Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 23, 1913, Page 2

CAGE TWO. AN. 22, 1913 . ONN O P OPBOPOM L H. C. STEVENS FOR WATCHES, CLOCRS, JEWELRY, CUT GLASS AND SILVERWARE 5 A handsome line of Souvenir Spoons, Hand Painted China Cloisonne Bar Pins, Belt Pins, Waist Scts A Complete Repair Department. | DG SBOLDLGIOSGIOSOPIOBIPOT 5 coived in full pay-|:p & {ment for the o'l hemeste : > There vas e 1 amont |, thousand dollz Work Carefully and Promptly Done § |, There wes die shecolation wons Hlasag ool ? er that, as to hoi the fortunate |, " R n i it it S R Sl S B e R D OIO QIO IO POSOFO 0P | heirs of old Pvor Doy ould receive | ) s - e the best prop F P OGS DO TS0 & DOOODICODOIOO0 " The place on Main street was the| Ty CIGARS A, H. T. CIGAR CO. Lakcland Florida § 290 Blue. QRN TR it B Bl T Y B Mackeral, large Sult sSmoked Blotten Kippered Herring, tins ........25» tins Nerring Roe, L Cod Roe, tins Dried Herring, DIRIOPIHOGC 10 APQIOQI0 G0 A Snap For Quick Sate, 80 Acres As fine land as there is in Florida, one and a half mile from st tion; 60 a res under good wire fence; 30 acres cultivatod; 123 large bearing orange trees, 200 grapetruit trees, bhudded, 4 vears old; 30 acres fine pine timbor: 10 acres choice hammock land cov- ercd with oak: 10 acres vood muck land. The first man with i_‘__: 00 cash gets this bargain, another 32,000 to b i in one, two and theee years Act quick as this wilj last. Call o1 write THE ALEX. HOLLY REALTY C0., Lakeland, Fla not Vot MRS . Lakeland Artificial Stone Works MAIN STREET, Near Citrus Exchange MAKES RED CEMENT PRESSED BRICIS CALL AND SEE THEM. CAN SAVE YOU wewg: Crushed Rock, Sand and Cement for Sain BUILDING BLOCKS OF %LL DESCRIFTIONS Phone 390 Red 12 and 18 inch Drain Tile ‘or Sidewalk, Cute Forts, 7an-g Mounds, Etc @ood Stock on Hand WE Deliver Free «f | xq: H. B. ZIMMERMAN. Proprietnr s § l b & | “And I hereby bequeath and devise | giammered the bewildered wife. ¢ DeO HOBOBOBOGOE OPOWO Ve ; % ] .’. O OO FOHOBOBOPO- O EOFOROBOTOPOFO" HeO s |isn't worth half as < FOEO 004 0H0FOPOSOFOP0e G QOB AL LBA MO B OAL M OOV Pt “Move! When? Why?” cried bhis THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA, J bewildered helpmate with a gasp, | he rr TADGE OF MO ‘OId Man’s Peculiar Will Develops g Good and Bad Traits of atis salis Nephews. n' fs a little paper to sign,” and the speaker produced an official looking document. 8Y GEORGL ELMER COB®. “Rut why sell it; who Is buying it?” to my nephews, Ralph Davis and Jonas Greer, the house on Main street und the house on Railroad street, my trustees to make the choice of award- ing the same.” The lawyer read this extract from the will of old Peter Davis in a sing- song tone. There was a long sigh of relief from Jonas ureer, and a pieased | ji. expression on the fuce of Ralph Davis, Good old Uncle Peter had not forgot- ten them, even if he had given a goodly portion of his worldly goods to charity. “Further,” the 1 reading, “the first on making five thom szme ghall be “The railroad company. If we hold Luck, the property will be condemned eryway, 50 we had better close the b They are paying us a big prie “Ilat to tear up, when we are so niecly sottled here!™ 1 archly. ¢, we are!” declared the staunch “It's been just delight. ve made it a real home.” i new one may suit you m ‘dicted the husband. “In continued his f suid nephews nd dollars, the d.” ' choice of the two rasic es, The | go. b rr house was modorn, the ne 0rs were bout all the fa f i e fli e n T of the best socisl =t in the village, | nine wos to cean lh'- prozpeet before | \ S |the street was pavou. The Railroad | ¢ wnd plan out the golden life of- < Istreet place held a neat but old-fash- | fr.d ahead. The old Davis homestend & |ioned cottage. Miin strect was a|yug a regal plice—a roomy, comfort- & |broad tree-frinzed thoroughtare, Rail- | ahle house with beantiful gardens and € road street had half of its area taken | a cmal earm nrea behind it sufficient ¢ |up by tracks, sidings and freight m ray the expensges of living, cxt morning Mrs., Greer met ibor on the street. The latter iced that she scanned her last sea- son's dress rather keenly, Then, when she heard that the Greers were giving » party and she was not invited, Davis realized that the upstart Crecr family were ashamed of their supposedly humble friends of former times, The whole town knew of what they cilled their gooa luck, one morning. shouldn't complein,” reminded her hus- | The sale of the little house on Rail- band in & pl ot oway. road street was the gossip of the vil- “But think of it—the Greers have | 1750 Jonas Gree no children, and we have, It is d:m-l se of indigr gerous for them so near the railroad eu he houses. The