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M Published every afternoon from the Kentucky Building, Lakeland, Fla. Entered in the postoffice at lak- land, Florida, as mail matter of the | seeond «lass. EDITOR. HETHERINGTON, M. F. HOLWORTHY Circulation Manager. Business and SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year Six months Three mouths Delivered anywhere within the limits of the City of Lakeland for 10 cents a week, ¥rom the same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS a weekly newspaper giving a re- sume of local matters, crop condi- tiong, county affairs, ete, sSent anywheso fer $1L.00 per year. CHRISTMAS EDITION, 0 On Cihuesday, December 19 dition of this pagner be issued. Uhe paper will bein en- larged f will have a beautifnl colored cover, and will contain much matter appropriate to the holiday Season An unusually large edition will be this i tor merchants to reach printed, and siue will be u areat mediun the Christmas buyer, Advertiscments carvied in o the Christmas issve of The Evening Tel- earam on Do 15, and in the Lakeland N issued the following day will e per cent, of people in the trading radius mher WS, o of Lakelar d ot the psyehological time to inthicnce them, Get your copy ready ! 0 Sone e papers, The Telegram ineludod, have heey printing a long list of “bonts tor sprakers.” To ohey all tiese “hon'ts” would bar any perocn trow ever speaking from a public plattorm, However, if they long-winded lengthy culy a tew ones Tron intlicting Incubraticr s upon a suffering public they will have served their purpose | well, vigeourace their 0 If Tom West don't the blush when hel reads the last installment of |<‘In,\1l'_~| “Legislative Experiences,” modest enough to be great, Floy searched the “Unabridged” for sap- erlatives to shower on West - fairly laries that distinguished gentleman under ap avalanche of verbal posies, arranged only as Floyd can place them. Happy the man who can get Floyd to write his eulogy [J Commenting * on the statement that both Trammell and Watson had Leen printers, Editor Frank Harris remarks, *“They had better stayed in the game, like the editor of this paper has done.” Oh, we don't know. Mr. Harris has stayed in the game for nearly half a century - where are his winnings? If he had devoted the same energy and displayed the same ability any other avocation, he would have ten dollars for every one he has to- day. We think Watson and Tram- mell were wise guys to get out the newspaper game before it life so far ceneerned which is tion to the demands made t' ot of the as other pursuits There is uo are profession 0 poorly paid i propor upon it as newspaper man Parents little bov some twelve where of a Tampa years old are wonderinz He went off to play aind has not been heard The the he is few days ago, from since trouble, family is in great of it all sentence ey and secret contained ip a little wally thrown into the account of the cireumstance: “He did not show but nothing was thought A5~ for supper, of it” In families where nothing Waterways Commission will | i e 2 TePOT hime of Mi ; ; J isses Lou and Bessie Mc- MMEND i: thought of a boy of such an age re ommendations. A report dl\n“ ahon. Other courtesies w rh o ’RECO ED TO o0 " E i S Were ex-| Uk WWWQOQOQDOOOOOO S vot appearing at the supper table. or! will be made by the Securities com- | tended. and the memories ‘f' l\‘ { 0! "CENTRAL." . where his non-appearance is lightiy , mission relating to railways and| (i are s o g this| Ko : : | dismissed with the understanding, bonds an . speci g ; B i = ina. when the subscriber DRINKS } thet e o “ou the o st v the WOUEISl UM COB-| oot Presitent Alex Ling atiend-|VINgS W SRhaln, the eperator My : hat he is n « street some- | mission which has held sessions in . . P g ¢ AP — H where,” sooner or later the boy not! Washington New York and St «d four of the five conventions, the|be expected to ask: “What number | [ infrequently fails to turn up, or! Louis also will report. The E mplmJ state secretary, who is alse four-fold does: the honorable son of the moon | ; wrns ap iy such shape as to make | ors Liat Commission has formu- d “'"‘"_-' superintendent, all; |and stars desire? Hohi two-| 4 kis parents almost regret that he|lated a report to s i s &t President Frank Coffin, the one! three™ Silence. Then the ex-| ; = : : | la ar rt to submit 10 Con- T Mere e Y o RS ¢ was ever born. Yet, in how many|gress 1gustine, where he was|change resumes: “Will the honora- | mn aner lm s. wtth (\ § familics is the failure of & son of | Lively discussions are expected in in vlected president of N nh.