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the best and toughest wearing shoes for the money that can be bought, and are easy wearers. E.F. Bailey, oxclusive Lakeland agent. | FOR SALE—At a bargain: Smith === | Premier typewriter; new. Can FOR GASOLINE OR OIL call TUL.| \.c“’,’s Cie btsln Thompson, Standard Oil man. Phone | 3-19 0. k. 96 Red. 5-2-tf. | 2 . FOR SALE—Nice six room house Gen'eral Toam “orkT-Furnuure on one-fourth block, orange and and piano moving. Call 'phone Zssst'ggranefrull trees, 2 blocks from Lake- Wi B T 1-23-tf| .4 high school. Price $1,800. Ad- FOR RENT—Furnished rooms for | dress owner P. 0. 556, city. 3-29-tf. light l_umsvkm-pin*' Mrs. E. ('4_ Rod- For FIRE, ACCIDENT, PLATE- gers, 514 South Tennessee 5-6-tf {GLASS, and STEAM BOILER IN- SURANCE, see D. H. SLOAN, room 9, FOR SALE. | Raymondo building. Residence phone 4 bedroom suits, springs and mai- T65 Gren 4-6-41. tresses. ¢ high back dining chairs. FISH! FISH! 1 side board. 218 North Kentucky avenue, 1 chiffonier phone 252 Red. Yaun's Fish Mar- 7 rockers. ket. 4-15-tf. £ CipboRIcH For quick service try the 0. K. 1 lounge, worsted covered. 1 - warndrobe restaurant and 5 cent lunch coun- il % *iters, 107 North Florida avenue. Hot 1 Kalamazoo range, used only six roffee at all hours. 4-15-t1, months. 4 heaters. FOR RENT—Furnished rooms to Plenty more flowers left yet for|centlemen or couple without chil- sele; several tables, eu:. dren. Mrs, Darracott, 311 South Flor- A. S. J. M’'KENNY, ida avenue. 5-6. 6-8-tf. 306 North Kentucky Ave. FOR SALE T ilch - E — Two milch cows. When in Tampa visit the Alham-|phone 61. 5-3-tf. bra Cafe, the only Spanish American Cafo In the world, 512 Prankiin 8t,| BiE shipment of Boys' Scout shoes and Oxfords. Colors black, tan, smoke Pure milk from Lakeland Dairy |and olive. Full run of sizes in boy’s Farm delivered at ten cents per quart, |and men’s. Price shoes, $2 and $3 per reduced from twelve cents. Phone 190 (Pair. Oxfords, $1.50 to $3.00 per Red. 5-11-1mo. | pair. E. F. Balley, exclusive Lake- FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN—Com- | /and agent. " plete outfit for leather and harness repairing. Cheap for cash, if taken at once, Can be seen at E. S. Mc- Glashan's store. FOR RENT-—Room in Tharp build- ing on Florida avenue, now occupied More Often Than Not by Union News Co. See D. H. Sloan.| A man can be his own worst enemy 5-10-tf. |and still not have friends enough to FOR RENT-—Two furnished rooms. | 9ury_him.—Galveston News. 207 North Tennessee avenue. 5-13-6p. LOST—Pocket book containing onc'w. FiSke JOh“SO“ returned to this office. H-14-2p. Loars Negotiated The Hunter, The man who loses hope is not like- y to find appreciation.—Chicago Rec- ird-Herald. FOR SALE—Bargains in three bed- room suits. A. 8. J. McKenney. 5-14-tf FOR SALE--Dry oak stovewood. $2.00 per strand. Phone 163 Red. 5-14-tf. FOR SALE-—A good buggy horse. Inquire R. W. Weaver, Steam Laun- dry. 5-14-tf. For Sale—Horse, wagon ana har- ness. Apply to C. F. Brush, or write Box 426. 2-18-t! Buys and Sells Real Estate. Orang ¢ Grove Property a Specialty. ROOM 7. RAYMONDO BUILDING and will last two weeks. on all purchases. i JOS. LeVAY Boys' Scouts shoes and Oxfords are¥ HARD TO PLEASE. iwheat, . hea i | ] (By Walt Mason.) f | “This rain,” 1 said, to Farmer | James, *wil] surely boost your little It is a good thing for the and you should chortle and; Iyepeat.” He looked around with | |gloomy frown. I hate to see raim | |coming down; we farmers want to! |sow our oats, and can't unless we Isail in boats.” I met him later when | 1the sun was shining till it took th2| }bun. “Why lookest thou,” « asked, | ;“so tough? This weather surely is lthe stuff.” *“We need a rain” the farmer said; “the grass is luokln';; brown and dead; my squashes scarce- ly are alive; my peas and pumpkins | do mot thrive.” I met this farmer, every week, and tears are on his cheek; he wants dry weather whpnj it rains, and when it's wet he still| complains; he dicks because there’s; teo much wind, and says the weath- er bureau's sinned, and when “we | have refreshing snow, he springs a little spiel of woe. And when his| cribs in autumn strain beneath his| loads of golden grain, he comes around and sadly yawps about the shortage in his crops. ‘‘Had there been less sunshine and rain,” he wails, “I hadn't toiled in vain!” I sometimes wonder that the gods don't lamm him with their chasten- ing rod; they must grow tired of roastings rude, ccmplainings and in- gratitude. | games. | EXCURSIONISTS COMING TO SOUTH FLORIDA. In a few