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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-11

aEAIR TALEH
LMkRY GRAHAM BONNER
FROG FAMILY HISTORY.

mr.. Frog had been boasting." said
Daddy, ''and this was what he said:
In the future | want to be called
Mr.. Pond Frog. / don't want to be
mixed up with Grandpa Frog. or Mr..
Bull Frog. l always want to be called
by my name. Now you all know that
If you looked up In book picture
OF me you would find out that Pond
Frog is my name. and that is what
Won must call me
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-11

J0o AeSt S8Ah LIZ
not Just plain
Mr. Frog. You
don't pay me
enough respect
Mr.. Pond Frog Is
so noble as q
namel'
g Well said
Grandpa Frog.
we all know you
are one OF the
Pond Frog fam
ily-so why need
we say 1t every
time. And I've
heard that in that
book you speak
OF they don't call
us anythin g
friendly like Mr..
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-11

Ut MIS-. VI GAAuu-
pa or Grandma. They simply call us
Frogs and then give our family
names. The only way know that is
because heard a little Boy say so
who was wading in our Pond not long
ago.
well said Mr.. Pond Frog. I am
sure they'd call me Mr.. Pond Frog
In the book IL asked them to. Books
are very obliging imagine and not q
bit like Frogs
"'But,' said Grandpa Frog, you're
talking lot OF nonsense about some
thing you don't know thing about.
You've never read book, have you?
Of course not, neither have /. And
what's more have no desire to. 1t
would hurt my eyes and make them
water. Water should be In the Pond
and not in my eyes. And why should
read in book what already know?
| know I'm a Frog and SO are you.
| What's more still, you don't know
whether books are friendly or not.
They may be awful snobs-we can
never be sure until we know and we
never can know as / don't suppose any
of our family would ever care to send
their Children to book School when
there are so many other more impor-
tant things to learn
whats more important" said Mr..
Pond Frog, than family history?'
but we all can learn family his
tory from each other
Some OF US won't bother to tell.
should think you'd know q PROBES.
sor when you saw one
"Grandpa Frog opened his mouth
very wide with surprise. While II
was open he swallowed very nice
bug and when he had blinked with
pleasure over that he said;
"'At last see. You want to be
called Mr.. Pond Frog to add dignity
to your appearance. That's quite noble
! will admit. And you want to be q
Professor in the new Pond Schoo
down by the creek OF which / am the
chief head. Um-um, Gr-r-r-r-r. I shall
think about It. Yes, now I'VE thought
"sWhat, whatr croaked Mr.. Pond
Frog.
"'You may be the new Professor IN
our School, and you may teach Fam.
fly History. From now on well all
call you Mr. Pond Frog. the new Pro.
lessor Of Family History
"0h, how happy Mr.. Pond Frog was,
and the next morning he was in HIS
place on top of a stump in the creek
at the end of the pond.
"All the little Frogs gathered
around soon after. and School began.
OF course there we're other classes
and lessons for the Frogs. but Mr..
Pond Frog had class every half hour
in Family History. He taught them
OF the different kinds OF Frogs, and of
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-11

hearing all the Fairy stories too that
Mfr. Pond Frog told them at recess.
And when 1t came time for the
Summer vacation there was an ex-
animation in Family History. All the
little Frogs got one hundred as they
couldn't make a mistake when Mr..
Pond Frog had made It SO interest,
Ing for them.
And the Frogs decided It had been
great success and we're. very crate
full to Mr. Pond Frog for suggesting
It and to Grandpa Frog for allowing
it. AS for Mr.. Pond Frog he was
the happiest Frog you can imagine
and croaked and croaked with joy for
Grandpa Frog had asked him to teack
Family History IN the School again
In the fall"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-11

all their cousins,
uncles aun ( .,
and just what;
they were famous
for. He told
them Of all the
great happenings
In days gone by,
and of the won
derful things that
had been done by
their grandpas.
grandmas, and
great, gre a L,
great, gre at
gra n d p a 5 and
grandmas.
The little
Frogs thought
Family History
was a fine study,
and they euioyea
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-26
BELFAST.
>>>>>>>>>>>>

