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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02
AT loves LANDING
Artificial Lights Unnecessary
at This Dock.
BY IzoLA FORESTER.

"But I don't see any landing at all.
mother" called Winona. peering into
the darkness as the boat nosed up
shore. How do they know where to
stop?"
did you expect q full-sixed dock
with q waiting band to welcome us!
Be careful. Bee. The plank II mar.
dow"
Plank" siggled Winona. edging
along 1t, after her mother and SIS
ter. II think its . straw. oh, dear!'
Her foot turned sharply. and before
she could regain her balance, she had
slipped on the narrow gangplank the
men had thrown ashore. Beatrice and
her mother were on the bank. A car
riage waited farther up on the level
ground, with two faint lamps glowing
in the night. As Winona's quick.
stihed cry sounded. some one sprang
past the others, and went In after
her; some one tall, and obviously
young. who never stopped to explain
or argue.
Beatrice never forgot that scene.
The old river steamboat, with swing
ing oil lamps on her lower decks, the
blurred faces OF the boatmen a. they
held lanterns over the water trying to
help the two in the narrow strip be-
tween the boat, and the shore, and I'm.
ally Winona's face. with the light
flashing on 1t, as she was lifted out Of
the water.
what can I say?" exclaimed Mrs.
Vaughan, when she held out her
hands to the man who had saved
willful, careless Win. "You are Stan
ley, aren't you? There is no need to
ask that"
Only Beatrice caught the flush on
his face at the name. He tried to
speak, but they were lifting Winona
into the carriage. Her mother turned
again to speak to him and he had
gone. Only the silent old darby
coachman remained, and he could
only shake his head over questioning.
"Marse Stanley done gone ter bed.
OATS Marse Phil Walling. He come
along ter be sure got here safe, and
de boats was on time"
Mrs. Vaughan was silent. The car
rage rolled on up the old road to
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02
THE NEW PLANT COMMISSION
Frs FOR FLORIDA

A new man has come to Florida
this week who, no doubt, will be an
important factor in the develop
ment of the agriculture of the State.
This is Mr. Wilmon Newell, who
takes up the work of Plant Commits
sioner under the State Plant Board.
provided for by the Florida Plant
Act passed by the last legislature.
The passage of this law, and the
capable organization of the work un-
der it by the Plant Board, marks a
new epoch in the history of Florida
agriculture. No one branch OF
farming will profit more from this
Lew work than will the citrus and
vegetable industries. Mr.. Newell
comes to large field; the RESPONSE
bilities are great, but the Plant
iSoard has chosen a big man to fill
the position of Plant Commissioner.
Florida has really done but little
in the past to protect properly her
fruit and field crops from attacks
from new and heretofore unknown
diseases and insect pests. AS re-
suit of this neglect, our farmers and
fruit growers spend annually i'm
mense sums of money on fighting
these pests. In addition to the ac-
tual outlay, the loss from diseases
and insects amounts to even much
greater sum from the small crops
,.rown, caused to a very large extent
from these various pests, and from
the large quantity Of poor fruit that
is grown each year. II it were pos
sible to figure the losses each year
caused from the ravage of the pests
introduced into Florida, the amount
would be so great that the average
grower would not believe the trutll
of thefigures. The damage in the
past has been done, and cannot be
undone. AS long as citrus fruit is
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02

move any man to tears to see Quack-
onbush now, and recall him as he
used to be.
Pengelly was the Lord Fauntleroy
of the town when he was a young
men. He wore his hair long, like
an artist of a cowpunches, and was
very proud of it, with good reason.
There wasn't any finer hair any
where and even the girls used to en-
" him his tresses. And he sat there
as bald as goose egg, and every
time he took off his hat about FIVE
thousand flies would camp on his
scalp, and then he'd begin using
language that hand't been screened,
end I'd have to call him to order,
although my heart was full of SYM
pathy for him.
"Glinkenbeard used to be proud
of his shape long ago, and nobody
could blame him, for he looked like
Apollo on dress parade, and the tail
Crs wanted to hire him to stand in
their show windows. And here he
sat, that rainy day, so dingbusted
fat that ! had to put sideboards or
his arm chair, so it would hold all
Of him.
"Oh, this thin2 of getting old is
tho hiopact raoody in tho world
and the worst of it is that the vic
Tins get no sympathy from the
young, who can eat their corn from
the cob with their own teeth
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02

