Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 16, 1915, Page 4

fhe Evening Telegram Published every afternoon from The Telagram Building, Lakeland, Fla. Bntersd in the postofiice at Lake- Jadd, Florids, as mail matter of the oecond class. M.' F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR SUBSCRIPTION RATES year i........ i.$5.00 B8ix months .. Thiee months ... ssess 1.88 Delivered anywhere / within the Umits of the City of Likeland for 10 cerits a week. From the same office is issued THE LAKELAND lNEWS. A weekly newspaper giving a resume of local matters, crop. conditions, county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere for $1.50 per year. <, The silver lining to the legisla- tive cloud now darkeninz the sky up Tallahassee way is that several hun- dred of those bills that are being introduced will never get beyond the introduction . ~0- There is a locality called Hell's Bay located on Rough Island, over in Osceola county. Doubtless a very pleasant place to live, but it is not likely to become a metropolis until its name is changed. A Lakeland pastor advertises that he is going to preach next Sunday on the subject, “The Biggest and Best Man in the World.” A num- ber of Lakeland ladies are going to attend church on this occasion, each inspired by curiosity to hear. just what the preacher is going to say about her hubby. The last heard from Uncle Joe Dixon comes from the Live Oak Democrat, which deposeth that it “filled him up with grits and corn bread, but his feet were too itchy to allow him to remain.” By the time he scratches his pedal append- ages against a few thousand railroad ties we trust he will find relief. bl Qiationies A self-respecting elephant, who had probably traveled in Florida was handed an orange in California the -other day, and A% soon as he tasted it he wound his trunk about the donor and hurled him thirty feet away. ‘Many people feel just as the elephant did* when they are handed California orpages, but they haven’t the courage and strength to manifest their disapproval 8o strongly . Lk ————— The Palm Beach Post calls atten- tion to another of Florida's neglect- ed opportunities by the statement that most of the bananas consumed Jn this State are imported, whereas the best bananas can be produced heps With the minimum of trouble and expense. We Ahgve repeatedly seen p very limited supply of home- ‘grown bananas on the local market, gelling in competition with the best jmported fruit at a much higher price. The Florida banana is the best in the world, Plant bananas! Pu— fPhere afe Somé néwspaper men ; members of every Florida Legisla- ture, but they seem ever to be asleep at the switch so far as push- ing any legislation for the benefit of their craft is concerned. Otherwise Florida’s present absurd libel law would not have been permitted to remain on the statute books thus long. What is the legislatve com- mittee of the Florida Press Associa- tion doing? —_— Hon. Oscar Underwood gives fresh evidence of his anagosity and gen- eral understanding in the vicinity in declaring, as he did at Orlando the other day, that with a few more years' development Florida can feed the United States. While it is true that we beat the Hon. Oscar to this conclusion by several blocks, we are none the less proud to have such dis- tinguished corroboration, and if hei should decide to run for the Senale‘ in Florida instead of in Alabama we'll vote for him, provided we can make things square with Nat and Albert and Perry. —_ The Moultrie Observer is not far amiss when it gives this advice: “Base all your plans on the expec- tation of the war continuing, and then whatever benefit may you by an unexpected termination of the war will be just so much thrown in." 3 > After having been Killed nvenli times, the Georgia peach crop now | comes forward and makes its bow| and declares, through the Georgia, papers, that it is going to be unusu- | ally large. One of the glad compen- | sations that come to us in this vale of tears is that tfe Georgia peach crop has more lives than the most robust cat. . 2.60, By rick J. Haskin. To every man who is not too many | gonerations removed from the soil, 'the first warm days of spring bring ; a deep-seated yearning to get back lto it. And, as our cities ;n,;w. the {number of men. who can fish and } plEy golf:and engage in othef sports ,the open country steadily dimfn- ishes; but with more and better trolley lines always reaching out to mew syburbs, the number of men who can'own a bit of land and delve in it;with a spade is growing apace. Ant;bur gardening is really becom- g one more great American sport. Nearly all Americans are of farming {sto@k originally, and few of them #re so many generations® removed {from the ancestral occupation that has not a subtile appeal for their nostrils. »;Thus it happens that the subur- banite is always happiest in the| !Spring time. He hastens from his| ! down-town office burdened with gnr-! {dening tools, seeds and bulbs. He! iworks upon his little 6x10 plot” of | ground until nightfall sends hiin to'} | his dinner with an appetite like that} {of his boshopd. The city ®dweller iwho has never had an opportunity ' fto know whether pumpkins grew on'! trees or underground is quite apt to( waken up some morning with the “back to the soil” fever strongly de- veloped, as is the country born per- son who perhaps had reason to find