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The evening world., 1912-09-04
COLUMBIA MAN KILLED.

Henry N. LETTER. manager Of the
Harlem branch Of the Colonial Life In
surance Company. received . dispatch
from 81. GATHERINGS. Ontario. to-day IN
forming him that his son. John Henry
LETTER, who VS. . medical student In
Columbia University, had been killed by
q trolley car In b. Cathsr1nss last
aiSht.
the car when Il struck him and he was
ALLIED Instantly. He was on his way TO
a camp ct Port Dalhousie with several
friends. He had been Visiting his uncle.
Alderman w. B. Bursoyne. publishes
of the Toronto Daily Standard. Upon
the receipt Of the telegram telling OF
the boys tragic death Mr.. and Mrs.
LETTER started Immediately for 81.
|Catherines Young LETTER had been a
medical student at Columbia TIRES
years. He was twenty-ons years old.
The evening world., 1912-09-04

finally made his way to an English
trading post.
In Chile he was set upon ss night BY
hve bandits. who stabbed him, took
away all his possessions and left him
Tor dead. He was picked up next day
by party Of travellers In the In
terror OF China he was taken captive
by . hostile band. but his signsturss
OF Chinese ofFiciais saved his life. He
hiss been bitten by snakes, ATTACKED. By
wild animals and his body 10 covered
with scare
In Brasil. the traveller said, he saw
the most outrageous slavery praotised
oy Europeans who have concessions
there from the Government These
men. he declares. import cheap Euro
pean labor. principally italian, aud .
man who goes thers must submit 10
the worst form Of slavery. He says
that IL q man doesn't knuckis TO the
conditions imposed by his employer he
u either beaten. shot or turned over
to the natives as . slave
Llaveria has been all through the
United States. In every state and every
city OF any Importance. He will have
n most remarkable report TO submit
and he thinks he will be through with
travelling az soon a. he sees Paris
and the 100000 francs. lie II only
thirty-nine years old.
The evening world., 1912-09-04
BY NlXOLA GREELEY.SMlTH.

What Is the wife's share OF the
family income? And-lest we for
get-what is the husbands share?
The Joint expenses of a household
being paid. what proportion Of thc
surplus belongs righNfully to the
husband. and what part should be
devoted to the wife's personal use?
- A woman reader Of The Evening
World suggests to-day that a wife
should have for her petty personal
account the exact sum which her
husband spends for cigars. And
she places this sum for a family in
moderate circumstances at Is cents
a day.
The evening world., 1912-09-04

working class, but In tho BEST fam
HES. where the husband may be a
professional or bu.dness man and
where the unpaid drudge IL often a
woman OF intellect, craving higher
things. but bound down by a sense u
duty and pride to toll on silently.
hiding her burden so cleverly ;hst
even close friends never see the hard
SHIPS.
Who but mans wife would cook,
sew. clean. raise children and per-
form surdry task, for her food aad
lodging? Some men do expect
woman to provide for the table, pay
tho bills and incidentals ana md n
surplus for shoes, stockings. &C., ter
herself and children out OF a meagre
weekly allowance. He would not be
surprised to hear she had an account
In the savings BANK!
once In while man will say,
"You know. dear. would get you
snything in the world II had the
money" Wifey should notice he
never cut; down on his smoking and
drinking to buy her pair OF gloves.
Even the small sum OF Is cents a
day would In a year amount TO
enough 70 buy a very neat outfit for
woman In modest circumstances.
and while a man cannot be expected
% give up a HABIT, he could be
lust enough to give his wife at least
o like amount for little personal OK
penses! REFORMER.
The evening world., 1912-09-04
BuIssrinns Ciamor for War.

SOFIA. Bulgaria, Sept. 4.-Turko-
Bulgarian relations were considered at
a special Cabinet meeting to-day. The
Bulgarian masses are so clamorous for
war that II seems likely the Ministers
viii be forced to agree to II.
The evening world., 1912-09-04
THINKS WORKING GIRLS OUGHT
NOT TO MARRY.

Dear Madam: Whatever the wires
share may be. It's less than II she
stayed single and worked for herself
Any working girl is very foolish TO
marry on the wages that the average
working man earns. for what have
we working people anyway but
slavlsh existence? Don't you think II
better for a sensible working sirl TO
remain single? say let her work
hard and save her money, which al
ter all Is what she must look 10 In
later lie. A WORKING GIRL.
The evening world., 1912-09-04
WAS HELD A SLAVE az TRIBE
OF sAvAGES.