Our guests" he corrected gently.
TT IL an honor. and Stan begged to
see you all again."
Must he die?" All at once her
dark eyes grew pitiful.
mot II he lets up In time. He's
gone the pace fairly fast"
Perhaps it is right, after all, our
coming. Mother is wonderful rs a
nurse, and so is Bee. I'm not, one
bit"
I'm so glad" m:---::1rcc Pill, fer
vently.
The next raonti fond n new
regime at Twin Oaks. Mrs. Vaughan
took the reins from Phil, firmly and
gently, and began to sway things her
own way.
Stanley, weak of will and rebellious,
found himself powerless between her
laws and Bees tender nursing. After
the FIRST two or three battles had
been fought out and won, and he
found he could sleep without trying
the majors favorite remedy. found
that the days could be made sweet.
rational. clear Of horrible day dreams
and haunting pain. he began to watch
Bee.
I've made Q mess of everything,
haven't II" he growled one day. when
he was allowed to cit up and b
wheeled out on the upper gallery.
mot quite" said Bee, softly, smil.
ing sideways At him from her en-
broidery.
'Tve lost Twin Oaks. and every.
thing I owned. I'm q beggar depend.
ent on Phil Walling's friendship.
He's bully, isn't he, Bee"
Weren't you good to him when he
had nothing?"
But that doesn't matter. I let the
place run down until there wasn't .
cent coming in from 1t. and it used
to be worth thousands q year to the
major. It went at less than fifteen
thousand, Bee, and I'll never get 1t
back"
"Yes you will" Bee laid aside her
work. and crossed to him. Mother
and Phil have agreed on splendid
plan. She's going to buy out half
partnership for you. and start you all
over again. Isn't that chance?"
"But Why? The whole place should
have been hers by right, Bee. The
major knew it. too, but he never
would give up after she had married
against his wishes, and she's not the
sort to ask forgiveness, is she? It's
heaping up the obligation this way,
and I'm not worth it."
you've got to be worth it." said
Bee with sudden courage. IF we all
work to help you. and stand you upon
your feet, you've just got to run now
and win the race"
Stanley bent forward, his hands
reaching for hers. do you tell me
to win, Bee, do you? You know what
it means to me now. Do you?"
ooh, look" whispered Bee, parting
the thick vines and looking down into
the garden. Phil and Win are tell
ing mother something, and-and
they're holding hands, Stan!"
so are we, sweetheart" said Stan.
ley. "It's loves landing"
Copyright, 1872 by Associated Literary
Press.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02

Grown in Florida, the most, if not
all, of our present diseases of the
citrus will remain with us, and the
grower who wants to produce good
fruit must constantly fight these
diseases.
The need of permanent adminiss
trative head for enforcing the pro-
visions of the law has been felt
however, from the very first. The
Plant Board wanted to make no
mistake in this important matter,
however, and large number Of
available men were investigated. In
the course of time Prof. Wilmon
/ Newell was elected to fill the posi-
ton of Plant Commissioner Mr.
! Newell comes to Florida especially
we'll trained for this position. BY
training, he is an entomologist, hav-
ing just resigned the position of
state Entomologist for Texas. On
account of the varied kinds of agri-
culture in Texas, his field there was
J very broad. lie had a large corps
of assistants there, and would have
remained if he had not been at
tracted by the great possibilities of
the work here in Florida.
Before going to Texas several
Years ago. Mr.. Newell was connected
with the Crop Pest Commission of
ouisiana, which made such a strong
tight to keep the cotton boil weevil
out of that State. His training in
this position makes him a very
valuable man for handling the canker
eradication work in Florida.
Plant Commissioner Newell is a
stranger to most of us now. We be-
lieve he is unusually well trained to
handle the problems in Florida. The
success or failure of Mr.. Newell's
work, as well as of all the provis.
IONS of the Florida Plant Act, will
depend very largely upon the co
operation of the growers over the
State. We have now as strong d
law and one that is as workable a;
any state in the Union. If the peo
PIE most interested will support tho
measures and uphold the hands OF
the new Plant Commissioner, Flor
ida will indeed be entering a new
era in her agricultural development
Florida Grower.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02
MENDENHALL IS
VERY SICK MAN