gardening irksome in his youth. The amateur garden moveme ' is | becoming better organized each and its advantages are numen,us.l iJn suburban sections of large cities iit fosters neighborliness and socia- bility: as well as civic pride. The | trash heap n the back yard no long- er exists. t is replaced by culti- vated beds of flowers and vegetables. The fami cultivating these small |p'rd§nn get into the habit of com- paring notes across lots. They ex- ange seeds and cuttings and be- dope acquainted and friendly be- ciuge of their mutual interest. PN Fences Disappearing. One of the tendencies of the back- to-the-sofl movement in towns and cities is the abolishing 6t the ugly high board fence, which sepatrated one lot from another. Even though painted and vine-covered, the high fence 18 a nuisance and when all the gardens and backyards of a square are in cultivation, it tends to break a vista which would be other- the smell of the fresh turned soil | jin small quantities. wise attractive. Consequently, it is beiig replaced by attractive wire fences wheh separate the' lots, but permit one resident to enjoy the good appesrance of his- neighbor’s ' ‘garden. ¢ The rivalry among amateurs in tpe matter of flower and vegetable raising produces good results. In one large city the “Forty-second Ward Citizens’ Association” distrib- utes well selected seeds -and plants early in the apring. Two exhibitions are held, in which the products are ‘on display in a tent erected for that purpose in an open square. The first |is on the Fourth of July and is a eature of the special celebration held in this ward upon that day. The: other comes in October. Prizes are offered for the best product. The October exhibition resembles noth- ing so much as a country fair. Gi- gantic cabbages, potatoes, tomatoes, beets, onions, squshes and every by side with flowers which rival those of the greenhouses in beauty and fragrance. Few of those who enter into these friendly competitions have more ithan the space of the ordinary. city ot in which to demonstrate their skill. The principles of intensive farming are carried out to the high- est degree. Not a foot of soil is wasted. As soon as one crop is fin- ished something is planted in its place, A number of new features are developed. One man raised prize tomatoes by training them to climb over the wire between his garden and that of his neighbors. This was accomplished by pruning the plants when they were young. It had the advantage of saving space as, when grown like a bush in the old-fashioned way, a dozen plants occupied considerable portion f space while the ground taken by those planted acainst the fence is negligible. Specialists. Sometimes an amateur will have a particular penchant for one crop, and devote most attention to that. A lady having a small lot put it all in flowers, except a six-foot space which she devotes entirely to let- tuce, chard, endive and other salad plants. She alternates them during. the season and is usually able not only to have a supply for her own table, but to play Lady Bountiful for all the people on hersquare. A clergyman had a unique fancy for raising canteloupes, and a genius for producing exceptionally fine ones He raised can- teloupes from asingle hill of seed planted at the foot of his house, while a six-foot square in his back- yard gave seemingly miraculous re- sults in numbers and quality. It 18 not only in the suburbs that SPELL000L000550000 00000000 6400000 DIILIT 0GP0 004440, Florida In Large and | , | Lands Small Tracts SUITABLE FOR Fruit, Truck and Improved and Unimproved I Sam 23,000 ACRES—In Polk Coun worth more than hali the price. 40 ACRE FARM—35 in bearing Orange Grove, 8-room house, packing house and Irrigation . plant, good hea miles from Lakeland. Price $30,000.00. FOR NON-RESIDENTS—Good Fruit Lands, well located in ten, twenty and forty acre tracts; Co-operative Devel- opment Plan. General Farming Unimproved and Improved ples ty at $6.00 pq:,. acre. Timber barn, large lake front. vy soil and good road. New Six ;the back-to-the-soil influence is rec ognized. A man who ‘had not a Yoot of real ground at. his disposal has ‘for several years been raising ,fowers dnd vegetables upon the flat yroof covering the rear of his house. He secured ten wagon loads of earth from an excavation being +made for a new ‘building near him. _He fittéd a tight board wall around ;his roof and had the soil laid smoothly 'in pldce, adding a liberal amount of fertilizer. He attends to the work of cultivation after office hours and clainis that he took it up a8 much for the improvement of his _health as any other reason. They :]lhy!lca'l effect of working with the soil has been declared by prominent physicians to be the best possible cure for worn-out nerves. Women’s Garden. Two women living in a city apart- ment had a garden last year which sort of vegetables are shown side 'was the wonder and delight of their 'friends. The building had an open space at one side to supply light to interior rooms. The bottom of ,this air shaft, which was about {twenty-five feet square, had been planted with grass, but several I’)'ears was neglected and unkept in appearance. The women received permission to plant a garden in that plot of ground. been brought up in the country and knew how. A border going all around it was planted in nasturt- fums, zinnias, marigolds, lady slip-! pers and