Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, July 30, 1912, Page 2

ks + A ] 0 PAGE TWO. L E-R-R-R-B-B-R-K-R-N-R-R-R-8 - tllle I’rofessionsz saoosoooacoanone HEF DR. SAMUEL F. SMITH. SPECIALIST Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Glasses Scientifically Prescribed - ‘Phone: Office 141, Residence 22. Bryant Bldg Lakeland, Fla. T s 0f all the attentions you can show o :::\?ngm or the presents you can buy nothing Established in July, 1900 Rooms 14 and 15 Kentucky Ballding Phones: Office 180; Reaidence 84 DR. N. L. BRYAN, DENTIST. Rooms 8 and 9, Deen & Bryant Build- ing. Phone. 339. Residence Phone 300 Red. LAKELAND, FLA. is more appreciated than a box of nice candy now and then, Our Candies Taste Good and Are in Good Taste This is about all the argument | recded for the young fellow, but re- DR. W. R. GROOVER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Rooms 3 and 4 Kentucky Bldg. Lakeland, Florida. DR R R SULLIVAN, —PHYSICIAN— Bpecial attentiou given to Surgery and Gynecology vember this.. 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MENDENHALL Civil Engineers and Architects Rooms 212-215 Drane Bldg. LAKELAND, FLA. Phosphate land examination, veys, examination, reports. W HAMMER ouT SATISFACTION SRR WY I with every set of horse shoes we put Sur-|cn. For we make the shoes fit the feet, not the feet fit the shoes as is Blueprirting. often done. To know how muci dif- VIOLIN INSTRUCTIONS ference this makes send your horses By the Man \Who Makes the Violin|here to be shod next time. You'll be Talk, Prof. Murphy, 610 East Orange St. Phone 11 Black. Phone 6 P. O. Box 567 EVERYTHING IN REAL ESTATE — ——— PICKARD BROS. ™" * §_SELSEMEYER|Nevepeoer Magazines Stationery Post Cards amazed at the improvement in his gait and temper. The Fix-em Shop Pine Street, Opposite Freight Office. MY LINE INCLUDES SEE US BEFORE BUYING Rooms 200-202 Drane Bldg. LAKELAXND, FLA. Smoke a Few of the Cigars Come and see me before pur- chasing elsewhere. Your patronage appreciated. Miss Ruby Daniel News Stand NEW A " H § 'I'. Lobby of Edisona Theater. PANETELAS |5 L. A. CLONTS Watch for our free cigar offer Real [state next Saturday| e i o i in this paper. |o™ A comma: rmorsarr- THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA., JULY 30, 1912. The Big Cele- br_iflon By DAVID C. GALE 1912, by Assoclated Literary Copyright, (Copyrigh R It was a sweltering day when the letter came, one of the days that makes you wonder why cities are buflt. The streets were parched and glaring, anqd the offices—everyone knows how they are in midsummer. Marshall Kenton leaned back in his chair with his eyes half closed. A bit of paper had set him to dreaming of the distant hillside where he had first become acquainted with green ficlds and shade trees. “If yon be at home the first week in August,” the letter ran, “there’s going to be a big celebration. Town is a hundred years old. Most likely you would see some people you know.” So the sleepy old town had decided to mark the advent of its sccond cen- tury with a birthday party. What a record of uneventful vears! IHe could remember when, as a boy. he had climbed the hill out beyond the mea- dow and counted every house in the village. And the last time he was at home he had found it surprisingly easy to point out those same houses. “That was when Alice was married,” he mused. “Five years—no—can it be as long ago as that? I wouldn't have believed it.” All that afternoon he was living amid oldtime sur~on ings. Once more he set out on . path that leads up past the trout-brook to the spring In the edge of the woods. He threw himself down beside it as of old, and watched the bubbles zigzag their way to the surface. He could almost hear the call of the south wind in the maples over his head. When he reached home at night, his eye was still vibrant with boyish en- thusiasm. “Yon must have had a good day” was his wife's greeting. “[ got a letter from home,” came the smiling reply. “Then I'm sure there must he something nice in it—you are so light- hearted. You ren up the walk like a boy.” “I am a boy.” he cried, as he hand ed her the letter. “I've heen a hoy all the afternoon. Don't ask for a req- son; it's impossible to explain it. No one can tell why this letter of all the others should have given me such 2 backward turn--unless it's the hun- dred years idea. Anyway, I've squan- dered my time in dreaming.” “And have yom decided to go?” “We must. It would be a crime to put it off any longer, business