Clearwater, Sept. 2-J. J. Menden-
lall, in Jail here charged with the
murder of Mrs. c. W. Eliot and Miss
sus.o I-i:ot of Tampa, is very sick
rncn. So sick is Mendenhall that it
il impossible his illness will cause
a postponement of the investigation
OF his case by the grand jury which
will be convened next month by Cir
cuit Judge Robes.
Mendenhall is threatened with
pneumonia. His illness began with
congestive chill several days ago
lie has had considerable fever, but
that has been subdued and today he
is somewhat improved. He has lost
about twenty pounds weight, and his
PHYSICIANS. Drs. Bowen and Dicker-
son, say he is very sick man.
In order that he might have better
ventilated quarters, Sheriff White
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02
Little Boy
Killed By Auto
In Miami

Herbert IL. King, the four year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. H. NJ. King,
1909 Twelfth street, was almost in
stantly killed Sunday afternoon at
1:10 o'clock when the Irish Mail"
he was riding was struck by an auto
mobile driven by Wallace Green, son
of J. NJ. Green, at the corner Of
Twelfth street and Avenue X.
The little King boy was attempt
ing to cross the street on his Irish
Mail' when the car was driven by
young Green swung around the cor
ner into Twelfth street out of Ave-
nue. K. The hub of the automobile
struck the little boy on the chin
knocking him to the pavement. His
jaw was broken in several places AND
the skull was fractured at the base
CT the brain. He lived only few
moments after the accident. The
Irish MALI was splintered by the
automobile.
Although the King family is
heartbroken over the death of the
little son, Mr.. King stated that no
steps would be taken toward prose-
cutting the driver of the automobile.
At Mr.. Kings request no coroner's
inquest was held into the affair, /.
being the fathers wish to take no
action AGAINST Mr.. Green.
In the car with Wallace Green at
the time of the accident were his
brother, J. w. Green, and his sis
ter, Miss Jewell Green. Mr.. Green
stopped the automobile when he saw
the collision was inevitable, but it
was too late to save the boy. The
body was taken to the King home,
but a short distance away, by DR.. E,
q. Smell and DR.. Edwin Jones, but
the injured lad lived but few
minutes after he was struck. Mr..
Green, the driver of the car, also
vent to the King home, where he
Lroke down and cried, saying that
he never wanted to drive an auto
mobile again. This was the second
accident for Mr.. Green as he ran
down G.. G.. Davis, an aged man,
near the Grand theatre last winter.
Mr.. Davis is still on crutches as a
result of that accident.
Little Herbert King was the third
eldest of the five children in the
King family. Mrs. King, his mother,
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
W. Faris Miami Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02
Serious Automobile
Accident Near Titusville

Titusville, Sept. IN. P. Thomp
son, a local real estate dealer and
his family, returning from Daytona
very narrowly escaped death. The
storm of yesterday blew five trees
directly across the road and the one
Mr.. Thompson struck was the first
one he met. The road was full of
water and he thought the tree was
a stream until within less than fif.
teen feet Of it and then could not
stop his car in the mud within that
distance. Mrs. Thompson was
thrown forward striking the radia-
tor and eceived stunning blow
over the heart. She Is still con-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02

fined to the bed. Carlyle Thompson
has an egg on his scalp for his share
and the car following R. ]. Glenn
and his family who was also of the
rarity, were simply thrown out into
the road. Mr.. Thompson's car, a
Maxwell of 1911 model was wrecked
all the spokes of the front wheels
torn out and the front axle bent to
an angle of As degrees. Mr.. Thomp-
son is a careful driver and he says
that had any one told him he was
going to wreck his car by running
into a tree on the public road he
would have insisted they were
more than mistaken"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02
hurst has had the prisoner remove.

hurst has had the prisoner removed
to the second story Of the jai,
where he has been given a room nv
himself. A guard is maintained
DAY and night.
MendenhalIs illness possibly had
its origin with the electric fan
which he had installed in his cell
some time ago. The prison has
teen extremely hot during the past
ten days and the current of air
created by the fan in the humid at
mosphere caused him to take cold
his physicians believe.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02
PENALTIES OF AGE
BY Walt Mason, in the Emporia,
(Kan,) Gazette.


