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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-03-18
THE DEADLY CIGARETTE
(R. S. Gavin }

Judge Burke, of Chicago, says
"Our laws and times would not loF
crate for one single moment the
, cigarette evil, if the desolatlon II
works could be fully realized. me
above is a strong statement from
this eminent jurist And yet II Is
! not too strong. AS a matter OF ldel'
the whole tendency of the cigarette
evil is to arrest all Development. III
most of the States it is now consld-
cred a misdemeanor to sell cigar
cites to minors. Why? Why, pc
cause it is a well-known fact that
the use of the cigarettes Gus snort
all growth. A young man stepped IN
the office of a business man ana
asked for employment. The man
said: "But | do not employ %ollh2
men who have the cigarette habit
The young man ask d: "HoW 90
you know that | smoke ci2arettas?
The man answered by asking, How
would | know that there vas
pole cat in the room with me?
e,Nhy," asked tho young man, "do
| smell bad?' Yes, it is fact that
one of the first polluting effects OF
the deadly cigarette upon a young
men is to make his smell bad. But
as bad as his smell becomes.
there are even more serious effects
than that resulting to his body !
saw this once, which is purpOrted
to be the soiloquizing of a deadly
cigarette: 81 am no mathemati-
clan to speak Of, but ! can add to
a young mans nervous troubles; |
can subtract from his physical err
ergy; can multiply his aches and
palms, I can divide his mental pow
crs can take interest from his
work; and | can discount all his
chances for success.
The saddest feature of the above
little quotation is that it states aW-,
full and fatal facts am no artist
but | venture to assert that | can
come SO nearly giving correct pen
picture of the physique of ciga-
rette fiend, that most anybody can
recognize him when he meets him,
his muscles are undevelOped and
fabby; his skin is sallow; the
whites of his eyes are clouded; the
surface of his ayes is CLASSY; he has,
a nervous, shambling walk; his finr
ger,-tips are stained with yellow;
his breath is befouled; his teeth are
expressionless and yellow; and he|
carries about with him an odor that
is not only offensive to refined sen
sibilities, but even sickening.
A few years ago when Spain tried
to carry on war with this country,
one who had spent much of his time
among the Spaniards, said to me-
Spain can't fight. She is a nation
of weaklings. | asked: "And
what's the matter?" He replied,
"Cigarettes.' Then he added,
"Spain's people are inveterate Gig
arctic smokers, and the habit has
wrought physical suicide through
out the whole nation y
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-03-18

After reading the vivid stories by
Editors Mayes of the Pensacola
Journal, and Straub of the St. Pc
tersburg Times of their personal ex-
periences in the great Dakota bliz-
zard of 1888, We don't wonder that
those two level-headed and superior
citizens took an early opportunity
to say goodby to Dakota and pur-
chase tickets for Florida. Thus is
our State indebted to that memor-
able "cold spell" for two of our
best editors and preachers and ex-
emplars Of the whole duty of man,
and to that extent do we give it
praise We want all of the same
kind that western billiards can be
induced to send us.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-03-18

Jacksonville is now calling on
the newsboys, the ball clubs and the
dime picture shows to help her
raise money necessary to entertain
the Confederate veterans. Jax has
probably now reached the mental
state when she wishes to kick her.
self every time she thinks of the
impetuous enthusiasm with which
she sought the honor of feeding,
watering and lodging the old boys
who wore the gray 1t might help
to save her face if most of them re-
mained at home.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-03-18
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY HONORS

William Jennings Bryan, secre-
tary Of State in President Wilson's
cabinet, was born March Is, 1860.
He is the recipient today of con-
gratulations upon his birthday from
members of the diplomatic and con-
sular service throughout the world
as we'll as hosts of friends and ad-
mirers in Washington, who called
peronally.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-03-18
MAKE HIS ELEC.
TON UNANIMOUS

