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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-12

vation some months ago when she was looking for work
 The very fact she told me that she was born and bred a lady, had been the hard est thing against her in seeking employ ment.
 She was middle aged, and she was very gentle and wholesome.
 In fact
 l heard one of her friends say of her:
 Why her very presence is a benedic- tion.'
 And
 I thought so. too. as she sat in her quiet dignified way and told me about herself.
 There is really not much to say" this old school, elegant woman declared. "It' S the same old story; I grew up in a home of wealth and married a rich man; he died; all my property, money, everything was swept away. have practically noth- ing left, hence I must go to work. I had all the advantages that were considered necessary to a young girls education in my day and time. Of course, it was only a superficial education; I sang, and danced and played the piano and all those butterfly things in a careless sort of fashion, and now that I need to spe- cialize, l have nothing on which to work. What am I to do?'
 That's just 1t.
 What can she do?
 Just this:
 She can do all the things that any woman of the past generation can do on plantation home-a great, wealthy plan tation home.
 Essentially she is a home maker and I told her so.
 To love and foster and look after boys and girls and exert her beautiful, sweet influence over them--t that was her rnetier.
 ''Yes that's her vocation" I said to myself and began to ply my brain for an opening for her talents
 I thought of several families orphaned; :; perhaps the mother only in some in- stances had gone before-and I thought
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-12
MIR. AND MRS. CRUMP
 HAVE WATERMELON PARTY

Mir. and Mrs John Crump entertained Tuesday evening with watermelon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-12

Children wishing to take part in the grand celebration at the State Fair grounds on Tuesday, August IS, are re- quested to be at the Cunningham school in East Birmingham every afternoon at 1 o'clock.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Wylam Baptist church will be entertained Thurs day afternoon by Mrs. Charles Martin.
 -
 The Young Peoples auxiliary will hold 6 meeting this evening at the Wylam Methodist church.
 Brunddge chapter, No. 27, o. F. s., will have charge of the picture theatre in Vivian Friday evening.
 
 A lawn fete will be given Friday even ing by the Home Missionary society at the Shady Side Methodist church.
 Class No of the Fairview Meth odist Sunday school will have an ice cream festival Thursday evening on the lawn of the parsonage.
 The Knights of Columbus have issued invitations for a dance to be given this evening at the K. of c. hall.
 The Woman's Missionary society and the Brotherhood class of the West End Methodist church will nave spelling match" Friday night at o'clock at the church. A fine musical programme has been arranged and a free will offering will be taken at the door.
 Miss Harriet bowman will entertain the w. S. w. club Friday evening at her home on Princeton avenue.
 The Woman's Missionary society of the West End Methodist church will have an old-fashioned barbecue on August 20 on the Norwood lots. Admission, B cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-12

Judge Johf H. Miller is at home in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-12

The woman I'm writing of today is one vho happened to come under my obser-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-12

The Ladies' Aid society of the Wylam Baptist church will be entertained Thurs day afternoon by Mrs. Charles Martin.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-15

along and stops on the other and
then Phillips, Bros. stops next door
and the White Star wagon is two
doors down and why not one wagon
for all that part of the town while
another wagon is goin to some 9TH
err part?
People will alters have nosions as
to where they want to by but is they
anybody which cares what wagon
brings there stuff as long as it gifts
there prompt and how can it with
every wagon having to zig-zas
around over half the town before it
gifts to your house? 1t has been
tryed in other towns and has give
good satisfaction, the idee of havin
all the deliverin in one line all ar
RANGED into one sistem, at a CRATE
savin ofstime and expense to all con-
cerned. would like to see the
idee give a try-out here.
Another thing l want to see done
is having city markell phase
where the producks of the farm and
garden can be brung in and put on
sale. AS things is now, the farm
ers are complaint that they have to
sell through the groser and he don't
alters want what he has got or don't
want all of it or something. |
would be in faver of having all such
things-or the bulk of Together
under one roof. Suppose they is
one bunch of musterd some phase In
town, and they is only one woman
wants musterd that day. is she go
in to find it? Not unless she is
lucky. And they is things which
some people would by but which not
ever body would by and ever groser
thinks he amt got call enough for
it to put it in-like smearcase, and
buttermilk and fresh sour krout and
lot of little odds and ends of stuff.
The name reesen why | am wantin
we should have such market is
that the turists can see all at onct
any time of yeer what is rased here.
Just for that reesen it would pay
the cittyto go down into it's own
pocket to pay for a market like this.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-15
Nominations of
Uncle Henry

