Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 23, 1912, Page 4

PAGE FOUR. Ihe Evening Telegram ————————————————————— Published every sfternoon from the Kentucky Buildiag, Lakeland, Fla e S G R T e T Entered in the postoffice at Lake- rand, Florida, as mail matter of the second clase. S R e M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. T R S A. J. HOLWORTHY susiness snd Circulation Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year I e T Rix MONthS ............ 3.60 Three monthf ... ..... 1L.26 Delivered anywhere within the iimits of the City of Lakeland tor 10 cents a week, e R e O R From the same office 18 issued THE LAKELAND NEWS s weekly newspaper giving @ n—: sume of local matters, crop eondl-l tions, county affairs, etc. Sent | anywhere for $1.00 per year. _—_——_———___—_—-—-‘————'_—-————' “To arms! They come! The Greeks! | ditatiton. The Greeks!” has a more arousing effect now than when Bryan wrote ft.—Jacksonville Mctropolis. Nat or Bill? LY, Foreign-born American workmen have sent back to Europe more than $6,000,000 in cash as Christmas gifts to the old folks at home. That tells the story of prosperous times in this country, and there isn't a sign ir sight to indicate that we are near the end of such times. o g e Among the excellent Chmistmas editions of the weekly press to reach this office was thap of Flerala Demo- crat published in the thriving little city of Florala in South Alabama and | ecited by Colonel Robert Tyler, for- merly editorial writer on the Tampa ribune and afterward on the Pen- sacola Journal. Colonel Tyler has | Leen in Florala for something more | that a vear and his paper has every | evidence of prosperity. Ilis many friends in Florida will be glad to Enow that he is so well placed. e Tampa naturally feels elated over the fact that in the past six months she has sold nearly $700,000 worth o' municipal improvement bonds— and sold them above par to local bhanks at that-—while Jacksonville has received only two bids, both be- lew par, for $250,000 worth of bonds, and Atlanta has marketed a Ltond issue at 95.2. Tampa shares with nearly all South Florida the confidence of capital to a remark- able degree. \We've got the goods and there can’t be any doubt about their value. - e | I, You can't keep a good man down nor a strong personality in the back- ground. Col. T. J. Laud Brown, boomer and booster for Florida, and always on the job, was successful in getting himself incorporated into the presidential party bound for Pana-; ra and was the only Floridian to ac- company Mr. Taft on his trip to the Canal Zone. If the thing be pos- sible Col. Brown will induce Mr. Taft to hecome a winter recident of Florida. O The large company of worthy gen- tlemen who want to hold office un- der the next administration and who prepose to make life miserable for President Wilson until they get what tkey want., must move with extreme caution. Mr. Wilgon says he has a hunch that the man who personally applies to him for an office won't get it. And he ought to know. ST S——— Pensacola will vote next Monday | steriff acceding to the demands of on the proposition to abolish her al-|the civic league and individuals has dermanic system and set up govern- ment by commission in its stead. As the first large city in the State to make an effort in this direction the result will be noted with unusual interest. With a past running away tack to Spanish days Pensacola is a picturesque combination of the medieval and the modern, with the latter far in the lead and the con- ditions are hardly favorable to such a radical change as the advocates of commission contemplate. o The Ocala Banner thinks that the kinship between Former Governor Jennings and W. J. Brran chould be no bar to the latter if he wants tp use his influence with the \Wilson administration to secure his cousin ¢ federal job. Replying to a para- giaph in the Telegram on that point the Banner says: “If ex-Governor Jennings wants a fcderal office and is capable of filling it we see no objections to Mr. Bryan helping him get it. kindred standing together. \When Mr. Bryan helped elect his cousin governor of Florida this paper was|per cent of the t one of the few that saw nothing in | it meriting criticism.” O It material conditions can bring privilege. Joy, this ought