Il envy the young people," sighed
the merchant. They can eat green
corn off the cob, which is the only
way to eat. am passionately fond
of rostin' ears but l have to trim
the corn off with a knife, and then
eat it with a spoon, for most of my
teeth are loose"
That's just one of the penalties
of old age" said the hotel-keeper.
Its a surprising thing that you ever
find cheerful old people; they have
so much to bewail and regret. Every
time Il see young man ] experience
sinking sensation in the pit of my
stomach. l say to myself that I'd
give a million dollars to be where
he is in the matter of years and
health, and the young don't appre-
ciate their own good fortune.
when | was a young man there
never was anything the matter with
me, and | took the fact as matter
OF course. 4 didn't know | had any
organs in me, so far as sensation
went Now my vitals always are
Clamoring for recognition, and every
one makes itself unpleasant so it
won't be overlooked. I'm always
going to see the doctor, and every
time | go he robs me of a few or
my privileges and comforts. Only
this morning he told me would
have to quit drinking coffee alto
pether, or some fine morning I'd
wake up and find myself a corpse
as a result of heart failure.
Get some bran and molasses.
said he, and bake them together in
an oven, and they will make good
substitute for coffee And that sizes
up the difference between youth and
age. It's bran and molasses for the
patriarch and rich, aromatic coffee
for the stripping, doggone it. Young
Teople, as rule, don't care much
for coffee, and don't appreciate it.
man must live many years before
he becomes a connoisseur in coffee
And when he reaches that com.
handing eminence. the sawbones
comes along and tells him to cut II
out. An old man thinks more of hi.
coffee than he does of his halidom
and so he must not drink it, as II
will send him to an untimely grave
The young man doesn't care about
coffee any more than he does fol
soda pop or iced tea, and so he car
swallow it by the gallon withou,
feeling any evil results.
1.-The other day when it was rain
ing, five or six old martyrs dropped
IN here to get out of the wet. The;
have lived here ever since the tow
was inaugurated, and ! have known
them all my days. 1t seems only &
little while since they were young
and handsome and sassy. And un
manly tears streamed down m,
cheeks when | contemplated them
as they sat here, talking over theil
6oggone infirmities. Old Quacken
bush used to be the village athlet,
when he was young, and he coult
make circus acrobat look like ;
wooden Indian. Now he has rheu
matism in both ankles, and can
hobble around without two crutche'
and gasoline engine. 1T woul'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02
BracIno the VIII.

| think II rather fine. this necessity
for the tense bracing of the will before
anything worth doing can be done.
rather like II myself. feel it to be
the chief thing that differentiates me
from the cat by the fre.-Arnold Ben
nett.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02
Think OF the Hippo,

A teacher Of psychology in an east
ern Indiana high school was discours-
ing to the pupils of her class on the
subject, Love" BY way OF illustrat-
ing point in her lecture, she said:
Love should not always be judged
by the lsrgeness Of its demonstrations.
Think what a kiss a hippopotamus
could give ="
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02
GETTING Married.

Getting married is like gathering
mushrooms" The speaker was N. c.
Goodwin, the well-known comedian.
He smiled and added: "The only way
to find out whether you have got the
real thing or poison is to swallow it,
and wait"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02
Substitute for spectacIes.

IL you forget your specs take a piece
OF paper, perforate 1t with numerous
holes. place the paper close TO your
eve and hold the reading matter at a
distance. This method win relieve the
pligls CT forgetful ores. says DR.. NJ.
Lesage.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02
Helpful Suggestion,

Wood alcohol applied with sponge
or cloth is one of the best methods OF
cleaning either cloth or leather up
holstery. A mixture of linseed oil and
turpentine is sometimes recommended
for cleaning leather.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02
As TO the Courthouse.

The courthouse was not instituted
entirely as a means Of providing pun
ishment for evil doors; indeed. its chief
business seems to be to house men who
collect taxes and punish people who do
not pay MP promptly.-Ed- Howe.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02
Unhappy Incidence,

Incidence is. methinks. an interme-
date state between pleasure and
pain, and very much unbecoming any
part OF our life after We are out OF
the nurses arms-Sir Richard Steele.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02

Sun and Ar TOR Motn&
Moths in general are likely to Affect
only articles which are put away and
left undisturbed for some little time,
Apartments and closets that are fire.
ousntly aired and swept are not apt to,
be seriously affected. In fact, airing
and sunlight are probably the best u
veil an the oldest remedies.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02
pa.en. Leather Shoes.

