Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 12, 1911, Page 4

PAGE FOUR. The Evening Telegram ‘Published every afternoon from the Kentucky Building, Lakeland, Fla. l-,ntq ered in the pnsmfiro at Lake- land, Florida, as mail matter of the second class. M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. A. J. HOLWORTHY Business and Circulation Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: OR VORT s s $5.00 Six months Three months Delivered anywhere within the limits of the City of Lakeland for 10 cents a week, same office is issued THI. LAKELAND NEWS a weckly newspaper giving re- sume of local matters, crop 4(11““- tions, county affairs, sent ! anywhere for $1.00 per From the a ete, year, Ther will think that 1 everal Floridians who the list of “the twen- world's men”’ or 0 made are s of the Lreitest cught to live o chang in it 0 roosting high ini this week, but many ot} them will be put dowp by the Metho-! dist preachers there inl! such foree, | Chickens are Gainesville wio are 0 1 The ¢l a depot community, section, i Browth railroal commission has ord- for Davenport, in common with all this'; showing phenomenal ! ard Progress, O The ¢ Las vp hi Iy suiprise Pifrk 'l‘mmnwll: is the tremendous | to show the morning And that will| people —only the slece fead Ge's after il not other eniny nrimary., the candidates, srhrise 0 They arvested a blind man up in Jacksonviile the other day merely for lookivs through a window. Blind men are not permitted to the sights in Jacksonville, apparently. See 0 Nearly any newspaper could use its space and the time of its editor to bhetter advantage than for knock- = included That |, TABLET T0 MEMORY OF W. J. BRYAN When the battleship Florida ar- rives at Pensacola on the 18th inst., to receive the handsome silver ser- vice donated by the people of this State, there will also be presented to lllh' ship a beautiful bronze tablet in memory of the late Senator William James Bryan, whose work at Wash- jington was successful in having the great war vessel named after his | native State. The memorial tablet is the gift of { Martha Reid Chapter, of the Daugh- | ters of the Confederacy, which or- ;.‘un/gtxon made a successful canvass to secure funds for the memorial, and was assisted by many of the | prominent business men and private | titizens of Jacksonville and the State, The memorial is in the shape | of a shield, the upper part of which | is formed in a medallion likeness of 'tho lamented Senator, inclosed in a {laurel wreath. The main body of | the shield is engraved with the fol- lowing poem from the pen of Miss Minnie Sanderson, whose inspiration a thorough knowledge of statesman: the late The inscription is as follows: William James Bryan 1876-1908. | United States Senator from Florida. liis last wish was that this gallant May she verify the youthful states- ship receive the name of his native State, man's words, *to represent upon the high seas the invincible spirit of her sovereign people.” Twas morning and the sun was in the sky, Nor had the dial pointed to the noon, When Florida's great son, her tian Knight,” Laid down his armor all too sadly soon, The searchlight of cold scrutiny may turn Her rays upon his life, nor find a stain, 1: shines out spotless fair—a heri- tage Richer than gold, worldly gain; Ard though he sleeps in Dixie's sun- bright hreast, He lives forever on her Scroll of Fame, Immortalized-- ters raise *Chris- greater than beloved! Her Daugh- ing some other paper, but there are two or three of our Florida ex- changes which do ypot seem to realize this. 0 That A, & 0. G. Railroad from Tampa to Miami seems to be a go, all right. A §$25.000 station site has been purchased in Tampa, and all Kinds ot stakes have been driven down on Missouri avenue in Lake- land, > 0 The MceNamaras go to prison thinking they have done much for the cause of union labor. If they have aroused the adherents of union labor to a proper abhorrence of Mc- Namara methods, their terrible work has not been wholly in vain, , 0 ; The man who gives a ten-cent toy a poor child, who might other- wise have a wholly joyless Christ- mas, has done more to exemplify the true Christmas spirit than he whose gifts to the opulent costs up into the thousands, 0 Referving to late The a to confessions and Pensacola Journal says: few such, CAfter more Well, Cromwell loose of his sur- is still something that clear sky.' Gibbons hasun't let 0 There to be expectant about. o ise yet, King George and Queen doubtless meant well to their loyal indian subjects, but it would have surprises all (\i| the bolts will have dropped out of) Mary | This tribute to his dear and hon- ored name. Presented by Martha Reid Chapter, No. 19, United Daughters of the Confeder- acy, Jacksonville, Florida, 1911, The tablet is abcut five feet in height and was designed by Sculp- tor Adrian Pillars, of Jacksonville, the casting having been done by the Tiffany Company, of New York. ATLANTIC, OKEECHOBEE & GULF BUYS TAMPA DEPOT SITE The following from last