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New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
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baglike house completely finished; vet. ,l,,
not even the housebuilder herself could occur,
it, FOR it is Just as fat as folded handkerchief
-as fat as any ordinary silk bag would }.
that had nothing at all in il.
This does not worry the little submariu.
builder in the least for She has a scheme "a
clever with which TO meet this difficulty thu
she could very easily laugh at our anxi.,y
over the matter. Pretty soon, when sh, Is
quite satisfied that all is well with ner wors
and that not a single thread is missing fro-
its place, she spins one long thread, which 81.
fastens to the plant at one end while her spin
ners hold it at the other; and then, giving her.
self little push, very slowly swms up, up, "
through the water to the surface. As 81,
moves up ard she continues to spin the thres;
fastened to the plant below so that II length.
ems as she moves. This acts like strong
cable" to anchor her to the spot where her
little house is fastened below.
Once at the surface, she climbs upon Leaf
or plant there, and then, turning her bitle body
up toward the sky, waits thus for second or
two. Then suddenly, with quick Jerk sh.
catches-what DO you think'-a bubble Of air
that was floating by just then This is queer
kind OF "air fishing" especially when the only
rod and line" the tiny hsherwoman has is her
hind legs and the spincs, or hair, Upon her
body; but it is most successful method not,
withstanding for she never fails TO catch her
sN,,i,t Sch irr No
to her queer fishing pond nor at Shat tine
Well. then with this bubble fish" held Sc
curely between her hind legs as though Il wr'
tiny ball. she takes hold OF the guide IRE
she had fastened to the plant and sinks SLOWLY
downward. looking very much like a pretty
shining drop OF silver falling through the wa'r
into the depths below. When she finally lsnc
at that little hsthouse OF hers she pulls opr
the front door. which. by the way, IS he onI
door there is, and, backing up to it, shoots i'
air bubble into it, Then up again she goes
her fishing pond for more bubble hshes
until, finally, she has brought so many ouoOle
70 it that it becomes full TO the very ifon'
door and swells out into the lovelest htue
home that Spider could possibly desire
Perhaps you think that its interior IS al u
one room. Oh, no, indeed! To be sure, ~
dining room and its living room are a.
one, but away up at the top, near the fo0l
dear little nursery, built especially tor n''
children. Its walls are all OF silk; and "
closed up tight, too and has some air Ouoo''
in it for the children to breathe. You see u9
will have to stay shut up in there Tor some
time and sleep and eat and eat until tney az
old enough and strong enough to go ou' III"
the world and build little homes IN me "s'''
for themselves: so their wise little mother Q"
taken the trouble TO provide them with p'e"'
OF food and air until that time arri7ss'
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
TEDDY, .JR.
By Frances ". Davies.
Age 10.

One day, as Edith was walking along coun-
try road, she heard something rustng. She
look ID back and saw peeping from behind the
bushes little squirrel, who had been caught
in a trap and was badly hurt.
AS soon as Edith saw what had happened
she ran to him at once. She examined his
paw and found it was badly bruised. She
picked him up in her arms, and as she went
on she thought to herself. Wont little brother
Teddy be delightsd'
On reaching home mother told her Teddy
was sick On hearing this she ran upstairs 10
where he lay. and said, Teddy, boy, see what
l have for you
Teddy looked up in surprise.
20 thister.' he cried Il knew oo'd bng me
tumhng," (you must remember Teddy was only
three). yet me fee him
Day by day Teddy grew better and the
squirrel, too seemed to be improving. And as
he grew strong he became tame, and they kept
him for pei. They named him Teddy, Jr.,
because Teddy loved him so much.
When they were both well again they played
in the garden every day.
Teddy said that Teddy. Jr., had cheercd him
up and made him well. l think if Teddy. Jr.,
could have talked he would have said it was
Teddy who loved and cared for him and made
him well
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27

4 SEESAW to be used on the lawn in
~ stead of balanced over fence is in the
shape of an old-fashioned boat that
rocks and at the same time revolves about a
central post, fastened securely to heavy cir
cular base. So you see the seesaw is merry
go-round as well. At night it might be lighted
with Japanese lanterns, suspended from the
pole, and bells might be hung from it to jingle,
if desired
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
For Boys TO Make
With Fathers Help. Perhaps.
MICHIGAN boy has made himself a

& MICHIGAN boy has made himself a
a canoe out Of an empty barrel, and in il
L Mhe paddles all about the lake. Frs he
cut a square hole in one side OF the barrel.
which turned the inside OF it into roomy
,ockpit Then he put a heavy weight in the
bottom TO keep it from capsizing and further
prepared himself for possible accident by max
ing comfortable seat back out of cork life
preserver. He was heavy enough to raise the
front part Of the barrel higher than the back
part so that it was easy for him to propel it
with a canoe paddle.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
By LOUISE :. HASBROUCK.

