davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
NAVY. Na-A-vy. Navy, Navy, Navy.

This echoed and eechoed for three hours
Central High School Stadium yesterday afternoon when the hrst
track and field held under the auspices of the Gov
Sernment Recreation League.
With all glenng sdeghts Of Amy-Nayy competition these
government clerks furnished the thrills that make OF
a things staged between the and although the other de-
arnens were represented the thrills held forth when the Army
eaaced the Navy. ~.
Navy with made up mostly of the fair had
ito rejoice and allow their siren to echo all the Mount Pleasant
DISTRICT Navy scored well earned victory the other branches
Uncle Sans that took part IN the their
athletes up and onehalf the War Depart
r1ent's thirty-sx 49,
great day for Navy, and they made Navy day when
the Treasury Department represented mostly by athletes
through second place. with Interior trailing War and the farm
frnrnA Aarcu in fourth nlace.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
Mcleod Goe. to Wilmington.

Freddie" Mcleod, the Columbia
Country Club golf professional. journ-
les to Wilmington Saturday to take
part in thirty-six hole foursome for
the benefit Of the Red Cross. Mac"
will pair with Wilfred Reid. the home
pro" against Max Marston and
Jerry" Travers, -
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
aChicko Evans on Way East.

Chicago. Sept II. = Charles
("Chick") Evans left today for the
East to engage in a series Of golf
matches for the benefit of the Red
Cross. Bobby Jones. of Atlanta. will
be Evans teammate, Warren X.
Wood. of Chicago, having found II
impossible to make the trip.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15

huns-ohl W. tctuoFs, Lyons, MCCARTHY,
Luscombe, steroer, Gioyennetti. FRYE. Left on
bases-NaTy Yard. 6: Rex A. y. :. First base
Oh bills-Of Lyons. 4; OF Frye. !. StrucS
out-By FRYE. 3; by Lyons &. Three-base hit.
I CrCoke. Sacrifice hits - Mccarthy. Mcbride.
Conners. Lyons (2l. Stolen bsses-Snl. Lyons.
Double piay-CToOke tunasSisted. Hit by pitch.
er-By Lyous (SeatOnl. Wild pitch-LJuns.
Passed ball-Couners Umpire-Mr. Hughes.
The Second Game.
The Operations aggregation wallop-
ed the fast Army Medicos in the first
game of the double bill at American
League Park yesterday by a score Of
Il To .
The Operations got enough runs in
the first frame to put the game on
ice. MuHphy hit and Degnan got a
life on Walters error. Walker was
safe ON Sharkey's error and Hager's
triple scored Murphy, Degman and
Walker, which was followed by
Morris hit for the circuit.
The Operations got another in the
third after Morris had struck out and
Hornsburger popped out to third.
go through him, Purdy scoring on
the error.
The Army Medicos came to life in
the third Walters doubled. Clark
got life on Newton's error and
Walters scored. Clark scored while
Murphy and Purdy We're handling
Sharkey. Hits by Won Herbulis and
Murphy, a base on balls to Degman,
and hits by Morris. puIdy, Goldstein.
Won Herbulis, and a base on balls to
Newton. netted Operations six more
runs in the sixth. The summary:
nn.,ra AhH q y A N All II a A d
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
KilIefer Ordered to Camp.

Chicago. Sept. 14.-Catcher Will
lam Killefer, of the Chicago Ma
tionals, today was officially notified
TO report at Camp Custer. Battle
Creek. Mich. Tuesday. killefer's
battery mate. Grover Cleveland
Alexander. is in France:
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
West Virginia Calls Candidates.

Morgantown. w. Va, Sept. IA
call was issued for weeks prelim-
mary football practice for the Wes'
virginia mountaineer squad yestef-
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Klns-Nurphy ID Degnan q, WaIkerI
Hager, Morris ~. Purdy C2). Won Hurbnlis.
Goldstein. Welters. CLARK. Left on bases
Operations. g.; Army Medical, s. First base on
balls-Of Bayne, Z; of Won Hurbulis. . Iu-
nings pitched-By Kellher. 0; by Parks ); By
Bayne, g. Hits mode-Of kellher. ); Of
Parks. ); of Bayne. ?. Struck outzBy Parks.
;; by Bayne. .: by Won Hurbulis, V. Home
run-Morris. Three-base hits-Degnan, Haser.
Twotase hit-weIters. Sacrifice hit-Degnan
Sacrifice iy-Hager. Stolen bascs-HulIfsh
Murphy. Hager, Morris, Hornsberger, Purdy,
Won HuTbulis Passed balls-Hullfsh, Hager.
UmpiTe-Mr. Hughes.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
$ League Big Success Dunboyne Runs First in Fturity

War prevented Babe
Ruth from breaking the
home-un record. says a
contem- War didn't make
it easier for the pitchers
who had to face Babe,
however.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
SECTION TWO.
Yesterday Results.

