Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 17, 1912, Page 4

oo > A W - .a man of stout heart PAGE FOUR. Ihe Evening Telegram Published every sfternoon from the Kenincky Buildiag, Lakeland, Fla tuicred in the postoffice at Lake- :«nd. Florida, as mail matter of the w-cond clase. M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. A. J. HOLWORTHY nusiness snd Circulation Manager. : SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One JEAr ....-seeee000+86.00 Six months .... Three months ...-..... 1.36 Delivered anywhere within the iimits of the City of Lakeland tor 10 cents & week, from the same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS o weekly newspaper giving & re- wame of local matters, crop condi- fons, county affairs, etc. Sent spywhere for $1.00 per year. While you are preparing your New Year's swear-off list, consider the case of Xmas and solemnly rcsolve never to write it that way again, and make the resolve operative now. o- The Christmas edition of the Pen- | sacola Journal was fine. That series of special articles with the accom- panying pictures of their authors was a specially entertaining feature of the edition. —0 More power to the ladies of lhel Housewives Union in their effort to | break the egg trust. The whole army | of American egg-eaters is behind them in their noble endeavor. President Taft has done a very just, manly and courteous thing in waiving his right to appoint a suc- Cossor to the late Whitelaw Reid as ambassador to England, and leaving that duty to President Wilson. We should have a gentleman and schola> to represent us at the court of St James and the selection could fali upon no better man than Thoma Nelson Page, the well-known Vir- <inia author, an admirable type ol the successful American man of ai- fairs and of letters. ile would do us ag much credit as Lowell, Bayard or Reid and his appointment would be peculiarly satisfying to the southern people, whose best traditions he rep- resents. The southern press ough: tc speak out on this subject, and we are glad to sce the Tampa Tribunz Las led off with a strong endorse- r.ent of Mr. Page. R Y Sl (e HE WANTS THE FULLEST GLARE OF PUBLICITY. When it comes to progressiveness Editor Frank L. Mayes of the Pen- sacola Journal is certainly one to de- light the heart of a radical. In the recent Christmas edition of the Tam- riflhl'ra Tribune that able journalist has an article, prepared by request, on the subject of publicity of campaign contributions and expenses, in which he proposes that the present Florida law on the subject shall be amended so that not only must candidates n:ake a sworn statement of their campaign expenses, but all persons tas well who contributed any monev to that candidate’s election; and not ouly must the spenders make sucn sworn statement, but the receiver also. Mr. Mayes thinks that such a 1aw AT by President-elect Wilson has had & nice, helpful rest over in Bermuda | and is again back on our shores te be the most pestered man on lln-‘ planet for a good many months to come until the last juicy plum has passed from his Keeping to that of some deserving Democrat who has long had his eye upon it. With the cffice-seekers and tariff reform ahead of him the new president needs to be and strong nerves, O harisiditehct; ! would almost automatically enforce itself, as *“the man who spent the money would hesitate long and se- law when he knew that the report nf; the man who received the money might make the spender liable to conviction for misdemeanor; and the same reasoning would also apply to! "the receiver of money." This !‘X-E treme position is entirely logical, for | it it is desirable in the interest o!f purity in elections to compel the can- didate to make a sworn public state- ! ment of his expenditures, n'ln'lnusl,\'; EVENING TEL THE animals, insects or reptiles, explosives of every kind, inflammable articles, including matches; infernal ma- chines, pistols or revolvers, disease germs, any obscene, defamatory or scurrilous matter now prohibited by law; live or dead animals, birds or live poultry; rawhides or pelts, or srything having a bad odor, Books and printed matter may not be forwarded at parcels post rates, Eut only at pound rates of third cluss matter. —_—— —————————————————————————— A LITTLE NONSENSE NOW AND THEN How to Be an Aristocrat, Eat dinner at night. Mortgage your house and buy an automobile. Let the groceryman and meat dea!