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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-23
WHAT DOES A BAD ROAD COST?

The average farmer looks at the
good roads proposition from only
one angle-the cost. Bad roads
cost the farmers more than good
roads The Department of Rural
Engineering Of the University of
Florida calls attention to figures
compiled by the United States office
of Public Roads. The present cost
of transportation on county roads is
25 cents a ton for every mile. The
cost varies with the kind of road.
J. B. Davidson of Iowa State College,
quotes the following figures:
Investigation shows that the
cost of hauling over broken stone
roads in good order is only cents
ton for each mile; on broken
stone roads in ordinary condition,
the cost is 11.09 cents; on earth
road, with ruts and mud, the cost
is 80 cents, and on sandy roads it is
as much as GA cents a ton mile
Now suppose that you live on
sand road six miles from town as
some folks in Florida. 1t may not
cost GA cents a mile to haul a ton,
but cut that in two. Suppose it is
only 80 cents a mile. 1t will cost
nearly 50 to haul ton of produce
to market, not to mention the trip
back home. If yor live on a rock
road in fair condition you can haul
that ton at II cents a mile, prac-
tically one third the cost of the sand
road
Suppose that you hauled 80 tons
of produce over those bad roads dur
ing a year. It would cost nearly
500. On good roads it would cost
about one-third the amount In
other words you would pay about
$65 year for the privilege of bad
roads. and you would pay it year
after year. At the end of a few
years you would have paid as much
as a GOOD road would have cost you
and have the bad road still.
1t is not practicable to improve all
roads, but every community should
have it's good road and it could have
by applying the surplus saved by
such road to its construction. The
Office of Public Roads estimates that
25 per cent of the roads of the
United States could be improved for
$4,000, 1000. The cost of hauling
the year 265,O00.OOO tons of
freight over roads in their present
condition is $500, 900 900. At least
half Of this sum could be saved by
good roads. BY applying this saving
to the cost of improving one-fourth
of the roads, the debt could be paid
in eight years. That is pretty
quick returns.-Gainesville Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-23

Here is the way the Tampa Times
looks at it, and practically the whole
body of the Southern press and all
the leaders of Southern opinion in
public life are on the side of the
Telegram in the issue forced by one
Of It's subscribers. Says the Times:
The Lakeland Telegram has lost
a subscriber because it said Abraham
Lincoln was as good a man as Wood
row Wilson. We're Southern to the
core, but we believe Abraham was
as coed a man as the United States
ever produced If nine hundred and
ninety-nine men out of every thou
sand had suffered as iIincoln suffered
from childhood to the day of his as
sassination. they would have been as
mean as man can be. -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-23
END OF MEXICAN
WAR IN SIGHT

We reach across the barren chasm
of ron-recognition that had so long
divided us and extend to our friend
Carranza the right hand of fellow
ship and best wishes. He has fought
a good fight and has won out, or so
nearly so, that the end is in sight
and the prospects are excellent for
an early cessation &C hostilities in
Mexico and the arrival of peace in
that long harried land.
Villa is on his last legs; the pub
lie sentiment of his own people is
rapidly crystalizing against him,
and the squalid rable of vaga-
bonds he calls his army has dwin-
died to puny proportions and has
lost its fighting edge. 1t is yet a
force to be reckoned with but only
as hand of demoralized robbers,
and It is likely to soon disperse, be-
yond a handful that will stick to
Villa, the robber chief, to the very
last and die with its boots on All
the n,lnch and ginger have gone out
of the Mexican revolution and the
work of peace and reconstruction
will soon begin.
Here is General Carranza's pro-
gran. as given by him in an inter
view the other day, and it is certain
ly good one that will meet the ap-
prevail of the world:
t. The immediate suppression of
Villa and Zapata.
2. The re-establishment of COM
munication throughout Mexico.
3. The substitution of civil for
military government as rapidly as
the armies of Villa and Zapata can
be suhjugated.
4. Early municipal elections.
5. Election of delegates to the Ma
tioral Chamber of Deputies.
G. The appointment of a commits
sion to devise system of re-valua-
ton and re-assessment of the tax
able property of the republic.
He also proposes to Immediately
reconstruct the public school sys-
tenn and to reopen schools at once
in all localities now under civil au-
thority. They will also be opened
in other places as rapidly as posi-
Tie.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-23
HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS
REGARDING POSTING
OF PACKAGES BY
PARCEL POST

