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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-18
GOOD LUG Y
OR BAD LUCK? NEITHER

These are far less matters Of chance than
Of choice and action. Looking for the main
chance" and laying hold OF opportunities, OIL
fcred 10 one or all, chiefly constitute what Is
| called good luck" Faiuta 10 look and see
and to do, on ihp other nand, easily bring
| tie prpvertiai bad luck.
riies inth, dor :" said q fellow workman
is.r.,.s conn as he got a home, pl,ces went up,
| and he Innde ~ 900 by advance IN yaIue' Iu1.
! a. casy ~ falling Off log. NO iucK apou1
!, He saw good opportunity pa'sImas, an ~
rrasped il before beyond ms rGacl' i''t ,o -"
| saved and planned, saved ana N0rheu' w."
,s, chances Of losing With ever Keen IhJci-
a. in life and a glad heart, as he sI9Ee
f,r and gained a home for himself and ms
| iovod ones God helps those that hcIp ueih
III 4tliei 81 GEO, while his fellow AnrhRan,
! i-f,g for "Iuck,' got nothing and never
| " While he thus waits, nor ever get IeyoAu
| vii. rem. for au0theri house
pawn men in Lakeland To-Day re i,n ant, m'' ,,t
| 300 as well as he if they VIII, ana get
| may do n and comfort out OF the Slrugsle,
! lrtl Of ~ Gears or sooner o"n homes OF 'helr
ami in ige y don't know this man Of op,
avn" If tn, doings, We viii tell theh al
rtunity or hi. and catch these opp9rIun-
?, Vi hag to Sc, homes, and will make no
tiles, for Il IN our lists what will
charge nav moi have we shall be happy II
We / m to YOU, but them in good earn
pflng ms % about getting offer those want
~" 9nIs st now We can OF ~, ~ OF ~ ~
~ 1et ju Ning their choice lck ana irUt
w GOO u strawberry, TT. GOOD inrm-
lcreS Oi nneS. choice acres in only three
ng community, n railway station. v
niles from live seen
niles of Lakeland ,oyt,nitIes" can b,
Many OF theSe op her-day ads
n sur future esery-ot
M = ,Ay, CLARD
ILL.,. ~ WI 9z. Lakeland. Fe
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-18

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR POLK
COUNTY, FLORIDA.-NIarie Palmer and Gus
l.. Palmer, vs. Manila Investment Co. and
j. IT, Hill Bill to Quiet Title.
1t appearing from sworn bill and AFFIDAVIT
appended thereto. filed In the apove entitled
cause, that the Manila Investment Co.. for
elgn corporation, and J. II. Hill, are non resi-
dent defendants, and their exact addresses are
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-18

Ladies, send the combings from your
hair to me and let me make you
beautiful switch. Prices reason.
able. Next door to D. L. Fidler,
Dixieland. Mrs. T. w. McClain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01

mule at the end Of the row, and slip into the
cool of the wood, Smoking that hickery
shirt, and Drawing the mockasines and the
muskeeters at the old swimmin hole; who
used to sit on wooden bench at the Baptist
church, or the Metherdist church, and sing
''In the Sweet By and By in a cracked
base voise and his billed shirt-that boy is
now in the city, promminint member of
the Episcopel church where they pay sum
chap with cultivated tenner voise to sing
a solo moor mummy than they used to pay
the Presiding Elder back home; he now
rides in onghtomobiles and has appende-
seetus, and wares an undershrt and socks.
and changes his shirt twice week and puts
on dinky little bathing suit to go Gin
washing and talks about the "good old
times back in the country"
In Congress, it don't make bit of diff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
The Colonel the Squeannish Lady and the Gout

"HE Colonel wanted company A
threatening twinge in his left great
i toe had kept him within the con-
fines of his own domicile one pleasant
spring afternoon, so he had telephoned
the family friend to come over. and they
had established themselves comfortably
on the big porch.
Not that the Colonels mood was such
as to render him what might he generally
termed good company, but when the Col
oners toe gave sudden jumps he said
things. and it gave him more satisfaction
IL there was some one besides Zeke to
hear-zeke being perfectly immune to
any strength of expression the Colonel
might indulge in. The Colonels wife ana
her niece, Ophelia, had gone out in the
car hence the brave outfit of fat bottle
two slim glasses and a bowl of mint and
crushed ice which adorned small table
between the host and the family friend
IT hear Miss Ophelia's visiting you.
observed the latter.
"Yes-by gollyl" groaned the Colonel
embracing his foot.
"And she'll keep my wife en- the jump
going to parties for the next two weeks.
Mix me a toddy, Zeke3'
ZelSe had been lowering near by.
'Marse Randolph" said the old darkey,
reluctantly obeying his master, Miss
Susan she tole me fo' she lef' ter be
mighty keerful bout mixin dem toddies.
She sch ones ernuff en-
Go to blazes, nigger!'' broke in the
Colonel 'and mix that julep quick! By
thunder, you are not taking orders from
anybody but me about what ! drink
'Yassah, Marse Randolph. Yassah'
assented ZelNe, arranging the ice and
mint and filing the glasses with skill
full touch born of long practice. And
then. as he discreetly disappeared around
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01

