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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-20
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Dunch OF Vlolets worn by Frenchman seen
In his home was a secret message that he was
loyal to the eXiled cheftain's cause
Ion was the name bestowed upon the violet by
the imaginative Greek who loved to people the
petals Of every blossom and the ripples of every
rill with fair creations of their fancy According
to mythology the name was derived from Ia the
daughter of Midas and the betrothed of Atys The
story runs that Diana, desiring to conceal the
maid from Apollo, transformed her into a violet
Another myth about the birth of the flower says
that Jupiter caused the first violets to spring
from the earth food for the prosecuted Ia
while she was hiding in the form of white
heller from the fury of Juno.
The verse makers have special fondness for
the tiny flower, and love to translate the message
it is trying to tell to the rest of creation
1t is singular fact that some flowers suggest
pensiveness and even melancholy, while in FORM
color and bearing others speak only of gladness
While the personality of the flower may be some
what responsible for its effect on the human
moods, more, perhaps is due to the strain of
poets moods. Most of the Easter flowers seem
to be message bearers OF joy and hope lifting
their faces to the blue skies in happy worship
rather than in sadness. 1t seems to be natural
for poets to give names and human attributes
to plants, but the beauty loving Greeks went
farther along the path of fancy. They invented
human originals for their favorte flowers and
made beautiful legends to account for the trans
formation. The lovely narcissus according to
their lore, was once handsome young god who
became so lost in admiration of his own shadow
that he cruelty sighted the affections of the fair
Echo. AS punishment for this crime he was
changed into a narcissus, the flower of self love-
Shakespeare alludes to another romantic
legend in his winter Tale" The narcissus was
said to have been the flower that the daughter
of Ceres gathering when she was carried
of by Pluto of internal region fame The night
goddesses also chose it for their ancient coronet
and it was highly important factor in the Gus.
toms of Greek life. The Chinese too have a
great fancy for this flower They use it in MANY
of their sacred ceremonies and every family in
the Mikados realm takes great pride in having
plant in full bloom at the New Year.
Love and jealousy played leading parts in the
story of the birth of the hyacinth another Orien-
tai favorite There was youth, Hyacnthus by
name, who much beloved by Apollo and
Zephyr. He preferred the warm steady affection
of the sun to the ftful love of the wind This
made the passionate Zephyr wildly jealous and
caused the plotting of terrible revenge. While
Apollo and Hyacnthus were playing quoits which
was favorte game with the gods, Zephyr saw
his awaited opportunity. He made his rival the
slayer of Hyacinthus by blowing the gods QUOT
toward the head of the youth. But while the
dying boy was held in the arms of Apollo he was
transformed into the fair, fragrant hyacinth The
flower has always meant game or play because
of this tale.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-20


England now festival called Primrose Day
Mythology as well as history claims the hum
ole little flower, and tells tale of it's origin The
story is that beautiful youth manner Paralisos
died Of grief over the loss of his love- and was
metamorphosed into the primrose which in its
early days bore his name.
The fair spring blossoms which Mother Earth
sent forth to herald the coming of Easter have
been gossping about each other The tales they
tell about the tulip that bright favorie of Orien
tai lands. besides being highly romantic, verge
on the sensational. Its notorious career has been
freely discussed among the less brilliant flowers
some OF which, in spite of their sweet, gentle
dispositions, resent the tulips regal bearing and
courtly airs. Few people have ever heard the
stories they tell. In this busy, hustling age only
poets and occasionally other impractical folk find
time to trace the family trees" and history of
flowers
But the tulip as we'll as the other blossoms
that are talked about, will probably be welcomed
even more cordially than of old into the churches
and the homes of the best families after it's
strange and wonderful past becomes known The
gay-petaed blossom gets its name from a smi
lar1ty to the Turkish headdress and one of the
chief national festivals in the Sultan's land is
known as the feast of tulips. But the proud flow.
er has done something more than please the
Turks with its beauty.
Once upon time it held just as great an in
AuOhSS ONSA Iue HHduCldI AFFAIRS OF some families
as Wall street has had over those of others This
all happened something over 300 years ago when
the tulip was first taken to western Europe
. 1t was Immediately enthroned as czar in the
noral kingdom, and so great was the rage for il
IN Holland and France that many families famed
for wealth were bankrupted by It. The new
comers beauty made even the wise, staid Dutch
florists mad, and speculation in costly bulbs be-
came terrible gambling mania among them
rare specimen often won prize as high as that
paid for high-stepping race horse or fine
diamond. Fortunes changed hands daily in bets
over the final outcome of almost priceless seed.
ling bulbs. The gambling reached such a. height
that the government finally had to issue a proc
lamation to suppress 1t. During three years
tulips yielded to the city of HARLEM the snug
little sum of S50O00,00O The finest bulbs are
still brought from that Holland town. and are
descendants of those famous tulips
While this financial career of the tulip is most
interesting in speculating circles the poets love
best the tale that tells how the young Persan
always makes 1t the emblem of his declaration Of
love. The turbaned swain sends to the Iady of
his dreams the most brilliant tulip he can find.
The message 1t bears is that like the flower his
countenance is all on fire and his heart has been
reduced to coal by the intense warmth of his
love- e7T SIS
The well beloved violet is another gentle little
flower that has been prominent figure in his.
tory When the first Napoleon was in exile Il
was adopted as his emblem by his followers. "A
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-20
Governor Gusts Mau.r

