Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 23, 1914, Page 4

ubiished every afternoon from tre| Telegram Building, Lakeland, F.4. Entered in the postoffice at Lake- iand, Florida, as mail matter of the second class. . F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. BB MR vevs e osienis s sBBi0l 8ix moatne cesecnses 3.50 ‘hree momuns .......cc0...0 126 Delivered anywhere within the timits of the City of Lakeland for 10 ~ents & week. From the same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS, a weekly newspaper giving a resume ~t local matters, crop conditions, ~ounty affairs, etc. Sent anywhere w $1.00 per year. The Evening Ieleoram| A CLEAR NOTE OF GOOD SENSE AND GOOD CHEER For purely party reasons and an obvious purpose to injure the ad. ministration in power, Republican papers insist on it that the country is having the hardest of hard times, and every hobo bumming for hand- outs is pointed to as an honest work- ing man thrown out of employment by the operation of the wicked Un- derwood tariff. Of course there isn’t a scrap of evidence to show that the new tariff hag thrown even one man out of his job anywhere in the United States; but the mere facts in the case will not be permit. ted to interfere with the Republican theory of Democratic hard times, nor will the trifling circumstance of the gigantic war in Europe that has paralyzed the commerce of the world be considered as a factor in the matter. * THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAK/ELAND, FLA., DEC. 22, 1914. make prosperity a permanent con- dition.” el The Miami readers ticle, and puts truly when it says: ‘“It is just that a man- who refuses to pay an honest debt or a man who viously living come Or a man ng by some secret process ought to N e ‘The St. Augustine Meteor says \a dominant leader.” The State Democracy is not at war. Profound peace prevails from Pen- against crooks” as well as the imported ar- Metropolis warns its the ‘‘resident it very pointedly an as well to remember is ob- far outside of his in- who is making a liv_ He is here to ‘skin’ Democracy is without And let us be We don’t need one. sacola to Key West and the people are pursuing their vocations and avocationg unvexed by the curse of virulent politcs. Another name for that all-the-year-round blessing, the Such is the humbuggery of mere party politics in America, and, strangely enough it continues to fool a 2reat many otherwise intelligent (l be watched. some one—and he usually picks out a ‘friend’ to skin.” that “Florida thankful for it [Every day brings promise that the meeting of the State Educational Association here next week will be the largest ever held. men. But there are clear notes of [/{dominant leader, is *‘party boss”— i f e good cheer, plain truth and com-|Penrose of Pennsylvania, for in_ Says the Ocala Star: “Another big|Mon eense coming up to drown the |stance. From all such, good Lord moise of this partisan croaking for|deliver us. We don’t want any and handsome Christmas edition is that of the Lakeland Telegram, which printed a 20-paze paper, full of good reading and live advertising on the 19th.” ARG e And now comes an Ocala lawyer who charges the Star of that city with “promulgating the philosophy that infants should go around with deadly weapons.” The Star is ex- partisan effect; this, for instance, from one of the best of Michigan papers, the Jackson Patriot: ‘“The federal reserve banking system, in which every national bank in Michigan is represented, has been scarcely four weeks in opera- tion, but its good effects are visible i)n all parts of the country. No sin- (gle enactment in recent years is of Hominant leaders in Florida politics until the battle is on, and then the right man or men will be sure to come ‘to the front. Governor Trammel] is the titular. party chief now and he fills the place with dig. nity and efficiency. -0 /The Tampa Tribune heads its column of State press comment on # " . such substantial value to the people ithe recent wet or dry election in tremely capable of protecting itself ‘e thig nation ag this new national 'that county “After the Deluge.” against this preposterous charge,ipank and currency law. It insures | Maybe so, but in view of the result which ~ was most unfortunately |co-operation, stability and elasticity | “before the deluge” might be even Rea Martin as “Peg;"” Helen Haskell as “Ethel,” and Clara Sidney as “Mrs. Chiche _b 0’ My Heart,” Auditorium Saturday Matinee and Night. With the most distinguish phrased, especially coming from affor the banks and money of the lawyer, but as that paper and the lcountry. This cannot fail to help Telegram are in substantial accord lgeneral business conditions. on this question we feel a lively in- “Reports from the iron and steel terest in the progress of the debate. | districts of the country for the past Every home in this country should {ten days have been more encourag- have a gun or pistol in it and every |ing, as larger demands are in sight member of the family taught to use |and increased sales are reported. it effectively when the right time [The rights of neutral nations are be- comes. And that time comes not in. |'in& asserted and belligerents are trequently, as we learn by keeping [Peing forced to remove some of the up with the news of a world In ibarrierg to international commerce 5 that they erected, and this will fa- walohmirder