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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

money went as freely as the flowers
when he had it.
No matter where he was Col
Sprnlin always celebrated his birth
day and always sent the writer a
parcel of cakes and dainties served
ana PRESSED flowers with which the
table was decorated. 1t is only a
few weeks ago that he sent US such
package from the Old Soldiers
Home at Alabama, and he wrote
about the lovely comradship of the
veterans at the Home, and of his
long;ngs for Clearwater and Capt.
Macarthur and Col McInnie, his
partners of the war, who live at
Largo.
Goodbye, old comrade; you lived
icno life, and scattered sunshine
along your pathway, but
wien he's forsaken-withered and
shaken, :.
What can an old man do but die"
Clearwater Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

clay base, combination concre,.
and gutter, approximately
square yards.
Lake Morton Drive, from Ea,
metto Street to East Lime ,
sand asphalt pavement, width ?.
clay base, combination concre,.
and gutter, approximately
yards.
West Lemon Street from
Dakota Ave, to Lake Beulah
sand asphalt pavement, width 2
clay base, combination concret-
and gutter, approximately 4445
yards.
Lake Beulah Ave, from Yves,
on Street to Beulah Ave, sal
phalt pavement, width 20 feet
base and clay shoulder, approx
ly 1865 square yards.
West Lemon Street, from
Ave-, to city limits, sand a
pavement, width 20 feet, clay
and clay shoulder, approx
2S40 square yards.
South Florida Ave., from
Palmetto Street to Amoretti
sand asphalt pavement, width 3
clay base, combination concret
and gutter, approximately 5000
yards.
South Florida Ave-, from Ar
Street to Hollingsworth Street
asphalt pavement, width "a fee
base and shoulder, approx
1850 square yards.
Payment for this work will b.
on the monthly estimate plan.
A certified check for $1,000
accompany each bid for sand
pavement.
Specifications may be obtai
the Office of the City Enginee
January 5th, 1916.
The right is expressly reser
the Board of Commissioners to
any or all bids.
The Board of Commissioners
err reserves the right to lin
amount of pavements to be
such time and in such man
they may elect.
(Signed) w. S. IRV
Chairman, Board of Commits
Attest: H. l.. Swatts,
City Clerk.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
MICHIGAN YOUTH KILLED
IN THE FRENCH ARMY ON
!. CHRISTMAS DAY

