Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 10, 1912, Page 4

e et he Evening Telegr, am'woonng;:sicx OF ACCEPTANCE. t Pabliched gvery afterncon Irom m' Kentucky Building, Lakeland, Fla. The spiendid preseniaiion of Dem- ocratic principles in Gov. Wilson's address accepting the nomination for > in a strik- E fice at Lake- the presidency, rontrasts : m‘:‘;;z:l;: ".h: ::lw mattes of the ing way with the catch-penny plat- weeond class. | M. F. HBTHERINGTON, EDITOR. A. J. HOLWORTHY . susiness and Circulation Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year ....-.....«..1$6.00 Six months ...........s 2,60 Tohree monthf ... ..... L26 Delivered anywhere within the umits of the City of Lakeland for 10 cents 8 week, ¥rom Lboe same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS » weekly newspaper giving e Te- . sume of local matters, crop condi- wons, county ‘affairs, etc. Senmt siywhere for $1.00 per year. T DEMOCRATIC TICKET. For President—Woodrow Wilson. For Vice President—Thomas C. Marshall. Presidential Electors—Jefferson B. " Browne, J. Fred DeBerry, Charles E. Jones, W. Chipley Jones, Leland J. Henderson, H. C. Sparkman. Congressman, State at Large— Claude L’Engle. : Congressman, M. Sparkman. Congressman, Frank Clark. * Congressman, Third District—Em- mett Wilson, ) Governor—Park Trammell. Attorney General—Thos. F. West. Secretary of State—H. C. Craw- ford. Commissioner of Agriculture—W. .A McRae. 3 Treasurer--J, C. Luning.. Comptroller—W. V. Knott. Superintendent of Public Instruc- tion—W. N. Shetts. State Chemist—R. E. Rose. Adjutant Gencrai—J, C. R, Foster. First District—S. Second District — THE HOME KNOCKER. A prospective settler was recently induced to come “to Lakeland by a former neighbor in his old home State, who had come and found con- ditions good and who was anxious that his friends should also locate here. The long trip was made and the newcomer felt more than repaid for his journey and outlay of money. He expressed delight at the many _ advantages )f Lakeland, and stated | that he desired a home on one of our :mr.fiy pretty lakes. He fell in with & real estate dealer, who, because he ‘had no property on any of the lakes, told him that he should never think of living on a lake, that they had no outlet and became stagnant, and oven went so far as to show him a Bnake track near one of the lakes. The result of this conversation was the loss of a good citizes for Lake- 2nd. He came here with the desire to live on a lake, and when he found that he would dle of bubonic plague or some other digease if he even ,turned his cptics on one, his enthu- slasm wanéd, and he will probably- turred his face homeward, disgusted with Lalkcland and the whole State, # ; 'l‘h!Q paper must state again that real estato dealers who live here and get their meat and bread offs the, town should either -tell the truth when dealing with newcomers, or move to where they can knock to their hearf's ‘content-—there is no room for the here. 3 o ey Jh b The Arcadia Enterprise is agitat- ing the matter of having a public park. ‘A town can make no better investment than in the purchase of a _Plot of ground for this purpose, and in having it well cared for after it his been secured. One of , Lake- < land’s greatest ascets is her park. Sit- uated in the heart of the business| ‘lrctlan, it rests the eye of the hur- ded business man; it attracts a&nd Bolds the admiration of the casial fsitor and causes him in many in- tances to decide to make Lakeland i8 home; it affords a place for resi- pis and visitors to congregate dand ‘enjoy the well kept grounds, flowers nd trees—in short, Munn park s.a ‘source of pride and a joy i‘oreve; to | kkland citizens, and if every town | Florida had such a plot of ground | n such a desirable location, ‘there ould be more towns in the State Ambued with that civic gpirit which ;!‘IA making of Lakeland one of the ‘greatest inland citles in Florida, i Col. E. T. Byington has severed 8 condection with the Mulberry form of the so-called Progressive party, put forth at the Chicago con- vention. Roosevelt has evidently gotten the idea that there i8 more or less dis- content fu the country, and without any real grasp of the situation, has evolved a ‘political nostrum for each of the symptoms of the disease. He has not come at a proper diagnosis of the rail ailment in the slightest measure. His game, apparently, is to catch the vote of everyone who has a po- litical hobby, but in spite of the ap- parent ultra-radicalism of the plat- form it is not calculated to frighten big business seriously, and it cer- tainly does not at all touch the de- mand for a progressive attitude to- ward the problems of the country. Gov. Wilson, on the other hand, shows himself aggressive, progres- sive, constructive. He presents a vision of the America that ought to be and that may be. He sees clearly that conditions are not as they ought to be, and he sees that these condi- tions cannot be improved by merely destructive policies. There must be construction. He gives an absolute- ly true picture of the real democracy, and pledges himself and his party to their most unselfish endeavor to bring conditions into harmony with that conception. e His address is the pronouncement of a man who is more than a politi- clan, more than a seeker after votes, more than the promulgator »f a plat- form. He seeks to be a servant of the public and makes clear that he knows what that term means. He promises in al] evident sincerity, and without any attempt to hide his meaning under a clap-trap array of meaningless phrases, to be the serv- ant of all the people in working out the statesmanlike progress of -con- structive achievement which he out- lines.