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

et _f-ihc Professionsg 1 2606 0F 08 0 BB AR TS Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Qlasses Scientifically Prescribed |arst glimpse of the wonders of thelnere and there & . grassy'meadow, ‘Phone: Office 141, Residence 22, Bryant Bldg, Lakeland, Fla. DR. W. 8. IRVIN DENTIST Established in July, 1900 Rooms 14 and 16 Kentucky Bullding| ..., 1851, the Mariposa Battalion, [night. The Yosemite stands for the Phones:; Office 180 Residence 84 Dr. Sarah E. Wheeler OSTEOPATH PHYSICIA Rooms 5, 6 and 17, Bryant Building Lax 1) DR. B, R SULLIVAN, —PHYSICIAN— Special attention given to Surgery ¢ _.and Gynecology Kentucky Building/ ’Pone 132 v LAKELAND, FLA. DR. W. R. GROOVER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Rooms 3 and 4 Kentucky Building LAKELAND, FLORIDA. TRAMMELL, Attorney-at-Law. - Offices, Bryant Building Lakeland, Fla. ROGERs & BLANTON Lawyers, Bryant Block, ‘Phone 319 Lakeland, Fla. ' TUCKER & TUCKER, —Lawyers— Raymondo Bldg. Lakeland, Florida R. B, HUFFAKER, ~—Attorney-at-Law— Roor 7 Stuart Bldg. Bartow, Fla. JNO. 8. EDWARDS Attorney-at-Law, Office in Munp Building. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, e frm J. B, Streater C. F, Kennedy . STREATER & KENNEDY . Contractors and Builders, Estimates Cheerfully Furnished. Let ug talk with you about your building large or small ‘felephone 169, or 104 Blue. ‘—GEORGE T. HOLDER— .. Master of Dancing. : % Private Lessons. = ¥ 'ORANGE HALL. 'PHONE 330-RED. @D & H. D md Dmmnm vil Engineers an itects 2 cinoom 212-216 Drane Bldg. i LAKELAND, FLA. _Phosphate land éxamination, ! wveys, examination, reports. ‘Blueprinting.. Upholstering and Mattress Making . OLD MATTRESSES made over. FURNITURE REPAIRED. CUSHIONS of all kinds made to er, ; ' CARPETS ad RUGS cleaned and laid; also matting, etc. MIRRORS' resilvered a specialty. . 'In regards 'to workmanship, see Mr. W. P. Pillins of Lakeland, who | knew me for about 16 years at Or- 0, Fla. Drop me a postal dard Wonders and Delights'()f ; The Yosemite Valley It is now almost sixty years since the eyes of a white man caught their Yosemite, In January, 1850, Dr. Bunnell, while prospecting for gold in the Siérra Nevada mountains, saw 2 stupendous cliff looming up in the distance, but did not then take time to make any invesitgation. In commanded by Major Savage, of which Dr. Bunnell was a member, penetrated the mountains in pursuit of indians, who had been giving great trouble to gold miners, pros- pectors and settlers. On the 21st of March, they entered the Valley, be- ing, so far as known, the first white men to obtain a near view of its sub- lime cliffs and wonderful waterfalls, although- a Captain Walker, witn several companions, had crossed the Siérras and Jooked down into the Valley shortly before. Dr. Bunneli quickly recognized in the giant cliff, new called El Capitan, the towering rock that had attracted his atten- tion the year before, although he had then viewed -it from a pdint fully forty miles away, Four years later, the first party of tourists visited the Valley, arriving in June, 1855. A member of this party wrote asdescription of it for the Mariposa Gazette, which was widely copied in newspapers and magazines in this and .other countries—being the first authentic description’ evers published. In 1864, by an Act of Congress, forty-eight square miles of land were ceded to the State of California, in trust for park purposes, with the| Yosemite Valley in the center of the tract. In. 1890, Congress created Yosemite National Park, consisting of about 1,500 square miles of land, and entirely surrounding the State Park, which contained nearly all the points of attraction for tourists. Then it became evident that the pub- lic interest would be better served by the restoration of the whole re- glon to Government control and waership. Accordingly, in. 1904, the California Legislature re-ceded the old State Park back to the gen- eral Govérumeixt, although the form- a! transfer did not take place until in August, 1906, Until recently it was possible to reach the Yosemite Valley only by stage coach—a long ard wearisome drive’ of seventy miles by one route and ninety miles by another.. Now the Yosemite Valley Rail- road has been completed, connecting with the Southern Paclfic at Merced, and extending for a distance of sey- enty-eight miles into the heart of