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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-30

must be prepared at any time to
save life, help injured persons,
and share the home duties. lie
must do at least one good turn
to somebody every day.
4. A scout is friendly. He is a
friend to all and a brother to
every other scout
:. A scout is courteous. He IS
polite to all, especially to women,
children, old people, and the
weak and helpless. He must
not take pay for being helpful
and courteous.
6. A scout is kind. He is a
friend to animals. He will not
hurt any living creature need
lesslv, but will strive to save and
protect all harmless life.
7. A scout is obedlent. lie
obeys his parents, scout master
patrol leader, and all other duly
constituted authorities.
8. A scout is cheerful. HE
smiles whenever he can. His
obedience to orders is prompt
and CHEEKY. He never shirkS
nor grumbles at hardships.
9. A scout is thrifty. He does
not wantonly destroy property
He works faithfully, wastes
nothing, and makes the best use
OF his opportunities. He saves
his money so that he may pay his
own way, be generous to those
in need, and helpful to worthy
objects.
He may work for pay but
must not receive tips for cour-
tesies or good turns.
10. A scout is brave. He has
courage to face danger in spite
of fear, standing up for the right
against the coaxing friends or
the jeers or threats OF enemies
defeat does not down him.
II. A scout is clean. He keeps
clean in body and thought; he
stands for clean speech, clean
sport, clean habits; and he trav-
els with a clean crowd.
II. A scout is reverent. He
is reverent toward God. He is
faithful in his religious duties
and respects the convictions OF
others in matters OF custom and
religion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-30
THE BOY SCOUT LAW.

There have always been GER
tain written and unwritten laws
regulating the conduct and d.
rectlng the activities of men.
All nations have such laws
coming down from the past ages.
The japanese have their Bushido
or laws of the old Samurai war
rlorS. During the middles ages,
the Knight OF King Arthur and
various crusading orders, such
as the Knights Templar, devel-
oped In Europe and the Holy
Land, the laws OF chivalry. In
aboriginal America, the Red In
dams had more or less fixed trib-
al customs; likewise the Zulus,
llindus, and the later European
nations have their ancient codes.
The following laws, which re-
late TO the Boy Scouts OF Ameri-
ca, are the latest and most COM
plete. These laws a boy prom
Uses to obey when he takes his
scout oath.
I. A scout is trustworthy A
scouts honor is to be trusted.
If he violates his honor by telling
a lie, or by cheating, or by moi
doing exactly given task, when
he is trusted on his honor, he
may be directed to hand over his
scout badge.
?. \ scout is loyal. He is 10y
al to all to whom loyalty is due;
his scout leader, his home, and
parents and his country.
3. \ scout is helpful. He
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-30

meantime he has managed to get
himself elected to the city council
in Jacksonville a number Of times.
So far he has never been defeated
Pleasant Hollis career eXemplifies
a staid and well recognized principle
of success-studiou application and
unremitting work. Holt knows poll
tics in Florida better than any other
person; he knows the affiliations of
men and he has the gift of organiza-
ton. Another thing, he knows how
to keep his mouth shut. He has been
abused as but few men in Florida
have been, but he shows no resent
ment, though he no doubt often feels
it.
1T may be that Pleasant Holt is
not an admirable character, but he
has admirable self-possession In
few years he has risen from the
keeper of a small shoe store to po-
sition of considerable wealth and in
fiuence. His temper has been one
of tolerance even to those who be-
labored him. During the recent
campaign one of these was moved to
the confession that though he had
tried for long to discover something
mean on Pleasant Holt he had been
unable to do it, and had to admit
that he had been won by the mans
kindness.
"He has talent and knowledge, and
he sells them to people who need,
he does this without conscience, but
that is another story"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-30
POULTRY DEPT. OF FAIR
WILL Be SHOW PLACE
Continued from Page u

