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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-21
LAKELAND SEEKS A
MUNICIPAL MANAGER

Lakeland leads again. She is the
first city in Florida to take steps to
try OUT the big modern idea of a
business manager for the city. Such
manager will be advertised for and
if the right man applies for the job
he will get it. But it goes without
saying that it will take man OF
extraordinary qualities and execu-
tive ability OF very high order to
make a success of such a job.
The theory itself is essentially
sound-pure, obvious common sense
We have managers for all of our
great business and industrial corpor.
ations-they couldn't be operated
without them, and the application of
the idea to the city corporation is en-
tirely reasonable The same integ-
rity in position Of trust, the same
administrative ability, the same
sound business Judgment, force and
decision of character, the same ca
pacity to employ and handle men
with tact, discretion, firmness and
fairness necessary in the successful
management of a railroad or a big
manufacturing concern can surely
achieve the same results in the man
agement of the affairs of city, and
We can think of no good reason why
the municipal business manager
should not arrive and come to stay
as one of the fixed factors in our
systems of government. German
cities as a rule are governed that
way and there is said to be less graft
and more efficiency under that meth
cd in Germany than in city govern
ments anywhere else in the world.
But everything depends on getting
the right man. He must be strong
at every point in his character, with
no weak joints in his armor, and the
question is, can we get that kind of
man.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-21
THOSE TERRIBLE
VESTED INTERESTS

The Zolfo Springs Truth says:
The vested interests know that
'if John Stockton were placed in a
position of power they could no
longer Shylock- extract the last
pound of flesh.
Well, brother we should hate to
live in a country where there were
no vested interests, and we suspect
that you would too 1t is only by
virtue of vested interests that we
can be protected in our right to our
homes, our farms and all other forms
of property we may acquire. The
only people We know of who are on
posed to vested interests are the of-
archists and perhaps some types of
socialists. Nor had we heard before
that this monster called vested
interests was attempting "Shylock-
like to extract the last pound of
flesh from anybody; and even if it
were engaged in such a cruel and
unconstitutional proceeding we don t
see how John Stockton as United
States senator could sally forth and
stop it "all by his lonely as your
language clearly intimates.
Why not put the case of your
friend Stockton on a plain, rational
basis of fact, Brother Adams? He
wants Senator Fletcher's job because
he wants the distinction of being
United States senator, and, stripped
of all verbiage about "friend of the
people, etc, that is about all there
is to it. Senator Fletcher is just as
good friend to the people as Stock
ton is, and as friend to the people
he has done and is doing very much
more than Stockton has ever done to
prove it.
We have not thus far seen one
valid reason why Senator Fletcher
should not be elected. and a little
bird in whose reliability we have the
utmost confidence has whispered in
our ear that Woodrow Wilson, presi-
dent of the United States, leader of
the Democratic party and chief Of
progressives, would very much pre-
fer to see Duncan U. Fletcher, tried
and trained statesman, senator with
established influence and supporter
of the Wilson policies, reelected
than to see him defeated by man
raw and unframed in public life.
with no influence whatever in the
Senate d his capacity as a states
man an unknown quantity yet to he
discovered
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-21
NEIGHBORING COUNTIES
SHOULD TAKE NOTICE

II is time for all boards of trade,
business men and shippers generally
to take notice of the meeting to be
held in Ocala Mar, h 3, in which the
railroad commission will hear the
excuses the railroads make for not
putting the long and short haul law
into effect. There is no reason why
1t shouldn't be enforced. The rail
roads are trying to play their usual
game Of either bullying or cozening
the commission. The Star doesn' t
think the State railroad commission
is as bountifully endowed with
backbone as it should be, and if the
people want it to do anything they
should be on hand to back it up. As
matter of fact, the railroads have
no right to refuse to obey the law,
and the commission has no right 10
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-21

Gasparilla,, the bloody old pirate
from the Spanish Main, with his
knife between his teeth and crime
record to his credit of which the
most ambitious buccaneer might be
justly proud, takes possession of
Tampa today in corr pany with his
tried associates and proposes to have
high old time for few days there.
We shall be there in spirit, if not in
person and we trust that nothing
will occur to offend the sensibilities
of the most fastidious or mar the
festivities of the occasion. We pi-
rated that beautiful phrase from a
classical source expressly to finish
off this paragraph in a manner be-
fitting the theme.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-21

