Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 18, 1914, Page 2

e A o 1. in n AN A AN EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA,, MAY 18, 1914. drivbdbbddbdibbbdbdtbbbdbbid GRAB APPLE GIDER By J. C. PLUMMER. ] "MEXICAN CROWDS FOLLOW OUR MARINES George Washington Bangs, cook on the schooner Jersey Belle taking a cargo of lumber at Newberne, carried | breakfast into the cabin and Mr. | Bowen, chief officer, had started in to 1 eat it before Captain Wales awoke from a lethargic slumber. As the skipper was a member of the | church in Belleport and had often ad- ‘ dressed the Sunday school scholars on | the subject of cleanly life, it seems | eruel to say he resembled a man just i b ariie d great | awaken from a drunken stupor, but terest amone t people followed them as they | g glance at his blotched and turgid ade t i ther face, his bleared eyes and his whole d out of 1l stand e had turned certainly gave | tion Steadying himself on his feet and | uttering a groan as an introductory, the skipper entered the cabin. “Good mornin’, Cap'n,” saluted the mate, cheerfully. The captain el 1 grounds for the assump- d Collars If you Laundered the VERY BEST Send them to the Lakelana Steam Laundry Weare bettar equipped than ever for giving you high class Laundry work. it yvour Shirt | i | said nothing. He table and drank thirstily. “George,” said he, replacing the empty pitcher on the table, “I was aw- ful sick last night.” was no doubt of his commander’s in- disposition. “George,” asked the skipper, easily, aboard?” “Not a soul,” answered Mr. Bowen, “the crew were ashore and I suppose the nigger was asleep.” “I'm glad no one saw me,” captain in a tone of relief, “not that I'm ashamed of being sick, for that Phone 130 un- but there's some mean people in this world who always take wrong views of things and do others | Now, a man of your good sense, George, wouldn't have any mean, 4 dirty ideas about my being sick.” 13 Mr. Bowen looked % and said nothing. fi “l was up town on business,” Ifi tinued the captain, but not five A thousang might be wrong hundred thousand. More than a half million f buyers have picked the Ford because of its serviceability, its low cost of upkeep. The ;oan,s made good. | back for the schooner when I met an Five hundreq dollars is the price of the Ford ¢ runabout; the touring car is fifty-five; the town car seven fifty—f. 0. b, Detroit, complete with equipment, Get catalog and particulars from Lakeland Automobile & Supply Co. Lakeland, Fla is as important to a picture as a becoming H ! cown to a woman, | The frames: we make |} are riel 1t | are right 1 "l“‘fl"" old gentleman. A real nico old mea | with a long white beard . o | blue eye—he had on and will beauntify as weli : A He thvtad ostal AbbUti ey back in the country that he was ¢ tryin’ to build. You know how inter ested I am in churches, George, so we talked a long style and workmanship. and a sha ly one eye, Georgt as preserve your }HC‘L‘ ures. his wagon that Le had made on his farm and he wanted me to taste it.” “Cider?” exclaimed the mate. “Yes, cider,” repeated the captain, with increasing sternness. “I make cider myself on my farm in Jersey, and I know something about it. T al- ways wanted to taste this North Caro- lina cider to compare it with my Pip- pin cider. T'll give vou a gallon of “CONSULT US” Foi fisures on wiringyour House, We that Pippin cider of mine when we get o - | home, George. | save money. Look out for the | “I should like to taste it,” said the season. Let us put gutter around mate. jest took about half a glassful of ouse and protect it from decay. v ) 1T y and you [ it affected me, George T' L' CARDWELL l‘lru‘l was it?" Jemarked the mate. gtill eveing his plate Elect. ic and Sheet Metal Contracts | 1t just ran my velns liks { melted wildfire. My head b n to - Wilson Hdwe Co. | swim and I came plum ‘1 down in the street. The old gentle- | man was real scared.” | “Must have been through Rear | cider,” said the mate BB PP dRda Defdofded | “I've heard, George,” continued the skipper, solemnly, “of a cider they p SEESEHSESSSPPPRFPLEDHPHPLDP | make from a Kkind of | North Carolina that has an awful ef- | fect on people.” | *I expect it was that kind of cider he gave you,” said the mate, When we get George,” re- carelessly, “you it the cider to Will Sac rlflce Ten acres truck land, one lot near school : house; also 1 new six room house one acre « of land. % MANN PLUMBING CO PH EZJ/ PINE ST. home, marked the s need d Rev “did anyone see me come i ! down 1 Bangs. ! with sternness, “and had just started | time and at last he | says he had some very fine cider in | snatched a pitcher of water from the The mate shook his head as if there | ! and march.” | said the | k | er, may happen to any of us poor mortals, | injustice. into his plate‘ eyeing the mate then I st ( 1 tot ( b5 N nd up-to-dat Prompt service. [ k vith our Vige President at City I I ; ent attention ( B | cer steadil 1 l ing. a queer sort of | | crabapple in | my sickness to my wife. She’s always worried about my eating or drinking anything in these southern towns. She’s afraid I might get yellow fever.” “I'll not say a word,” promised the mate. i “You are a good fellow, George, said the skipper, “and now, I'm going' to drink a cup of tea and take a nap. “That crabapple cider must taste like whisky, don't it?” asked Mr. Brown, “I smelt whisky when I helped you over the rail last night?” “The old leman must rubbed me W it to try to me to,” replied the sk “I'm going Two e had nearly pine lumber ¢ Creations Iy ForBables. For prickly heat. After shaving. After the bath. As aface powder. As a foot powder. Rez ally indispensa- ble. In sifter top cans. 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