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THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA., MAY 16, 1913. ——————————————————————————— #36E FOUR - - — —_— e “TURKEY TROTTING” AND “TANGO” KILLING THE WALTZ I Killed by Kicx of Ostricy, fne Evening TVelegramj THE CITRUS TARGE: Published every afternoon from the | Scnator Bryan of Florida Explains Keniucky Buildius, Lakeland, Fla. 1is Position. " Gotered In the postofice at Lake-| Washington, D. C., April 19, 1913. sand, Florids, as mall matter of the | Editor kvemng Telegram: second class. The orange growers of the United —_ | States are contending on the one 3 & F HETHERINGTON, EDITOR ! ;4 that a rate of 80 cents a box pe D SR ARGl G S 3 HENRY BACON, Manager is necessary for the preservation or An ostrich aftacked a shepho Btolslake, Orange River Colon;,: i days ago, and kicked him s, goo that he died a few hours Iatep, e ' POLK ENCAMPMENT N0.3,1.0., | Polk Encampment No. 3, [ F., meets the first and thir P protection of the industry, and the days. Visiting Patriarchs ey, SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ways and means committee, on the ! F. A. McDONALD, strlb,m Oneyesr .... ..........85.00 |other hand, for the reduction of the H. B. ZIMMERMAN, Sz months .. .. ........ 3.0 |rate to 5 cents a box.- | Chiet Patriarch Three MODDS .........s 1.36 A majority of the committee Is ‘ Delfvered anywhere within tbhe pledzed to a revenue rate which con- " limits of the City of Lakelasd | tcmplates the importation of foreign for 10 cents a week. oranges, for, in no other way can revenue be raised on oranges than From the same office is issued | by a tax on orange importations. THE LAKELAND NEWS | 1f the Democrats in Congress are true to their platform and pledges it is inevitable that a rate will be established inviting importations of foreign oranges, even though there b, may be none, just as there will be " The Leader says a hnndsome‘ rates on other articles of foreign plro- F i i duction now barred by the Republic- brick building is being planned fo: an protective tariff wall, If the Dem- Fort Meade, to take the place of the seorats are not true to their pledses block of frame structures which were and platform the protective wall destroyed by fire a few days ago. would be maintained, the people will be unrelieved of the burdens under | Shwnliid & oot welllaces IGINR whitch u.nlely bhav;e 11:30r§:,w :::: tl;i . = » | to the light and see it sparkle like, Lageland, Chicago and other great r:‘:sg a:‘; iis edeszngy determine dy 0TS BY UVOERWODY XUNOERWIID, Y %‘g‘ thousand diamonds. Note hoy de ; g |is the cutting, how beautiful cities can testify. Oranges are a-luxury and properly The beautiful gliding waltz will soon be as the sta'ely minuet of our forefathers, a thing of the past, if the pattern. _—n— come under a higher rate than nec-| craze for the “turkey trot” and the “tango,” which has be:n taken up with a vengeance by society, keeps pace with | Such a plece on your sidchoa On account of neglecting to All, essities. I shall support a luxury| its popularity. The plcture shows society engaged in the latest steps of these dances. The upper left picture would be a constant source of piy | rate but not one that is protective, 1| shows the “tango” The upper right is “turkey trotting” and “one-stepping.” In the lower ieft the “tango” 18 yre anq pride. You can aflordu; his bong at tl.le proper time Commis- could not do more without feeling being enjoyed by youngsters {n thefr teens, and in the lower right the rhythmic steps of the latest in dancing “‘have it and more to match it eloner of Agriculture McRae forfeits .10+ | pad deserted my party, and ; ‘ A weekly newspaper giving a re- smme of local matters, crop oondi, ‘onl, county affairs, etc. 8ent any- where tor $1.00 per year. Hold a Piece of Cut Glass Nothing helps a healthy growing being enjoyed. [o] fal ur special pri by two years of the four-year term for this I know the Florida orange grow. A AP IS ANIAP AP AAAAAAAAPAAANR NNIANPPPPIIPAPPNANAIAS L make "D !Md ’f‘::”pl’:’;(:n:luto:l‘; which he was elected, and will have‘ ers would not have me do. worth, why not the producer? Do’ fashionedw oman, “I don’t under. il I can come across the ideal read-,klndl- %o stand for re-election in next year’s' Wil the orange industry be In-itkey If they do not, whose fault!stand it anyway.” er. ) primaries. It is not unlikely that he -:)“"e: tby ‘l" l;wer trate;.’m :blsucanl 18 it? “Cut out the heavy stuff,” yawned} Sayinz which he shut up shopl ' 111 hava op poelbion, toosbut ithe is e e:rm ned, no ru[;l . ln f:d 1 wish to suggest _glso that the the butteries of both sexes. ‘‘The and went into the wholesale anchor: v ment based on apprehension greatest initial «evelopment of the ideal newspaper shouid be amusin: business for a rest.