Perhaps there isn't much use after
all for the papers to urge people TO
register, for those that don't register
are generally of the kind that don't
bother 70 read newspapers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-21
M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
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 $1.0O per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-21

bookkeeper and ste
nographer, position in or near
Lakeland. Al present employed in
Tampa, but wish to change. Ad-
dress. John NJ. Simpson, Tampa,
Florida, 9126
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-21

WANTED-10, IL or 20 acres. lake
front preferred, some bearing
grove. State buildings, if any,
and condition, number of trees,
crops, if any in; how place can be
reached for inspection. Price not
to exceed $4,000. Give lowest
price and best terms. Address
Lakeland Telegram 212S
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-21
ADDITIONAL CLASSIFIED

= {, ) 4 :, .
FOR SALE-A small cash payment
and balance like rent will secure
you a new home of rooms and
bath near the new school site
The John F. Cox Realty Co.
2l2T
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-02-21

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished bed
room. 402 West Lemon St. 2130
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16
AS YOU LIKE IT."

The young ladies .'As You Like
II Club was charmingly entertained
on last Tuesday at the home Of Mrs. u
G. s. A. Fuhrmann. by Mrs. Fuhr-
mann and Miss Alma Frederick.
Cards, hearts and other games were
played on the lawn, delicious fruit
punch being served during the
comes. The first prize went to Miss
.s's' ellie Evans. second to Miss Alma
s'rceerick, the BOBBY to Miss Jennie
SIN +, and the consolation to Mis-
Lucille Roy.
After the games,the guests were III.
y ted into tae dining room to the
strains OF Dixie The table was
beautifully decorated with the ma
tional colors and miniature flags, a
each guests place being placed j tiny
tent, as an emblem Of our relations
with Mexico.
Among those present were Misses
Anna and Ruth Frederick. Lucille
and Ellen Roy. Alma Frederick.
Cab and Ana 8 Boudousqu:e. Jennie
and Lucille Smith, Anita, Louise and
Lucille Delcroix, Estelle Evans. Ruth
Collins, Grace Blossman, Ellen Clark.
Cec.le Warren and Angie Addison.
The cub will be entertained on
! next Tuesday at the home Of Mise
Estell Evans. a
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, MEET
ING,

The>regular weekly meeting of the
"Happy-Go-Lucky- Club was held at
the residence of Mrs. w. G. Ellis on
Old Landing Road, Friday, May g.,
with the following members in at
tendance Ethel Fisher, Aline, Ber-,
nard, Rebecca Thomas, Henrietta
Russell, Flossie Leonard, Myrtle
Adams, Celeste Lasse4 gne, Virgie
Dossat, Ethel Robinson, Lucille
Thomas, Isabel Ellis, and James
Burns, Lloyd Adams, Charles Rus
sci, Lisle Frederick, Edward Al
peunte, Paul Bernard. Pierre Roy.
Colson Domergue. Sam Caserta, AL
bert Lansing, George Delcroix, En-
met Mahoney, Denis Cannon, Gull
lard and William Ellis. Mrs Ellis
acted as hostess, ably assisted by
Miss Adele Schwartzenburg, to this
gathering of young folks, and after
the meeting an apron party was ar
ranged at which Edward Alpeunte
won first prize for sewing the apron
of Miss Aline Bernard. Paul Ber-
'nard won second prize with the apron
Of Lucille Thomas, while James
Burns was awarded the BOBBY prize.
were served, and It
was in the bright moonlight that
Mrs. Ellis chaperoned the crowd on
a hay ride to Their homes.
Miss Jessie Evans left on Saturday
morning for New Orleans, where she
will visit Mr. and Mrs. Edw. S. Hill
and family.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16
Bush NOTES.

