Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 18, 1912, Page 4

promegyoy T AT e > G i PAGE FOUR. THE EVENINtG TELEGR 1), LAK ELAND, FLA,, DEC, 18, 1912, -Ihe Frotessions- DR SANUEL F. SMITH. SPECIALIST Xve. Far, Nose aud Throat Glasses Scientifically Prescribed fuou.: Office 141, Residence 22. Br t UBldg Lakeiand. Fia. DR. W. 8. IRVIN UENTIST :stablisked 1n July, 1900 « 14 and 15 Kentucky Bullding nes: Ofiice 180; Residence 84 . & TRAMMELL, Attorney-at-Law. Offices, Bryant Buildiag Lakeland, Fla. KELSEY BLANTON Lavyers. 4reant Block, ‘'Phone 819 Lakeland, Fla. TUCKER & TUCKER, —Lawyers— Raymondo Bldg. ~aFeland, 0. 8, EDWARDS Attorney-at-law. Office 1n Munn Bullding. LAKELAND, FLORIDA. LR R R SULLIVAN, —PHYSICIAN— Opccial attention given to Surgery and Gynecology ¢. D. & H. D. XENDENEALL uivil Engineers and Architects Rooms 212-215 Drane Bldg. LAKELAND, FLA. Phosphate land examination. veys, examination, reports. Blueprirting. A. J. MACDONOUGH, Room 6 Deen & Bryant Bldg. Architect, SutuSisaq morefung Uy $83p] ISIAIN Lakeland, Florida. D 0. ROGERS, Lawyer, Room 7, Bryant Building. Phone 257. Lakeland, Florida. & B HULFAKER, ~Attorney-at-Luw— Loor 7 Stnart 8Bldg Bartow. Fla DR. N. L. BRYAN, DENTIST. Rooms 8 and 9, Deen & Bryaunt Build- ing. Phone. 339. Residence Phone 300 Red. LAKELAND, FLA PR W.R GROOVER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Roome 3 and 4 Kentucky Bldg. Lakeland. Florida. Flerida Sur- Second - Hand Store I am buying all kinds of sec ond-hand articles—Beds, Dressers. Springs, Chairs, Stoves, Tools, Bi cyclse, Guns—anything. > ARCHER The Second-Hand Store 210 West Main Street, Lakeland, Fla. — Upholstering --and-- Mattress Making FURNITURE upholstered. 01.) MATTRESS made over CUSHIONS of all kinds made u o:der. CARPETS and RUGS laid; also matting, ete. In regards to workmanship, ses Mr. W P. Pillins, of Lakeland, wi:« knew me for abont 16 years at Or lando, Fla Drcp me a postal care o~ call at shop No 411 S Ohio ave nue. Phone £72 Green deaned ane Arthur A. Dougla | i+ How Inadequate is the last-moment 2L present bought under such conditions oany —the usual conditions in cities--to YULETIDE ANGELS Instead of telling of Christmas (Joy if it conld bnt speak the gift wonld say: “I bring you a friend's irritabilities, aud a salesswoman's white cheeks, and a little cash girl's sobs, and wish you a miserable Christmas.” In short, By PRUDENCE STANDISH. this belated purchase, obtained with csuch effort to all concerned, carrios HERE are these .n,1 with it the unheard tears and sighs gels, invisible w;or the Yuletide angels, those shining mortal eyes, and gpirits of gladness we turn from our how may we enter- doors. There is a way to escape this tain them? They Very great annovance to ourselves and are in the spirit of | Injustice to others. The shops are glad feeling in the |80 do the shopping then with the very heart which knows first hour. Or if you are a business us to do all we can | thie late hour a nice little note full for others. {of Christmas feeling or else When we trans|8round the corner and buy gress against laws of joy ‘and; er the temporary stands. which if not S me g s B kindness we are! Patronized would mean ruin to their turning the Yule.| OWNers. At an¥ rate. however, you angels from solve the problom, keep one thouaht our doors. When In your heart: we open our hearts | Peace on earth and good will tow- fully to the Christ. | &rd all the poor souls hired to sell mas spirlt, in ev. Christmas presents. ery sense of the word, we are llnglng' The next sinners against the Yule- tide wide the portals to the winged ones. tide angels are the family ogres who ! and spreading the banquet they love.! deny the home children their rightful To come down to plain, everyday, share of Christmas jov, who fret speaking, here are a few of the sins Aabout having the little Christmas tree