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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04
A STATEMENT
To the Subscribers Of Peninsular
Telephone Company, Lake
land, Florida.

While in your city on last Wednes-
day. before your Board Of Trade, at
which / had the pleasure Of meeting
many Of the citizens Of Lakeland, !
became convinced that there is much
misunderstanding as to what the adj
vanced rate, recently announced by
our company, means to the people Of
Lakeland and to our company. en-
deavored then to make the matter
clear to you, but the great majority
of the citizens of Lakeland were not
there and therefore take this
means Of stating some Of the mat
tiers then discussed that those who
were not present may more clearly
understand the situation.
one Misrepresentation that found
many to be laboring under was that
the advance in rate would affect all
subscribers. This is not fact, as
will be seen by careful reading Of
the announcement. The advance af-
fects only private line service. There
are only about two hundred private
lines on the exchange and more than
three hundred party lines. The party
lines are in no way affected by the
advance. The advance in rate on
private lines is only fifty cents per
month. which will not exceed one
hundred dollars per month to the en-
tire city Of Lakeland. However, any
subscriber who is using private line
service may change to party line
service which remains at the old rate
OF one dollar and a half for residence
and two dollars and half for BUSH
ness. Many have already applied
for this service which will further de-
crease the amount that the company
will receive from the advance. 1t
will, therefore, be seen that instead
Of the company receiving several
hundred dollars per month from the
advance, as many have seemed to
think, that the amount It will re-
ceive will be less than hundred dol
lars per month.
AS against this small increase Of
receipts from the exchange at Lake.
land, the company has already be-
gun improvements which will, when
completed, cost the company from
twelve to fifteen thousand dollars
within the next few months. Among
these improvements will be the in
stallation Of 10000 to $4,000 feet Of
cable, practically all of which will be
placed underground This means that
the mass 0 fpoles and wires that
now obstruct and mar the principal
streets Of your city will be removed
1t also means a more efficient tele-
phone service 1t means that when
this work is completed Lakeland Will
have better telephone plant than
can be found in any city Of its size
throughout the United States. But
the company cannot afford this ex-
penditure II 1t must operate this ex-
change at loss. and the fact is that
1t is operating at a loss
We do not believe that people
OF the public spirit that the people
of Lakeland are manifesting in 9TH
er affairs in the general develop
ment Of the city, would desire to as
sumo an attitude which would pre-
vent this development or wish us to
operate telephone service for them
from which we receive no profit but
suffer loss
Respectfully,
w. G. BRORIEN,
President Peninsular Telephone Co
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04

The world has now well-nigh for.
gotten M. vivier, the once famous
French-horn player, who was 90 un-
nerved by the late Lord Houghton's
blowing his nose at a critical moment
Of his performance that he threw up
all his London engagements. "Ah, I"
he would say after this, ''the English
have terrible noses. They remind you
Of the day OF judgment"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04
eInantIo Loavaa Of Rraad.

The biggest loaves Of bread baked
to be eaten are those made in France
or italy. In the case Of the pipe
bread of the latter country, the loaVes
are between two and three feet in
length, and occasionally even longer;
while the French people make their
loaves in the shape Of very long rolls
Of bread ranging from four to 1--WE
feet, and in few instances over six
feet in length.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04
1n4.rmarrIane h RrIttanY.

In accordance with the custom
which has. made the picturesque prov
ince Of Brittany famous. twenty-six
couples were married at once, st Plou'
gastel one recent morning. In THE
village there are only some eight or
nine family names, and the village
folk never marry outside OF their
community. Last year there were
forty-two marriages.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04

Well, We haven't, put ourselves in
the attitude of some folks. who #
Wilson had carried Florida, or, If he
should yet be nominated, couldn't
say word in his behalf without stul-
tifying themselves. We have print
ed no word against any one Of the
Democratic candidates for president
that we will have to take back in or
der consistently to support him. II
others had been as conservative ii
would have increased the chances Of
Democratic success.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04

When there is such an oyerwhelm-
ing expression sentiment in favor Of
any candidate as in the cast Of Park
Trammell, it seems a useless hardship
that he should be compelled to 60
through the formality Of second
primary. Milton and Gibbons would
save considerable money and disap-
pointment and gain credit for a
graceful act if they were to step
aside and let the people have their
real choice without further delay.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04
Functions Of the Hanpx.