Of smelling the hay--though not always
new mOWn.
The truth of the mattur is, that the mag
gazzeens, newspapers and statesmen all ov
verathe country air now having a series of
fits ovver the farmer and trying to create
a sentimint for country life. For the past
sevverel yeers the agricultural interests
of the country has not kept pace with the
growth in uther lines. Too menny of our
country boys have deserted the wild and
unnaloyed pleasures of the rural districts
to mingle with the "white lites" and street
cars The boy who yeers ago used to follow
the perambulasions of an old white mule
up and down the corn rows with one end of
his hickery shirt protruding from the
southwest section of his ovveralls, while the
June sun maid his nose blossom like ripe
tomater; who used to hitch that old white
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
BY KARL KAFF'ER

ing warm, he wisely sought to switch the
subject away from the s1ueamish lady
This porch of yours is a nice place to
play chess. Colonel suppose 1 come
over Wednesday afternoon and have a
game with you?"
Good enough" heartily agreed the
Colonel.
Zeke, who had not been out of hear
ing. now came forward
Miss Susan sch she gwine hab pahty
Wensdy evenin. en- l heerd er sch she 5
pendin 'on me ter serve de- freshmunts
out here on de poch," he announced.
Just then the Coloners toe jumped
.'Goddle mighty! Get out of here, Mig
gahy' he yelled throwing a book after
the fleeing ZelIe.
"Ain't it a nice come-off when a man
can't play a quiet game of chess on his
own porch because a lot of women want
to squabble over bridge game
"By Jlmminy, Ahis is my porch, and
I'm going to have that game of chess
here Wednesday, party or no party! Is
a man master of his own house. or not?'
he roared to the family friend
''Of course he is, agreed the ldlter'
who was having great time.
"And by thunder, they've got no busi-
ness having a party anyway, when I'm
la d up like this with my foot!
.Doggoned if l don't tell Susan to call
it off. soon as she gets back! Zeke. Bring
me that souvenir book you bought in
Gadsden last week.
If the reader doesn't know Gadsden he
had better get out his geography and
hunt it up.
IT is certainly on the map.
Zeke had been in Gadsden the week be-
fore to visit a relative, and what had
impressed him most deeply and painfully
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
The Hard Road of Woman

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
little maid of seven summers asked
her mother: Mamma, If I get married
when l grow up will l have a husband
like papa"
The mother answered with smile
why, yes, dear, if you get married
you will have husband like papa"
The little brow clouded. Then she
asked
IF l don't get married will 1 be an
old maid like Aunt Nellie?"
Yes, dear you would be an old maid,'
answered the mother, laughing at thls
rather complex question; but whatever
put such thoughts In that little head?"
But the child didn't laugh; she only
looked grave and said. deieetedly:
well. no matter which way we go,
it's pretty tough world for US women.
amt it?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01

the corner of the porch he added this
Parthian shot:
But please des reckerleck I done tole
yer, Marse Randolph en- member whut
Mis- Susan sch when dat pain in yer toe
gifts ter peramberfyin' up yer laig."
what did that niger say?' The Col
onel pretended not to have heard.
'oh nothing, nothing soothed the fam
lily friend. "Zeke means perfectly we'll.
BY the way, is Miss Ophelia still absent
minded, and squeamish?''
''Squeamish? Why Ophelia's the limit.
She's finicky to the point of giving body
fits. The other day she and my wife and
| were down town in delicatessen store.
They had some new crates of strawberries
in, unusually big, red luscious berries
that made your mouth water just to
look at EN- We were all admiring the
berries when the clerk held up box
and, asked us to try them. Susan and
! both took one, but you ought to have
seen Ophelia draw back. They haven t
been washed yet she objected Scared
of little grit by JinlSs! And those ber-
ries looked as clean as anything l ever
saw The clerk looked a little crestfalen,
and l tried to laugh it off. oh. we've
all got to eat our peck of dirt some day,
Ophelia. l said.
''I was allowed to eat mine before |
was 81 calmly returned Ophelia. You
see, she was rejecting on her early up
bringing; she never loses a chance for a
sling at her stepmother. Had a good
stepmother, too. But that's just Ophelia
over again.
lia," said the family friend.
well, I'm pretty fond OF her when
she's a long way off,, replied the Col
onel
''You see Ophelia's one of these people
that grow on you so that the less you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01