the Sferrag, at Bl Portal, the gate- way to the Valley. From EI Portal, the stages run to the yillage of Yosemite, fourteen miles distant, giving to passengers an unexcelled view of many of the wonders of very center of scenie interest. The Valley is about seven miles long ‘and averages three-quarters of a mile wide, closed at the upper end and walled on !?oth sides by gigantic ciftis, Its foor is ne‘arvly‘l‘ove}, tor the most part heayily timbered; witn and & profusion of flowers; ornamen- tal shrubs and ferns growing on every hand. The altitude is about 4,000 feet, giving an idulr:mgner climate, warm without sultriness by day, and cool without dampness at outdoor life. There is a good: hotel, but most visitors prefer the camps— both for comfort and for ecomomy. The leading ecamps are pamed Ahwahnee and Yosemite, and pro- vide accommodations: for from 1,000 to 1,200 guests. * Camp Ahwahnee— the first reached by the stages, has 'been promounced by competent authorities the most eleganf camp in the world, the tents hav'ag ton- gued and grooved floors covered witn China matting, furnished with beds, dressers, wash stands and roeking chairs,. and equipped with electric lights. The dining room is nearby, in a large frame building, with chairs tand 'tables for 150 people. In the office and sitting room huge -Wood fires blage brightly: in grest ‘open fireplaces, night and morni.ilsz and in an open space outside an enor- mous honfire is lighted just after dark, to dispel the shadows, and. il- lvmine the towering canyon walls. Camping out in this fashion hardly be described = as “roughing Many visitors to the Valley prefer entire independenece, and either take complete camping outfits with them, or else rent them in the Valley for a nominal ‘sum. For those contem- plating an extended sojourn, this is the ideal plan. The only necessary formality is to consult the Govern- ment official in charge of the Valley. He will give the'necessary permis- s.ion, and will designate a soldier to assist in finding a suitable camping place, and to give instructions con- cerning the avoidanée of forest fires, thel disposition of garbage and 6ther irefuse, and other matters that might buzzle the inexperienced, or them into difficulties, As this article is not intended. to take the place of the guide books, no| attempt will be made to list the at- tractions of the Valley, “The glory of Yosemite is in its waterfalls. No | other region in the world contains 50 great a number, and none fn the woildmare more graceful or inore héagtlful. Says John' P. Irish, at one time secretary of the State Board: of Yosemite Commissioners: “Much; has been written about , without ac-| counting for, the individuality of the four great waterfalls of the Valle; —Bridal Path, Yosemite, Vernal and Nevada. The Bridal Veil is 'laces like; the Yosemite has the appear-| ance of rockets Vernal Fall is can lead a broad white she: Sur-| Yosemite, and landing them at /thelof tapestry; and Nevada i§ a grea pouring of snow.” These ,four - are perhaps the finest, from all points view, aside from the great Niagara, in the country. 'The surroundings add splendor to these wonders, Not Those Twe, Sillicus—“Do you think a man can afford to indulge in two luxuries at the same time?” Cynicus—"Not if they happen to be a wife and a cham- pagne supper -appetite.” To Conserve Our 8ight. Electric lights are said to be much epsier on the eyes than the gas ones. Sclentists als% say that it is better for the eyer if the lights in the modern { He's Still Running, A gentleman in a Jacksonville res. taurant the other day thought he would have a joke with the waiter .|{and asked him if he had ever seen & jsausage roll. plunging downward; | o ble! It was mean of Uncle John to make a-will like that.” 3 “He didn’t C) contended Harry Warren. he to kuow that ) of should be broken between and the re: 8 fair emough. ‘He left one to. your mother and one to my father. Surely that was a fair division of the two. His intention was all right.” ; i “Well; then,” said Nettie, stafiping a very pretty. little foot, “it's shame- ful that our parents should bé so hor- ribly stubborn as to fight over ome miserable old plate!” : “You can’t blame them, exactly,” defended Harry, charitably. 3 “And in the meantime we can’t even’ anmouncg our engagement,” wailed Nettie, “to say nothing of get- ting. married?’