Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 13, 1912, Page 6

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Jowr muchds M ” »” sfed with your NET RESULTS of last year! Unkept s weaken vou: DOING what you determine to do will build your character. Bring the mon:r you pocket to our bank B'GH'I NOW. and begin the v starting to SAVE ard GET AHEAD. If you do. ome rzar irom teday \'h_&fll. tkank us. Saving oniy 25 cents a day—27.50 a month—and interest will amouxt to over ELEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS in 10 years. FIRST NATIONAL BANK LAKELAND Under Control of U. S. Goverzment. _Sunshme Blscu_nts. Made by the Loose- With a Thousand Windows. in Boston Clover Leaf:-c:ecererrrririiis vivine vunin, . 10¢ “Veroniqul" ........................ A 10¢ “Butter Shins™..ccoooovver v e -10¢c Cheese Wafers «--« ccovee vevenn viiiiiiiiiiiiinn 10c Cocoanut Dainties -- -+ «ovor oo o 10c Marshmallow Dainties .- --ooer cooien coiinns 10c dfondon BIECuits o v il 25¢c Hydrox Bischits ¢ ..o o0 i i 25¢ HOBRBUPYE WWIATBRE . i G b 25e OAthIs Bibeuil. . 0 A 25c W.P. PILLANS & (0. THE PURE FOOD .STORE NOW OPEN SANITARY PLUMBING INSTITUTION Plumbing, Low Pressure Steam and Hot Water Heating. All Kinds of Pipe Fittings and Sewer- age Work Furnished and Iustalled by Practical Experienced Mechanics. All jobbing appre- ciated. Neat and Prompt Service and Guaran- teed. Phone 298 Office and Show Rooms With the Florida Electric & Machinery Co., Drane Building W. E. O'NEILL Plumber and Sanitary Engineer Lakeland, Florida M AM LAK: AND, FLA.. FEBRUARY 13, 1812, Helen's Independence conductor sorry,” she rear platform on he followed | er up “Look here, Nell” he followed her to ¢ must not be here z! t is one of the toughest districts in town.” “So I judge from inhabitants” she eald with a m g glance at him, “It trouble,” he said! his fare reddened. Let me lend vou a “That's just placidly, though “Don’t be foolish. nickel. It is only what I would do for any woman in the same fix.” “I do not have to the | scornful accent upon the last word.| | “I am amply able to take care of my. selt.” “] believe We discussed that to no| purpose last might” he said coldly. “I adhere to my original opinion.” “And I to mine,” she sniffed, as she | began to walk on. | back a few paces and followed her. | The dozen blocks bordering the freight vards bore a most unsavory | reputation. No gently-bred woman was safe from insult. | And just because he had ventured | to criticise her boldness in venturing out alone on her charity visits she| had broken their engagement the night before with the scornful state ment that she was amply able to take care of herself and would have naught of a husband who already showed such a disposition to bully. He did not have long to wait for his revenge. On the next block a crowd of half-drunken loafers reeled from a saloon. Helen shrank to the edge of the sidewalk and by her very precaution attracted their attention. ""hzrp me m shouted one as he lurched toward her. “Come here, me dear, and let hubby have a few coins for his beer” As he stagge toward her Helen raised her bands to ward him off, and in doing so dropped her bundles, With a wild yell the rest of the crowd drove after the parcels just as Harvey dash. ed up. A few well-directed kicks scattered the crowd, but the first speaker was less easily disposed of. The idea that Helen was his wife had entered his drunken brain and refused to be dAs-: lodged and he made an attempt to clasp her in his arms while demanding of the new comer why he should seek to separate a loving pair. Harvey’s answer was a blow that gent him sprawling, but he scrambled| to his feet in an instant and staggered | toward his assailant. waving a (o‘.:on book that had dangled from ki With a scream Helen throw herself between the two men,! but Harver thrust her quickly aside, The man in his drunken insanity would make no distinction and it was a fight man to man He had had some experience on w mat. Had been the wrestling ¢ pion of his club for two & ne, and he mareuvered for an opening. It was no easy matter for he had seen| fiehts among the longshoremen and know that a cotton hook was far more | dangerous than a knife. It was scme time before he could find his opening, | but at last he closed in with a rush, pinioning his adversary's arms close | | to his side. After that the fight was a short one. Once at a disadvantage | the rough collapsed and through a sudden turm of his thoughts became hchm Harvey tearfully lament. ’ins the loss of his wife while he as. sisted Helen to regain such bundles as " had been left her. the seems that they take p]eas-“ | ure in annoying unprotected women.”, You can send it back tonight.' trespass upon | your chivalry,” she declared, with a| Harvey dropped | u will not refuse d as be