- ers wait awhile. Borrow money to join a couple of country clubs. When there is a reception, have garments sent up on approval and wear them to the reception. Place your nose at an angle of 45 degrees when you meet an honest workingman on the street. Refer to your Ford as a “motah” and shun the street cars on all oc- casions. Forget the letter “r" in all of your conversation and cultivate a fond- ness for grapefruit. Make a loud noise through the note when anybody mentions such a plebean thing as work.—R. K. Moulton. Great Truthg These. The average man nearly always manages to get caught in the ac: ; : when he has occasi i riously before trying to evade the | o ion to perform a charitable deed. Nothing is calculated to worry n‘ man more than to have his wife in- form him that he has been talking in his sleep and then refuse to tell him what he said. A Valuable Friend. For a number of years Dr. David R. Boyd, the newly installed prest- dent of the University of New Mex- The movement for one-cent lettes it is equally desirable that all expen- | jco, was assoclated with the Presby- postage in this country is rapidly ditures to secure his clection, ho terian Board of Home Missions, in rathering headway and we are likely to get it in a very few years. John Wannamaker, former postmaster gen- metter by whom made, should be siven the same kind of publicity. | | We may come to this in time, but' New York. He traveled extensively throughout the United States, Alaska and Porto Rico, and had a habit of eral, made a special study of this #s the chief difficuity of our day s sending telegraphic night letters to question and he is quoted as saying: “l am a firm believer in one-cent letter postage, and think the govern- ment would have a larger revenue from it after the first two years than it has at present from two-cent pos- «£ge, when people had time to realize the facilities afforded for communi- cation with each other.” B | — The anthorized announcement of the approaching marriage of Miss liclen Gould will bring to this ad- mirable lady the congratulations of 211 the people in this country. Born to great wealth she has made good uge of it, and in her unselfish philan- thropy she is in strong contrast with a majority of her class who use theie inherited millions for selfish indul- gences. When Miss Helen marries we Will lose the them all noblest O Nearly every paper in the Stage has recently used an article in pei- erence to newspapers in which Unit- €q States Senator “Davis™ of Ilinois is quoted. e rise to inquire, when was “Davis” a United States senator from Illinois Lake City Index. The senator the Index refers to was David Davis, who served a long term as a justice of the United States Supreme Court by appointment President Lincoln, and who, a gool many years after the civil war, re- signed that position and was clected to the United States Senate from 11- linois. He died more than twenty years ago, if our recollection is right, He was a plain, old-f ioned, sturdy man of zreat ability, and 1. the Senate as a Demoerat i went to Whitelaw Reid, who died as Amer- jcan ambassador to England the oth er day, was a notable instance of what a man with the right siuff iy him can accomplish in this country He started in life without the ad- vantages of wealth or high social sta- tion, and, like other Americans, his early trainine S0 manv big was in % couniry pring shop. His own brains and him the sue- cesgor of Horace Greeley on the New York Tribune, his mar- riage to the daughter of D. 0. Mills the California millionaire, helped his social advancement and added to his vealth, and diplomacy was due to his own abil- ity, and he would have won high sta- ton regardless of his marriage. Mr. Reid was not great, but he was a highly creditable specimen of Amer- ican manhood and he was at all times #n honorable, kindhearted, courteous gentleman. character made and while his success in politics & spinster oq o1 the non-enforcemem of law, ena cur hardest problem is how to secure such enforcement, it is doubtful if, this proposed law is desirable now; for it would be much oft ner violaied than obeyed, and the benefiis souzit by it would not be of a character suffi- ciently substantial and definite to, ,compensute the community for the fbad effect upon public morals of a statute sure to be broken oftener than enforced. People would resent such a law as an undue invasion of their private rights and, feeling thus, it would be likely to met the fate of all unpopu- law Jaws, and not being held clearly and vitally related to tae well-heinz ! of gociety would remain unenforced upon the statute book - a dead let- ter. Candidates can’t escape the pub- icity law, because ihev ae !Mly very nearly all the others con- | templated by the plan of Editor| M known, | £, conld, if they wanted to, be- | ¢ they would not be known. And ht not the very elemeng of num- CPersin such a plan make it too cum- ;lwmus to be practicable? m | —0 WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T f | SEND BY PARCELS POST. | " The new parcels post lTaw whic hy roes into effect on the firsy of ‘l:un|~'3 ary is attracting a great deal of pub- | iic attention and most people are stil! in ignorance of whap it permits and torbids and just what specific bene- | it will accrue to the public by il.! i'l‘l.