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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24
SERGEANT MAIZE
ASKS PERTINENT QUESTIONS
RELATIVE TO HOME GUARD

Editor Telegram: What | an
about to say was prompted by al
editorial in your paper of Jan. 20:
Yes, there are lot of folks who
iook upon the Home Guards as a
joke and it-appears there is about
60 per cent of the members of the
Lakeland company of the same
opinion A few of the things / can't
understand is, what good is our COM
pany going to do us now we have
1t, If 1t should be called out to meet
an emergency? How are all the
boys going to be notified? How are
they going to be gotten together
Another thing is, what good is a lot
Iof empty rifles with the ammunition
locked up in store room and the
Key---heaven only knows where
What do we know about guard duty (,
How many in the company know
the general orders? How many know
anything about outpost duty? or ex,
tended order drilling? OF course we
all can do a squads right or port
arms but that is not going to pre-
vent riot or an invasion of the en-
envy. 1t seems to me what we need
IS practical experience. | think the
company should be gotten together
ana sent off on two or three DAYS
practice march, out through the
nat woods and swamps and have to
camp out, eat army rations, do guaro
DUTY at night and scout duty Inv day
rms would give the boys an idea
"hat they are up against If, or
"hen, rather, they are called out
Aho another thing: Each and every
man should hold himself in sucb
way that he can be ready for ~,
- al III ten minutes. Keep your
sun well cleaned and oiled with
'oof cartridge belt hanging close
by. When the riot call is soundoa
soa won't need your uniform and
campaign hat. But will be good
q"oush IN Just what you have on
:. you run store, peddle milk, or
"oih IN sawmill don't wait f.
see II 1t suits the boss or If tboro !.
= customer about. chase him ont
'ocN up and go right now. W. ba,,
a. well drilled company as tha,o
- IN Florida, I believe. AS far :
Ivy, rn's understand it. But there is 90
l,ucn we have had no experience :
a. al and we shall be sorry for 49,,
l AN OF experience when we need =
nao u m ". We do need it. we shall
- BADLY not only the memhor.
I n,,t q, give this serious thourbt
a ,' me balance of the people who
lection. ioi pro-
Respectfully,
O. g. R. MAIZE,
'oi ST. Lakeland Home Guards,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24
I,eye that nothing 10 too good for
Florida and especially the first con-
eressional district!-Tampa Times,
Why You Should Save

The important reason why you
should put every quarter you can IN,
to War Saving Stamps is that you will
be helping your country.
Every time you take rs cents to the
postotfice or bank for War Saving
Stamp, you will be helping to win
this war,
You will be helping to send food to
our soldiers.
You will be helping to send them
warm clothing and shoes.
Won will be helping to build ships
and aeroplanes and rifles and dig
guns. -.
For your country's sake Tor nu-
manity's sake, we ask you 10 guy
25c War Savings Stamp today ana as
many more as you can from this time
on
Go into the first bank you come TO-
or 20 to the postoffice or any prahch
nostoffice and get a War Savings
for 25 cents or $500 Stamp for $4.la.
If you keep on buying 2Sc war
Savings Stamps as often as you can'
and keep exchanging them for sow
Stamps, 1t won't be very long till you
have quite a lot of $500 Stamps
And when you have 20 Of the sow
Stamps YOU will own a complete war
Saving Certificate, for which the Gov
eminent will pay you 500 in cash hVe
wears from now, which will be all you
have paid for the stamps and per
cent compound interest on every pen
ny besides.
By paying only rs cents at time,
YOU will have a 500 U. s. Govern
ment Bond before you know it.
TO. Draw Out Your Money
If you should need your money be-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24
WaveletS
Fro m
The Dee
C. Gre IN

