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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-21

Page advertisements of whiskey
bouses in maly PAPERS, and the mails
being flooded with circulars from
such houses, reflect the fact thal
many persons idea OF celebrating
the greatest religious holiday Is to
make beasts of themselves by over
Indulgence in booze. Just why the
holy season should be selected D!
many men cs the time for !;
wretched debauch, is one OF the ap'
parently uneXplainable things OF TINS
life, but it surely makes old Belize
hug cheerful to know that his supply
of fuel has good chances of replenish'
ment.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-21
Child Pleasen,

Do not II ow away colored pictures
II you have no children In your home.
says a contributor to the Ladies'
Home Journal. Keep big envelope
In the drawer of the library table and
slip into IT any pretty picture that
comes into the house Often an ad'
vertisement is worth saving after the
type matter has been cut off. When
an envelope is filled address II ia
some child you know.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-21
Their Names Against Them.

We are believed to believe that An
anias left no descendants. but there
were people so like him as to bear
the name of Anania, or again Ananlan.
Their desce iants have to bear the
brunt OF ancestral duplicity. So, Mr..
Anacreonte may perhaps trace his de-
scent back to the sweet Greek sing
er of women and wine. Not unlike
ly, as his greatest Poetic brother. Pm
dar, also has sons
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-21
Wood for Lead Pencils.

The annual output of lead pencils
in this country is more 3.0,o0O.o0o.
The cedar wood is used In making
them weigh about 100000 tons. and
nearly three-fourths Of certs worth
of wood is required for e. pencil
No other word is so good + ne pur.
pose, and the timber Is becoming
scarce Old cedar planks and fence
rails now And a ready sale.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-21

The Tampa Times "skint" them
all on christmas editions, !tS issue
of Tuesday consisting of IL" pages
The business men CT Tampa give aer
two newspapers splendid patronage
and the result is that Tampas news
paners suvpass In enterprise and gen.
eral excellence those of any city OF
similar size known to us.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-21
Fortune From Sinai, Invention.

The man who was born too early to
wear. as a boy, red top boots with
brass tip across the toe was also born
too early TO feel the true thing in the
way Of pride run rampant. Silver
thorn brass tips. they were called. and
they were most serviceable in prevent
ing holes in the toes Silverthorn made
his fortune out of them.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-21

The Lakeland Telegram has been
forced. by the rush of holiday bust
ness, to increase to twelve pages
daily. That Mr.. Hetherington is
making a success of his daily ven-
trre Is gratifying to all the friends
of that resourceful newspaper man.
Tampa Tribune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-21

. Reading in a paper published in an
adjoining county write-up of what
is produced on the farm OF one CT
its wealthiest citizens, who was also
member of the last Legislature from
that county, we cannot helf but be
reminded that this rich mans own
brother is being supported by the
charity of the people of Lakeland.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-21

Several of the smaller cities of the
State are agitating the commission
form of government. This paper
would like to see Lakeland try the
experiment at as early date as may
be possible.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-21
From the same Office is issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS

a weekly newspaper giving a re-
sumo of local matters. crop condl-
lions, county affairs, etc. Sent
anywhere for $l.O0 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-21

Laundry Work In Russia.
Laundry work costs little In Rue.
eia. but the work done IL poor and the,
finishing IL crude.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25
COACH MORAN AND
THE FARMERS
Practically AlYof Ole. LEAN viii Re-
turn-6istRs&tfes Looked For.