night's Tampa Times shows that the new railroad from Miami to Tampa is a certainty ,the company having pur- chased an expensive tract of land for terminals in Tampa. A survey of this line passes directly through Lakeland, entering the city from the South on Missouri avenue. The Times' article follows: The Atlantic, Okeechobee and Gult railway has made its initial pur- chase of property in Tampa, buying five lots in one plot, close to the site of the new union station, and there I the road will build its freight depot and sheds. Twenty-five thousand dollars is the price paid for the prop- erty, which was purchased from A H. West. The plot embraces a strip 373 long by 105 feet deep, and is ad- vantageously located, with street been better for the latter if they had Leen handed lemons instead of those plum puddings “the foot- balls,” thousand their joyal nibsies took over nts. | size of which aAs prese! a of 0 James Whitcomb Riley is not writing any more poetry because his right arm is paralyzed. A little thing like that wouldn’t discourage some would-be poets we have known. They'd get their alleged poetry to the printing office if they had to write it with their toes. H e No wonder Sanford can boast of free mail delivery, Dbrick streets street cars and other things which towns of greater population haven'! yet secured. Why, in that town even the churches advertise. Yes, sir, right in the Sanford Herald is a very nice display advertisement of one of the churches of the city. When there’s that much life in community, impelling the churches 10 go after the sinners in a business-like way. it can’t help but accomplish things even frontage along two sides. President Ferriot of the road said this morn- ing that it was purchased under con- ditions that will allow for securing of more property in the same locali- lty, as it is expected that the uptown freight business of the road will de- mand even larger building and sheds than can be erected on a plot of the size bought. The main freight ter- minals, with waterfront, as has here- tofore been stated, will be at Garden City, on the bayfront. This purchase on the part of the new property in the city is regarded as an additional surety that the road will be built within the least possi- ble time. The work of surveying the route of the main line is being pushed southeastward toward Ar- cadia, from whence it will be sur- veved on to Fort Lauderdale, the East (oast terminus. Inoperative Adage. “Politics makes strange bedfellows,” | gaid the ready-made philosopher. “Not out our way,” rejoined Semator Sorg: hum. “When a man gets into politics ‘here he doesn't have time to sleep.” THB EVENING TEBLBGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., DEC. 12, 1911 THE MOST IMPORTANT OFFICE.| When you stop to consider the two most important offices which must be filled by the voters of the state of Florida in the primaries next year you cannot help but realize that they are the offices which are usually fill- ed by men who are elected without the voters paying any especial atten- tion as to whether the candidates are well qualified to fill them or not. The governor of the State is an important official, but he plays a minor part in comparison to the lez- islator. 2 The comptroller of the state han- dles business of vital importance to the people, but his duties are not as important to the voters of a county as the office of county commissioner. When the elections approach we begin to think of the probable suc- cessor to the governor and the can- didates for other high offices, but the importance of sending the right men to both branches of the legislature occupies little thought in the minds of the average voter, Men are elected to the office ml county commissioner just becaus:!@ MILITARY SETS they happen to be popular with the § CLOTHES BRUSHES e 41§ ENGRAVED FREE n making this statement Th . CUT GLASS Journal does not have any county in mind, but the boards of county com- ¥ SILVERWARE CHINA missioners throughout the State and the I‘('pl'l'.k'('ll.“l\i\‘!‘s and senator from the various counties in the mu—‘ 9 jority of cases are not composed o: [ \ QB QPO % Q OO0 PO IOIOTALOLOBOVYN ] FOR GENTS FOLODOBOD WATCHES CHAINS CHARNMS FOBS EMBLEMS SCARF PINS TIE CLIPS CUFF BUTTONS STUDS STAMP BOXES MATCH BOXES 3 3O 2 SO IOLOTO T e S DD S R R T < T T T < T the men best qualified to fill these! most important positions, Because a man is honest and wanis | to do his people some good does nu“ qualify him as a representative ul‘! the people, although no man should be elected to office who is not honest. But there are men in every county, in every community, who are honest and who will make good county com- missioners and good law-makers. These kind of men ought to be forced to make the races for office. | it is their duty to serve the people. When the next legislature con- a‘u YOU'RE BOTH SAFE, BOYS. The following is taken from Mrs, ville think the answer Metropolis and we will Inmlil the in this «num\. this being especially