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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-07
An Inference.

There died In Chicago the other day
a man of whom 1t is said that he knew
the intimate history Of every import.
ant family In the city. Some members
Of some Of the important families must
be mighty glad that he died.-Savan.
nah NewR
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-07
Smart Set in Dancer.

From one of the fashion journals
we learn that stripes will be worn by
the smart set next spring." Has the
smart been combining in restraint Of
trade?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-07
MAKING One Look Small.

To be mistaken for a deer is suffi.
ciently humiliating. but when one is
ported for a partridge. as happened a
Quebec guide. it's making him look
small indeed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-07
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
County Officers.

clerk-A. B. Ferguson. Barrow
supt. Public Instruction.
Kirk. Barlow.
Sherit-John Logan, Barrow
County Judge-W. S prss.
Barlow. O-'
/ Tax Collector. H. l
Barlow.
Tax Collector-F. NJ. Lanior b.
tow.
Treasurer. T. Harmon Barlow
County Commissioners
Whidden. Chm. Mulberry; !
Lewis, Barlow; r. F. Laa.s :.
Meade; J. E. Bryant, Kat
F. Holbrook. Lakeland.
School Board.-R. " ilt
Chm, Fort Meade; ". j 8.s4
den. Barlow; j. A. COX.
T. B. Kirk. Secretary. BARI.
State Senator-D. II. st
land.
Members OF House, VI
Barlow; Geo. Fortner. MI.
City Officers.
Mayors. L. A. CloGts.
Clerk and Tax Collelt
Swatts.
Treasurer and Assess 4.
Armistead.
Collector of Light ana N.
D. Clough.
Marshal, w. II. Tillis.
Night Waterman, +, L. F,
Municipal Judge, Gen. ]
City Attorney, Epps I'll j,
Keeper of Park, Neil Mi. o.
Members of Council llrr,
Mum, Chairman; W. T. p,4,,
Vice-Chairman; Messrs. o N
Eaton, G. f. Southland, Il. i. b.
per. W. H. Pugh. P. b. HAYES.
The following standing IN. i
mittees for the year were appointed.
Finance and Fire, Messrs. Eaton
Pillans, Haynes.
Light and Water, Messrs. HAYNES
Pillans and Southland.
Streets, Messrs. Skipper, South.
ard. Haynes.
Ordinance, Messrs. Southland, Pugh
and Skipper.
Sanitary, Messrs.. Pugh, Eaton,
Skipper.
Public Improvement and Cemetery,
Messrs. Pillans, Eaton, Pugh.
State Officers
Governor-A. w. Gilchrist ITALIA.
hassee.
Secretary Of State-H. Clay Craw.
ford, Tallahassee.
Comptr0ller-A. c. Groom, ITALIA.
hassee.
Treasurer-W. v. Knot, Tallahas.
see.
Attorney-General-Park NJ. Tram.
NELL, Tallahassee.
Commissioner of Agricultural.
Z. McLin, Tallahassee.
Supt. of Public Instruetion-Wm.
NJ. Holloway, Tallahassee.
Railroad Commissioners. iiui.
son Burr, Chairman; Newton A
Bitch, Royal C. Dunn. W e Yen
Secretary. All communications
should be addressed to Tal iasSce
President of the Senate-Fred T.
Cone, Lake City.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-07
Not the Same.

NOR the same
"You seem to think it's pretty we'll
settled" said Miss Passay. that I'd
marry him II he proposed" "Yes."
promptly replied Miss Knox. THE
idea! So you think a girl should be
ready to say yes to any man who
asked her." mo. l don't say that .
girl should"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-07
TO FRUIT GROWERS:

| am in the market to buy oran-
ses and grapefruit, any quantity.
It you have any to offer, write me
here. or call me at 3-Green. II. T..
Hall. 2-7-4p
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-07
HOUSE FOR SALE-$l.O GOO.