Paris, Jan THE French flag
of honor was pinned over the body
of Richard Hall, of Ann Arbor,
Mich, who was killed early on
Christmas morning by a German
shell while driving an ambulance on
steep, shell-endangered road near
Observation-Disclosures
A letter of coincidence from Gen.
Joffre, the French commander-in-
chief, has been sent to Robert Bacon,
president of the committee of the
American hospital at Neuilly
A. Piatt Andrew, inspector gen.
eral OF the ambulance in the field,
has returned to Paris from Alsace.
where he attended the funeral of the
young volunteer.
"Hall was buried" Prof. Andrew
said, with honors of war, in an AL
satan valley which once more be-
longs to France, and in which our
American ambulances are working
anon great green mountains and
picturesque villages torn by shells
and swarming with soldiers.
Ills grave, in a crowded military
Off er who fell the same morning
1t bears the brief inscription: Rich
ard Hall, an American, who died for
France.
simple mountain people in the
only part of Germany where foreign
soldiers are today, brought to the
crave many wreaths of native flow
ers and Christmas green's These peo-
pie have lived now for nearly a year
and a half in dancer of their own
lives and in daily contact with the
dead and dying But the sacrifice of
this modest, devoted young Ameri-
can has found place in their
hearts, and was told by at least
three families that they would keep
flowers on the grave until the end
of The war, when they hoped Halls
parents could visit it
HAL was killed by stray shell
at lonely turn in the road IN the
mountain which German guns tried
int rnittcntly to reach Ills ear was
swept off the road. The shell struck
him several hours before daybreak,
and number of his comrades
cra|lci in ambulanccs up and down
the mountain past the spot before
the morning rerealed the body =
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
NOTICE TO PAVING
CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Commissioners of the City
of Lakeland Florida until three
O'Clock p. M Feb. 3, 1916, for paving
and curbing the following streets be-
| tween the limits named, with the
class of pavement and curbing as
herein designated.
East Orange Street from Indiana
Ave. to South Ingraham Ave. Sand
sphalt pavement, width 20 feet, clay
base, combination concrete curb and
gutter, approximately 1861 square
yards.
South Ingraham Ave, from East
Orange Street to Vistabeula Street,
Sand asphalt pavement, width 20
feet, clay base, combination concrete
curb and gutter approximately 2200
square yards.
South Ingraham Ave, from Vista
beula Street to East Palmetto St
Sand asphalt pavement, width 20
feet. concrete base. combination con-
crete curb and gutter. Approximate
| ly 1245 square yards.
South Ingraham Ave. from East
Palmetto St. to Hollingsworth Road,
Sand asphalt pavement, width II
F. feet, clay base and clay shoulder,
Approximately 2535 square yards.
Hollingsworth Road, from South
| Ingraham Ave to city limits. Sand
asphalt pavement, width II feet clay
base and clay shoulder, approximate
| ly 5045 square yards.
! South Lake Ave, from East Or
ange Street to East Morton Street.
Sand asphalt pavement, width 20
feet. clay base. combination concrete
curb and gutter, approximately 1910
square yards.
East Morton Street, from South
Lake Ave. to A. C. l.. r. r. track.
Sand asphalt pavement. width 20
feet. clay base. combination con-
crete curb and gutter. Approximate
| ly 1855 square yards.
East Morton Street. from A. C. L.
r. r. track to city limits Sand as
phalt pavement. width II feet clay
base and clay shoulder approximate
| ~ 3495 square yards.
| East Lime Street from South In.
graham Ave, to Lake Morton Drive
Sand asphalt pavement, width 90
! feet, clay base, combination concrete
curb and gutter, approximately 1850
square yards.
East Lime Street. from Lake Nor
tor Drive to South Massachusetts
Ave-, sand asphalt pavement, width
"a feet. clay base. combination con
crete curb and gutter approximately
1715 square yards.
East Palmetto Street, from South
| lngraham Ave, to Lake Morton Drive.
sand asphalt pavement, width 90 feet,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

Thrre is as little that is spectacu-
lar chout hudson; candidacy for
governor a. about Hudson himself,
but from reading the State papers
we gather that that candidacy is
steadily gathering momentum and
people who give thouoht to the sub
ject are declaring themselves in in
creasing numbers III behalf of the
quiet, earnest and capable gentle
man from the East Coast Screech-
ing and screaming through the State
from every platform around which
an audience can pc gathered and
pandering to every prejudice that
may catch vote Is the base work
of the demagogue on the trail on
an office; but people with brains in
their heads soon tire of such fellows.
who generally over-reach themselves
In the ardor of their pursuit. and
the candidate who has character,
dignity and conscience arrests the
sober second thought of the observ-
ant and intelligent voter, and in the
end gets his vote. Mr.. Hudson is
just that kind of candidate and
his merits will steadily grow upon
the people of Florida during the
present campaign.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

Neither time nor place enter into
the essence of a good resolution II
you neglected to make one on the
first Gay of the year you can repair
the neglect by making it now, and
it will be just as likely to stick And
an anvoiced resolution, made after
you have conquered in one of those
silent fights that every worth while
soul has with itself, is more likely
to stay with you and become per-
manent asset in your character
than the spoken ones made in the
presence of witnesses, with a sub
conscious mental reservation that
weckens its fiber from the start
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

Tie Sarasota Times has purchased
linotype which indicates prosperity
for one of the good. clean weekly
papers of the State. and for a most
worthy lady, Mrs Wilson. its editor
and proprietor But speaking of lin
otyDcs, can you imagine the Sara
sofa Sun. RUDE Allyn, editor and
proprietor, divorced from the good
old hand-composition process, and
the genius of its editor associated
from the grand old traditions and
imperishable memories that cling
like a sweet SAVIOR to the stick and
rule and the versatile tourist print"
manipulating them?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