Aren't you fond of vermi-smell,
soup?
Wouldn't it be funny to hear
hog say: Il take my pen in hant
to writer"
When a good looking girlrrolls hel
eyes at you. you should catch EN-
and roll 'em back.
Did you ever call her up on the
phone and catch the scent Of vio-
Tribune. Or did you
ever call her up and have her call
you down on account of the scent OF
cloves? Non-scents.
Man In New York claimed ex
emption from the draft because he
was engaged in the manufacture of
baby carriages, which he declared
TO pc an essential Between war and
votes for women the time is COMING
When baby carriages will be a SUI
perf1uity instead of an essential -"
Ccala Star. Better stop kidding.
She sighed softly as she Caster
Bean Plant in the water.
When 1T comes to a real salasman
You ought to sec my fayorito bea
cell honey.
speaking about bookkeeping won.
der If Adam and Eve believed in The
Loose Leaf System?
Foor boy, he was driven from
HoME-When the umpire called
Strike three"
about the only time a child doesn't
care TO see mother is in vinegar
bottle.
ZEN YEARS AGO IN LAKEI AND
had the Paul-sy.
FIVE YEARS AGO IN LAKEJ,AND
dentist cake was made with nor
cclain filling.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24

congratulations to T. ]. Appleyard
on being again awarded the contract
Tor the State printing. That the Gov
ernor and the cabinet should award
this work to him after a careful in.
Vestlgatfon is signal vindication of
Mr. Appleyard as to the charge that
ne padded" certain portions of the
States work illegally. When such
charges are sifted down it is usually
found that they emanate from a zeal.
GUS rival and have no foundation in
fact.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24

fore the five years are up. Won can
go to the postoffice and get if anv
time, just the same as if you had !,
in savings bank.
And you will not only get back ev.
cry cent you have paid, but also
little interest, though not so much m.
terest as you will if you leave the
money with the Government for five
years.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24
HINTS AND HELPS
ABOUT THE FARM

Now that farm labor Is so scarce
II is doubly important to keen The
hired man contented. Making his
room pleasant and homelike, with a
comfortable chair and few pic,
lures will work wonders In that di.
rection.
New Is the time to lay in supplies
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24

1t seems incredible that people, in
this day of supposed enlightment, will
fall for the bewhiskered tricks of
Wire-tappers and fake race-track op-
orators. But they do it every day,
indicating that Barnum's estimate of
the birthrate Of suckers was much
too conservative.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24

A strain of unwonted caution runs
through the Governors telegram an
swering the request of the New York
papers for his opinion on the action
OF the Fuel Commissioner. Perhaps
ne is beginning to learn the politici-
ans secret that language was created
1or the purpose of concealing thought.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24

II you meet friendly gent who is
so interested in you that he wants
to help you make some nice easy
money-pass him Onto the police
if possible.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24

Saw a man in a restaurant recent
ly, eating peas with his knife. Just
having forkless day.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24

Wouldn't it be CRATE If we could
turn our inexhaustible supply Of peat
into commercial fuel?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24

It will not involve any great sacri-
flee to observe that porkless day each
week.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24

Reading the long list of awards Of
carnegie medals, we have borne in
upon us the fact that real heroism
and bravery are things by no means
rare. When the call for the supreme
sacrifice comes most men-eyen men
whom we have regarded as very com.
monplace-answer "readyn To read
OF such things treasures us and
makes us better satisfied with our
kind
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24

The Florida delegation, at an agri-
cultural meeting in New Orleans. in.
Jected enthusiasm into the meeting by
"yelP', one of the inspiring express
sions of which was: 1.-TWO years more
and all the ticks will be in hell"
Good-and may we indulge the hope,
also, that the Kaiser may be "in their
midst?" With things sthus arranged
this will be a better world to live in
than for long time.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24
THE LAKELAND NEWS

The LAKELAND NEWS
A weekly newspaper giving resume
81 local matters, crop conditions,
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
for $3.50 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24
WE OWN THE LAND"

RELOW submit few Of offernes-every on which we
consider bona fde bargain We will gladly give additional inform.
alton regarding Of these properties and will welcome further quy
from you if interested
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24