Dear Editer, take my pen in
hand to let you know that while l
amt beenwritin as much of late as
in former times | am still not RELY
neglectin our welcome correspond
ence. The City manager has took a
good deel often my mind and hart.
With him paved to look around and
see what they may be that needs
changin, they amt so much call for
me to give my time to it, though |
aintever begrudged the time if Mar
thy has.
The reesen l come to be writin this
time was on account of the grOsers
and meet men organizin, and | am
writing to speek good word in fav-
err of this idee. | amt never been
one of them which thinks the pub
lick is a going to git the best SER
wise when the INGREDIENTS is scrappin
and fitin and a tryin to git he'd of
each other all the time. am glad
to see this peaceful and friendly
sperit among our INGREDIENTS and |
am expectin that the idee will be
took up and follered by others.
One thing I will be glad of to
know that the prises of things will
be the same all over town and | can
knew that they are the same. Some
people will be afrade they will rase
the prise, but that amt so--not
with the honorable men in it that
we have got in this organization
and not with the town open and
free to anybody which thinks they
can sell cheeper.
| am hopin the idee of one deliv-
cry sistem will now be took up in
this City as is done in some phases
AS thin2s is now Pillans wagon
comes along and stops at one side OF
the street and Smith Bros. comes
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-15

The idee has been took up and been
pushed through by the City gov
ament in some towns and in other
towns by the Woman's Club and IN
other phases by the Bord OF trade
and what is the reesen if any why
this fate City of Lakeland cant go
and do likewise?
I've been intendin to get IN 10
see Mr.. Mcleod and mension TINS an
other things to him, but you can tell
him now and asst him what ne
thinks about it. Havin a man IN
our midst which has studyed up on
such things even more than | haVe'
me havin SO much else to do, IS
something which is Of crate Denlnt
to us and we had ought to be very
proud that our cityzens is enterprlz-
| in enough to get such a man ana
predetermined and sensible enough TO
work rite along with him the way
our prominenet and infooensal clti-
zens is dom. Amen. No more at
present because have alreddy wrote
too much.
From your true friend,
| UNCLEHENRY.
P. S. That darn word inflooensal
don't look rite to me.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-15
KILL ALL RATS.

Bubonic Plague is present in
a neighborlng state and there is
a possibility Of the disease being
transmitted to residents OF Lake
land by rats, which might es-
cape from box cars loaded in
the infected district. All citi-
zens are hereby urged not to har-
Dor rats on their premises and to
destroy as many rats as posi-
bic. Any rats apparently dis
eased, should be sent to the To-
cal Health Officer, DR.. R. r. Sui
livan SO that they can be for
warded to the State Board Of
Health for examination.
DONALD F. Mcleod,
City Manager.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-15

Florida has never yet had rep
resentative on the supreme bench of
the United States and now that the
the death of Justice Lurton leaves a
vacancy in that court and a South
ern Democrat is reasonably sure to
be chosen for the place, we should
like to have the State press join
with the Telegram in urging the
appointment of Judge Hooker. now
on the supreme bench of Florida, as
an admirably fitted man in all re-
spects to succeed to the vacant
judgeship. Judge Hooker is big
enough for any place in the civil
life OF this country and in dignity,
character and learning he would
measure up to every requirement of
the office for which we suggest him.
He is of the old Virginia type
brought up to date, and that means
as good as the best in this or any
other country. 1t is no presumption
on the part of Florida TO ask for
this appointment and if the friends
of Judge Hooker win take hold Of
the matter and our delegation in
Congress will support them a rare
distinction may be won for our State
as well as the judge himself.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-15
IN IT THE He, CIRCUIT COURT OF Of THE IF

