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The evening world., 1913-03-12

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\be a tragedienne. She was not beautiful.
pretty. Her figure and her eyes were
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The evening world., 1913-03-12

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packed to the roof, and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30
WHAT DOES CARNIVAL MEAN?

All dictionaries give practically
the same meaning for the word. A
time Of unusual festivity and merri-
ment participated in by young and
old. In some parts of the land they
occur annually, as the Mardi Gras.
The Festival of Harvest and Plain,
The Apple Show, and the Rose Fes-
tival.
The keynote of the successful car
nival spirit is best expressed by the
phrase "Everybody's Doing It." Do
ing what Making merry in way
all his own" The lid will be off,
the town and every citizen of it will
be gay, hilarious and Joyous to the
utmost.
The primal notion is that all on a
carnival day do what they want to
do to be merry to the extreme; all
do that which is conducive to the
most Joy.
Everybody makes, individually,
merry; he is his own show.
A MERRY MAKER.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30
ANOTHER DEATH FROM
CARELESS GUN HANDLING

Jacksonville, Dec. 3O.-.Twelve-
year-old Arthur Henderson was
killed yesterday morning by the ac.
cidental discharge of a shot gun
With six young companions he was
starting to the woods for a days
shooting. The Christmas holidays
are still on and the boys were care
less. One of the lads got his fa-
Tiers wagon for the boys TO ride to
the woods in. lunches ard guns
were piled high in the wagon when
Arthur put single barrel shot gun
in the vehicle. He was in the rear
OF the wagon. AS he laid it on the
floor, the gun was discharged. The
shot pierced his heart. He died in.
stantly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

Senator Catron of New Mexico,
after a personal Investigation, is con-
vinced that Intervention by this
country in Mexico is inevitable.
That is probably a popular opinion
out among Toms constituents who
still have wild and woody tendencies
lurking in them despite Statehood
and public schools, and remember
lovingly the old rough house days of
the frontier, and Tom knows how to
reflect the wishes of the people who
put him where he is. But the over
whelming majority of the citizens of
the United States do not want armed
Intervention in Mexico and we will
not see anything of the kind. The
wise craftsmanship of Woodrow
Wilson will spare us the horrors of
a needless war with that unhappy
country.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30
ENTOMOLOGISTS MEET

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 30.-The En-
tomologist Society of America,
which has a membership of more
than 10000, opened it's annual meet
ing at the Hotel Ansley today, with
several hundred delegates from all
parts of the United States and Can
ada in attendance. Beginning to-
morrow and lasting until next Fri
day, the Association of Economic
Entomologists will hold it's annual
convention at the Ansley. This So
ciety has a large membership in the
United States and abroad, and many
of the leading scientists of the civ
ilized world have come to Atlanta to
attend the convention. The asso-
citation was established in 1915.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
LEAVE TO SELL MINORS LAND

Notice is herebv given that on the
22nd day of January. 1914. A. p.
/ will apply to Honorable c,
NJ. Trammell, COUNTY iudge r and ne
his office in Barlow, in said county.
for an order authorizing me as guar
dian of John Samuel Cannon. de-
minor heir of j. w. Cannot. de-
anx n to Se AZ sae to the
tate Of said j., w. Cannon. deceased:
Towit: Lots 40. II. 40 and 43 of
Scott's subdivision OF block "E" of
Scott's addition to Lakeland. Florida.
Said minor has undivided interest
in said property. Said land belonging
to the estate Of the said ]. w. Can
non. deceased. to be sold. for the best
interest of said minor heir.
JULIA A. CANNON, Guardian.
This 22nd day Of December. 1913.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

One of the pleasant features of the
Christmas just gone is furnished by
the patriotic and fraternal act of
General Eli Terrence, formerly COM
mander-in chief of the Grand Army
of the Republic, who has made a
valuable gift of many standard books
to the library Of the home for Con-
federate Veterans at Mountain
Creek, Ala. The general makes a
nice gift of some kind to this home
every year, accompanied by kind
and cordial letter, and in his fine
spirit of fraternity in which there
fingers no trace of the poisonous
hates of war, he offers a noble exam
pie to every man who fought in the
great conflict, no matter what the
color of his uniform.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30
Most people associate a banke