A happy man or woman is better
thing to find than fiye-pound note.
He or she is radiating focus Of good
will; and their entrance into a room
Is as though another candle had been
lighted. We need not care whether
they could prove the forty-seventh
proposition; they do better thing
than that-they practically demon
strate the great theorem Of the Liv-
ableness of Life.-Robert Louis Ste
venson.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04
Queer Material for Nsss,

The heron is not the only builder Of
strange nests. Wild pigeons. the blue
rocks from which all our pigeons are
descended. use whatever lies ready to
their beaks. One Of their nests was
found a few years ago on the roof Of
the Crystal palace at London. consist
Ing mainly Of hairpins and pieces Of
wire gathered In the grounds.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04

AT the solicitation Of the breth-
rem. the Fort Myers Press has gotten
a new heading. but it still doesn't
suit the critical eyes OF some Of the
artistic members Of the craft. The
heading Of newspaper is somewhat
like a mans hat, being itself of much
less Importance than that which Is
under it.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04

The Victoria Falls, on the Fam
best river in Africa. are the greatest
IN the world. The water falls four
hundred feet. and at this place the
river Is thousand feet wide. They
were named for Queen Victoria, who
ruled England. ID 1855. when Dr.. Liv-
ingstone discovered these fails.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04

Considering the fact that Mr..
Beacham, Of Orlando, had never been
before the people in any public c.
pacity, he niaue a good race. In this
ecupty, where he was practically un-
known before he became a candi-
date, he ran second, getting splen-
did vote IN the two Lakeland pre-
cincts, especially. The Evening Tele-
gram is Of the opinion that he was
the strongest man In the race in the
sense Of inclination and ability to
serve the people. He was handi-
capped by being unknown to a large
number Of the voters, and, also. to
some extent, BY the fact that he is
not what is usually termed good
mixer" though a courtly, aRable gem
tleman withal. He has the substan-
tial qualifications that eminently A.
him Tor public position, and this pa
per hopes 70 see him yet successgul
q his political ambitions, as be has
been IN other walks Of life.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04

When it requires twenty-six hours
Of steady, strenuous work after the
polls have closed to count the bal
lots in a precinct, 1t looks like that
precinct needs to be divided. This
was the case with the East Lake.
land precinct, and is one Of the indi-
cations of the great increase in pop
ulation in this district
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04
TIA often ca

Il hope. sir" said the minor actor,
"that filed my part competently. F"
THAT is a consideration of no impor-
lance" replied the star. Like the
other members Of the supporting cast.
you are here simply to provide COM
parison that win make the audience
appreciate the excellence Of my act
ing"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04

The Osceola Journal says: From
the pictures Of some Of the candi-
dates in Polk county, we are per-
suaded that alfalfa grows successfully
in that region" But it wasn't cul-
tivated by the voters on election
day
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04

Faithful in few things, Park Tram
NELL deserves to be placed over
many The people have applied that
test to him repeatedly, and he has al
ways proven faithful That's why
they're going to see that he is placed
ii the Office of governor.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04
INCORPORATION NOrEcE.

Notice is hereby given. in conform
ity with the laws Of the State Of
FLORIDA, that the undersigned Intend
to apply to Honorable A. w. Gil
christ, governor Of the State Of Flor
iGa, at Tallahassee, on the 9th day Of
June, A. D. 1912, or as soon there
after as we can be heard. for letters
patent to be issued to the NICHOLS
MERCANTILE COMPANY, Of which
proposed corporation the following
shall be the articles Of incorpora-
tion:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04
ssIcht conundrum.