Most of us laugh at Ford's peace
expedition to Europe because it
seemed so preposterously inadequate,
so ridiculously presumptuous, and so
lacking in everything to command
respect except good motive. Ford
himself has been called fool for
equipping and steering such a fool
adventure across the ocean, but at
least he is Gods fool, as Mark
Twain cnce said of himself in ex-
tenuation of bad break" he had
made, And looking back over a long
life, we are compelled to admit that
we have found more good men
among Gods fools, in proportion to
the Whole number, than among the
peonle who sneered at and derided
them.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

The Barlow Courier -lnformant is
strongly opposed to the proposition
to call state convention to CON
struct a platform for the Democratic
candidates to stand on in the pend
ing campaign, and says that all the
vital party principles are set forth
in the platform enumerated by the
national convention. We think the
Courier-Informant has the right
view. The principles of the Demo-
cratic party belong alike TO the par
ty in every state in the Union, and
when a candidate announces him
self for nomination subject to the
voters of that party, he is a prima
facio Democrat, anchored to the ma
tiona' platform, ami that is SUM-
Client. Where there are distinct
State issues. we can be sure that
there will be a candidate to repre-
sent each OF those issues, and that
he VIII present the matter to the
people in his campaign. 1t will win
or lose, as the majority is for or
against it, and it has nothing to do
with the principles of the Demo-
cratic party. Drainage, the fee sys-
TEN. taXation and other State ques-
ions upon which the candidates are
running. have NOTHING to do with
vital party principles, and a man
can be an orthodox Democrat and
take what side he pleases on those
issues.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

If there is one symbol in the hui
man vocabulary that Woodrow Will
son hates worse than another. it
must be the word submarine, and We
can all see where he is right in
loathing it with a special and deadly
loathin9. 1t has harrassed his wax
ing hours and doubtless nightmared
his slumbers for many long, dread
full months, and to cap it's diabolical
record. just when he thought he had
secured a strangle hold on it and
then rushed off to have a bit of a
honeymoon with his bride, it broke
loose, spoiled the shank of his de-
lighttni seclusion and dragged him
back 20 Washington to go through
the whole trouble again II Woodrow
didn't say somethin worse than
Tut. TUT when he got the wire
tellin- of tho sinking Of tic Dars;r
he is indeed a Presbyterian beyond
the reach of worldly temptation
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

Tie attitude of disgust and indig-
nation of Former President Taft to-
ward the proposition to make Roose-
welt the nominee of the Republican
party for president next summer is
natural and justified. But, never
thelcss, Teddy deserves a good beat
ing as the only way to reduce his
ma0nified sense of his own import
ance, and the surest way for him to
get 1t is to run for president against
Woodrow Wilson. The masses in this
country, of both parties, profoundly
distrust Roosevelt as a safe leader in
such a time as now
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

Tallahassee may have been justly
open to the suspicion of somnolence
once upon a time and for a good
many years at a stretch but that was
before the Tallahassee Democrat
and Tallahassee Record appeared on
the scene and got each other by the
hlir in high Icba.e over issues more
or less personal Tallahassee is no
longer sleepy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

OF course there's nothing in name
and we didn't need Shakespeare to
tell us So A Mr. Early Swigg is
one of the leaders of the prohibition
movement in Georgia and in order
to surmount the difficulties OF his
name he probably works harder than
he otherwise would in seeking to
abate swiggs, early or late, in his
beloved Georgia
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

The Mariana Times-Courier sug-
gests j. D. Smith for governor The
name seems familiar, but we can't
exactly place him. Anyway, there is
room for more, and J. d. is invited
to step aboard the band-wagon
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05
Simple Cure FOR Colo

Simple Cure for Cold.
Put one-half teGsnoOnful Of
soda in a cup with one-ha!f tea
full aromatic spirits Of amm9n'
one-half cupful hot water. Dtii
and cover up well in bed
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

