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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19

worth.
Quite a number OF the young 70
gathered at the house on the
Sunday evening to sing songs. I
regular organist did not put in
appearance so we had to call On
young man, and being quite bash
it took him quite a while to get
it but when he did he produced
goods.
Mr.. Tom Clifford and the Mis-
Jarrett and Walter Pearce "
callers at the house on the ,ll
Tuesday.
Miss Effie thinner is recover
from her sickness and is an 10
mp a little.
From latest accounts there Will
in the neighborhood of IL arf.
strawberries planted in this sot
this year.
The convicts have begun altt
the clay on the road at Pauaag a
will work south to the line j \
FIolbrook's division then north
they join the hard road at the ri
mer corner. scRtDE.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19

appointment. 1t is a well-known
fact that Martin owed his appoint
ment almost entirely to Senator
Fletcher and the senator. in
fact, got a great deal of criticism for
advocating person who had abso-
lutely no claim upon the party for
such an important position. Mar
tins present attitude of hostility to
the man who secured him recogni-
ton entirely out Of proportion to his
deserts shows him to be thankless
individual and makes it all the more
gratifying that an individual of his
character did not succeed in landing
in the state collectorship."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19
That was cracking good speec

That was cracking good speech
made the other day in the House by
Hon. Emmett Wilson, Of Pensacola,
congressman from the Third district,
on the Glass currency bill. And
there was no midnight oil smell
about it either 1t came in reply to
speech from a Republican member
and although it was compressed into
a few moments it was a masterpiece
of clear-cut reasoning in strong.
ringing sentences that would have
done credit to any veteran in the
House Mr.. Wilson is quite young
man, serving his first term, but that
speech proves him a statesman Of
full size for his job and mighty
good man for his constituents to keep
where he is as long as he wants to
stay there.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19
LITTLE Hpfpat like that in M.

A little defeat like that in Ma
rion county weighs little against the
tremendous string of victories ac-
credited to the cause of prohibition
all over the country in recent years,
1t will not have an even momentar-
lily discouraging effect upon the
mighty host under the white banner
that has set itself to conquer the
world. It was merely "an affair Of
outposts" and has no significance.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY HON0RS
10000 o,,cy1o ooocooucttDou ooc

Former Congressman William Cor
don Brantlcy, of Georgia was born
at Blackshear, Ga, Sept 10, 1860;
educated in the common schools with
two years at the University of Geor-
gia; admitted to the bar in 1881;
served in State House Of Represen-
tatives and as solicitor general Of
Brunswick district. He served In
Congress fron the Fifty-fifth to the
sixty-second sessions, refusing to
stand for reelection to the Sixty
third Congress.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19

All you've got to do in Mexico
now is to fire a pistol in crowd
shout viva" somebody-most any
old name will do-and there's an
other barefooted revolution march
ing down the street.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19

sold his Manatee Record to Mr.. ana
Mrs. G.. ii. Holderman. Frank was
a candidate to succeed Joe Lee UP IN
jacksonville, if we recall it rightly
but he didn't arrive. Whatever ne
does or wherever he goes he will car
ry with him the good wishes of the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19

Frank Walpole has been we'll
known figure in the weekly journal
ism Of Florida for a good many years,
but he has quit the game and has
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19
HAPPENINGS Oh PERSONAL MA.
TURF FROM THRIVING H0L-
LINGSWORTH SECTION

Mr.. Patton Skinner and family
have moved onto Mr.. Pope's place
on the west end of Lake Hollings-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19
HENRY BACON, MANAGER.
From the same Office Is issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS.