Two-story. SIX rooms. two porches.
One block from Lake Morton; lot 100
MAO. See Ohlinger & Alfield. l-o2
General Team Work Furniture
and piano moving. Call phone 2S3.
". +. Tyler. 1-23-tf
If you are in need of musical stud
les, religious song books or anything
in the music line, see Perry-Tharp-
Gerry Music Co.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-07

Furnished rooms with or without
board. Apply TO 5lo South Florida
avenue. 2-1-6t
For Rent-Three large, airy, UNI
furnished rooms. so. East Orange.
2-1-3p
Wood. wood. wood. split pine.
II inches, 81 per strand. Call IA.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-07

For anything in sheet music call
on Perry-Tharp-Berry Music Co. All
the latest popular music in stock at
all times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-07

Good board, pleasant room, three
course dinner. Plenty fruit, vegeta-
bles. etc. Day. sl,u0; week. $500.
All New York ave. Phone SO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10
Free Wool as We'll as Sugar

A new wool bill is soon to be brought in, and it is reported that Chairman Underwood and his com mittee will be able to report in favor of free wool by putting more duty on silks. Free wool and free sugar would be winning plaform. They are pair that would lessen the cost of living to every man, woman and child in the land. No other two dutia- ble articles would lessen the cost of living to an equal extent. It is a great pair, and if it is pair that is really forthcoming the democracy would need no other platform. Free wool means low priced clothing, and free sugar means low priced break fast table.
 This would indeed be great news, and if any one can bring it about Dem- ocratic Leader Underwood can.
 If he should succeed in bringing within reach free sugar and free wool, the people in plain gratitude should rise up in every state and make him the President to execute this pro- gramme. He is fighting to reduce the cost of living and in all fairness the people should place him where he can carry into law both of his great prop ositions-free wool and free sugar. And they will do it, for they know what free wool and free sugar mean to each one of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10
President Taft at Toledo

After declaring that woman sui frage will come when women desire i, and will assume its burden and re- sponsiblity, he proceeded to dissect ex-President Roosevelt's advocacy of a a,recall of decisions on constitutional questions. The reasoning brought forward by MT. Taft is neither novel nor important, except in the respect that he proposes to combat the col onel on the stump. He pronounced the Roosevelt plan of reversing decisions "crude, revolutionary, fitful and un- stable" We should not depend, he said, "on the feverish, uncertain and unstable determination of successive votes on different laws by temporary and changing majorities. Such pro- posal as this is utterly without merit or utility, and, instead of being pro- 9ressive, is reactionary; instead of being in the interest of all the people and of the stability of popular gov ernment, is sowing the seeds of con fusion and tyranny"
 This may be said to be giving it to the sage of Oyster Bay "in the neck, and a reply from the sage will add to tthe gaiety of the campaign if not to that of the nations. The war between the, factions is fairly and fully be- gun, and it is to be conducted to tht bitter end in June without reserva' ton. Each side is firing it's hottest shots, and no quarter will be asked ol granted, either as to the recall or the initiative and referendum, and the contest in general. Let the battle proceed. There is no Alfonso and Gaston act in it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10

From Sterne's "Thristram Shandy."
 Now, in ordinary cases, that is when I am only stupid, and the thoughts rise heavily and pass, gummous through my pen
 Or that I am got, know not how, into a cold unmetaphorieal vein of infamous writing, and cannot take a plumb lift out of it for my soul; so must be obliged to go on writing like a Dutch commenta- tor to the end of the chapter, unless some- thing be done
 | I never stand conferring with pen and ink, for if a pinch of snuff or stride or two across the room will not do the | business for sne, I take a razor at once and having tried the edge of 1t upon the palm of my hand, without further cere- mony, except that of first lathering my | beard, I shave it off; taking care only, | if do leave a hair, that 1t be not gray | one; this done, I change my shirt, put I on a better coat, send for my last wig, put my topaz ring upon my finger; and, | in a word, dress myself from one end to the other of me. after my best fashion.
 Now the devil must be in it, if this does not do; for consider, sir, as every many chooses to be present at the shaw ing of his own heard (though there is nc rule without an exception) and unavoid- ably sit over against himself the whole time it is doing, in case he has a hand 1 in it, the situation, like all others, had notions of her own to put into the brain. I I maintain 1t, the conceits of a rough bearded man are seven years more terse and juvenile for one sehge operation, and | if they did not run a risk of being quite shaved away, might be carried up by continual shavings, to the highest pitch of sublimity. How Homer could write with so long beard 1 don't know; and as it makes against my hypo- thesis. I as little care; but let us return | to the toilet
 l Ludovicus Sorbenensis makes this en- tirely an affair of the body, as he calls ! it. but he is deceived the soul and body are joint sharers of everything they get | a man cannot dress, but his ideas gel clothed at the same time; and if hc dresses like a gentleman, every one oi them stands presented to his imagina ton. genteellzed along with him; so tha
 he has nothing to do but take his per and write like himself.
 For this cause, when your honors ant
 reverences would know whether I writ clean, and fit to be read, you will be abl,
 to judge full as well by looking into m, laundress' bill as my book; there was on'
 single month, in which l can make 1t ap pear, that 1 dirtied one and thirty shirt
 with clean writing; and after all wa,
 more abused, cursed, criticised and con
 founded and had more mystic head
 shaken at me for what I had wrote il
 that one month than in all the othe
 months of that year put together.
 But their honors and reverences had no
 seen my bills,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10
Every man is odd.
 \ -Troilus and Cressida.
More News From Colombia