The following rNnundrum in a Ger
man paper is worth repeating toy,
though depending on a play Of words,
it is good in either language. Why
is a slate like matrimony? Because
young girls reckon on b "A.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04

We will expect great things from
Congressman sparkman during the
term Of office for which he has Just
been elected, and which finds him at
the zenith of his powers and infiu-
ence.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04

~You are charged with poisoning
this lady's pet dos. 7 shah deal Sc
vsrely with such ingratitude. she
tastaos that she bad Just given you
q mince pioe z didn't % Il inten.
uonally. Judge ] did feed him q piece
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04

Dear Tribune, will you kindly
make note Of the fact that we tolo
vou go?' About the governors race,
you know.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04
ReaponaIbIIItIea j cItIzenahIp.

The duties Of citizens are not full
allied so long as there is a single howell
In city; man, woman, or child
sweated. or a hungry, uncared-for
child in their midst. Exchange
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04

lit be true that misery loves com
many, each of the defeated candi-
dates may be miserably happy, for ne
has plenty of company.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04

Do YOU miss the pretty pictures q
tbe candidates that have been adorn-
ing the papers?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04
SUBSCRIPTION RATES;
grom the same ONCE u issaeu
THE LAKELAND NEWS

weekly newspaper giving 70
aame Of local matters, crop condi-
tons. county affairs. etc. sent
anywhere for s1.OO per year,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04

aas go Bark -
no world owes every nan { M
ms but 4 doesn't send out checks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04

President Peninsular Telephone Co
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-04

State Of Florida,
County Of Polk.
Personally appeared before me,
the undersigned authority. this goth
day Of April, A. D. 1912, P. H. Full
ler Lyle D. Pierce. and oliver R.
Mitchell, to me known to be the per.
sons mentioned in and who executed
the foregoing articles Of incorpora.
ton and who severally acknowl,
edged that they executed the same al
their free act and deed for the uses
and purposes therein expressed.
Witness my hand and official seal
this, the date aforesaid.
r. N. BRYAN,
Notary Public. IN and for the state
Of Florida at Large.
My commission expires Feb. IL
1915.
(Notarial seal.)
5-4-11-1S-25.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-10
Opportunity for Middiebury Stu
dents.

The students of Middlebury colegs
are to have another opportunity to COM
pete for prizes amounting to $1,000.
The announcement comes from Profess
sor ]. Laurence Laughlin of the Uni
versity of Chicago, chairman of the
committee in charge of the contest,
that prizes will again be offered next
year by Hart Shaffner & Marx.
Students are given this extra early
announcement so that they may work
on papers during the summer vacation.
These prizes have been offered for the
past seven years. Here's the list of
colleges from which winning essays
have come: Washington and Lee Col
lege leads with four prizes and one
honorable mention; Northwestern Uni
versity, University of Chicago, and
Oberlin, each three prizes; Cornell, one
prize and one honorable mention /;
Swathmore, an honorable mention, and
each of the following colleges one prize:
Michigan, Wisconsin, Bowdoin, Han
ford, Illinois; Queens University,
Kingston, Canada; Harvard, Wesleyan;
Branch Normal, Pine Bluff, Arkansas;
Yale, Missouri, Union College of Law.
Some of the subjects suggested are:
Agricultural education, A lumber policy
for the United States, What forms of
education should be advised for the
elevation of wage earners from lower
to a higher industrial status in the
United States, The effect of the in
dustrial awakeing of Asia upon the
economic Development of the west.
Further information may be had from
Professor j. Laurence Laughlin of the
University of Chicago, who is chairman
of the committee of awards.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-10
u1iooIeburY REGISTER

