Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 24, 1914, Page 4

Inrfvéning Telegra rublished every atternoon from the Telegram Building, Lakeland, F.4. Entered in the postoffice at Lake- fand, Florida, as mail matter of the second class. o ———————————————————————————————— ¥, F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. ———————————————————————————— SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Jne Jear ... ..$5.00 8ix moatn® . .... sbiiey oo 2.50 ‘hree monins ... 126 Delivered anywhere within the Limits of the City of Lakeland for 10 THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAK ELAND, FLA,, DEC. 24, 1914. pro:sperity, for the shutting down of their industries and curtailing of their agriculture are giving us enor- mous orders for manufactured goods and the products of our soil. We must largely feed and clothe the warring world, and with cotton no longer contraband the disaster which threatened the South’s great money crop has been averted, and from now on the volume of money in circulation will steadily increase. The poor we have with us always; there wag never a time when there weren't some out of work and prob- ably never will be, but there is a eants a week. world of foodstuff in the country ——————————————————— | 2014 nEvVer before so many good men From the same office is issued and women glad and eager to feed THE LAKELAND NEWS, the hungry and clothe the naked. s weekly newspaper giving a resume All things considered, this should ¥ local matters, crop conditions,|he no Christmas of gloom, forebod- wounty affairs, etc. Sent anywhere|ing and despondency, for all the v $1.00 per year. 8igns are good ones, and the bright, ———————————— | warm sun shining in our blue Flor_ PLENTY OF REASONS FOR A ida skies today when winter rests CHEERFUL CHRISTMAS |upon the world, is a happy omen to tell us of clouds rolling away and If, ag the philosophers tell us, We i bidding us be of good cheer for the know pleasure and pain by contrast |year ahead. and the rule holds good between To all its réaders; to allthe peo- nations, as in the ecase of individu-|ple of Lakeland, Polk county, Flor~ als, we of America should enjoy |ida, the United Stater and the worla, with an added zest the Christmas of | the Telegram wishes a happy Chrise- Wonderful fire scene from Amierica, the great six real feature of 1914 whose eve dawned so brightly [ mag made beautiful by good deeds the Auditorium tomorrow, Christma’s day. Matinee at 3 o’clock, night today. Our mother lands across the | and kind words; for it is the trutm, [ShOW 6 to 11. gea are plunged in such sorrow and |brethren and sisters, that the wit —_— agony as they never knew before,|of man has never yet been able to [SAYS SHE'S NEGRESS ywould inherit $40,000. Now she not even during the darkest of the |discover so sure a cure for our dis- AND WANTS DIVORCE claims Mrs. Little iz no blood kin. Dark Ages, and Death broods like a|tempers of mind and soul as doing —_— ‘A wealthy Denver man has come to visible horror over nearly the whole | good to others, even with the simple | \jackson, Mich., Dec. 24.—1f Mys, the woman's aid and says he remem- of Europe, taking its most terrible:souvenirs of the Christmas tide with | Ajma lutt‘lo a D‘etmu blonde, has' {bers her parents, the birth of a girl and repulsive form—wide-spread, the loving .epirit of Christ behind |¢olored blood in her veins, the: skin | baby and the giving of the child to pitiless war between civilized men |the gift. alona her spinal column will show (the colored woman In Cincinnati. armed with the most effective in- —o it. This startling statement in con_jSome of the best lawyers in Detroit struments of slauizhter that human nection with a remarkable Detroit .‘uu fighting the case and science and ingenuity has been able to devise. divorce case was made Saturday [1¢ Pewspipel reading | world s Crushed like a child caught in a night by Crowell Baptlste, a native:VWatching it with interest. jcollision of enraged giants, a whole It Has Been Dome, So Scores of | ¢ Mississippi, and who ‘; stopping nation over there lies bleeding, Citizens Say dt the Dalton hotal. M» Baptlslol helpless and starving, its homes _— -5 veteran news’pa;per m.an aala }n ruins, its fields mere waste places lifo long resident of the south. He! London, Dec. 24.