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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-02
FLORIDA PRODUCTIVITY.

Since September of last year-less
than eleven months-there have been
shipped from Florida 42,119 solid car.
loads of vegetables and fruits, not
counting the immense quantities ship.
ped in express, shipments of less than
carlots, or by steamer from Jackson
vile, Miami, Key West, Fernandina,
etc. This made 1,404 trainloads of
thirty cars each, or about six solid
trainloads for each working day.
Among the produce shipped were:
5,597 carloads grapefruit.
1884 carloads oranges.
2,S11 carloads mixed vegetables.
2,205 carloads lettuce.
1872 carloads pineapples.
$3.50 carloads tomatoes.
$500 carloads celery.
402 carloads strawberries.
1,434 carloads potatoes.
1924 carloads melons.
Al carloads cantaloupes.
Great is Florida. All this produce
is the result of about twenty years
work. Prior to 1896 practically nc
shipments were made except of citrus
fruits. Within twenty more years
m q ali tho nradEotion chinYnantc M
meats and cattle will exceed all othe
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-02
ADDY'SEVENING
EEAIR TALEE
LNARY GRAHAM BONNER
MR.. SUMS BIRTHDAY.

The Children had seen old Mr.. Sun
on his way to bed. He had been as
red as could be and very, very enor-
nous. They wondered what Mr.. Sun
was up to, and were not surprised at
all when Daddy said:
'Mr. Sun had Birthday Party this
afternoon and the Gnomes were in
vited. He told his Guests to come
just little while before 1t was time
for him to go to bed.
SWELL said Peter Gnome you
don't suppose we would come after
you had gone to bed, do your
"'Oh no. said Mr.. Sun as he
grinned, but the Party must begin at
just such a time and end at just such
time. l have my own special rea-
sons, so come as I've said, won't you,
GnomesY
"'By all MEANS said the Gnomes.
"And just little while before Mr..
Suns going to bedtime, all the Gnomes
appeared on top of high hill.
Mr.. Sun was shining brightly, but
soon the GnOmeS noticed he began to
get even brighter and brighter, and
more red every second.
"'YOu're looking wonderful, Mr..
Sum- the Gnomes called out in admi-
ration.
$50 glad to hear you say that said
Mr.. Sun, for this is my Birthday
Partyr
"'Your Birthday they cried out in
amazement. Why we never knew you
had Birthday
"'Oh. OH said Mr.. Sun, and he
almost lost his fine color which he had
been getting. Dear me, oh Mr.. Pur-
pie Cloud he called, let me hide my
head In your best shawl, these little
Gnomes never knew / had a Birth
day! And for a moment Mr.. Sun
was hidden by n Purple Cloud and
only q shadow could be seen from his
beautiful red color.
"'But explain to u.s. said the
Gnomes. we don't want to hurt your
feelings. We're only too glad to be
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-02
THE SUMMER WHOEVER

The summer widower furnishes ma
terial for many jokes-he is popular
ly supposed to pose as a martyr, when
in reality he is leading a pleasant
and care-free existence.
This may be true of the summer
widower who lives at the Country
Club, but a far greater number OF
summer widowers lodge at home and
take their meals. out, while wife and
the children are summering in the
lake, mountain or seashore regions.
A Louisville gentleman, whose wife
and babies have left him for an ex.
tended stay (the first since the cou.
pie were married some eight or ten
years ago., recited his experiences
to some friends several days ago.
at is awful" he said. 1--WE lost
my night key twice, and climbed in
the second-story window one night in
pouring rain-the soap in the bath
room has been exhausted for four
days. l don't know where my wife
keeps the supply, and can't think,
to save my life, to buy some when
am out-the house was so dismal and
dark and stuffy when entered in
the evenings that l tried leaving the
windows open, with the result that
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-02
"You're Looking Wonderful, Mr.. Sum-"