| Rev. e. H. Revere, of Isabel, will
conduct services at the Hebron Bap-
! fist Church. Sunday.
Mr.. BENJAMIN Young, who had
quite q cerious accident last week,
! is improving.
| Mr.. Bennett Jenkins, Of Galloway,
was G pleasant visitor to Bush, Sun
day.
Mrs. B. +. Carr son was the guest
of friends at Slidel1 last Sunday.
Mss Martha Young was the guest
| of Mrs L. W. Crawford Sunday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Crawford were
welcome visitors to Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert era wford, Sunday.
Miss Ellen Provost was pleasant
visitor Of Mss Martha Young, Sun
day.
Mrs. C. Crawford visited friends
at Bush Saturday.
BLUE EYES
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16

Mr.. Adrian D. Schwartz returned
on last Tuesday night from New Or
leans, where he spent several days.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16

Mrs. Chas. l.. SIN. tn spent Sunda,
in Hammond, the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Preston Bankston.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16

Mr.. H. X. Goodwin spent last Sun.
day in Baton Rouge on business
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16

Misses Lucille Bear and Francis
Gernsbacher; OF New Orleans, are the
guests OF Mr.. Arthur l.. Bear.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16
sun NOTES.

Mr.. r. L. Lee and his consin we're
the guests of their aunt. Mrs. Jarrel,
last week.
Mrs: Prowell, of New Orleans, was
the guest of her daughter, Miss Lu-
ellie, last Friday.
Miss Hattie jenkins spent Sunday
with Miss B. Hardie.
Mrs NJ. jenkins visited her faith
er and mother, Sunday.
Mrs. J. H. Wood has returned
home, after pleasant visit to Ala
bama.
Mr.. Charles Herman has returned
to his home in Alabama, after a long
stay with his uncle. Mr.. Wood.
Messrs. Robert L. Lee, Ed. Cooper
M. Lee and Mrs. Christina Jarrel,
Miss Bessie Hardie, little Miss Mary
farrell, were the guests of Miss H.
jenkins, Friday evening.
The Folsom Lumber Company has
gone into bankruptcy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
To Water Consumers of the st. Tam
\ many Ice and Manufacture
ing Company.

The Company will be compelled to
cut service off from parties letting
hydrants run continually or spray
ing lawns or streets after a. M, or
before 5 p. m. Said service being
used under these conditions will be
cut off without any special notice.
M, P. blanche,
my16-au3O Manager.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16

Miss -Anaise Boudousquie spent
last Friday IN New Orleans.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16

Mr.. P. ]. Lacroix and Wife we're
visitors to New Orleans last We'd
nesday.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16

Mr.. Jas. Kent is spending a while
in Covingion as the guest of his
mother, Mrs. G. II. Kent
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16

Mrs. A. and Mrs. r. Bodebender,
who have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Bodebender for some tine, have
returned to their home in Cleveland,
Ohio.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16

Miss Joyce White spent several
days in New Orleans last week,
where she went to attend the gradua-
ton exercises of her brother, Mr..
Burton White, who took his degree
at the College of Pharmacy.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16

Miss Ellen Clark left ON Wednes-
day afternoon for her home IN New
Orleans, after several weeks spent
here as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Burns.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16

Judge and Mrs. Lancaster will at
tend the conservation convention at
Bogalusa, on the 18th. The Judge
as State delegate and Mrs. Lancaster
as representative of the w. P. U.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16

Miss Genevieve Schwartz. has re-
turned to her home in New Orleans
after having spent SIX weeks here as
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Mark
Lazarre. Mrs. Frank. j. Schwartz,
of New Orleans, is at present the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Lazarre.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16

Mr.. and Mrs. ED. Burns spent sew
eral days in New Orleans during the
past week.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16

DR.. and Mrs F. G. Marrero have
returned from very pleasant trip
to- Jacksonville, Fla. where they at
tended the Convention of Confederate
Veterans, and from Sanford, Fla,
where they were visitors to their son
Edward. They report that they
found him prosperous and enjoying
good health.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16

Among those who attended the
convention of the Order of the East
ern Star at Bogalusa, are: Mines.
]. B. Workman, E. R. Moses, E. J.
Domergue, W. N. Patrick, J. Z. Wat
k ms, U. Depriest, w. A. White, J. 9.
Denman, r. B. Paine, and Misses
Lou Lyon, Angie Addison and Bertha
Perreand.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16