| IA number of lots SO x 1876 feet in New Dix
leland at $500 to $4,000 each on very easy
terms. These lots are high and dry and well
located.
J-66 acres on one Of the prettiest fresh water
lakes in the Highland Lake Region of Polk Coun
lty, 10 acres in bearing grove good sixroom
house. The finest winter home proposition to
Ibe had in this section Price $1600OOO Ask for
detailed information if interested
| K-A beautiful location embracing So acres
portion OF which is within the corporate limits
OF Lakeland. Located on the shores of Lake
Hunter beautiful fresh water lake which is
noted for its scenic beauty and splendid fishing
II acres OF this property is in old bearing orange
trees which under average conditions will pro
duce crop worth from 100000 to 100000 an
nualy. Ten acres in young budded orange and
grapefruit trees which will come into bearing
within two years The remainder is an excellent
subdivision proposition and can be sold in acre
tracts to those desiring location for winter
nome IN an exclusive and restricted community.
lhls property will be sold as a whole for $25.
10000, or offered separately As we are the own
ers OF this property we are in a position to make
satisfactory terms to interested parties.
L-Fiveroom bungalow with all modern con-
veniences, on large well located lot. This house
is practically new and Is a splendid buy at
Sz5oo'OO Terms can be arranged.
M-We own several thousand acres In the
webster Belt of Sumter County This is the
pest all around general farming and trucking Sec
uon OF Florida. Sold In tracts Of from 10 acres
up at $500 to $4,000 per acre. Terms $10O per
acre cash and $1.O0 per acre monthly. No inter
est. ASK for illustrated literature.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-24

/ A-4O acres Of fine orange and grapefruit land
five miles north of Lakeland on hard surfaced
IToad. No palmetto, easy clearing $25O 90 per acre
on terms
| B-4O acres of good trucking land three miles
from Auburndale on graded road y mile of rail
road. Dark loamy soil, good draining $25 90 per
|acre Terms.
| Go acres on asphalt road three miles from
Auburndale, good four-room house and out build
lngs l25 bearing orange and grapefruit trees
several acres of strawberries and cabbage. 20
acres under fence, within a quarter of mile of
school house, rural free delivery Price S25OOOO.
Terms.
| do acres on asphalt road 2B miles east of
Lakeland, all ploWed and ready for planting
Good fence and fair house and barn Exception.
ally fine trucking land. This property can be
made to pay for itself from this years crop
Price 100000.
E-65 acres on asphalt road four miles north
Lof Lakeland. Old bearing orange grove in fair
condition; five room house, barn, etc. part of
this is fine trucking land and the remainder good
citrus fruit land About rs acres cleared and
ready for cultivation. In the heart of the best
strawberry growing section of Florida y mile
from shipping point. Price $3,5O0OO Terms.
F-1R acres in Lakeland on Florida avenue
la fine asphalt street. planted to budded orange
and grapefruit trees which are Just coming into
bearing, Price $1,5OOO0. Terms
GO acres of cleared and fenced land on |
South Florida avenue, one mile from town A |
fine site for suburban home and citrus fruit |
|grove Price $5,50000 Terms.
H-A lot in Orange Park, the exclusive resi-
dence section of Lakeland so 2O4 feet, bear.
ing orange and grapefruit trees. Price 100000 |
Terms.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-02-07

''When nation. in addition to sup
plying its own millions of troops.
must supply other nations. as in the
case of America. not only with the
material for warfare but also for the
sustenance of tho inhabitants of these
other nations. the wartime enlarge
ment must be many times greater.
while the primal requisite in such
proposition is greater production
from the soil. this can be obtained in
two ways. one by greater intensified
ton so that there is greater produc-
tion per acre, and the other by an in
crease in the productive acres, Along
with this call for greater agricultural
production. the farmer is also con-
fronted with II shortage of labor. high
wages and greatly increased cost of
keeping horses. These conditions
make it necessary for him to increase
his own efficiency and that of his
men. as we'll AS that of his land.
In accomplishing this the farmer
has come to greater use of time and
labor saving machinery. just rs the
manufacturer had to do. The farm
tractor affords the means of increas-
ing both the production per acre and
the number of productive acres with
ont hiring more men or even more
horses.
Motor car and truck furnish Il
means of independent transportation,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-02-07

car is out of place in wartime, more
so than ever before. When motor
car is purchased today. quick trans
portation is what is being purchased.
The motor car Is increasing the efii-
cheney of production by increasing the
speed of transportation. whether it be
of man or goods. The passenger car
is no more of a pleasure vehicle than
The farmers plow.
Zone of the biggest factors of the
military development of the present
war is the motor vehicle. Americas
call. to her citizens in putting her
forces into the field fully equipped
gave the motor industry its greatest
opportunity and made possible the
application to the national business Of
two principles which have made the
motor industry what it is. These are
the twin ideas of standardization and
cooperation in an industry.
1T requires five acres of farm land
to product the food consumed each
year by Il single horse. and there are
now in the neighbOrhood of 25,000.-
600 horses in the United States. The
amount of acreage devoted to keeping
them alive is more than sufficient to
feed the entire population of the
country. At that. the horse is COM
puted to be only . per cent efficient.
Edison sums it up when he says THE
horse is too expensive to keep"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-02-07
.SOLv|NG Government WAR PROBLEMS