NSoAIlHued lIOm rage Ii
list out to the public in the very
near future.
A copy of the catalogue and prem
ium list with full instructions for
making entries will be mailed to ev-
cry farmer, trucker, fruit grower,
cattleman and poultry raiser in the
county.
when you receive your copy, care
fully put it in some convenient place
where you can refer to it when in
doubt as to the exact wording in
regards to any single exhibit or COL
lection of exhibits you or your
friends maybe interested in making.
There will be great many cash and
other valuable prizes given in each
and every department of the fair,
besides the free and valuable infor-
nation which everyone who attends
will get enough Of to make them al
ways remember that Polk county fair
with pleasure and feeling of graft
tude toward the promoters and man
ayers. H. L. KELLEY.
Manager Poultry Department.
Other papers please copy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-30

boosters Of Lake County, who
has thoroughly investigated the
matter OF cost, lasting qualities
in other sections where it is in
use, and Mr.. Smith, a New
England contractor.
Any good grade of clean sand
may be used and the character
would determine whether fine or
coarse best suited. Every parti-
Gle of the sand must be thor
oughly dry. They thought the
sand subsoll along the right of
way of roads would be satisfac-
tory.
The asphaltic oil is made from
the refuse product of the oil
wells. There were 24o gallons
to the ton. No mixing Of the oil
before heating i, required. From
10 to 20 gallons of the oil per
cubic yard of material are re-
quired.
In Massachusetts, where the
cost OF such a road is forty cents
per square yard put down, thirty
cords of wood at SO per cord per
mile are required for heating the
sand and oil. In addition the
sand used had to be paid for.
A sand base will be as effec-
tive as clay base for such a
road.
To get the best results the
sand-oil combination should be
put down the proper thickness
in this country is about
three inches.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-30
A STRANGE CHARACTER
IN FLORIDA POLITICS

One of the most talked-about and
most abused men in Florida politics,
especially when prohibition is d.
rsctly or indirectly connected with
the issue, is Pleasant Holt, of Jack
sonville. He seems to be pretty
nearly always in the glare of pub
licity, but the man himself on his
personal side is more or less mystery,
and many newspaper readers would
like to know something of this plain.
private citizen who has been so mar
velously successful as a campaign
manager. Joe Reese of the Orlando
Reporter-Star, knows him well and
gives the following interesting sketch
of him:
Some years ago Pleasant Holt
was conducting little shoe store in
Jacksonville, and playing politics on
the side. He first managed Frank
Clark's campaign for Congress, and
landed his man. He was Fletcher's
campaign manager and was success
full He managed the campaign
against Statewide prohibition in
Florida, and the amendment was de-
feated. He managed the Underwood
campaign in Florida and the State
went for Underwood after Wilson
had practically captured it. In the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-30

In the contest between Colonel
Henry Watterson, representing the
antiques, the standpatters and the
reactionaries on the woman question,
and Editor Frank Harris, of the
Ocala Banner, representing rational
progressiyeness on that issue. we do
not hesitate to give the decision to
the Ocala editor, He walks all over
Marse Henrys fine phrases and
makes them look like tawdry, incon-
sequent and bedraggled rhetoric un-
der the impact of his historical ref
erences and good common sense; and
MS effective grouping of the pro-
gressive steps of woman during the
past half century pointing clearly to
suffrage as the natural, logical and
inevitable goal, simply knocks the
Louisville editor out and shows him
for hopeless Bourbon who neither
learns nor unlearns on a big, vital
modern issue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-30

We accepted with some doubt of
its entire accuracy the story in the
Bradentown Herald that Captain
Mclrvine had recently made gift
OF S2O,OOO,O00 to the Southland
Seminary at St. Petersburg. Now
comes the Independent of the latter
city and says that it all happened
more than a year ago and it is stale
news now and that the endowment
is in the form of land in Cuba, sup
posed to be worth about $4,000. 900
instead of ten times that sum, and
1t will not be available until the
timber is cut off.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-30

st. Petersburg was the first city
in Florida to experiment with the
new recall device for her commits
sioners, but it didn't work the way
the recallers wanted it to. The city
commissioners were INDICATED by a
small majority on a full vote. Pen
sacola will be the next city to be
heard from as one of the commits
sioners is under fire over there and
they are voting on the question of
recalling him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-30

The third member of the Bull
Moose party in Florida has been dis
covered. In answer to our call for
him for quorum purposes the Ocala
Banner says:
You must add Colonel E. c.. Nc
Leod as making up the quorum. In
the days of 16 to l Colonel Mcleod
voice was potent and powerful, and
was heard in all sections of this
country In the last campaign he
was lined up for the big Bull Moos-
err
This makes two colonies and one
Judge. Now for a plain private. an
unadorned mister, TO represent the
tolling masses, the hardy, horny
handed yeomanry.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-30
CITIZENS INVITED TO ATTEND
MEETINGS OF COMMISSIONERS

The regular meetings of the city
commission are held on the first and
third Wednesdays of each month, not
every alternate Wednesday, as stated
in a previous advertisement These
meetings are open to the public.
Your attendance is requested.
DONALD F. MCLEOD.
1913 City Manager.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-30
SAND OIL ROADS.