Greers had no chiliren | (N There were two pretty, curly head: . tots in the Davis family. After thinking and debating over the matter at the end of a week the trustees of the Dawvis estate awarded the Main gtreet property to the Greers, “It's a burning shame, Ralph!” said outspoken Mrs, Dav “There is no right or justice to it 'rybody knows it, everybody is s lalized.” “Oh, we're pro owners now, and tion. He felt wronged. suddenly recalled a certsin s ending in & ceodad to build Prodecing shops within fifty feet of the Greer residence, In tl antime the goeial strivings of the Greers had led them to mort- gage thelr home. Then came lhn crivls. They sold their equity In the | place tor o song, and went to live in ll rented fiat Ralph D is had too good n heart to Greers again on their feet in a sub- stantial way. [1is pensioners, however, never failed to exploit “the ndvnntaz«- taken of them” by the whole souled | fellow who understood how to pnjo) prosperity becanse he had known ad- versity. (Copyright, 1612, hy W. G. Chapman.) He Pleaded Both Ways. Sheridan Master, former speaker of the Michigan house of representa- tives, tells the following story of one of his early cuses as a lawyer: A negro u ra calt and the court appointed Mr Master to difond him. The colored { man had n talked to a lawye before and « t faney the idea ve much, preferting to try the case hin- self, After a short conference botween Mr. Master and the negro the court asked the neero how he wou'd plead, | Thn- latter rose slowly and said: “Here Is a Little Paper to Sign.” tracks, DBesides the t, this property the Main uch as strect plaee.” “Well” rejoined stand th A trustees, is I vph, “I under- re, one of the new dinmond at Greer present- & | pin, '. A '.]“ ¥ lu tl b “Jedge, your honoh, I pleads not ed it t 2 it go ien 1 X"“k | guilty on advice of my attorney, but arount * how cony you've made 1 ain't got no [aith ¥ attorney; the 14 o ¢ here, 1 h'\l as il it is a kind | | P catis | o, I'll tell you, i 2-o dat 1 done gtole de calf and 1 throws myself on de merey of de couit.” ~Richmond Times Dispatch, :, Davis » I've got what Greer and get.” Had All Klm of Mo Black dropped s and invited him to dinne; ite had “all kKiids of money.” { accepted the invitation, and they | lined well—so well that when the | check was presented to Plack he zasped, and in a hoarse whisper re- " | quested a loan of White. “This check He'll | amounts to $1.50." he explained, “and A | I've got only 101" teq Literally. 's office r, stating that to Whi | 1 cricd the \ wife re. ! u proud '\(:u and the children,” big hearted fellow, and turned his bouncing kiss wi end happy face. “I suppose the next thing we know,” she said, “Greer will scheme to get the fifty thousand dollar homestead for that five thousand dollar raise it among his friend “No, he can't do that,” dissen 1zise that money. The Gr They are going in for socicty i it cont piece, a quarter rew home. Sort of look down on ys« and & pl‘l:'nyfi Xm\" 3 \rlvmk s‘r';m folks. So, they &pend all |1inds could you expect a 4 | they get” ) " 3 $1 Ralph’s loyal little wife had a goog | "2Ve7 ] deal of humiliztion to subdu. time. Mrs. Greer beg herself a certain soc - | pocket. “I've got a GOBp P bt n 1y more ellow to —— Mornirg Aller, “Dearest,” says 1> bouny bri inst can't 1,0! a bit of he: ‘s range, and the ki the most disagrec: A The gentle bridecroom goes to the iitchen, shuts oY the gas, opens the " doors and windows and '\mr a whil \-p!alm slowly g “You know ¢ S ‘.- lighted beiore it wat.” for a n to take to s fuli of 0 | Mrs. Greer pitied her hu bor. Then she was indul !1y she ignored her. Ralph - hard. His life was centercd home, and 1 ir the futn One day he come “Ma” said E 1, “is my bat on lr'u"ll"' F. my d"flr‘“ It ousht to be ¢n od and down over \ushington Star. “Well, T reckon we'll have to move,” he announced. wuy .nt eye.” “Right nay. and because our lwuu | 0 t's rizht,” smiled Ralph, and! d and looked as if supremely +d with the arrangcment, “Hers s well as the Greers?” inquired ; I have decided to buy the ! r heard of it with a|* ibe, and kept his their noisy, smoke | neglect a relative and he placed the | arrested for stealing | ™| White | | % “You said you hod all kinds Ralph. “He has to ‘make’ it. 11 1ot money!” White rerlicd disou o ou into a sceret, Madse, dear: Tam | wgg T have” Rlsck replied, wi £o0ing to work and & rimp Ve | jrawing his posse - Commencing Saturday .J anuary 1 For a few days only, v will sell any suit in oy window for $9.00. ‘Also any hat that we show in our wincdow 1 g i | aThe Hu JOSEPH LeVAY 118 Kentucky Avenue Lake!: g L O T T A R T IIT - > T on to him ) . 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