We haven't the figures at hand
but iudeing from the monotonous
regularity of the murder news from
thar state, it looks like Georgia
mishr be at the head of the list in
the Homicide census An evil emf
hence, surely, and Yet no State in
the Union has, better. people nor
moro ri them in proportion to the
whole number. The crime record is
mad Gy comparatively few, but the
world will riehtly hold the civiliza-
tion of Georgia guilty for not edu-
eating or eliminating the gross Gle
merts that degrade her.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-05

THE LAKELAND NEWS,
a weekly newspaper giving q resume
\, 4 local matters. crop conditions.
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
FOR $3.50 per year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-09
PAST YEAR PROSPEROUS
PERIOD FOR LEXINGTON

Nineteen fifteen was good year for
Lexington. Not in the history of the
town was such building prosperity en-
joyed. One of the largest structures
ever erected here was completed--the
Doremus Memorial Gymnasium, at
Washington and Lee University. at
cost of 100000. And the closing OF
the year witnessed the beginning OF
work at the Virginia Military Insti-
tute, to cost nearly 100000 of the
Stonewail Jackson Memorial Hall.
Among the buildings and improve
ments of public nature were the fol.
lowing:
Rockbridge National Bank. corner
Main and Nelson Streets. a handsome
and modern structure, two stories
high. completed and occupied by the
Rock bridge National Bank formerly
the Bank of Rockbridge. Two store
rooms also occupy the building.
The Koones building, corner Nelson
and jefferson Streets. three stories
high, to replace the building destroyed
by fire early in January, 1915.
Extensive improvements to the
banking house of the First National
Bank on Main Street. with the inte-
rior greatly enlarged and beautified,
and making 1t one of the most COM
modious and convenient banking
houses in all this section OF Virginia.
The Peoples National Bank, with
improvements OF modern equipment in
the room formerly occupied by the
Bank OF Rockbridge. has a home OF
beauty and convenience.
A large number of residences of tie
better class with modern improve
ments, may be included in the build
ing enterprises. Several stores have
been changed to conform 10 the needs
of modern business methods.
Altogether Lexington has no cause
for complaint on account of business
conditions during the good year OF
1915.
With confidence in the past and
hope for the future. we enter upon
the new year of 19l6.--Lexington
Gazette.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-09
ADVANTAGES OF A
BANK ACCOUNT
Farmer Should Pay Everything by
Check, as Other Business
Men DO.

\ business farmer should pay for
everything by Check. as all other busi-
ness men 10. Many a farmer carries
more money in his pockets than a city
business fl4aA-Mhn- hAs-a- hundred
thousand dollars Here are three
reasons why farm business men, az
well as town business men, should deal
with banks and pay everything by
check:
CD Carrying money on your person
Is unsafe. Your money and possibly
your life is endangered by this willfui
invitation to robbery and theft.
% When you pay by check you get
the Cancelled check back as a receipt
for every single item yuli have paid.
There is no chance of having 10 pay
an accouHt twice. your check being the
proof and the receipt.
49, When you deposit in the bank
every cent you receive from The sale
of your produce, and then draw it out
by check, you are establishing credit
with the bank. The man who has
ba larce with the bank on his check
ing account most of the year will have
no trouble borrowing a couple of hum
dred dollars to carry him over tight
place
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-09
BIG MOVEMENT OF aFssfaEas
FROM VALLEY OF VIRGINIA

The movement of apples from this
fIarrisonburg branch. serving nrchards
in the Valley of Virginia. during the
1875 season. was an agreeable sur
prise, showing afi~}HeFeasa- az Loo 600
barrels. despite tho fact that short
crop was expected. The increase res
suited from new orchards coming into
bearing.
Figures compiled by Travelling
Freight Agent Z. VI. Borum. of Stras.l
burg. Va. show that the total move
mont was 292.551 barrels, or more
than $500 carloads. Southern Rail-
WAY long haul was secured on 26o.0D0
barrels. of which $4,000 barrels
moved through Potomac yards and
1861 geo barrels moved TO Virginia ard
other Southern States.
Front Royal was the banner station.
furnishing SIS. zee barrels. Other sta-
tons which shipped over 10000 barr
rels were Woodstock, 44.3S4. Mt.
jackson. 42,7e4 and Harr'sonburg.
2437s
Mr. Borum expects to have move
ment of fully $500 cars in 1915 which
win put the movement of apples from
the Valley Of Virginia in the class with
the movement of peaches from Ge0r-
sia-Southern News Bulletin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-09
HARRISONBURG NORMAL.

