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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
For the Housekeeper

Mrs Potts Irons, set of three irons, handle and
 stand, S SIS; AsbeStos Toaster MatS cold handle g cts Dusess Dust Cloths one black and white, for S4 cts Dust Mops chemically treated, long detachable han
 dies, were 89 cts. 69 cts Dust or Stair Brushes, heavy fibre filled short han
 .dles 15 cts Borax, Borax Chips Boraxo, large size, F cts Glass Wash Boards, large size rubbing surface,
 hardwood frames 69 cts White Cotton Clothes Lines 50 feet 69 cts Clothes Pin Bags of heavy canvas, together with 50
 hardwood clothes pins, :19 cts Dust Pans, heavy black Japanned, cts Toilet Paper, large rolls, for 29 cts
 small rolls, for 29 cts Rolling Pins of hard wood, 1T cts Tea Pots of English earthenware 3 shapes, cup
 size, P" 59 cts Bowl and Nappy Sets, brown and white ware, pcs.
 to set, ~ g cts Canister Sets of heavy tin, blue willow pattern,
 size cans marked sugar, tea and coffee es cts Cereal Sets of heavy tin, bluebrd1design on white, r
 43 pcs. in se cereal jars 6 spice jars and 1
 flour jar = S15 Sink Straners, blue enamel on heavy tin, will hang
 or stand in corner of sink 21 cts Handy MOps for household use white cotton, strong -7
 handle, . IS cts Mason Jars pints quarts, dozen, 79 cts White Crown Jar Caps cap for Mason 4
 iars will fit pint quart sizes, dozen, 25 cts Wood Rim Trays, flemish oak frames, cloth bot @ ;s
 toms, glass covered wood handles, large size,
 regular price $100 69 cts
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
Hall and Stair Carpets

Tapestry Brussels Carpets hall and stair patterns to match regular price $1.95, ~--- ~- at S175 Colonial velvets hall and stair patterns good assor
 ment, regular price $2.75, at $248 Fourth
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
Boots for Women

Boots with silk tops in pearl gray, champagne and castor coors Button and lace Boots in the following coloGs and combinations:
 All Bronze, White Kid White Canvas, 00.9O Canvas with Kid to y,ssno,l and Buck Trimmngs' $7.45 Tan Russia with
 rubber soles. Budoir Mules, were $500 to $700, now at $3.45 Boudoir Slippers of kid $1.29 Cretonne Slippers, .. 98 cts Rubber soled Sneakers, sizes to 8 only,
 $1.49 and $169
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
Special Prices on

Special Prices on Aluminium Ware. "Alad- din" and "Wearever, @l <.4sa' -y~t Bathroom Fixtures, Pyrex Glassware, Earthenware and Tea pots, -' Nieke1ware and Tea kettles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
Needed in Every Home
Sheets, Pillowcases, Bedspreads, Bleached and Unbleached Muslins

It is important that one must realize that prices these needed articles certain to advance later Special lot of Sheets very good musn size sx90 inches,
 specially priced for this sale at ~@ St.50 Muslin Sheets, 8ix941a nches regular Si.9o for St75 Pillow Cases 42x36 inches regular 45 cts for fl cts White Cambric of fine quality 36 inches Wde regular f 29 cts. s-.s9 E. a. for 49 cts. MuIs nice and soft for underwear 36 inches wide reg uaP 30 cts. for 9 cts. Brown Musn good weight 36 inches wde regular 28 cts for 21 cts
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
Lamps, gas or electric

Lamp with antique brass finished base, leaded
 art glass shade in two tones of green, was
 priced at $19.5O, "! Lamp for gas, old brass finished base, leaded
 art glass shade in amber and green, was
 $2500, Two Lamps for electricity, metal bases, one has
 silver plated and the other bronze plated
 parchment shade, regular prices $500, " Two Lamps for electricity, wood bases, black
 and gold yellow silk shades, were $15.oQ, Lamp for electricity brushed brass finished base, slightly shop worn, Japanese silk
 shade, regular price 5000, ~.-~ Electric Boudoir Lamps, Kelsey glass bases in
 Colonial style, silk shades, regular prices
 $425 to $8.25, 0--- '-. Two Boudoir Lamps, wood bases, one mahogany
 the other gold finished silk shades, were
 regularly $5.00 each, -
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
Lamp Shades

Japanese Wicker Shades, IS inches, all silk
 lined, regular $4.00 each, " 90 Hand painted Shades of Japanese silk in soft, delicate colors, regular $5.00 5:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-05-11
THE LIBERTY LOAN
AND THE NEWSPAPERS.