The Dade City Banner repro
duces an article from the Florida
Grower relative to sand-oil roads
that may interest those looking
to roads in this section of Flor
ida.
The sand here would not cost
anything, the fuel for heating
and drying but little, compared
with the figures named, and oil
can be had very cheap delivered
here from the Texas fields.
The article reads as follows:
For the benefit Of those who
are interested in good roads,
some facts are given relative to
the sand-oil road in front OF the
new Ocklawaha hotel at Eustis.
The road was made of the or
binary clean sand and asphaltic
binder oil, each heated to tenn
perature Of from ESQ to 800 de-
grees and then mixed until the
sand was perfectly black.
The sand-oil combination was
then put down on a sand-clay
foundation-just as the street
happened to be at that time
and rolled with a light roller.
The thickness of the material is
3 IL inches at the center, taper
inf to two at the edges. The
length OF the experiment, which
was put down by and at the ex-
pense OF the owner of the new
OcklaWaha hotel, New Eng
land contractor, is 600 feet and
the width fifteen feet. 1t is on a
street on which there is a great
deal OF travel, being the route
from the main business section
OF Eustis to Orlando, and the
intermediate vicinity. While
hard, it is very noiseless when
driven over. 1t has been down
fourteen months and during the
Warmest weather last summer it
did not become soft, and teams
made not the slightest impress
sion in the material A farmer
drove a disc harrow, partly set
for work, over it, and there was
absolutely no damage. There is
no evidence that the edges have
been broken off by teams, auto
mobiles or anything else running
off into the sand-clay substance,
making up the remainder of the
thirty foot street. 1t also shows
up perfectly on the curve from
the street to the drive in the
hotel grounds.
The sand used was taken from
the street and from the hotel
grounds adjoining. A residum
asphaltic oil, known as stand
ard grade c binder costing $27
per ton, was used. Monte
yuma asphaltic oil has since been
quoted at S23 per TOM
The following information was
obtained from Mr.. c. A. Childs,
chairman Of the good roads
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-30

Over in aJckson, Mississippi, last
Monday an undertaken killed his
brother who was also an undertaken,
and then killed himself. In one
sense that might be called a combi-
nation in restraint of trade, and in
another al encouragement to home
industry.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-30
From the same Office Is issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS,

j weekly newspaper giving a resume
Of local matters, crop conditions,
.ounty affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
or s100 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-30
V. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

)ne yeaI .............H $5.UU
ok montns -. $50
Three monlns 1925
Delivered anywhere within the
limits of the City of Lakeland for 10
cents a week.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-07-30
The Evening Telegram

Published every afternoon from the
Telegram Building, Lakeland, Fla.
Entered in the postotfice at Lake
land, Florida, as mail matter OF the
second class.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-05-22
Eureka Items

We had fine rains this last week
and the crops are all looking fine.
Everything is green.
Miss Della Kelly, from Texas. a
cousin of w. A. King has come to
stay all summer and assist Mrs.
King with her homework. A sis
ter of Mr.. Kings came with her
and will stay with her sister, Mrs.
Levi Newman, who has lately been
operated on and will assist Mrs.
Nepman with her homework.
G. K. Morehouse went to
Liberal Monday.
Mrs. G, f. Moorehouse went to
Liberal Saturday.
Mr.. King and fomily spent Sun
day at his sisters home, Mrs. Levi
Moorehouse.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-05-22
Blue Bell and Valley Center