—It is not like- furrowed with new-made graves, its The sharp twinges, says it is a recognized fact in the "1; that the permission granted by cities largely destroyed and its men, The tired-out feelings, south that the spine test lncontra-'ng George to continue fe:tivities women and children, dazed by the| You must reach the spot—get at vertibly tells whether or no a per- durinz the holidays, as though stupendous horror of their calamity, | the cause. : son ha: any colored blood. In col. there were no war, will be taken heartbroken mendicants kneeling| 1In many cases ’tis the kidneys. d i ter h hit d ; Lt e woldi negwing . foe Doan’s Kidnes Pills are for weak ored persons, no matter how white advantage of. The English people they may be, the skin along tu.|will celebrate their yuletide provid. enough food and shelter to keep |kidneys. spine is darker than elsewhere. e h body and soul together. The cen- Lakeland citizens testify. Sotentists have voloed varled o | B florfitie poorTand comgrall Hn pin- | their power to make the men who turies have heard no more prolonged | Mrs. G. F. Richards, 405 South or piteous wail than that of ruined IFlorlda avenue, Lakeland, says: lons on this Detroit case, which has have gone to the front happy. Quiet REACHING THE SPOT CHRISTMAS IN WARRING LANDS To get rid of an aching back, Belgium, but a few months since a ; “One of the family was in pretty :ttr?tt:dof attl:en:iond th];;)w!&ht 'relcelcbratlons will be held at Buck- busy, contented little country of bad shaps from kidney trouble. flrea ¥ e lan 5 ood tests, 'ingham Palace because there are nger nail tests, skull measure.’'gii;} youngsters in the royal abode 7,000,000 people among whom peace,Rheumatism set in and she got so and plenty dwelt, now the Niobe of jbad that she could scarcely get ments, etc., have been suggested,!who do not understand the signifi- nations, kneelinig wan, haggard and8bout without help. Her chief but none of ther: have been suggest-|.,,00 of political affairs. England starving, clad in rags, amid desola_ complaint was a deep seated pain in .ed with an air of finality, scientlstsih“ not seen so gloomy a Christmas- tion unspeakable and “fallen with-|the back. A friend recommended aad 'Physlologlste agreelx?,g 28 tesm tide in many a year; the situation put a crime.” Differing itself in Doan’s Kidney Pillg and securing a |2T® reasonably positive,” but “lis too sad to make jollifications the degree of the suffering, the na- |SUPPIY at the Lake Pharmacy she;B‘“;::““ ""”ge“’“"“ l“: i ;:"’ much more than perfunctory. Prac- tions around her lie weltering in | Desan taking them as directed. She POS'LIVE one el ook e I A livith dsuie fcondltion Uek hisiin sissippi and having the sanction of blood, writhing with each other for |Was soon ben’eflted We are never Hoalciagtat that secti France and Germany. With Russia th t ik onster beasts of | Without Doan’s Kidney Pills in the physiologists of that section. ] e mastery e monster 8 4 The Littl i t {1t is different, because the Russian prey, and there is no end in sight houte and recommend themn when- e e case Is a strange one. ; ever We can.” Arthur Little, in a cross-bill for di_ |Christmas does not come until two i I;E: Efi.‘fi?aff :T:L i:l;l:vi:df!‘;:z:(i Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't|vorce, charged his wife with being a ;;‘e“: “]f::" :h:{ fhflstlln yuletide. war and ruin, this nightmare of hor- simply ask for a kidney remedy—get | negress. To all appearances, che is|% Ie tell ho aiser Wilhelm is so rors brooding over half the world, Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that |8 decided blonde, and a pretty uncertain that no plans of the Ger- Wiil OWh. Efeat: [oOLELEY, Lnever.&D Mrs. Richards recommends. Foster_|blonde. Her parents, she claims, |man royal family have been given Sist &8 now, kuowing only eses] WHOHEH Cb., Braps., Nullels; N. X, [wre M. R4 2. Gecres Nt of out. President and Mme. Poincare through all h;r borders;. and, while _—— Colorado. She was (given over to a |of France will devote their holiday the paralysis of Eurol')e ha's hurt The principal subject of debate at fcolored woman, Mrs. Luella Jeffer- [almost exclusively to caring for the Y5th oUr commeres and. Industrion the recent meeting of the Chicago |son of Cincinnati for rearing. Mrs. |Wounded of their countrymen who our trouble are trivialcompared wltl; Federation of Labor was funerals. It [Jefferson made an affidavit the wom_|[have fallen in the war. 1046 Lhat ha\'ee ome Vpon unavedt ended in the adoption of a resolu- an was her own daughter. Now she : < 5 tion which requires that all mem- claims she was coerceq and misled ::l m“fi“:ltm a: é(:;d ::dw(:e-er\;:lgul‘: bers provide for burial in union- into making the affidavit on false e Si2 [)) a 2. ¥ made coffins. representations she and Mrs. Littl sheer force of the contrast we should S P s e BIG HOLIDAY MAIL —— Dec. Wazshington, 24.