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF
FLORIDA. : IN AND FOR POLK
COUNTY-In Chancery-Corrie j.
Pugh. vs.. ]. L. D. Blevans. Sr., and
], l.. d.. Blevans. Jr. and Morton
Realty Company. a corporation
Bill to Quiet Title. ~
NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENfS
To ]. L. d. Blevans. Sr.. and ]. l..
and the Morton Realty Company. a
corporation, Louisville. Kentucky:
You are hereby required to appear
to the bill of complaint filed herein
against you in the above entitled
cause on or before Monday, the 18th
dav of August. A. d. 1914.
The Lakeland Evening Telegram
is hereby designated as the newspa-
per in which this order shall be
published once a week for four ca
consecutive weeks.
Witness my hand and seal of office
this 9Th day of July A. D. 1914.N
(SeaD ]. A. JOHNSON,
Clerk Circuit Court
| hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true and correct copy of the Or
der of publication in the said cause
now on file in my office.
j. A. JOHNSON.
1892 Clerk Circuit Court.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-15

Some stalwart lies have come out
of Mexico since the beginning of the
trouble there to satisfy the appetites
of those who must have daily SEN
sations with their daily papers but
perhaps the leviathan of the lot was
that of Monday which said that
Huerta had just had 290 of his en-
emies executed on the penitentiary
at the City of Mexico and Santiago.
A reasonable lie we'll told has art
in it that partly condones its vice,
but anything as improbable as the
above shows such stupid absence of
artistic invention that it is merely
nauseous slop to disgust the most
avid appetite for horrors.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-15

The beginning OF the end is APP
parently at hand in war-harrled
Mexico and grim old Huerta has
practically confessed defeat and is
about to get out of the country.
Carranza has won and seems to have
an almost unobstructed road to the
City of Mexico. If he will use his
approaching victory with wisdom
and moderation and not disgust the
civilized world by the execution of
his enemies he will have the moral
support of this and all other lead
ing nations in the arduous work
ahead of him of pacifying the re-
public and reconstructing it on new
and better lines.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-15

The death of justice Lurton
makes room for another eminent
Democratic lawyer on the supreme
bench of the United States and the
president will be fortunate in find
ing successor who is in all respects
the full equal of the deceased jurist.
But there is plenty of good timber
and Mr.. Wilson has such a keen
eye forthe measurement of men that
I've may feel sure the distinction will
be rightfully conferred. The SUI
preme court should be non-sectional
as well as partisan, and the best
way to keep it non-sectional is to
have just proportion of Southern
men in its membership. The new
Judge will of course be a Democrat
and not less certainly he should
come from the South, for at present
only two of the judges out of nine
are from this section.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-15

The new editor of the st. Cloud
Tribune brings nerve as well as 9TH
or qualities to the discharge of his
editorial functions. He says that
a brain specialist is needed for any
man who doesn't believe that st.
Cloud is the best town in Florida.
We should rather say that the spe-
cialist would be needed for any man
who does believe it.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-15

All the people living south of Main
street will find the best bargains in
shoes by turning to the right at the
First National Bank and travelling
east until you reach the big store
of Kimbrough Supply Co. 2S39
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-15

You will also know this store by
the red lights which are shown at
night, which signifies danger that by
entering this big store you are liable
to separate from your money as you
will see such values that YOU will be
more than glad to make the ex-
change with the Kimbrough Supply
CO. 2S40
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-15

We expect to sell our entire stock
of shoes at first cost until all are
gone. First come gets the first
choice. kimbrough Supply Co.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-15

The largest store and the lowest
prices on shoes, sold by Kimbrough
Supply Co., Lakeland, Fla. 2S37
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-15

IN THE CIRCUIT. COURT OF POLK
GO C3{1BBNNTYl FLoRIDA:-IN CHAM
Aven; his wife. complainants, VS..
Archie, Blasingim. Marion Blasin-
gim,, Harvey Blasingim and Hat
tie S. Blasingim, defendants.-Blll
to Quiet Title.
Of complaint filed in the above en-
titled cause that the. aforesaid de-
PENDANTS. Archie Blasingim. Marion
Blasingim, Harvey Blasingim. and
Hattie S. ,Blasingim. are residents of
the United States. that their Darticu-
lar residences are un known: that to
the best Of the complainants infor-
States other than the State of Flor
ida. and that the said Archie Bias
lnglm is believed to reside in the
State of Oklahoma, and the said Hat
tie S; Blasingim is believed to re;
that the said defendants are above
the age of > wears. and that there
is no person known to the COMPLAINT
ants residing in the State of Flor
ida service uDOn whom would bind
the said defendants.
It is therefore ordered that the
said defendants be anC they. are here
by required to appeal to the bill of
or before Monday the 3rd day of Au-
gust. A. d. 1914, otherwise the al
legation of said bill Will be taken as
confessed by the said defendants.
Ii is further ordered that this or
der be published for thirty DAYS in
the Lakeland Evening Telegram a
newspaper published il Polk coI"tv.
Florida.
Witness the Hon. .. 4. Johnson.
clerk of our circuit court. and the
seal of our court.
This 2Srd day Of June, A. =. 1914.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-15
This 29rd dav of June. A. n. 1914
], A, JOHNSON.