Mayor Stewart Of New Boston, a
village OF Scioto county, il the first
municipal executive in Ohio to feel
the sting of the "recall" under Gov.
Cox. Tho governor ousted the New
Boston mayor from his office on the
basis of charges made some time ago.
THIS governor was shown that Mayor
Stewart had been made the defend
ant ~ suit for alienation of the af.
fecrlons Of constituents wife, and
that decision had been returned
against him, The trial had been SEN
satlcnal.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-20

Every tradition associated with
that Easter flower. the iris, makes
it a beauty of richest promise. 1t
signifies a message. and, because it
grows in every part of the world, it
is universal message. The Greeks
named it for the rainbow, but the
Egyptians lay special claim to the
flower
1t is the plant spoken of in Exodus
as being the hiding place of the in
fant Moses when he lay in the era
die of the rushes on the rivers bo-
som. 1t may be that the flowers
whispered to him then that his des-
tiny was to lead his people to the
promised land. The ancient Egyp-
tians placed the iris on the brow of
the sphinx and on the scepters of
their monarchs, and among all the
eastern nations it has ever been the
symbol of power. Another land that
highly honors 1t is France, for it is
the veritable fleur-de-lis that figures
on the arms of this country. But
there is a most beautiful legend that
makes the iris a sacred flower as
we'll as national emblem. The
story tells that it was a trembling
agonized witness of the crucifixion.
When it heard the anguished cry,
my God, my God, why hast thou
forsaken me?" it sobbed out the
vow, "Henceforth l will perpetually
mourn and, lest man should ever
lose sight of this solemn hour, above
my golden chalice l will carry a
veil of violet"
Ancient and important is the his
tory Of the lily, which was also high
in favor with the old Egyptians, for
it appears prominently in their
hieroglyphics. According to a pret-
ty legend, when lilies first grew on
the earth they were none of them
MIRO Uhita hI1t oil nf q louoIy yoIlou,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-20
Measure Voted Down.

The Cox administration forces suf
fered their first real defeat in the
house, when that body voted down a
bill proposing to place the Xenia Sol
diers' and Sailors Orphans Home uu
der the management of the state board
OF administration. The fight against
the bill was led by Representative
Reid Of Fayette county. The repre-.
sentation that the veterans of the
Civil war wanted the institution to
remain managed as it now is was
mainly Instrumental in turning the
tide.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-20

strongly supported with indirect evi-
dence by DR.. Edgar L. Hewett several
years ago. It has lately received con-
firmation that appears to remove it
from the domain Of conjecture into
the realm of fact,
For years past DR.. Hewett has from
time to time conducted excavations
among the prehistoric ruins west Of
Santa Fe. BY measurement of the
skulls found in the course of these
excavations he has proved that the
cliff dwellers were a dolicocephalic
tlong;headcdl race. The Pueblo In
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-20