Most people associate a banker
with money and the desirable things
to be had for money. But not so
cute little kid who came up to our
desk this morning and was asked
what he wanted ito he when NE
grew to be a man. He promptly re-
uied: 81 want to be banker. y
what for " was the next question.
"'Cause | won't have to get my
clothes all dirty all the time ne re-
piled. Gentlemen bankers, how does
that strike you as motive behind
the mighty mechanism of the money
power? Reduced to it's last analysis
there's something in it, isn't there?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

The public school teachers and
others composing the Florida Edu-
cational Association meet in Key
West today in annual convention to
discuss educational topics and at
the conclusion of their three days
session go across to Havana on a
pleasure excursion. We wish them
q profitable meeting and pleasant
trip to Cuba. No people in Florida
deserve more consideration than the
teachers of our boys and girls, and
when they put their hearts into
their work and do their full duty
there are no harder worked people
in the State and none whose work
brings better results. T raise the
standard of efficiency among our
teachers is a matter of first import
ance, for all the costly and elaborate
machinery of our public school sys'
tenn must fail in its full measure OF
usefulness if the teacher be wanting
in ,capacity, conscience and zeal
These annual meetings do good to
that end and the junket at the enc
of the meeting performs its full
share in the work.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30
EVIDENTLY LIES FROM
THE SEAT OF WAR

There never was a war yet that
didn't develop, in addition to an
army of soldiers, an army of liars,
and this is especially true since the
invention of the war correspondent,
who is hired to thrill his readers,
and if he can't thrill them with
facts he must resort to fiction. The
thrills must come else he is fail
ure and likely to lose his job.
We are reminded to say this. be-
cause of some recent horrific stuff
in the papers purporting to describe
how Villa and his soldiers tortured
their prisoners at Chihuahua. Some
CT the latter were stripped naked,
tied on wild horses and turned loose
in the desert to die in unspeakable
agony; some were dismembered
alive; others had their eyes gouged
out, and, in brief, the tortures were
limited only by the imagination of
the author of the grewsome fiction.
These stories are obvious lies told to
produce the aforesaid thrills, and
millions of Americans believe them
today as historic truth because they
saw them printed in the papers.
War is rough, brutal and cruel
game and the Mexicans are not
trying to refine it. but there isn't a
scrap of reliable testimony to show
that any of these monstrous tales Of
inhuman torture have any truth in
them. The Mexicans shoot some of
their prisoners especially officers
who have deserted from one side to
the other, alleging them to be trait
ors deserving death, but the torture
stuff might as we'll be dismissed as a
part of the moral upheaval Of war,
breeding liars as well as other evils.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30
GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION
TO MEET ON JAN. 8

The annual meeting of the Lake
land, Barlow and Mulberry Good
Roads Association for the election Of
officers for the ensuing year, and for
the reading and receiving of the le-
ports of the committees, will be held
at Haskell school at Seward Lake,
Lakeland Highlands, on Thursday,
Jan. s, 1914, at 8 a. m.
Let all of our members and neigh
bors turn out on this day, and bring
we'll filled baskets with them, and
enjoy a picnic dinner under the old
oak trees.
Encouraged by the successes of the
past, let us start the New Year by
taking hold of the work with re-
newed enthusiasm; to that end your
cooperation is earnestly requested.
GEORGE HAMMERSTROEM,
Secretary.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

The Pensacola Commercial Asso-
citation is without a secretary since
the resignation of Leland j. Hen
derson, and as the secretary is the
most important factor of such an
association as the man always on the
job, it is of the utmost Importance
to get the right man for the place.
We notice that N. ]. Lillard of that
city has been mentioned for the
honor. Mr.. Lillard is the man who
came so near being public printer of
the United States recently and who
has made such big success of West
Florida's great fair association. He
is a born booster with every qualifi-
cation for the place of commercial
secretary and the association will
find him worth much more than his
salary II it elects him to the office !.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30
Nominations Of
Uncle Henry