Following closely on the death of DIR.
Daniel K. Pearsons. the philanthropist
who gave away between five and six
millions of dollars to educational insti-
tutions, comes the announcement OF the
death yesterday at Alma, Mich, of an
other millionaire son of Vermont, who
was also a philanthropist. He is Amml
W. Wright, native of Grafton, who
made his wealth in the lumber business
of Michigan, where he started sixty
years ago. Both these men were good
examples of thrifty Vermonters, keen
in business and prepared to take adj
vantage of the opportunities presented
to them, but refusing to permit their
sympathies to be deadened by the lust
for gold. Vermont takes great pleasure
in claiming them as her sons. Barre
Times.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-10

Plainfeld, May SO. L. Martin, state
commissioner of agriculture, issues the
following warning about the danger of
using foreign grown potatoes for seed
purposes:
Large quantities of foreign grown
potatoes are being received in this
country. Their fine appearance and
reasonable cheapness, in comparison to
home grown, is a strong temptation for
many of our farmers to use them for
seed. Don't do it. In testing more
than one hundred varieties our national
department has proven that they do not
equal home grown Seed as producers.
The great danger, however, is in in
introducing several new diseases as yet
unknown here.
The most dreaded is the "wart
disease" Bulletin No. 81 of the bureau
of plants industry and farmers bulletin
489 of the department of agriculture,
Washington, fully describe the same
Spongosposa scab, black leg and leaf
curl are others.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-10
No Chestnut. After 1916.

Albany, April 27.-Chestnuts probably
will not be found in this section after
about 1916, according to the State Col
lege of Agriculture. The trees in the
Hudson Valley as far north as Lake
George at least have been ravaged by
what is known as the chestnut bark
disease, and it is the opinion of experts
that little or nothing can be done to
save them. In fixing the approximate
date of total determination in 1916, the
State officials allow for the spread of
the disease to advance as rapidly during
the next five years as it has since 1904
when it was first discovered in this sec
ton. The blight may be recognized in
winter by these characteristics:
Sunken or swollen cankers or bosses,
reddish brown in appearance, on limbs
or trunks of trees.
Abundant development of suckers at
the base of cankers or the base of the
tree, noticeable especially when the
leaves are off.
By clinging of burs.
The same indications of disease are
present in summer and in addition the
leaves dwarf, wither or die on the
branches, in the crown or in many in
stances all over the tree.
Last summer a survey Of the State
was made to determine the scope of the
disease, and this revealed the extent of
the possible damage and led to the con-
clusion that the chestnut trees in this
section of the State in all probability
are doomed to be exterminated within
few years at most.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-10

the roosting place. Kerosene is an eff
fective remedy, but it should be APP
piled frequently.
The litter should be replaced with
clean material at least once month.
The nests should be looked to frequently.
Straw is poor material for nests, as
the hollow straws make nice hiding
and breeding places for red mites.
Excelsior is preferred by many. How
ever, the best material for nesting pur-
poses is tobacco stems.
When the house has been thoroughly
rid of the pests the fowls should re-
ceive attention. There are many lice
powders on the market, but the safest
plan is to make your own at home as
needed. Farm and Home says the
best formula is two ounces crude car
bolic acid, four ounces gasoline and one
pound air-slacked lime. The carboli'
acid and gasoline should be thorough,
mixed and poured over the lime, stir
ring the whole mass thoroughly. Keel
away from fire. After standing fo
several days a fine powder is the re
suit. Use sifter-top can. Experience
has showed that this powder is very eft
fective,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-10

More than 10, 900 quarts of milk are
handled daily by the Erie County Milk
association, which began business in
December, 1899. The association now
owns three-story brick building that
cost $26, 200, and is equipped with
S13, 900 worth of apparatus for handl-
ing all classes of dairy products. Bust
ness has grown from about 500, 900
the first year to $25O,000, says Farm
and Home, and the company now dis
tributes about half the milk used in the
city. Great economy in distributing
milk has been brought about because
the city of Erie, Pa, is divided into
districts and the one driver serves all
patrons along his route. The pro-
ducers have taken stock in the company
on the basis of SO for each quart of
milk produced. For the last five years
the company paid producers 33-4 cents
per quart for the contract milk and :
cents for the surplus.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-10
Insurine Against Hen Lice.

