Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 17, 1913, Page 8

TIGE K19 3 THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA, AFRIL 17, 1913, THE FORGOTTE]! PARTY | =c——— By J. J, M'CARTNEY. ! All Tncsdu;‘ mcrning young Plun- kett was tortented by some vague idea in the back of his 1 of some- thing left undone. Strugsle as he might, he cculd not get it into cone ercte form. Yet irying to forget it only irritated him the more. In the midst of iiis luncheon a light. ning flach cieared his head and with & sickening chill he knew what he Badn't done. He had forgotten to go to the dinner party which Celia Bell Bad given the evening before, He had not the ghost of an excuse, ' in3 to brush the scot from his ucel becauso he had not been dead at the and smearing it on the collar. “This zppj 1, 1913, ; Preaching, 11:00 a. m. f 1 returned to 1 o time, which would have been the only I8 the gnd of such foolishness! What two thousand, five hundred dollars s it 8. Hauijoy wvalid excuse in the eyes of a hostess. an 2wfal reach flnat child lm!h That ($62,500.00) being of demomina.| CPWOrth League, 6:30 p. m. F West Lemon street, or Telezrag He had simply absented himself from letter was almost up on the chimney tions of five hundred collars| Freaching 7:30 p.m. office. i the affalr because of an inexplicable €oPIng. She can't believe in such fool- ! follows: | ~°¢% Day Services— e s R {shness—" | ($500.00),: maturing as follows: FOR SALE OR RENT. —— lapse of memory. For an instant he wished that he dared telephone the, explanation that he had been knocked down and rendered unconscious by an automol’le and had just come to. Man- ffestly it was totally impossible to eall up Celia and airily say; “Excuse me for thinking so little of your invi- tation thut it linred my mind!” C that he thought a lot Indeed, he wos 1t he was going aree. theire RCELIIE'S GREAT FAITH By SUSANNE PALMER. S ST Snty When Adeline was nine the Puffles began wondering nmeng themselves whether she stiil believed in Santa Claus. Adeline had written her usual letter to Santa and stufied it up the chimney as usual and it had to be extracted with the accompaniment of much soot and cmotion by her father, SALE OF BONDS. ' Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the bouds hereinafter de-! geribed of speciul road and bridge: ‘distriet No. 1, Polk county, Florida, will be received by J. A, Johnson, | clerk of the Loard of county com- wissioners of said county, z:‘t his of- fice in Bartow, Florida, fcr a period of thirty (30) days from the date hereof. No bid for less than the net | rar value of said bonds will te con- ridered; the county to bear no ex- pense except that of lithographing “Thunderation!” i‘ufile had said, try- the same. “The idea!” said Mrs. Puffle, indig- ' Twenty-five hundred dollars nantly. “I think it is perfectly sweet that Adeline still believes in Santa Claus! What is a little soot on your collar compared with nurturing the imaginatica of your child! You haven't any heart, Henry Puffle! I'm pos itively ashamed of you?” “Well, it's me the soot is on, youll notice!” said Pufile grimly and un- grammatically. “That makes some dif- ference! Oh, well, if the kid still hinks Santa Claus exists we might as v p on thinking. She'll orow it fast enonsh! The bonds offered will be dawed *aggregating sixty- ($2,- 1500.00) maturing April 1, 1932, ond twenty-five hundred dcllars 1 ($2,500.00) maturing on the 1st day of April of each tucceedinz year un- til. and including the year 1938; yfive thousand dollars ($5,000.00) thousand dollars (35,900.060) twing on the Ist day of !/ cach succeeding yeor unl cluding the year 1947; all ) interest at five per cent (5 pet.) per ! tcmporary residence, maturing April 1st, 1979, and five | 7IRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCE ma-; . .l PACH I“l Tenuessce Ave, Between Main and n-! rinz | i FIRST LETEODIST CHURCH. (South Keutucky Ave.) Rev. Isaac C. Jenkins, pasor. 