mad been the radical and effective meas
town in dsposing of perfectly good
though confiscated, blind tiger stock-in-
trade
Il know Gadsden," said the family
friend retrospectively. Been there often.
Nice little town, too-about as big as a
small sized umbrella. with an opinion of
herself the size of large sized circus
tent"
She's growing. too. like all-forty. Say.
Zeke,' as the latter appeared with the
booklet, how'd you like Gadsden?"
wal sub, hit mought be a good
town. en- den ergin hit moughtn't. All |
got ter sch is dat town whar dey busts
open bairls NV whisky en- haigs NV beer.
en- pours EN- in de cutters en- sewers fer
ter stimufy de fishes in de ribber-a town
lalS dat sho is got heap to learn.
Seem ter me lax dem town officers
over dar halter be mighty drunk fo' dey
kin order sech doins as dat done,
''Poin' good whisky in de gutters Cal
Ions NV it. Lawd-a-mussy, when | seed
dat whisky a-runnin l grabbed my drink
in cup de one you guv me, Marse Ran
dolph, ter use on de train, only l nebber
had no need fer 1t dar, Gaze dey already
had one hitched on ter de wattah tank
'Walsuh. / grabbed my cup en- started
fer dat whisky.-how someveI, en- bless
Gawd | lax ter bin had up fer disber.
haviorly conducls
'Po'in it in de sewers! Lawd, lawdr'
And Zeke fairly groaned at the recollec.
ton.
Seemed pretty wasteful to you, didn't
it Ecker" laughed the Colonel
Was eful!" returned Zeke with feeling
Was eful amt no name fer it. Dai
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01

see of EN- the better you like 'em. She s
absent-minded too; always up in the
clouds, and she'd win blue ribbon on
saying the wrong thing. Why she thinks
nothing of saying Merry Christmas to
you when it's only your birthday in July.''
II know a poet who's the same way
said the family friend.
One of his specalties is 10 kiss the
groom and congratulate the bride at a
wedding And they say that once while
he was dressing, he tied his necktie
around his waist, and draping his trous-
ers around the bed-post, tied the legs in
four-in-hand. He was trying to think
of a word to rhyme with mosquito when
that happened"
well, your poet hasn't got ANYTHING
on Ophelia,'' announced the Colonel with
more emphasis than veracity.
BY golly. that girl went to a funeral
not long ago. forgot all about where she
was, and wished the new-made widower
many happy returns of the day. It's a.
fact, by cricky!'
'I'll pass said the family friend
meekly.
More than that she don't even like
baseball. l offered to take her to game
the other day, and she declined to go.
She says baseballs dirty!
She says men are not any 100 beautiful
to look upon when they're properly
dressed and clean, and to see them in
hideous baseball togs. perspiring and
dirty, and scrambling around on the
ground, makes her sick at the stomach !.
By golly, wouldn't that jolt you. Calling
baseball dirty. by Jinks"
Well it does seem a rather unusual
form of dementia in this day of ball
game craze said the family friend. and
then noticing that the Colonel was grow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01

ference whether the subject under discus
sion is the tariff or the effect of the incum
tax on the whole in a doughnut, members
on both sides Of the House will declare in
claryon tones that the uther side is trying
to "strike down the American Farmer "
In the recent tariff debate both sides shed
crockidile teers ovver what would becum
of the American Farmer One side sed that
if you lowered the tariff it would ruin the
farmer. The uther side sed if you didn t
lower the tariff it would ruin the farmer,
so take it as you will it looks like the farmer
is the goat it don't make emmy difference
which way the eat jumps.
The hole truth of the matter is that all
this talk about country life and the farmer
is hypockrasy. About all 80 and % of our
statesmen care about the farmer is, how he
is going to vote, they leggislate in his inter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
Names Lobster Hatchery

From the Portland Press.
Half a billion Holsters will be the num-
ber hatched at the government station at
Boothbay Harbor, Me-, for the present
year 1t is huge figure. bigger than
most people can realize. 1t will also
mark a record for the number of she'll
hsh brought to life at the government
place.
At the present time there are at the
Boothbay hatchery 1880 seed Holsters
from which eggs will be secured.
The season for collecting the seeders
extends into the spring of the year, SO
that 1t is safe to say that fully two
thirds as many Holsters as have already
been collected will be added tc the num-
Der on hand. The average number of
eggs secured from the mother lobster is
10000 The percentage of fertility of these
as they are hatehed at the government
station is SO high that it is safe to say
that practically all of them will be
Matched.
Reckoning on this basis. the number of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01