or no business. [ hadn’t realized until to- day that it's been five vears since we paid the old folks a visit. No wonder they keep asking when we are com- ing home.” “I'll tell you what you ought to do,” she exclaimed. “Get the whole family home.” “Ours?” “No—theirs.” “The old house wouldn’t begin to hold us,” protested Marshall. “I mean their sons and daughters. Of course I would love to go myselt ang take the children,” she hastened to add, “but that can come later. Just for this once, I'd like to have you all go back alone. In no other way could you give your father and mother so much real pleasure: it would seem 1ike old times to them. Think of what it would mean to yon, too." “I don’t belleve it can be arranged The rest of the family might not be able to get away.” “Oh, yes it can,” she persisted. “I'll write to them tonizht.” Thus it came about that, on the first Monday in August, the grown-up Ken ton children were on their way to the big celebration. They met at a little town six miles from their destination They met there because the train could carry them no nearer—beyond that point the stage was thelr only cholce. It was the same stage which had carrfed them to and fro when they were children in reality Had Uncle Jerey, the driver, heen in charge of things that afternoon, he would never have set out with any such collection of baggage and ex- press—he would have left a part of it until the following day. But the boy was sanguine, and thought he could take it all. He was about ready to start when the Kentons came in sight. “Wait a minute!” w'eezed Mar shall, who had run on <ead to make arrangements. e “He's sick. I'm driving today.” “Can you make room for us®" “Guegs so—if you don’'t mind being crowded. Get in anywhere vou can’ At any other time they would have resented such accommodations but an this particular day it seemed like an other touch of realism. Often, in vears gone by, had they started for home after spending the day in town, only to be confronted by similar con- ditions. So they climbed in among the strawberry crates and mafl pouches without a word of protest— even the boy was surprised at thelr cheerfulness. “It's a shame the way we've been neglecting the old people,” exclaimed Alice, as the stage tolled along over the country road. “I don't believe they've seen any of us since the day I was married. “We might take turns in golng bome,” advanced James. “Each ome of us to make the trip every five years. In that way they would have at least one visit & year, and, as Alice | could arrange it so as to “Where's Uncle Jer | says, we ought to get into line in some way.” “It looks as if we wouldn't any of us reach home this year,” predicted Daniel. “There's Harrington Hill, and it's all the horses can do to pull their load on level ground.” ‘ L7 No\ L # }g, FRISTR.0 ) oo 4 Low round trip fare, M YR g ! “You'll have to get out and push—, ‘ N rth d W t C some of you,” shouted the boy. o an es ;"é “"Twould make Uncle Jerry sicker [/ ' . o\ than ever if we got hung up.” [ ' * Commencing June lltmddailythereafterm ind %n} Casting aside whatever portion ol; \ trip tickets over the Louisville & Nashvil ;;A‘a. h_, dignity may have remained, the Ken- N r il be sold t i 8 -.H. eRail. Pa'i ton boys jumped out and sought to| oad will at greatly redic-3 ¢, . f.,' relieve the overworked horses. 1 ’ ‘ : i‘\ ‘ With an easier load and additional | resorts and to many of LA NootS I power behind him, the boy again took y of the larger cities in the He glanced confidently as he started the horses.' teen minutes he struggled ‘nele Jerry's place; then came North and YWest. These tickets will be ... - returning vrtii Ocicher Py stop-over priviiege:. TN J \ up the reins, &) w - - = 3 Cherlavoix --... .-....850¢ Clautanqua Late T'is, © Chicago---eeeeman- - " he groaned. “We're ‘ + is a pretty note!" exclaimed Mur all *What are we going to do?” Dalrolt ~zeessascrnran 43,50 Tl Kentons were slow to adjust r' Ko the lves to the situation. They ’ 2t Lake Ciiv had olmost forzotten that at best Pottote. . e cour iy roads are very uncertain. \ "huk:shl“ i wait here,” volunteered Dan- ) ALt ’ iol aud I'll go to the village for a < These are but a few of the points. Mt eal ho M great many othersand we will be pleased : full information upon application. - \\ 2/ gage will come—sometime.” And she | led fl.ufl\\'l:(l’y out across the freshly- >°‘ Let US ArlangeYour Vacaticn Ti';i) cut hayfield. | . =2 (F R NEll 1. C. BRETNEY, Fla, Pas s, There was a