at your Birthday Party. We just
didn't know about it-that's all. Wont
you tell us, Mr.. SunT
"And Mr. Sun again came out from
the Purple Cloud and said:
"Why, you see when l change into
this bright red robe of mine-then it's
my Birthday. Perfectly simple, ISM
itT
eyes, perfectly, now that you've ex
planned. But still we want to know
how many years old are you? Ant
you certainly have a Birthday Party
more than once year, such as People
have. Won't you kindly tell us the
meaning of that-we've seen you wear
this fine red robe quite often, you
know
TO be sure I'll tell YOU said Mr.
Sun. In the first place of all | can.
not tell you my age for I've forgot.
ten it. Truly and really I've forgot.
ten. Now that I've lived so many
years it's hardly worth the while re.
membering just exactly the time. OF
course, l know that a little Boy or q
little Girl would think 1t very strange
to forget ones age-but then you see
l am so old. Besides / have such q
great deal to think of. There are al
ways the sick People to be made well,
and there are the Picnics and Swim
ming parties / have to attend, and
there are the Crops to be grown and
the Flowers in the gardens, and oh
such thousands of things that / can
not remember my age.
"'And as for having more than one
Birthday year-that is perfectly
true. 1 have them whenever l feel
like it-but usually / have one when
I'm going to work very hard the next
day, to make folks fine and warm; and
the things in the gardens grow. You
see when I'm feeling so strong and
well | think l ought to celebrate, so
| give Birthday Party.
Everyone admires me when l wear
this robe, and it's just the same to
me as though they were all saying
that they wished me many happy re-
turns of the day-for they all are
hoping that will wear the red robe
again
You've shown us a great honor
to ask us to your Birthday Party,
said one of the Gnomes, and we're
more than grateful. But we must
sing you a Girthday Song And they
all joined hands and danced around on
the top of the hill singing, TO Mr..
Sun, who is such fun, many happy re-
turns of the day.
"And as Mr.. Sun was hurrying off to
bed, for it was high time for him to
be Oft lovely Red Clouds were left In
the sky as thanks for the Gnomes'
birthday wishes"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-02
FLORIDA ROAD BUILDING.

As stated by paper few days ago,
FLorida's amount of the Federal Good
Roads appropriation is but drop in
the bucket along this line, the Jack
sonville Metropolis says:
Under the federal good roads ap.
propriation bill Florida will receive
al $1,000 during the next five years
for aid in constructing public high
ways, this being the propriationate
part of the $75,OO0,0OO fund voted by
Congress.
Florida. of course, is appreciative
Of this much aid from the federal gov
ernment, but it seems out of proper
ton with the amount of road building
Which this State needs and which is
aIready being done. In fact, the plan
of division of the fund seems at err
ror
Under the terms of the measure
distribution is based on population,
star mail routes and area A plan to
Investigate the needs of each State,
Il seems to us, would be the more
feasible, as the States densely popu-
lated already have highly improved
road systems, and their needs are not
50 urgent as in States that are now
icing the necessity of constructing a
large mileage of roads at once to
keep pace with demands of modern
road traffic.
Florida, as shown by official fig
res, leads all States in the union in
ne amount set aside for road con-
aEruction during the last two or three
ears. Over $12,OO0,OOO has been ap-
propriated through bond issues by
ne various counties of the tate. No
etronger proof of the need for good
Dads in Florida could be evidenced,
md we doubt not but that in many
eastern States where larger sums of
pc appropriation will be available,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-02
the national JOY smoke

the amount of road building really
needed will not be the required double
of the amoutn appropriated.
The amount appropriated to Flor
ida for the first year will hardly pay
for the engineering work that will be
required in one county, but it will in
dictate to us that the government rec
ognizes the need of good roads, and
may prove an incentive to all local.
ties to enhance Florida's natural adj
yantages with a system of highways
that will make this, in truth, the
Nations playground"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-02
KILLING an Odor.

