Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 16, 1915, Page 2

Now, Jasper! “There is ome thing that has al ways refused to Ooze through my moodle,” remarked Jasper Knox, the sage of Piketown-on-the-Blink, “and that is this: If, as the newspapers Trapping Sparrows. Deautiful, where in Sam Hill do all | the homely married women come from "—Judge. Whers Loyaity Counts. Shavn. Leyalty to gne’s employer is the first Jesson that should be taught to the aspirant for a place in the busi- mess world, says a circular sent out by the efficlency bureau of the New York umiversity. The reason given is that loyalty means success to the e employer and resultant prosperity to the employee. Try Thumb Tacks. X thumb tacks instead of ordinary tacks afe used to fasten white oficloth to pantry and cupboard shelf, the oile eloth may be easily removed when eleaned. — Debt Liquidated. same locality. 1 just shot Gan.”—Judge. And Deserves Them. HOW ARE YOU FIXED® N THHE. BINE. %fiflflm iy and st s gettimg, themoney you, cann? IF YOU WANT TO BUY A HOME IT IS BEST TO FIRST HAVE ENOUGH MONEY PILED UP IN THE BANK TO BUY IT. 'YI'gEN YOUJCAN BUY IT, AND ITIWILL REALLY BELONG TO u. YOU MUST.HAVE MONEY IN THE BANK TO SUPPORT ANY ENTERPRISE YOU MAY UNDERTAKE. WE WILL KEEP YOUR MONEY SAFE FOR YOU. BANK_WITH US. WE PRY 5 PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS. American State B.nk “BE AN AMERICAN ONE OF US.” Must Little Homeless Children Suffer In Florida? WE DO NOT BELIEVE that the good people of Flor- ida ro..ze that there are right now in our State Hundreds of litue children in real need—some absolutely homeless— that just must be cared for. We feel sure—that they do not know that there are hun- dreds of worthy mothers in Florida who are just struggling to keep their little ones alive—and at home. We just cannot believe—that with these facts true—and every orphanage in Florida crowded to the doors—that the people of Florida will let our great work which has cared for 850 of these little ones this year alone—go down for lack of funds to keep it up. Your immediate help—is greatly needed—right now—Please send what You can to-day—to R. V. Covington, Treasurer of * The Children’s Home Society . of Florida Florida’s Greatest Charity 361 St. James Bldg. JACKSONVILLE, FLA. tied. The trap is baited with bread crumbs, oats or wheat. Thebirds are ‘would have us believe, all brides are | permitted to eat the bait«untfl a num- ber have gathered under the sieve, when the cord is pulled, removing the stake and allowing the trap .to fall | over the birds gathered under the “Well, I've settled that there note T've been owin’ Jack Gap for so long!” triumphantly stated a prominent citi- sen of the neighborhood of Rumpus Ridge. “That s0?" returned another and equally prominent resident of the “Where'd you git the money?” “Aw, it didn’t take no money! Then, again, it is the fellow whe goes fishing for compliments who gets the mosat rebuffe — Pittabureh Sum. | horse. Important Legal Ruling. The latest ruling on the admissibil In England sparrows are trapped | ity of “dying declarations” in evidence with a steve, one end held up by a | in criminal cases is made by the su- short stake to wifich a long string is | preme court of Georgia in Sewell vs. State, in which the court states in its syllabus: charge the jury that ‘when death is approaching and the dying man has lost hope of life, and his mind feels the full consciousness of his condi- tion, the solemnity of the scene gives to his statement the sanctity of truth, and such dying declaration, when made under such circumstances, may be given in evidence and submitted to the jury.’ Such charge tended to un- duly impress the minds of the jury with the weight of the evidence con- tained in dying declarations, as to which juries do not require any em- phasis from the bench.” Physique Counts for Much. Muscular movements are the golden chords of good works which mingle with the visions of great deeds and harmonize the soul of man with purer worlds. They give both a source of fteserve power and confidence, a power of growth, of good and of evil, which nothing else does. Optimists are usu- ally men and women who come from a vigorous, stocky, muscular race. They are of the type who are potenti- ally as well as ac‘ually of fine physique. How Bookworms Are Tracked. To guard the 8,000,000 books in the New York library against the rav- ages of bookworms and other insects, which feed upon the paper, the glue on the backs, and the cloth and leath- er bindings, a constant care is ex- ercised, and a keen watch kept for any evidence of their activities. One woman is assigned exclusively to this work. When