XTOU remember that Andrew Almond,
who had formerly been little pink
coated Sugar Almond. went away 10
sea and became a nice, brown Salted Almond.
Well. Andrew had younger brother, Benny,
who also wished to be sailor.
Andrew had finished his education at the
Csndytown school before he went away-but
Benny who hated lessons thought he could
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27

xvOU and I are so accustomed 20 seeing
all the Spider family running about
on the land that when | tell YOU the
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
"She sinks down, down, down. into tho
bottom of the river"

the plant at the other and thus prevents it
from floating away through the action of the
ever moving water. This she does very much
you might fasten tent down OH oil sides
with ropes to keep it from blowing away IN
the wind. But here. at last, she has silk
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
Puzzle

CENTRAL ACROSTIC.
CrosS-words.
'x' T. To find total
* ?. To reclne.
'x' 3. One.
'x' q. To barely measure out
fx' { A wild beasts cave.
'x' .. Finis.
'x' T. An animal resembling
horse
Central letters, reading downward, name an
English novelist.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27

Edie and her elephant
Are very fond of cats.
That's why you see them clad in new
Gymnastic suits and hats.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
The Voyage OF the
Two Almond
Boys.

at sea few days when they ran into tre-
mendous storm. The ship keeled over on her
side till Benny thought she was going straight
to the bottom; her waxed-paper sails were
torn from her masts, and she was blown miles
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
FWm's Mishap.
By BERTHA G.. PATERSON.
Age Six.

Age Six.
Once upon time there was a little boy.
His mother was very rich and she had little
dog. His name was Fun
One day Fun fell in the pond 1t was not
over his head, so he climbed out
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
Go be continued }

He finds indications to
He s. his man
o
promised home
- H. ereshe hirislf at he tchen sink
o
the of motto u@t"~ 5
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
Puzzle Answers

EASY NUMERICAL ENIGMA
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
l. Bib har-Ar kR ZITHER
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27
"SART, MEETS APPROVAL OF
MOST CRITICAL AUDIENCES

Devotees of the theater who like
something different" found it in
"Sari." 1t has been long time
since more fascinating operetta
has come Charlotteward than this,
which was presented yesterday after
noon and last night to large audi
ences at the Academy of Music.
"Sari," you see is gypsey girl
clad as a young woman, engaged IN
domestic duties. Her antics are the
acme of ungracefulness. She keeps
audience convulsed with laughter.
Miss Dorothy Webb, as 'Sari," ap-
pears in a creation whose counter
part surely never was seen On land
or sea. Her third appearance in
evening dress brought tribute of
applause from the spectators
Charlotte Observer.
Don't miss the opportunity OF
seeing her at the Auditorium to-
night. 50O7
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27
A CHANGE IN DATE OF "BO0S-
TER WEEK" AT MAJESTIC

On account OF big feature PIC
ture conflicting with the original
date of booster week, the date has
been changed to begin Thursday,
Feb. 3, continuing the 4th, 5th, 18th,
8th and 9th, inclusive. The weather
has been fine and the Dixie Amuse-
ment Co.'S expert photographers
have been making thousands of
beautiful pictures of Lakeland's ba-
bies, school children, grown ups.
snap shots, pretty homes and every
thing of local interest, and will show
them, life size, on the big screen at
the Majestic, in connection with the
accustomed number of excellent
moving pictures. There will be no
advance in price for this big double
show. Matinee every afternoon,
children sc, grownups 10c; night,
children sc, grown folks 15c, as
usual.
pcIHcMucI cNciy CAilu WILL NC 6i'
en- nice souvenir If they are in the
theater when their picture is on the
screen.
Don't forget the new date six days
beginning Thursday, Feb. 3rd, 4th
5th, 9TH, 9Th and 9th.
The Dixie Amusement Co. wants
every girl in town to bring her dol
and every little boy to bring his
Teddy bear to the matinee Saturday
afternoon. A number of handsome
prizes given to the dolls and teddies
FOR SALE-Light delivery auto
$3.50. Lakeland Highway Garage.
500!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27
sHERIFFs SALE

Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of Certain execution
issued out of and under the seal of
the county court of Polk county,
Florida, bearing date the 27th day
of January, A. D. 1916, in a GER
tain cause therein pending between
Thomas C. Harvey and j. E. Mel
ton, laintiffs, and G. w. McCorquo-
dale, defendant, l have levied upon
and will offer for sale and sell to
the highest bidder for cash, at pub
lie outcry, before the store room To-
Gated on lots "H" and 81" block
nineteen, NUNS survey of Lake.
land, Polk county, Florida, formerly
occupied by G. w. McCorquodale
ON the 5th day of February, A. D.
1915, the same being the day fxet
by the county judge, between thu
legal sales hours, the following per
sonal property, towit: One stock o
merchandise consisting Of groceries
said property being levied upon a
the property of the defendant, G.. w
McCnrqrcdale
Copy. JOHN LOGAN,
50O7 Sheriff Polk County.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27
TAMPA MERCHANT EX-
TENDS COURTESY TO GAS
PARIELA VISITORS

Big plans are on foot for the en-
tertainment of visitors during the
Gasparilla Fair; and, according to
all reports, they are putting on some
thing really worth while.
We take pleasure in announcing
the fact that one of Tampas enter
prising jewelers., Mr.. H. E. Adams,
at GA Franklin street, is extending
a cordial invitation to all visitors
coming to Tampa to make his store
headquarters, make dates to meet
your friends there, free use of his
telephone for all city calls, etc. He
will also take care of your bundles
and wraps while you are in town :.
A LADIES' REST ROOM IN THE
REAR OF HIS STORE has been fit
ted with every modern convenience
and comforts for women; this fea-
ture appeals to automobile parties
especially.
This is very commendable in Mr.
Adams and our people will no doubt
appreciate his courtesy very much
49si
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27
papers are published, lis.

papers are published, lis.
Number of towns which are coun-
ty seats. 40.
Number of dailies, 81.
Number of semi-weeklies, 4
Number of weeklies, 1853.
Number of fortnightlies, 2.
Number of semi-monthlies, J.
Number of monthlies, 10.
Number of quarterlies, /.
Total, all issues, 2O7.
Florida has more daily newspapers
than Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Vermont, Delaware, District
of Columbia, Maryland, Alabama,
Arkansas, Gorgia, Kentucky, Louis
lana, Mississippi, North Carolina.
South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
West Virginia, Montana. Nebraska,
New Mexico. North Dakota, South
Dakota, Wyoming. Arizona, Idaho,
Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii, Philippines,
Prto Rico or any of the provinces OF
Canada except Ontario.-St. Angus
tine Record.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27
A NEW RIPPLE IN THE
POLITICS OF FLORIDA

From notices appearing in quite
number of Florida papers, it is evil
dent that the Republican party in
this State is getting together and
intends to perfect it's organization
this year. There will be candidates
for Congress nominated in each dis
trict and a full State ticket will be
put out. The Republicans, of
course, are in hopeless minority,
but they are increasing in numbers
and that they should want to organ
ize and discover for themselves just
what their strength is in Florida is
entirely natural. But the Bryan
primary law stands in the way of the
old convention system of nomination,
and as the Republicans propose to
use that system and ignore the pri-
mary method of selecting candidates.
there would seem to be legal OBJ
struction in the road to block their
work. They assert that the Bryan
primary law is unconstitutional and
propose to test it in the courts.
Here is some information on the sub
ject from the Orlando Reporter-Star
that is interesting:
'It is evidently the intention of
the Republican party in Florida to
make a constitutional test of the
Bryan primary law. A leading Re-
publican is quoted as saying that
the party would nominate candidates
in convention regardless of the re-
quirements of the law; that legal
advice had been obtained and the
leaders felt safe in taking this
course. Ever since the act was put
into operation there has been feel
ing that eventually It would be sub
| jected to judicial scrutiny by some
: of the parties opposing the Demo
cratic party. Such action was threat
ened by the Socialists, but nothing
came of it. There can be no objec
ton to having the law adjudicated
1t is step that should be taken i
there is any doubt concerning its va
lidity."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27
CORN AND VELVET BEANS MAKE
GOOD CATTLE RATION.