Gadsden is a plum sin on de face NV de
earth,"
Here, Zeke!' broke in the Colonel
hastily. We've had plenty. Take that
tray away quick Get a move on you,
nigger,"
ZelSe alertly removed the tray with the
bottle and glasses, and whsked out of
sight just as a ear spun up to the en-
trance and the Colonel's wife and Miss
Ophelia alighted.
Mrs Colonel announced that they had
delivered % invitations for the party on
Wednesday, and were perfectly tired out
The family friend wickedly nudged the
Colonel to remind him that the party
was to be squelched.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01

aws deel and reed CRATE deel these
49, davs about the buties Of country
life It is reel interesting. If you want to
reed sunthing hyly Entertaining you ought
to pick up the "Country Gentleman" or
sum uther maggazeen devoted to the Rural
Districts and peeruse sum of the stories rit-
ten by sum of there Staff experts, who new
yer spent moor than three days outside OF
Philadelphia in there lives, about what JOY
unconfined it is to live in the country, close
to nature where evvery morning you can
go out and listen to the song birds, and milk
the cows and calves; sheer the ewes and
rams; curry the mules and pigs; gathur the
hen fruit, and dill pickles; prune the Aspar-
rygus; harvest the goose berries, and smell
the new mown hay. And when the sun has
dissapeered in the golden west, and you
wind your way homeward frum the golf
links tired but full of heelthy vigor, beg
ger lice and seed ticks, all you have to do is
to rap your weery limbs in a snow white
sheet and the mortgage and sleep in
downy bed till the cock crows.
When we contimplate the buties Of
country life, as depicted in the books, it is
of our leeding citizens refrain frum plung-
ing into its pleasures. Why do they presist
in staying in the closely crowded cities and
mixing with the maddenning throng and
pursuing the Marts of trade, and chorus
girls' Why will they stay in the dusty,
smoky city filled to the overflow with sin
and intemperence and moving picture
shows? Why do they hang around town,
NJ. 4
there systems full Of siggarette smoke and
rum, and spend fruitless evening and nine
bucks trying to make Jacks up beet ten
fulla Why do they content themselves with
living in flat with peevish Pianola on
the floor above and dyspeptick graffifone
on the floor below, neether of which have
emmy terminal fasilities and newer run
down? Why do they do all these things,
when they could moove out into the glorius
country and raise chickens-reel chickens
with feethers on accumulate hook
worms, and pursue the festive bool-weevil,
ride to mill straddle of the spinal collum of
mouse cultured mule, and spend the glo-
rius Summer cutting the winters woodq
You can seerch me, | don't know the an
swer.
Perhaps in this day of progress the
country life has changed cents | partisi-
pated lit; cents [ was a part and parsel of
1T. This is day of change and one thing
and anuther and the country of corse is
keeping up with the procession. But when
I was in the country we did not devote
much time to playing golf or giving House
parties, and riding ovver the butiful SHADY
roads in towering cars, as they seem to be
doing these days. In those days a top-bug-
gy was as rare and asi CRATE CURIOSITY
as one Of President Wilsuns Alabama ap-
pointments is now.
Aftur rising at $3.50 a. m. and feeding
the stock, and teesing the johnson Grass
out of two rows of cotton befour breakfast
all we had to do was to follow large in
tellectual mule round about acres Of new
ground corn till aftur sun down, again feed
the stock, roll in wheel barrow or two of
stove wood, help do the churnning, mend
The harness, and after that spend the rest
of the day in absolute pleasure, consisting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01

Ahem-my dear" said the Colonel
mildly "gong to have a party wednes-
DAY? Aheml-er-why say, old man. to
the family. friend with sudden inspiration.
there's a Jim-dandy place upstairs OF
the side porch! Finest place in the boiIs-
TO play chess BY cricky. It isn'
When the ladies had gone In and thu
FAMILY friend was about to take his de.
partufe he remarked speculative
Colonel, why is it that mans so
terribly brave and bossy until his wife
comes on the scene?"
don't KNOW snapped the Colonel
But II you are real anxious to find
out. III write and ask The Ladies' Home
journal, by gollyl Or Miss Laura Jean
libby"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01

seeds now at the hatchery will produce
10000 Holsters The number vet to be
collected will very nearly total up TO
5o000O.000
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-02-06
Notes From Rockwell.