Patent leather shoes should be care
fully wiped of with soft cloth when
they are removed and then a few
drops of oil should be rubbed into
them. This win keep the leather soft
and prevent them from cracking.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-02
Washing Greasy Utensils,

II is a good plan to wipe out all
greasy utensils with piece of soft
paper before washing. This simplifies
the washing process. Destroy the pa.
per Immediately.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-02-01
Douglas Appoints
Highway Committee

Douglas, Ca. Jan. 80. In line
with the effort of Fitzgerald to
have the Chicago-Fl high
way diverted from the route of
the National Highway, Douglas
people have taken active steps to
aid III the fight. No route for
the new highway south of At
lanta has been selected and Way
crsss, Douglas. Fitzgerald and
other cities on the short cut in
tend to go after it. J. H. Jor-
dan, Melvin Tanner and J. M.
Wilcox have been named as a
committee to represent Douglas
in the matter.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-02-01
DrS. HOItZendOrf & Turner,
DENTISTS
n 3 u
ROOMS 208.2O9-210
Second Floor
Five-Story Building
Scout Day at the
Christian Church

Sunday Feb. 18th is anniversary
day for the Boy Scout Movement,
and the day will be fttingly OBJ
served in Fitzgerald. Rev. E. G..
Orahood has kindly consented to
SPEAK on this great movement
and Scout Master w. A. Adams
and his full Troup of Boy Scouts
will attend this service. Every
body is urged to be present,
especially the parents of boys in
the city.
The Camp Fire girls will also
attend this service, Christian
church, Sunday night, Feb. 9TH
at 7:30 o'clock.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-02-01
Colorado Couple
Is Happy Now

In little town in Colorado there
has happened a "near'' miracle. A
man cured his wife of a running
varicose ulcer and they are the hap
piest couple in the state. Four
boxes of Aliens Ulcerine Salve
did it. Name and address on APP
plication.)
Aliens Ulcerine SaIve is one of
the oldest remedies in America
and since 1869 has been known as
the only salve powerful enough to
reach chronic ulcers and old sores
of long standing. Because it is so
powerful it often heals burns and
scalds without scar in a remark
ably short time.
Aliens Ulcerine Salve heals
from the bottom up and draws out
the poisons. If applied on new
cuts and sores 1t heals in ore-third
the time that common salves and
liniments take. Sold by T. j.
Halle & Co., and other leading
druggists. Adv.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-02-01

Join the the Chamber of
Commerce.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-02-01

The city council meets tonight.
Matters of importance to the city
will be brought before the body,
among them the National Highway
and the proposition to move the
Ocilla Southern Railway Com
pany's shops to Fitzgerald. Both
are meritorious propositions and
should receive the proper encour-
agement from the city administra-
TONS.
If your subscription to the
Leader Enterprise is due, better
pay up now and get four magazines
to be sent to your home for one
year if you will renew your sub
scription to the Leader Enterprise
and pay IS cents extra for the
magazines.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-02-01
PEARCE & RATTEY. the solid

PEARcE & BATTEY. the solid,
reliable and wide-awake Gotten
Factors, of Savannah, offer you
the excellent service that has
earned them their superior repu-
tation as salesman among thous-
ands of satisfied shippers. Why
not become one of them? No &C.
count too large for them to han
die; 10 business too small for
their personal attention. Cor
respondence invited; and a call
when in Savannah will be well
coined. a-3-1aw IF
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-02-01
6 O'clock Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. E K. Farmer enter
tanned at six o'clock dinner Friday
evening. Dinner was served b y
Miss Sarah Farmer a pupil of the
Domestic Science Department o
the High School. Those at the table
besides MIR. and Mrs. Farmer were
Mr.. and Mrs. Gown, her father and
mother, Mrs. Wiley, her aunt, Mrs.
Howard Woodin, of LAGRANGE, her
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Thurmond
and Miss Esther King.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1915-02-01
]. {. Virgins

J. E. Virgins an employee of
the A., B. & A., Ga years old,
died at his home in this city
Thursday. Mr.. Virgins appear
ed to be in perfect health. hav-
ing followed his usual avocation
during the day. His remains
were shipped to Elberton for in
terment, accompanied by his
wife and a few friends.