His first steps were through Europe.
from where he went to Africa. Asia and
Oceana. In Africa he was taken pris-
oner by n savage tribe and held sla 70
for three months. They took his
clothes and initiated him In tho mys-
teriss OF the bib and gee string. lie
made his escape and wandered through
the swamps and junsles. a prey TO nies
and mosquitoes. snakes ana wild ami
mails. At night he climbed into trees
TO escape from lions. tigers and the
other wild animals OF the Jungle. lie
The evening world., 1912-09-04
HIS WIFE OBJECTS TO HIS KEEP
ING ACCOUNTS.

Dear Madam: For the past hve
years / have y pit faithful account
OF all expenditures OF our household,
my own Included. In fac; | d!l tails
before was married. Having been
a bookkeeper, got the nablt, and |
ike to know how | come out" every
month. The result Is that | have
systematic account of all money
spent during Ave years OF housekeep-
ing. ! think II Is very interesting and
instructive and serves to solve the
question OF the cost OF living. My
wife takes great exception to 1t: she
THINKS ! do 1t to keep tabs" on her;
also that 1t shows stinglness and
meanness. In fact, she Is unhappy
over It. Otherwise she admits | am
almost faultless. There Is not a thing
In the line OF housework that | have
not done and done well. can give
pointers to many so-cl.led house
keepers. l claim that a good house
keeper will keep track OF her ex-
pensea n. Il. w.
The evening world., 1912-09-04
NEVER BELIEVED IN SUCH AD-
vERTiSlNG, ANYWAY.

well. it's u good ad. Eddie" was
suggested.
''Naw!" cried the comedian. Never in
4 police court No-Ive been too long
In the business. That don't get you
anything but the worst OF IT, A fellow
pic.:s up the paper and reads about It.
1t don't make any difference what you're
here for. lie hands 1t to you. All.
he saws. y see Eddie Foys in jail, Been
arrested, Ell? Well, he ought to have
been arrested long ago for that joke he
got off on such a night And ! prob
ably don't remember the joke
NO. a man don't want that kind of
advertising Ia this business I've had II
all ways, I've been In shipwrecks and
railroaG wrecks-no. no press agent
SUTTON the square. I've been west Of
the Missouri and fought Indians -
Wooden lndians?" whispered some
mo, the real McKoy The kind you
read about-Shagnasty Jim. Pocatello
Pete. Rain In tho Face Charley--you
bet! No, never fought the Apache
Kid. I never run across him. / know
good deal about Apaches though"
Hey therew admonished the copper
In charge OF the back rows of the
sourt room. "Cut that noise"
did you over tight a policeman
Eddie?" was asked.
mo and / don't want to-" whispered
eddie. Its mo for the pave. Got the
bond ready7 Come on. let's beat II
over the river"
It's the Special Sessions now for tn,
pest of the case. which will come W
b few days.
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carry on a "slavish existence"

Let her work hard and save her
money" this cynic declares. "for. AZ
ter ALL money is what she will have to
look to in later life"
But, under conditions of solitary self
lshness, why have a later life? WHAT
Is the reason or excuse for existence
of man or woman who tolls into
loveless old age? Merely to consume
food?
To use o homsly silnils, wouldn't
this self sufioisnt young person
consider IL rather foolish to build
IRE every morning and bank II
every night merely for tho purpose
Of consuming ooaI2 Yet what else
does the woman do who "works
hard, remains single and saves her
money for her old agef"
The ideal OF marriage Is the highest
ever reached by the human race. That
10 why It's failures are so many. TIVE
association OF one man and one woman
for a lifetime CT love and mutual SER
vice and help:ulness Is In reality the
perfect vision which many strive for
but few attain. 1t Is the vision which
still only n!ekering torch ahead l'Slt-
ing the way. 1t burns dim through the
fogs OF materiol ism and cynic.sm; there
are times when 1t seems TO have gone
out altogether.
WHY IT CAN NEVER WHOLLY
DIE OUT.
But II can never wholly die, for l.
vi, LA In he. Of . a. ~ -
Ephemeral social symptoms, unhapp!-
ness-ilvorce md remarrlage-;he very
imper.nanenco of the marriage tie to-
day show .he permanence Of the idee.
of marriage. For they indicate that
more and more persons are-d!ssatished
with the failure OF what should be The
greatest human success.
can ina CINE nothing moro piti-
fully sordtd than the idoal Of "ro-
naming single, working hard ana
saving monsy for old are" Why.
the most unhappy married woman
IL at least rurs of somebody with
whom to quarrel. And the isast
! happy marriage has o disciplinary
value. no two persons living in
association can possibly remain az
selfish AZ sithor would be alone.
But let US consider the contributions
OF Evening World readers to the dis
cussion. We hear to-day from tvs
women and from another husband
whose wife objects to the keeping OF
accounts Here Is what the advocate OF
the rs cents a day" scheme has u
urge:
NO MAN OUGHT TO PAY IS
CENTS A DAY FOR SMOKES.
Dear Madam; The fact that a
woman has no definite share Of her
husbands income is one OF the causes
OF the "restlessless OF wives" We
hear OF the parasite and the idle,
petted doll. but seldom find a cham
pion OF the vast multitude OF women
who are shaving their lives away.
silently and bravely. in the interos,
OF the family.
We hpd them not only amopS the
The evening world., 1912-09-04
TWO OTHER CONTESTANTS
DIED WHILE ON JOURNEY.