Y weekly newspaper giving resume
bt local matters, crop conditions,
Euanty affairs. etc. Sent anywhere
t.r SloO per yeal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19
The Evening Telegram

lQDnshe,l every afternoon from the
s4erts.e ~ Guiding, Lakeland, Fla.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-19

IT. F HETAEnlNGTON, EDITOR
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18

Ing. How remarkably the permanent
ladders, etc. stand up" under weather
exposure on the Capitol dome may be
surmised from the fact that the roll
ing scaffold above mentioned was put
in place twenty years ago and yet
when preparations wer. made TO again
put it in commission this year the
tightening of few bolts was all that
was required.
Cleaning The Statue.
The cleaning of the statue which
caps the Capitol is almost the first
work undertaken. To the major por-
ton of the public this is the most
picturesque part OF the whole pro-
ceeding. To be sure. the giving of the
doughty dome a bath with soap and
water is prosaic enough, but the man.
ner of doins it is certainly unconven-
tional and 1t involves daring on the
part of the scrubIhon that few people
would attempt to parallel. The rig
ging OF the scaffold around the statue
| is. indeed, the climax of all the hair
| raising exploits connected with bright
ening up the dome. 1t was one of
the nervy Triggers ASSIGNED to this
task who secured with the ordinary
hand camera, the remarkable close
range photographs reproduced in con-
nection with this article.
Before saying anything more about
tho exalted divinity at the Capitol her
true identity should perhaps be dis
closed. The Goddess of Freedom :.
the proper title of her serene high
ness. You thought she was the God
dess Of liberty. didn't you? So did
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18

raising the Niagara" were made in
the autumn of 1912, and in the early
spring of 1913 divers were sent down
for thorough examination of her
condition. The old ship was found
with many OF her original timbers in
tact, the hand-forged iron nails in
most cases still adhering firmly. The
vessel had lain for nearly a centur,
on her side, partly Embedded in the
clean white sand of that region, with
decaying vegetation entirely absent.
The waters had tended to preserve
her, the only disintegration being on
the side nearest the surface, where the
waves had washed away the gun ports.
She was discovered to have been built
mainly of oak, and the frame part of
the bulwarks OF oak, cedar and black
walnut. shortly after the examina-
ton she was raised from her long
resting place and launched at Erie,
with proper patriotic ceremonies on
June 18th, 1913. The work of restora-
ton was very complete and she APP
peared in her cruise of the Great
Lakes in the Perry's Victory Centen-
NAL Celebration substantially as she
was in the battle of Lake Erie one
! hundred years ago, manned by vet
eran crew especially selected by the
United States navy department.
| During her progress to the ports
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18

Tho scheme of the Perry memorial
had its inception IN combination of
remarka BILE historical events, and the
monument itself is striking. A huge
column stands alone, so that it may
be seen over the water from all parts
OF the compass, and by its very
height will dominate the surround
ing country. A museum and colorado
are distant from it some 500 feet. 1t
is intended to plant such portions of
the site not covered by the monLm ent
and Its approaches. with shrubs, and
to enclose the memorial ir a setting
of landscape gardening, by means of
paths, lawns, borders and planting.
One of the features of the memorial
will be the museum in which will be
housed all the Perry relics, as well
as all historical data, arms, books,
paintings, engravings, and relics which
pertain either to the war Of 1912 or
are reminiscent of the period.
The Cruise OF Pcrry's Flagship 100
Years After.
International interest attaches to
the cruise of Commodore Oliver Haz-
ard Perrys restored flagship Niagara"
in connection with the chain of local
celebrations of the one hundredth an
niversary of the battle of Lake Erie
during the summer just closed, and of
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not repainted as many people suppose
Finally, the phase of the project that
is perhaps the most interesting Of all
is the repairing and replacing on the
tips" of gold. aluminium and plat
mum which are placed in exposed
positions on the statue and serve as
lightning rods. Perhaps no other
lightning rods are SO frequently struck
by bolts from the heavens, thanks to
their exposed position.
To the average citizen, not the least
surprising feature of the work on the
Capitol dome is the lmall amount of
apparatus employed. Many persons
have the idea that the entire dome
Is covered with a mass of scaffolding.
on the contrary the skeleton-like
structure erected around the statue
Is almost the only apparatus visible
TO the spectator on the ground. with
the exception of n few swinging stages
such as all painters use and rolling
scaffold that runs on that circular
ga llery at the base Of the dome where
are located the handsome columns
emblematic OF the States of tn Union
The painters and other workmer
swarm like flies over the entire ex-
terror of the dome but they make
their way hither and thither Target,
by means of ladders. The Lain high
way to the regions aloft is remark
able curved ladder which clings close
TO the dome in it's graceful outline
| OF course this ladder Is spruce-prob-
ably no other wood could be thus
bent--and this wood is employed al
most exclusively for all the scaffold
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-09-18
Zne Perry NNen2ox

