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Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-18

A person in any employment is not likely to win preferment by keeping his eyes on the clock. It requires no skill to watch the clock. and wishing the time away doesn't lend ambition or inspirati ton to ones endeavors. The mind that is always taking note of time has no time to do anything else. If laziness is not the parent of this habit I do not know what is. It is a sign the watcher would rather loaf than court industry for the opportu mites there are in it for him. There Is always a tired feeling lurking be- Guit rather than to be profitable hand to an employing concern. Such m employe unwittingiy sets a black mark upon himself. he classes himself with those considered below par. If men only realized in how many ways they may mark themselves unworthy workmen they would put a closer guard upon their conduct.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-18

An exhibition of temper Is a free show that shouldn't be too often in dulged in. There is nothing in it but ill-repute for the actor, and unavoid- able annoyance to most of the wit nesses. What we say or do In temper we may repent at leisure, but there is no fun in doing it. They say the ma trimOnial quarrel is sweet in the clos ing scenes, but it is not wise to ven ture a trial. A religious quarrel we know is favored with gall, and usual ly remains a bitter thing. An ungov- ernable temper is, usually governor of it's victim. Haven't you noticed that temper, temptation and tears get all mixed up with woe? The happiness which might result from large for tune may all be annulled by a bad temper. There is no reason why you should be more ashamed of the itch than of a temper you can't control. As temper is the atmosphere of character it constantly gives one away.
 Girls all desire to marry rich, but those who do discover that riches of ten are accompanied by trouble intol- erable if they do keep the wolf from enough to take the ice out of a cold heart, and all the things money can buy cannot pay for some Of the sor- rows deception creates. The face of a pretty girl is said to be her fortune but the traces of true womanhood are a protection as well as a blessing. The price some girls have paid for a rich husband cannot be computed in dol lars and cents, any more than can be the happiness which some girls have realized by wedding a just and indus trious one. Peace and happiness dwell with honesty, faithfu1ness justice and thrift. It is not money that makes for happiness, but the quality of those who unito- not only to promote life but to make a better world for future gen. erations to live in. Purpose cants more than wrath.
 Have you observed that the success full man never tells anyone what he is doing to do next? He is doing well what is in hand now. and may not know exactly what he will do next. It is not a mans vision but his know ledge an dindustry which keep him pacing along the highway of success. He is not wondering how the other fellow made his way up, or waiting for some successful friend to give him a cue or a boost, but is naanifesting ca rability by doing things which count in his everyday employment. Success full men are dependable men, are rec ognized as competent assistants. De- ing is climbing in most of the business of life-not the expected, but the un- expected, that which diScloses initia- tive, indicates live interest and in- crossing worth. The man who does only just what he is paid for doing is losing himself in the mass. is standing as cipher instead of striking ten.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-18
THE MAN WHO TALKS

Successful men do not believe much in genius because life with them has been full of hard work. It is others who speak of them as geniuses. Mar shal Joffre of France declines to pose genius. All that he has done is the result of preparation-exact, painstak- ing, laborious. Edison puts this in another way, thus: Genius is per cent aspiration and 9s per cent. per- spiration;" or as Joffre says: Exact, painstaking, 1aborious." Genius see- ing the way does not hesitate but walks in 1t to achievement. It does not know how to wait only how to do. When Edison visited John Bur- roughs the naturalist spoke to him of a stony lot that had been a knotty, life time problem to him. Edison said: Let's go and clean 1t up now, John," and hard work solved that old prob lem in four days. Genius grapples with problems at once-it strikes now and keeps striking. Emerson noticed Great geniuses have the shortest bio graphies.'
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-18

Thus Mir. Gilman recalls the pa triOtic work of Faith Trumbuli chap ter along various lines, and promises that the public benefaction of the Daughters. in providing memorial fountain to be placed on the Little Plain, is to be referred to later in his book.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07
WHY SWEET MILK S0URS
DURING A THUNDERSTORM

To many persons the curdling e
milk in a thunder storm is a myster-
iors and unintelligible phenomena
Vet. according to scientists the
whole process is simple and natural.
Their claim is that milk, like most
other substances. contains millions
Of bacteria. The milk bacteria that
in q day or two. under natural con-
ditions. would cause the fluid to
sour. are peculiarly susceptible to
electricity. Electricity inspires and
them. as alcohol, cocaine
or strong tea affects men. Under the
currents influence they fall to work
with amazing energy. and instead OF
taking a couple of days tc sour the
milk. they accomplish the task COM
pic tely in a half hour. With an cleo
trio battery it is easy. on the same
principles. to sour the freshest milk.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07
WAYS DIvERGE