«- postmaster general is doing his best to shed enlightenment on the subject and the press is his most ef ficient aid to that end. Here stme facts as (0 what can and canno: | Le =ent by parcels post: | Butter, lard, fish, fresh meats, | dressed fowls, vegetables, fruits, ber- | ries, and similar articles likely quick- ‘ IV 1o decay, may be sent for short | distances, securely packed. | Lzes will be aceepted for local deliv-| ery wien packed properly in a con- | tainer, and for any distance whea cach egg is separately packed in SeCure manner, are when No restriction is placed on the mailing of salted, dried, smoked or cared meats, but fresh meat will be transported only within the first | zone. Frazile articles, including millin- | €1y, toys, musical instruments, and orticles of glass in whole or in part, must be securely packed and marked | “Fragile.” Articles that may not be sent by parcels post include intoxicating li- & 4 i intended for Rer hand is apt to worry because th demand for her is . ! quors.of all kinds, poisons, Ppoisonoys !than the supply.” the home office, in which he usually included some message to be rhoned to his wife. Having a dinner engagement the last evening of his stay in Santa Fe, Dr. Boyd filed his night letter earlv and proceeded to his host's home. While seated at dinner with his friends, he was summoned to the tel- ephone and recognized the voice of Lis operator friend at the other ond of the line. “Mr. Boyd,” the operator sald hes- itatingly, *“don’t you think 1 better change the wording of the last par: of your message? 1 am afraid it may cause you trouble.” g “Why, how i that®” tie doctor, in surprise, “Well, just here at the end, which Mrs. Boyd, you say, Tell Mrs. Boyd." hon's think 1 better change thay to read, *Don’t tell Mrs, Boyd'?" tele- questioned Tam tight, you The carcless writing of the word “quite” and the omission of he vord “well” haqg brompted the op- erator’s effort to save the dignity of his friend. Judge. e Luke McLuke Says woman knows that women starve their familie it all on their backs, Every ¥ other $ and put The woman's first impulse 1g to fight temptation; the man's js 1o fig- ure on being forgiven, g You can bet that 1he feminine hyig ot the world knows how the kalf lives. ..\. Woman wants a whole lot of credit for modesty when she covers the lower half of her body in g ball- room and the upper half beach. other at a bathine —— ————— FOR SALE--Oak poles, 5o rer one horse nett, west sids Edward Bep. Lake Hunter, 12-17-1p. load. 0o0oo One ticket to \tlanta, WANTED See Mr. Cook at depot at 1u Pom. tenight with a small boy. 121721, 000 FOR SALE OF EXCHiANGE For a light spring wagon, one three-q ter Brown wagon, with tongue skafts. 308 W. Main St. 12 o000 and Uncle Pennywise Says: “A girl with several applicants for 80 much greatep George Washington cut a cherry tree down. Carrie Nation cut a saloon up. Some people cut the mustard, but we cut the prices. Read and weep if you have bough elsewhere. mmmmfi LADIES’ COAT SUITS MEN'S AND BOYS SUITS At COST g: $8:Suits now $16 Suits{now $20:Suits now &25_Suits now $4.98 $5_Pants at i ¢ $4 Pants at $15.00 % 3 pants at §2.4 $18.50 ¢ $2.50 Pants at $1.98 We carry a big |line offguaranteed | all leather shoes. Cut prices on all of $3.50 $3.00 SROHEHOK DD D D I T IO = R O <2 DO OO o Lt Bl Sl x ol S FOTOQ 2o them. See them before buying. [l N. E. HARRELL & C0. 2 QDO o:osozos-o‘;o:osmmmwo‘:o:osos@swawsosmmmwm:mm»vs Ten Good Reasons Why You Should Own a Lot in Park Hill First. Because it is in the Best Town in South Florida. Second. Because it is as HIGH if not HIGHER than any point in Lakeland. Third. Because it has One Mile of Granoiithic Side Walks. Fourth. Because it has High Class Building Restrictions. Fifth. Because 4 Beautiful Lakes can be seen from its Summit. Sixth. Because Shade Trees will b Fall. Seventh. Because all Streets will be Graded. Eighth. Because it is the most attra in Lakeland. Ninth. Because Lotscan be sold on REASONABLE Terms. Tenth. Be-ause if you don’t, you will wish you had. if you do, will always be glad. : : : e planted on all streets this ctive Residential Section =See= G. C. Rogan or §. M. STEPHENS Deer- Bryant Building S EEL it