When Coach Charley Moran calls
his men together at LaPorte this fall
for their early workout he will have
back on the Farmer team practically
all OF last years material. Ward and
Barnes will probably be the only two
men not to return. However, things
are doubtful about Barnes as yet, and
he may yet decide to return to the
college. II Barnes does not return,
Lambert, last years guard, will be in
line to take his place. Ward will be
replaced by Washington or Dreiss, or
Houston, new man from the Austin
High School, who, according to Man
ager Imboden, is capable of duplicat-
ing Wards great career.
According to George Altgelt, last
years star end on the Farmer team,
the Texas A. & NJ. will have great
difficulty in defeating Mississippi this
fall. Altgelt thinks that Moran will
use heavy ends this fall against both
Auburn and Mississippi, and he seems
shaky about making the team this
year.
The University of Mississippi plays
straight Pennsylvania football" Alt
gelt says. Their coach, Stauffer, al
ways plays heavy ends and light backs
They are expecting to have their last
years squad back, and there Is going
to be some hot times when We meet
them at Kyle Field this fall Their
line is much heavier than ours, but
believe that Dutch Holm, Gretchen,
Mcdowell, Lambert and Schaedell will
be able to cope with anything in the
South. even if outweighed'
When asked whom he thought Head
Coach Moran would use as ends this.
fall Altgelt would not reply. He let
out the impression. however, that 1t
was practically sure thing that heavy
ends would find a welcome hand, and
that in all probability Grissom and
Bateman would start the battle against
all the big Southern teams played this
fall.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25
THE LESSON OF THE ELECTION.

The first thing to note is that the
prohibition wave Is not receding. II
the ants are wise they will recognize
this. The pros are not making a noise
like they feel that they are defeated.
On the contrary, they are talking and
acting more like victors This can be
explained only on the supposition that
the most of htem did not expect to
win and are really surprised that the
margin OF their opponents is so mar
row. They feel that the result is like
that of the battle of Bunker Hill, which
was virtually a victory for the defeat
ed Americans. The war will go on.
There can be no peace until one or the
other party secures decisive major
ity One more referendum may settle
ii or ii may take half dozen. The
pros are terribly i'm earnest and will
neither slumber nor sleep until condi-
tons regarding the liquor traffic in
Texas are greatly changed
And this brings us 10 the second
point In the lesson. What change Is
necessary In order to secure perma-
nent peace? Between the extreme
pros on the one side and the adgo-
Gates of the saloon on the other there
are many thousands who occupy a
middle ground Most OF these. possibly
a majority. voted with the ants be-
cause they could not accept the radical
and drastic remedy proposed by the
pros. Others, thousands OF them,
voted for prohibition as a choice OF
evils. 1t was this reinforcement that
swelled the vote of the pros TO such
a surprising extent This middle class
holds the balance of power and. If
united, can dictate the terms Of peace.
And the probability is they will get
together and swing the victory in the
next election to whichever side com
phys with their demands.
Then what are their demands? First,
the retail saloon must go There are
very few newspapers in Texas that
defend the saloon on its merits, or de-
merits. The Eagle has never said a
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25
PASSING OF THE GOAT"

The spirit of reform has made Wig
orous onslaught upon some of our
most cherished institutions. One by
one the ancient and honorel things
have faded like a dream" in the on
rush of thunderous civilization.
Nothing seems sacred to the agents
OF demolition and now vandal hand
has struck vital blow at the veneer
able goat" of the Elks' initiation. No
longer will the festive old billy take
such vengeful part in the ceremonies
of inducing new members of that be.
nevolent and fraternal order into their
inheritance. His horns. which so
proudly proclaimed his office, are To
be lowered and his hoary old whis-
kers are to be trailed in the dust. He
lis to be eliminated, done away with
and forever banished as functionary
in initiatory ceremonies.
AT a recent meeting of the Elks'
grand lodge in Atlantic City the his
toric controversy between the pro
goat and the anti-goat factions was
renewed. with the result that the anti
goat contingent won a signal victory.
Those who have contended against the
use of the goat and what they term
'horseplay' in connection with the
formal ritual work hold the opinion
that these eXtraneous pleasantries de-
ter many eligible men from joining
their order. The fear of ridicule and
the sort of persecution which has al
ways been considered indispensable to
the process of initiation are believed
to have been harmful also in creating
false idea in the minds of the gen
eral public that the Elks' order is not
serious and purposeful organization
Now that the Elks have led the way.
it may be hoped that other secret or
ders will find the example profitable
or course. the average goat is not
nearly so vicious as he Is pictured
Only few societies really encourage
"horseplay" in their ceremonies of
initiation. But the fact that there Is
usually a small coterie of lodge men,
bers who take an undue interest in
tormenting initiates no doubt has kept
many a man from fraternal fellow
ship. But the day of emancipation is
at hand. The goat is doomed. and 1t
is well. Secret societies that have for
their ideals and purposes the beautiful
things set forth in most of their rit-
uals do themselves harm by adhering
to the old system of unrestrained mer-
riment in initiation ceremonies. A pa
tient masculine world will watch the
departure of the goat without regret,
He is getting just what is coming to
him.-Kansas City Journal.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25