Senor MacDouall, charge d'affairs of the Colombian legation at Wash lngton, rises up to set things right. He says Senor Ospina was not recall cd, and Colombia has not invited Secretary Knox to place that country h his itinerary.
 Senor Ospina is man of large means and his wife is in poor health. Dissatisfied as he was with the neglect of this country to reply to his notes asking for arbitration of the Panama claims, he seized an oppor- tune moment to get out of the diplo- 4natic service altogether.
 It is safe to say that Secretary Knox will not visit Colombia and it is also safe to say that the Roosevelt seizure of Panama will remain a scandal that will rise up to plague this country in every effort it makes to win South American trade. It was as unjust as it was unnecessary. It will not "down." It will arise from time to time unless this country IS willing to lay it before The Hague tribunal for full and final adjudica- aion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10
Peonage and the Fee System

It is to be hoped that State Exami- ner Brooke will lay before the federal grand jary, or any other body, all he knows about the fee system in this county. If it operates to create a sys- tenn of peonage by causing, for the sake of fees; host of unnecessary arrests for crap shooting, vagrancy and the like, let the truth be brought out. The people of this county do not want the truth suppressed. They want the entire story of the operation and methods of the fee system fully presented, and this exposure may as we'll come through the federal courts as through the state courts.
 Let Mr. Brooke do his duty fearless ly and without reserve in this matter. Let the people have facts and dates that will show how the fee system op- crates, and if the system does lead to peonage indictments will follow. This is not a matter that should be covered up. The strongest and fullest publicity is needed after years upon years of subway work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10
Five South Pole Expeditions

Besides Captain Scott, the British explorer, and Captain Amundsen, the Norwegian who discovered the North west passage, three other men were trying to reach the south pole. These three were Lieutenant Fletcher of the German army, Lieutenant Shirase of the Japanese navy, and Dr. Mawson of Australia. All five steamed into Ross sea to find starting point for dash to the south pole. Ross sea is readily reached from New Zealand.
 The Arctic explorers were forced to search for the north pole amid floating ice. It is in a frozen sea, whereas the south pole is on solid land, and the difficulty in reaching it consists in passing through the deep snow and around the awful glaciers of the foothills. The south pole is in mountainous country, and there is no floating ice to contend with.
 Captain Amundsen has arrived in his boat, the Fran, at Hobart, Tas- mania, and he cables from there that he reached the pole on December IA He says he knows nothing about Cap tain Scott, or the other explorers. All must be heard from before the whole truth of last winters work in the Antartic is disclosed. Capt. Robert Scott is accompanied by number of scientists and his return may be de. layed by the desire of those scientists to complete their observations.
 It is better, in short to await fur ther news from Ross bay and New Zealand before announcing the name of the explorer who first reached the south pole. Rear Admiral Peary is inclined to think that both Amundser and Scott reached the goal at the south end of the earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10
Sentiment in New Orleans