II wn in Chinatown New York
CIV where the streets are still as
crooked as the jewellers there used
70 be. and where religion GENES
straight and unadorned. there APP
peared few nights ago an evange-
list who. despite the fact that he Is
barely 80 years old. can lock back
ever career of crime as varied as
that of one Of Sing Sings lifers.
Ie is George B. Ellis. and he spoke
at the Rescue Society Mission. Just
seven years ago he passed the mis-
sion with Whitley Lewis. the gunman
V no was electrocized for the muir
der Of Herman Rosenthal. and heard
the strain of hymn flowing throueh
the open door
Lets go in and see what it's all
abcut. Whitley" he suggested.
What's the use?% the gunman re-
piled.
On the threshold of the mission
the two friends parted -Lewis to
follow the high read that ended be-
yond the little green door in the
death house: Ellis to tread his way
through the dim cloisters of church
|es, the narrow aisles of prison chap
els and across the uneven floors Of
missions in the slums.
lie is singing evangelist today,
q friend of churchman and Of bishop.
lie comes back to Chinatown every
year to celebrate the night when ne
and Whitley Lewis parted. and to try
to reach down hand to help some
criminal who stalks forth from the
shadows of the lower East Side.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07
CHANGE IN JAPANESE BANK
CBy Associated Press

Peking. March 7.-Tsao Ju-lin,
former vice-minister of foreign af-
fairs, has been made acting manag-
inc director of the Bank Ct Commun-
ica:ions to succeed Liang Shih-yi.
Roth Tsao Ju-lin and Liang Shih-yi
are out Of favor with the present
government. because of their identi-
fcation with the monarchical move
ment and their LONG association with
the late president Yuan Shi-kai.
Tsao Ju-lin was educated in Japan
IarG gecause of his friendly relations
with Japanese statesmen, is not in
favor of the anti-Japanese factions
in China. His appointment to the
Imanagership of the Bank of Com
Irunications has provoked much
criticism in the press.
Japanese fnanciers have signed an
agreement to lend the Bank of Com
n,unications five million dollars sill
ger on the security of bank notes
and bends held by the bank. This
loan TO the Chinese bank. coupled
with Tsao Ju-lin's appointment. has
given rise TO many rumors as to what
use the Japanese will make of the
government bank when it comes
practically under their control OPP
position to the loan was offered in
parliament, but as the loan does not
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07

he Evening Telegram is una1tai
ably opposed to sectional antasoH
isms in the county. and il is not go
ing 10 be a party to, or countenance
IN The slightest degree, anything
that will tend to array any mmun-
ity against any other community. l.
feels that il would have been to the
interest Of Auhurndale as well as OF
Lakeland if the former had taken
counsel with Lakeland before rush
Ing into her bonding project. but
this action has been taken now, the
Auburndale people have done that
which they judged to be for the best
interest OF their community. and crit.
icism or recrimination is not the
proper thing under the circum-
stances. What is the proper thing
on the part of Lakeland is action
action that will insure that the road
proposed to he built by Auburndale
will not be in any way a disadvan-
tage to Lakeland. For. though such
result may not have entered the
minds of the promoters of the road.
there is no question but that the eff :.
feet Of the direct line between Lake
county and Auburndale will be 10 di-
vert considerable traffic by way of
Winter Haven and Barlow, which
should come to Lakeland. and will
de so If a more direct connection be
established between this city and the
Lake county line. Such a road. ex-
tending northwest from Lakeland
via FoYtown, and connecting with
the Auburndale-Take county read.
could he built. IL is said. for abou.
$50. 900 a mere bagatelle for the
Lakeland district to handle. as it
could he financed on the o5-year
plan. repaying $4,000 per year. and
the taxpayers would never feel it
The benefits to this city would be
great. not Gnly in the through trait
fc that would come over this road.
but in opening up a fine country in
which there is already considerable
population which would be enabled
to make frequent End easy trips to
this city. whereas their visits now
are rare. The merchants and bust
ness men of Lakeland should get
busy on this pre- position and put it
through without delay The con-
struction of this road would complete
the system Of roads leading into
Lakeland and make il what II
should be. the hub of highway traf-
fie in South Florida.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07
POLK COUNTY WOMAN
DIES AT PLANT CITY

