Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 4, 1912, Page 4

FiGF FOUR [he Evening Ielegram ‘ubli-hed every sfternoon [rom the <enti.cky it -x-fn; e 1 the postofice at Lake- .nd. ¥lorida, as mail matter of the »-cond class. A. J. HOLWORTHY usiness and Circulation Manager. T SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year c.0.-$6.00 Six months ... 3.60 Three mouths cansn 188 Oelivered anywhere within the Amits of the City of Lakeland tor 10 cents a week, #rom the same office i lssued THE LAKELAND NEWS o weckly newspaper giving o fe- sume of local matters, crup condl- tions, county affaira, etc. Sent! suywhere for $1.00 per year. Buildiag, Lakeland, Fla.' HETHERINGTON, EDITOR.| i EVESNING TELEGRAM,: LAK ELAND. FLA,, DEC. 4, 1912, e s e —— - — Sometimes our aticntion Is con- centrated with such disgust and ab horrence upon certain phases of pres- ent-day social life in which flazrant i vice is dominant, even in the high est circles, that we mistake a part for the whole and denounce the en- |tlre body of polite society for the 'sins of comparatively few. In some such mood as this was Methodist Bisiop Wilson in Savannah the other day when he thundered from his pu!- piv that “Rome in her werst days never harbored such conditions of vice as are prevalent in our highest sccial circles of the present time, and the moral stratum is thinner ana lower than ever before.” If the bishop ' : will read again his Gibbon and other | authors who tell us what the social ccnditions were in Rome in her worst days he will sce that our times compared with those are as the noon- day sunlight to midnight darkness. At no period in the world’s history viere there so many and such per- sistent forces working so successfully | ; for the uplift of humanity and tha' ——————————————"— | purification of society as right now, A H R NONS[NSf NCW AND THFN ——— Absent-Minded Professor. A certain university professor was noted for his absent-mindedness. One morning as he sat at the breakfas: table with a scientific magazine propped up before him, his wife was astonished to see him reach out for the maple syrup, pour it down his ' back and lean over and scratch hlu, pancake. Red Tape in Action, An American. in visiting the Lon- don postoffice, observed that the ! rewspaper box had a large Immth,! and, with the curiosity of the aver-" age American tourist, he stood gas- | i1g into it. Suddenly a bale of news- papers struck him and he fell into - the box. His companions hurried to the ! counters to rescuc him, but owing to DR. SAMUEL F. SMITH SPECIALIST Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Phone: Office 141, Bryant Bldg. Lakeland. Fia. DR. W. 8. RVIN UENTIST Established 1n July, 190v sooms 14 and 16 Kentucky Belldius Phoves: Ofice 180, Residence 54 | &. & TRAMMELL, Attorney-at-law. -Otices, Bryant Guildiug Lakeland, Fla. KELSEY BLANTON Lavyen. Bryaat Block, ‘Phone 819 Lakeland, Fla. TUCKER & TUCKZER, —lawyers— Residence 2:. The effort to agitate the question of State division is not meeting with encouraging results. There is doubt- less some sentiment in favor of it, but not enough to keep the issve alive. | | _____ i The initiation and recall “‘fad” gees marching on. The State board of canvassers out in Idaho have com pleted the count out there and an- nrounced that the constitutional amendment providing for the initia tive and recall has secured a major ity in the recent clection. PR Our bachelor governor has done | both a gallant and a sensible thing in appointing Miss Emma Mann | clerk of the circuit court of Sumter county to succeed the late incumbent, Mr. Nelson. Miss Mann is said to thoroughly understand the duties of tlie position. S 0 | It is to be heped that Mr. Taft will not make the Democrats regret the good opinion they have been so treely expressing of him since his cefeat by kicking Democrats and Iull Mcosers out of office in a mere spirit of revenge and putting Repub- licans in their places. As a gentle- man with a right sense of propriety Mr. Taft should leave to his succes- #or as far as possible all further ap- pointments to office. — Editor Walpole, of the Manatee Record gives it out strong that he wants Joe Lee's job of internal reve- | nue collector for Florida so that he can show the people how a white' man can run the office. That is like- ' ly to be about the first appointment President Wilson will make in Flor- ida, and as it is a plum of large di- | mensions and excellent flavor, Editor Walpole will probably find himself in the midst of lively competition tnr the place, ) e N The State Board of Control in ses- sion at Jacksonville gives out the giatitying information that all of the Siate institutions of learning this year show an increase ol thirty per cent in attendance the same pueriod last year, A few years ago tie State university had between fer and fifty young men in attend- ance; now there are more than 300, end the State College for Young ! Women at Tallahassee has 320 in at- tendance. Like every other good in- terest in Flor tion is boomi over i, the cause of educa —————) Il'nl tendencies of man. | riust go on forever, for siz wili be | imioral character {and the most splendid and inspiring !spectacle of this age is this mighty \ massing and organizing of all thes> forces and sending them into action ts beat down and crush out the sin- The task here as long as we are, but to say tiat we have lapsed to the barbarism of Rome in her worst day is pessi- mism too rank to meet acceptance for it is contradicted every day and hour by the obvious facts of life, { was not, LS RIS THE WISE COURSE OF A FED. ERAL JUDGE IN PENSACOLA. 