the most well-meaning persons com.' With its trifling gifts, who shatter in- mit against the holiness, love and' fantile idols by revealing the sacred comfort of the Christmastide. ! mystery of Santa Clans, and o and Everybody knows that year by year' 80 on. Ah, me, ah. me, could T not the shops make a strenuous effort to, tell weeping storles myself of the encourage the early buying of gifts. hardness of grown-up hearts at this Christmas goods are put on sale quite | time—stories of the dark and dread- 8ix weeks before they are needed, ful day when a silly aunt of seven. while many a mercantile advertise-| teen mocked me for my belicf in good ment openly pleads the case of the' Kriss Kringle and when, a little later, shop peopie. When we put off our ., the edict .went forth that I was too buying until the eleventh hour, men,; ©1d to “think much of Christmas” any women and children—all of whom more. Ts anybody ever “too old” to have a right to their own share of think of Christmas? Ts the heart ever Christinas — must work overtime. | 100 hardened not to suffer when the Nothing is said of the awful heat ot . dearest of its saintz is ruthlessly ta- the crowded shops, of the exhausted | Ken away? air, of the toiling beings who swelter,| AS tothis rubbishy talk of the Christ. stand in icy draughts, who faint and.“ mas tree being too much trouble, or 1 perhaps, are sometimes discharged for | 100 much expense, it only means j inadequacy with the last hideous bat. | that the grown-ups are thinking en- tle of buying. But those who are be- | tirely of themselves. There are Christ. ,be your home ever o poor, save scme- | Christmas, in that, Mever crowded in the early morning, ! 3 ! cost but little. Yot the bunch of cheap ! there s reason for | Person and cannot spare the time, ! joy and which tells' Write the friend whom you recall at | real true—true Christmas, when it is . dumped out of the little stocking. run - a the | bunch of bright berries from any ot ! / \ |3 - c'm,he Churcy, P 1l Dotes | fourth Sundays, — | FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. ! Secgy M E Church, Souty o, 4 L C. Jenkins, p, sunday school 9:45 , Morning sermoy |, .| !:}pworth Leagre + Evening servicc - Corner Florida avenue and Bav S ¢ Tre Rev. William Dudley Nowli: | Prayer-meetivg w.q, ., = . | D. D., vastor. 9 m. i Sunday school 9:45 a. m. H Mpm— Stevens, superintendent. i CHRISTIAN CHuRey Preaching Sunday at 11 a. m. ar" | S~ [7:15 p. m. Sunday 8chool at 1 , . i Weekly prayermeeting Wednesda | Preaching service 4 | avening at 7:3¢. Ty m | Woman's Missionary and Ald So | Chbristian Endeavor « | cfety Monday 3:30 p. m p. m. Baptist Young People's Meetlusi Prayer Meeting, \v.; at 6:15 p. m. ing at 7 p. m. Regnlar monthly business meeting hisppiad [ #rst Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. EPISCOPAL (ALL SAINTS CHUR(g Rev. J. H. Wedden LSty charge. i | Sunday scheol at 2 p. m. E. A. ! Services—11 a. m. ang - | wilten, superintendent. Prayer- | every Sunday, except 1, meeting Thursday at 7 p. m. | Sunday School—14 <‘. — i Sunday. i FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Lakeland Brunch of ¢ ! { Auxiliary meets on th. ' (Tennessee Ave., Between Main and lowing the first Sund.: i Lemon Streets.) month, at 3 p. m, ar 11, .. Rev. W, S. Patterson, Pastor. | 0f some one of the ment i« | East Lakeland Mission. i funday Services—Sunday schooi.'pe announced. 