Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 10, 1912, Page 6

THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAEILAND, FLA., JANUARY 10, 191z, W. FISKE JOHNSON REAL ESTATE LOANS NEGOTIATED ’ | l BUYS AND SELLS REAL ESTATE, ORANGE GROVE PROPER. TY A SPECIALTY. Raymondo Building. Are you satisfied with your NET RESULTS of last year? Unkept resolutions weaken you; DOING what you determine to do will build your character. Bring the morey you have in your pocket to our bank RIGHT NOW, and begin the year sensibly by starting to SAVE and GET AHEAD. If you do, one year from today you will thank us. Saving only 25 cents a day—$7.50 a month—and interest will amount to over ELEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS in 10 years. FIRST NATIONAL BAN LAKELAND Under Control of U. §. Government, SEDEENT mell, Tallahassee. Commissioner of Agriculture—B. | B McLin, Tallahasee. Supt. of Public Instruction—\Wm. M. Holloway, Tallahassee. Railroad Commissioners—R. Hud- OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. County Officers. (lerk-—A. B. Ferguson, Bartow. Supt. Public Instruction—T. B. Kirk, Bartow. Sheriff—John Logan, Bartow, son Burr, Chairman; Newton A. County Judge—W. S. Preston, Blitch, Royal C. Dunn. W. C. Yon, Bartow. Secretary. All communications Tax Collector—J. H. Lancaster, should be addressed to Tallahassee. Bartow. President of the Senate-—Fred P. Tax Collector—-¥. M. Lanicr, Bar-[Cone, Lake City. tow. J. 1. Harmon, Bartow. County Commissioners.—E. S. Whidden, Ch'm., Mulberry; A. J. Lewis, Bartow; R. F. Langford, Ft. Meade; J. K. Bryant, Kathleen; T. . Holbrook, lakeland. School Board.—R. W. [ancock, {'h’m., Fort Meade; W. J. J. Whid- den, Burtow; J. A. Cox, Lakeland; T. B. Kirk, Secretary, Bartow, State Senator—D. H. Sloan, Lake- fand. Members of House—A. J. Bartow; Geo. Fortner, Pierce. City Officers. Mayor—S. L. A, Clonts. g BEST COLOR FOR CURTAINS Strange That Gray, So Eminently Appropriate, Has Not Been More Largely Made Use Of. In one of the popular plays of the day the woman who is artistic will get an idea well worth following as to house decoration. In one of the gcenes a room is decorated with gray curtains. \Why, says the artistic woman, has she not thought of gray curtains be- fore? Why adhere to blue and brown, rose and white, when gray makes a frame for the outside world that is inimitable? It softens the garish Angle, Clerk and Tax Collector, H. lu|prightness of an azure sky, and drapes Swatts. the sad day with sympathetic har- Preasurer and Assessor, A. (.] mony. Moreover, a gray tone with Armistead. any room is never obtrusive, does not weary the senses, is dignified, charm- ing and picturesque. It is, in short, & perfect choice. \ Collector of Light and Water, C. D. Clough. Marshal, W. H. Tillis. ol Gray curtains made of chintz, Night Watchman, F. L. Franklit.} china silk and sheeting, or the Municipal Judge, Gen. J. A. Cox. City Attorney, Epps Tucker, Jr.i Keeper of Park, Neil McLeod. ideal accompaniment of the house where every color scheme is kept in low tones. The result Is a habitation e mh::rs' ol _‘ mu!« L P “oll,.l;; : | very soothing to the eyes and nerves Munn, Chairman; W. A Hlans. | 1hd one of which nobody wearies Vice-Chairman; Messrs. 0. M.| quickly. White walls go well with gray cur- Eaton, G. K. Southard, R. K. Scip- tains and they should be hung with per, W. 11. Pugh, P. B. Haynes. The following standing com- engravings. Stee‘: fex;d'ers :m:: ?;e i s 3 3 inted: | irons complete the picture an e i T s | | electric light fittings match. The Finance and Fire, Messrs. Eaton, Pillaus, Haynes. Light and Water, Messrs. Haynes, Pillans and Southard. Streets, Messrs. Scipper, ard, Haynes. Ordinance, Messrs. Southard, Pugi mahogany furniture shines and the damask and silver that deck the table at meal times are at once simple and splendid in design. Solid comfort is the motto of the home, and curtaine of gray will carry out this motto. R—— For the Silver Mesh Bag. South- ! and Scipper. B i : s oy On account of its durability the s .S.