How often an i'll person is made I'M
comfortable by odors from other parts
of the house getting into the sickroom.
Sometimes when the room is near
the kitchen the smells are unbearable.
By pouring a few drops of oil of Law
ender into a glass of very hot water
the air of the room can be cleared
almost instantly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-02
How Did He Known

Elizabeth was studying in her his
tory about the discovery Of the Pacific
ocean by Balboa. Well" said she.
looking up from her history. what l
don't understand about this discovery
business is how Balboa knew 1t was
the Pacific ocean when he had never
seen 1t before. "-Harper's Magazine.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-02

When Making Your Fortune.
If you set out to be the architect of
your own fortune, keep in mind that
the building inspector will be along
later.-Youth's Companion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-02
Wisdom Must Be Practical.

knowledge is the treasure of the
mind. but discretion is the key to it,
without which it is useless. The prao-
teal part of wisdom is the best.-Owen
Felltham-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-02

Bgy Prince Albert every
sDksrs tobacco is cold IN
toppy red bags, Sc; tidy red
sins, Zoe; kandsome pound
and haIf-pound Tin hursi.
dors-and-fkaf eorking fine
pound crystal gloss huusi-
dor soifh sponge-moistener
top that keeps the tobacco
In such cisUsr trins-0is0aysi
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-02

shipments-which viii still be twice
or thrice as heavy as at present.--Kis-
simmee Valley Gazette.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1916-10-27
Renew Now at $1.00

We impress the minds fevery of read
and their friends that Tuesday, October 31s abso
luely the last day which can secure The News at
81. 90 per year On November 1s the subscription ad
vances to ST so We willing that you have the bene
of the 90 rate you tell your friends and
neighbours who may be subscribers about change
in subscription
Our machine arrived Monday, and will be installed
within the days; and will start operating the
machine operator arrives.
Okolona messenger., 1916-05-25
INDIA'S GRUESONE
TOWERS0F SILENCE
Where "Eieaven-sent Birds" Devour
tie Dead--Strange and GhasiIy
Funeral Ritcs---An Ugly Dream
Of midas Night.

India, the land where, until a few
years ago, devout mothers threw their
babies to the sacred crocodiles, where
frenzied worshipers sacrificed their
lives beneath the wheels of Jugger-
naut and widows were burned upon
their husbands funeral pyres-lndia,
the land where cows are held sacred
pnd men and women are counted un-
cleans a land Of dire poverty and
lilth and superstition, the very relig-
ion of which is unspeakably degraded
and degrading--has no custom more
.,ruesome than the disposition of it's
dead by way of Towers of Silence.
The most noted of these is at BoEi-
Gay, on a hill overlooking the city.
Here in the stiffness Of an Indian af-
ternoon one may see the strangest fu-
neral rite in the world To this Tower
of Silence the Parsce dead are brought.
he winding sheets are removed and
the bodies are left to be devoured by
"heaven-sent birds" the Parsees call
them F.oeks of ghastly Vultures they
really are, waiting day by day on the
walls of the tower for the grim reap
er to spread them yet another feast.
When it is ready they extend their
Okolona messenger., 1916-05-25

