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Tne Evening Telegram| supers uvhshed uery afternoon from (N Telegram Building, Lakeland, F.a. Entered in the postoffice at Laxe- \and, Florida, as mall matter of the recond class. —————————————————————————————— M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. me Jear ....$5.00 ¢iX moucn= . ‘nree monuos 1.25 Delivered anywhere within the fsmits of the City of Lakeland for 10 ronts & week. From the same office is Issued THE LAKELAND NEWS, a weekly newspaper giving a resume ¥ local matters crop conditions, ounty affairs, etc. Sent anywhere )r $1.00 per year. The Miami papers, which seem to make it a rule never to agree on anything, arp hopeliessly apart in their theories of the Kkilling of Mr Boggg and his daughter near that city. The Metropolis insists that it wag premecditated murder for pur- poses of robbery, while the Herald says that there is scant if any evi- dence of murder and the two vic- times probably had their skulls crushed by falling timber when they were secking to escape from the burning house. We would much prefer to believe the latter, but one arrest has been madein the case and there is plenty of opportunity for some Sherlock Holmes work in getting at the facts of thig dreadful tradgedy. —o WILL HE SWIM AMONG THE SHARKS? sire to see you ‘‘take water” either side of the proposition. The ‘lallahassee True Democrat has ‘at last arrived at the true solu- tion of the vexatious question of whether the shark will attack and PRL LT Sy S T e et L R R A D] eat a live man, the Pensacola Journ- % Cl'eatlon Of woman ; al vehemently asserting to the con. l p- A SEBOBSIOPIPEEEIPREE l! trary, the Telegram in opposition, . The True Democrat says: In the beginning, when Twashtri “The question has been discussed |came to the creation of woman, he quite lengthily by the two papers |found that he had exhausted his ma- recently. It will be satisfactorily |terials in the making of man, and that no solid elements were left. In decided if Brother Mayes will awim] among a school of shark, and test this dilemna, after profound medi- tation, he did as follows: them.” And this reminds us that on th local page of a recent issue ?)1' thee Hei ook g Sotuwid1iyutithe Huooh I0iEre hihere Gagih ver enaphy and the curves of the creepers, and count of hungry sharks in Pensaco- . Lho olingin s Sorisondril st Fasic la Bay, and from this story we take {trembling of grass, and the slender- the following: ness of the reed, and the bloom of “Yesterday these sharks were re- 'flowen. and the lightness of leaves ported exceedingly hungry, and a and the tapering of the elephant's party which went out the day be- trunk, and the glances of deer, and fore, and who fished yesterday, on the clustering of rows of bees, and the Owl, a small power boat, the joyoug gayety of sunbeams, and brought tales of this shark trouble, the weeping of clouds, and the and one of the party saying that he fickleness of the winds, and the had been fishing for many years off timidity of the hare, and the vanity the beach, and never had known of the peacock and the softness of the sharks to have been so numer- | the parrot’s bosom, and the hard- ous and so voracious as they proved ness of adamant, and the sweetness themselves to be during the time |Of BOmeY, and the cruelty of the the fish were being taken yester- |ti8er, and the warm glow of fire, and day.” the coldness of snow, and the chat- Now we ask Bro. Mayes to speak tering of jayg, and the cooing of the up with his well-known adherence | KOKila, and the hyprocrisy of the crane, and the cunning of the chak- rawaka, and compounding all these to truth and say if he has such su- preme faith in his innocuoug shark togéther, he made a woman and gave her to man. theory that he would be willing to plunge in the limpid waters of beautiful Pensacola Bay and dis- port himself in such company as the above. We feel sure you wouldn’t Bro. Mayes, and rather than take the chances of being eaten by a shark you would eat your own theo- ry on the spot. But with our con- But after one week, the man came to him'and said: “Lord this creature that you have given me makes my life miserable. She chatters inces- santly and teases me beyond endur- she requires incessant attention and Copyright, 1914, by Panama Pacific International Exposition Company. sent you ghall never have to face takes all my time up and cries about Iowa Streets, the cruel issue, for we have no de- {rothing and is always idle; and so|have on _1 have come to give her back again, as I cannot live with her.” So Twashtri said: *Very well,” and he took her back. Then after another week, man tame again to d: “Lord, I find that my life is very lonely since I gave you back that creature. I remember how she used to dance and sing to me and look at me out of the corner of her eye, and play with me and cling to me, and her laughter was music and she was beautiful to look at and soft to touch, so give her back to me again.” So Twashtri said: “Very well,” and gave her back again. Then after only three days, man came back to him again and said: “Lord, I know mnot how it is, but after all 1 have come to the conclu- sion that she is more of a trouble than a pleasure to me; so please take her back again.” But Twash- tri said: ‘‘Out with you, be off. I will have no more of this; you must manage how you can.” Then man said: “I cannot live with her.” And Twashtri replied: ‘‘Neither could you live without her.” And he turned his back on man and wefit on with his work. Then man said: “What is to be done for I cannot live either with her or without her?”’