Mrs. Eulalie Francis, of Mande-
vile, announce the approach .ng mar
rage Of her daughter, Camille. to
Mr.. Adolphe E. Hartman, formerly
Of Deluth. Mimi. now Of Little Rock,
Ark, on Tuesday. June 2. 1914. at
the residence of her uncle, Lou r.
Moustier, in Carondelet street. and
will be attended only by immed ate
relatives.
Mr.. p. E. Armstrong, who has re-.
turned to his home in Bloomington,
Ill.,. sitter investigating the death of.
Stubblefieid, who came South with
$4,000 and died IN this parish while
tramping over the roadbed Of the
motor line, was much impressed with
the possibilities of this country. He
said If Northern people knew what
we HAD Tots Of them would come here.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16

Miss Lila Johnson is spending
some time in New Orleans as the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Lila Thomp-
son.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-05-16

Hon. and Mrs Fred. ]. He.ntz and
children have left for Baton Rouge
where they will spend two months.
Mr.. Heintz having gone to attend
the session of the Legislature.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-30
Does a Meter Reader Work?

Few people realize how many mo
lions meter readers have to &C
through in collecting the information
necessary for making up electric
bills. Some interesting facts are
brought out in the analysis of a
meter readers movements in town
of $1,000 people, as presented in the
Electrical World.
The data show that % hours was
required in reading 730 meters. Dur.
ing that time 681 stairs were climbed
and 1857 doors had to be opened. In
travelling from one consumers house
to the next the meter reader trav.
ersed 304 blocks and crossed streets
314 times.
These figures suggest that consid-
cradle time could be saved the men.
while inconvenience could be spared
the customers, if meters were in
stalled in more accessible places,
such as, for instance, on back porches.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-30
Rare Plants in New Zealand.

Nowhere in the world" writes a
student of botany, "are found such
rare plants and trees as in New Zea-
land. It is declared that no average
florist would find himself at home in
the forests of that country. Every
thing is different. Another peculiarly
of the country is the fact that al
though so close together, the flora of
New Zealand and that of Australia are
totally different. New Zealand has
very few towering trees and plants.
Most of the wild flowers are white"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-30
GIVES VIEW OF THE OCEAN
Periscope, "Eye of the Submarine" Is
in Many Respects Remarkable
Invention.

The great fault of the early subma'
rines was that they could not see once
they were below the surface of the
water. The invention of the periscope
altered all that, and gave the modern
submarine a marvellous eye by means
of which it could see over the surface
of the ocean, though the body of the
submarine is completely below the
waves.
The eye of the submarine is a
straight, hollow tube starting from the
steering chamber of the vessel, and
projecting above the surface of the
waves when the boat is submerged
AS the periscope is only matter Of
six inches in diameter, and only pro-
jects some IS inches above the waves,
it is most difficult thing for an enemy
to see. It's total length is about II
feet.
The submarines eye is really a com.
bination of telescope and camera OBJ
scura. At the top is a powerful lens,
and inside, at intervals all the way
down, is a series Of mirrors which
carry the reflection Of what is above
the surface to the watcher in the sub
marine Is feet below.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-30
Every Woman a Nurse.

Every woman, or at least almost
every woman, has, at one time or an
other of her life, charge of the per-
sonal health of somebody, whether
child or invalid-in other words, every
woman is a nurse. Every day sani-
tary knowledge, or, the knowledge of
nursing, or, in other words, of how to
put the constitution in such a state
that it will have no disease, or that
it can recover from disease, takes
a higher place. 1t is recognized as
the knowledge which every one ought
to have-distinct from medical knowl-
edge, which only a profession can
have.
If, then, every woman must at some
time or other in life, become a nurse,
i. e., have charge of somebody's health,
how immense and how valuable would
be the product of her united expe-
rience if every woman would think
how to nurse.-Florence Nightingale
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-30
Badly Treated Book.

To restore to good condition the
leaves of the valuable book that have
been defaced by careless treatment,
rub the soiled parts gently with a
piece of bread, then cover the spots
that remain Except those upon which
there is printing! with blotting paper
dampened in solution of oxalic acid
This will be prepared by druggist.
Then pass hot iron over the blot
ting paper until it dries. To remove
the deep creases in the leaves, put
the leaves between two pieces of white
plotting paper, slightly dampened,
and press with a warm iron until the
page is quite smooth.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-30
OWES HIS LIFE TO MEASLES
Man Afflicted With tuberculosis and
Given Up to Die Has the Laugh
on the Doctors.