other old-fashioned flowers, l{wludlng a liberal portion of the fragrant mignonette. A row each of lettuce, onions, peas and string beans went the entire length of the zarden. A few hills of cucumbers were at one side. A hed of cosmos and asters was planted in one cor- ner. After the vegetables were gone, the plants.from this bed were set in the vacant space, so that the |antumn saw a wealth of these brizht-hued flow iuntil frost. Except for the first preparation of the ground, the work was all done by these two women who were empleyed during most of the day. They felt that the vege- tables repaid them aside from the flowers and the pleasure they gave .their friends. The expense for la- bor, seeds and .incidentals was less than five dollars. WHERE TO ADVERTISE Don't advertise on trees or rocks Afar from haunts of men. You cannot sell the clocks, Or pictures for his den. The squirrel may observe your sien About your cure for ills, And on he may, try to dine, woodchuck .|But that don't yav your bills, The 'possum buys no breakfast foods, The raccoon ndeds no dress, 8o if you want to sel your goods You’d better useé' the press. Exchange. , street, One of them had tiful vhich continued Vibratory Massage Is Good for Your Hair It stimulates the circulation (Gainesyille Sun.) Not so much is heard these da?‘s the *“City Besutiful” as in This idea does ment in fa- al song,‘(a/rmer years. ! not mean that the senti vor of beautifying private proper- ties and cities and towns is dying out nor that the movement has spent its force. Rather does it mean that the love for the beautiful has so developed and found so frequent e Xpression: that almost as a matter of course the citizens of a local place in 2 true spirit of local pride improve the ap- pearance of their homes and of the town. Certainly this is true of any place that has any pretention o amount to anything. In other words, that place is a back number that does not seek to make itself at- tractive and pleasing to the eye. Yet, however much has been done in this and other towns, there i al- | wais need of further improvement. | One slovenly kept premises with the back yard or alley filled with rub- bish detracts from the appearance of the whole block, and even of the however well the other houses, lawns and gardens may look. It is not emouzh that the majority of citizens love and seek the beau- Ut is necessary, in order to get best results, that the same spirit animate all. In this connection the public in- terests found in almost every place can do a great deal by putting their own property in good condition. Too often the premises connected with electric light plants, waterworks, vailroad stations and are an eyesore because no effort is made to make them attractive. Yet a very little outlay of money and time in sowing grass and planting, a few shrubs would work a blessed transformation. Now is the time to do these things, and in so doing to make the place far more beautiful "and inspiring. TODAY'S BIRTHDAY HONORS 1be & 0. K. REAYES GIVES 0. L0 s RELEK (Continued from Page 2.) at he has now concluded n tbe attorney general’s pe that this barrass you.”. - Reaves,. Le- morning ih to remain i office. | certainly ho| situation ],not em To this mesage, Mr, spended 5 (qllqws: f z «Bradentown, Fla. April 10, 19} Pa.k Trammell, Governor,. Taliahassee, Fla., . Being out of the eity ygstgrday have just received your message ad: ,\t!oruv_\'-l;eneul Wes! b. Hon. vising that has decidcd to remain ipn office. ssed.and shall pursue . the course re. Al e ) Mr to feelin bocoure of the wirn altairs had taken. The pros- peetive trial of Mr. Reaves and of Mrs. Reaves in leaving Bradentown had borne heavily on both. Reaves has an established and lu- crative law practice in this city as member of the firm of Singletary & teaves, and could abandon this practice and ~gccept the political trust at the cipital only at a great personal sacrifice. e —————————————— | Commission; was married in 1887; was nominated at the Democratic convention of the third Carolina congressional district in July, 1910, s and was elected to the Sixty-second to the Sixty- 1912, November conerecs: reelected third Congress in election OUR OWN. If T had known in the morning How wearily all the day The words unkind would trouble my | mind That I said when you went away, {1 had been more careful, darling, John Miller Failson, Democrat, of | Faison, was born near Faison, N. 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For thought inthe quiet evening You may give me the kiss of peace, Yet it well might be that never for me The pain of cease! How many come forth in the morn- ing Who never go home at night, And hearts have been broken for harsh words spoken That sorrow can ne’er set right. the heart would | We have careful thought for the stranger, And smiles guest, But oft for our own the bitter tone, Thorough we love our own the for the sometime Demonstration of the Massage at Lake Pharmacy PV———————————————— Vibrator L3 : TR < ;" The other éVen BRA B 1 0 Mr. ; dewsU ey 8 #. 7 S %o 30 a L ABy “ame i | By Rulk,&gl,ug;u;",.“ g other eveallie' I yyr. and found my BEBCesH iy b 'room engaged in_ironing o, husband’s shirts en.an iroying balanced on:two, chgirs, Jt was not a-position. in ,, 1;',“ :Would 0088’20 Do. found iy gy . ‘ning caller; eapecially. onp 85 ligg] Erown as . 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