Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 21, 1914, Page 4

| f | The Evening {elegram Published every afternoon from the Telegram Building, Lakeland, Fla. Entered in the postoffice at Lake- land, Florida, as mail matter of the second class. — M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Jne year .. e 1L #ix montns .- RS | ] 1.26 Three MONTIOS . ..oovvvovnsre Delivered anywhere within the mits of the City of Lakeland for 10 tents a week, From the same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS, A weekly newspaper giving a resume of local matters —crop conditions, sounty affairs, etc. Sent anywhere tor $1.00 per year. “If DeSoto county electing commissioners by districts) “then the balance of the State is wrong,” says the Tampa Times. ()h.j no—here stands old Polk as No. Z in a magnificent minority. PSS R True merit 1s slow of recognition in this unappreciative world. We know high school graduates who have hagq their diplomag for two or three weeks, and yet there have been no changes in Mr. Wilson’s cabinet. 0 X lady called to tell the editor of a Kansas paper her opinoin of the press, anq her visit was| acknowl- edged in the following paragraph: “Mrs. Thomas Fowler, who called at the Globe office today to declare that newspapers are shiftless and never get anything right, should tuck up her underskirt. Tt drags anq looks slippy.” PORCER e The Bryan law seems to be a very elastic and accommodating document in the hands of some of those who are intrusted with carrying out its provisions. Those sections that suit are rigidly enforced; those that do not meet with theé approval of the powers are set aside. At least, that seems to be the policy in this county. v G The general verdict of the press, candidates and everybody concerned, is that the campaign book feature of the Bryan primary law is a failure. Only one candidate in Polk county patronized the pamphlet issued for this campaign, and very few voters have given it any attention. The latter are useq to getting their po- Iitical information out of the news- papers, and the cut and drieg dope of the campaign booklet does not ap- peal to them, e —— It 18 cited as further evidence of the necessity for continuous adver- tising that probably not one person in a hundred can recall the name of the man who was President Taft's ,Iunning mate at the Jast presidential lelection. If men who attained na- tional prominence can drop so quick- ly into obscurity, how do you expect YOU and YOUR business to remain in the public eye unless you blow your horn a bit? By the way, just ask the first dozen men you meet who was on the ticket with Taft at the last election, and note their an- swers. It will give you a new light on the proposition you have been de- luding yourself about, “Everybody knows me!” RSN - Some of the papers are severely criticising Jacksonville hotel keep ers and the city generally because of and | alleged extortionate other impositions. charges We have ques- tioned a number of Veterans who were at the reunion, and all have expressed themselves to the effect that they were well cared for, and that the reunion crowds were han- dled better than in other cities where the meetings were held previously. We could never unaerstand the an- tagonism towards sacksonville that occasionally crops out in some of the State papers. It is Florida's chief city—a splendid, progressive city and we have always Dbeen rather prouq of it, and willing to be just and truthful about it, at least. St. Petersburg has a murder mys- tery which is defying all efforts of the local detectives to solve. W. M. Boone, an inoffensive citizen, recent- ly from Versailles, Ky, was mur- dercd in the heart of St. Petersburg, body was founqd floating in days reservoir two or thre ted. He crime was com bullet holes in s cut and his left wrist There was no motive far as can be discov- the s is not murderer yund ' 1 rist clty, and ever} encation in the perpetrator of tl tice is being mad I forts will be successful i ! f the people of the en tre such crimes as this are most a1 in Florida, where there is 1 a respect for the human life is as safe ¥ section of the country. as in FLORIDA ANDITS MANY ADVANTAGES (Mrs. C. A. Cole.) (Continued from Yesterday.) And now I must give you a short account of the beautiful inland 4rip from Kissimmee to Fort Mvyers, which Mr. Cole and I haq the pleas- ure of taking, through some of these lakes, rivers and canals which pene- trate the interier of the Peninsula. It consumes from four to four and a half days to make the trip, a ride by water of 200 miles. We members of a party of twelve, made up for this romantic trip, which the ahout twice a year. Our party repre- nted several different States Wisconsin, a and Florida, and a Pennsylvanis Vir jolly, congenizi crowd they