“‘m”" B WO ver mesh bag will not go out of ex- Scipphr. istence for some time to come. In Public Improvement and Cemetery, Messrs. Pillans, Eaton, Pugh. | fact, as there is a wide sale of them | gtill being made, it is wise to keep State Officers. them in the highest luster of which "A. W. Gilchrist, Talla-| you are capable. Where there is noth- | ing but silver in the make-up of your 1I. Clay Craw-| bag the best cleaner is a rather strong S | solution of ammonia and water, in y . which the bag can be boiled for the SR = . S 1“”‘"‘ short space of a minute, and then ACHoR: shook about in it so as to dislodge ev- Treasurer—W. V. Knot, Tallahns-l ery little particle of dust. You will see | be surprised fiow much dust this pro- _;‘nnrney-Generll—— Park M. Tram~‘ cess will show up. Governor hasscee. Secretary of State- ford, Tallahassce. PE e ! Getting Rid sumptuous brocade and satin, are the | of Annie By Maisie L. Whiting (Copyright, 1911, by Assoclated Literary Press.) “I am sure that this arrangement has not proved a success,” said Mr. Simeon Smith as he peered through the dusty window of the back office into the shop where a trim figure was moving about tying bouquetssof vic- lets.' “Not but what Annie is a nice enough girl, but 1 find it most an- noying to have a woman about the place. Yesterday she dropped her handbag on my new derby and nearly swmashed the crown.” “The day befor » she left three hair- pins and one safety pin on the wash- stand,” added Mr. Joel Smith. “Her hat takes up all the room on one side of the oflice, and I get jabbed every time I move in that direction.” “And she always leaves the end of her parasol sticking out so that [ stumble over it.” “And she’s forever dropping her handkerchief for some one to pick up. I ain't been on my knees so0 often since I was a young man,” declared Simeon. “Nor 1, agreed Joel. Bevond, in the store, Annie con- | tinued to arrange her flowers and to She ! Lium contentedly a little song. was a slight, good-looking girl, with wavy light hair and wide open blue eyes, For her part, she considered the Smith Brothers' florist shop a very pleusant place, and her employ- ers the dearest pair of old bachelors | ever found outside of a stery book. “There's just one thing certain,” said Mr. Simeon Smith, “while I'm gone on my vacation you must get rid of Annie.” “Now, Simeon, that isn't playing the game fair,” protested Joel. “Yes, 'tls. I've thought it all out. You're younger'n me, Joel. I'm will- ing to accommodate any time about the shop, and it's only fair you take a few of these jobs off my shoulders. Arnnie continued to arrange her f/owera I'm sure we've both been incon- venienced long enough by this—er— misplaced young woman." “l suppose you are right, Simeon, but it's a kind of a ticklish job. 1 reckon you wouldn't mind if I thought up some good excuse for getting rid of her.” “Use all the excuse Joel." “I might tell her she isn't always on time in the morning.” “'Twon't do. Tried it myself not long ago, and she said she’d be more prompt in the future, and she was for a week.” “We niight cut down her wages and then she would leave of her own accord.” “No good. T did that same thing a month ago, and she said she'd try to do better work, so I had to raise her again the next month.” “I'll tell her she isn't accurate enough. She frequently makes mis- takes in change.” “I tell you what will happen then. She'll nearly cry and say she never was much good at figures. 1 say, | Joel, you'd be a brute to discharge a | poor girl because once in a while she | made a mistake of a few pennies.” “Po you think that in any way she hurts the trade?” “Not exactly, but I've that one or two young men are buy- ing boutonnieres lately that can’t af- ford them, and it's getting them‘into bad habits. The Smith Brothers nev- er wanted to make their money out of other people’s foolishness. 1 dunno's you can tell her that. But you're smart, Joel, you'll find a way. Good luck to you,” and the elder member of the firm was off to enjoy his va. catlon, to the delight of his bachelor heart. Four weeks later when Mr. Simeon Smith returned to the city he went directly to the quarters he had shared for years with his brother. It had always seemed to him that Joel mo- nopolized more than his share of the you want, room, but things seemed so strangely | tidy that he concluded his brother must at last have realized how sel- fish it was to leave his possessions scattered about. Leaving his traveling bag, Simeon hastened to the shop. After all, there was no place more to his liking than {10 have sta suspected | nodded a welcome, ani the flowers in the window mnever seemed more fresh and blooming. Within the shop trade was evidently good, but, someliow, as he stepped within the door, the place seemed empty. He peered furtively in all the corners; of a surety, Annie was not there. “Hello, Simeon,” said Joel, pausing in his work; “back again, are you? Suppose you've had a splendid vaca- tion. You are looking fine.” “So are you, Joel,” returned his brother. “Work must agree with you. I bet you've gained tem pounds. Turned over a new leaf, too, haven't you? Where did you stow away all your duds up to the room?” “Why, the fact is, Simeon, I've— I've moved.” “Moved! For mercy's sake, where w?" *Oh, not very far. Only just around the co.ner and up the street a way.” | 1 K “Well, I declare! 