Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 10, 1912, Page 2

Paukt TWO e The following essay was read last Friday by Miss Cora Hancock be- [ fore the Socrum Literary Society: Out in the mighty deep there are many vessels. They are eother man- ned by a cempetent crew headed for breken, the rudder lost and are drift- ing to and fro tossed by the waves New line Beds in two-inch Post | without any port to be landed on. WWMWWOOOVWGOO’Z@C-VMWWOOOO DON'T DRIFT THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAK ELAND, FLA., FEBRUARY 10, 1912 bottom is unllmm‘d v\hlle at the are many and they get not a few knocks, kieks and perhaps get tramp- Don't drift with the cur- current doesn’t know Don’t go with the led upon. rent—the where to stop. some far away port or the engine 18| crowd, the crowd usually goes wrong, and wants nothing but a good time. Deliver us from the thoughtless throng who after a “big time.” They are far from a purpose of any value. d does a vast Verni Martin, Oxodized, and| The one well steere Near Brass I inishes from 52 78 amount of business transporting|They have a purpose but it is to and up goods from the producer to the manu- | have % big time, no matter the con- facturer and back again to the user. The one afloat without any plan SPRING | does no one any good, it is left to 'the mercy of the waves to use up their overpowering energy. It is and sooner or later it is lashed "useless, it is drifting, it is in the way, [ the courageous with those who stand to | ahead, picces by the ceaseless beating of thc'(o“ sequence cven if the feeling of parents are trampled upon those, which should be held in reverence, You can find better companionship. Have friends of the nobic-heartéd, The aimless ones are acting ardly in not taking up life's Wmommm L] '*}fififi‘t SPECIALIST Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Glasses Scunhfledly Prescribed 'Phone: Office 141, Residence 22. Bryant Bldg, Lakeland, Fla, —_—— —— DR. V. 5. IRVIN DENTIST Established in July, 1900 Rooms 14 and 16 Kentucky Building Phones: Office 180; Residence 84 DR. W. B. GROOVER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, | - *.: $Rooms3 and 4 Kentucky Buildine Laxzranp, FLORIDA, and Bjor Bros. piangcs, apparent the minute ti. . sponding keys are touched. one of these pianos in you All the rest of your life, whuy " hear its sweet, rich tone, derful harmony, you'll b. made the investment. Prices anl tormg See buying elsewhere. DR. R R SULLIVAN, —PHYSICIAN— Special attentiou given to Surgéry and Gynecology PERRY-THARP-BERRY MUSIC CO. are correct From $1.78 Our line of Springs and prices rigut, and up. ROCKER Rockers in Oak, Reed, Rattan' and Misslon at prices to suit. Cash or Instalment. Your Credit Is Good With Us, LAKELAND FURNITURE & HARDWARE CO. S. L. A. CLONTS DEALER IN Real [state CITY AND COUNTRY PROPERTY— SOME FINE BARGAINS. Office in Clonts’ Buxldulg waves, dutics and making haste to perform in this picture we see boys andithem, DBe all to your friends but be | ziris out on life's restless sea. 'I‘hr-,';]\\'iso in the choice of friends. Seek ire either picking up the burden m'gmn. the best in life and you will find lite and changing their (inum~|lt It is not the amount of things stonces into means of advanceme m‘\m know that counts, but the knowl- o letting opportunities pass, slip by ‘ul"o of the most useful things. How | Kentucky Building 'Pone 132 LAKELAND, FLA. No! (little bark. 'mean to bave an education. take every opportunity and make]halves are never done right. top|ents are useless when trifled away, never to return and are weaker be- cause of lost opportunity, There is a dominating spirit with- in each individual which we call "purpose, “The mainspring of action.” | We see it manifested in the sturdy,|not by being “one of the boys,” not | “I mean to|In having “a big time.” But by per- As he picks|sistent effort to stand at the top and | stalwart youth, he says: be strong physically.” {up the ball and hurls it to the batter there is force behind it. In the man- ner he handles it we read—not weak- ness—but power. Again it is mani- fested in the ever studious girl as she gets up her lessons well, never miss- |ing class lessons but with a steady i purpose to be at the head. She shall i succeed, ; Agala it is recognized in the farm- er as he plows up the soil, carcfully raking away those turfs and roots that would hinder plant growth. Then later he plants the seed and cultivates the plant, putting in the necessary plant foods supplying suf- i ficient water till there are the full grown ears. It is purpose that moves the min- |ister to stand at the sacred desk and proclaim the Word of God to lost souls, And in every vocation of life it is the well developed purpose that suc- conds. But why put forth any effort? Why do only that which is forced jupon it? It is much easier not to stem the {tide and float. It is easier to fol- {low the path of least resistance. Let :olhers pull, there is no need for me to, they will perhaps outstrip me. emphatically no! We have the making of ourselves in our own hands. We have in charge our own We have the educating of ourselves within our power. We can mount the ladder and climb if we will. We can have a purpose and plan for life if we will. We do not want all of success now and the end to be fog and mist. We wish to reach the blue mountains finally and that calls-for climbing ever the rocks and down into the valleys and on rough crags and we will mount. We will have a purpose. 