Corn on cob and velvet beans in
hull make fairly good balanced ra-
ton for cattle, when, fed in equal
parts by weight. John M. Scott, vice.
director of the University of Florida
Experiment Station has received in
auiries from the western part of the
state concerning the advisability of
feeding velvet beans in the hull to
horses and mules. Velvet beans prob
ably would be a good source of pro-
tein for balancing the ration, but it
is doubtful If horses and mules would
eat the beans in the hull. 1t is prob
able that they would have to be hulled
and ground. The horses digestive
apparatus is to delicate to handle
such coarse material as the hulls.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27

nobler things of life. Such man
was the late Rey. John W. Stage,
of Orlando, who died recently and
whose place no man is likely to fill,
for such personalities are not made
in duplicate. At the recent services
to honor his memory held in Char
lotte, N. c., there was a notable
address delivered by Rev. DR.. ]. R.
Bridges, from which we take the
following that will be appreciated
by those who knew and loved and
honored DR.. Stagg:
"Dr. Stages mental abilities were
unique. ! have never seen a mind
like his. 1t seemed to defy all the
rules by which the ordinary mind
works. and he generally reached his
con illusions before others had begun
to think. He never undertook the
study of any subject without going
to the bottom of it. Nothing super
fetal satisfied him. In the pursuit
of knowledge he had the tenacity of
a bull dog, and he never gave up
till he had thoroughly mastered the
subject. / do not think that l ever
knew man who knew more sub,
jects, or knew them more thorough
ly. Such was the versatility of his
mind that he would have shone in
any profession that he may have Sc
lected -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27
EVERY FARMER SHOULD
HAVE A LIBRARY


What does farmer need of Ii
brary?" asks T. Van Hyning, librar-
ian to the University of Florida Ex-
pertinent Station. "In this age Of en-
lightened industry one might as
we'll ask, what does a farmer need
of plow? Why not continue dig
ging up little patch of ground
with flint hoe, as in prehistoric
times? The advancement in civiliza-
tion. intellectual attainments and
labor-saving devices of today is such
that a comparison of the conditions
now with those Of fifty years ago
would warrant the classification Of
modern farmer without a library
among those of the stone age"
The United States Government
and the state governments are
spending large sums of money in in
vestigating farmers problems. The
results of these Investigations are
published in bulletins and distribut-
ed to the farmers free for their in
formation. Every farmer should
have on file such of these publica-
tions as are of interest to him and
all those which pertain to the kind
of farming which he is doing.
1t is not presumed that the farmer
should install large reference Ii
brary He should, however, build
up one of useful everyday publ
cations, and have them as ready at
his command as he does his mule
and pillow or his rake and hoe. They
are just as much his implements as
his tools are or even more so, for
they should be consulted first.
An outlay of dollar or two will
provide enough pamphlet filing cases
to take care of all the bulletins need
ed. These cases should be labeled
for different subjects, such as fruit
poultry, insects, weeds, farm crops
vegetables, livestock, stock diseases
plant diseases. dairying, soils, spray
ing, sanitation, building, roads, ma
chinery, and miscellaneous. The lis
can be extended and subdivided b!
adding new cases to suit needs ant
as the library increases.
Bulletins may be had on almos
every subject pertaining to genera
or specialized farming. They are o
general uniform size and the case
are made to fit them. The case
may be had from Andrus Church an
Company, Ithaca N. Y, for tel
cents each. Bulletins may be ha
free for the asking from the Secre
tary of Agriculture, Washington
D. c., or from the various state eA
pertinent stations. Send for list c
those available and order thOs
which are desired.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27
c. A. PARKER ASKS
TO BE REELECTED