the century of peace ensuing between
Great Britain and the United States
since the signing of the Treaty of
Client in 1914. The Commissioners
of the Perry's Victory Centennial had
contemplated the raising and restora-
ton of the Niagara" ever since the
organization. of their Inter State
Board in September, 1910. The Penn
sylvania Commissioners furnished the
energy and the means necessary to
bring this about, the Pennsylvania
legislature making a special appro-
priation to meet the expenses.
Both the Niagara" on board of
which Commodore Perry won the bat
tie of Lake Erie, and his former flag
ship, the Lawrence" which was put
out of action by the enemy in the
early part of the battle of Lake Erie.
were scuttled and sunk after the war
of 1912 in Misery Bay, Erie Harbor,
Pa. The Lawrence" was raised and
exhibited at the national exposition at
Philadelphia in 1876, but was subse-
quently suffered to be destroyed by
relic hunters. The Pennsylvania Com
missioners do not propose that the
Niagara" shall meet with the same
fate and have adopted measures for
her permanent retention as an his
torical exhibit at Erie.
The first soundings with n view 70
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Z3e NIs6t4<e1 [Slor2T5~ FI4S5hLD
/T27Ioe0 Hlo027 The Wt9I91D7@ Or Lite E1oxS

of the Great Lakes which held cele-
brations OF the one hundredth ami
versary of the Battle OF Lake Erie,
the Niagara" was conveyed by
fleet consisting of the representative
naval militia ships Of the Great Lakes
and United States revenue cutters.
Her debut took place on the 9Th of
July at Erie, Pa, whence she set
forth on her long voyage July 18th,
pursuing the following itinerary: Fair
port, O., one day, July 18th; Lorain
o., July 15-20th; Putin Bay, July
20-25th; Monroe, Mich, July 2627th
Toledo, July 27th--August LIST; De-
troit, August 13rd; Green Bay, Wis.
August 18th; Milwaukee, August
11-16th; Chicago, August 17-22nd;
Buffalo, September 10th; Sandusky
September seth; PUTIN Bay, Septem-
Der 10-11th.
A Brief Historical Review OF Perry's
Victory.
1t was In August. 1913. that this
young fellow, Perry, who had never
. seen naval battle, and had been born
in Rhode Island only twenty-seven
years before, built a squadron on
Lake ETC To nSHt lnt BRUSH. Inc
work Of building the ships was long
and tedious; and all the while the
fleet of the enemy was waiting out
side the bar to demolish it. This
fleet was commanded by a veteran
who had conquered under Nelson;
Barclay had probably smelled powder
before Perry was born. He had had
his headquarters on the northern side
OF the lake at Maiden; but on the 10th
OF September. finding himself running
| short of provisions. he sailed over to
| dispose of the young American. Perry
was Just ready for him; he had re-
ceived a small Reinforcement of
| marines from Harrison. and had sue
ceeded in floating his ships over the
| bar. At sunrise he saw his enemy
| approaching: and they engaged in Put
in-Bay, a little to the northward OF
the Sandusky Islands. Barclays ships
We're drawn up in close order; Perry
who understood sailing. kept to the
| windWard, and Unanswered to advance
at an acute angle. But the range OF
| Barclays guns was so much superior
to that of Perry's that the latter could
| not get within effective distance. anG
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his flagship, the Lawrence" was
knocked 10 pieces and most OF her
crew killed or wounded. When she
was no longer serviceable, Perry. In
stead Of striking his flag took 1t with
him into a small rowboat. in which
he himself embarked, and ordered the
rowers to put him over to tho MI
agara." the ship of his feet next in size
to the Lawrence" In the stern of
this little cockleshell he stood erect
during the passage, with his flag float
ing above him. while every English
ship aimed It's guns at him. But
Perry, it appeared, could not be hit
by English gunners; and after a trip
which lasted fifteen minutes by the
watch, but which may we'll have seem
ed longer 70 those on board, and which