‘H\- person graciously forgive the in-! ‘x' “ws : tender years to be in off the streets Loth houses on 1%: immigration ' diserict. and Treasurer § = le“” ittt L sor\..oi" ‘ : by sapper \ime con R T A ; " I‘uu;ln was at the convention in|and permit this humbled slave of “0‘ Ch I t H p! 3 3 n ) aws, ¢ abrogation of the treaty S (;0 a s fectly natural circumstance? The of 1822 between ‘((“- United Lt"\’::< Lake Helen. Mrs. Bruce State | the wire to inform him that the }.- 0 e “ot Bee‘ Wlthc 1 ; N 1 i States 4 & & : i |- 111 t streets ar sthool where the youts aud Russia, campaign pablicity, and Tunicr Superintendent sent t-] never-to-be sufficiently ired line § 0Ir own Bram "°t Bee‘ Boq““ ) § JOATSS & great mnany things and & £ v i1 1= did the officers of the Upited | is busy.” 3 “ot Tomato Hos c gets the benefit of the tors along time later. Don’t blame him if he in acquiring the eductaion your caro- ablest iustroe- about supper amd is apt lessness as to his whercabouts pro- vides for him. . he is not | W= i many things, amougst them the Board of Trade had ought to do, but! jder consideration in the hearings | .gpqial hospitality of entertaining |1 haint hardly got time now, so no s before the committee on Interstate | gy qoavorers and the faithful work [ more at present (rom, i { mngrcy which willcontinue ""r’nr the ones making programs, ‘ UNCLE HENRY. | g NG Following is the list of district| P. 8.1 didn't blame them hoys I e with the trust question | gopataries for the coming year. For|of Hirams much, Marthy, don't] Wi be ihe determination of thel o Southwestern distriet: Miss [ like for me to talk about him he- | fate of the House special committee| gypopy L, Miller, Ruskin; Central|cause he is her brother, and she| in! Iu:u_\ 8. “took” | s0 completely as to disable them for | tically { the | Curreney up ! Early | Rep. L Rupreme Court, i~ certain to come from the commit- 1it. The lhrnngh! up in the House for settle- ton, of Lak The Evening Telegram|Congress Opens Session (Continued from page one.) demorrats yatlred ol There are House, five ot of the House having wore iy thelsy waferiy | members Daniel V. Stephens, tue | (Dem.) follow the long awaited report of |of Nebraska; Joseph A. Taggar!, “| the tariff board which is expected 0} (pem.) of Kansas; Kenneth D. Mc- submit the result of its investiga-| Kellar, (Dem.) Tennessee; W. D. B.| t:ons on wool and cotton before the Ainey, (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, ““"i Browning, ( There is one vacanc, under the direction of Chairman Un-| i, the House caused by the death of | Me: howe The Ways and of the House, holidays. Committee derwood, will begin at once ilhc Rep. E. H. Madison, (Rep), of Kan-|yith fire | guess he thinks holds preparation of new tariff bills. | oo ! od in this case, and I sympethize Throughout the recess a force OI| o 4in Gardner, of Maine, suc-| with him some, for Marthy's broth- g:gl:tr lraremll‘::lm.‘ perpound $100 clerks and experts have beed L1 .qq tne late Senator Frye, In the|er Hiram took his oldest two boys| Bl B ;tte r pound, g R & work preparing for the committee. Senate, and Hoke Smith, comes tolinto the store with him and they -~ st IIH 1:; peerpo ‘md A - 40; President Taft has given his{o, o gopae from Georgla. Renewal | fussed and nagged at him until l‘cnl:c .O.t‘ per po! ckne R R RPN 25 1) oledge that. when the tariff board he jest had to quit and let them run others’ Oats, per package..... .. S 10c submits its report on the and cotton schedules it will be pleasure to make tariff recommenda- tions to Congress. The subject he treated in a special message. Meantime, however, the Ways Means committee will begin prep- aration of revised schedules to in-| gent republicans. clude wool, cotton, iron and steel In the House an interesting fea- products, sugar and other food stufl.:.. ture of the session in all probability \n important schedule to come up S| i1 e the abolition of the secret the snzar =chedule and in dealing caneus by tie democrtaic majority. il ',!“Ir the ”(.'“:( “l{‘lll lll“ "\.‘;); Economy wiil coutinue to be the| ans e Wl e gulded | A Aig "]ll.lll ll “mllllm ‘I ) it Ol'." the democratic “watchword in the TR I H Y 3 ‘epor 4 ” & Y L i it l.l Tomrna s tlouse. I this connection all the specind commi [ u b ; ; o \' e I l"li‘ : Gk investigations into Government de- | wrican Sugar Mining - 5 /i i 5 ‘II{I l” ool “ i Gl partients by the louse committecs I which is expected to vepor . ¥ s “" 2 .l . } : lon expenditures are to be continued il s '.