The automobiles which will be dis
played at the Toledo Auto Show In
the Terminal Auditorium February
11th to 2Tth. including Sunday, this
year. are the perfected result of CO.
operation of the automotive engineers
and the car manufacturers who have
been putting their best brains and
best efforts together in the design and
production in great quantities and at
greater speed of airplanes and trucks
FOR the government.
The following intelligent comment
Try is here reprinted from Motor
Age:
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-02-07

more necessary now than ever before.
Greater speed of motor transportation
enables the farmer to take advantage
of favorable road and weather condi-
tions and make motor hauls direct to
market thus relieving the critical
freight congestion ON the railroads.
Similar conditions arise in consider
ing the motor car in the service of
other men than those engaged in
farming. The motor car has become
a business vehicle, even though 1t be
OF type not designed to carry other
than human freight.
"In other words, the term pleasure
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-02-07

"Motor trucks turned the tide Of
battle against the Germans, checked
their drive ON Paris at the Marne, and
gave the French and their allies the
power to drive the enemy back" says
Power Wagon, !. a journal devoted to
the motor truck. Some of the same
make of trucks employed in the big
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-02-07

No matter how cold the weather, 1t
VIII be as warm as summer inside the
big Terminal Auditorium in Toledo
during the tenth annual Toledo Auto
Show, February 11th to 10. inclusive.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-02-07

war Will be seen at the Tenth annual
Auto Show in Toledo, February 18th
to 10th. A
The Washington times., 1918-09-10
PEACHES, APPLES,
SWEET CIDER.

From clean, sound, apples,
and pure cider vinegar, two
years old, at Mooreland Farm,
one mile out from Rockville,
Md, on road leading to Poto-
mac. Peaches: White Health
Cling, September 10 to 20.
Grimes Golden Apples at the
Orchard. Fancy grade, So so
the bushel; choice grade, So.
Delivered in Washington at
81 the barrel, of three full
bushels. Drop apples, so to
rs cents the half bushel. In
October, the famous Stay
man Winesap, for winter
keeping. Vinegar, so cents.
Cider, 40 cents the gallon. -
OAK DOUBLE BED, spring and mattress.
The Washington times., 1918-09-10
FOR SALE-AUToM0BILES
THE TIMES
Used Car Bureau
MAIN $500

Will get you in touch
with people who have
second hand cars or
trucks for sale.
If you want to buy a
car advertise in these
columns and the services
of this bureau are at your
service without charge.
If you desire further
description of cars adver-
tiSed call Main $500, ask
for bureau, giving regis
tered number at end of
ad.
The Washington times., 1918-09-10

AUTO ACCESSORIES
The Washington times., 1918-09-10
FOR RENT-RO0MS
FURNISHED

FURNISHED
QUINCY ST. y. w. 5II-Sccond-fIo floor
front room. three windows. private fam
nv men only. 100
The Washington times., 1918-09-10
FOR SALE-AUTOMOBlLES