| will never be forgotten in naval annals,
he arrived safely at the Niagara" up
whose side he climbed. flag in hand
Then he changed hts fighting tactics;
instead OF keeping of to be shot at.
he steered straight for the enemy's
line pierced II, and firing right and LETT
at short range, was master OF the
day after terrific struggle of eight
minutes. Barclay, on the Detroit.
was the first to haul down his nag;
three others did the same; and two
more, which were trying TO sneak
away. were pursued and captured.
There was nothing left of the British
fleet and it's Trafalgar prestige except
a dismal array of battered hulks. COW
cred with the blood of the slain and
the melancholy figures Of the sur
vivors, The Lawrence" being still
aioat, Perry returned to her. and
there received the surrender of Bar
clay; after which he pulled an old
letter out of his pocket, and using the
fat top OF his navy cap as desk,
wrote these words: I'VE have met the
enemy, and they are ours: two ships.
two briggs one schooner. and one
sloop." He addressed it to Harrison
and went about his business. never
suspecting that the nine words in
which he compressed the report of
one of the most gallant actions ever
fought would enter into the history
and the hearts of his countrymen, and
would be repeated for generations all
over the world as a model Of what
the dispatch of hero should be.
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there has never been. serious accl-
dent in the painting of the dome.
Two coats of paint are applied and
it IS not white paint as most people
suppose White, say the experts,
would be altogether too glaTing. 50
they use what Is known as smoke
gray tint. The paint is all made TO
order tor Uncle Sam IN accordance
with special formula worked out
by the government chemists. This
formula looks very complicated and
technical TO the lay reader and prob
ably 1t will suffice to say that l.
is designed to produce paint having
great body and yet which will spread
WELL How much substance there is
to the paint may be surmised from
the fact that the paint on the dome
never chips off in flakes, despite the
intense heat to which ii Is subjected
from the rays of the sun. on the
contrary the paint holds together SO
we'll that long strips of 1t may De
peeled off like a rubber gossamer.
You will say that 1t Is no wonder
that it requires ten or twelve weeks
to paint the Capitol's great ornament
when You learn that this structure
dome more imposing than 81. Peters
at Rome. St. Pauls in London, or that
Of the Pantheon in Paris-is lSb feet
in diameter and rises TO height or
2S7 feet above the base line of the
building on the east front. The
dome cost more than a million dol
lars and fully 100000 pounds OF
cast and wrought iron are embraced
in the surfaces which must be painted.
The paint which is used as a coat
ing for the big dome reaches the
Capitol in the form Of a semi-paste
and is mixed with oil. etc, to form
the thinner paint which flows from
the painters brushes and from the
painting machines which are employ
ed in places difficult Of access. Each
gallon of paint will cover several hun
dred square feet of surface ana IN
the aggregate there are millions or
square feet OF metal surface to be
painted twice over. 1t looks now as
though Uncle Sam would no sooner
have completed the Job OF painting
the dome than he will be called upon
| to burnish UP that other notable dome
at the seat OF governm ent--the one
which adorns the Library Of Congress
| directly opposite the Capitol. This
will be even a costlier undertaking
| than the Job at the Capitol because
whereas the Library dome is not
nearly so large as the one at the Cap
| itol II must needs be covered with
gold leaf An unofficial estimate places
| the expense as high as $4,000.
v. Il
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CIT0J1-0S VI5V4Ll7S
Iae LlySy4v9s
The Century Celebration of Perry's Vic
tory and the Jubilee Honoring the
Completion of 100 Years of Peace
With Great Britain.
Cn0nr12z9 L.HLIL7S