\ ah ; Dand recommendations are to be made Cotepieuous in the records of the! ¢ . e | . A Bl along lines of economy for each de-| ngii s Wi e e co . P X ; | partmont ol the government, wis trust debates. The fight tog > ok 7 - anend the Sherman Anti-trust law | Fconomy it is said also will guide alreaily 18 on, In-the THouse 'thelthe Anproprintions Gominitiea, 'lh.. question will be first considered by | thae democratic committee in many the committee on Judiciary, This| Years "_’ 'fi"‘ i “h“"l" “"' the big| committee has determined also to | dPpropriation supply bills including jeport bills amending the injunc- the -“'v“-l'fllln-ll" |ml'k-l):lrl'(‘]-"-. ‘f“‘l‘:‘z fon statutes and the contempt sta- 'esentative Fitzgerald, of New York, tutes, the tor trial by jury in cazes of indi coittempt, These will be pressed heiore adjournment, pissise committee has in hand hills providing The hali® dozea woolen latter to include provision ame ans ver, ' William J. New Jersey. bis| \r. Frye will will Rep.), Sen of ! of the efort to elect a president pro; tempore of the Senate in place of | jt be made. Bacon was the leading candidate ot the democrats and Senator Gallinge: ator the leader of the regular republi- session. and| cans at the last is chairman of will undertake rect for oyear of a nd- | went to the Sherman anti-trust law. | I'hie (tenry, of Texas, providing penitentiary terms tor the trust laws and designed to el inate 1rom the Sherman law the * of 1 interpreted by Some sort of ason’oas tee bearing on this problem, the Senate the trust question is most recent bill was drafted by violators of for The five over, They Sundays for the following Weirdale, * and St. Augustin distri lim- rule the bill ” the down the appropriations which for 1911-1912 amounted to were five weeks, ¢ task routine, Cloud, Sen of pa conventions held suc(-esslw; that the reel estate peple would oming Lakelanc. [ that the Lake ch special good points while all excelled | think is some of the things had ator Clapp was the choice of the lnsur-‘ the committee which | ring CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NEWS. are in| Helen, | taikin about and never its of fnquivy into the Unfted States| gigirict (taking in counties of Sum- Steel Corporation. The steel cor-l o [ake, Marion and Citrus). poration has protested against con-| \pjes Elizabeth Burleigh, Tavares, tinuation of the hoarving in view oi the raling of the government agal question is certain to wment within a few days and it provoke a lively controversy. plan President Taft has suggested a | please remember from whom lederal incorporation act, stated his belief that a might be ment to the anti-trust law- companies engaged chiefly in in state trade to agree to supervision of their transactions, government inst| be H. Cellar, St district, tral will] aastern district, Krook, of Pomon 1st, ter- | Inter-State The a successtul The National Monetary Commis- sion will submit the report of its|State Unions of long and exhaustive inquiry by Jan-| Carolina and The Central reserve W unanimously American Nelson endorsed Bankers' Associat reform, however, proba will develop many differing hefore any legislation is enacted. OFf unusual interest in the Seu will the continuance of the into the v, of he quiry ime Hearings 1linois, to retain his the case which in Chicago since in been coing on will resumed (Deco Sthoy Conservation tober he row, policies urged on Congress, wiater power, gas and the se are w are oil coal, other the phosph, and in ion Lill propos conferred the \laska. upon Territory y abolish Wiree The personnel of the House the new court of ( : Senate has changed somewhat, opinions right of Senator Lor-| have | here tomor- resources. | National | ing legislative power to An effort also may be made ion. | ably } \Mabama, are sood late in-district is Rev, ¢ eat. | getting forward results in deaver After a few days bl Dade City., Lis ftiel Oc- Wels ate, | tary, and a social in Society . in Boston of this paper in the 1911, and | the | Interlachen, Fla., | which will be the Cloud; Miss e Helen, Jennie for Orange and Osceola district, Mr, East-Cen- Blakes- and for North- Miss Endeavorers of As i part of the trust legislative | these divisions of the State Unions a. 1912, Secretary, Lehman is coming to the South trom campaign South a H Georgia. bank | very sorry that it did not seem wise ”r“ulu" advocated by Former Senator | President Linn thought, to have Mr. Aldrich, has been prac-|Lehman ceme to Florida. plans ¢ d ooy in Chr Edith nd We they He has|will receive quarterly report blanks statute | from in the latter part of December, drawn--not as an amend-!for the making of reports for the -to fur-| third quarter of the State yvear which nish protection which would induce’ ends April Karl Canada. His work will be done in the small North are However by | the other states to be visited among of ar w rodeci istian spent happily 1St ith, month 1911, prosperous one of going 1o have a great ampaign and we can rejoice in their | fortunes unselfishly. The new president of East Central | Ferran, Land who is already busily De- ork sive | En- the corvencon at Lakeland ' goil will respond. and then you .n’ m guest of Miss McMahonu | fore you did. Included in this! and Miss Alda M. Hughes. Ther: 'u-ugalin and continuous work, voq! was a reception tendered the Secre- yean keep adding. § held at the Presbyterian chure nw' her honor at the | Our best wishes for the readers of I of GRACE A, TOWNSEND Dec. Ruminations of Uncle Henry ” Dear Editor, there is to much wnockin goin on in this town, why | seen last night where Mr. Smith was knockin the Kknockers. There a sayin about fightin the devel i Tweedell’ Is Headquarters for Everything in Groceries A FEW SPECIALS Heckers' Whole Wheat Flour, per hg 35 Heckers' Graham Flour, per bag ... ... ... ... it, and he went into the reel estate siness thinkin it was easy and x business thinkin e ot Heckers' Rye Flour, per bag..... ... ... ... 35 profetable and he had a tur 4 e e lzponndhugbeltl'lonr.....‘.......... 40 time. He says to me once when he 84 1ornd ba ¢ was tellin his trubbles, says he, r“p‘mcken’g’ each fn SRR e SR §0, “Henry, this reel estate busness aint At fltsas mrdeas sadice glipme Oc what its cracked up to be by’ a Irish Potatozs, per pe(’k U S T L RS 8¢ Baby Size Cream. 6 for ........ ... ... ... 25, Family size Cream, 3 for ...... ... ... ... . 2%, CALL 59 AND WE WILL BE GLAD T0 SERVE vor durned sight.” But, at the same time, | these here reel estate men in Lake- blame land a good deal, because they don't | \ {iake my adviee and get together ! AN LT N e W Ay S 1Ty into some Kind of an orgainizatic . it they want to better the weneral ! | conditzhions that pervales e » W L town the only way to do it L ! vork together. And there is a It 7 meve: S . S T hey could do. They conld do mor T et 7 Ve M Bt ) '1 vood at adverti this town 1o, . the outside world if they would all et t ther and make there plia and spend there mony where A I:ull ll"e Of Dcnnlson S 3[»'\ [ would do the most good. and ther could have a display of the frites 2 L atalbwia ot this T ioutitey konio- |1 LABETS, cnmsmms BOXES., TINSEL TWINE. GARLANDS [T¢ where in town where every body | Can any one do se things alone? You know they| {ean't, Aud, they deel witi peple that sells jand without a li- ¢ There won't no hody ever b this year. prosicuted for that as long as all the could go to see it, it For Christmas Packages Our line of these goods will be more varied and prettis could cense, and ennergy talkin and none of | 2 IT] : ' | them is willin to do anythin for | teer somebody will get mad, It - :1:)1;").“\‘\]:; all united they could dv»‘ T H E B o o K S T O R E | I've been hopin for a long time *45 Seconds from the New Depot.” st and do some of the things Bord of Trade is always doin, Al rome tuture time, | will explane what the | m;.q-lln-l Our Mid-Season takes his part by =ayin that he has 1a good heart, but I tell her, says I, “The weeker a man's brain is the worse he is off with a good heart.” i Is Now In Full Blast And Money Saving Prices prevail in every department NOw | your opportunity to buy Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Silks Skirts, Sweaters, Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Extra Pants : Notions, etc.--Everything, in fact, in the way of winter o We have not space to enumerate our many and marvelou gains, but will say, come and see, and you will be satisfic GOOD ADVICE TO ! PROSPECTIVE SETTLERS | Sanford Herald: Don’t come to Florida with $50 to $200 and a big family and expect to clear and cul- D e tivate and get a crop from \*lrgin' ’t land before your money is spent ' a e as S ee“ ays. 0“ Don’t come to Florida expecting to get a $1,000 a year job as a pre- mium with ten acres of land at $20 an acre. You cannot farm at home and work in town ten hours a day. Farming in Florida is a business. You open your tarm at six in the! morning and close it at five in (ho-f | Let This Opportuniny Pass You By J. W. CHILES W. FISKE JOHNSON REAL ESTATE LOANS NEGOTIATED evening— just like a business ma: or manufacturer You don’t raise wheat here, like in the West, \\'h«-rn'l the farmer plants it in the fall and! then spends six months chewing to-| bacco and spitting on a stove the town store l¢o intensive 1ather farming. Com more and a willin will come |on trees here, but you have lh«- You cay ¢! acre and plant 'vh- climate will cast iron in Here yoa! than with extensive $1.000 op gness to work and Money }_\ou right. to g trees your first | st acre, and you and th your favor BUYS AND SELLS REAL ESTATE, ORANGE GROVE PR 7i% TY A SPECIALTY. | as others be-, and in a few years, clear and plant more, by | e s“quiLiTy’ An investment 000-"00-" | estate, v 1 her residence or bu~.m-\ property, oi outiying farm lands, js! as safe as any human foresight can | Suggest. COOCK L Hot Malted Cicms 000000 0500000000000000000C0N Read The Daily Iclpgrdfl' in Lakeland rea!