Miss Annie Gosz of Grimms spent a
few days visiting here with her broth
err Paul.
The Rockwell Bachelors Club held a
meeting in the Rockwell Opera house
Thursday evening and decided to give
a minstrel play to take place in a few
weeks. August Miller and Louis Hess
ell are now full Pledged members of
the club.
Our saloon keepers were busy filing
their ice houses this week.
Andrew Bottony Of this place and
Viola ZimmerSof Valders were Quietly
married by Judge Chloupek Saturday
morning. They will make there fu.
ture home at Rockwell where the
groom is employed by the Rockwell
Lime Co.
Martin Bass who has been here sever
al months repairing kilns for the
Rockwell and Atwood Lime Cos. ha.
returned to his home at Chiffon, Wis
A little baby girl arrived at tn,
home Of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gosz Fri
day evening.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-02-06
Notes From Larrabee,

The Farmers Institute held at this
place turned out success. The first
day a large number OF people were
present, but the bad weather kept
most of them back the second day.
The entertainment given by the differ
ent districts was one much deserving
of praise. Peck Bros. band furnished
music throughout the whole institute
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Blank are rejoic-
ing over the arrival of twin girls.
This is the third set of twins in that
neighborhood within short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Silversack visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kronforst and
attended the institute here.
Mr.. Dicke from Manitowoc was seen
on our streets Sunday. What's the
attraction?
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-02-06
Notes From Branch.

Mr.. Joseph Simmet of Amigo visited
at his home hore last week, his first
visit in seven years.
Our village was well represented at
the Family Dance at Wetenkamps
Monday.
Hugo Shimek who has been employ
ed as cheesemaker at the local factory
for the past two summers has purchas-
ed factory near Lena, Oconto county.
Hugo is type of young man who will
make good and his many friends here
wish him success in his new place.
Mr.. Schisel OF Chippewa Falls was
called home by the serious illness of
bis mother.
Mr.. Anton Theisen received two car
loads Of lumber this week with which
he intends to erect new up-to-date
residence In the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs Luke Herman are re-
joicing over the arrival of q daughter
at their home.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-02-06
Notes From JambO Greek.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Blank are the
proud parents of pair of twins.
Henry Greenwood of Manitowoc is
visiting friends in this vicinity.
Mr.. Frank Yana has taken charge of
the Baskerville factory.
The Farmers Institute at Larrabee
was largely attended. by people from
our neighborhood. The schools of the
town rendered very interesting pro-
gram at the meeting on Thursday.
Harry and Adolph Weihemueller of
North Dakota are visiting their par
ents here. Both boys went west few
years ago and have made good there.
Our school gave its first club meet
ing on Friday. 1t was very interesting
and instructive. Several very good
musical numbers we're given by young
people from the district.
James j. Zahorik and John C. Stel-
ger took part in the program at LARA
bee.
Our teacher, Mr.. Falvay, spent Sat
urday and Sunday at Maple Grove.
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NEWS FROM COUNTY
Notes IRON lander.

The dances at Bolt at VIM. Kralnik' q
and Jos. Chada's on Jan. 30 and Feb
were we'll attended and all seemed te
enjoy it especially the masking.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wencil Krcma spent
tn. sday of last week at Norman Win
MIR, and Mrs. Frank Reha and also at
tended the institute.
Mr.. Matt Wagner, Jr, returned
from Green Bay where he was taxing
treatments at the hospital. he now
feels quite well but is not allowed TO
work.
Mrs. ]. P. Ording was on the sick
list
Some one is going to leave lander
But the people in general with the ex'
ception of few farmers are not sorry
MANY of the farmers from here at
tended the farmers institute at LARA
bee.
Mr.. Jos. Halada OF Cooperstown has
bought the old building Of Fred Held
man, where the store used to be. lie
is busy tearing it down and says the
lumber in the building is as good as
any you could buy now.
We we're rather surprised to learn
that Mr.. AL. Soden's "fair one", whom
he represented to us was seven miles
back of Denmark, is Of Cooperstown.
And before we knew it he brought her
over as his wife. They will reside here
where he owns a cheese factory. We
wish them good luck and happiness
through their journey together down
the pathway OF life.
A surprise party was given to Mrs
Wencil Krcma on Tuesday evening
The evening was spentin playing cinch
and refreshments were served.
Mrs. August Janke is'on the sick list
Mr.. John Graycarek is improving.
He was very sick for some time.
Mr.. John Winner of Green Bay is
here travelling with J. p. Ording
among our farmers.
Our hardware man hauled in car
load of woven wire one day last week.