—Pensacola Journal. sk i SATISFACTORY RETURNS OF ADVERTISING. Effort which is intelligently di- rected through publicity brings larg- er returns than any other legitimate method. This is often demonstrated in business of many sorts and no- where does-it show up with such continuous activity as in newspaper advertising. Rightly placed an ad- vertisement is an invitation to a pos- sible customer that has a vital weight, ¢ The advertisement of a rep- utable business, in the pages of a reputable newspaper, is illustrating the word of honor of the man behind the publicity. A merchant tells through an advertisement what he wants the public to know. He states a fact. That fact, if he is the reput- able man he should be, can be de- pended upon, day after day and is- sue after issue of the paper in which his publicity is gained. It is the trade mark of his calling, the guarantee of honest merchandising and the adver- tisements of these reputable dealers are readable, And advertising brings in larger returns. It is impossible to find a ‘method that will make more dollars, for the investment, as can be brought out 4n trade directed by intelligent advertising 'of honest merchandise or honest needs or wants. The money spent in this way reaches directly more people 'than could possibly be found by any other square method. And there are countless illustra- tions where it has been shown that advertising pays. There is a recent cese where a loca] man applied for the fulfillment of a desire through the classified columns of this paper. per. The cost, entirely, was less than a dollar, for four insertions. The first day's paper brought him thirty-eight replies and during the running of the advertisement there were fifty re- sponses.. It would have been impos- sible fo. have galned what was thus gained, in any other manner, than by the expenditure of a great many times this much money.—Ex, AIR-CUSHION AUTOS Josef Hofman, the pianist, has in- vented on alr-cushion automobile. In | place of the usual springs it has four brass cylinders for compressed air resting on the axles under the four | corners of the automobile body. These | by means of pistons and soft leather diaphragms, greatly reduce the sway~ ing and jolting, It is claimed for the mew inven- tion that it is adaptable to all kinds of roads; that the air cushions work Instantaneously with softness and ease of movement; that there is an entire absence of wvibration, as no Herald as editor, notice to this ef- fect appearing in the last issue of that paper, Col. Byington is an able ‘newspaper man; and will no doubt not be sa t of th B .l metal springs intervene between the axle and the car body. The machine has been undergoig severe tests for several months, hav- WHAT A NEWCOMER THINKS OF FLORIDA The following from the Minnne- apolis News shows how well a for- mer resident of that city was pleased with Florida: “Charlts A. Welch is visiting his daughter, Mrs. J. R. Stewart, at 2306 Pieasant avenue, after an absence of eighteen months. In the winter of 1910 he accompanied his cousin, Mrl; George J. Backus, and her family to their new home on the St. Lucie In- let. ‘“His intention Was to remain only until Mr. Backus could adjust his business and join them, but he liked the country so well and was so great- | ly benefited in health that he stayed cn, and now only slipped away to Minneapolis for a visit; and will re- turn the last of August. ““He declares the summers in that part of Florida are really more de- lightful than the winters; that they have no malaria, and that in general health and feeling he is fully twenty years younger than when he went away. Speaking of the general Lealthfulness, he related how a Nor- thern doctor opened an office in a tewn five miles from them, because there was no physician there, dnd waited six months for a patient and then left. A few items from his daily experience may be of interest. He found dewberries growing wild along the river, indicating that they were indigenous, so he sent for choice varieties, and now has plants with vines 15 feet long. They are proli- fic and bring better prices than straw- berries. Persimmons Profitable “He also found wild persimmon trées. On this stock he budded fine Japanese varieties, from which he ex- pects great results. He regards per- simmons as one of the most profit- able fruits that can be grown. He was enthusiastic over sugar cane, A small patch was planted near the house and it had grown without fer- tilizing or cultivation umtil it was over 12 feet high. Cane matures one joint at a time. Tn Louisiana about a five foot stalk is the limit, but in Florida they ‘get an eight or nins foot stalk and this means 60 tons to the acre or from 600 to 800 gallonsg of syrup. . “In poultry he had had experience in several States, but said that Flor- ida beat them all. Lice are unknown, The eggs sell for 25 cents in sum- mer and 40 cents in winter, with strong local demand; broilers, 25 cents a pound, and fowls 20 cents a pound. He introduced Indian Run- ner ducks. These begin to lay at five months and wilt average 300 eggs a year. He sold all his eggs at 10 cents each for breeding purposes, Vegetables Still High “He regarded string beans as a staple crop; said they were good for 125 hampers per acre. He sold at $8 per hamper, although the price at times reached much higher. He hal some green peppers and the yield was at the rate of 800 crates per acre. The price was from $1 to $3 per crate. He staked his tomatoes and they grew over 12 feet tall. If properly cared. for in like manner an acre of tomatoes should yield $1,000. If planted in rotation they will produce every month In the year. Head let- tuce was a winner. He only had a very small bed, yet sold $20 worth. He made succéssful experiments with asparagus, and said he could sell all he could raise for $12 a dozen bunch- 8. : “Regarding his future plans. Mr. Weleh said he had made none except that he would return to Florida in about a month.” Sanford is getting ready for an- other crop of cclery, South Florida is getting ready for another crop of grapefruit and oranges, and the whole ‘State will soon be getting ready for g crop of tourists. The cropping season in Florida is twelve months Metropolis. in duration.