to be a happy Christ- mas in every part of the republic. Prosperity everywhere prevails; la galley when not in use, which we | rccently recommended to the atten- We believe in nothing: THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA., DEC. 23, 1912, there a cloud on the national horizon; the Republicans are con-|as first-class mail free of charge un- tent with the defeat of their party, |der the congressional franks; and tor they did.it themselves by voting | this abuse turned what would have against it in sufficient numbers to been a surplus on postal operations accomplish that purpose, and the into a deficit. Postage at regular chastened and purified Democracy |stralm~‘ on this stuff would have about to take the reins of govern- | hrought the government over two ment with the best wishes of the million dollars. These figures are up whole country and with every rea |to June 30 only. In Congress this son for believing that the new ad- | winter there will be a lot of speeches ministration will be a big success. about economy. We are waiting to -0 ———— hear what any of the speakers may The long anticipated meeting be- | have to say ocncerning this printing tween Mr. Wilson and Mr. Bryan has | and franking scandal. been successfully “pulled off” and ———) the public is none the wiser except to learn that there wasn't a word suid about putting Mr. Bryan in the cabinet. But the two great men are friendiy, even cordial and cor fiden- t:al, and that augurs well for party harmony. Mischief-makers have had much to say about Mr. Bryun's pur- poses to disturb the peace of the A SONNET TO CHRISTMAS. Democratic party in order to pro- mote his own ambitions, but every- | \Vhen I consider how my cash is thing points precisely in the other spent At this expensive season of the YORY,: .. 1, . .1 long to throw a fit or two, I fear, And to my wrought-up feelings give full vent. ‘ political argumentation was carried A LITTLE NONSENSE NOW AND THEN SRR S Not even the magazine muckrak- ers sent to Florida with express or- ders to discover a large assortment of high-class horrors in our convict Wh 4 camps and to spare neither time, Vien With sy celn Goar wite brigs cigars money nor the truth to that end And silk Vi 5 could find anything here to equal :luescra\als of soul-disturbing the hideous conditions alleged by lovernor Doneghay to exist in the convict camps of Arkansas. But there is plenty of evidence that they are bad enough here to call for the abolition of the system Public sen- timent is papidly crystalizing to that end and undoubtedly a determined effort will be made at the next ses- sion of the Legislature to effect this rcform. Chattle slavery has dis appeared forever from this country, ana the conviet lease system, which differs from it only in degree, is doomed to a destruction not less cer- tain and complete, o oy The printing office towel, the old Kind that leans against the wall like And gives them ‘to me, 'tis then I have the blues And fain would hurl myself ’neath trolley cars. ; Oh, Christmas, how thou leadest us astray! How slim thou mak'st our hard- earned bankrolls grow That we, proud fools! our irienls and kin may show Our selves as generoug and flush as they! to destruction But once a vear, and satisfaction- that's some —Judge. The One to Lose. Tommy had been given two new Pennies—one for candy and the oth- er for Sunday school. By and by he came in from play and said: “Mamma, 1 lost one of my pen- nies,” tion of the pure food commission or the postoffice department as being the deadlier of the specie. when compared to the passenger train tewels lately abolished by order of Postmaster General Hitchcock, finds a friend in the Ocala Banner. That “Which one, dear?” she asked. cxcellent paper, determined to dis- “The Sunday-school one,” he re- cover nothing evil in the world in 'rlled g these sweet, forgiving Christmas times, almost intimates that the printing office towel is distinctly Luke McLuke s." When a wothan wants a nineteen- cent corset cover she will go into eleven stores and examine every- leen known to Kkill or seriously thing before she decides to purchase. injure anyone. Maybe so, but on at least one occasion we have seen said ‘ £EL BN K5 WL WAL NG 2 " : grabg the first thing that comes towel used with disastrous effect