Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 20, 1912, Page 4

i i ' | Published every sfternoon from the Kentucky Buildiag, Lakeland, Fla Entered in the postoffice at Lake- tand, Florida, as mail mattes of the second class. M. F. HPTHERINGTON, EDITOR. A. J. HOLWORTHY Business and Circulation Manager. e —————— SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One yeAr ....-........+$5.00 fix months .......... .. 2.60 Three monthf ... ..... 136 Delivered anywheire within the Ilimits of the City of Lakeland tor 10 cents a week, \ ¥rom the same office iz issued THE LAKELAND NEWS s weekly newspaper giving & re- sume of local matters, crop condl- tions, county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere for $1.00 per year. 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, First District—S, M. Sparkman. Congressman, Second District — 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. .\ McRae. Treasurer--J. C. Luning. Comptroller—W. V. Knott. Superintendent of Public Imstruc- tion—W, N. She: ts, State Chemist—R. E. Rose. Adjutant Gencrai—J. C. R. Foster. We heard a young couple say the other night that “they just had such a lovely time at the beach.” We thought nothing of it at the time, but we huve been “put next” by a squib I in the Pensacola News which says: “One kiss in the moonlight at the beach is worth a dozen in the parlor whén the old man is looking around the premises.” Gainesville has been served with a notice ‘by its private owned electric light plant that on Aug. 31 the plant will close down indefinitely, and the chy will be out in the dark as well as’ the cold. It is thought that the management came to this decision when the city decided they would erect their own plant and not pur- chase the plant now in operation. This is a unique situation indeed, and we await future developments with interest. Lakeland will never be subjected to any such inconveni- ence, her splendidly equipped mu- nicipal light and water plant being five one of her possessions which every citizen points to with pride. In the Times Union of Sunday appears a picture of the members of the State Board of Trade, and in one corner is a pennant bearing the name "lnko}and," a good piece of adver- tising for the city indeed. From all accounts, the Lakeland delegates were “around there,” and, although they failed to bring back the con- vention for October in their pocket, they let the delegates know there was such a spot on the map. The Kiesimmee Gazette, with its usual progressiveness, carried a three or four column write-up of the occasion the following day, and of the various delegates they had the following to say: Muncaster of Ocala was the best dressed. Ward, of Miami, the coolest. Robinson, of Orlando, the tallest. Badger, of Orlando, the shortest. Humphries, of Bradentown, the most dignified. Barbour, of pulchritudinous. Bates, of Sanford, the most flam- boyant. Powell, of Tampa, the most non- chalant. Hilliard, the most Royster, of Palatka, the most de- liberate. Carson, of Kissimmee, the best par- liamentarian. cloquent. Cox of Lakeland. the most serious polished. Whitner, of mixer. Richardson, of Jacksonville. most ready. Sanford. the McLeod, of Bartow, the most earn- est. looking. tented. ; lence. the | midshipman's 3 To consider whether or not a re- duction chall be made in the rates of tke Southern Express Co., the Flor- ide. railroad commission has an- ncunced that it will hold a mecting ir its offices at Tallahassee Scpt. 3, proposing a scale of rates nearly 25 per cent less than are now in force. The lowering of the express rate would mean a great deal to the citrus growers of Florida and the vegetable shippers, and local commission men are much interested and are hoping that the railroad commission will see fit to obtain cheaper transportation. While most of the shipments of fruit a2nd vegetables arc now cent by freight in refrigerator cars, it is often much more desirable, owing to maorket conditions, weather condi- tions, or the perishable quality of the fruit to ="i) by express. LIMES HAVE GOOD MARKET. Only a few years ago limes were a drug on the market. Nobody wanted them, At the present time they sell readily. Chase & (0. are now ship- ping about eight barrels daily from Miami. Hooks & Hughes shipped thirty barrels last week and receive about a car a day at present al- though last weck they received five cars on one day. These limes\are from the keys and of a very good quslity. Homer Hughes, of Hooks & Hughes, says that the key limes stand shipment better and also bring better prices than do the mainland limes. He reports that they arc not troubled with the stem end rot, as they were last year. Boats are a ne- cessity in hauling limes from the keys and quite a number of boat own- ers are making this a regular busi- ness. Miami is consuming at pres- ent quantities of watermelons.