straight. ° ¥1 presume th car fzre now.” LY TSI O TS ¢ lakcland Artufncnai Stone. \ 0rhs -1 ezed out . b “Den’t ¥o : we could have a ‘_:' cab?” she 1, “because you & Near Electric Light Plant see, Harveyr—we can bold dands in a 0 MAKES eab.” e 2 RED CEMENT PRESSED BRI( | fouins 2 CALL AND SEE THEM. CAN SAVE YOU MONEY 3 L o fhedlogorsign g 0 i Crushed Rock. Sand and Cement for Sa, f would do &l ning for a livle % BUILDING BLOCKS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS : mozey. I % Lizk of fallin’ foF & 12 and 18 inch Drain Tile for Sidewalk. Gate Pos:s r ... as little Mounds, Ete, i . £ Good Stock on Hand WE Deliver Free c: (.. § gty s, AT Y £ H. B. ZIMMERMAN, Dronrletor : et taken place in the grear [OSOIOIIOIORGIOTOIOIOIOIGIOIOMINISIOIR L 2 lic of Brazil, siasm than i —_—— — e e g that event, A Perfect Fit. Mre. MeCorkle—I'd like to be a seal, Mrs, MeCrackle—Why? Mrs. McCorkle—The skin £15 it £0 beautifully. Would Save the Trees. Mrs. Helen G. Longstreet is work: Ing hard to save the forests of Geor ! gia, and is making speeches in the gtate 10 get money to carry on the | work. She would have the smre' lbu’ld dams in different parts of the ate 10 provide power for mille. Mrs. | Lor.gs:reet is very much interested in the work of Mr. Gifford Pinchot in the | irection of conservation, and wut.zll 10 help him as much as possible. i | | Legal Length of Hatpins. Any woman that appears in public | in the state of Michigan wearing a| hatpin that i{s more than 10 inches | long is guilty of a felony and may be fined $500, imprisoned for two years, | | or both. George Lord, of Detroit, {s | the author of this law, introducing it as an amendment to the law forbid: ding the carrying of dangerous weap- | | ons. He thought it would be taken as | a joke, but it was taken so seriously | | that it passed both houses without 8 | dissenting vote, | Moving Stairways. The advantages of moving stals | ways include the following: (a) There ! s no waitinz. b The service is con- | tinuous iroughout traffic hours. (c) Passengers are carried practically | to the point of their des ination, and | the necessity for long connecting pas- | sageways is avoided. (d) Mov-| fng stairways can deliver the same | number of people for a short or long ! rigse, whereas with lifrs 18 depender and the dq case of brea walk up a n ordinary staircase. the capacity > number of lifts . (e) In passengers can stairway as up an | Important Thing to Know. | It is easy to understand why the na- ' tion is willing that millions be spent | on a weather bureau. If we can only | foretell through weather experts, i gooee bone prophets, corn husk prog- | nosticators or in any other way just | what the weather will be from day| to day, living will be made a great | deal easier for us all. We can get the | hay in out of that thunderstorm org | hold up that shipment of perishable | stuff that a solid freeze and zero | weather will utterly ruin. f t Getting Even, Eels are the luxury of the East end, |and the fish !hop stuck up proudly the | notice “We sell eels to the king" | From the opposite side of the road the i rival salesman watched his customers | diverted to the shop that claimed to | supply tbe roval table with eels. And | then, after a week's refection, he put | up the rival notice: “God save xhol king!"—London Chronicle. l Had a Prastical Mind. An English Sabbath school teacher | was laboring away on the subject of ! eternal punishment. One small girl | sat =0 entranced by her lurid descrip- |tions of fire and brimstone that the heacher was much encoiraged until transfixed by the explanatory question of: “Please, teacher, what beccmes of all the smoke?” Danger Long Appreciated. The danger of infection from drink- ing cups was noted at least 350 years ago and probably before that time. R T INP g .~.~:~2~2~:":-:~:~'J'. < L. W. FULGHUM Electrician beater in Flectrical Supplic HOUSE h'IRl\"G A SPECIALTY ESTIMATES CHEERFULLY Gii, 15 3—— —PHOAC—* =] 53 oL Vislt The Florida Highlands Co’s lands at Dundee :10 a. m,, Monday, Wednesday and rom Imnleaves Lakeland at 7 Friday 10.000 acres of choice fruit lands to select Florida's Highland Lakes, in Polk County. Countless sparkling spring-fed iakes, altitude 240 fee: Tie pure, soft water, good transportation. Follow the lead of the Glen St. Mary Nurseries Co.. G L i sl recent purchase of 800 acres at Dundee is an endorsement hard o if: DUNDEE Town lots, beautiful Lake Front Villa Lots unsurpassed IS FAVORABLY COMMENTED UPON EVERYWHERE. (: Good Camp accommodations. Hotel will soon be bu us. Lakeland Representatives: OHLINGER & ALFIELD Opposite Depot For printed matter and plats address our Lakeland agenis W. W. Shepard, Secretary Florica Highleros(o. Winter Haven. Florida | Phone 233 Red Inman Cigar fqéibr)

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