ihirk at v ranoiaLon, cilitate shipments of cotton and oth- assault, rowdyism and drunkenness|. . .iicleq that will aid in restoring continue to be more or less popular 4..qe halances and will contribute forms of sinwitha certain elementof {5 the country's activities. Thirty the population. Tt takes a logic be- | gays have vastly improved business yond our appreciation to infer from |aftairs all over the republic, anad this that “infants should go armed hwith the disappearance of the mon_ with deadly weapons’ or that either etary stringency confidence will ex- boys or men should be encouraged to encise its benign and beneficial in- violate the law against carrying pis- jfluence with far greater power and [two-year-old girl will produce ,so wols or making any unlawful use of effect. The people of the United 'much unalloyed joy on Christmas ‘them at any time. l.Sto,tes never were better prepared to |[morning that the overflow will ‘il- L] more appropriate. 0 CHRISTMAS PRESENTS many of us pick out Christmas pres- ents for our loveg ones and then stand around with a firm, deter. mined air until they consent to en- joy them no matter how much suf- fering it may entail. 'Picking out Christmas presents requires great tact. We should not attempt to awe a rich friend with the magnificence of our offering. It the oppa line as t! chased sily a friend w twenty-foul (deposlted . keep a Bely y days. luminate a whole family for hours; A Christmas gift is a contrivance and a square meal with turkey play- for making a person glag he's alive |ing center on the menu will often i make the remnants of a man brace | on the 25th of December. This necessitates a wide variation in the Christmas gift. Some people can be made extremely happy and content within upholstered book of poems and a souvenir card, while on the other hand it often takes a five hundred dollar cet of furs and a pearl necklace to coax a four candle- power smile out of the young lady of the family who has just come home from a varnishing school where they put a hard metal finish on the emotions. | A twenty-five cent doll with curly hair judiciously combined with; a up on Christmas afternoon and de- cide to tackle the rough old world for one more dog fall. Thus it will be seen that the Christmas present is extremely use- ful. Yet nothing is more dangerous in careless hands. Tn addition to a .is far better to pick out for him a ‘kind heart brains must be liberally simple little volume full of rare and applied to the task of picking out junusual words, many of which he presents. The world on Christmas/has never seen betore, and to send morning is full of tired and discour. (the expensive cigar lighting outfit to aged fathers who are trying to ex-[the humble friend who has been plain to their eager wives and /scratching matches on the mantel daughters that they really do not|iiece for twenty years. Both will care to smoke for a day or two and }then be equally impressed. G iving that the doctor has forbidden them !Christmas gifts to those who need 'to wear crochetted neckties for fear |them is one of the world’s greatest of over-protecting the throat. Too l‘in and outdoor sports. Never were d Railro ing attentl are undergy post mail pounds w: roads wh sation for the far w Mt oot e Vo e o ey Agricultul ceeded in brown in any heretof§ . Announcement Conimencing Wednesday Morning, December 23rd, we will be opern business in our New Store with a New and Complete line of Furniture, Bedding, Floor Coverings Refrigerators, Stoves and Ranges Pictures, Draperies, Baby Carriages And Everything Carried in a First-Class Furniture Store YOU WILL BE WELCOME IN OUR STORE, WHETHER YOU BE A CUSTOMER OR A VISITOR. WE WILL BE GLAD TO HAVE YOU CALL AND LET US HELP YOU SOLVE THE HOME FURNSHING PROB- LEM. ANY ASSISTANCE THAT WE CAN BE TO YOU WILL BE CHEERFULLY GIVEN. ALL OUR GOODS ARE MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES, SO THAT WE GIVE ONE PRICE TO ALL. WE BELIEVE THAT THE PEOPLE OF LAKELAND AND VICINITY WILL GIVE US CREDIT FOR DOING A FAIR, SQUARE AND LEGITIMATE BUSINESS, AND UNDER THESE CONDITIONS “WE MUST. GROW.” *ssin impo lothi A few Suggestions ta That Perplexing ( What will be Most App and yet is not so Exp Gents’ Reed Rockers, Upholstered $5.85, 6.53, 9.00 Ladies’ Reed Rockers $4.50, 5.53, 5.85, 6.05 Children’s Reed Rockers, $2. Mission Bookshelves, $2.70 Shirt Waist Boxes, $4.28, 4.9 '_ WE HAVE ARRANGED A SYSTEM OF CREDIT WHICH IS VERY REASONABLE. THIS IS WHAT WE CALL THE 10 PER CENT. SYSTEM. FOR INSTANCE, THE PRICE OF ANY ARTICLE IN OUR STORE IS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES. THOS WHO HAD RATHER'PAY CASH FOR THEIR GOODS CAN GET 10 PER CENT. OFF. THIS SMALL DIFFERENCE DOES NOT WORK A HARDSHIP ON THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE ALL THE MONEY TO SPARE TO PAY CASH FOR THEIR GOODS. On Wednesday and Thursday, December 23rd and 24th, we will offer the following Specials: One 2-inch Continuous Post Brass Bed All f $25 Or Axminister Rugs One 50-1b “McKay’s Restwell” Felt Matteress i Terms Less 10 per cent. Cash Size 18x36 $1.26, size 27x54 $2.34, 27| McKAY FURNITURE CO. :_T’_!e_.Happy Home Furnishers of Lakeland PHONE 414 We are Agents for all the High Class Goods as the NAPANEE DUTCH KITCH- ENETS BOONE KITCHEN CABIN- ETS : JEWELS STOVE AND RANGES EDDY ICE CHESTS AND REFRIGERATORS .WE WILL FINE AS VELVET INCHES.