PAIGE, 1916 model. 6-eyIlnder. 7-passen-
ger: good condition; newly painted. may
be seen any time at 4:SO. sl5 B ST. n. u.
Register l5OD. 10
PAIGE-Specdster; new; at bargain; classy
body; wire wheels: exclusive. only , like
"a in WaShin gton: sell this week. r. r.
SMITH, The Maury. 18th and G sts.; fore
moons. Reg. l777. II
REO-Four cyl. touring. 1916; In excellent
condition: new tires and good extras;
bargain for quick sale. Reg. l7IS. Is
STUDEBAKER- touring for sale: cheap
for cash; good condition; new tires:
tully equipped: owner leaving town. Main
$3.50. Br. 22l2. Reg. 177s. lS
STUDEBAKER-S-pass roadster; late
1915 motor and paint excellent: fully
equipped; tires good: always carefully op-
Grated; may be seen Sunday and evenings.
ADAMS, 1920 Monroe st. n. w. $500. TO-
STUDEBAKER-7-pass good as new;
shock absorbsrs: seat covers. new tires:
bargain; $500 cash 10 . st. ". W. Greg.
l50S.D Ill
SAXON. 1917, 6-cyllnder Continental motor.
extra wheels and 4 extra tires. perfect
condition; painted white. leaving city for
draft camp. Call Col 679I or n SS5I.
(ReEister 5000. IL
BARGAIN In used cars, two Peerless tour
ing; one Packard touring. one Stude-
baker touring; one Hupmobile roadster
one Overland roadster. one Detroit electric.
one Ohio electric. These cars are real
bargains. Apply KALORAMA GARAGE.
1910 Halorama I'd. N. w. rear Of French
legation. 10
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-12-20
CAUSES FOR WASTE OF GRAIN
Methods Of Preventing Leaks In
Thrashlng Given in Bulletin by
Agricultural Department.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
If thrashing machine fails to sep
arate all the grain from the straw 1t
usually Is because the machine Is not
being run at its proper speed; is being
crowded beyond it's capacity, the CYL
inder fails to thrash all the kernels out
Of the heads, the separating mechan-
ism is not level, or the blast Is not
adjusted properly.
Methods Of preventing these and 9TH
err causes Of waste are given in Farm
ers' Bulletin 991, "The Efficient Oper-
alton of Thrashing Machines" just is
sued by the United States department
Of agriculture.
Cracked grain Is another source of
waste which may become serious.
Cracked grain may be due to excess
sive speed Of the cylinder, to the CYL
inder being too close to the concave
teeth, or to grain being returned in the
tailings elevator and run through the
cylinder repeatedly. Loss both from
poor separation and cracked grain can
be largely prevented by proper adjust
ment of the machine and attention to 1t
while In operation.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-12-20
Grains Give Variety.

Oats are often fed to poultry for va
riety, but are not well liked unless
hulled, the hulls being tough and
rather indigestible. Hulled oats, on
the other hand. are rellshed by poultry
and are excellent for producing eggs.
When they can be obtained at rea-
sonable price In comparison with other
grains, they may be fed quite largely.
Barley does not seem to be greatly
relished by hens. but may be used to
give variety to the grain ration. 1t has
little more protein than corn and a
little less than oats.
Buckwheat is quite well liked by
fowls, but Is not very widely fed. 1t
may be fed to vary the ration. Buck
wheat middlings are rich in protein
and make a good mixture with corn
meal.
Rye Is not fed largely, and does not
seem to be much relished by poultry.
1t is supposed to cause bowel trouble
when fed freely.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-12-20

shortened slightly for fryers and roast
ers. The greatest profit and the high
est prices are secured from early
chickens, whether they are broilers or
roasters. 1t takes from four to seven
pounds Of grain to produce pound of
gain In fattenlng. l
Crates and fattening pens should be
kept clean and carefully disinfected.
The droppings should be removed
daily or every other day, and after u
lot of chickens are killed the pen
should be sprayed with whitewash
containing per cent Of carbolic acid.
It is not necessary to treat the chick
ems individually for lice II the coops
are treated in this way. 1t is advis-
able either to spray the trays of the
crates lightly with coal-tar disinfect-
ant after cleaning, or to sprinkle them
with air-slaked lime. The coops
should be examined carefully once
daily and sick and dead birds removed.
This Is especially essential in the fall
months when the chickens are more
apt to be sick.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-12-20

surrounding stalks that grew under the
same conditions. (Such seed inherits
high producing power.)
Stalks without suckers. (Such seed
produces fewer suckers than seeds
from sucker-bearing stalks.)
Storm-proof stalks with ears at a
desirable height.
Seed corn should be selected as soon
as 1t natures because
Desirable stalks, especially early ma
turing stalks with hanging ears are
then most easily found.
Freezing weather Injuries the seed
before is becomes dry.
Warm, hot weather may cause kerr
nels to sprout before drying.
II the selection Is delayed in the
South the ears may become infested
with weeyils, rain moths, and their
eggs.
1t Is as easy, more satisfactory and
much more profitable than selecting
from cribs In the spring.