dams are predominantly brachycepha-
lie (short-headed). with a noticeable
percentage tfrom is to 25 per cent?
Of the other type. The difference be-
tween the two types is fundamental
and proves conclusively that the
Pueblos differ widely from the ancient
people of the cliffs.
Nevertheless the similarity of their
architecture, their industries, their cul-
ture and their religion unmistakably
indicates that the Pueblos are the in
heritors OF the institutions Of the van
ished race, Some q the existing COM
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-20

action of the house is based on the
constitutional provision that there can
be no grants or special privileges i'm
mune from annulment at the hands of
the general assembly. Although the
house still must give its approval
again to the Bigelow bill in the form
of a third reading and final passage,
its vote of Tuesday, "A to As, indi-
Gates beyond all question that the
measure is bound to go to the senate
for ratification and that any further
effort to beat 1t in the house will be
futile.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-20
LAST OF CLIFF JEWELLERS
Puebios Composite RAGS Much Re.
sembiIng In Customs the Orig
lnaI Hill Tribes.

The Pueblos, 1t IS reasonably GER
kain. are a composite race formed by
me amaigamation Of the ancient cliff
dwellers with stronger nonadic tribes
which conquered them. intermarried
with them. and then. to large exs
tent, assimilated their culture.
THIS opinion was advanced and
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-20
School Survey Commission.

Gov. Cox has just named the fol
lowing members of the commission ia
survey the school system of Ohio in
accordance with the new law: Miss
Edith Campbell, instructor in the Uni.
versity of Cincinnati; William L. AL.
lendorf, banker and manufacturer OF
Sandusky; Oliver T. Thatcher of Will,
mingtoH, author, educator and present
representative in the assembly. The
survey will be under the direction OF
the municipal research bureau of
New York, supervised by the com.
mission.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-20

munities even possess traditions to
the effect that their ancestors dwelt in
the cliff homes. All these circum.
stances led to the conjecture that at
some remote period in the past the
people of the cliffs had been conquered
by a more warlike people: and that
the modern Pueblos represented the
amalgamation Of the victors and the
vanquished. Christian Herald.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-20

greatly perturbed
by the houses at.
titude are natural.
ly those public
utility corpora
tions that h av 9
hitherto felt that
t b e ir franchises
could never be
terminated by leg
iSlatiVe act, The
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-20
HOUSE APPROVES
BIGELOW MEASURE
For Revocation of Cincinna-
it's Street Railway Grant
AWAITS THIRD READING
Senator Cook Of Hamilton Introduces
a Minimum Wage Bill Providing
for Twenty Cents Per Hour
for Eight-Hour Day.
D. A. DONOVAN.
Special Columbus Correspondent,

Columbus, Ohio.
"HE action Of the house in pass
ing the Bigelow bill providing
for the revocation of the fran
chise Of the Cincinnati street
has sent furries of excite
ment all over the state. Those most
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-20

Every chronic bore imagines that
he is the most fascinating man il.
town.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-20

eloquent messages from home. But
despite its unassuming manner the
primrose has linked with its his
tory a tale of political honorsH 1t is
an heraldic flower giving name to a
noble Scottish house on whose shield
1t is craven with motto that, trans
lated, reads: early youth is charm
ing" Besides this, it was taken as
the symbol of a political career more
bold, brilliant and strange than any
other of it's time The statesman was
Lord Beaconsfield, and in connection
with him fhnrn mns nctnhHshnd In
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-20
House Kills Progressive Bills.

The house killed three progressive
measures which the senate had passed
almost unanimously. They were:
The Mooney senate resolution call
ing for legislative probe into the
existence of an alleged fire insurance
trust in Ohio, with authority to in
vestigate rates and methods of busi-
ness.
The Hillenkamp senate resolution
for free speech and a free PRESS"
and asking congress to investigate
alleged intolerance of both on the part
of the courts.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-20