Dear Editer, I take my pen in
hand to let you no that l view with
pride the CRATE uprisin of siyic
pride and entnusyasm which is now
takin rlase in ul,r midst Them
WI ict has taken upon tnereseifs the
burden of this undertaken has rees-
en- to be proud of thereselfs and
proud of there Teller sitizens which
is so nobly supportin them, and the
sitizens of this fare City has got a
right to be proud of these men which
is actin as feeders and of theresclfs
for SO noblely fallin IN line.
I have often thought that one
thing that we are not proud enough
of in this town is ourselfs, our fell
lers sitizens and our City. Strang-
ers comm in town comments on the
fareness of the City and the good
looks and lovin kindness of her siti-
zens and we set around and don't
say .nothin. They is some of US
which don't do so, but I am speek-
in as forseful as I know how and
so speek as if it was all of us which
dos So
Look at our fare city set upon a
hill and givin lite to all the world,
had we not ought to feel our bos-
SONS swell with pride as we think
about it? Look at our hotel which
has at last been erected in our
midst, for them which likes stile
and up-to-dateness and the smaller
phases for them which likes peese
and quiteness. Look at the lakes
with which we have been blessed
while Barlow and Fort Meade gets
along the best they can without
them. Look at our beautiful stores
which has got the Tampa stores beet
O mile and is thirty-two miles clos
ter to home. Look at our paved
streets stretching smooth and beau
tifull into the distance. Look at our
Chautauqua where the crate of the
four ends of the arth is gathered to-
gether by Mr.. Adams to speek words
of cheer and informasion to us. Look
at the Auditorium and the good
shows which is brung there and our
up-to date movin picter shows. Look
at our churches which is all wide
awake and CROWN in strength and
grace from day to day. look at the
saloons which we amt got with all
there filthy smell and there demorel-
lizin results. Look at our eileen
and wholesum newspaper if you will
allow me to say it to your face.
Look at our handsom bildins and
homes. And, look at our people.
Where on the arth is there more
grasious and kindly big folks and
more braney and high-characktered
common people? I pase for a reply
and they is none. Look what the
people of this fare City is doin for
each other. I amt one of them
which COS back into the dim past or
the remote ends of the arth for some
boldly to feel proud of and look up
to, becase I find them rite in my
own City. Anybody which is do
in his best in the phase where cir
kemstanses has put him is dom a
service to the City of Lakeland and
to each one of her nanny sitizens.
And any one which goes out of there
way to do a faver to the town as a
good nanny are doin is doin us all
extra faver and 1t had ought to
be SO considered. Amen, so no more
at present.
From your true friend,
UNCLE HENRY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

Our highly valued contemporary,
the Miami Metropolis, compares it's
files to a diary OF Baron Munchaus-
en-. Sorry to hear this, for Baron
Munchausen hears a distinctly bad
reputation for truth and veracity.
Notwithstanding the shocking COM
parison we shall continue to believe
a good share of what we read in the
Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

We don't know, of course, but we
suspect that in this season of good
gifts and general kindness the clerk
of the weather will furnish us a fine
day Thursday for our grand ami
versary celebration. The event Is OF
sufficient Importance to propitiate
even nature herself.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

That murderer and train robber
out in California who says that he
is extremely guilty and is ready to
be hanged right away without any
court delay about it, suits us right
down to the ground. His sublime
f-abnegation is noble Christmas
gift to a murder-ridden nation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

A band of Seminole Indians
brought into Fort Pierce last week
ninety-nine coon skins for which
they received thirty cents. apiece,
and twenty-six otter skins for which
they received seven dollars each.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30
c. L. $. c.
Secretary

The Chautauqua Literary and
Scientific Circle will hold it's regu-
lar meeting at the residence of Mrs.
B. F. Hines this evening at 1880
o'clock. M. FRANCES HIGGINS,
Secretary.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

Plans are under consideration by
the Northwestern Cooks Association
for the establishment of a model
kitchen in which the culinary arts
will be taught.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

All Rebekahs are requested to
meet at the Odd Fellows hall prompt
ly at l o'clock Thursday, Jan. 1, to
take part in the parade. All please
dress in white. Mrs. Y. E. Robert
son, N.G.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

The Hotel Breakers in Palm
Beach was formally opened for the
1914 season at a big dinner given
Thursday night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

From the same Office is issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS,
A weekly newspaper giving resume
of local matters, crop conditions,
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
for $l.00 per year.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-07-25
A Glover Party.