1 The ripened thought of this age cu large questions of a public uudi is u«rumplluhln;;! things for the reform of the evils of ! a crude civilization and the uplift o humanity hardly less impressive than the immense advance along ma- terial lines through improved me- chanical devices. This was illus- trated over at Pensacola the other day in the case of young Bell, a yeuth of previous excellent charac- ter, who robbed a bank there of $55.- 000, and then, scared and conscience- | stricken, returned the money. In times gone by the law woull i have classed him with other crimi- rals-—merely a subject for harsh | punishment, and sent him to the pen for a term of years to herd with har- dened felons, coldly and cruelly re- gardless of his possibilities of reform ! and reclamation, and intent only ! i clation that would kill what was best (ia him and develop the worst. But wc live in a better age; prison re- form is now something more than an academic phrase, and our judges are ueing their discretion in a way that i will save many a culprit not yet har- dened and give him another chance in life. When young Bell after pleading Hlill.\' in the federal court in Pen- secola, stood up to receive his sen- touge, Judge Sheppard used these no- tihle words: “Your punishment cotisideration; the least reformation ot 1 would he is veur ilhe greatest importance think the ends of justice Letter subserved by reformation than by yvour probable destruction. | The public prison is the place de- signed for the detention of erimina jdud not for the correction of epr vouths, My experience in (¥iath, and studying oftenders agai | tie law for more than five ye has taught me that pPunishment of itsel” I\\orku 0o reform in the transgresso: ur dealing the red tape of the English postof- Raymondo Bldg , thereupon went to the chief, who lis- { no one applies for him, |vn\olmne and found a slip of paper The Times-Union hopes that Pres- || am adopting with effect and gre: ident Wilson will prefer the dignified | satisfaction the proha simplicity of Jefferson to the pompocs | this term of court ostentation of Roosevelt. ation system., two offenders Al Would the | charged with rather serious offensoes ' flce the clerks disregarded their ap- peals. The American was in the mail box and would have to be treated as a mail matter. They therefore stamped him and threw him into a compartment containing provincial nowspapers. The unfortunate sbeland, Forids SRS R iN0. 8. EDWARDS Attorney-at-Law. Office in Munn Building LAKELAND, FLORIDA. DR. N. L. BRYAN, DENTIST. Rooms 8 and 9, Deen & Bryant Build- ing. Phone. 339. Residence Phone 300 Red. LAKELAND, FLA. PR. R R SULLIVAN, ~—PHYSICIAN— Opecial attention given to Surgecy and Gynecology man’s * friends tened phlegmatically to their story, then asked if their friend was ad- dressedy On being informed that he’ the chief said: “The matter is simple. The man will remain for six months in the birean. At the end of that time, if he will be burnt as a dead letter.” & B, HUFFAKER. ~Attorney-at-Luw— rovw T Srusrt Ridg Rartow OR. W. R. GROOVER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Rooms 3 and 4 Keatucky Sldg Lakeland, Florida. @. D. & H D. XENDENHALL Civil Engineers and Architects Rooms 212-216 Drsne Bldg LAKELAND, FLA. Phosphate land examination. veys, examination, repcrts Blueprirting. 7. MACDONOUGH, Architect, Newest Ideas in Bungalow Designing Room 6 Deen & Bryant Bldg. Lakeland, Florida. Scheme for Getting Rich. A well-to-do business man of Ars, Kansas City tells a unique story of how he got started in life. When & | young man without much money, he siruck New York city. While walk- ing down the street he saw a sign which read: *“*We will tell you how, to get rich for $1.” He went and planked down a dollar and received ivstructions in a sealed envelope. Ge- fng ont on the street he _opened the L 1Y Sur- reading: “Work like the devil and 8ave your money.” Did he have the outfit arrested for swindling? No, indeed! He took their advice and to- day he is worth more than $100,000, How to Run a Nevnplper. To run a newspaper, all a fellov {on forcing him into a life and asso- M4¥10 do is to be able to write poems, discuss the tariff and money ques- tions, umpire a baseball game, re- pert a wedding, saw wood, describe a fire so that the readers will shod their wraps, make $1 do the work of $10, shine at a dance, measure calico, abuse the liquor habit, test whiskey, subscribe to charity, go Without meals, attack free silver, wear diamonds, invent advertisc- | ments, sneer at snobbery, overlook | scandal, appraise babies, deligh: | pumpkin raisers, minister to the af-| flicted. heal the disgruntled, fight t» a finish, set type, opinions | s i gveep the offite, spoak at the prayer ! 1 p s L yolh wilte meetings and stand in with every- ot Sl hody and evervihing, l'illi.