(Too late for last week
Owing to the sickness and death
of Marion Brrchell was unable to
write last week. So consider the
two weeks news.
We all appreciated the good
rain aud all are very busy getting
in their crops and several COM
plain of early planting not being
good stand and having to replant.
The destruction along the river
was certainly great. 1t hardly
seems the same place the meadows
covered with sand. so many Dig
trees washed away and the river
course itself is changed in so
many places.
On account of the absence of
the chairman at the good roads
meeting nothing was done.
Alma Young is reported quite
i'll with intermittent fever.
Q. S. Wilson is also on the sick
list.
Mr.. Ralph Wooden's mother
and uncle arrived Saturday from
Leroy, Kansas to spend a few
weeks.
Alpha Davis came out from
town Wednesday and stayed
until Monday when she returned
to go to work in the steam
laundry.
Z. NJ. Boles and wife, A. j.
Land and wife, Jesse Pointing and
Ralph Wooden were Liberal
callers Saturday.
Jim Potter of Floris was a
visitor in our neighborhoOd
Sunday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-05-22
South Liberty Scribb.ings

1t has been cloudy for the
last three or four days and has
been trying to rain but has not
succeeded very we'll yet.
Wheat is looking fine only a
few more rainy weeks and then
harvest.
Kismet ball team had game
matched with Plains Saturday but
it was so rainy the Plains boys
never came down.
Floy Louthan and wife visited
at Bealer Burrs Sunday.
Mr.. Link Handys visited their
dau2hter Mrs. Carl Aker's Sun
day.
Carl Akers had quite an acct
dent last Thursday his team ran
away tearing his wagon up some
Nobody hurt.
The children around here are
slowly getting over the whooping
cough.
Josephine Simonsons is real
sick. she has a touch of the pneu-
monia fever and whooping cough
Julia Miller has gone to Mine
ola to visit her parents.
Singing at the school house
every Sunday Afternoon sometime
after three o'clock.
ROLAND Felers baby is real
sick.
Mrs. Light of Kismet and her
daughter Mrs Lepper were Sun
day visitors at Mrs. Relle Millers
Edd Loutan aud VIM. Ormis
ton and family visited at Bsrt
Wards Sunday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-05-22
Bethel Notes

We had another fine rain Mon.
Monday night.
Every farmer is making prep
arations for wheat harvest. They
are looking forward to the largest
wheat harvest ever known in
Beaver County.
Jack Terrell returned from
Colorado last week, where he has
been on his claim.
Mrs. A. E. Birmingham re.
turned from M. r. Hughes the
latter part of the week where she
has been visiting several days.
Don Grimwood and wife visited
atJ. r. Jones over Sunday.
Mrs. E. Jones and children, OF
south of Liberal visited her broth.
er. j. X. Smith last Saturday and
Sunday.
Roy Smith spent Sunday even.
ing with the Terrell boys.
Bert Glover, Bertha Pruett,
Jonas and Sarah Hinkel attended
the Sunday School Convention al
Liberal Sunday,
Rudy Smith spent Sunday eve
ming with Oscar Wheeless.
j. X. Smith and wife called or
Mrs. Terrell Sunday evening.
They are making preparations
for Children's Day Program al
Bethel to be held the second Sun
day in June.
Sam Hinkle and family visited
with Jonas Hinkle Tuesday.
Lee Larribee made bushes.
trip to Plains, Tuesday.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-05-22

Mr.. John Miller and wife visit.
ed their mother Sunday evening.
The Ladies Aid will meet at
Mr.. Palmeds week from Thurs
day May % every body come
join the merry circle.
Party at George Knowles Friday
night May 20 every body Gomez
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-05-22

You should be thinking of pro-
lection against hail for your
wheat crop, and of getting a
policy that really protects from
Griffith and Baughman. 1t costs
no more today than thirty days
later and you have the added pro.
lection by attending to this i'm
portant matter now. ad2t 5-15
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-05-22

The excellent wheat prospects
are already causing owners to
raise their prices on their prop.
erty off the market. If you
want to buy a home of your own
at a bargrIn you shold do so
right now and investigate
Griffith and Baughman's bargains
before closing deal. ad2t 515
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-05-22
Electric Motors for Sale

Having decided to install steam
power in the plant, l offer for sale
One 8 H. P, One 3 H. P, and
One Q H. p, Electric motors,
to be in good condi-
tlon, in use now, Address,
Eureka Steam Laundry or
ad Phone 101.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-05-22
Eggs For Matching