Clerk Of the Circuit Court.
l hereby certify that the FOREGOING
is a true COPY of the order of pub
LEGATION issued in the said cause and
on file in my office.
Witness my hand and seal of office
this .23rd day of June. 4. p. 1914.
tSean j. A JOHNSON.
914I Clerk Of The Circnit Cnt1rt
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-15
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
From the same Office is issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS,

weekly newspaper giving resume
Of local matters, crop conoltlohs'
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
for 800 per year.
Sharp County record., 1914-08-21
Rural Voters Not AntaeonlstIo.

Many rural voters have the idea that
since municipalities only are affected
the votes are not needed from those
who do not live in cities or towns
Such is not the case. II such voters
do not vote on the amendment at
all, in effect their votes will be counted
against the amendment 1t Is neces'
sary to carry the amendment by ma
Iority OF all OF the votes cast at the
election. Therefore, II voter for any
reason, casts q ballot at the election,
and fails to vote on the amendment,
his vote will be counted against the
amendment. Although the mattel
may not directly concern the rural
voter, and his property will not be az
feoted one way or another II bonds
should be issued by the cities and
towns, yet the people Of the cities and
towns, who are the ones directly az
fected, do want the amendment pass
ed. Therefore, the rural voter should
be willing to vote for the amendment,
instead OF against It, or instead OF
passing althogether item No, IA on the
ballot,
Sharp County record., 1914-08-21
FEATURES
AMENDMENT No. A
1T is MUCH SUPERIOR TO THE
MEASURE SUBMITTED TO
PEOPLE IN 1912,
SAFEGUARDS ARE STRONGER
Rural Voters, Not Being Affected, VIII
Aid the Cities and Towns
in Its Passage.
(By Executive Committee, Greater Ar
l,oncoc Association !

(By Executive Committee, Greater Ar
kansas Association.)
Some have confused Amendment
No. IA. to be submitted at the Septem'
Der election, with the amendment
which was voted on two years ago.
and charge against the present amend
ment some alleged defects of the l9lZ
measure. The amendment now pro-
posed, is, in the minds of its frlenos'
much stronger measure than the
other one, The safeguards are strong
er, the restriction about the issuing
Of bonds are more severe, and at the
same time, the measure is one that IS
based on the best bond laws OF the
other states of the Union. When the
present amendment was devised, IL
was done at a two days conference
of some of the best lawyers in the
state. At the meeting were also about
forty mayors and other city officials,
end the intention Of the meeting was
to draft an amendment which, when
proposed before the people, would ap'
peal to the PEOPLES sense of fairness,
because of the justness and fairness OF
all its terms The friends of the
present amendment believe that all
these things can be properly claimed
for it.
Sharp County record., 1914-08-21
Carried in 1912,

Some persons may think that the
bond amendment which was proposed
two years ago failed before the peo-
pie. It did not fail, in fact 1t was car
ried by a majority of $4,000 OF the
votes cast on the subject, but 1t was
later rendered imperative by de-
cision Of the Supreme Court, which
declared that not more than three
amendments could be submitted at one
time. Inasmuch as the Bond Amend.
ment of 1912 was the fifth amend
ment proposed before the people, In
point OF time Of filing, that amend
ment was one Of the two which were
rendered imperative. In the present
instance, proposed Amendment NO. Ia
was the first amendment initiated and
filed, and No. IA will have the flrst
place on the ticket in consequence.
Sharp County record., 1914-08-21
lover Rates OF interest,