fence to be scaled, and | 118 West Bay St. " cried Alice, “let’s all walk. It ] isn't rar up over the hill. Our bag-| 'L \ then they were in the midst of in- h numerable woodland voices and the | 4 S Jacksenyit oo il QR OIONE - richly-blended fragrance of the forest. ! Clambering up the steep, uneven road- way, they came to the sugarhouse in | the clearing. Yet another climb, and | the end was in sight. | “There she is—just the same as! ever, bless her!" shouted Marshall, nodding his head in silent approval. “Not much change, is there? ‘ breathed Ellen, “Father must be setting the pace,” | obscrved James. “Our house is the only one that's decorated.” “I'll race you down the hill, Alice,” challenged Daniel. With a shout of acceptance she! darted away, and the others followed | as lest they could. They were all| troubled with a shortness of breath; that was another thing which the yvears had breught. On arriving at the orchard not one of them could! gpeak intellicibly YOUR DOLLARS WiLL DO DOUBLE DUTY At our great SUIT SALE. A wn dollar bill takes any suit in the hou consisting of Priestlv Mohairs, St and Cassimers. Sale limited to sioh. GIVE YOUR MONEY A CHANCE AT THE HUB JOS. LeVAY | | | “Let me go and find them,” pantod‘ Eller She stolo aronnd the corner of the hotise, only to reappear again straight- | away “Theyre on the {ront porch waiting | for the stage,” she whispered. “(‘nme: on. We'll go in through the house— all together ™ Quictly, thoy picked their way about the familiar rooms—but not quietly enough, Mrs. Kenton heard the muf- fled click of a lateh, and turned to, look. Five smiling faces were peer- ing at her from the doorway. “Why-~why-—" she mumbled. Then the storm of their greeting burst forth. { “Where did you come from?” quee- tioned Mr. Kenton, wonderingly, as soon as he could make himself heard. “Up through the woods—stage Is stranded over at Harrington HIill,” babbled Alice. “How's the celebra: s tion?" % “There, father, you see,” moaned e Mrs. Kenton. “I told you how it ; n er Or would be. Here they've all come, lnd' ) " we've got to tell them. Oh, why did we make up that story about the cele BU)ldlng' Con[rac[()r Twenty year bration?” “You see, your mother has been try- work. Your | me figure on ) ing to get some of you home this good while,” interceded Mr. Kenton, | “and we finally took a rather question- ahle way to bring it about. Yet there | mall. A post was no lie in it. We sald in the let- sl el attention ter that there was going to be a big celebration if you decided to come home—it wasn't necessary to add that [ there wouldn't be any if you didn't come.” “You poor, dear, old mother, you!” exclaimed Ellen. “I didn't care a rap about the celebration.” “Nor 1!" shouted the others in unl son. Somehow, they got the old people together and formed a ring about them. Nor did they separate until everyone in the ring had thrown out a reassuring word. “You won't have to go to all that trouble next time,” asserted James. “You'll have a visit from one of us every year after this,” stated Ellen. “It's all arranged,” declared Danlel. “We talked it over on the way.” “That is what should have been done before,” interposed Alice. “And now,” cried Marshall, “we are all going to have just the biggest | kind of a celebration.” Apply at Yates B 195 Gr Lakeland. Fl# = 297 a TWO NEW HEIGHT RECORDS 10,500 Feet in an Aeroplane AND HALLMARK QUALITY in SHIRTS at$l HALMARK | SHIRTS Transvaal Gold. The value of the gold output of the Transvaal for the vear 1911 has been reckoned at $170,000,000. This was an increase in value over the previous year of more than $140,000,000. It is estimated that the gold output of the Transvaal for the year mentioned con- stitutes almost, if not quite, 38 per cent. of the output of the whole world for the same vear. In 1910 the pro- portion was 33 per cent., 50 it will be 1 seen that the South African gold mines are steadlly improving. The dividend | 41stributed from the 1911 output reach. i ed the princely sum of $37,779,057. our €V pert word for it, they set a brand nc* mark style cad quality at the price. You can sce for yourself. All styles of Negligees— $1 and More ¢ CARVER'S DAYLIGHT.STOR Her Favorite. Young Sportleigh took Belle Ging- ham to see a boxing contest. | “Keep your e¥e on Billy tte Bean | Bumper,” he cautioned, “because he is | sure to put it all over that lanky boy | from Showhegan.” Belle demurred. ! “But why?" she inquired; “I'm sure the other gentleman bas the best ges- l tures.” :