911 South Florida avenue. Office at church. iours, 11:30 to 12:30. iunday Services— Sunday school, 9:45 a. m. | LOST—-Gold chain and cross, Rewarg Woman's Missionary Soclety, Monday afternoon. Prayer meeting, Wednesday even- ing, 7:30. Teachers’ meeting Friday evening A cordial invitation to everybody o all services. Two elegat bungalows, five rooms | LOST—Gold cuff button bea; ., . and bath, with all modern conveni-| - 1DItials E. T. Rewarq cf ;. | :nces, with east front; desirable| If Feturned to the Telegray, acizhborhood, situated on South Ten- i nessee¢ and Missouri avenues. Smlll“ P = S, :ash payment and balance monthly, 1 H;‘VE PUFCHAS?:D the by juarterly or yearly Could give eight| Smith and wheelwright 1. years in which to pay mosi of it. of Mr. C. R. Sidman, Y, roan W. FISKE JOHNSON, Owner. ronage will be appreciated. | 191 ; work guaranteed. J, R | FOR 7Sl\LE—I-'lne 2-story house of 7 rooms aud btath; built-in WAL | = e robes, bookeases and china cup- Lemon Streets.) | Rev. W. 8. Patterson, Pastor. Sunday Services—Sunday schoci 8eaweed In Commerce names Of “dulse,” “stoli” pny , but he reule. | . . % AGS ntiviy was inevituble, They labeicd necrly all Adeline’s abnu, payalle anuually, prineipal 1:45; oreaching. 11 am. m., lnn“ bloa:d' I'I:;sf't cla: :nc:t‘iz;y (;):l)l It 18 always kncegy tho 4 and Lo was more thon 1to .3 Ells “Srowm Santa Claus” and she re- i t pryoble ot the 1:30 p. m, . LIGUAY 3 RS clae docatlon) | eontained & largs connge (- prospe ot This i de rape in o ccived them with the same wide eyad i1, \V, Snell & ( ompany, Lankers, or ! Wednesday—Prayer meeting o' §300 cash reqaired. The Jehn :. but today !t is uced in the . e which e now found himself all the wonder which brd attended her Christ (noip gueecssors, at Winter ilaven,| 1.20 p. m Cox Realty Co. 577 | ture of a certain Lind of ¢ more tragie, , mozes from babyhcod, Florida etk - certaln sper'es are enten v, I Tad heard of men who had for G S gotten dinner parties and had been re- storcd to human society and toleration meaniime some one else would run awzay with Celia. He racked his brain for a more speedy solution of the diffle culty, i Cella was no weak, gentle, doormat variety of girl. He could imagine just how her wonder at his nonappearance hiad grown to surprise, then (o wrath, and how her wrath was growing hour by hour. ! It was without doubt a most difficult situation, | “I got this from Santa,” the Puffles heard her telling the little girl next deor as she exhibited her new doll. beauntiful!™ It was the same when Adeline was ten, 8he babbled merrily about what she wanted Santa Claus to bring her. Resting her limpid eyes unon her wondering parent, she would beseech. ingly ask Puflle whether he thought it she wrote a very careful note to Sauta, he would do such a wonderful ' thing as bring her a gold bracelet. “it I wrote it vur-ry carefully, daddy?” she repeated in her birdlike tones. i Each bidder shall accompany hiy bid with a certified check cn some 'ty commissicners, Polk county. The check of the successful bidder to be retnined as a guaranty of his com- pliance with s»id bid. Those each unsuccessful bidder to be re turned immediately, By order of the board. J. A. JOIINSON, Clerk, Board County Commissioner: Polk County Florida. 584Thurs i 2w 7:30. i FOR SALE—East front lot in good neighborhood, 7213x145. Price $625; $225 cash and balance in rageen.” Kelp is burned s . and Devonshire seawced is . “IXIELAND AND MYRTLE STREET METHODIST CHURCHES. ] 3 » i) ) r > ’ ; f only after weary years of contrition,' “There!™ eaid Nrs, Puffle accusing reliable bank in the sum of ou — 8 large number of purposes; 1. . This tedicus process did not appeal 1v. “And you would have blighted thousand dollars ($1,000.00) pay-! Jixieland Chureh. — (;:: ‘:'d two years. Phone 889‘:; fore, thy eenweed gatherers cf 1. - to him. Ho was afraid that in tho that innccent. falth! It is perfectly able to the chairman, board of coun-‘ < blue. are fn a better position thun ey Services—1st and 3d Sabbaths, 11 2 m; 2d and 4th Sabbaths, 7:30 p. w. Sabbath School—3 p. m. Prayer Service—Thursday night befora. A BARGAIN—80 acres of good truck and fruit land, near Lakeland, at $17 an acre; the owner needs the money immediately. See Ohlinger & Alfield. 566 Peacefu! Noin A young barber vus toiling ona of his regular customers of his r at wedding. “You bet we had g 4 time at my wedding,” he said. 1.y of young pecple there, a big and we bad dancing and sin:ing ; lots of fun, and there wasu't ou fght.” Myrtie Strect Church— Jervices—1st and 3d Sabbaths. 