~NNSNS~GNSo~G~~H~N-N-eSN
A unique form of the minimum
wage has made it's appearance in the
senate under the sponsorship of Sen
ator Cook of Hamilton county. The
latter proposes that no employe in the
state be paid less than 20 cents an
hour for an Glght-hour day When
ever any employe was compelled to
work more than that number of hours
Senator Cook would have him paid
for double time or at the rate of 40
cents an hour. The bill thus strikes
at two objects at once, minimum
wage and minimum work day. 1t
would apply to men, women and chill
dren alike.
To Abolish County Coroner.
Abolition of the office of county cor
oner, an old English institution, is
proposed in bill introduced in the
senate by Zmunt of Cleveland. Sen
ator Zmunt holds that many of the
present duties of the coroner are the
results of old customs solely, and have
lost their usefulness. He would sup
plant the coroner, now elected, by a
medical examiner named by the coun-
ty prosecutor. The examiner would
investigate only suspicious cases of
death and all inquests would be held
by the common pleas court or a JUS
tees court.
II the house concurs in the action
of the senate, practically all present
county officers will have their terms
extended for periods ranging from IA
to 16 months. The senate has ap-
proved the Bernstein bill increasing
the terms of clerks, recorders, sur
veyors and commissioners IA months,
and auditors and treasurers 16
months. By the terms of the bill most
of these officials would serve from
next September until the early part
of 1917.
End of Session Far Off.
The end of the general assembly
session again is fading into the fu-
ture. The senate finance commission.
through which finance bills are usual
ly "railroaded" after passing muster
In the house, has given warning that
this year it will insist on inspecting
carefully the acts that pass the house.
Especially will the senate committee
be careful of the general appropria-
zion bill which is as yet unready and
~N~~NsN-NseS~-N-e-oo-NsN- sN-NNseNN-~N-@oNu~.~@D~
House Kills pronrasSiva RiII.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-03-20

PRIMROSE by the
rivers brim, a yellow
primrose was to him
and it was nothing
more"
Thus wrote that
great flower lover,
Wordsworth, in telling
about the lack of sen.
timent In one of his
characters. But neith-
er that man nor any of
his kind were in Aus
tralIa when the first
English primroses EN-.
igrated to that new
land. An enormous
nugget Of gold could
not have created more
excitement. Rugged,
restless men wept over
the plants with their
pale, modest blossoms.
They we're fragrantly
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-20
DIAMOND NECKLACE WORTH
$4,000 FOR MRS. TAFT

New York, Feb 20 Having or
rcred tho $4,000 diamond necklace
which the society leaders OF Wash
ington will give 10 Mrs. William
Taft wife Of the president. when
She leaves the White House. Miss
Mabel Boardman today returned to
Washington from This city she has
"iv"n IN. commission for the neck
lac. 'o firm Of jewelers. here. Tn.
form which -" gii, will take was
decided AZ "A meeting in the home Of
Miss Boardman. in Washincton. be-
Tor" sh" loft for New York The cos,
will hc betrayed by large numbcr
NJ women who have hcen entertained
t, Mrs. Taft and who have had her
a. guest at their homes.
Tho necklace may cost much more
than the $4,000. which is called a
conservative estimate Tho gift was
t. have been kept secret |, was
arranged that even the donor !,
should not know the form the gift
was ~ take until the last moment
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-20
AN EXPENSIVE JOKE.

Here Is Il Joke told in 4 cur
rent weekly. somebody in the treas
ury department at Washington tis-
urrd that ii the circulating currency
in th, United states were equally
divided it would amolnt to H.
tie over $34 for every man, woman
and child in the country 4 news
paper in humorous comment on
this statement said that this was
the share OF the public funds to
which the people were entitled. In
consequence, the treasury depart
ment has been flooded with applica-
tiOns from al lover the country by
men and women who want their $34
sent to them by mail or parcel post
The joQe has gone 50 far that the
treasury department has been COM
PEELED to draw up circular letter
explaining the facts to the hungry
applicants. Let the people rule,
II the incoming Democratic ad-
ministration wishes to become real
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-20
NOT HARD POSITION TO FILL
Tattsred Tom Really Worked, but the
Job Could Not 30 conslderod (.
q Strenuous One.

Where vas yer last summer r
asked Weary Villa. as be reached fol
the mixed ale
Il was workin'," answered Tattered
Tom.
Yer was working" repeated Weary
Willie. skeptlcally "Ah. gawan!"
Yes. was workin' One place fol-
month and gave satisfaction. too
But they took the corn In and that
t'rew me out OF Job"
What was yer workin' at" asked
Weary Willie, still skeptical
Il was a scarecrow." answered Tat
tered Tom a farmer gave me q
handout every night and let me sleep
in the hay as muh salary. Muh joh
was sittin' on rail fence In his corn
feld."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-20
YOUR ACCOUNT solicited and
protected American State Bank
: l.. Skipper, president; S r. Smith.
vice president; r. F.. Chunn, cashier
2h
YOUR CHANCE.