Alabama is coming in for much adver- Using because of it's favorite son, Oscar w. Underwood. says Hervey w. Laird, deputy insurance commissioner. who Is just back from a trip to New Orleans.
 Louisiana citizens, though perturbed over the sugar tariff question, realize that Underwood Is one of our great men and take southern wide pride in the fact that he is their neighbor. The idea that southern man can not be nominated and elected has given way to the better im- pression that after all what the country and the people want is a man of the right sort. able and courageous enough to know what to do and to do 1t. It is now recog- nized that Underwood is perhaps the best informed man in Congress on the tariff, and that he is the most successful leader his party has had for many years.
 'rhe men whom I have met outside the state are agreed that it is time for our own people to line up for man whose life and service have made for him a name among those who really bring things to pass and justify the feeling expressed in all sections that he is indeed well equipped for leadership in the highest and best sense."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10
Governor Boosted south

At a banquet rendered the govern ors in New York some days ago." stated Governor O'Neal yesterday, "I heard so much said in praise of the east and the west that when 1t came my turn to speak I felt it incumbent on me to say something of the south. became enthusiastic on the subject and painted this section as the great est of the nation.
 T understand that these utterances were criticized by western governor for l did not hesitate to say that the south offers greater opportunities to immigrants than the west
 Hudson Harmon did not attend the banquet. l believe that he holds to the idea that when man talks he is apt to make some statement which will be criticised. He pleaded an i'm portant engagement in Washington and left"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10
An Auditorium Needed

Assuming that Birmingham will have at least one, and probably two, modern freproof skyscraper hotels this year, l find the auditorium question next in the matter of absorbing interest," said a member of the Chamber of Commerce.
 By May business of all kinds will be very active here. This will be money making year. and it should be an easy matter to raise $50,QOo or $Go,Ooo for. the building of an auditorium with a seating capacity of 10000. As has been frequently stated, an auditorium need not have much finish. The chief thing desired is size An auditorium as big as the one Atlanta has could be built, I think; for s40,000.
 ''The lack of an auditorium is the only thing that prevents Birmingham from hav- ing a grand opera festival Another fact to be remembered is that no city can se- cure a great national gathering unless it has the convention hall"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10
"KICKING LADYv
Baltimore Telegram. to the Chicago Re ord-Herald.

Baltimore Telegram. to the Chicago Rec
 ord-Herald.
 The Kicking Lady,'' who night, throws out one splendidly electrically. il luminated leg high over the entrance t, the Empire theatre, has come under tn, ban of the Society for the Suppression O Vice.
 Marshal Farnan has been asked to stol the Kicking Lady's" kicking. States At torney William Broening has been in con ference with the marshal. and last nigh the states official made a personal vis to the theatre.
 The Kicking Lady" had stopped kick ing because the electric current had beer turnedsoff, but at MT. Broening's reques the current was again switched on,. anC the Kicking Lady" performed a stun for about five minutes while the state, attorney and the marshal gravely inspect ed the performance. Both said they coul, sec no impropriety in the sign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
National Politics


 "Those who enjoy stirring times in peii- ties are having their fill," said W. c' Wartmann of Chicago.
 T am one of the millions of republican voters who never held an office or never sought one. I have never been active In politics, but like to read about cam- paigns, and I usually vote when the time comes.
 "A few months ago I thought that Pres- ident Taft would have a walkover for the nomination. I believe now that he will be nominated, but ex-President Roosevelt is giving him a pretty lively race. Ac- cording to party custom President Taft is entitled to a second nomination. The Roosevelt men have tried to frighten the republican party by shouting that Taft could not be elected if nominated No one can tell this far ahead how the election will turn out, but if Taft cannot be elect ed, Roosevelt certainly could not be. There would be without any doubt enough angry Taft republicans to prevent Rooseveit's election"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10
INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGES

From Ieslie's.
 Eight of the ambassadors and foreign ministers now resident in Washington have American wives. The list is as fol- lows.
 Countess Bernstorff, wife of the German ambassador and formerly Miss Jeane Lulzemeyer of New York.
 Madame Jusserand, wife of the French ambassador Her maiden name was Elsie Richards.
 Madame Bahkmeteff, the Russian ann bassador's helpmeet, was Miss Mary Beale, sister of Mrs. John R. Mclean.
 Countess Moltke, the Danish minister s wife, was Miss Cornelia Van Rensselaer, Thayer of Boston.
 Madame Coromilas. wife of the Greek minister, is daughter of former Senator Cockrell of Missouri.
 Sonora Rano, the Spanish minister g wife, was Miss Alice Ward of New York.
 Madame Zia, who married the present ambassador from Turkey, is a native of the United States and prominent in Wash ington society.
 Madame Havenith, wife of the Belgian minister, was Miss Helen Foulke of Wash- ington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10
Protecting the Birds