-—EX. [ [ | good and makes good in the mean- fear, but by the facts alene, orange industry was between 1875 and diverting.” time, it is not probable that he will; From the statistical departments| and 1893, up to which time the tm__I T e A VT ! have serious trouble in securing re-; I have gathered some facts which 1 {ff on oranges was 26 cents a box.|tures,” said the careful mother !submit. The world's production of| Very respectfully, “Such pictures aren’t funny, and | “electioti. | 3 : o ' oranges in 1912 is estimated as fol N. P. BRYAN. !they're bad, very bad, for the chil- I ]R Q o ) ) ‘ “An exchange tells the story of a, lows: i e TR idl‘en-" i uult an r ants [ boy who was sent to market with a Boxes. | S0 HE TOOX A REST. | “Cut out the ponderous editorials,” | ¢ gack full of rabbits, lingering around' The United States ...... 20,000,000 ‘suapped the man who merely scans S l 'll : town all day and coming back with-|Spain ..... ..o v 10,121,564! A newspaper publisher, desiring the headlines. “Who reads ‘em! a e ‘Vl Contlnue a out selling them, When asked by Italy ... weees woves 3,536,823 to please his readers, asked for Sug-'nuwudays, anyway?” f his mother why he had not sold the Palestine ..... ..... 736,127, gestions. | “Cut out the woman's page,” said f . k 1 W b rabbits, he said no oue asked what Porto Rico ... ........ 313,461! “How can I make mine the ideal'the intellectual hich-brow. “Botn eW Wec S Ongero e k was in the sack. How many of our Japan ............ ... 176,732 newspaper?” he inquired. | are demoralized, and both have re- merchants are like the little boy? Cuba ......c...ee 45,123 “Cut out the crimes, the murders|ceived too much prominence alto- h f_\ P l B h 1 They have plenty of goods for salo! and the sensational divorce case 1-e-11 gether.” | ave a LW a m eac but fail to tell the people what is 34,929,829 ports,” said the nice people. { “Cut out—" began another, but fn the sack. 1f you expect to sell! ; . il s “Cut out the accidents, the rail-'the published interrupted. goods in this day and age keep shout.-: oo?[oot»mioi?:lauz fpl;:‘::;:“"ym::s{ road and steam ship disasters!” crled! “Stop, all of you!" he cried. “On | ing the merits of your stock and pro:iuced $% por velit and, $he tos the people who never read such gecond thought, I have decided to| trade.” i ol (e worla it sent !hl:ws. : {eut out myself. It is no use trying| 16 1103 we usiured TRE 000 and Cut out politics,” said the old- to publish the ideal newspaper un- Paul H. Nisle, a newspaper mai'jy 1912 1,200,000 boxes of oranges. until recently connected with the of this quantity Canada took 1,150, V/ /////////////////// / a/cll_y[es/ v Sanford Herald, has revived the'(gg boxes. Dunnellon Advocate, which evident- 1n 1912 Canada imported of or- Suits left and will close ‘ them out at $6.00 On Saturday, the 17th bas died and come to life again with poxes, of which the United States astonishing frequency and persist- gypplied 2,950,287 boxes, or all but ency. Here's hoping Brer Nisle will 267,743 boxes. If Canada, which fnstill an elixir into the Advocat: pgmits citrus fruits free, imports so that will render such frequent re- insignificant a quantity from coun- ly has more lives than a cat, a8 it anges and' grapefruit, 3,218,000 by /‘ 7~/ Drink it for QUALITY--none incarnation unnecessary. When you tries other than the United States, V/, X bettgr ® N meet a man from Dunnellon he'll yow can it be fairly contended that We are Oi ll f tell you his is a good town, but until tho United States, with a tarlff of ‘ Buy it for ECONOMY g ng to sell a rew i proper support is given Its newspaper' g, conts a box, would be deluged —ofe 'd_.qu';b_ i lots of folks will remain skeptical. . wjth foreign oranges and the indus. ks e | try destroyéd? At the close of a strenuous and, If the United tSates and Canada ueeful life Henry M. Flagler is fight- with a combined population of a {ng off death with a sustained per- hundred million coifsume 20,000,- tinacity, in keeping with his long 000 boxes, is it not fair to suppose and remarkable career. It i8 prob- that the three hundred millions of ably only a matter of hours now un-' Europe would supply a dAemand sut- % (( two of the ordin- / Straws at arykin_d_:._ » = ( #11 this great captaln of industry ficient to consume the total foreign shall have passed away. He will production of fifteen million boxes? ir t . . Jeave behind him a record of achieve-! The per capita consumption of the F S b d , o st Come, First Serbe gnent such as few of those who have United States and Canada is 30 or-}em= borne the responsibility of great anges, that of Europe 7%, and is it; wealth have esualed. He has livel not but fair to assume that the Eu- to sce the completion of :his most' ropeans have as keen an appetite eherished projects, which is a com. for a fine fruit as the people of the pensation which not many enjoy. ! United States? Y From what source do the growe's A car of beans shipped from of the United States fear competi- CGainesville sold in New York last tion? Not Spain, nor Italy, nor Pal- Wednesday for over $2,000. This estine, ndt Japan, for they are too little item is incidentally thrown out remote to compete. Posélh]y Porto for the benefit of those persons who: Rico, Cuba and Mexico—producing seem to think a slight modification all told less than 400,000 boxes. of the tariff on citrus fruits would, The groves of Spain, especially cuin the . State. If Florida never!those of Valencia and other South-; @ shipped another orange, her other crn provinces from which the great- “ Are your keys worth a quarter? Is your ] Don’t Forget grip or trunk worth 35¢? Whatisit worth 5 tobeidentifiedin case of accident or death. Th i Identification fob, grip or trunk check with stro [4 cme and ‘;:u:kle. Name and address :;.fi;x;:d o!:l‘rl“g 0‘ “a't SCha"nfl' & Marx c“nhts automatic machinery. Coverclosesovernameand K address and is securely held in place by fastener. POLISHED BRASS, 33¢, GERMAN SILVER, 50c, Post. age paid. German silver key ring with name and address ) stamped on by automatic machinery, safety locking J device to securely hold ke ringcom- plete with strong polished, nickel plated steelchain, 1815 inches_long, and lever grip, PRICE 25c. Postage paid. Send silver, as we cannot accept stamps. 3 Write or print name and address TR B (G JOSEPH LeVAY i many and diversified products . are'est' supply is' drawn, have been in.| @ Make money in spare time by so- } sufficient to make her a great and” fected for several years past with the T i e g | prosperous State. But there is 1ittle, red scale, which is regarded as a i e =% 3 R — reason to fear that the changes pro. most serious enemy of the citrus agent's proposition, write for full particulars posed in the citrus tariff will materi- family. I shall oppose the importa-| 3 when you order. ally injure the State's fruit indus- tion of oranges from any country J. P. Roquemore, - try. ' where there is citrus infection and |§ Pl mb F ) | o ¢ i"’ that end have introduced in the u ln Or a House (/0 3] Sen ate an amendment to exclude *We had a dream that there was such oranges from our imports. I great rejoicing throughout Florida am in favor of that sort of protec- and that the people of every county tion to the industry but not one met its returning representatives through tariff legislation. Powell & McCorquodal GO e A . o - it from Tallahassee with brass bands Frankly, I am of the ‘on that tub, one enamel i ! and glad acclaim. The reason? The the Florida orange need : and ed lavatory complete, one closet complete with 0 | S 5514 E ; ok Staple and Faunoy Groceries seat, one 18x30 sink in kitche P 1op With egislature had passed a law abolish- tion and I doubt if tl y at g necessary pipes to ; 0 and 130 gallon range boiler ™ : Grain and Feed. ] complete job and pay nspection fees for $11% {ug the convict lease system; another cents a box, will ra Call and talk it over fn the interests of good roads and inrsignificant revenuc. The Florida Hot ang cold watér to all fixtures. another seeking to equalize tax as- orange stands in a class by itself, It gesesements and properly adjust our sells in Canada for more than it sells tax burdens — and then, by the in the United States. The orange Jumpinz Jehoshaphat, it had ad. growers attribute this to a combina- journed! Now, wasn’t that a per- tion of buyers. Nevertheless, th.-’ tectly foolish and absurd dream, and buyers have not the power to force M} Ruditing A p ccounting S tiith ( ystema ' at the same time, like many perfectly. the public to pay more for a Fl |2 . |8 PHONE 290 RED D. M. W A Nice Fresh Stock to Select from, Courteous Treatment and a MANN PL . Falr Deal for AlL | UMBI NG C Your Patronage Solicited and Appreciated. ‘ Bowyer Bidg, 203 N. Ky, Ave Phene 257 ! » 8YC. Fhcne 267, g 25 3 foolich and absurd dreams, one you'd orange than the Florida orange i like to see come true? worth. If the buyers get what it is

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