7:30 p. m.; ¢d and 4th Sabbaths, 11 4. m, Sunday School—3 p. m. Yrayer Services—Tuesday night FOR SALE, The city of Lakeland offers for sale cneacreof land between Highlani und Hunter streets along South Flor- s, The average man would have tried, And Puffle’s heart melting at the| ., 11 7:30. W. H.STEINMEYER, ida avenue in Dixieland. to placate the injured hostess by a& tender trust of his child, he told Ade-; 'y Pastor. Bids for purchase of same will be bushel of roses or ten pounds of candy, “""h;"fl: he 'I";’"l:"“ 8"“‘;‘ woud be SUITS YELLOW AND mssf recelved by the city clerk until Wed-| , Nah?):.I: '::T:::::c: '.:7 Engling & contrite note or a desperate call fn ' unable to resist her appeal. esday, April 23, 1913 il Tt » Yellowest of the Yellow Dyes Will Be | CUMBERLAND PRESBY. nesday, Ap! 0 . 8ad in bis family a domestic—u v om- person. Young Plunkett showed his' “Only,” Pulfle added, with memories b el I . eeally superior intellect by the fact | of the year previous, “it is not neces-| Used This Coming Season fob - TERIAN CAURCH | Risht reserved to reject any or all |'an—a strict Roman Catholic, w0 way sary, dearle, to chuck your letter quite \ Tallor Costumes. bids, and restrict purchaser from re- | always talking about the iwjossibil that he did not do any of these things, | e For a few days he did absolutely noth- ' £o high up the chimney!" — Sunday scho every Sunday morn. | moviag sny more clay trom property. WY of herelles getlng 1o luuren tng. This required selt-restraint, for| “Why, daddy!” Adeline protested in! Yellows were such & success du | ;g g4 9:45. Bverybody cordially o H. L. SWATTS, City Clerk, * SR Mary, that | i sot ""’2" every hour that Celia hated him was | round eyed amazement. “It is so much (g the winter that the shade has .ited. 587 | heaven?” “Well” sald wire ..ff' ,.: a blight. But when the next Monday' easler for him to get it if it is high up} '00W been -dopte'{ for taillor mades evening came around he attired him-| He has to reach clear down the chim- 2nd afternoon gowns. And the fash selt carefully in the prescribed soct; ney, you know!" i""‘""’ yellow dyes surely are the oty raiment and sallied forth, “To be sure,” Puffle stammered. |'Vellowest of the yellow. Khaki, cop do, it will be on accouut of your » nsavable ignorance.” | Om his way he ran into Smith. “Hel fo,” sald Smith, “are we going out among them tonight?” “I don't see,” he afterward remark- covered that Santa Claus is a fake.| per, lemon, corn, in fact all the very "ed to his wife, “why she hasn't dis- 7e!loW dves, no matter how brassy, are in demand. Brass itself is one of the new tones both for afternoon and “Yes,” sald young Plunkett, cheer| Some of the other children must know. . fully. “I am golng to & dinner party, The little imps are only too glad to °vening. Hemstitched panels of black ot Cella Bell's.” rive it away when they are disillusion- mousseline for the skirt and fichu ef- usetts Avenne, Hae Pig for Her Pet. Mise Ethel Albright of Palmyra, N, f. has an unusual pet, a tam: pig, which she raised by artificlal means, @8 was taken from the litter when g fow days old. The little animal shows great affect’'on for its young m!-iress, Rev. J. H. Weddell. minister in charge. Services at 11 a. m. and § p. m. All Sundays except the third in the ! " fects of the same for.corsages, help ‘Ob,” sald Smith, “Is she entertain-! ed. They must have told her! Ito sober the brassiest of the yellows. ing again? [ went to a dinner at her: “You don't understand, Adeline!” bomo last Monday night—" protested Mrs, Puffle. “You don't real 53‘;‘. ':- '-'o"y.'&':.“?»."i.'?. ::u.t fi’.‘: ! “Did you?” murmured young Plum| ize at all what a sweet, trusting uun;m. eye. Sulphur 18 also a good tone. Rett, interestedly, and passed on, that child has! It would never enter {For street wear some of the best month. Other services as appointed. East Lakeland Mission. Sunday schoolat 3 p.m. B, A. following her abeut, as would a dog, and showing its jealousy of her other FOR RENT—Six-room house, desir- ably located. Apply to Dr. N. L.