Barred Rocks, sixty cents per
setting of Is. $500 per hundred.
Bronze Turkey eggs for Matching
at 81 80 per setting of eleven.
Mrs. John l.. Boles. ad-3-20
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-05-22

Take your cream, eggs and
poultry tot be Liberal Creamery
and receive the highest cash price.
Adv.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-05-22
Wants, For Sale, etc

Make our Drug Store your
Drug Store If
Wiley's Drug Store
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-05-22

For Sale thoroughbred Duroc'
Jersey pigs, either sex O. p
Bookless, h. K. 2 Tyrone,
Oklahoma. 5.8 ct ad pd
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-05-22

See our rig to lift the dirt out,
before commencing to dig that
silo. ad ct 81
Liberal Hdw. Co. Thos. w. Cav
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-05-22

Strayed a bay team. One 1850
and one 1000 lbs. latter has blaze
face. Phone 16l G, ad 5 8 If
Robert Davies
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-05-22

We desire to appoint a few more
'rustlers" to write hail insurance.
Its time to get busy. Come in
and see US. Griffith & Baughman
ad 2t5 l
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05
SEIZED A GERMAN MEAL

Incidents of soldier life in the fighting zone are
read eagerly in London. How small party OF
British cavalry cheated some Germans OF their
supper is told in the following words:
"a small party were out on reconnaissance
work securing woods and searching the country
side. Just about dusk a hail of bullets came upon
our party from small spinney of fir trees on the
side of hill We instantly wheeled OF as if we
were retreating, but, in fact, merely pretended
to retire and gaIoped around across plOwed land
to the other side of the spinney, fired on the men
and they mounted their horses and few like light
ming out of their supper ROOM leaving finely
cooked repast of beefsteak, onions and fried pota
toes all ready and done to turn with about fifty
bottles of lager beer which was acceptable rel
ish to our meal. Ten of our gave chase and
returned for an excellent feed
The same writer gives an account of a speech
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05

of an old French squire, retired genera genera. -0 g
tertained the troops at his house ne go
The old gentleman's two daughters AeiPSU
wait on the men, and after the meal was over '"e
general said
My dear comrades, let me so call you II II
an old soldier who fought against Prussia loflS
four years ago. was then captain OF Gun as
siers-who welcomes you to his house with
heart full Of emotion and in voice ueInOhng
with sympathy and thick with tears You honor
me by this visit. In the midst of all your trlals
and privations you have a soldiers heart ana
courage and cheerfulness. By your wounds
know your suferings. You see me old, but am
active and glad to be honored by your sharing
such as / can offer you France can never repay
the debt she owes to England for giving TO US her
best and bravest sons Ny father was killed IN
the war Of 1870 at the battle Of Sedan
1T a picture to see the grand old veteran,
with faltering voice, strike the mems hearts by
the first phrase, Ny dear comrades, but when he
raised his glass and gave The king and queen of
England the men stood up and tears chased each
other down their cheeks. Then the parish priest
said a few kind words of welcome and invited
the party to attend benedcton in the little church
which adjoins the park of the general. This was
a happy thought, for Protestants, EpiscopaIians
and Presbyterians joined with Catholics in q sol
service of devotion under circumstances
which show how easily, under stress Of trial and
adversely the barriers Of class and creed fall
down.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-12-05

otner equally ingenious contrivances. Messages
I5 ollen reproduced by photography upon, films
Ieuuced 10 the smallest possible size which the
O.ros carry and which weigh the mere fraction
OF an ounce.
necenIy there appeared account of the cap
lure OF German spy. He was riding train
IN belgium The spy noticed that he under
surveillance and hurriedly wrote the information
he had in his possession and released his winged
messenger from the window of the train. The
spy was captured, but the message could not be
stopped.
These messengers of war sometimes are called
carrier pigeons. They are not Carrier pigeons
lack the instinct that enables the homers to re-
turn to their cote Carrier pigeons only for
the purpose Of display at pet stock shows.
Many nations have established pigeon posts,
where birds trained to fly from one city TO
another, from island to another They
are much faster than train steamboats, and
message is much safer in their care. They are
numbered today of the most deadly mes
sengers of
The first news of the siege OF Ladysmith dur
ing the Boer war, carried by hOming pigeons
The pigeons used at Ladysmith were taken from