The time to fight hen lice is all the
time. Absolute cleanliness must be
maintained at all times. The droppings
should be removed at least once a
week.
Twice year in spring and autumn, a
general clean up should take place,
The perches should be removed and
burned until the outside is thoroughly
charred. The building should be
thoroughly whitewashed. For this
purpose a spray pump not only facili-
tates the work, but does much bet
ter job, the spray putting the white
wash into cracks and crevices that
would be difficult to reach with brush.
A good spray pump will do as much
in an hour as could ordinarily be done
in a day with brush. The perches
should be thoroughly sprayed every
week or so with kerosene to keep down
the red mites. These mites attack the
fowls at night, and are found on the
perches or in cracks and crevices near
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-10
ROGERS & WELLS

Dean's RheumaticPn Is for rheumat ism
and neuralgia. Entirely vegetable. Safe
cow
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-10

In another column will be found a
warning from Commissioner of Agri-
culture Martin regarding diseases of
potatoes. 1t is said that a potato
disease is alarming Europe, and from
the fact that large quantities have been
imported in the year past the warning
of the commissioner of agriculture is a
timely one. The Burlington News in
this connection says: 1--WE printed the
other day warning from Commissioner
of Agriculture Martin. regarding po-
tato diseases. 1t appears that potato
disease is alarming Europe; and as
potatoes in large quantities have been
imported during the past year the warn
ing to the farmers has come none too
soon. 1t is possible for the disease to
reach this country at any time. If such
diseased potatoes were planted, the
disease will find Judgement in this coun-
try, to the farmers serious loss. None
should be planted.
1.-THE wart disease of the potato is
one which attacks the tuber principally.
In a bad attack of the disease large,
dark, warty excrescences, sometimes
as large as the tuber itself, appear on
the sides or ends. Adhering earth can
be washed off when the character of the
growth becomes apparent. 1t is not
spongy or detachable from the tuber.
In advanced stages the tubers are
covered by this growth, having lost
every resemblance to potatoes. The
cause of the disease is a fungus which
was first discovered in Hungary in 1886,
and the disease has since spread over
portions of Europe and into England,
where it is causing great alarm. 1t has
established itself in Newfoundland and
it is from this source that danger to the
United States comes. There is nc
known remedy for the disease and its
existence in the soil practically puts ar
end to potato culture. The disease has
been reported from England, Scotland
Ireland, Wales, Germany in the Rhine
provinces, and upper Hungary. 1t be-
came prevalent in Newfoundland anc
was fully reported in 1909.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-10
Estate OF Walter E. Howard
of MiddIebury.
.GTATE OF VERMONT.

.STATE OF VERMONT,
|oDIsTRIcT OF ADDISON. IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the district Of
Addison:
To all persons interested in the estate of Walter
E. Howard. late of Mddlebury. in said district.
deceased. GREETING:
At Probate Court, holden at Middlebury
within and for said district the goth day of
April. 1912. an instrument purporting to be the
last will and testament Of Walter E. Howard, late
of Middlebury in said district, deceased was pre-
scented to the court for probate,
And II is ordered by said court that the 18th
day of May, 1912. at ten o'clock a. M, at the Pro-
bate Office in said Mddlebury. be assigned for
proving said instrument ; and that notice thereof
be given to all persons concerned, by publishing
this order three weeks successfully in the Middle
bury Register. newspaper circulating in that
vicinity in said district, previous to the time
appointed.
Therefore. you are hereby notified to appear
before said court, at the time and place aforesaid.
and contest the probate of said will if you have
cause.
Given under my hand at Middiebury, in said
district, this 22nd day of April 1912.
| II Charles l. Button, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-05-10
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