The hostess who has a clover dot
ted lawn should not let the opportunity
slip by to entertain with a "clover par
ty." The invitation should be done In
water color, or real pressed leaves may
be pasted on. The hostess may receive
her guests on the veranda, which has
been -prattily decorated with large
wicker jardinieres filed with quaint
ties Of the long stemmed clover bios
SONS. Over the main porch entrance
suspend a large horseshoe made of the
pink and white clovers.
Partners for the clover hunt may be
found by matching numbers on little
brown twig baskets. On the lawn or
In the adjoining orchard, wherever the
clover patch happens to be. swing
seats and cushions should be in evil
dence. At given signal from an old
time dinner horn the hunt for four leaf
clovers should start. Naturally the
little baskets are for holding the finds.
During the counting Of the good luck
emblems lemonade may be served. At
6 o'clock supper served at small
tables on the veranda or under the
trees could carry out the clover idea.
On each table have quantity shaped
white wicker or pink baskets filed
with the long stemmed clovers and
plenty Of the foliage around them.
The supper might consist Of cold meats
prettily garnished with the clovers,
and the salad could be nodded to rep
resent a large four leaf clover. The
sandwiches could be cut clover shape,
and also the little cakes. while the Ice
cream might be the individual pink
blossoms or the green leaves. The
prizes given for the lucky clover hunter
might be a silver picture frame. with
the clover design engraving. The cou-
pies with the empty baskets might be
rewarded with corsage bouquet and
boutonniere of clovers.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-07-25
OUR MULATTo PROBLEM.

"The United States has, in addi-
ton to it's negro problem, a mulatto
problem" Such is the suggestive
statement of Prof. H. E. Jordan of the
University of Virginia, in an article
in the Popular Science Monthly.
The presence of the mixed bloods in
our population is a source of perplex-
ity to many sociologists. 1t is estimat-
ed that of our ten million colored pop
ulation, somewhat less than eight mil
lion are pure negroes. Is the fact
Of good or bad omen?
Professor Jordan, after careful dis
cussion Of the subject, both from a
biological and political standpoint,
reaches the conclusion that the mulat-
to Is on the whole superior to the me-
go, and that in the presence of some
two millions Of them among us we
have the key to the solution of our
race problem.
In the island of Jamaica there are
only about $4,000 whites to 100000
colored, $4,000 of the latter being null
attoes. Governor Oliver does not draw
any discouraging omens from this. but,
on the contrary, declares the presence
of the mixed bloods "a present ad-
vantage and future promise of great
good"
The scientist LIE Bon has said that
the effect of the interbreeding be-
tween different races is to destroy
| the soul of both; but Professor Jor-
dan discredits this conclusion by as
sorting that the mulattoes of our
country, as we'll as of Jamaica, form
the most intelligent and potentially
the most useful element of our colored
population.
They are certain to increase in num-
Der, both by cross-breeding and be-
cause of the fact that the fertility of
the mixed bloods in intermarriage Is
quite as great as that of the pure
strain, If not greater. Such being the
case, it is a fact to be recognized,
whether it is repugnant to our social
ideas or otherwise.
The views of Professor Jordan are
interesting as coming from a man of
the South, the section where the race
prejudice is strongest; and there is
cause for hope in the belief expressed
by him that "the mulatto is the
leaven with which to lift the negro
race, the best lever for negro eleva-
ton" minneapolis Tribune.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-07-25
SUMNER ON THE JUDICIARY.

One of the big characters of oul
civil war times was u. s. Senator
, Charles Sumner, called the successor
Of the great Daniel Webster. In the
heat Of the discussion of slavery ques.
lions, Sumner was one Of the giant
abolitionists and he was finally beaten
unconscious with cane at his seat in
the senate, by a rebel member of the
congress. In one of his greatest
speeches, Sumner said:
81 hold judges, and especially the
supreme court Of the country in much
respect, but am too familiar with the
history of judicial proceedings to re-
gard them with any superstitious rev.
erence. Judges are but men, and in
all ages have shown a full share of
human frality. Alas! alas! the worst
crimes Of history have been perpetrat-
ed under their sanction. The blood
Of martyrs and of patriots, crying
from the ground, summons them to
judgment"
Recall of the judiciary was not
urged, in Summers time, but had it
been, it would have been supported by
the truly great believers in freedom
and substantial justice.-Minn. Daily
News.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-07-25
National Organization Now Engaged
In Work For Jubilee Meeting.