The announcement of Mr.. c. A.
Parker, as a candidate to succeed
himself as superintendent of public
instruction for Polk county appears
in today's issue of the Evening Tel
egram. Mr.. Parker has made an &C
tive and faithful superintendent, and
has been energetic in his efforts to
upbuild the school interests of the
county Mr.. Parker has many friends
who think he has made an efficient
superintendent, and who will work
for his reelection.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27
FLORIDA'S NEWSPAPER
INDUSTRY

The last five years have seen a
most remarkable increase in the
amount invested in newspaper enter
prises in Florida. Not only has
much money been spent in erecting
and establishing new plants but
there has also been a remarkable i'm
provement of existing plants. There
are few states with Florida's popu-
lation that can boast of so many
fine presses and typesetting ma
chimes, all installed for the purpose
of promoting efficiency and adding
to the value and attractiveness of
the publications. Sized up along
side weekly and daily publications
from other parts of the country
Florida easily takes the palm. AS
for the members of the Fourth
Estate it has been said by members
outside of Florida that the Florida
product is not half bad. Scores OF
brilliant and successful men and
women in the profession might be
named. They will all be at Kis-
simmee at the next meeting of the
Florida Press Association where the
incredulous and doubling outsider
| will have an opportunity to size u.
the celebrities and draw their owl
| conclusions. The most recent infor
nation about Florida's newspapers i
given in the 1915 newspaper annua
of N. w. Aver and Son. 1t contain
some interesting statistics of Flor
ida newspaperdom, as follows:
Number of towns in which news
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27

We didn't expect to bring the Mi
ami Herald around to our way Of
thinking on the question of armed
Intervention by this country in Mex
leo but we did draw from it a full
and interesting reply which ably
states the case for the Heralds side
of the controversy without answer
ing the kilograms objections or
meeting it's criticism. Let it go at
that. We could both argue indefi-
nitely along our respective lines Of
thought, for questions of that char
acter are inexhaustible texts and
can be debated from generation to
generation, like differing modes of
baptism, and no conclusions satisfac-
tory to all concerned ever reached .
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27
A. to Old King Cole.

Mother Goose tells us that Old King
Cole was a merry old soul. Therefore,
we presume he had the laughing habit.
It would be interesting to know what
made him chuckle all over when he
called for his pipe, and called for his
bowl. and called for his fiddlers three.
Does psychology contain an answer
for this?-Chica so Herald.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27

RUDE Allyn makes this point in
the last issue of his Sarasota Sun:
Con greasman Sparkman CANNOT
live forever, of course, unless he re-
turns to Florida permanently. and it
occurs to us it is good time to put
a man in training who will be a
worthy successor. H. j. Drane is,
in our opinion, about the proper type
of a man to encourage.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27

The editor of the Lakeland Tele-
gram is warned that the Pass-a-
Grille season will be on long before
the primaries next June. And we
will be there when he comes st
Petersburg Times.
That suits us. The prospect of
that Capitalization is most cheer
ing one and the appointment will be
kept. Leave the date open
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27

We should cherish the memories
of the rare, fine characters who have
lived among US and passed away, for
they are examples shining with Sc
rene, steady light, which if kept
alive, will carry an influence
through generations and inspire
others to emulation in the higher,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27

With the winter considerably
more than half gone our Florida eli
mate has won new laurels and fair
ly established its primacy as the
very best on earth.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27

Here is highly suggestive para
graph from the Florida Grower
which tells of lost opportunities for
the want of foresight, and to him
who reads between the lines it
broadly hints of opportunities all
around us now as good as those we
lost:
1.-THE editor of this paper has
bought land in the last year at sew.
per acre that he could possibly have
bought when he first came, for five
or ten dollars-and that has only
been five years"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27
Tho End Of All Things.

Man with Paper-"Here's = preacher
in Syracuse, N. Y, who declares that
the time viii come when there will DO
no liars In the world" Pessimist-
''Weu the world Ia due to e-'.' soyue
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27

President Wilson has gone to New
York to make one of his classy
speeches in behalf Of his rational
program of military preparedness,
and he will make converts, as he al
ways does, but Congress is the fell
low for him to work on. Public SEN
timent in this huge republic is hard
to crystalize except in spots and
when it comes that way it has lit
tie effect in Congress.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-27

tie stomach trouble in the country,
and people are getting healthier all
the time