as' ong. a club and its rigidity was all that could be desired for that purpose. e el Fair Miami, winter haven of the rich tourists who have money to throw to the birds and come to Flor- ida, they don’t fail to let you know, to have a good time, according to metropolitan standards, is up against it good and strong. Sunday blue' lows tell the story in three words. ‘They call such things “spasms of morality” these days, and as spasms are always of short duration we (l(\'n" imagine that Miami's troutles ance of a very bow-legged chap—one will lasy long. But they are certain- of those arch-looking chaps, vou iy severe while they last, as witness | know. iy the following from a Miami press dispatch of Saturday which reads more like a joke than the rolemn truth: “Florida’s blue laws will be rigid- Iy enforced here tomorrow. The sanitary in its effects, declares it to be germless, and says it has never John Goes Up Head. “Johnnie,” asked his teacher, “can you give us a sentence, using the word ‘income’ in jt?"” Johnnie hesitated a moment; and then: “Yes'um,” he replied. “The boy opened the doors, and in come a cat. Compliments. A fat man could not help laugh- ing one day at the ludicrous appear- Though a total stranger to him, the fat man slapped the bow-legged chap on the back and said: “‘By jingo, brother, you look as if you'd been riding a barrel.’ The bow-legged man smiled. “And you look as if you'd been swallowing one,” he said. decided to compel strict observance of the Sunday closing law. All stores, peanut stands, theaters, ice factories and other places will be closed. The telephone exchange and the electric light plant have been ordered to ":L;el::;:tl’t::‘lc;eltv :‘: v;e:; "“_':;:._' shut down and no boats or street |ton Transcript. i hacks will be allowed to operate for hire. The water works plant alone | = ———— is exempted.” MY LINE INCLUDES S —— AN ABSURD PRIVILEGE THAT SHOULD BE CURTAILED. ———— Reminding Him, Peck—"You will never get the to mind you, my dear.” Mrs, Peelr"g Newspapers Among the other trusts which might be tackled to advantage in the interest of economy in the ad- Winistration of the government by the incoming administration is the congressional franking trust. Just i Tead these facts and figures from the faturday Evening Post and think Post Cards that we have to pay two cents every . Cigars time we send a minute letter through the mails, while these congressmen Come and see me before pur are sending millions of pounds for Magazines Stationery chasing elsew i “Sixty-one million pounds of ” i % e franked matter, comprising nearly 4 otal weight of mail, was carried last year, and no incon- siderable part of it represented gross abuse of the congressional franking By comparison with pre- vious years the department estimates that in the pre-convention campaign 1of last spring four thousand tons of patronage appreciated, —— Miss Ruby Daniel News Stand Well, Christmas, thou dost drive nwe | 20 ,fl ) George Washington cut a cherry tre. down, ' Carrie Nation cut a saloon up. Some people cut the mustard, but we cut the prices. Read and weep if you have bought elsewhere. LADIES’ COAT SUITS MEN'S AND BOYS SUITS A COST $8 Suits now $16 Suits now $20-Suits now &25 Suits now 498 $10.98 §15.00 | $18.50 $5 Pants at $4 Pants at §3 Pants at $2.50 Pants at doeo by $3.50 $3.00 $2.48 §1.9 HOHOHUIOHFQRIOTSO D QEFOPUFOPOFOIPAFOP TP OSSO PO S Q¥ T SO OPCH S SOOI ORI LI O PO 0D <& 0% S e e = e e e e e R T T T T T T e T L T T e N L S Y S Y %S SN -We carry a big line of guaranteed all leather shoes. Cut prices on all of : ; them. See them before buying. c SRR OHO000 10 ‘ N. E. HARRELL & C0., '!'W'WWWWW‘U?QE'0’3’030303@3@%%%&%?&5’ FPOHOLQEQICG ‘: VVAAARAAAAAAAMY Ten Good Reason, 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 Granolithic Side Walks. Fourth. Because it has High Class Building Restrictions. Fifth. Because 4 Beautiful Lakes canbe seen from its Summit. Sixthi: “Because Shade Trees will be planted on all streets this all, Seventh. Because all Streets will be Graded. Eighth. Because it is the most attractive Residential Section in Lakeland. Ninth. Because Lotscan be sold on REASbNABLE Terms. Tenth. Because if you don', you will wish you had, if you do, will always be glad. =See= Deen- Bryant G. C. Rogan > or §. M. STEPHENS