word in its favor and under the pres
ent management 1t never will. This
does not mean that there are no hon
orable men in the saloon business; !;
there are some in Bryan and else
where whom the editor of The Eagle
Is not only not ashamed but proud to
claim as friends. But the fact remains
that they are in bad business and in
bad company. There are many law
less and disreputable men in the bust
ness who scruple at nothing to get
money, and they have made the sa-
loon disreputable. These men must be
put out of business. The great state
of Texas can not continue to license
them to continue their traffic not only
In the liberties of the people but in
human souls. The saloon, is doomed
and the sooner this Is recognized by
all concerned the better That this is
the opinion of conservative anti-prohi-
bitionists We want no better witness
than Clarence Ousley. editor of the
Fort Worth Record. In his paper of
February IA, 1909. Mr. Ousley said
The whisky saloon is passing Its
political impertinence Is resented. Its
evil associations are revolving. Its
stubborn resistance to law intended to
minimize its influence Is intolerable.
II is going, 1t ought to go. All reason.
ing men recognize its economic waste
TO personal character and social peace
II thrives on intemperance. And there
is reason to hope that the institution
itself can be finally exterminated The
problem Is how to most thoroughly and
most effectively hasten its departure.
] am speaking of the modern retail
whisky shop. No city in Texas would
sustain a dozen saloons II there were
no more drinking than a glass of beer
to the tired and thirsty man or drink
of whisky TO the Geld and wet
South Carolina has settled the liquor
question to the satisfaction of the
people and agitation has ceased in
that state No state where either the
saloon or prohibition prevails can say
as much Why can not Texas do like
wise? But a discussion OF this par
OF the subject must be left for another
time. Suffice It now to say that the
conservative anti-prohibtionists have
a grand opportunity and we believe
they are wise enough TO take advan-
tage of ii. II So the liquor question
will be settled to the satisfaction of
all good men and (what is more i'm
portanD all good women.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25
CITY DEPOSITORY NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on Fri.
day, August 4, 1911, depository for
the funds of the city of Bryan will be
selected by the city council of the city
of Bryan. Bids will be received at the
office of the secretary of the city of
Bryan up to IL o'clock noon on said
August 4, 1911, for the use of said city
funds, the award to be made to the
bank. firm or individual offering the
highest rate of interest on daily bal
ances for the use of said money. The
successful bidder will be required to
furnish a good and sufficient bond in
whatever sum agreed upon between
said city council and said successful
bidder.
Attest;
J. I. MALONEY,
Mayor of Bryan.
w. W. GAMER, City Secretary.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25
Villa Maria Academy
ST. URSULAS HILL, BRYAN, TEXAS
Con0eat Home for Girls and Young Ladies' oadseted By
THE URSULINE SISTERS

The
Of
which
useful members which may destne
Situated catches all the
hethgiyg by
which ample
products
pupils enjoy advantage institutions
trained mind refined healthy
the results of education
Painting Eocuon
the Virgil Cavr
reasonable
ulars address MOTHER SUPERIOR,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25
Ruins in Ancient City in Arizona.