-—De- land News, FLORIDA FOR THE SMALL FARMER, Florida land companics have been so successful in disposing of land at good prices because they appeal to the now almost universal desire for small farms. A corollary to the well- defined movement of “back to the form' is the desire to farm inten- sively a small tract. Big ranches and great farms have had their day. The era of the small farm is herc. Sections where small ,farms are possible are receiving the bulk of this ncw element. Florida is such a state par excel- It meets the conditions ad- {mirably. On five acres of the right kind of Jand it is possjble to support a family comfortably. A successful truck farmer of wide experience makes thep ositive assertion that he has made more good, clean money when he paid the closest attention to five acres of good trucking land than he did with a big grove and a more extended area of soil. He got to know his land intimately and to real- ize its possibilitics. He made the best use possible of his knowledge and good profits resulted every year. He has become an authority on truck ralsing from his cxperience on fhis -acre tract. Ten acres of Florida soil ought to keep the average farmer's family busy during the cropping season and give them time for recreation during the hotter months of summer, These remarks refer largely to the scctions where trucking and fruit growing are possible. There are oth- er portions of the State where cotton is grown, or where cattle are fed, Which require larger areas. But in the main Florida is the ideal place for the small farmer.—Miami Me- tropolis. THE ALLIGATOR PEAR. There is no new fruit that gives more promise of becoming the basis of a profitable industry than the avocado, according to a bullctin issued by the Hawali experiment sta- tien. Its reputation is being more widely established each year. Its vnique character reduces to a mini- mum its competition with other fruits, while its rich, nut-like flavor is almost universally enjoyed among those who have known it longenough te become familiar with its peculiar charm. It is so unlike other fruits as to suggest a class of its own, and fer this reason it has been called a “salad fruit.” But it is used in many other ways. ply. any butter, vegetable marrow, palta, and alligator pear. horticultural organisations. " —_— The demand for the avocado has always kept in advance of the sup- This is evidenced by the high O'Bryan, of Kissimmce, the most |prices paid for it, ranging usunally from $2 to 50 cents each 2t retail. Although the markets are at present Lynch, of St. Petersburg, the most | I'mited, there does not secm to be immediate danger of over-pro- best |duction The fruit has many names such as butter pear, aguacate The name “avo- cado” has now been adopted and has Morrison, of Leesburg, the best|the sanction of the United States de- partment of agriculture, the Amer- Taylor, of Titusville, the most con- |ican Promological Society and other PRACTICALLY BEE STAMPED QUT The Cuba News, published at Ha- vana, has the following to say rela- tive to the bubonic plague situation on the island: No further cases of plague have dcveloped in Cuba. All the 2,013 rats autopsied between Aug. 1 and 15 gave negative results. Therefore quarantine restrictions on passenger traffic are being somewhat lightened, but all freight from Cuba seeking the United States remains subject to strictest regulations. No Local Quarantine. Local quarantine inspection of pas- sengers leaving Havana for interior points has been removed. Previously they were subject to seven days’ in- spection by local officials at destina- tion. On Aug. 13 Cuba also raised the quarantine against passengers from Europe who in transit here had the il! Juck to enter San Juan de Porto Rico harbor. Inasmuch as their ves- sels anchored in open bay and cvery precaution was tiken to permit no rats afflicted with wanderlust and plague to join them there, the incon- venience inflicted on them of spend- ing ¢ight days in Triscornia after they got here would seem to have been totally unnecesary from the first. Almost as foolish in fact as the fumigation of correspondence from Havana in which some western towns of this island, and the Mexican gov- ernment indulged. Newspapers of the 11th reported that Mexico had removed the quar- antine on passengers entering that country from Havana. Regarding Freight. Dr. Von Ezdorf i8 maintaining ac- tivity in safeguarding freight leav- ing Havana for the United States. All vessels which would carry it must re- main in open bay and none of the crew be allowed ashore. Lighters which draw alongside the vessels must have their lines freshly tarred for a distance of four fect, or have metal rat guards »ttached. These are discs around the ropes over which the rcdents cannot readily pass. At sun- set all lighters must withdrav: from contact with the vessels. No work is done as night. Screened Crates. No fruit ro vegetables packed in: crates or barrels with holes for ven-| tilation may be shipped unless ¢ove ered with close wire netting not more then one-half inch mesh, ' through which rats cannot pass. Some grow- ers have laid in supplies of metting which they took the precaution of getting Dr. Von Ezdorf to approve in advance. Crated merchandiso without any class of packing may be shipped when adjudged free from rats. When excelsior, straw, etc., is used, there must be evidence that the goods have been packed in twenty-four hours and all precautions must be used to secure direct transfer from consignor to rat-proof wharf; otherwise the geods must be repacked or fumigated under supervision of the United States Public Health and .