We are glad to see that Hon
John b. Jones. of Pensacola, has
announced for the State Senate
from that district and we have too
much respect for the intelligence
and appreciation of those people to
doubt that they will elect him. 1t
is too much to hope that we will
ever see a legislature made up of
NJ II of the calibre and general fit
ness of John B. Jones, but the more
Of his kind we have among our law
makers the better will be our laws.
The man is eminently fitted for just
that kind of high and responsible
work, and by contrast with the
average member of he legislature
he looms like peak above the foot
hills.
A few strong and capable men in
our legislatures generally control
the proceedings of those bodies, and
without such leaders they would be
ludiciously netficient-mere aggre-
cations of well-meaning incapables
chiefly useful as raw material for
the satire of the cartoonist and the
paragrapher. But legislature
made up of such men as John B !.
Jones of Pensacola would be body
of statesmen to command the re-
spect of ALL and the supreme court
couldn't drive coach and four
through it's acts and nullify them az
unconstitutional
We consider the candidacy of Mr.
Jones for the Florida Senate as a
matter of Statewide Importance
for the making of our laws is very
serious matter and to get first-class
men on the job is very greatly to be
desired. We are glad to see that
the Pensacola Journal is warmly
supporting Mr.. Jones for the Sen
ate and we reproduce from that
paper the followingg to show how
, right we are in our estimate of the
man:
"Mr. Jones has long been identi
fled with that wing of the Demo
cratic party to which we owe those
progressive reforms that have of re-
cent years been adopted as the poll.
cies of the party and of the country
He was fighting for political pri-
maries when the party and the
State were dominated by the old
corrupt convention rule. He was
advocating the public control OF
public utilities before even the rail
road commission had made itself
useful. A believer in, the fitness
and the right Of the people to rule
his political life has been identified
with the work of bringing the peo'
pie and the government closer to,
gether and his political activities
have always been dictated by the
purest of motives.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-03-18

The cause of woman suffrage is
marching on in Florida. Not only
are the women coming out strong
for it in various parts of the State
and busy as bees pushing their pro-
paganda, but even the men are be-
ginning to organize. In Orlando
the "Men's Equal Suffrage League
has been organized. So long as they
don't get militant Orlando is prob
ably safe.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-03-18

We are rapidly losing our former
immense respect for the way in
which the English enforced their
laws and went straight to the mark
in Furnishing criminals of all social
grades without the delays and tech
nical obstacles which make our ad-
ministration of the law in this
country practically an encourage
ment to crime because of its inef-
ficiency. The British lion now
trembles in presence of that ram
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-03-18

We welcome new exchange, the
Arcadia Daily News, published by
the DeSoto County News every af'
ternoon, with Will C. Langford az
editor and S. A. Mcbride, local
editor and general manager. The
News is handsome six-column
folio, we'll printed, we'll edited and
in all respects an attractive publica-
tion. The glad hand brethren, and
NAV you live long and prosper.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-03-18

Where is Willis Powell and what
is the matter with the arrival of
that daily paper in Clearwater he
promised a waiting public many
weeks ago?
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-03-18
TAX COLLECTOR

| announce myself a candidate fol
Tax Collector of Polk county, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
primary election June 2.
F. M. LANIER.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-03-18
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From the same office is issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS,

A weekly newspaper giving a resume
Of local matters. crop conditions,
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
for $1.00 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-03-18
ADDITIONAL CLASSIFIED

FOR RENT-5-room modern apart
ment at 31S West Main St. Apply
800 Main. 2266
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-03-18
The Evening Telegram

Published every afternoon from the
Telegram Building, Lakeland, Fla.
Entered in the postoftice at Lake
land, Florida, as mail matter of the
second class.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-03-18

4. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
Helen Huntington Becomes
Mistress Of House Of Aston