SECTION TWO.
Yesterdays Results.
Operations, IL; Army Medicos, 2.
Navy Yard, 5: Rex 4. c.. 4.
Where They Pay.
Rex A. C. VS.. Operations.
Union League Park.
Umpires: Hughes and Handiboe.
Standing of the CIuha
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
A Clothes" Call.
Hal Chase has sued
the Cincinnati ball club,
which is about as prof
liable as bait-casting
in a gold fish bowl.
NAVY DEPARTMENT CAPTURES
HONORS IN ATHLETIC GAMES

Blue and White Athletes Place Well Balanced
: Team on Field that Easily Takes Meet by
S 65H Points to. Treasury's 42H-NVar Fin
ishes Third
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SECTION ONE.
Where They Play

Where They Play.
Double Header at
American League Park.
Clarendon VS.. Army Medicos (from
Section Two.l
Marines VS.. War Risk.
Umpires: Belts and Carr.
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Standing Of the Clubs.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-06-12
\ SOLTERAS / CASADAS

Primero: No te casaras Sino con
ell hombre que ve-taderamerte ames,
nj por dinero. nj por brilio social, nj
por tn pereza en- O. trabajo.
Segundo: acaptar%s a tn esposo
como sea Y no nrocuraras sustituir
su imagen en- I'll Densamierto, con
otra que forte u vanidad pues ell
hombre con quicn te has casado va
10 tienes, Y ell que til suenaS no exis-
te.
Tercero: Ant=s ,!e dar e. iitimo
paso, mira con Ism oios el hombre
con quien has e c?Sarte; despues
de casada, debes ser ciega.
Cuarto: Debes proclamar 4 tn -es-
roso amo y sehcr, y ii ssras reina
V sonora en- la paz domestica.
Quinto: Habla siemrre bier de tn
esposo. Nunca ante u mejor amiga
nj en- reuniones de ningura clase.
deS a conocer Gus saltas.
Sexto: No guards el a dc rus
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A costa de tremendaS
(Viene de Ia 2a).

para clio ha tenido que echar mano de
I'm considerable numero de tanques,
que Ia artilleria frsncesa no pudo de-
moler EN- IN principle.
Los alemanes lograron luego en-
sanchar Ell extreme de su cuna ponien-
do en- accion dos nuevas divisione>
de guardias Y otras dos de tropas ba-
varas que fueron traidas del Cuerpo
del Principe Ruperto. Estas tropas
captucaron las villas de Belloy y st,
Maur, que les do possession de una
planicie, traS de Ia cual pueden re,
concentrar gran numero de tropas,
protegidos parcialmente contra las
~observaciones de los franceses.
81 ell peligro para los ~francese:
consiste en- ceder terreno cue no pue,
de negarse que es importante, el pc,
ligro para los alemanes en- camblo,
conSiste en- los tremendos sacrificios
dc vidas humans que estan hacien,
do Y que muestran notablemente Ia
fuerza ofensiva del encmlgo.
La reSistencia que las tropas fran
ceSas estan poniendo en- esta lucha.
no ha sido sobrepasada en- ninguna
OCCASION precedente de la actual que
ira. Las p~ruebas de valor dadas
por las tropas del general Petain.
son innumerables Y llegan al maxi
mum del heroismo. Ejemplo de el!O
ha sido Ia tenaz reSiStencia hecha
por un pcqueNo grupo de Coraceroz
deSmontados en- Plgmont. En- eSa vi,
la el grupo de defensores Sc VIC cast
completamente rodeado Y a peSar dc
clio Supo rechazar catorce ataQueS
DC los alemanes, 10 que contrib4yJ
grademente para coatener el avance,
a menoS, temporaimente.
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Tanto apadrino ca.
sorios, hasta que
sc case
In padriuo que tonlo Por-
tie en- tres bodas, en-
II horas