II Llaveria lives to reach Dnris he
will get the reward. for the other con.
tostants are dead. CONSTANT, no learn
ed, met his death In Africa. In tho
wilds OF the interior no was taken b.
n strange tribe OF savages and treated
well by them until he evinced too
great . fondness for ono Of the sweet
| hearts OF the chief. He was poisoned.
This was on Aug. 20. 1909. only two
years after he started on tho journey
| Llaveria arrived to-day on the pan
lish steamer Antonio Lopezz. The YES
sci sails Friday for Barcelona. hi'
native town. In pain. From there HI
can mako Paris In easy stages. having
eleven, months In which to complete
his trip.
The Spanish wanderer. after his man,
hardships, reached here with plenty o.
money In his pocket and n small-slztt
Carnegie library containing the records
and reports Of his travels. lie lef
Paris In 1900 with e. Each man HAD
4, make his way 1t was hard shedding
at the start. but easy At the close.
Liaveria made money by lecturins and
telling the story OF his experiences. Thii
was particularly easy In Mexico and thu
Central American countries. In hi
travels no has acquired knowledge N
three new languases-ftalian. French
and English.
The evening world., 1912-09-04

"Euen the Fifteen Centsa Daya Man Spends for Drinks
and Cigars Would Buy His Wife a Neat Outfit in
aYear, Writes Z" Refornter'' Who Declaresa
Multitude of Wives SlaUe Their Lires Out
for the Benefit of Their Families.
The evening world., 1912-09-04
WINS FORTUNE BY
12-yEAR-" H|KE"
AROUND WORLD
Spaniard Endured Terrible
Hardships to Get Reward
From Baron RothSchild.
OTHER ENTRANTS DIED.
Victor Nearly Killed by Bandits
and Once Savages Held
Him as a Slave.
OTHER ENTRANTS DIED.

After walking around the world for
twelve years and absorbing al kinds
Of adventure. having been stuck By
sava8es. set upon by bandits. stricken
with fever. ana at the Same time &C.
auiring scars and stores Of information.
Juan ID. Liavcria. In the prime OF life.
arrived hers to-day from Havana on
his way to Paris to pick up 10000
francs a. . reward for his hardships
and courage.
Baron Rothschiid OF Paris. we'll known
for his sportsms mike prociivitics. 10 the
cause Of the spaniard's long tramp. In
100. In July. he offered 10000 francs to
the man who would walk around the
world and be the nrst TO report to him.
The baron had in mind the pedestrians
of the day. He stipulated that the
walkers must visit every country In the
world and produce proofs. They had
to furnish reports ~ often A. possible
and have them signed by Consuls Of
the countries. Governors. Mayors or
leading people Of communities.
LlavsriA was In the walking game
and no AMI two others took up the
Baron's proposition. The others we're
jamie Constantine. an italian. and
Julio Jartnes. an Austrian. The men
were to have thirteen years TO do the
'round-t the world hike The man who
arrived In Paris nrst with the most
complete report was to Get tho money.
The others wsrs to receive nothing.
q NJ n
The evening world., 1912-09-04

But let US consider the contributions
of Evening World readers to the dts
cussion. We hear to-day from tvs
women and from another husband
whose wife objects to the keeping OF
accounts. Here Is what the advocate OF
the rs cents a day" scheme has u
urge:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-11
Weddings and IeleoramS.

i want all YOU boys to be right on
The job at two o'clock and NJ four and
eight this evening" said the chief ,p-
orator in the local telegraph Office.
The persons addressed were four mes.
sengcr boys. What is going to hap.
pen at two, four and eight o'clock p
asked man who had overheard the
order Weddings" said the operator.
There Is whole bunch Of weddings
In this neighborhood scheduled for the
afternoon and evening and the boys
must be on hand TO deliver kilograms
OF congratulations We have to keep
q sharp eye on weddings. About half
an hour before the time set for the
ceremony the God bless the union
messages come pouring in from out-of
town friends. Three kilograms have
already been received with instruc.
lions to hold them until the ceremony
10 about over"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-11
Domestic Economy In ENGLAND.

