Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 15, 1912, Page 4

1 L] PAGE FOUR The Evening Telegram Publis Kentue hed ecery afternoon from the Lakeland, Fla. ¥ bBuilding, Entered in the jostofiice at Lake- iend. Florida, as muil maiter of tae ge una class, M. F. HETJERINGTON, EDITOR. A. J. HOLWORTHY Business and Circulation Manager, Tiil, no doubt, since the American|directly, any way. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year ..... Vidw s e s#ni00 Six months ............ 2.50 Three months ......... 125 Delivered anywhere within the limits of the City of Lakeland for 10 cents a week. Prom the same oflice is issued Tk LAKELAND NEWS & weekly newspaper giving a re- sutie of loral matters, crov condi- tions, county afiai Sent anywhere for $1.00 pei year, e e ——————————— awiul glad we folks over here are vot m'aod ap in that Everglades mes”, Orlando man is named “Ahik."” Not appropriate for such a dry town as Orlando. Lots of mighty nice, polite gentle- men around these days. What a pity we can’t keep our candidate manners in every-day use all the time! Mr. Smith, of Orlando, is a pros- pective candidate for Comptroller, 12 he can get the supvort of his large amily connection he should feel en- couraged to get in the running. Tampa has extended an invitation to Woodrow Wilson to speak in that city, No editor down there will ask him if he thinks the support of the editor's paper is doing him an injury. They are raising the price of ice in New York 25 per cent., but it is hard to arouse the indigation of New Yorkers on this point just at this time, W. R. 0'Neal, of Orlando, is a can- didate for Governor, having been nominated by the Republican conven- tion at Palatka. However, you don't see his countenance smiling at you from the newspapers—too good a business man for that. Good-looking fellow, too. TIIE EVENING TELEGRAM LARELAND, FLA, FEBRUARY 13, 1912 MORE IN LIFE THAN MONEY. ,TREATMENT OF CHILDREN Every few days the young mcu‘ of this land receive a shock as il from a galvanic battery. We can give an idea what this shock is. Mr. Moneybags dies, and the astonishing revelation of his vast fortune is made. !The information of his unsuspected $60,000,000 sets every reader off on at least a few minutes of silent re- flection and self-searching, “How do [ differ from him? \Why not 1? Where's the weak spot in me?” public gets these tingling shocks so | often, there ensues a benumbing of | the sensibilities, or a chronic bitter-| ness, under the coutinuous shower of falling stars, says the St. Peters- burg Independent. But why not reflect that these| meteors are falling, swiffly falling, when we are permitted to catch sight of them? Flashing, trailing their brilliant path across the awful dome of old Night, they sic.. below the horizon. But the hovi.on nountains remain, The earth till beneath the feet of thd o servess, We still live and eat our hLird :arned break- fasts, as the sun . 5 for a new day jot toil. Is not the breakfast witn| its zest of priceless value? Who would give his cup of coffee for the| flash of the meteor, if that was to be | the last? No man values his health as it de-| No mans five senses can take in what a million dollars could buy and offer, The American power to accumulate is far, very far, above! anything cver known before in man's history; but this land of marvels has not given man three eyes, nor four ears, nor a better appetite for even the apples that the Romans never tasted, The facts are that American minds can not enjoy marbles, nor carve them as well as the “impover- | ished” Grecks. Mind is no more| hungry for literature than when it| | fed on Homer., It is rational to enjoy living, and let who will give life “to gain the whole world.” It is ungracious and ungrateful to get sour with envy and covet another man's goods. It is absurd to measure a man's life “by the abundance of the things he pos- sesseth.” Throw it to the winds, this sour dislike of the rich man. Kiss your hand to the two faces in the window that bid you good morn- ing, and go cheerily to your day's work. There is more in money. BOrvVes, BIG SEA BIRD LANDED WITH HOOK AND LINE. That creatures other than the finny tribe may be taken with hook and | (so-called) life than |{ BY THEIR PARENTS Editor Telegram: A woman in Levy county beat her step-caild o death. Will she hang? If not, why not? Is & female heart any better than the male, when silly sentiment is leti out? Woman's rights is a topic of dis- cussion at present over most of the Christian world. The writer is not opposed to votes for women, for they rule the world, in- But, I would be glad to see a world-wide movement started in favor of child rights. Do even the best of parents treat their children with the same consideration, honesty and justice as they have to treat grown people to retain their standing in society? But the great majority are not in the class of “best.”” How many parents will vent their anger on their own helpless child by a blow on the head that, it given a grown person, would lead cither to funeral or an arrest for as- sault and battery, according to the temperament of the one strutk, How cowardly it is to give way to passion and strike a child because it is your own, and has no means of de- with rank injustice one minute and yet be all smiles and gush the next it some one calls. A child knows when it is mistreated and will re- member it vividly all through life, This explains a lot of “ingratitude’ shown some parents in after life, The wonder to me is that, in view of their home treatment, that more Loys and girls do not go wrong. 1 know that with a house full it is impossible for a working man to ruise them as they should, but love and Kindness is always possible and will be remembered when the hard knocks of poverty are forgotten. Love them while you may, They will not be with you long, at the best. The writer has neither home or child to practice what he preaches, but would cheerfully give half of his life to spend the remainder with one that is gone. A GROWN CHILD. [Political announcements will be accepted and inserted in this column for one month or less for $5.00, or will be carried daily until date of election for $10.00. This fee MUST be paid in advance.] These politicians who imagine that|line was demonstrated by Wallace|” .~ ————— a good way to public favor is through Chadman last Friday morning. He FOR STATE SENATOR. —_— attacking the newspapers are refer-|Was fishing off the end of the pier red to the experience of one Mr, La|for robalo and jewfish when a large Follette, who transformed himself | Pelican was attracted by his bait, into a has-been by a few motions of | Which was a six-inch yellow-tail. The his mouth. The newspapers mean-|big bird settled down in the water While are comfortably jogging along. [ iear where it saw the yellowtail working, and a moment later ran its It is a very little thing Frank Har- long bill down and grabbedthe fish. ris asks, in return for all of his years! Suspicious of the hook and line it of service in Floridi—merely the did not at first attempt to put the konor of being a delegate m."“ his | tempting morsel into the sack under State to the Democratic convention— | IS 1ower jaw, but made an effort to an honor that carries no remunera- [9etach the hook. Finally it got the tion with it. Certainly, his modest |¥ellowtail off. Then Mr, Chadmaa wish should be gratified, threw his line out beyond the big fellow, as he sat there munching the EhL fish, and drawing it in quickly caught A hmm'- lll'(‘.lllslll'il{l\c company for him on the edge of the wing in such Sanford is being agitated by the a manner that he was not injured Herald of that city. 1t is a fact that in the least. He flew but was pulled most communities pay out many back thousands ot dollars in premiums an- nually in excess of the amounts thag the companies pay back in losses. If these thousands could be kept at home, instead of going to enrich the coffers of foreign corporations, it would certainly be a great thing for any city, jthe line proved of sufficient strengta to bold him, and when Ben Saunders came along the pelican was quickly lifted upon the pier. The bird was taken to the yard ln’ the rear of the Whidden sanitarium, where Mr. Chadman is taming it. The name “Hook” was given him, and he comes trotting out when his To our readers in the North and [name is called. He eats seven small West we rise to remark: The flowers|fish at a meal and seems perfectly are blooming in Franklin county, the |satisfied to have his food brought to mocking-birds are singing in thelhim. Many persons come daily to He flew again and again, but| To the Democratic Voters of Polk County: I beg to announce my candidacy for the office of State Senator from this district, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries, the date of which will be announced later. Respectfully, H. J. DRANE. i i FOR STATE SENATOR, To the Voters of Polk County: I hereby announce myself a candi- date for State Senator from Polk county. Having the will to serve the people's best interests, I will use such ability as I possess in the ef- fort to do so, should they entrust me with this commission. [ respectfully solicit the support of all the voters, JOHN F, Cox. SRRSO FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. I am a candidate for the office of Prosecuting Attorney for Polk county, and respectfully solicit the vote and support of the reader and every democratic voter at the pri- mary election, April 30. I promise that it elected, I will devote my time Woods, fish are biting fine, and the[take a look at him.—Punta Gorda ducks and geese are on the wing, and Herald. ¥you are invited to visit us, with as- surances that you will be given a cordial Times. . This is the sort of talk that the newspapers of Florida send out for the benefit of the state. done more for South than all other agenc bined.—Miami Metropolis, A preacher in another county tells welcome. — Apalachicola the following good one. There came before him to be married, a couple looking rather the worse for wear. They have|before tying them up, he asked if| ies com-|the man, “I am a widow, and she is a widowess.” According to the rules of his church, | Should never be subjected te abbrevia- :Ion save when the upbuilding of the |either had b g “No,” one. “Xmas” ad been divorced. “No,” said you find :";imu." and you will bave it about and energy to the duties of the of- fice in prosecutions for the State. Respecttully, EPPES TUCKER, JR. ——— . Abbreviated. Words, says the Houstoa Post, it 1s appropriately is almost criminal, 1t abbreviation , Write x ‘To Get A Vehicle At Your Own Price Having determined to oncentrate my efforts on my Harness Businc.. .. Kindred Lines, I will offer for a limited time in order To Close Out at Cost My Line of Buggies, Sur. ries, Phaetons, Wagons and Other Vehicles Everything on wheels will go unreservedly, and if you want a vehicl 1, business or pleasure, now is your time. 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