| Still another Oldest city in the world
has been discovered. When 7. Hewitt
| Myring found vases in Peru IN ruins
which were said to be 1000 years old
! it was imagined that the remains of
early civilization had been pushed as
/ far into antiquity as they would ever
go But A. Lafave, a mining engineer,
/ has found the relics of a town in an
Arizona tableland near Phoenix. which
he insists are at least 10000 years old
/ The buildings are on level stretch
of country where neither slit nor wash
was possible, and yet the ruins We're
covered with ten feet of prairie dust.
, which the discoverer claims required
ages to accumulate.
The buildings of sandstone show
great architectural skill and in the
walls were found box of cotton bolls
and a sealed jar of corn, both well
preserved. The Arizona climate does
not permit the growth of cotton in the
present age, so Mr. Lefave assumes
that sufficient time must have elapsed
since the cotton which he found was
grown to have wrought complete
change in the character of the coun-
try. This period he also gauges as
something like 10000 years.
He is satisfied that the ruins are
older than those of Ninevah or Baby
Ion He believes that the race which
built this town was possessed of
high civilization from the abundance
of artistically wrought pottery and
that it subsequently was broken up
by the internal dissention and possibly
degenerated into the cliff dwelling
people.-Chicago Tribune
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25
Republicans Claim Bailey.

Whether deservedly so or not, Sen
ator Bailey stands as the leading fig
ure and personality of the United
States senate. He is too big man to
prostitute his great talents to the
whims and caprices of an intolerant,
demagogic coterie of would-be demo
cratic leaders, and sooner or later he
will be found among the pronounced
republican leaders of the Union, a po-
sition he is eminently worthy to oc-
oupy, and one which he is admirably
equipped to fill,-San Antonio Re.
public.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25
CONTRIBUTED BY COMMERCIAL
SECRETARIES ASSOCIATION

The Brownsville Waterways Asso.
citation will send delegates to Wash
ington for the purpose of securing
federal aid in the Improvement of
Brownsville as deep water port. The
delegation will be armed with facts
and figures relating to Brownsville
and the Importance of that city as a
seaport. The prominent citizens OF
Brownsville who are leading the move
ment have made canvass for funds
for carrying out the project and a lib
eral contribution was secured for con-
tinuing the efforts of the organization.
The egg is the only animal product
that is good for food and will produce
its specie. 1t Is the only product
known to creation that has dual
commercial value, and it finds its way
to every table in the universe.
Among the many improvements
which are going on at Corpus Christi
is the new beach hotel which is to be
erected by the Corpus Christi Hotel
& Land Company on the north beach,
between the Gulf Club and Epworth.
The building is to cost between $751;
900 and 100000, and will be modern
in every respect. The Texas coast re-
sorts are becoming world famous and
thousands of visitors from other states
and countries visit our health and
pleasure resorts annually.
Thu nOuIfru huctuncc In Tovac bo
reached mammoth proportions. Dur
ing the year the total production, in
GLIDING eggs and young poultry, APP
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25
Two Good Meetings.

We closed our meeting at Bald
Prairie July II with fifty-nine addi-
tons, there being forty-one by baptism.
Among those baptised We're two boys,
their mother and grandmother. The
preaching was done by Isaiah Watson.
associational evangelist. Brother Wat
son is one of the best preachers in
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25

The Galveston Tribune wonders If
the pros and ants will submit TO arbi-
tration. That's what they'll have to
do. whether they want to or not-the
arbitration OF the ballot box And this
will be repeated until the majority on
one side or the other is large enough
to be decisive.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25

In his opposition to reciprocity SEN
ator Bailey has antagonized not only
the entire democratic majority in the
house and all but two of the demo
cratic minority in the senate, but also
practically all the democratic news
papers in the United States. No poll
tician has ever survived doing that.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25

Texas We also closed a fine meeting
at Boon Prairie, July 20, with fifteen
additions, eleven by baptism. The
preaching was done in this meeting by
j +. Smith. of Waxahachie Brother
Smith is a man full of the holy spirit
and goes after the lost with the story
of the cross. To our blessed Lord be
all the praise.
C. C. NICHOLSON. Pastor.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25

There may have been. as Colonel
Ball alleges. illegal voting, but the
people of Texas are not going TO be-
lieve it to have been TO such an extent
as to seriously affect the result until
it is proved. Hence, unless Colonel
Ball can produce the proof contest
would do his cause more harm than
raod
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25