kry, including reaper, and set the
men to farming and stockraising.
Then IDraham Pasha appeared Oil
he horizon, wild Kurdish chief who
lead gathered two thousand tribesmen
ana was raiding and robbing on all
ides, holding up lone travellers and
k4ootins villages. Finally word came
H. Miss Shattuck that his raiders Were
&Dillaging only seventeen miles away
3rhe next raid might wipe out her vii
.ges and destroy the sacred work Of
life time No help could be expect
Ecd fron the fat. lazy Turkish Govern
zor Vt Ourfa, and the nearest Ameri-
Kan Consul was tar away.
Then II was that this brave Ameli
#tan woman, alone at the ends of the
|, ..th. Iose Hervleally to the emel
5sency. She determined to face Ibra-
Eiim Pasha in his camp and ask for
sprotection. Mounting her white mule.
kwith two companions on horseback.
che rode into the desert. On the third
8day they were challenged by two oil
jbrahims armed scouts and guided
INTO camp.
The Pasha himself came out and,
Though greatly puzzled, gave them
fwelcolne and shelter After dinner
Miss Shattuck went straight to the
y5oint, told him of her motive in com
ling to Ourfa as a messenger of the
kprophet Jesus, and of the work she
ad developed for the welfare of the
People, and asked that her villages
Iand farms be protected.
Before she had finished speaking
tihe Pasha replied: Il see that the
Ewonaen Of America fear nothing. see
that you have come to this land fol
The sake of Allah (God) and to help
The poor. May Allah bless you and
lmake your farms fruitful. As for the
aiding, you and | have eaten togeth'
.er. Let the chiefs be witness that
there shall be sOne Of an hours ride
II safety about your farms. and not
.yen a shepherds staff nor a water
Iskin shah be touched within those
boundaries"
| For two days Miss Shattuck was the
guest OF the Chief and before taking
leave presented him a Turkish New
Testament. When she was ready to
10. beautiful chestnut mare was led
D. the gift OF the Chief. and he him
geIf held the stirrup Tor her to mount.
|lbrahin Kept his word. The villages
we're meyer touched. ana the fame Of
Miss Shattuck was spread abroad as
woman Of high courage and judg.
naenI
Okolona messenger., 1916-05-25
Sculptor Has Mount
for Great Memorial

Atlanta, Ca, May 20. The
work Of presenting to the South
a memorial of the Civil war,
unique in design and scope, for
mally was begun today at Stone
mountain, near here. The noun
tain is a solid block of stone, and
on one of its most precepitous
peaks will be carved figures
nearly 40 feet in height of the
South's heroes and scenes de-
picting the great war. 81
Some years ago the United
Daughters of the Confederacy
conceived the idea of such a
monument and enlisted the aid
of S. E. Venerable, who owns
the mountain. Part of the cere-
monies today was the presenta-
tion to an officer of the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, by Mr..
Venerable, of a deed to that part
of the mountain.
While virtually all the monu-
ment will be cut of the solid
rock, it will be necessary howev-
er to erect corner posts. 1t was
the laying of the first block on
one of these posts that occa-
stoned the celebration today.
The principal speakers were
Federal Judge Speer and John
Temple Graves. Custom Bor-
glum, the sculptor, will have
charge Of the work.
The central group of the car
wings will be EQUESTRIAN figures of
Lee, jackson, Johnson, Gordon,
Davis, and other heroes. These
figures will stand about 81
feet high. The group will ex-
tend 5000 feet around the face
of the mountain.
A great hall cut at the base of
the mountain will be 180 feet
long and 60 feet deep. 1t will
have 13 columns cut from solid
rock, representing the 13 Con-
federate states. In it will be
stored archives and records Of
the war between the states.
1t will require eight years to
complete the work.
Okolona messenger., 1916-05-25
A Meat Piece Of Strategy.

Using Budha's birthday as an oppor-
iunity to Introduce Christianity would
seem to be a neat piece Of strategy.
How 1t was done is told by the Princi-
pal OF Holston Institute, Southern
Methodist school for girls in Songdo,
Korea:
"Great crowds came to Songdo sight
seeing on Budha's birthday. So many
" the visitors came to the school that
II was impossible to carry on the reg
aiar work. so we threw open the doors
and gave them the freedom of the
suilding. Groups Of our school girls
met them at the door and escorted
them through the building. while 9TH
ers distributed Christian tracts and
-all;ed to the visitors about Jesus.
The last room visited was the gym
nasium, where the girls gave drill.
followed by a gospel service. Several
hundred heard the good news that day
and perhaps many win believe as .
result"
Okolona messenger., 1916-05-25
Praise.

