Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 27, 1915, Page 4

1 iy . Toe # iblisked every afternoon from tr Felegram Building, Lakeland, F.a. Entered in the postoffiice at Laxe- land, Florida, as mail matter of the sucond class. M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. Jne jfear ‘oree mMONIDD ...oe-- 1.26 Delivered anywhere within the #1aits of the City of Lakeland for 10 sants & week. PFrom the same office is Issued THE LAKELAND NEWS, a weekly newspaper giving a resume o local matters crop conditions, Sent anywhere wunty affairs, etc. sr $1.00 per year. ——————————————————————————— The St. Petersburg Independent sounds a cheerful note when it says that “there is very little likelihood of any more cold weather here this winter. February is usually a -warm, comfortable month, March ideal outdoor life.” Nor is this exagger- ation, for in a large majority of Florida winters the end of January means the end of cold weather. et The chaos in Mexico seems to have reached such a stage that no- body down there knows ‘“where he is at” and doesn’t care, and by gen-— eral consent the country is bound for total wreck and the quicker it gets there the better. So much for mixing colors and mongrelizing a race. The Lord has made nothing plainer in this world than the color fine, and He meant it to besre- spected. P TR The wish was father to the thought with that New York editor who printed a cock-and-bull story about the battleship Texas being ordered to halt by a British cruiser at the mouth of New York hnrhar, and stripping herself for action to resent the affront. The people in this country who want to see us in-|poard of directors, and to attend to! such other business ag may be pre-|. volved in war with Great Britain are those who have nothing to lose, as in the case of this New York scribbler. ~ - The New York lawyer, Jerome, may think that he is merely doing hig duty in so persistently hounding Harry Thaw, but it is much more probable that he has sunk his sense ..$§5.00 |day and note the 313 moucn® . .. 2.50|asgricultural lines, we are impressed and |°F melons has gone to decay through in every respect for |iilure to anticipate conditions and e —— —— The proposition for a State fair at g | [V“‘ao Ieleoram'hcksonvule seems to meet with the approval of everybody in .Florida except Powell, of the Clearwater Sun. eSS RN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT { As we glance over the world to- progress along with the great advancement that is being made in not only the raising ot productg but in the marketing of them as well. ) By a scientific study of conditiohs a farmer succeeds in raising twige as much on his farm this year last at the game cost, thus doubling his apparent profit. However, un- Ry i TELEGRAM LAK ELAND, FLA., JAN. 27, less he knows how to market his|* crop his labor has been in vain, for the packing, gradiug, etc., are as izmportant as the produveing if he would obtain the highest prices, and the railroad facilities also must be considered. Many a crop of peaches plan ahead. Soon the MARKETS OF THE WORLD will be open to Southern plaiters through the opening of the Panama canal, but it is generally conceded that of all tue States in the Union, Florida will be the most benefitted by this vast enterprise. What do you know about this great achievement Are you inter- ested in a thing which means eo much to yourself and to your state? The History, Development and Completion of the Panama Canal will soon be distributedtin our com—- munity ‘without ch,gge by a pro- gressive financial institution and will be interesting as well as profit- able reading. 3633 NOTICE The annual meeting of the stock - holders of the Bank of Mulberry, Mulberry, Fla., will be held at the bank on the fourthh Wednesday in January, 1915, same being the 27th day, for the purpose of electing & sented. 13663 W. P. READ, Cachier. “WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE KNOCKER.” “This fellow is like a mosquito menace, —he is not only a nuisance, but a, Upper Row: Lower Row: Danfel and Willis; John and Joseph, the Twins. A group of some of the boys from the Hephzibah Home in Jacksonville in charge of Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Hender - son. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Henderson, heads of the National Home Mission and Rescue Association of America, with Jacksonville headquarters at | Hephzibah cottage, are in the city e, have traveled the wrong road and they find homeless and orphan chil- dren and find good family homes for them. They have charge of Heph- zibah Home in Jacksonville, a home for friendless women and children, and a few weeks ago they bought a tract of land from ex-Governor Gil- christ at Punta Gorda to establish a mission homeé’. Men as well women and children who are needy Your Chance Of a Lifetime” Wanted at Once Several Hundred New Customer To get these we are willing to make the greatest concession ever made in Lakeland. This offer commences MONDAY, January 18th, and positively closes on Monday, February 1st. OUR OFFER Bring us this Ad. with the following blank spaces filled with the names of five of your lady friends who are house- keepers and buy Furniture and we will give you an exira 10 per cent, discount on anything you purchase from us, either for cash or on tims. all our g ods aie marked in plain figures. This is an absolutely bona fide offer, as We will be glad to wrlcome you i. our New Store, so that you may see what a - grest offer this is. If you are not ready for your goods yet j' you may take sdvantage of this great offer by placing a small deposit ¢n them and our Auto Truck will deliver whenever you wish. are sent to this home where they | to are provided for and returned their proper station in life. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson have foynd homes with excellent people “He's a nuisance because he’s,in the interest of the work. . . 1 + a bore, and sings his song on a; The object of their work g the Single string until pepople get‘rescne of all needy persons, especi. of duty in his malignant personal thatred and is now persecuting and torturing Thaw from sheer cruelty because the latter has been 8o suc- ceseful In outwitting the lawyer. One thing is:growing plainer with every fresh appearance of Thaw be- fore the public and that is that popular sympathy is with him and there is a widespread conviction that he has suffered enough for killing the smooth, conscienceless voluptuary who debauched his young wife. Harry Thaw ought to be turned loose. Of course he isn’t crazy and nobody thinks he is, and the probably saved other homes from the ruin that befell his own by the dose he gave Stanford White. PRIEEEET URNE The Times-Union comes down from High Olympus every now and then, where it keeps solemn and stately company with the other gods, and talks about things on earth, including the Florida press, with a pleasant human note we are glad to recognize. The T.-U. speaks fn terms of warm praise of our Flor- 1da newspapers generally as a big and growing factor in the develop- ment of the State, and among other things has the following to say, ‘ which is worth thinking about as : an important truth: “The community must make the newspaper, and then the newspaper makes the community. When the people of a town make possible im- fprovements in the newspaper that represents the town, these very im- provements are the best possjble advertisements of the town, and the paper as it grows lifts up every legi-~ timate interest with it. We find in every community pessimists who knock their towns; did anyone ever know a newspaper manwho belonged to this class? There is not a news- paper man in Florida who is not a booster, and this fact has as much g8 anything else—yes, more than Bnything else—to do with the pros- perity of the State.” JRSERREE S — The Orlando Reporter -Star, chushing the jewel Truth under its drutal foot, stands by Bob Holly, of the Sanford Herald in his libelous and defamatory inexactitude about a plain matter of fact obvious to the paked eye, and says Bob was right fn aftirming that Orlando was the Pest interior city of the State. Of course we laughed the absurd Holly fiction to scorn, hung it up by the tall like a singed cat and publicly derided it, and now comes the Re= porter-Star and can find nothing Detter to say than this, which is so little to the point that we fearlessly yeproduce it: ! “It is equally incomprehensible to us how the Lakeland Telegram can make the statement it does. We ap- preciate its references to Orlando as a “lovely and proeressive little * _eity,” but can account for its fur . ‘ther statement: conzfnw the ;g «periority of Lal eland only on the ‘‘ground that Editor Hetheri~ton ““haspit visited Orlando in Quite ' @ while. Bob Holly has; he elips mortally tired, but he’s a men- ace because he scatters unjust criticism, breeds dissatisfaction, chokes optimism. “The knocker never builds but tears down—better the building the more active he is in its de- struction. “He nevers cheers—only jeers —and successis the flash of a red flag in his face. “Hee never praises—no indeed! But he never misses