‘”l‘l' Lreacanios. (Kan.) Pearl. i WHY HE LOST HIS FRIENDS. He was not loyal to them. He measured them by their ability to advance him. He was always saying mean things about them in their absence. ‘ He did not know the value or thoughtfulness in little things. He was cold and reserved in hi: manner—cranky, mold | What Was the Text? Not a Rarity, “I select my text,” began the young i i Ln‘n(n men there are can layman, “from the Book of Nature, It ook T two after the election (s inscribed on every leaf, which o 1ew it would be that way [clings to every tree, in the library at so-and-so would Lo clected, [of the forest—the latter clause of the And you ean alw Ays find them, too.— |fourth branch. and the third tWig. - Covington News, Judge. Funny how gloomy, péssimis- | Ihe Protessions- NOTICE ——— We will cut the price ‘on all our Ladies’ Suits beginning TOD AY, Call at once and see the prices we are offer- ing. We appreciate your calls. - =~ MURRELL SHARP WE WILL NAIL YOU . S tor each set of old False Teet' st US. Highest prices paid for /¢ Gold, Silver, old Watches, Broken Jewelry and Preclous Stones Money Sent By Return Mail. Phila, Sme} nsnnusn 863 Chestnut 8t., Phllulelplm P TO DENTISTS We will buy your Gold Filings, Gold Scrap, and Platinum. High- ost prices paid. w. Fiske Johnson REAL ESTATE Loars Negotiated Buys and Sells Real Estate. Orange Property a Specialty. ROOM 7, KENTUCKY BUILDING To Amuse Children, Children who must be amused on bad days will find a “ring toss” game a delight; it can be purchased for 50 cents with four rings and a red stick for outdoor use, or a red wonden etand en that ¢he Zame ean be played indoors on rainy days; it I8 a good game for children of almost any age, for the older ones always find much fun in it, and it teaches the littler ones to aim well aud throw correctly, — Way It Goes. “That man seems to be enthusias- ‘tic about Plunkville. Everything pleases him. “He's been away for 30 years,” explained the oldest inhab- itant. “By tomorrow he'll be look- ing up the time tables and cussing tho bad train service.” i —— Modern Clothes for Chinese, Traveling for an English firm that makes ready-made clothing, a drum- mer recently secured orders for $125.000 worth of “fereign” garments in Harbin, Manchur a The clothes | Will be #0ld to the 'hineen J ~—OUR— T.-U. have Mr. Wilson ride to the capitol on inauguration day on horse- back and hitch his nag to the fence, preparatory to taking the oath o! office, like a farmer coming to town, as Mr. Jefferson did? In these com- plex times it would be the act of the cheapest of demagogues and would rate Mr. Wilson far lower than all “the pompous ostentation” of g Roosevelt could. Old-fashioned sim- rlicity is impossible in this day. ——e e [ X Whenever any man-—no matter what his standing in this community, nc matter what his excuse, no matter if he s wealth enough to buy up ali the property in Lakeland breaks the laws of this city, know- ingly, wilfully and defiantly, this . per is going to condemn that man ir no uncertain terms, even though it may not approve of the law that is broken. If laws bad. repea; them; if our officials ara incompetent or undeserving, fire them and elect others. There are proper and peace- ful methods for doing these things But while any law is in force wo shall use what influence we can com- mand to have it respected: and we shall do all in our power to hold up the hands of those whom tne people have chosen as their pwblic servants, We do hot think any desirable citi- ‘lflnnldexpect.\’ubdohl‘ are on whom sentences tad been suspend- | el on probation ’ropur(od with testi- | monials from their neighbors of good conduct, of sober and industrious liv- ing, which demonstrates in a way | that most men will reform if given , A chance. 1 want you to feel thm; rotwithstanding your great mistake, | society is not against you and that | leniency should be the highest incen- | tive for the best life you can live.” The judge then sentenced Bell (o! two years in the reform school =t Washington. ' — iy GRAPEFRUIT ON THE GRIDIRON. | A i The bell had just clanged the end tween Leach Cross and “one Round” Hogan, when a second climbed through the ropes and handed munched as he rested between the rounds. football game between periods fully a dozén of the players were eating the fruit. A trainer explained that 25 a thirst quencher the grapefruit is superior to both the lemon and orange so long used in contests where endurance counts. Trainers have been giving thelr men half a grape- fruit after the morning practice, an- other portion in the afternoon and & third at night.—New York World. of the first round in the fight be- § to Cross a grapefruit which the fighter 3 At the Harvard-Princeton ¢ XMAS OPENING | 7”“143? Afternoon From 5 10110, 0°clock p.! m. Y X P. S-~-BRING the CHILDREN. Real Santa Claus will be here at that time to meet you all, It pays to buy good goods. Why not come round and see our line of suits and overcoats, which have just arrived from New York. All the lat- est styles and fashions at very low prices. Also Cluett Peabody Shirts and Williams Kneeland Shoes. We also have a full line of youths' and boys’ clothing of the best material, and prices never before heard of in Lake- land. We don’t mind showing the customers our goods and apprecizte any favors. he Hub ‘JOSEPH LeVAY Kentucky Avenue Lakeland