Especial to The Richmond TiEg4HiaH-4
Harrisonburg. Va, Jan. Sta ne
second or winter quarter of our school
year opened on Tuesday. January 4,
with full classes a number OF new
students have entered. who will he a ole
TO complete the full session of three
quarters by continuing in RESIDENCE
until the end of the summer quarteE
In August.
President Burruss and Mrs, Burrusa
spent the Christmas holidays in Cifr
cinuatf: Miss Gregg at her home Ia
Florida: Miss Seeger in Indiana, Miss
King in Norfolk: Mas Lancaster in
Ashland: Miss Leftwich in Stanton:
Miss Mackey in Lexington.
Our literary societies elect new Of
ficers each quarter. For this quarter
Miss Nancy Hufford. of Wytheville, Is
president OF the Lee Society: Miss
Lille Massey of Clarke County. vice
president: Miss Ellen Engleman. OF
Rock bridge County, secretary. The
Lanier Society has for its president
Miss Virginia Ridenour. OF Peters
burg: Miss Margaret Magruder. OF
Woodstock, vice president, Miss De-
lucia Fletcher. III Harrisonburg. sec
rotary The president OF the STRAIT
ford Society is Miss Ruth Walden. oil
Norfolk: vice-president Miss Mary
Eariy. of Greene County, secretary
Miss Rebecca Stubhs. Of Gloucester
County.
At the beginning of ener- qusrte-
there Is posted on the bulletin boa rd
an Honor Roll" containing the names
OF all students who made an "A, the
highest mark given In the school or
all courses taken during the preceding
quarter. Today the following names
are on this roll Miss Hildegrads
Barton. OF Norfolk: Miss Anna Brunk
OF Rockingham County Miss Haze
Davis of Tairfax County; Miss Heller
Heyl of Charlottesville; Miss Frances
Kesnpsr. of Rockingham County: Miss
Marie Meisel. of Richmond: Miss Ge-
neya Moore, of Smithfield: Miss kath'
leen Perry, of Lunenburg County; Miss
Virginia Ridenour, of Petersburg
Miss Mary V. Yancey, OF Harrison.
burg.
The correspondence courses begun
last year have at this time twenty
five students doing regular work in
the various subjects offered,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-09
WEST POtN T STARTS
A GLOVE F ACTORY

Especial 10 The Richmond VirEinIap)
West Point. Jan. S.-Throu2h the
efforts OF the Chamber of Commerce.
the \. r. nelIuaEe Glove Co, of Ithaca,
n. Y. has moved to West Point. Local
people nave gone IN this and have or
ganized The West FONT Glove Com
pany They have leases a building
from Mr. J. f, Bland on street. and
the machinery is now being installed
they WIN make or the start, sixty
different styles of leather iand cloth
gloves and will employ thirty women
at the start
Mr. a b. Delmage. president w. Il
Broaddus. vice president, and Il. 9
Veazey. secretary and treasurer are the
officers.
Mr Delmage has run glove factory
for several years in Ithaca, n. v, but
decided 70 move TO West Point on af
count og the advantages OF freiShl
rates. climate and the cheap living
conditions
The Chamber OF Commerce and the
Local Merchants ssociation have
adopted the National Pay-Up Week
plan that is beius pushed and pro
NOTED by the trades journals, 10 be
held all over tnr tntter StutrT- tn
week OF February u to Is. Printed
matter is being prepared and commit
tees appointed to make 1t success
and Pass Prosperity Around.