Mrs. Susie A. Durrance. believe
wife Of Mr.. George r. Durrance. died
tat o'clock Sunday morning. She
had been i'll many weeks. an opera
.tion being decided on several weeks
a-o in the hope of sparing her life
This was pronounced successful. but
jaundice and other inirmities deyel-
cped, sapping physical strength be
yond the power of man.
Mrs. Durrance was a daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Hopkins Padge.t, her
father being a Missionary Baptist
preacher in Tatnall county, Georgia.
She was born July is, 1868, and was
eight years old when her parents
moved TO Polk county, Florida. She
was married to George r. Durrance,
May 30. 1850, and ten children were
horn to the union. Three of them
died in infancy. the oldest son dying
at the age Of 23 years. She leaves
TO mourn their loss the husband,
four sons and two daughters. two
brothers and six sisters, and a large
number Of other relatives The chill
dren bereaved are. G. L.. G. C., f.
f. and o. T. Durrance. Mrs. l..
Clemens, of Plant City, and Mrs. G.
r. Clemens, of Loughman. Deceased
mad been a resident of Plant City
since September, 1905.
In early girlhood Mrs. Durrance
Joined the Baptist church, anf lived
a consecrated life, her fayorite read
ing being from the Book of Books
and her denominations journal. She
was much esteemed and not only her
family, but the commun-
ity feels the loss.
The funeral was conducted from
the First aptist church Monday az
> o'clock, many gathering for the
solemn service. Tribte was paid
by Rev. NJ. J. Hoover. pastor. and by
Rev. Wallace Wear. of Lakeland. In
teiment was made at Oak Lawn un-
der direction of Wells & Sons Com
pany. undertakers Pall-bearers were
! w Hull, + w Virgins. 7. T..
Moody, w. 5 FNiEht. $. G. Wells,
". y. Herring, H. Luke, y. W
Branch. There We're many beautiful
floral offerings. For these, and for
the many messages and expressions
IF coincidence. the family are deeply
thankful Plant City Courier.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07
HOSPITALITY

Don't let impromptu hospitality
die cut in your home. housewife En-
courage your husband to bring his
friends home for dinner and your
daughter to bring her friends to
lunch Keep a stock of canned goods
always ready on your shelves and 4
supply of clean table linen in your
linen closet, and then you Will not
feel any qualms about asking your
own callers who stay on into lunch
hours to partake of your lunch with
you.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07

pick more tobacco worms than many
a pair Of boys would | kept a hi.
f'ack of them and they run all over
the cultivated fields. We never or
seldom feed them unless in long
spells of snow or sleet in winter.
T'ey get their own living bugs.
worms, weed seeds-never knew
them to injure any crop and con
slider the guineas and Bib White two
II our indispensable farm helpers
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07
Mems List.

Mems List.
F. j. Anwers. NJ. D.: J. c. Baldwin.
, John Bailey (jeweler). ]. w. Butler
Robert Barton. Percy l.. Grow. G
Cnndell, Paul Daysley Ed Douglas
Joe Dermas, F. ~ DeIIuy G. Son
Master John Deem. G. r Derby. Vic.
tor Geimere. VIM Gordon. Harric
Grier, J. A. Grier (2). Grant Griffin
" Jaff Hanna. Roy Howard. A. r
Hull Jr Lewis Holmes. Sem Ire
land. A. l.. Jones, Lewis Jones. r. C
Kelly, Leroy Kemp, A. Littleton
Flish Lott. Walter Malon. Jno. T.
Mconk, Willie Nixon, Robert Nor
man, Sir f. B. Peterson, Projected
Railway Co, IIardie Robertson, w. T.
Sistrunk, Everett, Ben Selven. A. A.
Stihbard, Nick Summers, Clarence
Stevens, ] w Whilden, Rosia Win
scott, L. W Vines. ] H. Wolfen
den. w +. Williams. Fl G Wilson.
Women's List
Mrs. Nora Anderson, Mrs. William
Aubrey, Mrs Thursday Ann Allen.
Mrs. Dora Birks. Mrs. Annie Brown.
Mrs. Annie Clark. Miss jamie Cowels
Miss Martha Crane, Miss May Cum
mings. Mrs. Clara Downie, Mrs Joe
Dermas, Miss Josie Gordon (2), Miss
Catherine Gregory, Mrs Mabel Ha-
ted. Lucy Haze. Miss Mary Haynes,
Della Hicks. Miss Dovie Lee 20 Mrs
fred Logan. Emma Kemp, Miss Err
ma Mae Maclondon. Miss Nellie Min
cy, Miss Lula Phillips. Miss Paulenc
OTIS. Mrs. Susan Randall. Miss Eth
ell. Miss Mozella Richardson. Mrs
jamie Robinson, Mrs C. II. Robin
son. Eugene Robinson, Mrs. Mary
Scruggs. Miss Eleanor Spieer. Mis-,
Minnie Staten, Mrs. f. A. Tigrett.
Miss Annie Walker. Mrs. w. WroA
ten, Mrs. Syrulla Williams. Miss Bea-
trice Wortl
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07
RIDDLES

Why is a watch like river? Be
cause il won't run long without
winding.
What is the largest room in the
world? Room for improvement.
When will water stop running
down hill? When it gets to the bot
tom.
Why is "A bootblack like the sun
Iecause he shines for all.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07
QUINEAS PROFITABLE

Alton NJ Worden. of Tullahoma
Tenn. says:
We made a very pleasing disccv-
cry last season The guinea hens
are one of the best aids in tobacco
field. A pair of lively guineas will
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07
Linger longer in Lakeland.