New York society for several genera
tons and which is one OF the oldest nj
SepLCPy. Her mother was Helen
GRAY ninsmore, daughter of the la-e
William B DinsmOre, jr., Of New York.
who married Miss Helen Adams, of
Camb! id--r Mss, whose faUC-sr was
the founde- Of the Adams Express com
pany-
a little more than two years ago She
has been seen at many New York win
Ter functions, but cares more fO- out
of-door life
Has Fortune of 81 100000.
william Vincent Astor Che drops the
William usually is % years old, and
head Of the AstOr estate His fortune
has recently been estimated at SS7.OOe.-
coo. He is an active real estate opera
tor. erecting many fine lott buildings
and apartmnet houses
He is rapidly taking a place in the
life Of New York city more prominent
than has been assumed by any memrer
Of mis- family since the death OF the
original John Jacob Aston He is es-
peciaiiy interested in social movements
and in IOlitics.
The bridegroom OF today is the fifth
in the line Of the shreWd fur trader
who founded the family fortune. His
father was the last colonel John jacob
Aston and his mother was Ava +. Viii
ling. o. Philadelphia Colonel AstOr's
father was William Astor. AMI his
father William B. Astor, who was the
son Of the first John Jacob
Vincent was born in the mansion Of
his grandfather 1t Fifth avenue and
Thirty-foUrJh street, where the Wal
dorf-A storia now stands. Like his
father. Vincent is entertained by pop
ular forms Of amusements. such as
musical comedies. He is a great first
nighter. Last November, Mr.. Astor
and his fiancee mOtOred over the
Poughkeepsie from Staatsburg and
went TO a five cent moving picture
show. The feature was His Hour of
Triumph" andin front of the theater
hung a big banner showing a picture
of wedding in society.
OF late Mr. Aston has been very &C
tive in New York movements He has
become interested in the police depart
ment and has put up prizes for the
athletes Of the public schools He
plunged into the last municipal cam
palgn as an adherent OF John PurrOy
Mitchell, having a desk assigned to him
and undoubtedly doing great deal to
assure the success Of the UniOnists
In social movements he has often
been in conference with far older men.
who found in him a quiet but capable
man Of ideas with whom they liked to
work. He is one Of several multi mil
HOnaires who have commenced sys-
tematic back-fire against the loan
sharks Of the country When a large
savings bank recently was the object
Of a senseless run he offered the presf-
dent the use Of large funds to pay i'm
Fortunate depositors.
Beginning of the Romance.
Mrs William B. Dinsmore. grand
mother Of today's bride. said recently
Of the first meeting Of Mr.. and Mrs
Aston;
when Helen was five years old Mrs.
Huntington gave a birthday party for
her at her town house She invited
vincent I remember it well He wore
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
CARRANZA is FOR
MEDIATION PROGRAM
Rebel Chief Says He Is Willing to Ac-
cept Mediation in SO Far as He
Deems II Consistent.

II
Chihuahua. Mex. April 3O.-Venusti-
eno Carranza. as chief Of the revolu-
tlon' has accepted in principle the ten
der OF the good offices ofArgentina,
Brazil and Chile in the settlement Of
Mexican problems.
me text Of the note from the diplo-
l.dllc representatives at Washington to
lama, dated Tuesday. follows
- We, the diplomatic representatives
" % ALL Argentine and Chile, empOw-
extend an offer Of our good offices to
a. pdTtieS at interest in the problem Of
me pdclIlcauon Of Mexico and the ad-
g4stnent OF the differences between
9IeAlco ana The United States, herewith
invite your attention to the facts in
your capacity as supreme chief Of the
reNo4uJlon, and we feel assured that YOU
VIII accept the proposition in princi-
pie Recognizing the sentiments Of
hlgn patriotism which animate you, We
communicauon TO you direct, after hav-
ing failed after several attempts to
nave our message communicated to you
by your agents here"
Carranza. reply went forward last
night as follows:
7 thank you sincerely for the offer
Wnlch you have so kindly made me in
DenalT OF your respective governments
IN an attempt TO solve in a peaceful and
friendly way the differences between
Mexico and the United States. There
IOre, by authority of my position as
first chief Of the revolution. / accept in
principle the good offices of Brazil. Ar
gentine and Chile through their dis
tinguished representatives,. Reserving
TO myself the right to enter into details
of the negotiations, il affords me the
greatest satisfaction to assure you OF
my most distinguished consideration"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
PERSHING MEETS
NEWSPAPERMEN

Brig. Gen John J. Pershing held an
informal reception for the newspaper
men who are covering the Mexican sit
uation. Wednesday afternoon Gen.
Pershing met all OF the newspaper
men in the lobby Of the Hotel Paso del
Norte and spent an hour talking wfta
the correspondents about the Mexican
situation and the developments OF the
past week The new Commander OF
the Mexican border division was also
introduced to a number Of arm men
and exarmy men who are now in II
PasO.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
AMERICAN WAS no BE SHOT;

1919 rtr--sEAS entered CITY
Brownsville, Texas, April 3O.-Twsn-
Iy-seFen American refugees reached
brownsville Wednesday night from
Monterey, en- route to their homes IN
the United States
NJ T. Mont gOmery. OF Pittsburg. who
the Monterey Light and Power com
pany, declares that he had been SEN
fenced to be shot at o'clock on the
morning Of April "a. Fifteen minutes
before the time set for the execution
the rebels entered the city and ms
guard fled
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
MILITARY Authorities
N CHARGE Oh