Epictetus, the philosopher, was
lame. When he was a young man
his master had twisted his leg until
It broke. Epictetus writes: DO you
think that because my soul happens
to have one little lame leg that am
to find fault with Gods universef
Ought we not when We dig. when we
plow, and when we eat, to sing this
hymn to God. because he has given
us these implements whereby we may
till the soil? ~. What else can
do. who am lame old man, except
sing praises to God?"
Okolona messenger., 1916-05-25
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
g A 9 7 . RIA

Wt1ooWs
The most manifest sign Of wisdom
Il continual cheerfulness; such state
and condition. like things in the 70
Eions ADORE the moon. IL always clear
and serene.-Montaigne.
Okolona messenger., 1916-05-25
| ADVENTURE:
IN THE DESERT
llericse Woman Faces Robte.
hiei--Secues ProtectioD fOl
Farms and vl.lases--A &osy ol
lCea.aG. s.!a l:!iya.Ey.

akins Ael liie iearlessly IN htl
lds, riding unprotected LGndrea
Pes across d trackless, robbeI-lb
sted desert. bealding in his tent i
#wcrlui. OUTLAW Arab Chief, ana ~
courage ard judgment aeculina
tm lliln guarantee OF projection
her proapc. ous mission yillage$
"a falnis--sucA is the thrilling stors
the daring OF Miss Colinna ShaS-
Ri, an American missionary. as tcid
Ever land.
8Twenty 1.-Two years ESQ Ailas Shat
opencd u school ior blind chil-
il Tie city OF Outfa, on the
ps OF harau whore Abraham was
5bcy foul thousand years ego, and
Bobably moi far from Eden, the home
II Adam and Eve. To The school fol
Ne blind she shortly added an indus
Eial school iof girls and widows and
kon had 2,305 learning to read and
b the same time earning good wage.
Ihen for the careless, idle boys and
hen, she opened shops for training
( carpentry, mechanics, tailoring and
poe-makng. Agriculture was the
.eztAsGeB abu she bought two villages
4 rsrd huts, with broad, fertile fields
Prtnlrd. imported American maeli:'
Okolona messenger., 1916-05-25

Hokus-'Do you think we shall ever
have universal. peace!" Pokus-''Not
70 long a. women continue TO play
bridge for staksa--
Okolona messenger., 1916-05-25
Sunday Observance in China.

Fifteen years ago Sunday was un-
known in China, except among the
Christians. Today it is universally
recognized in educational circles all
over China as day OF rest. All
schools and colleges close their doors
ON Sunday. This surprising change has
come about solely through the influ-
ence of Christian missions, particu-
Iarly that of missionary schools and OF
Chinese teachers educated in Chris
tian schools at home and abroad.
Okolona messenger., 1916-05-25
(a) Rondolieri
(b) Ave Maria
Admission Is & 25 cents
Stop! Calomel
Is Quicksilver
It's mercury! Attacks the bones
salivates and makes
you sick.

There no reason why a person
should take sickening salavating calo
IT 81 when so cents buys large bottle
Of Dodson's Liver Tone--a perfec
substitute for calomel.
1t is a pleasant, vegetable liquid
which will start your liver just as sure
ly as calomel, but it doesn't make you
sick and can not salivse.
Children and grown folks can take
Dodson's Liver Tone, because it is
perfectly harmless.
Calomel is dangerous drug. 1t is
mercury and attacks your bones
Take dose of nasty calomel today
and yon will feel weak. sick and nati-
seated tomorrow. Don't lose a day $
work. Take a spoonful of Dodson S
Liver Tone instead and you will wake
up feeling great. No more biiousness
constipation. sluggishness. headache
coated tongue or sour stomach. Your
druggist says if you don't find bod
sons Liver Tone acts better than hor-
rible calomel your money is waiting
for you.
Okolona messenger., 1916-05-25
MANY LIKE THIS IN OKOLONA
Similar Cases Being Published u
Each Issue.