— Extract from a beautiful Sanskrit story by Crawley in hig Mystic Rose. AFTER PASSING YEARS Lakeland Testimony Remains Un. shaken. Time is the best test of truth. Here is a Lakeland story that has stood the test of time. It is a story with a point which will come ance, never leaving me alone; and |home to many of us. Mre, F. M. Smith, Bay and HALF-DOME OF THE COURT OF THE FOUR SEASONS AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, SAN FRANCISCO, 1915 Wonderful mosalcs and sculptures adorn the great exhibit palaces of the Panama-Pacific International Exposi- tion in San Francisco, 1915. The above picture shows the half-dome in the Court of the Four Seasons, crowned by a symbolical sculptural group by Albert Jaegers, the celebrated sculptor, representing “The Harvest. " The column on the left is surmounted by the figure “Sunshine” and on the right by the figure “Rain.” A AN A A A A A A A A A AAAA AN A A AP PP o A A A A AP IIIIS - Lakeland says: =l used Doan’s Kidney Pills off and on for someti m e and wouldn’t be without them. T had attacks of backache, no doubt brought on by over exertion. ‘The kidney action became irregular and my health was affected. Doan’s Kidney Pills acted quickly and drove away all symptoms of the trouble. NO TROUBLE SINCE. “On May 29th, 1914 Mrs. Smith said: “1 am glad to again testify to the merit of Doan’s Kidney Pills. My opinion of this remedy has mot changed in any way. 1 haven't thad to take Doan’s Kidney Pills for nuite awhile, as the old complaint has not returned.” Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy— ‘get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Smith had. Foster- Milburn Co., Prop., Buffalo, N. Y. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY.—IN CHANCERY.— C. C. Farmer, for the use and bencfit of G. A. Stevens, complainant, vs. George H. Folkers, defendant. To George H. Folkers, Baltimore, Maryland, defendant above named: You are hereby required to appear on the 24th day of December, A. D. 1914, to the bill of complaint filed in this case agalnst you by C. C. Farmer, for the use and benefit of G. A. Stevens, or else the allegations of the said bill will be taken as confessed against you. 1t 1s further ordered that this notice be published once a week for four (4) consecu- tive weeks in the Lakeland Evening Telegram, a newspaper of general cirgulation published in Polk county, Florida. Witness my hand and officlal seal this 16th day of November, A. D. 1014. (Seal) J. A. JOHNSON, 3407 Clerk of the Circult Court. LOST—On Tennessee ave. or Lem- on Street, between Miss Helen Cochrane’s and Dr. Wheelers resfidence, gold sunburst brooch, set with pears, large pear in cen- ter. Reward if returned to Dr. Wheeler, 401 So. Tenn Ave. 3483 The Wise Ones ° Shop Early AR S SR A, And buy their Christ- mas Gifts at the Book Store We specialize in urusual Gifts at attractive prices. EXR R RN LD W DPDDIGDDOBP AP DD -E”N et b L = ERER R ya«'wnw SO B0 3 B.ack: == Res. Phone 153 Blue 3 Beutify your Lawn, (R, BrRs 3O Let us tell you how, I Littleit will coss. Srcar akeland Paving and Construction Company 207 to 216 Main St. LAKELAND, FLA. 3 P OBOEEOPOOUH SOD P PEODUS OIS IEOSOSOIODIED : | Good Things To See E are receiving daily the largest line of Merchandise that has ever been shown in the Jewelry and Sundries lines. This mears Fasy SHOPPING for you. Remember “@ PLEASURE TO SHOW GOODS * COLE & HULL Jewelers & Optometrists Lakeland, Florida [ e B, EKnock Out The High Cost of Living By Trading with us, and getting 1he Best and Purest Greceries at Prices like these ! 15 pounds SUGAT «.vvveenn cesireonaies secsannnns $1.00 24 pounds Flour .......... . 85¢ 24 pounds Pillsbury Flour ...... vevevvenr ven....$1.00 10 pounds S D Lard «ovvvvee vr venien cens enee $1.10 45¢ 4 pounds Cottolene......... .ieeen cenenen sennen 2-pound can Tomatoes, 2 for .....covvvee veveennnn z-pound can Victory Corn .... Good Ground Coffee, per pound ....... vivevenennen 7 Family size Cream ....u.coceeee covonenne conannns Bacon, per pound ....oc cocctcwenes serscesrssssnns L. B. WEEKS Phone 119 i : La Mode’s Big Reduction Sale Opens Dec. Ist Trimmed Hats and Shapes Coat Suits, Street Dresses, Evening Gowns Coats, Skirts and Waists To Go at Amazingly Low Prices La MOde Mrs. H. Logan, Prop. i The Ladies of the City Will Save Money By Calling Early