All embargo matters are in the con-
troll OF the military authorities and the
customs officials only follow the or
ders which are issued by the military
officers to prohibit expectation of mu-
nftionz Of war to Mexico The rule IS
that all articles that may be used for
military purposes exclusively are to be
prohibited from expectation for the
pdesent This includes arms. ammun1-
ton. horses, saddles and holsters and
anything else which are Intended only
for military bodies
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30
BANCO NACIOxAL DE MEXICO
Is SUED BY NEW YORK FRI

firm of Speyer and company brought
suit against the Banco NaciOnal de
Mexico to recover $2S5,56O on a draft
made by the bank on Maitland Cop
pel and company. its New York
agents. and RENTED TO Speyer and
company, for the purpose Of meeting
interest on certain bonds
Because Of the disturbed conditions
in Mexico. payment on the draft was
stopped after its remittance. To pro-
tect the interest of their bOndhOlders,
Speyer and company therefore
brought suit against the drawer Of
the draft and issued an attachment
against its funds in the hands OF its
New York agents
NEED GLAssEss ASK sEGAII.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30

a white sailor suit and he presented
Helen with a big bouquet Of white
roses, almost as large as himself He
was then only six years old"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30

NEED CLASSES ASK SEGALL.
MOVED To los TEXAS STREET
Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30

famous as Victoriano 1Iuerta, or a
career so completely justifying the re-
tusal TO reoo-uize him"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-30

NEED GLAsSEss ASK sEGALL.
MOVED TO los TEXAS STREET
Advertisement
Evening journal., 1914-07-25

writer was informed FIVE years ago
by one Of the best growers that he
had a ten year contract with a lead
ing New York city hotel, which
agreed to take every first class melon
he raised. This particular case is
cited in order TO display the keen de-
mand which exists among high class
hotels and restaurants for this variety
of melon during the season In which
It Is on the market.
The high prices which these mel
ons command, and their restricted
production Notwithstanding the high
prices, are doubtless due to the fact
that greater skill is demanded and
closer attention to details is neces-
sary to success than when other va
rieties are grown. Furthermore, glass
sash and frames are needed. Then
again, the Montreal grower confident
" believes that this particular sort
OF melon cen be successfully grown
only on certain types of soil on the
island Of Montreal. This belief seems
to have this much basis in fact, that
while occasionally grown elsewhere
high favored melons have not COM
monty been produced save by Mon
treal growers; indeed flavor has us
ually been lacking.
The crop is a remunerative one,
when conditions favor. From $1,000
to $500 per acre are not unusual re-
turns. Mr. U. S. Blair estimates an
average crop at $2,250 per acre, with
, operating expenses, including inter
est on investment and depreciation,
of $3.50. One grower informed the
writer that his average sales from
seven to eight acres was in the
vicinity OF $4,000.
These melons vary greatly In size
The writer was informed by one com
mission house that It had purchased q
melon weighing A pounds; and h'
personally saw one weighing 2i
pounds which had been selected BY
the grower for seed purposes.
The average weight Of No. 1 meloni
ranges from to Is pounds, with
mean weight Of about 10 pounds
that is to say, a dozen melons, packet
for shipment, will weigh on an aver
age from 12O to 1S0 pounds.
There seems to be two distinc
types of melons under cultivation
one Of which is roundish oblate, tn
other more OF less oblong, the frs
Evening journal., 1914-07-25
GOOD FOR THE STRAWBERRY
Tankage or Peruvian ouano Mixed
With Other Materials ls Recon-
mended for This Fruit.

The following are recommended in
the culture Of this fruit:
Tankage or Peruvian guano, 600
pounds per acre; fine ground bone,
1000 pounds; low grade sulphate Of
potash, 600 pounds; nitrate Of soda,
100 pounds.
All these materials may be mixed,
applied after plowing and before set.
ting plants and thoroughly incorpor.
ated in soil by narrowing.
Dried blood, 200 pounds per acre;
low-grade sulphate Of potash. 900
pounds; tankage or Peruvian guano,
500 pounds; basic-slag meal, 1000
pounds; nitrate Of soda, 100 pounds.
The Stag is not mixed with the
blood, tankage or guano, as It causes
a loss of ammonia. It is better to ap-
ply the Stag by itself, but all the other
materials may be mixed before appli'
cation.
Evening journal., 1914-07-25
SAVING THE STRAW STACKS
Much VIII GO to Waste at Harvest
Time Unless Steps Are Taken TO
Get Them Into Shape.
Bv w. f. PuRDuE)