The farmers are having quite a
time getting in their corn on account
of the rainy weather.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will have an ice cream social at he
Odd Fellows hall Saturday night, at
Croton, May q.
Elmer Bradford of Davenport is
visiting NJ. A. Bradford of Croton.
John Johnson was a Croton caller
one day last week.
Quite a few have measles around
Athens, Mo.
Joe O'Neil was Pennington caller
one day last week.
Perry Anderson Is quite i'll with the
measles.
Lark Starr is the owner Of q new
Saxon runabout.
l.. Ackley was Keokuk caller re-
Gently.
Mrs F. Raines is doctoring with
the osteopath at Pennington.
Albert Padgett was Croton caller
recently.
Henry Elder was Pennington call
er one day last week.
Bertha Springer is sick with the
measles. o"
Andrew Anderson was Croton
caller Sunday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-26
MAYOR PROCLA|MS
MEMORIAL DAY
Tuesday, May 80 Designated as Time
for Honoring the Dead-Asks
That Flags be
Displayed.
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
Asked That Citizens Attend Services
That Have Been Ar
ranged at the
Cemetery.
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED

Mayor Ed. S. Lotion today issued a
proclamation designating Tuesday,
May 80, as Memorial day and re-
questing that all citizens display
American flags from their homes and
places of business. The proclamation
follows:
Whereas, there is day set apart
annually which all soldiers, living and
dead, are honored by the citizens of
our country; and
Whereas, it is appropriate that the
citizens of Keokuk participate in
suitable exercises upon that day in
honor of the memory of the men in
whose honor the day las been desig-
mated;
Therefore, l do hereby request that
all citizens in honor of Memorial day,
Tuesday, May 80, 1916, display the
American flag from their homes and
places of business, and attend the scr
vices at the cemetery.
Dated Keokuk. Iowa, May 26, 1916.
ED. S. LOTION, Mayor.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-26
Mothers Birthday.

Salt Lake Telegram: In Kansas
rural school few days ago the
teacher-a young man just out OF
normal school-asked his pupils, one
by one, to tell what each believed to
be the greatest day in the year.
The answers were piped up
promptly, "Washington's birthday"
christmas" "The Fourth Of July"
Thanksgiving" and SO on.
"But I'm afraid you're all WRONG"
said the youthful instructor. The
greatest Of all days in the year is
mothers birthday"
We are sorry we haven't a chance
here to tell just how much we think
OF that young man. Suffice it, such
teachers are the crying need, not OF
our rural schools, but of our high
brow city institutions of learning.
For If those youngsters learn no
more than what mother really means.
they will not have trudged miles to
the little frame school house for
nOught
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-26
IOWA DEMOCRATS
TO GO ON SPECIALS
Esctern Iowa Train Will Pass
Through keokuk and Pick
Up Local Delegates.

Iowa democrats will run two spe-
cial trains to st. Louis to carry dele
gates and visitors to the democratic
national convention which will be
held there on Wednesday, June ID.
I'VE are expecting to have at least
1000 Iowa democrats at st. Louis
for the convention" said United
States Marshal N. F. Reed Tuesday,
after he had completed arrangem ents
for the special trains.
The train for the western and CEN
trail parts of the state will be run
over the Wabash and will start from
Des Moines at 8 o'clock Monday
night. June H., and will arrive at
ST. Louis at s o'clock the next morn
ing. This train and the feeders"
with which it will connect will touch
practically all of the western and
central Iowa counties.
It will be made up entirely of
standard Pullman equipment and will
assemble here with the exception of
car at Mason City which will be
picked up, together with another car
at Abba and car which will be at
tached at Moberly. 1t will also carry
a baggage coach and an observation
car.
The eastern Iowa train will be run
over the Rock Island on the same
day as far as Burlington where 1t
will be taken on to st. Louis by the
Burlington railroad. This train ac-
cording to Mr.. Reed, will supply trans
portation to democrats from DEBORAH,
Waukon. New Hampton, Elkader, Du-
buque, West Union. Waverly. Vinton,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa City. Marengo,
Maquoketa, Clinton, Davenport, Mus
catine Washington, Fairfield. Mount
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-26
KEOKUK MANS AUTO
DAMAGED BY FIRE
No. 2 Chemical Engine Called by
Blaze in Chestnut Street
This Morning.