ing a series of celebrations which be-
gan in Put-in-Bay on July 4th and at
Erie on July 10th, when the restored
Flagship Niagara of Perry's fleet was
duly christened and started on her
trip about the Lakes. under a suitable
escort, and which will end with the
great doings the first week of Septem-
Der at Buffalo and Put-ln-Bay.
100 Years OF Peace Between Kindred
Countries.
The Centennial celebration about to
close with ceremonies in Buffalo and
at Put-in-B Bay is not so much to glori-
fy the achievements of war and gal
lantry and heroism as It is to COM
memorate the result of the victories
on land and water. The victory Of Perry
al put-in-B Bay and the hard fought
land battles Of American forces in
Ohio, Indiana and Michigan followed
by General William Henry Harrison's
victory, in October of 1918, over Ger
eral Proctor, led logically to the treaty
Of Client in 1914. There have been
no battles between the Blue and the
Red since 1913 and this all summer
celebration--just closing--is a fitting
jubilation at the completion OF 100
years of peace between kindred coun-
tries. AS result OF the celebrations
and the train of thought that they
have started. resident of the United
States will be almost certain to see
beautiful Peace Bridge connecting
the United States and Canada at
Buffalo, with others perhaps at Tona-
wanda and Niagara Falls.
Another permanent feature of the
Perry Centennial celebration will be
the Perry memorial at Putin Bay.
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almost everybody else. but it is mere
iy another case of mistaken identity.
The statue which weighs fully 5000
pounds and cost Uncle Sam, in the
beginning. the tidy sum of 1000,
has had rather an interesting career.
The static, which faces eastward
(thus turning her back upon the White
House,, was designed by Thomas
Crawford, the father of the novelist,
+. Marion Crawford. in Rome in 1855
and was cast in bronze, in five sec
tons at foundry near Bladensburg
famous in its day as the dueli: G
ground for the national capital. The
statue rested for several years in the
Capitol grounds ere it was hoisted
aloft and when that was finally UNI
dertaken it required two weeks to get
this ga foot figure into place on the
altitudnous ball pedestal. 1t was at
the height OF the Civil War, or to be
exact in December, 1863, that the
figure was finally put in place to the
accompaniment of booming guns and
flag waving.
Before the statue was sent sky
ward it had been oXidated by an
acid solution which produced a rich
and uniform tint that it was said
would never change under exposure
AS time went on, however, the God
dess rapidly took on coating Of that
green which comes to all bronze with
age Some years ago a report gained
circulation that this green coating wa;
TO be secured off--there was a sug-
gestion that the entire statue be gild-
ed. Forthwith, came protests loud
and long from art lovers in all parts
of the country who urged that the
green mantle was n badge of age an6
/ responsibility which should on no ac'
count be disturbed. Accordingly. it wa.
decided that Freedom should not h
shorn of the marks of time. Ever
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"ROUND the Great Lakes as we
Ex& call our inland oceans, with
Chicago the world famous for
- ~ an axis, flanked by the Queen
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y lie announced that tho pom
derous metal statue which surmounts
The dome of the U. S. Capitol at
Washington was in the last stages of
decay and, might, at any moment
crash to earth to the consternalIoE and
calamity of congressman and sight
seers.
This alarmist who, presumably, act
ed in entire good faith In giving his
warning was for the time being the
star performer of a moving picture
company. That was how he happen
ed TO stumble on to his startling
news regarding the statue. After a
zeal OF persuasion the officials at the
L. >. capitol had finally given their
consent to have the dome used as
the scene of one of those thrilling
dramas which enthrall all spectators
at the movies" The steeple jack, by
reason OF his ability to scale lofty
places, was to be the hero of the
photoplay.
Well, as it worked out, when the
steepletack attempted to carry out
the requirements OF his role by
scrambling nimbly up The outside Of
the dome to the statue which sur
mounts 1t, he discovered thet he had
undertaken more than he could per-
form. He was unable to carry out
the original program but he did reach
a point near the base OF the statue
and there he discovered a great nc.
Communication Of what he took 20 b,
rust and which seemed to indicate tina
the monster figure was in seriou.
state of deterioration.
The officials at the U. S. Capito
were the least alarmed members o
the community because of the sup
posedly impending disaster. They ha,
| every confidence in the condition 0