19:45; preaching, 11 a. m., and 7 All Saints Guild meets o, p. m. after the third Sunda: Wednesday—Prayer meeting at hall, at 3 p. m. 7:15 p. m. —_— t CUMBERLAND PRESBY. : Lutheran Church. i TERIAN CHUR(y | Sunday school every s,y ing at 9:45. vited. Cor. E. Orange and So. Tennessee Everybody Surday schoel 10:00 a. m. For The Men ? Nothing would please the men folks more for a () Present than a Box of CIGARS {A. H. T. CIGAR CO. have scen little Christmas trees bur- ' & - dened with tiny gifts, and gay with & candles, that cost no more than a & Lakeland, Flerida couple of dollars. They were set up QOOGOOOGAOCOGOONVOOOINVIPIAD TOIOOIG ¢ 0 with love, and trimmed with love, and s 2 & el revealed with love; and the children WWMWWW\ and the grownaips were all as happy as happy could be because they had invited every one of the Yuletide an- 2 gels to the fun, | So don't rob the children of their ' gzood Christmas saint, Santa Claus, ' but leave them to find out the facts of Christmas giving themselves, And “The Home For Savings” Through the Door;of 3, Bank, thing from the housekeeping money ; to give the children their rightful | Christmag joy in another way when the tree cannot be managed. An orange, a hix, rosy apple, and a walk- ing stick of striped peppermint candy Many a yourg manfhas! won!jhis wav upward infthe business world. The habit of savingfin a representative institution---as well as the helpful as- sistance which this bank renders its patrons---demands consideration. The doors of this bank are open to as- sist every worthy erterprise of indi- vidual or corporation. THE AMERICAN; STATE BANK OF{ LAKELAND things will seem like Christmas, the l:ongvrnlng more important gifts than these. they also may be of the cheapest sort, All a little child ex- | Pecis is something new, so the trifles bought at a reasonable hour at the ten-cent store, the cheap, home-dress- ed doll, the nickel watch or fifteen- cent box of paints, are all equally prized. What the kiddies want is to feel their Yuletide angels near them, and a little extra bother, a little ex- tra patience, will achieve this bless- ing. Remember, too, the child with- out the gates, for it needs a share of vour joy. Sit up a little later for the next six nights and see what you can make out of pretty scraps of stuff on hand, the colored pictures in the old fashion books, etc. Let all the chil- dren who cross your way feel some of the gladness that is in your own heart. It is =0 easy. Don't grumble: do what you can with enthusiaem and | give evervthing with love. | The worst sinners against Christ. | mas peace are those who feel the | season is a nnisance and who do their | level best to make others feel the | same thing. They hate the excite- ment, the exchange of presents, the ! letters or cards they must send, the idea of having to give servants money, the dinners they must get up, those which they must attend. And in hat. ing these, and all the dozen and one dutles of the Christmastide, they hate everything—the joy that is fi. the alir, the sweet church bells, the We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest AAMWMMI“ A Snap For Quick Sate, 80 Acres As finc land as there is in Florida, one and a D! mile from station: 60 a res under good wire fenc 30 acres cuitivated: 127 large bearing orange trees 200 grapetruit trees, hudded. 4 years old: 30 ac fine pire timber: 10 acres choice hammock lard © ered with oak: 10 acres good muck land. The first man with $2.200 cash gets this bargain another £2.000 to be paid in one, two and three year Act quick as this wili not last. ¢ v POCPPPPPPPPPATR PR AP ESOPPN 1 o C) 214 B OHB OB DD ODOBOSOPOPOS Help of the Adversary. hind the scenes know it all and every | mas trees and Christmas trees, and i He that wrestles with us strength-' heart open to human justice musti the cheapest and lttlest may bring i ons our nerves and eharpens our skill. ' gurely see this side of late Christmas | Just a8 much joy to small hearts as Our antagonist Is our helper.—Ed- shopping—the bitter side, | the most expensive ones. In fact, 1 mund Burke. : s Call o1 write ] 4 THE ALEX. HOLLY REALYY CO., Lakeland, Fla. § cherubim and seraphim of Bethlehem, | and even him whose coming the prophet Micah foretold so long be- | fore. | FOTCOTORIITOCTOOVTTOTCNTC0 DEOOSOIOSOITSOIOR0E00H?