Domestic economy Is now beinl
taught In the English public schools
and, as u result of recent decision
OF the South Shields education com
mittce, the teachers under that au
thority are now engaged in instruct
Ing scholars how a man, wife and two
children can best live on an income
OF Fl shillings t$5.lD a week. The
London county council also teaches
domestic economy. but In the sylla'
bus OF instruction issued by that body
the lowest budget Is % shillings
t6.SD. The Yorkshire Observer
states that as, according to a labor
member Of parliament. there are
about 100000 railway employees. many
OF them In Yorkshire, working for
less than 20 shillings ($4S7) a week
It is we'll that the daughters of work
ing men should be taught how to
make ends meet" on the sums many
OF them are likely to be called upon
to handle as wives and mothers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-11
Army Khaki In Oisfavor.

1t Is not surprising that khaki has
fallen into disfavor with the army. A
uniform made Of this material soon
loses its shape and looks stiff and
shabby. A thorough wetting spoils II
entirely. From the department Of Min.
danao come loud complaints OF the un.
suitability Of khaki for active service,
General Pershing declares that II
shrinks. does not hold it's color. and
feels heavy and hot to the wearer.
Every soldier fnds out that khaki has
no pores" Another objection to II
Is Its use outside the army by every.
body who wants cheap and rough.
and'ready garment. For the army an
olive drab cotton cloth is to be substi.
tuted, a much handsomer and more
serviceable material.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-11
Fortune From Mushrooms.

To prove his theory preached from
the pulpit that success depends on a
mans efforts. Kansas City clergy.
man has developed a mushroom bed
from which he derives an income Of
$50 a day Six years ago the divine
began experimenting. Finding an
abandoned street railway tunnel with
the exact conditions required. he dor.
rowed" 1t for experimenting. The tun.
mel contains $4,000 square feet. every
inch OF which is utilized. The mush.
room bed yielded beyond his hopes.
In six months Of the year the clergy.
man has sold an average OF from 30 to
100 pounds Of the product a day to 10
cal hotels at 65 cents a pound.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-11
Restrictions on Crocers.

Shopkeepers In England In the sew
enteenth century were subject to 9th
er restrictions than those respecting
prices. II was enacted that ANY per
son using the Trade or Mystery Of the
Grocer should not either by them
selves or any third party directly OF
indirectly keep more than one shop
at the same time" Grocers were also
forbidden to sell any commodities ex-
oept "raysons. currants. sugar, spice.
sope. candle, molasses. gun powder.
shot. match. tar. pitch. rozen. tobacco
and pipes. cotton wool. cotton yarn.
starch. blueing, rise, linseed oil, white
and red lead, olives. prunes. figs. Span
ish white alabaster. alum. almonds.
birthstone 'ampblack and candle
rushes."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-11
EDIS0NA.

Offers tonight, in addition to the
usual service of three reels OF good
pictures. selected songs by Mr. Trout
man, who sang for us last Monday.
and who has promised to favor us
again tonight. We are sure you will
enjoy his singing as all who heard
him Monday were delighted.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-11

Gen. j. A. Cox returned last nigh
from Macon and reports a good time
BY request he nominated Jackson
Vile as the place of the next re-
union, also secured the nomination
of Gen. Bennett H. Young as com.
mander in chief. Although quite fee
BILE at the time, he was cOmplimented
on the carrying quality of his voice
being distinctly heard by more than
1000 delegates who were in the au.
GitOrium at the time.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-11

II you want car. large or snail.
or II you do not want one just now,
call in to see our line, get our prices,
and take a ride in one OF our SPLEEN
did machines. Three leading lines
to select from. Will take desirably
located city real estate IN part pay
ment. Lakeland Automobile and
Supply Co., Peacock Building. 4-lg-tt
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-11

b. Ocala Star adopts its own sim
fd form and spells it "purlo,
th is quite an improvement upon
Websterian way, "pillau. which
never did admire.-Lakeland
gram.
D. Star has hitherto spelt the
according to the Evolutionary,
has percolated through our un-
landing that since Florida crack
Furnish the chicken and the rice
have a right to have the word
according to their pronuncia-
rOcala Star.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-11
MR.. B0YNT0N TO THE VOTERS.