The relation of the of
the country to the Liberty Loan and
other governmental efforts is express
ed in the telegram of Secretary Nc
Adoo to the editors assembled in New
York last week in attendance on the
meeting of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association.
"Will you be good enough to ex-
Newspaper Publishers Association,
now in session, my sincere and warm
appreciation of the great service they
have rendered to their country by
their consistent, unselfish, and patient
support of the successive Liberty
Loans, which have been offered by the
Treasury Department.
These loans could not have sue
ceeded without the support of the
newspapers, and it gives me great
pleasure to make this acknowledge
ment. An enlightened public opinion
is the chief asset of a democracy. By
keeping the people of America inform
ed on public events and transmitting
word of the financial and other needs
of the Government, the American
newspapers have performed a public
and incalculable service to the Nation.
l know that the service will be CON
tinued and that the newspapers will
do their full share in assisting Amer
lea to win this war for democracy and
JUSTICE"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-05-11

broken and some not operating. I
heard people saying it ought to be
fixed as it was very dangerous for
the school children, somebody would
be killed, and lots of other things.
Well, l heard it so much that | finally
put the shoe on and it fit. | felt l
must do all I could to remedy the
matter Or | would have some Sleep
less nights if an accident happened
there. So the first thing I did upon
arriving at my Office was to write the
Railroad telling them of the extremely
dangerous condition of the crossing,
in a spirit of information, not criti-
cism. By return mail l received a let
ter of thanks and the gates were i'm
mediately repaired. 1t took a two
cent stamp and ten minutes time for
my little Bit. My friend, R. A. Gale,
and l had a somewhat similar expert
ence in getting the West Jersey Rail-
road to make repairs to their insight
ly cut, when I was Secretary of the
Board of Trade. Ask him about it; it's
an amusing and interesting story.
Brooklyn, N. Y, May 8, 1918.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-05-11
ON THE 21ST OF MAY.

There is going to be an election on
the 21st of May,
To try and drive John B%arleycorn
from out Jul midst they say,
So awaken now, you voters, and get
ready for the fight,
For we want to see old Pleasantville,
a town that stands for right.
The bloom of our fair city, as you
know have gone to war,
To fight for all that's just and right
as our fathers did before,
So let US send this message to our
boys across the way,
That We knocked out old John Barley
cor on the 21st of May.
Frank P. Reitmeyer.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-05-11
JUST A LITTLE TALK WITH you.
By ]. Norman Shinn, A Public Servant

ny D.. ANOlI 1du Ol1llls n L oO111 z a1i
~Pleasantville Press Readers:
One good result of the present dis
tress of nations and the many changes
it is causing in our daily lives, is the
fact of its teaching the people that
they cannot live for themselves alone,
but are members of organized society,
for which they must make sacrifices
| Our own people are beginning to real
ize that they are a part of something
bigger than themselves and that they
cannot do as they please without re-
gard to the rights of others. We see
evidences of it On every hand. For
instance a mar of abundant means
would not feel right about wasting
large amounts of food as he did a
few years ago. The best part of it all
is that the people see that this way of
living is better for all and it is teach
ing them economy and self-sacrifice;
habits which will fasten themselves
upon the people by constant use and
pass on to the coming generations.
1 sincerely hope the people of my
old home town will be second to hone
in delighting to do things for the
sake of the common good. Perhaps
you can do some good through the
columns of The Pleasantville Press
and my many years friendship with
our Editor, Mr.. Whitman, leads me to
believe he will help all he can, as he
| always cordially welcomed any move
ment for the betterment of Pleasant
vile and freely gave space.
l may have complained about The
Pleasantville Press years ago, before l
learned the valuable lesson of saying
the good things about people and
leaving the bad things unsaid, but l
finally decided l had no right to COM
plain unless l had done what little 1
could to make it a better or more USE
full paper for the people of the. town,
as l realize that the mere sale price of
a small newspaper about pays the pa
per bill, perhaps it does not do so at
present prices. So if you have any
thing which will help the people, send
it in, written in plain everyday Eng
fish which everybody can understand,
sticking to facts as closely as posi-
BILE. If you don't think you can write
it good enough get your next door
neighbor to write it for you. You
may know how to do some things cas-
Ter and better than most people are
doing them, also cheaper. Tell the
people how to do it. Your good ideas
will not help anybody if you keep
them to yourself.
l will tell you a little story, and
then leave you. A few years ago,
when I had law offices in the Pleas
antville Trust Building, the safety
gates at the Shore Road crossing of
the Reading Railroad were in a bad
state of rpnair with some of tho arms
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-05-11