a chance to criticise unfairly, and is always ready with his eternal ‘I told you so. “He never pushes up hill, but puts on the brakeks. Never scotches the wheel going down, but gives it a shove. “Hiis stock in trade s persis- tency. ' “He waxes troubles. “Hie finds a hidden meaning to every worthy act, and an un- worthy motive to every public spirited deed. “ It seems queer that a sane community should allow the knocker to do any damage, but he does. “People often remember fat on others’ the things he has said long after) ithey have forgotten who said them. “What are we going to do with him? “We cannot exterminate him, because he bears a sufficient re- ‘semhlance to the human being to {come under the protection of the law. “We cannot educate him, be- cause we can never convince him. “The kink in his grain can |never be straightened by any re- fining process. “WE CAN CURE HIM ON- LY BY OSTRACISING HIM. “Don’t argue with him—just leave him alone. Even though his skin is like that of a pachy- derm, he hate's loneliness. He must have an audience. “When he knocks, don’t lis- ten—move on. When he jeers, change your seat or remember that you have an engagement. “If this fellow is not muzzled, he will backbite every chance he gets. Let muzzle him. “Let’s all agree that we will iteach the knocker that there is wo place for him in Montgomery, and that if he wants company he will have to become a contribut- ing member of the Optimistic club.”—Mbontgomery (Ala.) Ad- vertiser. 3 General Passenger Agent J: D. flc.!;lqn.n_ofs!. ,Wabeglp has Setn making a study of conditions in sev - eral_parts of the country. He re. ports a chanve in sentiment every - ! where towardg the railroads and a ed -disposition to accord fair trestment to the tarrlers. '$5.00 Shoes ...... . ally the young girls and women who P d The Last and Final Cut-in-Price Sale OF THE Williamso -+ Clothing Co.’s BANKRUPT Stock Now on Sale Across the Street from the Old Stand — Arrow Collars .......... All $1.50 Shirts . All $1.00 Shirts . All $3.50 and $4.00 Der- bys 1 $1.00 and $1.50 Dress Gloves ...... All $3.50 and $4.00 TINNS G e e Soft $4.50 Shoes .... $4.00 Shoes ... 5¢|$3.50 Shoes ... ... .....8L. 85¢$7.50 Trunks . . veier o O5¢I$11.50 Trunks $12.50 All Leather Linen Lined Dress Suit Cases ... 25¢|$7.50 All Leather‘(.’:.as‘es .$4..00 Boys' 25c Black Ribbed Hose i ea sk .$2:65 Everything .$2.40Jto Move Quick. Clean .$2.15|Stock. COME EARLY AND SELECT YOUR SIZES—SALE ENDS 4 SATURDAY NIGHT G408 That is Kegt ina First-class Se We make a i We have Eveérything %i “Jewelry Store us before purchasing elsewhere Specialty of All Repair Woik All Work Guarantee_ Conner & O’Steen Jewelers NEXT DOOR TO POSTOFFICE Everything to furnish your home OnePrice Cashor Credit I our goods Markedinplain tigures in Arcadia for Daniel, Joseph and "John. Joseph and John are twing 'and were placed in the same home. They are desirous of finding a home for Willis, age 10, a fine lad of good family and has a good disposition and is of an affectionate nature, says Mrs. Henderson. Mr. and Mrs. Henderso are stopping at 609 North Florida ave- nue with Mrs. H. Sapp and would be glad to discuss the work with any one. Mrs. Henderson will speak this evening at the Baptist church, ex- plaining her work, and will speak at other times here as occasion may offer. 3 ROOMS for light housekeeping; 'private bath, 1001 South Missouri avenue. Phone 275. 3734 KINBROUGH SUPPLY C0, Has the largest snd most complete Undertaking De- partment in the County, and are the most reasonable in prices. Licensed Embalmer in attendance at all times DAY PHONE 386 NIGAT PHONE 242 Calls answered at all hours SESEEEELOCEITIISHL 002000 Fresh Apalachicola Qysters 50c qt; pt. 25: Try our Home-made t Peanut Rrivle and H. O. DENNY Flliston Building. McKay Furniture Co. The Happy Home Furnishers Phone 414 Best Yalues for t Least Money Cash or Easy Terms of Lakeland, Fla. 218 South Kentucky Ave. If You are Going to .~ or Fence, See Us PRICES FOR CASH. wll . 20D Wire Nails Per Keg ...... ...... ............83. 12D Wire Nails Per Keg 8D Wire Nails Per Keg . 3D Wire Nails Per Keg ..... . 24 in. 6 in. Stay Hog Fence, per rod 30 in. 36 in. 42 in. 6 in. Stay Hog Fence, per rod .. 48 in. 6 in. Stay Hog Fence, per rod No. 2 Shingles, per thousand .. WE HANDL.E EVERYTHING IN HARDWARE AN BUILDING MATERIAL Lakeland Furniture & H dware Cc ELECTRIC oo MOVED TO THE KIBLERHOTELBLOC FULL LINE AUTOMORBILE SUPPLIES ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES 1 FLORTA EGTR M0 WAGHNERY 0 *"*" THE ELECTRIC SPORE:> Kibler Hotel Building ' - Phone