Unless steps are taken at harvest
time to save the straw stacks, much
OF the straw will go to waste in one
way or another.
This is practically true where the
stacks are poorly constructed, as they
usually are with our modern wire
stackers II there are no hands on the
stack at the time Of the threshing.
The only way a we'll shaped, watcr-
proof stack can be secured is TO have
one or two good hands on the stack as
the grain is being threshed. Then,
after the machine leaves, the stack
can be completed in a short time, as
the straw will save, with but little
loss.
II II is not possible to have the
hands on the stack while the straw is
being piled up It can be worked over
afterward This should be done be-
fore rain has fallen to settle the straw,
however. and a fairly good job made
Of It.
The newly made stack should then
be fenced so that the stock cannot run
to it before the straw is we'll settled
A bunch OF cattle will destroy a new
stack in a very short time If permitted
70 have free access to Il.
Other animals are not 80 bad IN this
respect, still, they can do considerable
damage.
Before any stock are turned to the
straw the scatterings should be gath
cred from the sides of the stack.
If they are allowed to remain abou
the stack they will form steps oil
which the stock can climb TO the tol
OF the stack, thus doing much damage
Loose straw about the stack shoul'
also be kept cleaned up at all times
Stock will trample this under foot an
so spoil it for feeding and bedding puI
| poses.
Evening journal., 1914-07-25
The Swallow, a Good Friend Of tho
Farmer.

each Of these nests protrude the head
OF four to six fiedglings which look
to be all mouths All the children
OF the farm have climbed to the pop
ulous nests on the rafters," perhaps
not as did the children OF 'Evangel-
ine' to seek that wondrous stone.
which the swallow brings from the
shore OF the sea TO restore the sight
OF it's fiedgllngs," but just to see the
speckled eggs or the big-mouthed
birds.
The swallow is one Of the latest OF
the migratory birds TO come in the
spring and one OF the first 10 depart
IN the fall They spend the winters
in Central and South America. In
summer some OF them 20 far north,
even to the Arctic regions.
Before the white man settled here
and built barns and sheds. the swal4
lows plastered their nests in the pro-
tecting inches OF rocky cliffs. This
habit Of nesting wild has been aban-
doned except in sparsely settled sec
tions.
Few birds surpass the swallow in
its powers OF flight. It's long wings
and small, light body enable It to
dart through the air at the rate Of a
mile a minute. AS II pleases It can
mount to great heights. or just skim
above the ground or the surface OF
the water. Il spends much OF it's
time in the air and there 1t gathers
most OF it's food, which consists OF
various kinds OF flies, beetles, bees
and wasps.
Sparrows seem to look upon the
swallow as an object OF their especial
hatred. They take the swallows
nests for themselves and often de
stroy them seemingly for no purpose
but in a spirit OF malice or mischief
The habit Of the sparrows in driv
ing away birds which are useful
should encourage all who can TO hell
destroy our chief bird pest. Swallows
Evening journal., 1914-07-25

bored or driven wells are less liable
20 pollution than shallow dug or bored
wells.
The safety Of water supplies when
near sources Of possible surface pollu-
ton often depends largely on the char
acter and quality OF the material In
which the we'll is sunk. Surface wa
ters in sinking through sandy soils or
surfaces are filtered, and in the finer
sands much of the polluting matter
which they carry is frequently re-
moved. In coarser sands or gravel the
degree Of filtration is less, but water
taken from sands and gravels at a
considerable depth may be considered
relatively safe. Waters from wells in
clay are not often polluted, since sur
face pollution filters through clay very
slowly.
Waters from wells in limestone are
frequently polluted, owing to the fact
that limestone soils usually contain
passages and channels at different
depths. which sometimes form a con.
tinuous passage for underground wa
ter for a considerable distance, and
which are very often directly connect
ed with sinks and basins occurring
here and there on the surface. It is
a common practise to dump manure
trash and garbage into such sinks OF
basins, and rain water falling into
these plunges directly into the under
ground channels, carrying with 1t the
Impurities from the basin to those
J points where wells are sunk. In this
manner garbage or refuse dumped
anywhere in the neighborhood ol
even at considerable distance from
a we'll in limestone may pollute ta'
water.