Arkansas cities and towns, under
present arrangements, are forced TO
nay high rates Of interest for funds to
carry on public improvements Under
1ho terms OF proposed Amendment
No, IA mo bonds or other interest
bearing evidences OF Indebtedness To-
sued under the authority OF this
amendment shall ever he sold at lees
than par, and when issued by cities
of the first class they shall not bear
grenter ratio of interest than five per
cent per annum, and when Issued by
eitiea Of the second class and by In
eorporated towns Of 1000 or more
population. shall not bear greater
rate OF interest than six cent per an
num-" II IA n we'll known fact that
many cities and towns In Arkanhas
have been forced 20 pay not five per
cent, or ak per cent, but eight per
cent per annum, and more, for short
time Accommodations, The alternative
has been placed before the of'lclols OF
such cities and towns, either TO pay
such rates of interest OF TO permit
much needed public improvements of
a general character 10 fsll for lack OF
utsnes hy the olties.
Sharp County record., 1914-08-21
CHURCHES

CHRISTIAN-Services every
Sunday morning. No regular
pastor.
misunderstanding as
follows: Second Sunday in the
month, morning and night, the
third Sunday night, the fourth
Sunday morning. Rev. G. j.
Wade, Pastor.
Rev. Sam Adams, Methodist
Protestant, breaches at the
Methodist church on the fourth
Sunday night in each month.
SUNDAY SCHOOL-At the
Methodist church every Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock. Every
body invited to attend. o. c.
Shaver, Superintendent.
Sharp County record., 1914-08-21
LODGES

F. & A. M,--Evening Shade
Lodge No. l43 meets Friday
night before the third Saturday
and Saturday night before the
first Sunday in each month.
G. G. Moser, W. M.
j. r. Metcalf, Sec.
I. o. o. F.-Evening Shade
Lodge No, 200 meets Wednesday
night Of each week.
G. c. Moser, N. 9.
o. G. Shaver, Sec.
REBEKAHS-Grace l. o dge
No. $40 meets the second and
tourth Friday nights In each
month.
Mrs. W. II, Clark N. g.
Mrs. o, G, Shaver, Sec,
W. o. Evening Shade
Camp No, 3S7 meets the second
and fourth Saturday nights IN
each month.
o. G, Shaver, G, 9.
E. l.. Dickorson, Clerk.
II, A,-Rural Chapter No.
% meets the third Saturday nigh
d. H. ,h month.
7, j, Woods, II, =,
] II. Mstsali. 500.
Sharp County record., 1914-08-21
10 the Gaze Should be Reversed.

II the farmers and others who live
outside the limits Of the cities and
towns OF the state should organize
themselves, and ask all the voters OF
tho state to pass some certain pro-
posed measure, and II II did not d.
reetly affect the people Of the cities
and towns, and If the vote Of the peo'
plo Of the cities and towns was abso'
utely necessary In order to carry the
proposed measure, II would seem only
fair and just that the voters Of the
elites and towns should give their
support at the polls TO the measure
advocated by the rural voters.
Sharp County record., 1914-08-21

Blytheville News-Herald.-Th vo-
ters will have a chance at the bond
amendment again in September This
will build the towns and cities, and
in so doing will advance the state.
The countryman will not be affected
in the least in taxes charged under
the bond amendment, but should be
patriotic enough to advance its adop-
ton and thus increase the value OF
his property by permitting the towns
and cities to grow.
Sharp County record., 1914-08-21
ARKANSAS PRESS
FOR AMENDMENT
OPINION MoULDERs OF THE
STATE IN FAVOR OF REMOVAL
OF THE RESTRICTIONS.
WILL AID IMPROVEMENTS
Cities and Towns viii Be Given an
Opportunity to Secure Capital
on Easy Terms.

The newspapers of the state are ad-
vocating the adoption of Bond Amend
ment No. IA, which is to be submitted
TO the Leople at the Septembe cleo
ton. Below are some pointed eX'
tracts from recent editorial comment
in their columns:
Sharp County record., 1914-08-21
ECOURTS

Circuit Court, Northern Dis
trict-First Monday in January
and Second Monday in July.
Southern District-Second Mon.
day in February and August.
County Court-Third Monday
in January, April, July and DC.
tober. Northern istrict.-4th
Monday in January, April, July
and October.
Probate Court-Northern Dis
trict-Third Monday in March,
June, September and December
Southern District-Second Mon
day in March, June, September
and December. .
Chancery Court Southern Dis.
trict-First Monday in May andI
November. Northern District
Second Monday in March md
September.
Sharp County record., 1914-08-21

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