venes it must declde ten or twelve| o iy peference to Mr. Holloway. very important questions. The prop- Dear Mrs. Gray—Can you tell me er handling of these questions WHI| \ whot churches the two most mean a great deal to the moral, “"lrmmim-m candidates (Holloway and tellectual and financial welfare 0| Rugsell) for State Superintendent of the Florida people, and before sup-!pypiic Instruction belong? port is promised to a candidate l‘or! POLK COUNTYEST. representative or senator he shuulcl be made to publicly state his ptmltlon [ Methodist. on certain questions, | If a representative is sent to the! Iogl\lanul without the people know- | Wh GatEhiY) sostuty, hen the army of Pompey stormed ing how he stands on vital questions| and took Jernsalem, at the moment the people have no right to complain | the temple was taken, the priests it he votes contrary to their wishes. | were engaiod with the The boards of county commission- and amid ail the horrors which sur ers and the legislature of the state| "0URded thew, they continued their are the most important offices the he'":;':""‘.“i’l'l;:'“"’:”"“’""\‘_‘lsh ‘!""'"k‘““‘" people have to Al and men of integ-| oy = S o ““‘f ;“]';r;‘“::;‘“"::":‘"'n':: rity and ability should serve thefapvthing thein law required people in these places. —Pensacola c— i Journal. Nicely Put. Brahms dined one day with one of his fanatic admirers, and the latter, knowing the master's predilection for f1e wine, had a bottle of renowned qu: brought to the table toward the ci. of the repast. “This," he ex- claimed, “is the Brahms among my wines!™ The guest sipped of it, say- Ing: “Excellent, wonderful! Now bring on your Reethoven'" SOME OF THE TKINGS NEEDED BY FLORIDA Among other things Florida needs is a law providing for the building and maintaining of good roads all over the State; a constitution which will permit any county to bond for schools at any time; a better law | regulating the disposition of nrlmu-l ers; the tax laws should be changed; many other improvements should be made for the good of the State. Florida is new in development and should take advantage of the marne and greivious mistakes of her sister States. In making these changes great care should be taken, as mis- takes would injure the common- wealth in the long run. However, the opportunity is at hand and, while the new settlers are coming in, a model State should be built Jacksonville Metropolis, Calisthenics. “Those Latin races use a great many gestures when they talk.,” “Yes,” replied the busy man; “and 1t’s a mighty good idea, It enables you to take your physical culture right along with your mmnar) exercise.” Daily Thought. stops; and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up tomoreow —Henry Ward Beecher Diagrosed. { said the doctor to his “What's that, doctor?” 1 have put my | | signature in the colutn ‘cause ot THE SEASON FOR GIVING At this season when friend re- members friend with love-tokens, i is well to learn from another some| thoughts on the subject of givina. We should take care our bounty iz a real blessing to the persous we relieve, that it does not exceed our means, that it is not as was the case with Sylla and Caesar, derived from the spoilation of others. that it springs from the heart and not from ostentation.” Wise rules these and worthy of observance. And there will be no want of worthy ob- jects for your benefaction and no unworthy motive should move to the giving. The present orange crop is going to bring lots of money to the grow- ers. The prices are going to be good and the total to be received will be as much as if there had been a full crop in the State. The orange and vegetable industry of the state brings many millions of dollars an- uually to our people and the business is getting bigger every vear. There i* a charm in growing the beautiful citrus fruit of the State that is ir- resistible, and the acreage increases every year.—Deland Record. Rits CURIOUS BIiS OF HISTORY WASHINGTON'S FIRST MON. UMENT. By A. W. MACY. The magnificent shaft at the national capital, towering to 2 g sEEI3igzi: TR £ (Copyright, 1914 by Joseph B. Bowles.) 'WWWNMMMW@ Ot “WATCH CHRISTMAS” H. C. STEVENS i O G G e e O G e D ( Nellie Gray's column in the Jackson- candidates Holloway is Baptist and Russell is aily sacrifice, We sleep, but the loom of life never “That’s a smart thing ['ve dnnn_“, .|.~~x.~lanl. | | death’ in this death certificate.”—Tit. | v o0 - MAKE THIS A = O e & o ! FoR_LADies WATCHES PINS NECK CHAINS PENDANTS LOCKETS BRACELETS RINGS BRACELETS BUTTONS CUEF PINS TOILET SETS MANICURE SETS, ETC. ENGRAVED FREE CHAFING DISHES CLOCKS AND WATERHAN' (D53 FOUNTAIN PENS THE APPRECIATED GIFT The present for every day service for Ladies & Gents S | have a very large stock an can please you in size, styie and quality. £ % Call and be convinced that my prices are right. I have a fine ENGRAVER, and all my goods are en- graved FREE. L OTOLQHOPODQL OTOPOVOIOLONO f_p‘c:r:a:-:-:-:“.:.:. 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