it might be used for a spe- cial dinner set. The napkins and table cloth may be finished with a fine embroidery stifch, or like the ordinary fiapkin hem, finely done by hand, or else they are hemstitched in an inch. wide hem It may have to begin with your way | of walking. To walk badly is to hit at the root of style. It is so easy to walk as if you were sure of yourself, and as if, at least, you felt you had some right to walk. A sloven's oaqp! - and a slouching walk e Ysually ow- | inf to sheer * t ' [ larmess and carelesenens. ' ' «s impossible to enjoy any style | |1l your clothes are cut badly. Bettep to go to a tailor with & good cut and i comparatively poor cloth than a taflor with good cloth and a bad cut. The bad-fitting garments of the cheap tatlor and dressmaker i and will spoil Shoes, b i be worn. Why Indians Are Red. A German doctor has evolved a queer theory about the coloring of the human race—that the tint of the skir 18 determined by the food eaten. Originally, he declares, the human gpecies was black, because our primi tive forefathers subsisted on fruits and roots containing manganese. The American redskins owe their color to the consumption of raw flesh. The Mongols are vellow because of their | descent from a tribe which consumed great quantities of herbs rich in chloride, and the Caucasians have to thank the salt, for which they have so| great a liking, for their dainty pink and white or delicate brunette complex. fons.—Philadelphia Record. Velvet Neck Ruffs. Velvet neck ruff and muff sets will One that has already been shown 18 made of deep purple velvet. fhere {8 a tiny muff, with a large rosette of purple ribbon, with cut edges, and in the center of the rosette {s a big purple and black glass button. The ruff is decorated in the same way. 1t fastens snugly about the throat. STOFTHAT COUGH Don’t let N\ that cough \\ hang on. Stop it \ before it goes too far. | <ton (i fals’ ‘LW" 4 LUNG BALSAM =’ | for coughs and colds, f| bronchitis,eroup,whoop- Ji ing cough, lung and f| I #] throat troubles. At Jj ourdruggists in25c WM ttles. Acceptno $h substitute, A PHIL.P.CRESAP CO. L4, N\ Sow Orieses, Le, BY HENLEY AND HENLEY FOR SALE IN LAKELAND \“ il Y i1 Wt TAMPA P25 i JARY i2°1 I ol 3 R EO L LLRG \m 1l e | i il il FIVE DAYS YOU'LL NEVER FORGET Everyone is in Search of Happiness IS PREPARING TO GIVE IT TO YOU SERVED IN A JOLLY AND UNIQUE FORM lhil4\‘h P> s [ il i e i II] . il I } o S S — TAMPA Wants You Here. and Trusts Nothing will Interfere. 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