! am starting night class N
typewriting and book
keeping other subjects included
This will especially benefit you VIII
have 10 work and cannot 20 to col
lcgc or who wish to get a bushes
education at home. Take this or
portnnity and join the class. For
particulars see Miss Emma Pocock
room II, Bryant building. Hours q
to | a. M. and to S p. m -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-20
QisconcertIno.

what does this nation need." shout.
ed the impassioned orator. What
does this nation require, II she steps
proudly across the Pacific, n che
strides boldly across the mighty ocean
In her march OF trade and freedom
I repeat. what does she need!"
Rubber boots" suggested TIE gspsa
y mate1ialist3c psrDoa N . PeaS osaA
--EyeNae~
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-20
Florida Is

Florida Is
First in equable climate.
First in oranges.
First in high-grade cigars.
First in grapefruit.
First in pineapples.
First in fine celery.
First in strawberries.
First in lettuce.
First in bananas.
First in phosphate.
First in tourist hotels.
First in fuller's earth.
First in game fishing.
First in sponges.
First in forest trees.
FIRST in naval stores.
First in extent cf coa. line.
First in ncarncss TO Panama.
First in sunshine.
First in year-round farming.
First in current development.
First in opportunities.
First in good homc-sitcs.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-20
Aoeeunslns sor hls InsemWla

The Fort Scott Tribune tells Of Q
farmer who was . victim Of insomnia
and went to . doctor in hope Of get.
ting relief. In the first place" said
the doctor. have You any theory ~
70 what II Is that keeps you awaken"
We'll" said tho farmer, Il think I
snors 20 loud that I wake myself up."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-20

ly popular and to insure a continu-
ance of Democratic rule, let it pass
the legislation necessary to make
this distribution of our treasury bal
ances. Every poor devil who gets
his $34 will vote the Democratic
ticket as long as he lives.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-20

FOR SALE-One large lot. 1875 BY
las; we'll fenced. Corner Gilmore
avenue and Peachtree street.
Cheap for clsh. Also five-room
house and six lots. with good
barns, 81 bearing orange treesand
ether improvements; corner Lake
Avenue and Magnolia st Inquire
Of j. f. Marshall, corner Gilmore
AVG and Magnolia st. o24
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-20

FOR SALE--Ncw bungalow OF five
rooms, pump and sink in kitchen,
nice fireplace, lot 4lx1OS. tOgeth-
ar with two adjoining lots, all for
$500; small payment down and
the balance payable SIS per
month with interest at 6 per cent.
The John f. Cox Realty Co. 235
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-20

IOST-A locket, Sunday night. be-
tween depot and Fort Myers train.
Engraving was wv. n. B." Find
or will please return TO this office
and receive reward. c6S
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-20

FOR SALE-S acres adjoining city
limits; nice lake front: 4 acres in
grove; acres truck land; pack
ing shed and barn. Price so,750
Mann-Fitts Land CO., Room 10.
Raymondo building. esi
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-20

Lakeland Chapter, r. A Y
30 meets the first THURSDAY ~
each month In Masonic Hall
Ing companions welcomed 4
Leonard, II. p; ]. F Wilson SO
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-20
K. OF P

Regular meeting every ~
at 1880 at Odd Fellows tiaA Y
Ing members Away Te.1V's
r. D. BRYAN
Chancellor Ceu-A
A "A. ,ACKSON. Secret'i!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-20

Lakeland camp No ~, v v
meets every second anc 'ou''. y
I'D third Thursdays y J 81
Council Commander Mrs. S.''
er Guardian OF Circle
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-20
I. o. O. =.

Meets every Frlda, l.st, \
ct !. Q. o. F. Hall ,cora., MAI,
Tennessee. Visiting brcthen
daily invited T + ROHER1s0y|
Aosl- ii
+. NJ. SMAlLES. Res See
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-20

FOR SALE-"BOn Air" lots, over
looking Lake Parker. are the
cheapest Lakeland property and
offer the greatest opportunity for
increase In value. Buy now while
the price is low. The Joha r. Cox
Realty Co. 235