Quincy Wing: An automobile he.
longing to Ed. Harrison of Keokuk,
caught fire in Chestnut street between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets, at 1880
o'clock this morning, the furnishings
of the machine being BADLY damaged
before the fire was extinguished. The
bulk of the damage was done to the
seat and top of the machine. The fire
caught when the machine was crank
eG Mr.. Harrison came to Quincy
Thursday night and will have to have
repairs made before he undertakes
the return trip.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-26
IOWA.

IOWA.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, May 26.-John
Deery, pioneer attorney, capitalist
and Mississippi river Improvement
enthusiast, died suddenly in his apart
ments at the Merchants hotel Wed,
nesday night, aged eighty. His only
relatives are nieces and nephews in
the New England states.
MARSHAILTOWN, Iowa, May 26.
Pupils from all high schools of the
county will participate in a county
spelling bee. which has been planned
for tomorrow night, in this city.
Township matches have been held,
and the winners of these will partic-
mate in the county match. The
winner Of the county match will take
part in the state contest at Des
Moines.
LOGAN, Iowa, May c6.-Landown-
ers in the Monona Harrison drainage
district have employed attorneys and
propose to fight the improvements OF
$3.50 900 to 81 10000 advised by diff
ferent engineers who have gone
over the district. The original drain
age project cost the landowners of
the district 100000 and they have
expressed themselves as not wanting
to make drainage cost up the s., 000,-
900 mark for the district.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, May Pa
profitable meat business has been
conducted through collision between
employees of the Hurin Packing COM
pany and J. Trazowich. q grocer of
Morningside Meat was stolen from
the packing house and sold by the
grocer. More than $500 worth of the
product was disposed of before the
conspiracy was discovered. Arrests
of the plotters quickly followed this
discovery, and they are now awaiting
trial
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-26
Illinois-Io Iowa Missouri
ILLINOIS.

ILLINOIS.
DECATUR, ILL.,, May 26.-Wfen
Conductor T. C. Broderick- leaned
over a passenger on the Wabash
Banner limited yesterday, the man
slipped from the seat and lay hud-
died on the floor Of the coach. He
was dead. Cards in his pocket show
ed he was Karlo Silinovis of 26
South Seventeenth street, st. Louis,
Mo. The body was taken from the
train at Forrest, Ill.
PEORIA, Ill, May 26.-Richard
Lloyd, fifty years old, was found
dead here yesterday. The coroner
pronounced him a victim of heat.
Jake Wade was Frustrated by the
heat. The highest temperature was
IS degrees.
DUQUOIN, Ill, May 26.-The an
nual Illinois Mining Institute opened
here yesterday with $50 delegates
from nearly every section of the
state. State Representative w. T.
Norris of Duquoin delivered the adj
dress OF welcome. William Burton.
president of the institute, responded.
David Ross of Springfield. former
secretary of the Illinois Labor Blu
reau, spoke on History of Coal Min
ing in Illinois,
MISSOURI.
SEDAI4IA, Mo-, May &c. c. KEEL
ly, a lawyer, announces he will seek
the republican nomination for CON-
gress from the seventh district.
WARRE1NSBURG, Mo-, May 26.-
Ninety-one Missouri young men and
women were graduated from the
Warrensburg normal yesterday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 26.-Re-
ports to the fifth annual convention
OF the National Association of Man
ayers OF Farmers. Cooperative Com
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-26
Rjoht Up to Date. :

Cedar Rapids Gazette. Working un-
der the rules of order Of 1857 for
Iowa municipalities the people Of
Keokuk are removing the fences about
their homes and the Gate City cele-
brates the epoch Of passing from a
grazing community to a lawn-produc-
ing city.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-26
Pleasant, swapello, Burlington and

"The Iowa people will be about
evenly divided between the two
trains" Mr.. Reed said. There will
be enough to give each a good crowd.
The Iowa delegates will also go to
ST. Louis on these trains, taking
whichever is most convenient. They
will not go in body, but will get to-
gether when they reach the conven-
ton city"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-26

authorities on crop conditions in the
middle west, says there will be less
than so per cent wheat crop in this
section this year. The Hessian fly
and wet, cold spring are responsible
for these conditions.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-26
Growth Of the Want Ad.