In the. arc-light the carbon charged
with positive electricity from above is
brought close to the carbon charged
with negative electricity from below,
the resultant discharge gives a bril-
liant illumination.
In the lesson of to-day the mind of
Christ, occupied with holy meditation
upon the ministry and meaning of the
cross, is brought into contact with the
minds of the disciples, occupied with
earthly ambitions and hopes. The re-
suit is a flash of heavenly light, a
revelation of eternal truth in one of
the most vital and precious teachings
of Jesus.
The journey through Perea to Jerus-
allen is nearing the end. Great
crowds accompany Jesus and the dis
ciples. They are going to Jerusalem
to attend the Passover feast. 1t is
only a few days before the triumphal
entry into the Holy City.
Amazed at his courage in pressing
forward where opposition against him
was sc intense, the disciples followed
in fear of what awaited him. Draw
ing aside from the multitude with the
twelve Jesus foretells the treatment
that awaits him at Jerusalem.
All this to us is much like reading
the war news of to-day. How We are
affected by the account of a torpe-
doed vessel, of hospitals overlooking
with manned and wounded men, of
dead bodies filling trenches and mo
Mans Land, of perishing Armenians
and Syrians, all depends on how we
relate ourselves to these facts. 1t
comes close home to US only when we
feel a real ~closeness to those who suf-
fer. We may calmly read the words
which tell how Jesus had to suffer;
whether they awake in our hearts gen.
uine sympathy and love and gratitude
depends or what Jesus is to us.-S. S.
World.
How human was the effort of Sa-
lone and her two sons to secure from
Jesus a favorable promise even be-
fore their petition was stated. Al
though James and John had seen the
glimpse of glory on the Mount of
TRANSPORTATION, they had not learned
the truth there indicated, that the way
to glory is by the path of suffering.
Their petition to "Sit, one on thy
right hand, and the other on thy left
hand, in thy glory, was strangely out
of place at this time-while Jesus
was on his way to the cross. The
Master did not reprove their desire
but stated the stern conditions upon
which such honors were to be obtain
ed. To have fellowship with Christ
in his eXultation they must have part
nership with him in his humiliation.
His treatment was suited to draw out
and encourage their better feelings
and to give them a higher and nobler
view into human nature and its posi-
bilities and d%estinies.
Noticing that the ten by their indig-
were cherishing the same am
billions and desires which they con
demned in James and John, Jesus pro-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-05-11
to our throne.
Lesson Points.

/. The right kind of rivalry is rival
ry for noble ends, competing, not for
honor, but for usefulness.
2. The way of greatness is the way
of usefulness.-Bushnell.
8. Ambition that is self-centered,
shuts one out from the Kingdom of
Heaven.
A. Only Jesus touch makes practi-
cal idealists.-S. D. Gordon.
5. Jesus is first among heroes.
Knowing all that lay before him he
went forward without flinching.
6. Heavenly thrones are prepared
places for prepared people.
7. The place of the Cross is the re-
demption of the world.
8. Humility is the principal element
of greatness.
Service is the way of greatness.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-05-11

ceeded to show them that greatness
ent thing from the so-called greatness
in Earthly Kingdoms, where the rul-
ers show their greatness by using
power arbitrarily and in a selfish way.
Then followed the great lesson we
all need to learn: "Whosoever will be
great among you, shall be your minis
ter: and w~hosoever of you will be
chiefest, shall be servant of all"
No nan is great who calls himself
great or insists on being regarded as
great. The ambition to Lord it over
others is born only in small men. True
is service. In the eyes of God and in
the judgment of all good men the
man who sets himself up, sets himself
up because he is too small to be seer
otherwise. That nan is great who
serves and therefore deserves to be
enshrined in the hearts of the people,
WAClACl LII 10 CloIllntu VI nOI. III q
word, that man is great who most re-
sembles Christ, the servant of ALL
Pell's Notes.
Someone puts the rules of success
in a set of startling paradoxes: "If you
want to get up, get down.; "If you
want to be seen, get out of sight;
"If. you want to be great, go bury
yourself. Any student of current his
tory can see how this works out. To
sentences: The man who buries him
self in his books out by and
by a historian, or a poet, a Gibbon or
a Motley, or a Tennyson. The one
who buries himself in the ~labratory,
appears by and by as a Faraday, or a
Sir Humphrey Davy, or a Pasteur, or
gets out of sight in the study of ma
ture reappears as a naturalist, an Agas-
siz, or a Dana: the one who is lost to
sight in the preparation of church
work, or in devotion to needy men, is
seen in due time as a ripe useful
Christian, a Phillips Brooks or a
Moody. Father Damien went down to
a Leper Island in the Pacific Ocean,
and the story of his devotion is
teaching the world what a man can
do because of love for his fellow men.
Livingstone lost himself in the wilds
of Africa, and in due time his name
becomes a watchword for many lives.
In a sermon upon this answer of
Christ's to the ambition of the sons
of Zebedee, DR.. Jowett gave these
striking thoughts: 1t is always our
peril that we hunger for place more
than character. These disciples want
ed to be great and prominent; the
Lord wanted them to be pure and
good. They longed to be prime min
listers; the Lord proposed that they
should be glad to be ministers, work
ing contentedly in an obscure place.
They wanted to be the Kings Cup
Bearers; He offers them to drink of
his cup. They call for sovereignty;
he asks for sacrifice. They seek a life
of getting; He demands a life of CIV
ing. Through self-sacriice We pass
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-03