—The holi- be shamed into thanks-giving on this eve of an anniversary that makes us remember the Prince of Peace and all the beautiful teach- ings of His life and words. We have less to complain of than any people in the world. The sum of our pros- perity right now is greater than that of any other nation on the earth; and while there are men out cf work angq familieg in distress, the so-called hard times of today are not nearly so hard as they have been repeatedly within the memory of men not yet past the prime of life. We are so much better off than the rest of mankind, so much more abundant in the resources and as- sets that make prosperity and that are now rapidly recovering from the shock of a world war that came without warning in a night, that we have every reason to make this a cheerful if not a merry Christmas. «~ The croakers may croak and the ‘grouches may jerouch, for *’tis their nature to” and they prefer it to any other form of enjoyment, as it costs nothing and involves no sacrifice of time, labor or money on their part in contributing to the happiness of others, but these great United States of America are strict_ 1y all right, and by the consensus ot opinion among our biggest and wis- est business men, our captains of commerce and industry and our shrewdest thinkers into economic causes and effects, we have passed the worst places in the road and the year ahead of us is going to show a steadily rising tide of prosperity. There isn’'t a reason in the world why it shouldn’t. There is neither panic nor near-panic in the land. Our banks are full of money to be bagq on reasonable terms. Our crops were never more abundant, and the very misfortunes of our kin across the ocean are contributing to our ‘Scene from “Peg O' My Heart,” Aud itorium Saturday, Matinee and Night. Seats now on sale. oo 0 P = s Bells,[Holly IS EERR L 2 D AR F X ETal E L L A LS LR R ] Lt 00 A 0 A e T IR AA AR -~ I ; day mail has been more successfully handled by the postoffice department throughout the country than ever before notwithstanding the great in. crease due to the parcel post. Plang made in advance particularly in the rural districts prevented any con- siderable congestion or clogging at any point. The railroads co-oper- ated with the department in the dispatch of the heavy mail and ex- tra provisions made in ample time ang increased as the mail increased afforded the gratifying relief, as compared to old times and the much overworked express companies. SAYS WORST OF DE. PRESSION HAS PASSED Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 24.—"“The worst of the present depression has ness. i Lrarans sl Prepare For | mas Post Cards, Stic Wrapping Pag ison Fountai Makes Weriting as As Talking F g Phone 136 General Office Supply A LaValliere is one of the damtnes Bewitching Je That’s what you will say when you fall creation in Vanity Boxes, for they: fully attractive. You will find a sple ment on display in many different si gold and silver at our store. come in and be pleasantly surpnsed Conner & O'S NEXT DOOR TO POSTOF c& quisite pieces of Jewelry craft. You can see some of the very latest] Vallieres on disply at our store bo ous stones and without. We Thank You We are just about to close the year us has been the most prosperous from every s andpoint, in the hist Durit g tho year now endi particularly favored; and, as we sta many new customers added to our to thank each and every one for the 3 will do our utmost in the year Nin retain your friendship and patrona Wishing you a Happy Ch and a Prosperous New Yea We remain “@ PLEASURE TO SHOW COLE Boxet 2 £ 9 wrought b As to passed,” says chairman of which will State’s share ¢ pool of $135, who is vice p can National turned from where he join tails of the dox said $69,0 been received! latter part of full amount wj posal. ] Making the iature colony, gazed in all cupations, is € House School, England. Jewelers & B i