-—Jacksonville | G AND HIGH THINKIN 10W I By Ruth Cameron High ideals are beautiful and Won- derful things. It is always an in- spiration to me to meet anyone Whol has some aspiration and some sense of responsibility in life beyond sur- rounding himself and his own with all the comforts and pleasures and friends possible, and living pleas- antly from day to day. But conversely, it is always a sad- dening disillusionment to find my fdealist notably failing to live up to! the little obligations of daily living. And yet how often one finds this sad combination—grand thinking and petty living, stern ideals and siack realities! - or instance, a young woman crossed my path this summer whose beautiful ideals about the brotherhood of man and our responsi- bility to wards our less fortunate fel- low creatures were a stimulant to me And then one day I heard the woman with whom she boarded telling how much trouble and extra work this particular girl had caused by being consistently and unnecessarify late to meals. The hostess is a very hard- | working little widow who is evident- 1y over-taxing her strength, and most of her guests—even though they do not have ideals as to the brotherhood of man—do all they can to meake it easier’for her. Naturally, after that, my young friend’s ideals failed to if- spire me. Again, the most impassioned cham- pion of justice and equal rights for all whom I evir knew was a young men who lived in a boarding house and was disliked by all his mates be- cause he would keep possession of the bathroom at the rush hours just about twice as Jong as the law of jus- tice and equal rights for all allowed. Just the other day my shampoo lady came an hour early, inquiring anxiously if I could have my treat- ment then, and explaining that it would be a great favor if I could, for Mrs. S., whom she usually treated at that hour, had gone to town and left word that she would postpone her ap- pointment until that afternoon. That had thrown out her entire schedule, and unless I could accomodate her, she said she didn’t know what she would do. Now Mrs. 8. is a woman of unusually hizh ideals of justice. Wasn't it strange that it didn’t occur to her to put them into practice in theé relations of daily life? of course, we all know many very well intentioned people who cause in- finite inconvenience and unhappiness by slackness in paying their debts. “To talk of living the higher life and to ignore the financial integrity of keeping one‘s debts promptly and ac- curately paid,” someone has said, “is to speak a meaningless jargon.” Now there are many kinds of con- sis‘ency which are absdlute folly. As, for, instance, that which makes a man cling to a position after he has Jiie to realize it is a mistake. But the consistency which makes a man try to live in little things as he talks in big ones, surely is a jewel. And they who lack this consisten- ¢y are taking a “meaningless jar- zon” when they try to tell us about] their ideals. SURF CLUB FOR ST AUGUSTINE A new club, known as the Surf Club, has been organized in St. Au- gustine. The organizdtion started out with a charter membership of twenty-four, and according to the- constitution adopted the membership will be restricted to fifty. A neat and comfortable club house wil] be erect- ed at an early date at one of the | beaches where the members and their families and the ladies will have the privilege of the use of the club houss under the most pleasant and comfort- able conditions. EMVVVMAMAMAA AW R BRICK BRICK BRICK Output 30,000 Per Day faclured in the state in | 3 St. Petersburg ‘Wire or phone orders and Oy Can furnish on short rotice the best common brick manu- any quantity, on hand at all times to fijl rush orders. ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA From one to ten cars inquiries at our expense. Novelty Works Staple and Fancy Groceries, 12}, Blowouts tures ——— Tire Troubies Ended Have Your Tires Filled With RUBBERINE Rubberine guatantees you against punctures, rim cuts and leaky valves. . ° The method of fillingis mechanically correct. 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Rub. berine is a perfect substitute for air, having all the advantages and none of the disadvantages of air-filled tires. The only plant of this kind in operation at the present time in South Florida, is located in the Peacock building. Any further information desired can be obtained, by calling in per- son or writing : e R ~ The South Florida Punctureless Tire Co. - LAKELAND, FLORIDA blow-outs, Children Dresses Boy’s Blouses. Boy’s and Girl’s Roinpers A LARGE LINE AT Carver’s Da ylight Store AT THE CORNER MAIN STREET AND FLORIDA AV L. B. WEEK: —DEALER IN:—- a1 Grain and Feedstuffs PHONE 119 Cowdery Buil(ing WITH WOOD'S MEAT MARKET 10 Ibs. Bucket Snowdrift Lard- 4 lbs, Bucket Snowdrift Lard . 12 bbl Flour in Wood 24 1b, Sack Flour 12 Ib.Sack Flour ... ....... .. 7 Cav: ‘Small Cream.......... 3 Cavs Extra Large Cream. ... 30 s Tamatomy o iiluis s 1", Cracker Boy Coffee Btatolife, pep BRaR e S LS R Hay, best, per 100 Ibs.. .. . Chicken Feed, per Sack Oats, per Sack y Shorts, pe; rseasere