1t is hardly probable that the pros
will permit the ants to select the can
didate to run against Colquitt. If they
do. Campbell will be the man.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25

Talk about stopping the prohibition
agitation Might as well try to stop
q cyclone.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25

Let's quit our foolishness now and
get down to business.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25

The Texas Gulf & Northern Rail-
way Company, of eKndrick, has been
incorporated with a capital stock of
$4,000. for the purpose of operating
a line from Bovina to Midland. The
new road will be 175 miles long and
will traverse rich section of the
state. The directors are J. A. Under.
wood, OF Honey Grove; J. ID. Bedford,
r. +. Underwood, r. e. Davis, NJ c.
Lemaster and j. VI. Nicely. of ANA
rillo; and ]. p Sadler, of Weather
ford
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25

The Texas hen is the patron OF me-
chanics. science and art, and is fur
Their advanced in civilization than any
other animal. She is a splendid adj
vertlser, good money-maker and she
uses so many labor-saving devices that
she lives life of luxury and ease.
The incubator relieves her of the ne
cessity of Matching her young; her
nest is built by master mechanics;
glass eggs take the place of the home
made product for decoy purposes and
she roosts on automobiles. She Is pro-
gressive, practical and happy, and
merrily sings as she lays 100000
eggs per day.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25

Bexar county is preparing to i'm
prove its highways by the application
Cf OIL the county commissioners TAX
ing the position that oil is road
saver. All the roads in the county will
be oiled
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25

The Texas hen is the queen of the
barnyard. Her cackle sounds as mu-
steal to the farmer as the clink of
gold dollars, and her flesh is the
daintiest of foods. We ship live and
dressed poultry to the Northern and
Eastern markets and give the nation
its Sunday dinner.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25

The Illinois Central is preparing to
open an office in Texas, which will be
located in San Antonio. and will go
after Texas business this fall
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25

Subscribers win confer a favor on
the management by telephoning the
Office promptly when carriers fail to
deliver the paper. or when change Of
residence occurs.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-25

proximated s25.OOO,OOO. The egg out.
put was worth $4,000 900. The Texas
hen lays three times her value per
annum. We have approximately 25,.
100000 domestic fowls. We have more
geese and turkeys than any other
state in the Union.
The Panhandle Wool Growers AS
ISOLATION, which was organized some
time ago at Hereford, estimates that
one-half million pounds of wool will
be brought to Hereford for shipment
from the surrounding country during
the clipping season of 1911 A wool
clipping plant, consisting of sixteen
clippers, has been built north OF Here
ford for use of the members of the
association, and this will help procure
a large shipping business for this
point.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-23
PROMOTERS GWEN
JAIL SENTENCES
BURR BROTHERS FOUND GUILTY
OF MARKETING SPURIOUS
STOCK.

NEW YORK. Dec. 22.--Shelton c.
Burr, president: Eugene II. Burr. sec
rotary and treasurer: Charles II.
Tobey. president. and Edwin W.
Preston, general manager. Of the Burr
Brothers. Incorporated. bond brokers,
and promoters. were each sentenced
by Judge Holt in the supreme branch
Of the criminal court this afternoon
to serve one year In the penitenttary
on Blackweil's Island. after they had
pleaded guilty to charge OF using
the mails to defraud prospective in
vestors.
1t Is said the men gained $4,000
900 by their swindling operations.
Tho offices of the Burr Brothers
were raided on November 20. 1910.
and It wa/ said ut that time that the
firms profit through the sale of
worthless mining stock amounted to
140.00O.0o0. They promoted about
thirty corporations. with stock issues
ranging from 100000 to $1,000 900
each. Some Of these companies were
the Nevada Gold Field Mining. Mill
ing and Smelling Company. the Brit.
ish-American Copper Mines and
Smelling Company. tho Halcomb Au-
tomato Engine COMPANY. the Toledo,
Wabash and st. Louis Railroad and
the Arizona Copper and Gold Mines
Company.
About three months ago Shelton G..
Burr. head of the firm, was secretly
married to Mrs. Myrtle Gillette. at
Stamford. Conn.