days the annual excur- sions into Tampa will be flooding the \city with visitors. So far only two have been announced and these are both over the Coast Line. The first will occur the fifteenti of this month. About two hundred people are expected from Atlanta. local stations. The excursionists will leave their homes on the four- teenth, arriving in Tampa on the riorning and evening of the fifte- enth. Their tickets will permit them 10 spend a week in and about Tampa. The second excursion, which is an annual affair, is a much larger one. It starts from Montgomery, Ala., and includes all Alabama and South Georgla points on the A. (. L. This excursion has brought as high as 2,200 visitors to Tampa, but a con- servative estimate places the number Talladega, Ala., and all A, B. and A.I % Brick Lime Cement Plaster ) Office PRICES RIGHT pitality. Following this there will be nu- nerous other excursions concerning which definite information has not yet been received but the railway of- ficials hope to make further an- nouncements soon.—Tampa Tribune. SPONGE FISHING. Sponge shing, which is among the voried industrics oft Florida, is to be| given national attention, if the bill / VERYTHING TO BUILD A HOUSE Largest Stock of Lumber in South Florida TO SEEUS! The Paul & Waymer Lumber Company . Foot of Main Street, L) LA ) was a place for their assembly and preservation, it would become one of the greatest attractions of the State. The next legislature should make a sufficient appropriation for the equip- ment of rooms for this purpose, and Lbr the employment of some one to collect and properly arrange the ex- | hibits. Motor Bookcase. Hagerstown’s public library, a coun- introduced by Senator Fletcher is ac- corded proper notice. The Key West (‘itizen #ays “there is no doubt that Senator Fletcher is doing all he can to protect our sponge industry, and if the proposed bill becomes a law it will materially aid in preserving one of our most important industries.” The State of Florida should orga- nize and maintain a Historical So- this year at between 1,500 and 2,000, Many Tampaus expect. friends on this excursion and the city will no doubt extend to all its usual cordial hos- w THE HU ciety. Florida is exceedingly rich in literary, historical, geologcal and ar- cheological resources. and if there ty institution, is putting the automo- bile to what is perhaps the newest use to which the motor car has been put—delivering books trom door to door in rural communities from shelves arranged on each side of the vehicle. It is sald that thi: is the only “motor bookcase” owned by any public library in the world. The sys- tem was introduced by Miss Mary Titcomb, the librarlan, several years ago. The horse drawn vehicle orig fnally used was wrecked in a collision with a rallroad train.—Hagerstown correspondence North American, HAVE overstocked my store in suits and pants for men and boys this spring, and I am going to unload them for the benefit of the people and sacrifice them at prices never before heard of in Lakeland. 1 have always given the people of Lakeland big bargains for the past 5 years, but you will be shocked to see the prices I am selling them at FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY. Itwill pay you to travel many miles to get such bargains as I will have on sale. [am not going to quote prices in this paper, but come and convince yourselves. This Sale starts —_— Saturday, May 18th This sale is for CASH ONLY and no unless paid for at the time of sale. During this Sale a discount of 20 per cent off each dollar THE STORE WILL BE OPEN EVERY EVENING DURING THE SALE Lumber SERVICE RIGHT NOW 1..| promised Municipal Judge Sabu 1o goods reserved "18 S. Kentucky Ave. i Shingles Lath Mill Work i City Wreaths for Falien Aviators. The French officers belonginz 1 the aviation corps are so daring. unl ‘he risks so great that they take in 1} effort to perfect themselves in : new art, that accidents have e more numerous than the outside 1o dreams. Recently the head . department informed the milit:: ators that hereafter the sum a franc would be deducted 1! pay in order to buy wreaths graves of those who lose th in the fulfiliment of their du tofore each officer has sim tributed toward this tribute loss of life has been so fearf: has been decided to set asi tain amount for this purpose Must Take Wife to Theater. Solomon Holm of Langley uvenue buy:his wife a box of candy her to a theater once in a while Holn was arrested while fighting wi wife. The case against him w missed after he made the pro Chicago Tribune )