Fer the next few days postmasters
all over the country will be consid-
ering plans and making estimates on
the cost of handling the large vol
ume Of parcels which will be mailed
during the Xmas season. Past ex-
perieuce has taught that since the
inauguration of the parcel post sys-
TEN this volume of business is con-
stantiy on the increase and an even
greater year is expected during 1915
than in any other year of the history
of the postoffice department, and es-
Inmates and plans for handling this
mail are being made in accordance
with past experience. The follow
ing suggestions are given the pub
lie with view to enlisting your CO.
operation to the end that your gifts
may reach their destination in good
order and in proper time.
The most important thing connect
ed with gift of this kind next to
the gift itself is to have it reach the
one for whom it was intended in
time for Xmas day and in order to
accomplish this and at the same
time relieve the congestion of the
mails mail your parcels early. +"
An inscription ON the outside of the
parcel such as do not open until
Xmas or words of similar import
is allowable on all parcel post mat
ter and by mailing your parcel sew
eral days before you usually mail
them described in this manner, your
aim of having the parcel at its des-
tination in time for Xmas will be
accomplished When letter is
dropped in the postoffice the sender
knows almost to minute at what
time that letter will reach its des-
tination whether it be sent some
where in the State or anywhere in
the United States, and the same is
true of letter mailed to you from
any point. This is true because of
the fact that letter mail makes the
same time as the train schedule be-
tween any two points, for, after
letter is dispatched from the office,
it is on the train continuously until
it reaches its destination except at
transfer points and as the letter
mail is distributed on the moving
trains it seldom misses connections
at terminal or transfer points. The
same. however. is not true of your
parcel mail which goes to any dis
lance. Local parcels almost invari-
ably make the same time as letter
mails but other parcel mail and es-
pecia,ly during the Christmas sea-
son is very liable % be from six to
twelve hours later than letter mail
and during congested periods even
twenty-four. The reason for this
is very obvious and the following
illustration will give the exact rea-
son therefor. A parcel mailed in the
local office for some point in Indiana
is placed in a sack labeled Louis
vile Terminal, Indiana State.
This sack is not opened on the train
but is sent direct TO the terminal Of
flee at louisville, Ky, and is there
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-23
LAKELAND THE LEADING
INTERIOR CITY OF FLORIDA

The State census returns, just
published, please us right down to
the ground. They are perfectly all
ri2ht and we give them our enthu-
siastic support and endorsement.
They tell a beautiful and glowing
story of Florida growing as no other
State in the Union. going forward
"by leaps and bounds'-to use a
hackreyed figure-and while we re-
joice in the general progress of the
State our special joy is in the story
told by those figures of the progress
of Lakeland and Polk county
Jacksonville. Tampa, Pensacola,
Miami and Key West, all seaport
cities, are ahead of Lakeland in pop
ulatinn--but only those. Lakeland
leads all the rest and takes its proud
position as the leading interior city
of Florida. Glory enough. And as
for Polk county, imperial Polk, it
ranks fourth among all the counties
in population, only Escambia, Duval
and Hillsborough leading her.
The exact ficures are, Duval, of
which Jacksonville is the county
seat, 4,S34; Hillsborough, of which
Tamra is the county seat, S3,661;
Escambia, of which Pensacola is the
county seat, 41,143; Polk, 37,422.
Polk county has made good; Lake
land has made good, and when we
consider that the potential assets
and resources here have hardly
more than been touched and that the
whole county is pulsing with life
and hope and purpose, growing
stronger all the time, and new peo-
pie are coming in constantly to help
in the great work of development,
we should realize that we of Polk
and Lakeland have special cause for
Thanksgiving Thursday in addition
to the blessings we enjoy in common
with the rest of the State and ma
ton.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-23