|peta Bryan. [11] With a firm step he mounted m‘ steps to the home of Cella and the vig. | orous peal of the bell sounded not' Uike the summons of one in terror. Ad- | mitted to the reception hall, he walted in all his immaculate splendor. After @ while Celia came in. She advanced with the outraged dignity of an of-| fended stage princess and when she eald “Good evening” in a questioning tone young Plunkett felt like an unwel come book agent. Yet he clung grime ly to the purpose with which he had, atarted out. her head to suspect! I just want to, cry when I think how terrible she will | feel when she does find out. Ihopeit' | will be a long, long time yet!” “Well, I don't see how it can be, 80! long as she has eyes and ears and' some brains,” growled Puffle. ! Puffle was smitten dumbd with amazement when at 11 Adeline, as holiday time approached, began to costumes are in tillaul or a greenish- yellowish tone that by itself is brasea enough, but compared with the other yellows is almost insipid. These evening frocks are not al- ways trimmed in black. Turquoise has a wonderfully softening effect and many employ that. But only a suggestion is enough as the frock must not lack character. On the contrary, chirp in her sweet, childish way what 1 muet be all that is vit and full of Santa was going to bring her. “He brought my bracelet last year,” ! she sald to her parents. “Don’t you raisin, is a good one. However, to be dark shades a called Corinth i temperament, For purplish-brown one, \ “Am [ the first one?” he asked, think he'll bring me a little -Ilm'g,.hlon.me' cclors that are a mixture eheerily. Miss Bell was puzzled enough to re- knew how I wanted it. Santa has nev- | pe lax her frown a bit. “First one for what? [ don't understand!” she' eald. + Young Plunkett's face was a picture ! of ingenuous amazement, “Why, aren't ' you giving a dinner party this eve aing? he demanded. ' Miss Bell sat down limply. “I am watch this time? He would it he er disappointed me, never!" “Henry,” saild Mrs. Puffle a little later, wiping her eyes, “we must get Adeline that watch! I wouldn't die appoint her faith for worlds!” of yellow, be it ever so distaat, must followed. I have already men- 'tloned the shades for evening frocks. The dyes that will be most modish for tailor costumes will be khaki, tillaul, castor and mastie. Black, of course, holds its own for gowns for “She's too young for a watch,” ob- every hour of the day and evening. Jecter Putfle feebly. “But think of her trust!® re mot!” she informed him. “I gave one' proached Mrs. Putfle. “It is beauti st Monday night, however—and I pyp1» &on't believe you have seen fit to ex ! plain why you were not present.” “Last Monday night!™ cried young; to cool off the It was the day after Christmas that the Puffles, having raised a window se, heard outdoors, Plunkett. “Why, you've made an aw: | just beneath the window, a conversa- ful mistake of some sort. When you tion between .\deline and the little favited me you said distinctly ‘a week from next Monday night!’ Do you think i for an instant I could have misunden ' stood an invitation from you? Why,| I've counted on this evening for days —and now you tell me that you had the party a week ago! I don't under ! stand, really!” i For a moment Celia stared at him.' It ever there was a disappointed and ' reproachful individual on earth it was young Plunkett at that instant, Celia wavered—then she fell. ! “I—I never did such & thing before & my life!” she cri ‘And here I've | been blaming you! Oh, I'm so sorry, ' Mr. Plunkett! Now, you simply have got to stay and dine with us informally | tonight. How I ever came to make euch a slip of the tongue I can’t ima- | gine! You'll stay?” i “Why, thank you,” said young Plun- &ett with noble forgiveness. “Now, you mustn’t worry about this another tastant. It's all right, I assure you.” : Valuable Elk Tooth Dress. | An elk tooth dress, estimated to be girl next door. “Do you believe in Santa Claus?” asked the little girl. Adeline laughed a superior and; amused laugh. “Santa Claus?” she re- peated. “Goodness me, no! I knew there wasn’t any such thing when I was seven, but I've bad to keep it up s0's not to disappoint dad and moth- er. They have such a good time think- ing I believe in Santa Claus. And, eay”"—Adeline’s volce became trium- phant—"do you know something? I get twice as many presents—they have to give me some from Santa Claus besides those they give me themselves!™ “Tee-hee!” giggled the little neigh- bor girl appreciately. “There!” growled Puffie to his stricken wife. “I guess if there’s any chimney sweeping done in this house hereafter it'll be done by a profes sional.”