Marshalltown Times Republican:
The growth of the want ad medium
in all the papers is astonishingly
marked. There's reason. 1t is the
easiest way to sell what you want to
sell and buy what you want to buy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-26

New York's baby week Just ended,
carried a message, the promoters be-
lieve, to 100000 persons. Similar
live messages will be sent out annual
"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-26

er of western Saline, has been NOM
mated on the republican ticket for
congressman from this district.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-26
Wholesale Fruit Men Of the State De-
eide on Basis on Which
Commodities Shall
Be Sold.
TO MARK NET WEIGHT
This Will Go on All Packages Except
Original Unbroken Ones Which
Are Shipped In From
other States.

Wholesale fruit jobbers of Iowa at
conference last week, reached an
agreement through a committee, with
the state dairy and food commission,
by which commodities shall be sold
by net weight. The net weight shall
be placed on all packages except orig
inal unbroken packages shipped in
from other states, says the Des
Moines Register and Leader
The committee representing the
Iowa Fruit Jobbers' association at the
conference was composed of George
Grippe, Cedar Rapids; J. D. Nichols,
Mason City; P. E. Veitch, Davenport;
]. w. Hay. Dubuque; j. C. Davidson,
Des Moines. The state dairy and food
department was represented by w. B.
Barney, commissioner; B. c. Tiff.
deputy, and Edward G. Lytton, in
spector Of weights and measures.
Agree to Change.
The state department made rul-
ing recently that the net weight
should be placed on all packages The
fruit jobbers explained that this
would add greatly to the cost of do
ing business. They asked that the
department be content if all commod-
tiles are sold by net weight, said
weight to be placed on the invoice.
The state officials agreed to this ar
rangement. The reply Of the depart
ment to the jobbers follows:
"The department has reconsidered
the matter Of declaration of net
weight on wholesale packages Of pro-
duce such as potatoes, onions, ETC.,
when bought and sold in original I'M
broken packages packed in other
states.
For the present we are of the
opinion that the purpose of the
weight and measure law is served il
these commodities are sold by net
weight and the information as to net
weight be supplied on the invoice to
the purchaser on or before the re-
ceipt of goods.
Average Net Weight.
'The department is of the opinion
that the net weight of produce such
as onions, cabbage, sweet potatoes,
tomatoes, pears, peaches. apples, etc,
shipped in regulation crates, hampers
or barrels can be ascertained with
sufficient accuracy by obtaining tire
gross and tare weight of from eight
to ten representative packages. The
average net weight so obtained to be
used for the pupose of declaring the
average net weight Of the other pack
ages of the same class received in
the shipment.
GAS to the question OF net weight
on bananas, the department Is of the
opinion that this net weight can be
determined and placed on the pack
age without undue inconvenience.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-26

SEDALLA, No, May 2s.-Judge
Charles E Messsrly, one of the best
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-26

panies show $500 farmers cooper
alive companies operating in the
United States.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-26

MARSHALL, Mo-, May 26.-Sher-
man Huston. q stock man and farm
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-26

WARRENSBURG, Mo, May &C.
Missouri young men and
women were graduated from the
normal yesterday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-26

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, May 26.-Re-
ports to the fifth annual convention
Of the National Association of Man
ayers Of Farmers. Cooperative Com
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-06-21

Feb. 1st, 1915, and warrant on same
fund in favor of same bank for
$1051.92 to take up certain county
proper warrants dated prior to Feb.
1st, 1915. All of said warrants be-
ing filed in two suits against Marion
county by said banks and order of
court having been obtained to with
draw said warrants from the legal
files, said warrants having been in
cluded in budget expenses for 1916.
On motion of Commissioner Fort,
seconded by Commissioner Luffman,
contract for opening road as follows:
Commencing at mile post % on O. v.
railroad between mile posts % and 81,
first mile sos, between post 26 and 81
S78 mile, between post &c and IS $82
mile, from post % to "a S94.50 was
given to j. B. Hall and H. McMullen.
Clerk was directed to notify Com
mercial Bank of Ocala and Mr.. J. R.
Williams of Citra to move from the
public road between Reddick and Or
ange Lake tractor engine.
Mr.. George MacKay appeared be-
fore the board and reported that re-
pairs on Dunnellon bridge not yet
completed satisfactorily.
Petition of j. L. Farmer for county
relief refused for lack of funds.
Petition for change in Pennington
and Micanopy public road deferred to
next meeting.
Petition of j. K. Mixson ct al in
matter of public road referred to
Commissioner Hutchins.
The board accepted bid OF }. M.
Thompson for 100 cement posts at 81
cents each.
The sheriff, tax collector, treasur-
er, justice of the peace, mark and
Drank inspectors, county judge and
superintendent of public instruction
made reports which were filed.
All bills audited ordered paid.
The board thereupon adjourned un-
til next meeting in July, 1916.
w. D. earn, Chairman.
Attest: P. II. Nugent, Clerk.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-06-21