treating the books, she wears a huge apron which completely covers her gown. A cheesecloth vesl protects her face against the, germs which lurk in the musty documents, and even the air she breathes is screened against contagion. Close touch is kept with the health depart- ment, and books which have been re- turned from infected areas are fumi- gated before being restored to circu- lation. The Wrong Surmise. “There goes Professor Diggers,” said the cub reporter. “He knows all about flora and fauna.” “Who's Flora and Fauna?” asked the press agent, “They are not persons. Flora re- fers to plant life and fauna to animal life.” “Gee! That's & good joke on me. I had it all doped out that you were talking about a sister act in vaude ville.” > Extended Stopping Place. Pat was employed on an engineering Job, a few miles out of the city, and was carried to his work by an express train, which accommodatingly slowed up near the scene of his labors. One morning, however, the train rushed through the cut without reducing speed, and the superintendent of the Job looked in vain for Pat. At last he saw a much-battered Irishman limp-, ing back down the tles, and called to | him: “Hello, Pat! Where did you | &et off?”" Pat turned stifly, and wav- [ ing his hand toward the steep embank. | ment, sighed: “Oh—all along here!” l { | amiummeer cwcoecs , Pure Bred Arab Horse. In Cairo a soclety has been formed for preserving the pure bred Arab It is sald that recent changes in the lives and habits of the Bedouins have resulted in the deteriuration of these horses. A practical horseman of wide experience says that as a rule the Arab horse is now no better treat- ed than our own horses, whatever may have been true of the old days when ' such poems as “The Arab to Ris Steed” were written. Real Warfare. “Oh, dear, I wish this dreadful war in Europe would stop,” sald Mrs. Was- serby. “I feel the same way,” answered Mrs. Twobble. “My heart bleeds for the sufferers.” “Of course I'm sorry for evervbody who is a victim of the war,” said Mrs. Wasserby, “but what I was thinking about at the moment was the effect it'’s having on our children. My son, Tommy, is leader of the Belgian army inour block, and the last time they had a battle with a German army down the street he came home bruised from head to foot.” L4 Yitvet Sftind” The Cream of Alllce Craams; The cream w. all bacteria, It is made in many diff are filled with delicious n. pure crushed fruits. is made in a plant wi write us, and we will see that you are supplied. When Unexpected Guests Arrive : Tel-phone for Some of the The kind that reflects credit upon the taste of the hostess. € use comes from inspected cows—it is pastuerrized to destroy erent forms—with many different flavors. Some kinds uts, citron and other goodies; other kinds are made from In all its making NO HUMAN HANDS TOUCH, IT—and it here the sanitation cculd not possible be improved on. Order it from your nearest fountain; if your dealer has not yet ,handled it PHONES 5043 AND 984 BELL “In a murder case it was error to Dickie Paid the Debt A o By Alvah Jordan Garth (Copyright, 14, by W. G. Chapman) “I decline to take the responsibility.” It was with decided firmness that Robert Gregory, mine manager, spoke. It was with resentful lips and a deep scow! that William Dale faced him. “Don’t stand in your own light, Greg- ory;"zhe uttered, and there was a hid- den Wharl in his tone. “I'm not thinking of that,” declared the young manager freely. “My mind is with the men. You order the old shaft plerced. It cannot be tapped sbove the two hundred-foot level. There isn’t & man in the gangs you could hire to go down Old Seven. They i know that poisoned air, fire damp, sure death lie at the bottom of the abandoned shatt.” “Oh, they always say that,” retorted Dale irritably. “I don't ask them to go down Seven. I want the wall pierced 80 we can break through across it to the new lode.” “Why not work around it in the regular way?” challenged Gregory. “And waste over ten thousand dol- lars!” that,” suggested Gregory steadily. Dale lost all patience with him. He looked ugly and menacing as he asked with an angry catch in his voice: “Then you' refuse to give the order to the men?” | “Positively. Mr. Ransom, the presi- | dent of the company, may do so—I will ' mot take the responsibility.” “But it is his expectancy to have the work accomplished by this time next week when he returns. He is bringing some capitalists with him. Your duty is clear—to put this work through, I | fear,” added Dale, as it he was pre- “A dozen lives are worth more than ! feathered occupant 8s fl“”::‘" look- rless as its owners. mfio‘:d pc-t;::!" spoke the little girl in pleading, tearful S‘orzs,' ;don‘t let them 3 dear Dickie! “gomGre!ory moved to the side of man. m."fl.;:‘t 1 know you?” he spoke “'l‘;uoz'put me on watch duty nights, sir,” was the response, “but the old rheumatics laid me up. We came from the Dexter coal district when they shut down, and had no money. ‘What you so kindly :llowed‘me to earn here is all gone, u;d they:: tak- our r belongings for ren h’m -x that.” spoke Gregory flm't- ly. “Don’t cry, little one. You shan’t our pet bird.” Iul:nlywn (g:egory was as good as his word. Inside of five minutes the claim upon which the sale was based was paid out of his own pocket, the goods restored to the house, and he was more than embarrassed at the over- whelming gratitude of his poor pen- sioners. The little child had the bird out of its cage and was caressing it as if it were a petted child. “You don't know about Dickie,” ex- plained the old man. “He's a hero, he is, and an expert. Down at the Dexter mines twice we sent him into the shafts, and twice he came out, stag- gered and nearly gone. We knew i what that meant, sir—fire damp.” A quick idea came to the mind of Gregory. He had read once of these trained mine birds. For some time he plied the old man with questions re- | garding the capabilities of the feath- ered pet. “Can he do it!” exclaimed the old | man—“could he tell how things are | in the old shaft Seven? Why, sir. Il | be glad to try the experiment.” Two hours later a dozen curious miners watched a proceeding unique and mystifying to their point of view. 0ld John Dean had not boasted vain: {1y of Dickie and his clever abilities. | The little bird stood on his finger, ' head on one side, watching him as it listening to an understood mandate | a8 a board was pulled away from the | | shaft top. Then, with a bright cheep Dickie plunged straight down into the gloom and darkness. Five minutes, ten minutes—no token of the return of the messenger. Fif- teen minutes! John Dean looked | grave and anxious. | Then a great wave of excitement passed over the gathered throng as | there fluttered into view a wavering splash of yellow—Dickie. The bird barely got through the aperture. Its head drooped, its wings | folded. It sank, a helpless lump, to | the control of kindness, it would be the ground. Its eyes moved once or | nearly the opposite of what it is, and twice, it straightened out rigid. 80 the state of the world would be “It's death down there,” spoke John A almost reversed. We are for the most b s et Armour Star Hams Uncanbasse at 18 Cents This Week Op | E. 6. TWLEDE PHONE 59 oo B B » BB PPIP HRERRRNS$H RIS P4 PF PRSI 101, Causes of Unhappiness. The worst kinds of unhappiness, as well as the greatest amount of it, come from our conduct to each other. If our conduct, therefore, were under Bubonic Plagu Bubonic plague ap in 1302 It had started| more than 200,000,000 ings perished. After the plague lasted 2 that period it carried off sons. When it began population of 2,500,000, “What am | Offered? senting a clinching argument, “hesi- tation on your part may lead to the loss of his confidence and—well, that also of his family.” Gregory bowed with dignity and was silent, but he left the office fully aware of the significance of those last words. They referred to Miss Beatrice Ran- som, daughter and heiress of the rich and powerful owner of the Blythesdale coal mines. The allusion had disturbed Gregory. As he proceeded on his way his brain was hard at work, seeking to devise some method of tapping the new vein without risk. There was a way and he had suggested it, but it involved two months’ labor and considerable ! expense. On his way to the shaft house the young manager paused in front of one of the numerous wretched shacks that lined the road. A small poor crowd surrounded the place. In the front yard were a score or more of house- hold articles, such as beds, a cupboard, chairs and tables. A little white-faced crippled child sat on a bench just outside of the door, her crutches by her side. Stand- ing near her was a hollow-eyed man, apparently her father. His eyes were swollen with despair as he viewed the proceedings about him. “One of our workers, I remember him,” soliloquized Gregory, becoming interested. “Oh, I see!™ Tacked to a tree was a legal notice | of eviction and the seizure of chattels for delinquent rent. This was a com- mon occurrence at the mines. In this especial case, however, something in the pitiable helplessness of the little child and the forlorn bearing of the old man appealed strongly to the mine manager. “What do you say?’ shouted the auctioneer, taking up a bird cage and swingjng it within the sight of his au- No Cause for Tears. “We have never had a president to move any one to salty tears.—Phila- delphia Inquirer. Dean in a hoarse suppressed tone, | part unhappy, because the world is an “Poor Dickie—a hero to the last!” unkind world. But the world is only At daybreak the next morning the | unkind for the lack of kindness in us warning of the expert little pet bore | units who compose it.—Frederick Wil- fruit. Old Shaft Seven was belching | liam Faber. out smoke, the fire damp had begun its dread work. “If we had plerced that wall, where would the new levels be now?’ was the pertinent question Robert Gregory | show that they regulate their spzad gravely put to Mr. Dale. by changing the inclination of thelr And the latter bowed his head, put | Wings rather than hy altering the out g tretnbling hand, and in his heart | rapidity of their motion, Wwas @ great thankfulness, In a manner utilitarian, too, the fire damp cleared the way to safe progress in the new work. Robert Gregory did not lose his | prestige with his employer. Nor did he lose the peerless Beatrice. As to the mine owner, he surpassed even Gregory is providing the Dean family a new home with permanent comforts. Little Nellle Dean mourned the loss of her beloved pet. There was that | which turned her sorrow into proud, | peaceful calm, however. 1 Near the mouth of old shaft Seven | & modest granite block of stone was placed, bearing the simple and touch- | ing inscription: “Sacred to the Mem- ory of Dickie—a Bird.” — MR. BARRIE IN THE CHAIR How Popular Scotch Author Served as Chairman of a Burns Celebration. this great population duced to fewer than 3) China's Cattle | Contrary to genenl not only raises cattle bers, but exports froze! tities which have o How Insects Regulate Speed. Motion pictures of insects in filght ossibil pected in time to come 200,000 cowhides are ed from Shantung. MODERN DENTIS CAPITAL STOCK $10,000.,00, This is a day and age of Specializing. We are 5§ in every branch of GOO D DENTISTRY. / Qur Modern Equipment and years of practial tence insures you Best Work at Reasonable Pricd LR R N 1 Set of Teeth $8.00 Up Crown and Dridg Fillings soc Up $4.00 Up Ten Yea Practical Experienceggyy B There is only one recorded instance B of 8ir J. M. Barrie's acting as chair- E ( ] man of a public meeting. In the Cen- tury Magazine John D. Williams has & Burns celebration. 3} Riggs disease, Loose Teeth treated and curel extracted without pain. Come and let me exam teeth and make you estimate. tse s OFFICE UPSTAIRS FUTCH AND GENTRY Offie Hours 8 to 6. Suite 10-12-14 § By Appointment 7 to 9 Evenings | recently told the story to the Ameri- can public. It was on the occasion of Barrie took the chair as presiding officer and then kept tp it firmly, Throughout the entire proceedings he did not utter a single word, but re- mained as if glued to the horribly con. spicuous chair, loathing his predica. | £ i o i ment, but inwardly amused a(pth: e:' 54 Dr. W. H' MltChe“ § Pa'nless Dental ' pressions on the faces of all about g AT him, which made dismally clear the fact that he was a failure as a presid- ing officer. When the meeting was almost halt | finished Barrie took advantage of a talkative group in front of him and quietly stole away before anyone had a chance to miss him. But the next week a wellknown Saturday review | printed a satirical article called “Mr. | Barrie in the Chair.” The thing was | simply withering in its 1ro count of the dumb presidi who eventually fled, leaving Separate Rooms angq Equipment for White and % ; Children's Teeth extracted, under ten vears, ¥ et R s ~ R R nical ac. | ng officer a meeting | | R to preside over itself. The greatest | | l regret was naturally expresseq by | ‘ i L l‘ ud those who had persuaded Barrie li:| e l“""‘b". come to the Burns celebration, ang L~rv« . among his friends tremendous lnd!g-‘ yon st Iics) nation was felt and vented But some | 7 & day they will know, if they have not . - 2 already found out, that the article was written by Barrie himsels! . “;zltlaveBBf;gn Building For a ?00‘1 ' S — Buildinz a Regutation for G | | Lumber, Good Servic‘e and Fair De We hope to have the inpugnre of Sguring with you when ready tov buiid A Store, Home, Barn, Shed or Fe In fect anything involving Lumber ang Building Material Lakeland Manufacturing Compat LAKELAND, FLORIDA e. The only faflure a man hlrllhhlhr.lndufln'wm,mzl pose e sees to be Dest—George | “Mr. Dewer called 2gain this morp. Ing,” said the new office boy as My, Willson entered the office “Did m tell hira I had gone ' California, a8 ;‘!:l: you, Frank”" “Yes, sir™ “What e say? “He askeq would be back, d S A nd 1 saiq, luneh "—Indiana; = Neng | Al Fer Eastern Laughs, |