\I:!riu.- Hospital Service. American Regulations. It is this service which imposes these regulations for the protection of American ports. The object is to prevent the passage of rats which may possibly be infected with plague, from Havana to the United States The precautions are directed to pre- venting their embarkation and to- ward starving them out en route it they do succeed in stowing them- selves away despite all. @iralt to San Juan. The Cuban government hus dis- patched Dr. Giralt to San Juan de Porto Rico to take the same preven- tive measures there, on Cuba's be- half, as Dr. Von Ezdorf is exercising here, for his country. “Phew, but its hot—what will you drink r v Sve. 5w for mine every time.” Drink it as often as you wish, it can't harm you. Doctors say its good for « Sve-Fra is pure—that's sure. _Made from the pure \ of Florida's choicest chemicals. It's the puutm and most satistying drink that ever wet a parched throat Mamboctired Cachuivay b0 THE GRATRU COMPANT ArmiaTa88% BEAUTIFUL LAWNS . ON SANDY SOIL. Tho general opinion that it is al- rost impossible to grow good, sub- stantial lawns in the sandy soils of Florida, is an old and exploded idea. ! \What the northerncr misses in Flor-' ‘ide is the soft green lawns that he hss been accustomed to and which are so restful to the eye and belm.l-' ful to look upon. ' Whether it be in the stiff clay nolll| oi the nerth or the sandy lands of ‘ tie south, really a fine lawn is the price of constant and unrcmming; care. Our expericnce in the sandy Jands here is that with intelligent care lawns that cannot be surpassed be grown. Many persons who are Jovers of nature and desire green lawns and have czandy soils go to tha expense of having the sand taken out pensive and the results are no bet- tez for all this trouble, After the grass has thoroughly fairly good applicction, then water | Aiter the grass covers the ground but little fertilizer is needed, say two or three applications during the year. Ore of the important matters is the mowing. This should be done at least once in two weeks and during the rainy season once each weck is better. There is a great satisfaction in a ¢! sely shaved, green and closely matted lawn, and each and cveryone cian have one to enjoy by following these directions.—Ex. SONGS AND SINGERS. By Walt Mason. mixed things up with a noble book, taking gems from the greater bards ‘Who in fame's temple have left their ctrds. Oh, their lines were full of a throbbing fire, and the way they warbled on Music's peak would make a fellow rear up and shriek. But soon I tired of their soaring strains; such pemes are hard on a fat man's brains when the sweat rolls down from his teil-worn phiz, and the hungry flies all around him whiz. So I got a book thet was full of lays produced at spced by jingling jays who print their rhwmes in the daily press; and it does look bad, but I must confess that these modern verses refresheé my soul, weighed down by the great bards' rigmarole. For the soaring poet forever speaks of the anclent gods and the ancient Greeks, of knights in armor and musty kings, and myths and legends and hoary things. Ah, how much wiser the jingling jay, who writes of people on eurth today, of things that happen in our own land, of men and measures we understand! Now bringing a snile from ear to ear, now dimming the eye with a briny tear, now taking a fall from a crying sham, now croon crooning a dirge or singing a nealm. There are no flics on the mas- ter poets, and I'm not anxious to get their goats; letthem proceed cn their stitely way— we'll love both them and the jingling jay! No Exaggeration. “Speed ?” retorted the demonstrator, when Jinks asked if the car was go- ing fast. “Speed? Why, let me tell you something. If you started out in a gale o' wind blowin’ sixty miles an hour, and goin' with it, this car's s0 fast 1’1l blow it in your face.”—Har per's Weekly. b To a Finish, Poet (to his wife)—"Now, let’s have a race and see whether you finish your cake first or [ my sonnet."— Filegende Blaetter. The Writer Who Does Most. That writer does the most who | gives hie reader the most knowledge and takes from him the least time.— C. C. Colton. v in beauty and fincnees of texture can and replaced with either hammock | scil or muck, a process which is ex- | taken root, sprinkle the ground with | blood, bone and potash, giving it a| thoroughly and keep it well watered. | In about a month give another appli- | | cation of the same fertilizer, mow- | ing the grass oncc in two weeks. ' I sat me down in a cozy nook, and | Speak Not IIT of Any Man, 4 .fiahlunnhwu are those who have, « .mux;:';(]"f‘ Culinar, er good hearts nor good under-| 1pe yoke” sald b, ECte standings. We ought not to think fll| ferrine. co po0 (b€ : of any one till we have palpable proof, | serampie 1¢7 lan o and even then we should not expose| g 1, 1 1n cricl the them to others.—Colton. e Stieago Tr . e e S The 8moke Inspec:. Save all bits of zixutp:'c o Seribble—Did your home paper give | Ib the fire and yoy peeq , our novel a notice? Scrabble—] '°' the 800t catching are M and Injured. should say so! 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