said city, said T. P. Drake having de-
rived his title, among other sources,
from the heirs of said Thomas Frink;
now therefore, be it
Resolved, by the board of county
commissioners of Marion county, Fla,
that the said board hereby disclaims
any and all interest in and to said
property, and hereby empowers, di-
1ects and instructs the chairman of
the board of county commissioners of
Marion county, Florida ito make, sign,
execute and deliver to said T. P.
Drake suitable deed of conveyance
TO the said land.
Upon motion it was ordered that
warrant be drawn on outstanding in
debtedness fund favor j. NJ. Graham,
treasurer, for S1941.26 to retire
coupons to that amount presented by
him.
Upon motion the board accepted
and approved road bond and contract
executed by 7. l. Johnson.
Moved and carried that proposed
change in Citra and Orange Springs
road the description being advertised
as: Leaving the old road where it is
crossed by the range line between
ranges 2 2and % at the Needmore
quarters and running straight to the
ford of Crimson branch, thence on
Il
| line of old road to the south side OF
| Waldron mill road, leaving the ole
road to the west running in direct
line to the sw corner of sec 5, tip II /
% e, thence north of section line di-
viding sections and 6 to Turner
Farm school house, thence following
/ the old road to the quarter-sectior
line in sec SO tip II % e, leaving the
old road at this place, then following
the quarter section line to the Shell
Mcdonald place, then following a set
Element road to negro Baptist
church, thence easterly to the Orange
Springs and Fort Mccoy road, be
/ granted and road posted.
Commissioner N. A. Fort offered
the following motion: / move thai
that part of the budget for 1916 ex.
penses devoted to election expenses
be increased by 5000 from the gen
eral fund to which fund the candi.
dates filing fees have been added, anc
that the clerk be directed to request
the comptroller to authorize this in
lcrease, which was seconded by Com.
missioner Walter Huffman and unani
mously carried.
i Bids on Fort Mccoy road referred
to Commissioner Huffman with power
to act.
i On motion salary of janitor wa.
changed to $40 per month.
| The clerk was directed to draw
warrant on the outstanding indebt
edness fund for $2799.83 in favor o.
the Munroe & Chambliss Nationa
Bank of Ocala, to take up certain
road warrants dated prior to Feb. 1
land warrant on same fund favor same
bank for $1874.43 to take up certain
county proper warrants dated prior
to Feb. /, 1915.
1 Also warrant on the outstanding
indebtedness fund favor of the Ocals
National Bank for $739.37 to take III
Icertain road warrants dated prior tt
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-06-21
OH MY BACK,
The Expression of Many Kidney
Sufferer i'm Ocala


A stubborn backache is cause to sus-
pect kidney trouble. When the kid
news are infiamed and swollen, stoop-
ing brings sharp tWinge in the small
of the back, that almost takes the
breath away. Doan's Kidney Pills
revive sluggish kidneys ach-
ing backs. Here's Ocala proof.
L. G. Pafford, carpenter, 20 East
Monroe street, Ocala, says: II had a
severe case of backache. couldn't
strGghten up after once stopped
over, unless took hold of something
for support. Often I could see dark
spots floating in front of me and
sometimes everything before me be-
came black. A druggist recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills, saying he had
nothing better in the store, so / began
using them. One box cured me"
Price Soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
cured Mr.. Pafford. Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y. AID. 48
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light housekeeping; four large cool
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lights, telephone and all modern con-
veniences; S14 per month. Everything
furnished. Enquire P. O. Box 156,
Ocala. 6-20-6t
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FOR SALE-Ford touring car, 1915
model, in excellent condition; new
tires, Prest-o-lite and other equip
ment; bargain for cash sale. Apply
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