., e “We don’t want to get married un- til spring,” reminded Harry, optimis-' tically. ;“Something will tarn up ba- fore then—it I. have to turn it up myself.” 5 He smiled down into the worried little face,” but found no answering smile. Ever since- Jasfm Pomfret’s will had ‘beén read, and'it was found that the two: famous plates were left to his brother, Silag Warren, and to Martha Bourn, there had been ‘a bitter warfare waged be- tween the two legatees. In the bustle of preparing for the funeral one of the plates had been broken Beyond the skill of the most experf mender to put together, and Mrs. Bourn and Silas Watren, who were both a little mad on the subject of china, had tak- en the matter into the courts, each. in- gisting that the remaining’plate was | the one Jason Pomfret had repeated- ly indicated as the one he wished the claimant to have. 3 X But Harry did not let the grass grow under his feet. .He went to see | his closest’ friend, Dick Lyons, who was noted as an expert in 0ld porce- lains. “He had done Dick a great favor once, and Dick did not hesitate a moment, JHe managed to-meet Mrs, Bourn at an evening party. - i "I don’t want to see you get the, worst of this row over that Washing- ton plate,” ‘hé said when he had aroused her curiosity ' sufficlently. “I've often’ studied that callection of Jason' Pomfret's, and other experts had always agreed with me that his e “Dol e that,” § : ed With a sniff. “I've seen the plate & hundred times and I know that it is a real Washington. . “Look here,” stuggested Dick. " _uryol:%qn take it out of ? Cu- tor’s office. You've seen dred times, but to explain. “I've always had an idea *‘Say,” said the waiter, “I have not § only seen a sausage roil, but I have Seen a, biscuit box, a. table spoon, a chimney sweep, a chain Iink, a n :| doubts,” he Or phone 64 Red, No. 411 8. Ohio| buildings are entirely hidden and we |gay, a camera slide, a garden fence, |, » Arthar A. Douglas hy Not Smoke the 5 ‘BEST ‘ livenue, L H. T. BLUNTS s get our illumination by reflected light. S.L. A. CLONTS DEALER IN Real _Fstate 'CITY AND COUNTEY morxnn' - SOME FINE BARGAINS. wilice in Cionts’ linllding W. Fiske Johnson REAL ESTATE Loars Negotiated iM‘M'lflpeciflty. 1 We: should managa snr #opiuns a sword fish, a wall flower.” But when he got to a !‘fire 8scape” the gentleman “thought it was high time for him to escape, tooi, . . ' As he went, the waiter went with{/ him, saying: “A trap turn, a cake walk, a mountain’ climb; a sky lark, honey comb, a horse fly—" . But by this time the gentleman Joker was half way down fhe ‘street in a dazed condition. g Our Fortune. & Wwe do our health—enjoy it when good, be patient when, ft s bad and never S appiy_violent remedies except in.case of violent necessity~~La . Rochefou- cauld. % Deceitful Man« Dolly—"She married a very old man, | didn’t she? I understand he had one foot in the grave” what she thought, too; but he still continues ‘to’ buy hig shoes by the Longfellow Marrisd His Heroine, Longfellow’ was ome of America’ writers who murried of Polly—"That's | . Washington | _ that 1s not | “If this s & trick—" began Mrs. | i v ‘{108 companions we fountain. When you are tired and hot you| can always find some- thing sparkling, deli~ cious, refreshing and. satis- fying here, The many varie- ties of our soft drinks “ena: blestyou to get just Wh,at you want— j § sl Something That Goes . Right to the Spot SR B Ak ’fhere are many ways and mq'ny ingredients for making soda water and other summer drinks, but we use only the best methods and the best goods. Red Cross 3 CK DELIVERY © 10dd Fellows hall. | C. G Arendel], Becretary; | L . . Lakeland Chapter, Rig X 29 meets the firg; Thursday' aa.cn month in Masonijc Hay, : lcomeq, Arendell, Sec’y,; J, . “,umc-. —_— b Palm Chapter, 0, . 8. meey Bécond and fourtn Thursgay s Of each month at 7.3 D m Flora Keen, W, M. Luc I3 Eaton, Secy. 1 : — Lakeland Camp No, 78, w.q Meets every second and foyr, day nignt. Woodmen and ‘third Thursdays, C. Py nedy, Council Commay, er, :\1' e Selpper, Guardian of ( ircle urth Ty Circlg 0. 1°0. 0. F. Meets every Friday , dially invited. R. ) E, M. SMAILES, R ’ K. OF P, Regular meeting cver at 7:30 at Odd F« ing members alway J. W. BUCH Chancellor ¢ A. M. JACKSON, Se G. A R Saturday J. R. TALLEY, Meets flrst month at J. Kentucky. Spe @ LA toB of LE Orange Blossom Div, G, 1A to B.of L. 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