'more. There is room at the | We! them wisely. We will | with our might, for things done by do you suppose there was ever a Shakespeare, a Longfellow, a Ten- nyson, a Spurgeon, a David Living- ston or a Sam Jones. They were not by running with the motley throng, g(-tt[ng close to the heart of nature they made you feel so, too, by the power of description, Those who feel with others can make others feel as they feel in writing. Those who study both human nature and the beauties of the external world can best describe them in mental pic- ture. They did not drift, they stem- med the tide, they mastered the situations as they presented them- selves. They had a purpose to work to. Did it pay? Was it worth while? Their names are held as im- mortal and it was worth while. What- ever there is of \good report it is bound up in the one thing—constan- cy to purpose. Don't drift into lasiness, don’t drift into the smoking or chewing habit, don’t drift into the habit of slang, don’t drift into speaking evil of your friends, don’t drift into looseness of character, don't drift into jealousy, don’t drift into the love of praise of men nor love of fine clothes; don’t drift into story telling; don't drift into cant’s. It is possible to abstain from so many dont's; there is but one way to get perfect control of one's self, i. e, get use of one's self by constant use. It is the only means to suc- cess, Shakespeare said: “Some men are born great, some achieve great- ness and some have greatness.” The truth lies in the second assertion— some achieve greatness. No man was ever great only as won for him- self. Great men do great deeds. Let us get away from the commonplace in the sense that we will not go down stream but up. We will have com- panionship and that of the best and purest. We must find out who we are, what powers we have and use Whatever we do, do Mom- N E w M A R K E T where there are few and the air is|so work while you work and play pure and fresh and breathing space|while you play. MEAT MARKET AND GROCERY STORE. Good Meats, Fresh Gmu'iu, 'SOI OF MORSE DENIES HE'LL nm BUSINESS New York, Feb. 9.—“My father prompt service, reasonable prices.|nas never said a word—not even my Call or phone J. J. Thompson & Son 809 North Florida Ave; Phone 287 Black. 004 SMITH & STEITZ Real Estate of All Kinds Rooms 19-23 Raylnom Ruilding - mmher——ahout going into business! which frequeatly Stories that he is planning| There is no revenge upon those who fought him | delfberation. in the financial world are ridiculous. | Just try it! agnin. | He is too sick a man for anything i"ke that.” | his stay in a federal prison. Not a word cculd be obtained to- |day at the apartments in West Fifty-| gouly you accomplish W.| you eat less and have Morse is recuperating preparatory to| tn the process. eighth street, where Charles a trip to Bad Nauheim, Germany. Reports were current that Morse ould sail away tomorrow, perhaps on the Oceanic, having decided that it was best to start for Europe at The Owaer’s m Is Oar Price once, instead of remaining here for & - week or ten days, as he at first pro-| No matter %' posed. Whether this report has any| come the ¥ foundation could not be determined. than This was the statement given out|pyrfed mouthful. today by Harry Morse, son of the| might be given to banker who arrived here from Atlan-|granted it by busy persons. ta yesterday, broken in health after not enjoy your food when YRR N Hmlfln. One of the causes which leads busy people generully, ls attends . §3g75 TTH 4] 13 you do when you gulp 5 i Es in a rush, and you spoll you mmnm-tbyum: digestive apparatus. When ! 7 [hi two more of six years to the police dosen animale Dr. Sarah E. Wheeler OSTEOPATH PHYSICIAN Rooms 5, 6 and 17, Bryant Building Confectionery Store where the most delicious «unl A Popular [} LAKELAND, —_— be procured, is always a =1 C. M. TRAMMELL, traction to the girl with Attorney-at-Law. tooth, which is the roasom Offices, Bryant Bulldiug demand upon us at all v 1o Lakeland, Fla. one that likes rich and I fous (Lo clates, dainty marshm bon-bons, made from hi: pure ingredients ,alwuys way to DENNY'S ONEY TALKS TWEEDELL’S WE CHALLENGE COMPARISON BOTH AS REGARDS QUALITY AND PRICE OF OUR GOODS. pounds Swift's Premium Hams, per pound ...... ... ....n. ROGERS & BLANTON Lawyers. Bryant Block, 'Phone 319 Lakeland, Fla. fAnd thel find TUCKER & TUCKER, —Lawyers— Raymondo Bldg. Lakeland, Florida JNO. 8, EDWARDS Attorney-at-Law. Office in Munn Building. LAKELAND, FLORIDA. R. B. HUFFAKER, ~Attorney-at-Law— Roor 7 Stuart Bldg. Bartow, Fla. .$1.00 . 18¢ sesessesne J. B, Streater C. F. 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