The following case is but one OF
many occurring daily in Okolona. 1t
is an easy matter to verify it. You
cannot ask for better proof.
Gilbert Ivy, carpenter, Gatlin St.
Okolona, says: There is no mistake
about Doan's Kidney Pills being good
Some year ago l told how they freed
me of pains in my back and other
symptoms of kidney trouble and to
day / can freely give them the same
praise. Doan's Kidney Pills brought
lasting results in my case and | cant
do otherwise than endorse them"
Price SOC. at all dealers. Don't
simplySask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr., Ivy had. Foster-Milburn Co.
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Okolona messenger., 1916-05-25
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY
Wednesday, May 81, $3.50 P. M.
DAN CUPID, HEAD COACH
CAST OF CHARACTERS


CAST OF CHARACTERS
Bob Houston, an American Boy.
Tom Owen Belts
Prof. Carlton, Pres. of Killkair
Academy. Clarence Cunningham
Leo Mcleod, Sec. to Prof Carlton
.......................F Fred Streibich
Silas Reuben Hezekiah Spinks,
fresh from the verdant green. -.
.......................... Arthur Taylor
Buster Thetherton, college joke.
........................ Frank Adams
Students and friends to Bob:
Edward Redley. ..@Wm. McRae
Chas. Bedortha.. !. .Adlia Lyles
Earl Stonemark. Gilbert Stovall
Ned Adair. ......... Jim McCool
Vain, the football coach. ...... .....
............................. Tom Pogue
Thompson, servant to Carlton.
..................... ]. S. Mcdonnell
Crammer, always studying
....................... Ligon Hodges
Kathryn Carlton, daughter to
Prof. Carlton. Maia Morgan
Betty Carlton, her sister, and
incidentally Dan Cupid. .........
........ ..............B .Berdie Whiteside
Friends to Kathryn and Betty:
Helen Meary. Josephine Miller
Gladys Macklin. Annie L Pannell
Bertha Bidle. Myrtle Abernethy
Mrs. Carlton, hard of hearing. J.
........................ Frances Davis
Sarah, servant girl, j. Lois Moss
For intermissions: Selections
by Choral Club.
i. (a) May-time. Ricci
sg8 (b) Annie Laurie. !. ID. Buck
(c) Snow-fiakes. M H Brown
II. (a) Mammy's Lullaby.........
.Dvorak
AZ (b) The Woodpecker. TERN
Ill. Venezia. ....... Term
(a) Rondolieri
(b) Ave Maria
Admission Is & 25 cents
Okolona messenger., 1916-05-25

great wings, utter a never-to-be-for-
gotten cry, and swoop down heavily
upon their prey. In half an hour only
some scattered bones are left upon
tie stone floor of the tower and the
vultures are perched again, silent and
watchful, upon its walls. The keepers
Of the tower, two bearded men who
receive the bodies and deposit them
within, are stunned like lepers and
forbidden to mingle with their fellow
men,
As the sacrifice of babies and wild
ows has disappeared in the light of
christian civilization, so within a few
years the Tower of Silence will be
remembered only as an ugly dream
India's long night of error and sup
erstition.
Okolona messenger., 1916-05-25
One Village a Day for 1000 Years.

AS illustrating the vastness of India
and the immensity of its population,
Rev. p H. Clancy says: If Christ had
started on the day of his baptism to
preach in the villages of India, and had
continued up to the present, visiting
one village each day, healing the sick
and proclaiming the gospel, he would
still have left unvisited thirty thou
sand villages. The villages of India
contain nine-tenths of the population,
or more than 2sO,O00,0OO people.'
Okolona messenger., 1916-05-25
chaap cleanslno Powder.

If short OF cleansing powder, use
cloth soaped and dipped In coal ashes
This WILL be found an excellent and
economical way Of removing stains
from pots and pans.
Okolona messenger., 1916-05-25
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteiess
chill Tonic is equally valuable as q
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents.