Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 23, 1912, Page 4

R TR e e e o A e ‘.«q,hm«.,.‘,-—._l - o i i . tl» 1 ! . 3 “Ll i § ?;: i & & v FAGE FOUR I e e e D Ihe Evening Telegram Published every afternoon from thei1 Kentucky Building, Lakeland, Fla.| ... <y rrom Washington for our Entered in the postoffice at Lake- fend, ¥lorida, as mail matter of the|, second lass. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. AR T THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAK ELAND, FLA. MAY 23, 1912, | AN APPRECIATION. | e man for a nifty package of gardei It is nice to be thus re- mbered by one who is far away special use s range land: it beats a picture | pesteard forty ways. There is a prac- tical value to a package of congres- den seeds which appeals. ' | We wish to thank our mngn-«~| | l sional A. J. HOLWORTHY Business and Circulation SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One yeur $5.00 8ix mounths ..... 2.50 Three months 1.2 Delivered anywhere within the limits of the City of Lakeland for 10 cents a week, From the same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS & weckly newspaper giving a Te- sume of local matters, crop condi- tions, county affairs, etc. Sent auywhere for $1.0v per year. rs know Only the n wmany persons labor under the im Pen WP e sion they can write poetry. i cola Journal They've been 10 tite preacher into politics again this cam- paign, but fortunately it not (ome about. We congratulate the preachers—and politics. trying get has Orlando is trying to get a relic of the battleship Maine. In general relics are of little advantage to a tewn, Most communities have a few velics they could dispense with and be much benefited thereby. We have a deep-rooted conviction that there is not a bird tha¢ flies the air that does not do infinitely more &ood than harm, and every one of these denizens of the air should be protected from the cruel and wanton destrugion often vizited upon them =0 If other parts of the country have done as well for the flood sufferers as Florida, much has been done to mitigate their condition. There wre 1o more generous or kindly people than those of Flori and the creme de la ereme live in this community., The gentleman who writes to Flor- ida asking if the muskrats would eat him if ho came down here, and adds tke comprehensive query, *How much of everything ito the acre?” may be assured that if there are many like him where he now lives his section «an beat us all hollow in the pro- duction of damphools to the acre When one reads such statements as *Wilson will not be a <« Pefore the conventio rious fieure ridiculous claims of Underwood's strength, and then turns 1o the cold figures representing the pledged Cllegares 1o cach candidate — well, it is to lnugh Wilson's delegates out- | rumbor those plodeed 1o Underwood almost three 10 one ‘ | The attitude of the Underwood | 1 1 orces turnishes very little | ercourazement for those Wilson dole- | pites be elected on- tribw'e any effort to the hopeless at- tempt to nominate Underwood. And the attitude denunciation and hostility likewise furnishes very little encouragement to the Wilson sympavhizers to vote for Underwood i es in the hope that the lat- ter will tote fair and support \Wil- son when Underwood is dropped he inevitably will bhe who may 1o same of as friend of Park Trammell should go to the polls next Tuesday and register approval of the selection of that gentleman for governor by putting an X before his name, which will appear on the ticket. While al- ready nominated. still, in order to obviate any possible squabble thai Every might be raised over a technicality, Mr. Trammells name will be plac ed | on the second primary ticket, in or-| der tha! he may unquestionably re- | ceive a majority vote With the kind of opposition he has encoun- tered it is just as well to make as- surrances doubly sure HURT OF UNKIND WORDS. Unkind £words words are sharper than If you cut your finger there is but temporary pain. 1f your heart is hurt with sarcasm or brutal speech the suffering continues as long aS| your memory is working. Sinre we al] know the agony of injured feel- ings it certainly behooves ail of us to be sparing with stingirg conver- sation. As one grows wiser and old- er one pays little hiced to whar oth- ers say. Unkind things then appar- ently don’t have the power to hurt. ‘The older, wiser ones just twirl their thumbe and smile. It is a rreat re- lief when one gets to that point of perfect tranquility. —Exch Manager. | Ccoupled with | | will rise to the surface and act as 1 | Wy had them cooked up for bres i= morning and while they w r it must be remembered hat Congress has gone Democratic "yecently and the flavor of the garden i 1= i= bound to be somewhat mor ing and pessimistic than former- t we thank the thoughtful con- 3 same, We have several years Pensacola the rden s jand | dournal. | LAGER FOR KNOWLEDGE: ' ASKS FOR EVERYTHING. they are all To many a man and woman in thes area of the United ix a far-away, roman- hern 1 states Flor +ic land of bright sun, moonshine and PARK TRAMMELL. tropical flowers and PARK TRAMMELL says: “It shall be the aim and pur- pose of my life to render an ef- ficient, faithful and loyal ser vice as Governor of the State.” “ shall labor and work for those things which will fostex and advance the welfare of ALL THE PEOPLE" *“I am grateful to all who voted for me in the first primary and en- | tertain the most friendly fcel- | ing towards all Florida Demo- crate regardles of whether they | voted for me or not.” PARK TRAMMELL'S name withont opposition will be o the ballet, TUESDAY, MAY 28th. It will he appreciated, if when you vote, you will please mark your ballot: FOR GOVERNOR. X PARK TRAMMELL. vegetation. fw here the natives roam aroun< j\w».-(] in the conventional fig leat, ;i'hll pass away the time of day play- ors in thel’ { APPLIED TO UNDERTAKER FOR LIST OF ELIGIBLES. {ing horse with the alli rivers and killing snakes. Up in Arkansas a citizen of Searcy county has possessed of a Tampa Tribune, which seems to have snattered his conception of romantic Florida and awakened his mind tto tLe fact that business is conducted The Orlando Reporter-star is re- sponsible for the following: become “Below we print a letter recently received by Mr. E. Hand, by a gen- tleman in search of a wife. Mr. Hand is in despair. He feels that it is discouraging to writte Mr. Megotti that there is no lady in Orlando who wishes to be courted by mail. He feels that the writetr is sincere, and would make the best of husbands. Mr. Hand feels certain that ignorance of the English language is no assur- ce of poventy of heart. "he unusual letter was addressed ‘The Hundertaker, at Orlando, and reads: “*Grand Island, Fla., May 15, 1912, **“The Hundertaker at Orlando, Fla.: * ‘Dear Sir, ‘1 wish you will please exquse me for the liberty 1 take to adress tis letter to you. here is wat i write 1o you for, **1I am a Bachelor, and i like to get maried but here it is no girls, and no widows, *'So i wish you will please let me know if it i5 any widows about 28 or 20 years of age at the Orlando vi- cven there, “Will vou please send he «sks in a letter to Secretary Powell, of the Board of Trad a price list of evervthing you raise and a price of what you have to pay for what you have to buy. | have been read- ing a Tampa paper and want to know the true facts, How much of eve thing to the acre? What is the worst sickness vou have out there? Do you have yellow fever out there? They te1l me the muskrats will eat us np. 1~ the) Give me the good and Lad news of that country. 'an a man ot grub out there if he gets there withowt any money?" - Tampa Tri- bune, me,” 10 Il bad? HOW TO MAKE WHITEWASH. The time of year has come when fonees, outhouses, should be whitewashed and for those who may rot know how to make it we publish the formula for whitewash. It is given as it came to us, but may be halved or doubled as needs may re- quire. Dump a barrel of lime into a water-tight barrel (a molas: oline or kerosene barrel can bhe se- cured at a grocery). Add water. a Incketful at a time, until the lime is thoroughly slaked. While adding the vater, put in a cupful of kerosene with each pailful of water until a ete., allon has been added to the mixture, Added in this way, the oil forms a chemical combination that, wher | more watter is added to thin for use, gives a whitewash char i fine, smocch and hard It s safe to make of this limeoil is needed, | b After the Time has cooled, fill the barvel nearly | full of water more preparation than HEe AU is easy to keep The uncombined oil | seal by Keeping air fr below it m the comtents This preparation may bo kept for years and a little taken out and thinned for use as needed TRY THIS AT HOME. The Orlando Reporter-Star gives the following interesting account of how some hotel boarders up there broke themselves of had table manners and at the same time a big dinner: “Some secured funds for Summerlin - hotet]l guests a pig party last night. A pig, in the Summerlin sense, is a sort of jack pot that you can chip in when yon chance to forget yoursel! and show cvidence of your ancestral limita- That is to say, in plain talk, il you haven’t got as good table man- vers as vou ought to have, and you are caught Killing flies on the table- cloth. you are fined, and the fine goes into the pig tions, “The pig was emboweled at the hetel yesterday, and enough nickles 10lled out to furnish a dinner to the dining delinquents “The following sat at the table where the bad manners were re- buked: Mr. and Mrs. Babcock, Mr. Walter Smith, Mr. Jerome Palmer, Miss Stella Fox, Mrs. Shepard. Mr and Miss May Kilmer, Col. Tausil, Miss Gray, and Mr. E. G. Hauselt. “The reader may judge how many spoons were left in coffee cups, and? how many finger prints were on the | butter, by the size of last night's menu. There were three ducks, of | ten pounds each, plus a flling; green | peas, corn fritters, mashed potatoes jotato salad, ice cream, chocolate ! cake, cigars—and a jolly party to the Pastime. | It was whispered that M:e. Lucie Lawrence, now in Europe, was one | of the chief offenders. p Deea-Bryast Bailding I inity prefered country Lady. | know | | f you look at your List you soon find out., o il it is some one i wish you will please let me know, and i come #here as soone i can, i need a wife bad, i been look aut Leesburg, and Lustis, but it is no widow for that age, if is any young Widows and got some children one, or two, i am will- ing to take all. So i hope to heard from you, and if you hulp me, i will Pay you for. Very Truly Yours, Eu- gene Megotti ** *Address, Grand Island, Fla." " Too Shabby for a Servant. Coleridge was one day riding in Re- gent's park in an unusually strange, shabby dress, when a number of his friends rode up and met him. Cole riage offered to fall behina ana pass as one of the party’'s servants. “No,” one of them said, “I am proud of you as a friend; but, I must say, I should be ashamed of you as a servant.” Quarrel Discreet. “Why do you employ such elabor- ate circumlocution when you tell a man that you doubt his veracity?" “I find it better to use the longest words possible. If 1 can compel a man to consult the dictionary to as- certain just what I mean both our tempers get a chance to cool."— Washington Star. m FOR SALE City, Suburban and Country Properties Homes, Groves, Farms at Real Valyes Flood & Hendrix, Owners BIG SALE ON Umbrellas and Hand Bags | ---for--- Hand Bags at Actual Cost Don’t Forget to See Them a CHILES Riddle of the Sphinx, The Sphinx—some sort of fabled Practical Query. monster—proposed a riddle to lnel My little boy stood open-mouthed, people of Thebes, it is said, and mur-| While a friend elaborated the deiails dered all who could not answer {t.| Of & sudden death. The patient had Oedipus finally solved it and in cha.; MOt been considered very seriously i, grin the Sphinx put herself to death.| 80d his nurse entered, bringing a The riddle was as follows: “what| baked potato for which the sick man goes on four feet in the morning, two | had expressed a wish. “But,” said my feet In the afternoon and three at|friend, “before he had tasted it. he night?" The answer given by Oedipus | 91€d.” 1 deprecated the sadness of was this: “Man; because he crawls as | 8Uch recital before the child, but I a child, walks upright in his fult | Reed not have feared. His baby voice strength and walks with a staff when | PiPed out: *“And what became of tte an old man.” | potato?”—Harper's Weekly. 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