If the doctors have given you up
to die. of tuberculosis, don't do it, but
go and get dose of the measles, and
when you have recovered from the
combination you will not have any
tuberculosis. and will be as likely to
outlive the doctor as he will be to
outlive you. This may seem like a
peculiar remedy, but a man named
Trotter, who was given up to die by
his physician, has outlived the doctor.
Trotter was of jolly disposition,
and kept on his feet and out of doors
q large part of his time, but it finally
became only question of days, and
was so recognized by the sick man
and all his friends. About this time
an epidemic of measles broke out in
the neighborhood, and as Trotter had
never had the disease the doctor adj
vised him to leave the locality, as to
contract it would surely kill him.
Trotter replied: well, Doc, you say
Use gwine to die anyhow; l reckon
I'll jes stay to hum with the ole wo-
man an die with a good taste in my
mouth" He got the measles and had
it from the crown of his head to the
soles of his feet. The disease re-
manned with him as long proportion
ately as he was physically Che was
six feet and four inches talD, but
despite the doctors prognosis he got
well and when he was well of the
measles he was well of the tubercu-
losis, and though the doctor told him
one lung was gone and half of the
other one, he persisted in remaining a
we'll man, and outlived the doctor and
nearly all his neighbors. 1t would be
heroic remedy for man given up
to die to seek, but Trotter's philos-
ophy proved to have a better founda-
ton than that of the doctor who had
done all that his education and ex'
perience enabled him to do.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-30
LOCAL NEW 8.
Some Little lettings About Peo-
pie and Things.

Col. Geo. w. F. Vernon, of Balti-
more, was a welcome visitor at the office
of The CITIZEN.
Mr.. James Long, of Walkersville,
was operated on at the Frederick
! Hospital, is improving.
Vote early, as delays are dan
vgerous. Your ballot may elect a
United States Senator or Con-
gresham
Governor Goldsborough was operated
on in the Government House at Annap-
oils on Saturday afternoon last for APP
pedicitis and the reports indicate that he
will recover in due time. DR.. Thomas
S. Cullen was the operating surgeon,
assisted by many noted specialists.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-30
Only a Little Mouse.

In an uptown church Sunday even.
ing, when the pastor had got well into
his sermon, he noticed an unusual
commotion among the choir, at his
right. For a time he tried to ignore
it, but the trouble became so lively
that he felt it his duty to rebuke the
singers in loud voice. The disturb.
ance finally quieted down and the SER
mon proceeded with due dignity. A
member of the choir managed to COM
municate to the much annoyed pastor
the cause of the disturbance before the
services were concluded. 1t was a
mouse-only little mouse But with
the perversity of it's kind, this little
mouse had managed to get under
the skirts of one of the ladies'.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-30
Origin Of Gibraltar.

The "tar" in Gibraltar" is a con.
traction of Taric or Tariff, the name OF
a famous pirate of medieval times
The whole word may be translated as
mountain or cliff of Taric." This same
root tar" occurs in the word tariff, y
which has such familiar sound to
most of us now. Taric after a time
came to levy tax or tariff on passing
vessels instead of robbing them out.
right. In this way our word tariff
had it's origin. 1t is interesting to note
also that this robber was further hon.
ored by having the town of Tariffa,
near Gibraltar, named for him.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-10-30
WANTED.

OTATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP,
y MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION,
ETC, required by the Act of August "a.
1912, of 1.-THE Citizen, published weekly
at Frederick, Maryland for October 1,
1914.
Editor, G. Francis Baughman. Manag-
ing Editor, G. Francis Baughman. Bust
ness Manager, G. Francis Baughman. Pub
Usher, G. H. Baughman & Son
Owner, G. Francis Baughman, estate of
G H. Baughman.
Known bondholders, mortgages. and
other security holders, holding per cent.
or more of total amount of bonds. mort
cages or other securities, none.
C. H. BAUGHMAN & SON.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
28th day of September, 1914.
G. WESLEY KINDLEY,
Notary Public.
My commission expires May, 1916.