For the votes | received in this
section of the county | am heartily
thankful and earnestly ask and will
appreciate greatly the support of tho
people in the second primary. beg
they will not forget me, but that
they will place an y mark before
my name on May IS, and thus help
an enemy TO graft. and a friend to
the taxpayer.
J. J. BOYNTON.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-11
DISASTROUS FIRE.

That was bad fire you had, Mr.
Brown. but remember that you can
get the best quality of lumber, mil,
work and hOuse-building supplies
promptly, and at right prices. simply
by calling on the Lakeland Manufac-
turing Company, who will surely give
you a square deal. Phone &c.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-11
Raoblt-Cat Nina Scheme.

There 10 Away. something new I'M
der the sun. The latest scheme OF
invention TO catch rabbits has Just
reached 10 and It occurred during the
hst snow near Siler City. A man Of
this township went hunting the day
after the snow and coming to q piece
OF new ground found literally hun
dreds OF tracks. There we're dosens
OF brush piles In the held and the
tracks. OF course. oil led to those
plies. A bright idea was suggested to
this hunter and he At once went
nome. secured q seining net and re-
turned to the Geld ready for business.
The long seine was placed around q
pile ana the rabbits shooed out. ana
By the Tine he had visited fifteen pilee
No had more rabbits than he could
carly an4 tAsa he'd to discontinue HE
wholesale e9oets.-siler City IN. c.
0g1e
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-11

Miss Eastman. trained nurse
from Tampa, returned home last
evening. Miss Eastman has been
nursing Mrs. Cannon, who has been
Il! for the past TWO weeks, and now
We are glad to say, getting better.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-11

Mrs. ]. Davis, who has had rooms
Miss Annie Brownings the past
lyeral months, has gone to her home
Chicago, but expects to return
kain next fall. She will stop al
lot Springs and other resorts en-
)ute
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-11
POLK COUNTY
MOST DESIRABLE
CONTINUED from Page ~


area surpasses. or even equals, Polk
county. An interest in the county
that extends back for nineteen years
and beyond the great freeze of 1895,
enables me TO speak with confidence
on this subject.
From Haines City to Lake Living
ston, distance of about forty miles
along the line Of the new railroad, is
chiefly a sandy soil. the kind best
adapted to citrus fruits, with a con-
tinuous underestimate OF porous red
clay. rich in oxide of iron, furnishing
both food and drink for fruit trees
and grapevines. the benefits OF which
are plainly discernible in the dark
green of the forest timber as we'll as
of the fruit trees Near the south
end of the highest part of this ridge
is Lake Reedy. the water of which
flows sluggishly through the fiat
lands to the kissimmee river and
thence into Lake Okeechobee and the
Gulf of Mexico. North of Reedy lies
FrostprOof with its go or more or
ange groves. the Oldest of which have
stood the climatic tests of a quarter
of century, unhurt by storm or
frost.
Of higher altitude than Lake
Reedy by over thirty feet, and only
a few miles to the north of it, is far
famed Crooked Lake, one of the larg.
est, best and most favOrably known
Of the hundreds Of lakes and lakelets
in Polk county. its water level at the
elevation for Florida of
1872 feet above the sea, and the ad-
jacent land. on its northern and
eastern shores, rising from eighty to
over a hundred feet above the level
Of the lake. Here. near the north
west curve of the lake. on land
owned by citizen of Barlow, the
county seat. station has been es-
tablished by the railroad company.
On the west and south of Crooked
lake are large areas of rich muck and
grazing lands. and on the east and
north miles of beautiful beach, the
hills rising with an even slope to
their SUBMITS. eighty to over a hun
cred feet high. These hills are the
best fruit land, and for vines and
melons are unsurpassed.
Perfect success has been attained
in this region in fruit culture. the
possibilities being great as to varie-
ties. Peaches produce abundant
crops and ripen early. The same is
true of nearly all tropical and sub
tropical fruits. Here, too, is the nat
ural home of the grape. evidenced by
the luXuriant wild vines of the woods
and on the fences, some of the most
productive fancy kinds grown having
been grated on the wild stock. And
it is paradise for roses.
Nowhere else in Florida can be
found SO many natural attractions.
advantages and possibilities for va
ricd productions, and fine boating
and fishing, as in this beautiful lake
region of southeastern Polk county.
where life is worth living the whole
year round. +. w BARBER.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-11
GUIDING Anoels.

We speak with awed tenderness OF
our guardian angels; but have We not
all had our guiding angels. who came
to US IN visible form. and recognized
or unknown. kept beside us on our
difficult path until they had done for
u all that they could?-Lucy Larcom.