| Walter l.. Green, who some time
ago resigned as cashier of the First
National Bank to go with the National
Bank, Tampa, expects to enter upon
his duties there tomorrow. Succeed
ing Mr.. Greene as cashier of the First
National Bank will be r. M. McKin-
ney, one Of the most genial young cit
fzens of the section. For more than
six years he has been with the Core
net Phosphate Company, first as store
keeper, but for about three years as
bookkeeper. He Is alert, courteous
and accommodating, and his many
friends will be gled to greet him from
in front of the window at the bank.
He, however, cannot give his whole
time to his new position until later
in the month, his resignation at Cor
onet not being effective until after
next week.-Plant City Courier. Mr..
Mckinney lived in Lakeland at one
time and his friends will be pleased
tc learn of his deserved advancement
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-03
Everything In Readiness
For Big Celebration To-
morrow; Line Up of Parade

ing-On Lemon street, east of Ken
lucky avenue, from alley by Kiblel
half way to Massachusetts avenue
W. o. W. and Woodmen Circle, on
Lemon street, west of Massachues
sets avenue.
Elks in cars and marching-Or
Lemon street, west of Kentucky ave
nue. to alley between Kentucky ave
nue. and Tennessee.
Any other fraternal orders in dec
Grated cars-On Lemon, from alley
to Tennessee avenue.
Sunday school classes and Daugh-
tiers of Confederacy, decorated cars
Corner Lemon street and Tennes
see avenue.
Decorated cars from out of town
On Tennessee avenue, south of Lem
on street.
Decorated cars from in City-Ten
nessee avenue, south of Lemon street
to Orange street.
Decorated pony carts, carriages and
all other features-On Lemon street
west of Tennessee avenue.
Fire Departmental Lemon street
by Cumberland Presbyterian church.
Line of march will be as follows:
North on Kentucky avenue to Oak
street; west on Oak street to Flori
Ga avenue; south on Florida avenue
to Main street; east on Main street
to Kentucky avenue; south on Ken.
lucky avenue to Orange; west on Or.
ance to Florida; north on Florida to
Pine street; east on Pine street to
Kentucky avenue; south on Kentucky
avenue to Main street and disburse.
Traffic will be controlled by the
Boy Scouts.
Autos will he required to park as
follows:
On west side of Kentucky avenue
sidewise to curb, from Lemon street
to Oak street On north side of Main
setreet, sidewise to curb, from Mas
sachusette avenue to Florida avenue
except block in front of Postoffice
which will be roped off. On East
side of Florida avenue from Oak to
Orange.
If the public will please abide by
these instructions, it will save all un
necessary crowding or blocking of the
streets and may prevent accident.
w. S. IRWIN, Marshal of Day
w. w. CHASE,
c. H. WILLIAMS,
S. w. BRADDOCK.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-03

Mr.. A. j. Mills, one of Lakeland 5
pioneer settlers, who is railroad
contractor with headquarters in jack
sonville, sends us a blank check to
MI out for his subscription to the
Lakeland News, and in the course Of
his letter he says: "I am always to
get the News and read every line in
It. II am not called hence to join
my old Lakeland friends who have
passed over the river, I will return
to Lakeland in 1921 and live and die
In lakeland. I am too old to go into
the war, but I am fighting with all
my might. I have bought and paid
for IN full, two Liberty Bonds, and
last Saturday I bought and paid for
IN full $1,000 in War Savings Stamps,
and II Kaiser Bill is not licked to a
fragile pretty soon, I will help little
more" And his friends know he
viii.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-03
In Society
EIks to Have Dance
Fourth of July Night