—Chicago Daily Newsa Puzzling. “Are you certain that was country worth $3,000, was one of the oddities S2USA80 you sold me yesterday?™® wecently exhidited in the new “dress | 83ked the old fogy. and ornament” exhibit at the Mu- | “Yes, sir,” replied ssum of Anthropology at the Afiliated | "Oenuine country sausage, sir. Why ? in San § dress was decorated with more 500 teeth, and. was worn by an womas. n Francisco. The elk ,$0 you ask?” FFmuaeas |, C, Stevens| was wondering how it got there™ B Dally Thought. Buch as are thy habitual thoughts, uch also will be the charucter of thy alrd, for the soul ‘s dyed by We toughts.—~Marcus Auralius. YOU WILL BE “ON TIME” it you go about it in the right way to secure such a result. IF YOU CARRY A WATCH PURCHASED HERE it will give you the reputation of punctuality. Hers you can tind ALL KINDS, GOOD WATCHES AT LOW DOWN PRICES. the buteher. | Erery watch sold by us is guarantesd vilton, superintendent. Prayer weeting Thursday at 7 p. m. Latheran Chureh. Cor. B. Orange ana 80. Teanessee Sunday school 10:00 a. m. FOR RENT—-Furnished rooms with or without board. Phone 299 Blue. 105 Bouth Virginia, 5569 True P-i'anthropy. *Really,” began tiic col'rctor, I cawe ot understand why -~ wan of your resources will re‘uge ‘o pay b3 hone ost debts” “Then Tl tell yoo " 54 the well-to-do citi~»n, confid ~tia’, “it I pald up I'd t"row you i 1 : v FOR RENT—35-room house on West Lemon street; all modern conveni- ences. Call 364 Black, or address | eral others out of * ~rk, and I 12v.u't Services are held on second and 7 PR e tourth Sundays. Box 262. 507 | the heart to do ! “—-Satire. — FOR RENT—Four rooms and bath CHRISTIAN CHURCH Al modern improvements; very Watch Mado of Olase. nable rent. Call 317 South| Josef Baler, a glasscutter of M» Sunday Bchool at 10 . m. m“. Ave. :ll pich, after many years of patiot Preaching service at 11 & m. ana toil, has succeeded in putting toz-her e —————————————————— rm TOR RENT—Unfuraished rooms. |8 tmeplece whose every i« aif Christian Endeavor Soclety screw, with the frame and esch of » B ®.» 806 East Pine St Ll the three covers is made of giass. ——————————————————— m: Mosting, Wednesday ovea- |[FOR RENT—Nice new bungalow, wgat?pm close in; 5 rooms and bath, mod- . S— ern improvements. See Ohlinger & ) .::l.?m":m‘amnu for FIRST BAPTIST CHURCM. Alfleld. 865 | ner hand s apt to worry because the — Coraer Floriaa avenue sad Bay & The Rev. Willlam Dudley Nowlin + D., pastor. Sunday echool 9:45 o m. Preaching Sunday at 11 o m. an¢ B p. m Weekly prayermeeting Wednesday / MCELY FURNISHED ROOMS--With light.and dath. ¢13 South Ken- tucky Ave. ({]] { FOR RENT until Nov. 15.—Desir- eble office room, partly furnished; Reasonable terms to right party. demand for her is ro much greater than the supply.” -vening at 7:3¢. Woman's Missionary and Al 8o #ty Monday 3:30 p. m Room 201 Drane Bldg. 678 FOR RENT—Five-room house on ( Baptist Young People’s Mesting| Fast Lime street; also 5-room 2t 6:186 p. o, . bungalow on East Walnut. Fori Regular monthly business meeting particulars see E. M. Buck 502 Arat Wednesday 7:30p. m South Florida avenue. 689 | et e T P o FOR RENT—Furnished rooms, close m:?‘%::' "":‘ at Rest, in; either upstairs or dmmln' n or (In Florida)="% Appl 05 Kentuchy. 9 should love really to go sailing, but 12 Y e T W We enlarge on the fact that when T e, De FOR RENT-—Two furnished rooms. 70U lay & walk of cement the job i* indeed, mun. The| 506 South Florida Ave. Mra. f..ifnished—that means you're rot ¢ *- sharks never lets anybcdy drowa"=e| B. Bevis. §8: |stantly repairing mor paying a New York Weekly. —ee | money—when the job is finished 1" el FOR RENT—§-room house close in; | have one that will last. Gardening a Fine Art, all modern improvements, Addres:| Imprové your preperty—make ¥ Without gardening, buildings and| Box 393, City. 58> up-to-date, get our estimate on lay- Dalaces aro but gross handiworks; . walks d— the sli:ht and a man shall ever see that | ] Vo R whes added cost will be more than off-et grow to ci ages vility and elegancy, 1 Fi -————“_‘ 'by the big Improvement In the Prop- CEMENT SIDEWALKS. men come to build staiely soor<r than T MISCELANEOUS || ~ = T e, N——— T g by Losacgh L ——p—p—ap Y STONE WORKS m;t:‘hn.m"—n.l Bol alrendy Ineured, sou need it TSt sow, see L. K. Sloan. 426'H, B, Zimmerman, Prop |