POUGHKEEPSIE, n. Y. JUNO I.
Edwin P. Haining es sin duda al
guna, Ell sujeto que ha apadrlnaGo
mas casamientos en- el Condado de
Dutch de este Estado Y para poder
batir ell record en- este sentldo, ha
tornado parte en- tres bodas en- las
ultimas veinticuatro horas, slendo una
de elias NADIA menos que Ia snya pro-
|pia
Haining reside en- ell pueblo de
Putnam Centre, cercan a esta clu-
| dad. que con rootivo dc esta serie de
matrimonios Sc ha visto sumamente
allegro, pues cast todos los vecinos de
la poblaciGn han participate en- las
fiestas, como invitados por n u otro
de los contTayentes.
Anoche nuestro hombre fungio
Iujier en- la ceremonial matrimonial de
Paul Ginsburg Y Miss. Mildred Essel-
tyn V sin duda el entusiasmo de los
| contrayentes Sc lie comunic0, pues
despuGs de la ceremonial Haining sc
| puso q f~iloSofar sohre Ia vida conyu-
gal V acab6 por c~onvencerse de que
va era tempo de que huscara SUI me
dia narania'. Mas tard6 en- penSarlo
cue en- poncrse en- obra Y tras de
echarle Ell ojo a una m]uchaCha de no
fea estampa Y de mucho garbo y SIM
! Datia. Sc aper.on6 con Ia designada,
que 10 era Miss. Marjorie Paulis, Y
con un anillo de compromise en- la
mano lie eSpeto esta filipica:
Miss Paulis. We listed este anillo
matrimonial? p9es es de mi propicdad
V actualmentc 10 tenGo vacante, pc
70 ell pobrecito sc haila muy triste
SOLO. V he decidido buscarle n a
rrcndataria. 70 creo que el dedito
anular de Ia mano iZqulerda De usted
seyia el lugar mas comfortable y
donde mas le guStaria al pobrecito
pasar cl reSto de 81 e~Xistencia. En-
visa de Ia premura del tempo, el
anilIo me suplica que recabe de US
ted una respuesta Immediate.
| Miss. Paulis z quien hiZo gracIa Ia
o~currancia de su pretendiente, asin-
10 a ser 81 prometida V apronto c!
Ledo de su mano para la colocaci0n
de- anillo compromctedor. En- segui-
la amboS Sc pusieron de acuerdo So
brc 10 relative a la boda, Y llegaron
d la conclusion De cue no tenia OBJ
! .ieto esperar por mas tempo. por 10
que terminada la ceremonial del casa
miento de amigos Mr.. Y Mrs Paul
Giasburg, ambos Sc dirigieron a ia
Oficiua del Secretar:o de Ia Ciudad Y
obtuvieron su l~icencia de matrimonio,
part;c"do lugo para h resliescia. del
Reverend Jonas Fairfax, quien los
unto por la tarde.
Por Ia noche Mr.. Haining tUvo que
apadrinar otra boda, la de su amigo
Wilfr!d G. Van Benschoten Y Miss.
Nina l. Williams Y desputs de IA
ceremonial, MIR. Haining anuncio que
81 Y Miss. Pauiis habian contraidc
matrimonio por la tarde, causandc
una sorpreSa general, pero recibien
do de suS amiStades numerosas fell.
citaciones V ~obsequios.
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Otra Vez Aquel
Molesto Resfriado.

para ReSfriados. Catarros V Dolores
lie cabeza ' no puedo estar sin ell"
Holradamente hablando, es digno
de p~onerlo a prueba.
En- conyenientes, h~igienicOs y flexi-
bles tubos, 25c.
III todas l&S 5~oticaS, o Sc rlanda-
"a por correo. porte pagado, al reel
60 De SUI valOr.
URBAN CHEMICAL COMPANY.
San Antonio, Texas.
(Adv !
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FALLARON EN- 35 JUICIOS

e. PreSidente del Gran Jurado
ACADIA de rendir sU informe menSua!
accrca de los trabajos desempenados
por csc Alto Cuerpo durante cl mes
de Mayo pr6ximo paSado, Y de el Sc
~deSprende que fueron fallados trcinta
y cinco juicios; ~quedando pendien-
ties algunos otros para el preSeate
ms.
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reconvenciones 2ar+ raciarlo en- Ell
lecho conyugal: ues u marido atra
vesara ell mundo cam1nardo a pie
con n esposa Que .tabe eScoger la
OCCASION para recoGverirlo. Y no ira
en- autonaovil con l. cr.e terga squel
habito.
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Cuando nccesite libros en- espanol,
d~irijase a lgnacio E. Lozano, 11S N.
Santa Rosa Ave. San Antonio, Texas.
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GRATIFiCiIiE con 500 Z Cu!cn me IN
fOrime de I'm m3cho bdvo.- iuerto del 0jo
izqulerdo, herrado con THnQ. Sra. An
tonic dc Sesura, Il. B. Box %t5, san An
tonic. Texas. (f3
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GRATIFiCARE con una suScrIpCIGn a.
diarIO LA PRENSt." a Il persona que
me diere tnTGrnae. C~Xac:nS, % nc proper
Ciualre la actual direction del Sr. Tran
ruIlinG Pastor CriglndriD del Edo. d" MI
chOCdn. NeNIcO. C!tImlmenie - cncon-
traba radlcad0 en- ct Edo. dc Oklahoma.
S~irvanse diriiirse . Teresa f'2s;or, Boz
ii6. Bedford, ONO. iiS
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G~RATIFGCARE con 500 Y IN anO dc
sIScripcidn. al dlariO ~ PRENSA', a Ia
persona gUc ne pTopOrciOnarc inrrrmeS
cxactos . me deere "a actual direction
de Ia scICra joscTa A.Ca!d. IEaigUier IN
fu,Gnr. SirvanSe G:ri-IriO . Lasc Il. Sala-
zar, Box 81. huffman, rcXaS. C3
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Sc N~ECESITAN mll>icOS para Ell COrnc-
tin y baritone Y ~alguno> oiros On Ia Com
pania de Mollic Bailey SHOW. DlriJanSe 4
Richard Ibdrra. Bowie. Texas. JUNO -
Chico. Texas. Il: Bridgeport, Texas. 10.
Direction pcrma.cnl.: boN %ij, houston,
Texas. 10
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AVISOS DE OCCASION ! !
5.5l5Ei953525EE5sESG
EMPLEOS

Sc NECESiTAN nnttilIamer;c mecani-
COS meXICIn0S de Primera y eN!'ert1s en-
mdnejo miuuIna Ford: trlbaju permanent
fc; bucn sucldo. Ocurran i 733 E. lioUS-
ton. (2il
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Sc NECESIrA una crIada para trabajO
general en- IT LAREDO HOTEL. iT3 }.
SANTA Rosa Ave.
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PESoUIsAs

Dare burEl qualification a qII"n me
dier- mrrrmr- IC'rrH de mi C.mann Rd-
rarl -. Hernandez. Gt.en 81 en";tcHlrI al
lado Dc mi >riIrrt mddr" y ScGEu TpiiciaS
rcribidaS iE!imamrutc So h7Iian radiCadoS
IN LIS InfarIi2ruon"> dc DALLAS. Twas. Sir
vanSn diri.irsc 4 ErnCS'O Garcia, Leonard.
Texas. Us
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Cuando neccsitc libros en- e5panoi,
5~irijase a I~gnacio E. Lozauo, 1fs N.
Santa Rosa Ave. Ssr Antonio, Texas.
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TALLER FONOGRAFlCO, Leandro NJ. Ro-
drlguez Reparacion de F0NOGRAF0S de
fodas ~clases; Maquinas de coscr; ArmaS,
Relojes, CeTraduras, etc. MaquiDaS de co.
ser SINGER. Fon0grafoS nueyoS EN-
A60NOS; de Segundl mano; MuY BARA-
TOS. Accessories para fon0grafos Y ma
quinas dc coser. tO6 BuenaviSia ST.. San
Antonio. Texas.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-06-12