Nashville, Tenn.-Thursday, Friday,
Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
which dates are Sept Is, 10, 20 and 81.
are set apart as special days at Green
wood park. this city, in which special
attention will be given to the throng
of visitors who will be here attending
the celebration of fifty years Of free
dom to be held in connection with the
national Baptist convention.
Confirmation Of these days has al
ready been made. and the arrange
ments for the installation Of the ex-
hibits, as we'll as for handling the
crowds to and from Greenwood park,
ere going on a pace. 1t is understood
at the headquarters that it will IA
cilitate the handling Of the exhibits
If the commissioners from the various
state conventions will instruct every
one to send their exhibits plainly and
legibly marked.
While Mr.. Henry Allen Boyd and his
force Of workers will be ever on the
alert to see that the displays are
properly arranged. the director can be
materially helped by the marking Of
these exhibits before they are shipped.
as the plan is to return theI" to their
owners Immediately.
There will be much appreciation by
the promoters Of the exposition II the
general public will take an interest In
the scope of knowledge that these
fifty years Of jubilee will give the
public. declares Mr.. Boyd, who said he
was confident that DR.. e. @. Morris,
the president, would soon come to
Nashville to further consummate the
plans for the coming celebration.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-07-25
FOR THE CHILDREN
The Brownies Move,

Billie the Brownie. who lived in tree,
Was troubled one morning a woodman to
see. -......
The king walked beside him and present.
ly cried.
Just chop down that tree with the
Brownies insde!'
Away galloped Billie to tell the sad news
And painted. I'VE have not a moment to
lose!' ..
Then back. came his friends to the tree IN
the wood.
And all started packing as fast az they
could.
Tables and pillows and bedding and chairs,
Nothing is heavy II every one shares,
And. all being willing. it's easy to see
They very soon emptied their house In Q
tree.
Then Billie set out with his wife. and they
found
A pretty new house in q mushroom. al
round.
They moved in at once. and that night
you should see,
They sat down to supper a. gay ~
could be.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-07-25

ST. PETERS A. M. e. CHURCH, S3d st.
between 9Th and 10In AYES. Services
every Sunday 1880 q. m. and 500 p. m
Sunday school at 1880. Rev. r. n.
Lewis. Pastor.
ST. JAMES A. M. z. CHURCH, slS
Eighth Ave. So Sunday services at IL
a. m. s p. m. Sunday School at p. m.
Rev. {. r. Edwards, Pastor.
BETHESDA BAPTIST CHURCH,, IlSo
Eighth Street So. Preaching every
Sunday morning and evening. Rev. +.
]. Carter. Pastor. 602 10th Ave. 8.
ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, 9Th Avenue
N. and 4th st. Services morning ana
evening eacn SUNDAY. Rev. NJ w.
Witners. rasIor.
The Peoples Christian Mission,
REV. G. W. MITCHELL, PASTOR.
1904 Washington Ave. So.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1913-07-25
Two Little caretakers.

Two Little caretakers. ..
Nov, Dot" said mother, 81 want
you to stand here and take care OF
Carlo till come back" .r
Dot was very small girl, and Carlo
was a very large dog, but they had
been friends for SO long that both felt
quite safe with the other. though Dot
did hope that mother would not 60
far away.
She was. however. too brave to say
so and, putting one arm round Carlos
neck, promised that she would not
move a STEP 49,.
Mother was back in very few min.
utes. II took care Of Carlo. didn't I?''
said the little girl. Ks.
Eyes. DEAR" said mother as she took
her up in her arms.
But If Carlo had been able to speak
we think he would have said as he
leaped and barked at his mistress side,
II never moved after you left us, and
I hope you see that l took good care
Of Dot" ...