1 guess I nughlz A ved at home to look after | you. 1 see you have got rid of An-, nie."” i g, that is—yes,” “Atter 1 left you I got thinking that |’ matter over, and 1 concluded, per- haps, we were a litile too hasty. 1 intended to drop you a line about it | but 1 didn't really think you'd have| : the spunk to do it, anyway. I'd like to know how you managed it, if y(m. don’t mind telling.” i “Well, no, 1 don't know nae T mind | telling. The truth of the matter-is, Simeon, I—I married her.” “Bless my soul! lLord love | you are smart, Joel! And | neve once thought of trying that way mjy o “° laundry. Do you send yours? WAS THERE WITH CRITICISM | Mrs. Clatterby Had Something to Say Concerning Hubby’s “Fine and i Dandy"” Housekeeping. He had written his wife that he was 1 getting along “fine and dandy” while | she was gpending & month with her , mother, and he was more than ever convinced that housekeeping was “no trick at all.” Her comments on reach- ing home were along this line: ! “Why, Jlarry Clatterby, didn't you know any better than to®fry eggs in the pan of my silver scallop dish” You have ruined the thing! And what un- der the sun, moon and stars did you mean by putting the eggs in a cut- glass honey dish after they were fried? It I ever in my life—. And what have you been wiping the dishes on? My best embroidered tray cloth! And you have been using one of my choicest embroidered initial napkins for a dish cloth! Look at it! As black s my shoe! And what have you been trying to cook in my chafing dish? Beefsteak? The idea of frying beefsteak in a silver chafing dish! | Why didn't you use the solid silver ' bread tray? Looks as if you had put the beefsteak in it after you had fried it! And here is my handsome, cut- glags celery dish full of cold and greasy fried potatoes! And what is | this on the dining-room rug? A grease spot as big as a meat platter! let a plate of hot steak fall on it? My soul! And don't you know any bet- ter than to tie a twenty-dollar lace curtain into a knot like they some- ' times tie the tail of a horse? way to use a curtain! And couldn’t | you do a little simple cooking without getting ashes strewn six feet around the range? Well, it this is what you | call getting along ‘fine and dandy, | I wonder how things would have looked if you hadn't gotten along very well ?"—Judge. ! Stating it Correctly. A young lawyer was examining a | stolid country yokel in a horse deal ing case. “Now, sir, attend to me, please. Did | Mr. Smith sell the plaintiff a horse in June last?" | “No.” ! “What! Ah, I see, you are a stick- | ler for exactness. Well, then, did Mr. | Smith, junior, sell the horse?" “No." “Come, come, sir, don't quibble, Did | Mrs. Smith sell the horse?” ! “No." | “No! Did Mr. Smith sell anything | to the plaintiff in June last?" | “Aye.” ! { “Ah! Perhaps you will tell us what that was. *'E sold un a mare ™ Up or Down? Senator Davis, in an interview at! Ozark, derided good-humoredly the f aristocratic pretensions that too many | ! Americans, as soon as they get rich, | assume, | “It's hard to be aristocratic in a, democracy like this” sa!d Senator ' Davis. “We've got no criterion, no| measure, 3nd hence, as aristoggats, we never can tell where we stand. “‘Mrs. Dash is no longer in our set,’ a woman once said at tea. “‘Yes. 80 I understand,’ said anoth- | er woman. | “‘Yes,’ went on the first woman, with a haughty sneer—‘ves, she drop- | ped out some time ago.’ ! “‘Is that so? said the other. 1| \was under the impression that she Lxax -Exchange, | | | climbed out.’” H Fow! Repartee. Turkey—You, peacock. you're just fpuffod up with your own importance. Peacock—Maybe so, but 1 would | rather be stuffed up with my own im- | portance than with potatoes and | onjons. A Contrary Course. “Doctors’ bills always take the con- | trary course of their patients.” “How so0?" HOCDODOOIGIDOIOGODS & vou, | ] You ! Nice | the old stand, and he was certainly | . looking forward to getting into the | “The more the patients are run barness again. The swinging sigo | down the more the bills run up.” NOTICE- Beginniog January 1st, 1912, I shall endeavor 1., Lakeland famous by producing the best Jc cigar i “lorida. SMOKE INWAN'S BLUNTS' THAT » 11 Manufactured by nman Cigar Factory - - ) Phone 233 Red 1 “ The Lakeland Steam taundr qTET > S one of the best equipped plans ¥ J in the State having all modcrn machinery and what is more, wc 1 have operators who know how 1o use them. We want everybody's It not, why not give a trial next weck* R. W. WEAVER, frop. 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