were. This thriving little city of Kis- mmee les on the north bank of e Tohopekaliga, From here we made our start. At 7 a. m. on a Wednesday we hoarded the river steamer [Lillie. The day was typical of an Towa sum- mer day, and we could not have wished for better conditions. The sale across Lake Tohopekali- ¢a in the early morning was delight- ful, as we drank in the fresh, cool air from off the water. It is the custom of the captain when making these trips to sail only during the daylight, tieing up et nightfall, that we might not miss any of the beau- ties of the trip. Passing out of Lake Tohopekaliga, we entereq a canal, and from that on through small rivers, other small lakes and canals, until we reached Kissimmee river, a stream one hun- dred miles in length. To say that it, as it curves around the gshores un- ceasingly. Our captain told us that there are places in this river where he runs every direction of the compass in going one mile, forming loop after loop. Often we would run some dis- tance, then be thirty to forty feet from where we entered the loop. There are many places in this river only twenty-five to thirty feet in width, our boat being twice that length or even more, it was with difficulty that the turns were made, and when in making one of these turns our little boat got stuck, it only afforded amusement for the party on board, anq added to the many other amusing and interest- ing incidents of the trip. For miles we would run, twisting and turning with nothing in sight but weeds and water, then again the banks would be fringeq with bushes and small trees, these affording a retreat for the alligators, many of which we saw along the banks, and a few shots were fired from guns in the hands of some of our party, with the hope that we might be able to earry back a souvenir of our trip, but out of re- spect for the sportsmah of our party, I refrain from explaining why we were not able to do so. After a ride of nearly two days on the Kiesimmee river, we came in sight of Lake Okeechobee, streteh- ing far and wide before us, the only {large lake thrcugh which we pass "It is from this ‘ake they are runuingz the canals to drain the Everglades. We crossed to the east coast and hugged the shores for some distance with the hope of catching sight of the drainage dredges, but doomed to disappointment, owing to the fact that they were at work sev- and our were {eral miles up the vcanal, captain was unable to enter the canal, as it was filled with debris thrown up by the dredges From Lake Okeechobee we passed through | another stretch of small rivers, lakes land canals and finally entered the | Caloosahatchee river; and hers words fail me to describe the gran- |{deur of this scene. | Certainly this river is one of the {most beautiful streams in America. Its banks are steep and several feet high, and are lined for miles en both sides with a dense growth of palm and cedar trees anl thick with'un- derprush of pa'meotto:s, which look Use nk and write plainly. Preserve can [& celled vouchers Jas receipls. Sign your name the same. Start at extreme leftof dollar line drawing’ line N lhr‘ougg. ¢ Keeprecord of each check issued. were | captain of the boat tells us he takes | this river is crooked hardly expresses ' g (o ORDER s = $for——7] exactly like the plant we northern- ers grow in flower pots and call palms. You can scarcely imazine the scene, ag the trees along the bank stang guard over the waters that wind in and out for miles. Through the courtesy of our cap- tain, an opportunity was given us to sit in the pilot house, where we could better view the magnificence of this beautiful river. In fact, each day as the evening shadows length- lened, members of the party were re- | luctant to allow nightfall to shut off our view of this beautiful nature | scene. On both sides of this river, back a little way from the shore, are many splendid groves of oranges and other In fact, some of the l icitrus fruits. ichoicest groves in the country are along this river, mun?\ of them owned by northern capitalists. One jof these deserves especial mention, 1:» it was a grand sight, covering 1360 acres, ang stretching along the for six miles, the trees laden !with the potential gold. We were itold that in 1909 the fruit from this orove sold for $36,000 on the trees. But I must not stay longer on this picturegque spot for fear I tire my |readers. After following this river for about forty-five miles, this beau- tiful inland trip was brought to a | close, for on its banks lies the pret- ty little eity of Fort Myers, and here on Sunday morning, about 10 a, m., our steamer was docked, and thus ended four and a half days of whole- some and almost unmitigated en- joyment. I wish T might go more into de- tail of this interesting trip, as there were many little incidents worthy of mention, anq many spots along {the way rich in historic interest. | We passed in sight of many forts occupied by our troops during the Seminole Indian war. Each post so occupied was called a fort, and inameq after the officer in command. These places of interest were pointed out to us by the captain of our lit- tle steamer, who acted as our guide, and who even landed a time or two land alloweq us to set foot on his- | torical ground. jriver Well, as I mentioned before, we reached Fort Myers on a Sunday morning, and here we spent the day and night, but still eating anq sleep- ing on board the Lillie. As a climax to the delightful time enjoyeq by us all on this trip, our captain tendered the ladies of the party a delightful auto ride over the city. During this time we had an op- portunity of viewing the beautiful jwinter home of Thomas A. Edison, situated on the banks of the river, and truly a picturesque place it is, with the beautiful home and grounds, the latter thick with royal palms, and all kinds of tropical trees and flowers, driveways, foun- tains, and ail else that it takes to make an ideal home in Florida. This was only one of the many beau- tiful winter homes to be found in Fort Myers and built on the banks of the C'aloosahatchee river. On Monday morning Mr. Cole and ! myself bid a reluctant farewell to our genial party, they returning to Kissimmee by the same route. It being our desire to visit other points along the west coast, we re- turned by rail, = going from Fort Myers to Tampa. Here we bhoarded a steamer and crossed Tampa Bay and down through the Manatee river to Bradentown. Here the changed. The art of man modified and reinforced the majesty of na- ture, and the union has resulted in {the perfect loveliness of ideal homes, scene of flower beds of roses, such as are grown in our northern bushes of pink and white oleanders, hothouses, great other flowering shrubs covered with bloom, besides streets hedged rows of beautiful palm trees. (Continued Tomorrow.) WANTED summer. ferences given Furnished house for the Good location. Best ref- Phone 169 2587 FOR RENT NOW 510 East Line. -furnished hous J. H. Tacker, at the Lake Phar- | macy, hag the agency for Knull, the Flo of Tampa, 2475 ] M. l /) AN == DEPOSIT WITH American State Bank “Be an American--One of us” bushes of red poinsettia and | with | TEACHERS APPOINTED BY SCHOOL BOARD (Continueq from Page 1.) By warrants paid during the month .......... 18,523.86 Balance on hand......: 810,407.?8 Aggregate Special Tax School Dis- trict Funds Balance on hand last month ........co0000n $15,624.71 | To taxes on roll 1913, 8,387.15 {To tax redemptions Janu- ary, 1914 ...... 47.89 Total Nioiv vy ... .$19,060.35 By warrants paid during | | the month . ... 2,668.47 | | ——— i Balance on hand . . $16,391.88 | All bills on file togzether with all teachers' reports were examined and approved and warrants drawn for same, | The appointment of J. R. Tally to superintend the crection of the| grammar school on the south side of | tthe city of Lakeland was confirmed. | On motion the board adjourned, (. A. PARKER, Secretary. | POINTS THE WAY { The Statement of This Tampa Resi- dent Will Interest Our Readers. Our neighboring town, Tampa, pointg the way in the words of one of its most respected residents: Miss W. T. Verdier, 506 Jackson St., Tampa, Fla., says: “It would be harq to fully describe my suffering from kidney complaint. For years I had a weak and aching back and I wasg subject to chills and dizzy spells. Often T felt very faint and head- aches also bothered me. Finally I de- cideq to give Doan’s Kidney Pills a trial and I am glad that I did so, for they helped me as soon as I began taking them. The pains in my back left entirely anq the other symptoms of the trouble were removed. I can still endorse Doan’s Kidney Pills and 1 take pleasure in doing so.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the Unit- ed States. Remember the name—Doan’s--and take no other. WIDEAWAKE PEOPLE SAVE MONEY BY READING THE ADS. IN THIS PAPER. ~ WATCH THEM FOR BARGAINS DR. GEO.E.LYONS Exclusive Optician and Optometrist. | | ) Room 2, Skipper Building Lakeland, Fla. T will remind you that if you are in neeq of glasses to aid the We devote our entire time to the eye- sight, Kindly give us a call. i] glass business and in a few days we will have our latest improved automatic lense grinding plant installed, whieh will enable us to arind lenses of any degree. Special attention is given to all eyeglass repairs. o ers canget l:\cm.\‘{‘, Alteracheckafter youhave wnltenit make anew onex Drawacheck \\2 PAGE FOUR THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAK ELAND, FLA, MAY 21, 1914. fi——\\ __________—_———\\ May We Be Your ‘Tailors This May ? 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