Did you notice the official figures
from Washington in the Telegram
dispatches yesterday as to the trade
balance of this country for the year
ending with October? Foreign trade
over five billion dollars, and more
than three billion dollars of it ex-
ports of our produce and manufac-
tured good to other countries Moth
ing tC equal it in the entire history
Of the United States Rather a ro-
bust specimen of Democratic hard
times, isn't it?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-23

taken OF the train and reworheu "
local destination, Working space Oh
railway postoffice cars is limited anu
they are taxed to their utmost ca
paci;y during the holiday season
and these terminal offices are estaD-
lished to relieve this situation. CON
seouently your package mail does
not make the first connection out OF
the terminal if there is not suilicleh'
time between trains to allow these
parcels to be worked and pro"erN
routed up and when both the trains
and the terminal Offices become
crowded it may be impossible to get
these parcels reworked for several
hour, and your parcel may be de-
layed if not mailed early.
Other suggestions will follow
which we believe, if carried out, Will
be for the mutual benefit of the pa
irons of the office and the employees
in giving you better service.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-23

Up in Alachua county the forces
are crystalizing for a movement to
give that county modern system of
good roads, and the Gainesville Sun
is vigorously working to arouse SEN
timent on the subject. Here is a
red-blooded sentence from that pa
per, with which it begins a recent
article on the subject, and the
words are Just as good for Polk as
for Alachua
.The good roads movement in this
COUNTY is one that ought to appeal
to every man who has one drop OF
progressive blood in his makeup.
The time has come when a county
must have good roads or take back
seat in the formation of the prosres-
siye armies of the age in which We
live"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-23

All kind-hearted people will SYM
pathize with poor little Greece in
the unfortunate position in which
she finds herself, threatened with
terrible disaster no matter which
horn of the dilemma she takes. She
breads the Teutonic monster menae-
ing her from the north If she goes
with the allies, and hardly less does
she fear the latter if she goes with
the Germans or remains neutral.
The Greek people are unquestion-
ably in sympathy with the Serbians
and tire Anglo-Franks, but the sister
of the Kaiser is the wife of King
Constantine and her influence is
very great. But Greece is likely to
be smoked out and with war raging
all around her she will have to get
in the game.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-23

Sanford has new paper, the
Seminole Call published once a
week, with Charles l.. Wing as edi-
tor and proprietor. ut is unique from
a typographical point of view and
the structure of the head is sug-
gestive of old Ben Franklin and his
style of topographic art in Philadel-
phia more than a century ago. The
editor has salutatory nearly two
columns long in which to tell his
mission and his plans. Go to it,
brother; you have our best wishes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-23

fun,.y Ham and Bud pictures. Ham
and Bud go into the water and es-
cape The mob. Ham appears as the
celebrated dancer, Mile Fiji, and is
chased off the dock
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-23
THE LAKELAND NEWS,

Z local matters. crop conditions,
-ounty affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
for $3.50 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-23
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The House Of Thousand Candles,
at the Majestic tonight, is one of the
real features of motion pictures. 1t
is five reel picture and will be
thoroughly enjoyed by lovers of good
pictures. The admission will be ;
and - cents.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-23

At the Airdome tonight, the great
three reel drama. The Slavey Stu
dent, story of college life, featur-
ing that exquisite Broadway girl
star, Viola Dana, in novel three
reel drama. Don't fail to see the
dainty Pajama Girls
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-23

Ham at the Beach is the comedy
at The Airdome tonight. One of the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-23

Sophie and The sIar
is another comedy /.
tonight. This com .dr
will run it two nigs
reel show toni hit
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-19

Timely Specials
In Silks

Checked Taffetas, 9Sc yd-value
$125; 36 inches wide; black and
white.
Silk Crepe de Chimes, $1.O9 yard
40 inches wide; in black, putty,
Belgian blue and navy; extra value.
Crepe de Chimes, $1.9S yard
value $3.50; 40 inches wide; white
only; beautiful quality.
Crepe de Chine, $1.59 yard-val-
ue 5000; 40 inches wide; black only.
Crepe Meteors, $1.59 yard-value
5000; 40 inches wide; street and
evening shades.
Silk Marquisettes, $1.25 yard
40 inches wide; Harlequin and coin
spot
Faille Francaise, $1.59 yard val
ue $500; 36 inches wide black only;
satin finish.
Main Floor-BOWMAN'S.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-19
s Henderson
Corsets Are
Recognized
Style Creators

Your fgnre-every figure, is a
model for some Henderson corset.
Spring styles here a-plenty.
The makers of these high grade
corsets have spent years in perfect
ing a construction that represents the
highest ideals in fit, comfort and
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tionally guaranteed.
Side stays are double-made Of
best grade, non-rustable. clock spring
steel-in desired flexibility.
Materials are choice coutil and ba-
tiste.
Priced at SLIGO to $500.
Second Floor-BOWMAN'S
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-19

Climax Food Chopper, value
9Sc; has three steel cutters and
one double cutter, CSC.
aluminium Coffee Percolator,
value $1.98; new octagon shape;
full 2-qt. capacity, $1.25.
Bathroom Fixtures, value 75c;
assortment consists of white bath
tub seat; Is and 24-inch towel
bars l8-inch glass shelves, with
Basement-BOWMAN
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-19

Ely Slip-on Mop-gets in the
corners. One 75c dust mop, one
75c polish mop, one 25c can cedar
oil polish-total $1.75 value !, for
CSC.
Aluminium Percolator = value
$2.98; French design; made Of ex-
ira heavy metal, with black ebon-
lied handle, $1.9S.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-19
Men,
7oc Will Buy Dollar
Shirts Tomorrow

They re arrivals that in couple davs ago and
right smart value at 79c Made of mercerzed madras in
novelty stripes French cuffs
Main Floo-BOWMANS.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-19
Stylish Gloves
to Complete the
Spring Costume

The Odette Glove-popular 2-clasp
lambsllin gloves, in all shades and
sizes. Pair, ..........$1.25
Fownes Gloves kid, in all
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broidery Pair, .....S1.5O
The Autocrat Glove black,
white and tan, with wide contrasting
embroidery. Pair, $500 and 1925
Bacmo Gloves doeskin in
plain and black embroidery, pair, $1.25
and s1.50.
Fowncs' GloTec-rea kid, in white and
black, 16button length, pair, $3.50 AMI
$500.
Kayser's Gloves - ! 6-button length
chamoisette gloves, in self and contrast
ing embroidery, pair, 75c and $f.23.
Kayser's Gloves - 2.casp chamoisette
gloves in all the new shades, pair, soc.
Eayser's Gloves button length cham
oisette gloves, with the military wrist
strap. pair, $1.OO.
Main Floor-BOWMAN'S.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-19
Spring House Cleaning Activity Will
Remind Housewives of Our March
Sale of House Furnishings and China
Main Floor-BOWMAN's

of
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nothing
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-19

bracket; toilet paper holder; COM
bnation tumbler and soap holder;
combination tooth brush and tum-
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holders. Choice, ........ .49c
Keystone Safety Gas Iron, value
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Price is $1.75.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-19
A Sale of W0men,,s
$1.50 Silk Hose for 80C

This manufacturers cleanup lot of VARIES which
kinds all silk others have Isle oes all
pced wide Slight
perhaps the color little uneven in some places
Main
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-05-06

''coME A STEP NEARER AND I'LL SHOOT
YOU, so 1 WILL
terror dashed into the short cut road
and disappeared in the direction of
Greenville.
Fifteen minutes afterward, by the
time David had reached his brothers
house, Sissy Soper came from behind
large oak tree and appeared to
saunter carelessly down the road past
Ebenezer's perch.
Help Shrilled the old man.
Sissy turned with remarkable intui-
ton and ran directly at Ebenezer's
tree. "Who be there?" he called.
Look out for the bear" cautioned
Ebenezer. recognizing Sissy's voice.
"I've been attacked by fierce critter.
Sissy. Look out for him. He's most
nine feet high and
Sissy cackled mirthfully.
"Cricky. Mister Flocken. 1t amt
nothing but the gypsies' tame bear. I'll
take him back-here. Brunor' Sissy
slipped a hand under the great leather
collar of the animal. and Ebenezer
watched him lead the bear down the
road
"SissyT called Ebenezer remember
ing that ridicule might follow this cpl
sode. SISSY, wait minute. | want
to talk to you about a Job in the store.
I need a boy TO run errands, and
Sissy's voice interrupted. with note
OF malice:
~ can't. got a job working for
Dave Gray down at the mill"
Long after Sissy and the bear had
Ebenezer Flocken sat In
the bending birch tree, staring into
space
II wonderp' he muttered dazedly. 81
wonderr'
But he never really discovered the
truth concerning the incidents of that
night. when David Gray married Hetty
Denton and took her TO the new house
on Arbutus hill.
And Sissy Soper enjoys unlimited &C.
cess to the molasses barrel and the
,racker box in Ebenezer's store. and
smiles foolishly when people tell him
hat he ought TO be very grateful TO |
Deacon Flocken for his kindness.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-05-06