Candidates for Speaker of the Flor
ida House do not seem to be max
ing much noise II is said that Cary
Hardee has enough pledges to insure
his election. and perhaps everybody
is satisfied to let it go at that.
Could hardly do better.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07

The Georgia peaches have started
in on their annual series of demises
having been killed" Monday night.
They will he killed about once each
week for the next month, and every
time they get killed railroad men will
take stock of their cars to ascertain
if they can muster enough to haul
the peach crop next summer The
Georgia peach and our old friend
Villa are the two things that the
more YOU kill 'em the livelier they be.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07

You already are dead, is the lat
est Harry Floyd puts up to the public
generally in one of his philosophic
flashes You're not talking to us.
Harry. Probably your observation
was directed to Mr.. Hughes or Mr..
Knott or some of them "has-beens"
or possibly to some of these mer-
chants who don't advertise. But we
decline to appropriate the remark
personally.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07
CURRENT EVENT

See me every week, all the latest
news in pictures. on our windows.
THE FAMOUS Department"
STORE
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07

iii any way increase the govern
liabilities, it wah held net tC
w.thin parliamentary power TO l
fere with its negotiation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07
Notice to Taxpayers

have been instructed from Tallahassee that
County Tax Books must be closed by April 1st Il
payers will please take notice, and save trouble and d
tional expense by settling before that date
P. MURDAUGH,
Tax Collector
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07
BRYAN DEN0UNCES
ACT OF FILIBUSTERS

Miami. March The President
cannot object to Congress helm i'm
session during such critical times IS
these and the effect of the flibuster
which defeated the armed neutrality
bill in the Senate yesterday will be
to compel an extra session OF the
nations legislature, in the opinion
lcf W. j. Bryan who has returned
home from Washington where he
hi.rried week ago upon the deliv-
CRY of President Wilson's speech in
the assembled houses on the new ma
'ticnal crisis The flibuster. says
Mr.. Bryan. should focus public at
tention upon the need for a change
in the Senate rules, the statesman
having always been in favor of the
clolure rule in the Senate.
In Mr.. Bryan's opinion, there was
not so much objection to comforting
power on the president as there was
t. the language of the bill. This
must be amended THE resolution
only provided for the protection of
American citizens lawfully on ships,
ard as il is the business of Congress
to declare what is lawful ! believe
Congress should have declared 1t I'M
lawful for Americans to travel on
btiigerent ships" said Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan's Views
Mr. Bryan dictated the following
interview:
THE failure Of Congress to act on
the bill empowering the President to
arm American ships proves the need
~ clcture in the Senate The pres
Ont rules are an absurdity; they are
worse than an absurdity; they are
the last bulwark of plutocracy. They
have been retained because they give
the minority the power to delay. if
noy actually to prevent legislation
They have been used to limit and
restrict reforms: progressive legisla-
tien requires affirmative action and
the Senate rules give the advantage
t. the opposition
1.-THE recent contest has focused
public attention upon the need fer
change and the struggle will be
worth it's ccst. if ii results in the
adoption of rules which will permit
the majority to take responsibility
FOR legislation.
permitted. the minority is sure to
take advantage Of the rule, and some
of those who most bitterly denounce
the rule today took advantage of it
t. prevent the passage of the ship
ping bill durin the closing days Of
the Congress elected in 1912
Extra Session Probable
"The bill proposed by the presi-
dent aroused deep feeling on both
sides and those opposed to II felt
justified in employing every means
at their command to defeat the
measure, just as the opponents of
the force bill did some twenty-five
years ago They are responsible to
their constituents and to them alone
THE most important effect of the
will be to compel an extra
session of Con gress and that can
hardly be regarded as a great evil.
The situation is critical; and the
president. at such a time as this. can
not well object to the presence of
the representatives of the forty
eisht States who share with him re-
sponsibility for the administration
of the government The people have
great confidence in the President. but
their confidence in him does not les
sen their devotion to the theory that
our government rests upon the CO.
operation of the President and Con
gress
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07
UNCLAIMED LETTERS

list CT unclaimed letters remain
ing on hand in the Lakeland, Fla
posrofiice for the week ending Feb.
2S. 1917
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07
ROOMS WANTED

All persons having nice room
rent March 18th to 10th list
with me quoting rate per night
rooms wanted for Representa-
*. of p. Convention.
G. B. MURRELl
Phone 1913.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07
THE LAKELAND NEWS

A weekly newspaper giving a resume
of local matters, crop conditions.
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
for $3.50 per year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-25

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