AS fitting close to the big celebra.
ton to be held in Lakeland on July
Fourth, the Elks will give a Script
Dance that night in the beautiful
Elks Home.
Hartzell's Orchestra will furnish
music and everyone is assured a
most delightful time, the Elks ball
room being large enough to accom-
modate very large crowd.
Everyone is invited to this dance
Home Guards and out.of-town Wis
itors are especially invited, and nc
doubt a large crowd will be on hant
to enjoy the closing Of the days
frivolities.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-03
TELEGRAM WILL
NOT Be ISSUED
TOMORROW

One of the kilograms three an
nual holidays rolls around tomorrow,
and there will therefore be no paper
issued tomorrow. This is an annual
custom we have observed ever since
the paper came into being, and we feel
sure that our readers will be glad for
us to have the day off. Tomorrow will
be great day in Lakeland, and we
trust that all our readers-and that's
eyerybody-will have an enjoyable
day. Until Friday afternoon, we bid
you all fond adieu!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-03

Deputy Collector T. w. Smith. who
makes Lakeland his headquarters, de-
sires through the Telegram to notify
all dealers in oleomargarine, propri-
etors of pool rooms, owners of motor
boats, theaters and cigar manufacture
ers, that taxes are due and payable
this month without penalty, but if not
paid by August LIST so per cent. pen
|alty will have to be paid. 1t behooves
all persons coming under the above
|classifications to remit their taxes i'm
Imediately to Mr.. Smith, who can be
reached through the Lakeland post
office.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-03

The Bardstown Standard, published
at Bardstown, KY, the early boyhood
home of the editor of the Telegram.
says in its last issue: "Mr M. F.
Hetherington, editor and owner of the
Lakeland fla News and the Lake
land Evening Telegram, is visiting
friends in Bardstown. Mr.. Hether-
ington is an old Bardstown boy. who
made his start in the newspapers bus
mess here. Although he has been
away many years, he has nexer out
grown his love for the old home town,
any every opportunity thai 'ffArs he
hieis himself back to tell whoppers
about what fine place Florida is.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-03

Thousands will flock the streets of
Lakeland tomorrow to participate in
the big Fourth of July celebration,
and to take care of the inner man"
the ladies of Lakeland are preparing
to serve refreshments, cafeteria style,
in the Park at noon and night Ia
bles will be arranged in the Park,
and here the crowds may obtain ham
sandwiches, salads, coffee, ice cream
cones and cold drinks, the proceeds
to go to the Red Cross. Mrs. ]. P.
Getzen is chairman of the Refresh
ment committee and she has appoint.
ed committees from all the churches
of the city, who are getting every
thing in readiness, and who will be
on hand tomorrow to take care of
the big crowds. A large amount
should be secured for the Red Cross
in this way.
Final plans have been made; the
stage is set, and now everything is
in readiness for the big celebration
which open here tomorrow with a
mammouth parade at 10 o'clock. Fol.
lowing the parade, the sports will be
the attraction these to be interestly
witnessed by the crowds in the bus.
mess district.
At 8 o'clock the Battalion drill, par.
ticipated in by the five companies OF
Home Guards of the county, will be
held at the Ball Park. This is always
an impressive sight, and will be wit
messed by tremendous crowd.
The line up of the parade will be
as follows:
All organizations or units partici,
pating in the parade will assemble
at the points designated, and must
be in their respective places by 9:45
a. m, as parade will start promptly
at 10 sharp and any not being at their
proper place by 9:45 will be left out
The assembling points will be as
follows:
Mounted Police-Corner Kentucky
avenue and Orange street.
Veterans Of the Civil War-On Ken
lucky avenue, north of Orange street
Home Guard Band-Corner Ken
lucky avenue and Orange street.
Battalion Home Guards-On Ken
lucky avenue, south of Orange street
facing north.
Red Cross contingcnt-On Orange
street west of Kentucky avenue, fac
ing east
Civic Bodies-All civic bodies will
form on Orange street, east of Ken
lucky avenue, facing west, headed by
city officials in decorated cars.
Rotarians, Chamber of Commerce
Woman's Club,
Fraternal Orders-All fraternal or
ders marching will fern on Lemon
street, east of Kentucky avenue fac
ing west, headed by Lakeland Band
as follows:
Odd Fellows-Corner Kentucky
avenue and Lemon street to alley by
KILLER Hotel
Any other fraternal orders march