He aimed the horse pistol and pulled
the trigger.
The ancient weapon. which had not
been fired for thirty odd years. dis
dained to respond. The hammer creak-
ed-that was all. Ebenezer reached
down and dashed at the bear with his
whip.
''Gr-r-r-r-rw responded the black
bulk, rubbing its offended muzzle.
Now came the expected sound OF
Queenie's hoofs. but they were coming
quite lelsurely. as If David Gray and
his bride were not afraid of pursuit
Ebenezer gr0aned in despair. This
was i'll luck. indeed. just AZ he had
placed himself In position to prevent
Hetty's marriage. TO be freed by
bear. Some one-was 1t Sissy Soper?-
had told him that very day that bear
had been seen on Pine mountain; he
hadn't taken much stock In Sissy's
news. Now Queenie stepped into the
moonlight and Ebenezer distinctly saw
David and Hetty sitting there-David's
arm was around Hetty's slim waist.
Queenie stopped short, snuffed the
air. turned her head toward the tree
where the bear still clawed at the
trunk. and then with a shrill snort of
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-05-06
Shot Made Everything Green.

A soldier in Il recent battle was shot
In the forehead. the bullet passing
through his brain and out at the back
of his head. but without even stunning
him. He remarked. Everything seems
green all round me-" When in the hos
pital tent he still saw everything green.
but otherwise made no complaint. This
case. says the editor OF Nature. appears
TO favor the cerebral theory of color
vision of DR.. Edridge-Green, the shock
to the brain having altered the dis
criminatory apparatus so that i'm
pulses caused by green rays had pre-
ponderating influence.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-05-06
A Guardian
Outwitted
Bear Smooths the Pathway
of Elopins Lovers.
By CHARLES LILY LEONARD

you're not going to marry nobodyr
screeched Ebenezer Flocken as h,
brought his horny fist down on the
counter. "You 20 back 20 your coob
pots and your carpet rags II you're
a good gal mebbe I'll take you to see
moving pitchers tonight" he ended in
a wheedling tone, for his stepdaughter
was not to be estranged from him If
full to his comfort
Hetty Denton looked at him with
wide. gray. unwavering eyes.
II shah marry David Cray" she
said slowly as she turned away.
Ebenezer watched her slender, erect
figure as II passed out of the door that
communicated with the adjoining
house
When he was alone in the store he
looked around with lowering glance at
the shelves laden with groceries, at
the boxes and barrels that numbered
the floor and Mt the collection of farm
ing implements that cluttered the rear
spaces.
MARRY David Gray nothingr' he
snarled angrily. humping bis fist once
more.
And Just as though the blow from
his fist had evoked an evil genie there
bodied up from behind the molasses
barrel a large head covered with
shock OF haxen hair. beneath which
grinned the foolish face of Sissy Soper.
the village simpleton.
"Has she goneT whispered Sissy
hoarsely.
"You, there?" glowered Ebenezer
nercely. what you doing there. pry-
ing and peering and eavesdropping-
ehYr
Il like 10 be near the 'lnsses barrel |
It's so sweet" murmured Sissy, I'M
jolnting his lank frame till he stood at |
his full height He rubbed finger on
the sticky surface of the barrel and |
licked It greedily II love 'lasses,' he
murmured wlstfully.
You clear outr' muttered Ebenezer. |
III you come In here again I'll lick
you-understandp
II got ears" muttered Sissy, caress-
ing the abnormally large organs that |
tapped under his yellow hair when |
Miss Hetty gifts married I'm going to |
live along Of her and Dave-they're |
good to me-"
Ebenezer choked over the words that |
arose TO his Hips. He remembered just
In time that he was deacon In the
church and that Sissy Soper had a
most uncanny way of absorbing facts
and repeating them parrot wise at
most inopportune moments.
In the meantime Hetty returned to
the lonely house and resumed her prep
arations for dinner. Her stormy inter-
view with her stepfather had not
changed the situation In the least She
and David Gray loved each other.
They would be married at the earliest