'I believe that John H. Wallace, Jr., will be reelected game and fish com missioner by large majority" said Hampton s. Smith yesterday He is the father of our game and fish laws. and so intelligent and persistent have been his efforts to protect the game in our state that we now have in Ala bama more quail, wild turkeys, wood cock, and other game birds than we have had in years. sif
 "A species of bird which appeals to all wether sportsman or not, is the mocking bird Up to the time of the passage of our present laws this bird had almost become extinct in Alabama. We now have them in large numbers, due to the stringent protec- tien that the Wallace law affords, and if he did n9thing else than to pro- tect this southern song bird. his la bors would not have been in vain"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10
ALMOST THE SAME

From the Memphis News-Scimitar
 A woman entered Cossitt library the other day and solicited the assistance Of a lean desk clerk.
 "I am searching for book called The Dentists 1nfirmary," she said. "The president of our literary club told me to get it.''
 The Dentists Infrmary?' repeated the clerk with a rising infection, vainly trying to associate such book with such study class.
 Yes" replied the woman; its all about devils and angels and such like"
 The light of understanding dawned on the puzzled face of the clerk.
 ..Oh, you mean Dante's .Inferno?'?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10
ToKIo's TALE HEARERS

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 We are told that in Tokio they have reduced story telling to an exact science. There are about 800 professional story tellers in the city, and they go from house to house with their wares. When the budget begins to show signs of fraying and the expected laugh is delayed, the storyteller brushes up the stock and re- news it here and there.
 For his services he gets 20 cents an hour, an amount which compares favor ably with the royalties received on works of fiction in the far western lands
 We may imagine the expression Six best sellers is unknown 10 the Tokians.
 It's "Sx best telers'' over there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10
 roo INQUISITIVE

From the Kansas City Star. A person more famous for inquisitive- ness than correct breeding once took the liberty of questioning Alexander Dumas rather too closely about his genealogical tree.
 "You are a quadroon, MT. Dumas?'
 q am, sir,' quietly replied Dumas. And your father?" "Was mulatto."
 And your grandfather
 "A negro" hastily answered the drama tist, whose patience was waning.
 And may I inquire what your great grandfather was?' "An ape, sir!" thundered Dumas, fierce ly, "an ape, sir My pedigree commences where yours termnates!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10
MYSTERY IN coRNERsTONEs

From the New York Sun.
 "One phase of New York life that lures one past all resistance is the opening of an old cornerstone" said the city sales man. Every time my progressive towns men pull down building that was put up few years back with impressive corner stone ceremonies I try to be present at the unsealing of the old stone. Nothing reveals the change in fashions more mer- cilessly than it's contents.
 '''The other day they opened the corner stone of a building that had run its course in F years. It had been the whim of the owner to preserve certain articles of feminine adornment for future ages to marvel over. Along with the more se- rious documents representative of contem- porary life were box of hair pins, d babys feeding bottle, several toys and photographs of pretty women.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-10
The Park Concerts

Birmingham's open air concerts last summer and the summer before were greatly appreciated by thousands of people. All the audiences in the park were large, and on Sunday afternoons they were exceptionally large, num- bering usually, according to esti- mates, between four and five thous- and. ..@
 The summer concerts are given un- der the auspices of ladies of the Music Study club, who raise most of the money by private subscriptions. In 1910 the board of aldermen appropria- ted $500 to the fund, but last year the city commission did not see its way clear to make any appropriation. Year before last the funds were sufficient to pay for only three concerts a week. Last year the concerts were increased to six a week and it is, hoped that we will have seven or eight week next summer.
 Heretofore a band of 20 has fur nished the music, but those interested in open air concerts are desirous of improving the programmes, and to that end will ask for a larger fund. In order that band may be able to play the highest class of band music there should be something like 30