uNICA CASA QUE NENDE be Tpnu FOR
CuIREO. FUnG@TarOS Y MscOS columbia,
cruces. RarandaleS. MOlinus MoctczuIna,
5000 Y $3.50 HldaIgo, $1,000; La Carnpana
$3.50. Hopa. Sombrcr0S, Calzado. Muchies,
MedicinaS, ICrhls. ArtlCuluS MeiicaiinS, etc.
ridanuS InrormcS: J. n. Flores y limo,
Bon 4S FlOrcSvlIle. Texas.
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GRATlFICARE ampiiarnenie a Ia perso-
ma que me DroporcIDmarc lni0rm% acercz
de mi herInanp Jose Ramirez. oIigina-
r,n del Esiadn GO ''uaniIn@in. NpprG.
de uuien h8ce Cerca de s amos no teGSo
notIcia. Sirransc dWl.Ir-e 4 Francisco
Ramirez. rs 4. 81. Dynard. Cal. IT.
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Sc NECESITA muclldcllr con D!cicicia
para cniregdr rupa a d1!Hlrllio. ucIlrfail
al 900 Garden 81, TcIcrono Travis 4J3.
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81 NECESirAN 80 mcXicaiuS para ira
baiar en- cI culc2io de agriculture de Cole
&c Station. Texas, dllrarIe =! prgSrtIc ailo.
$1,000 mcnSuaics, CUmiGa Y cuarlo- ira
baio prriuanruIc. No rs neccSGr!O hsblar
ingltS. Dirijansc 4 PatrIClO L.. HERNANDEZ.
rs y. san saba. IA
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Sc ~NECESITAN huenaS bailarInaS. Sc
pag. cXcc!enlc uScldO. Acudan 4 Ia ad-
! minIstracIGn: II! :. PcCOS. o.
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CoMPRANOS, vcndcmoS Y cambiamoS ms
.trulncntOS de mlSICa, CaIlaraS fOlUSTaFlcaS
Y Relojcs &c segunda manO. Arbet!er and
SharlaCE, $40 W. Houston 81.
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VENDu en- abonos MaQuinas para CnSEl
" Boruar marCa SINGER" FlANuS.
MuEBLES Y ~FONuGRAfUS. r. Dc 10:
Santos, 4O7 y. san Saba TeictOno Ira
Wis OS59.
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STAR EMPLOYMENT Co, IA North 10
res ST., puede proporcicnar 3 I'd. rats
iatorcS V empleOS. Tcl"tuTiO Travis ita5
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81 uuicre I'd. ahOrrar dinerO, d~lrlIaSe a
p E.. HERNANDEZ. rs v. san Saba. Ni
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MARTINEZ DRUG STORE. Patente. Per-
rumcrfa, Papeleria, Soda-Fuente, Tab8cos;
Especial atenCi6n en- pedidos por telefono.
Scrvicio medico y despacho de recetas dia
J n0che. 1901 w. Commerce. Telefono ira
Wis 1865.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-06-12

Sc NECESITAN senoritas para cla1Ora!
Iufos. Finck Cigar Factory, i2U7 wes. Co
mIaerce 81.
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G. MENDEZ Y HNOS.. COmerciantcs en-
rru1as IcglmbrcS. GaranlizamOS los me-
iurcS precioS de plaza. IiaccnioS r~cIIliSIo-
mes {. O. h.. Atenci0n. proniiild. EsInc-
10. eS nucstro lena. aiS MatamoroS 81.
san Antonio, Texas.
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DIR. F. yAZOUEZ GOMEZ. oidos, Gar
ganta v Nariz. 200 Frost Bldg, a An
tonic, Texas.
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mn N MARTINEZ GUZMAN. EnfeTme-
dades Venereas v parlos. Medicina en- Ge-
neral. Oricina 1901 w. Commerce ST., Te-
,erono Travis 2266.
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PROFESSIONALS

DIR. FEDERICO JOHNSTON. Medlcina y
Cirugla en- general. Hotel Monterrey, Guar
TO, is Y te.-fO9 S. Santa Ross AVE.. 1eie-
fono Crockett 800.
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ST NECESITA express para que lleve sus
pciacaS a. Ia cSlaCi0n o Gamble SuS niue
bles lame a ROSALES, Tc!cfcao Crockett
a1ai Y Travis iia6.
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GUADALUPE BERLANGA, Partera.
$40 Monterrey ST.
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RErARAMOS Maquinas dc eScribir, de CO.
ser. Fon0grafoS. Armas de Fuego y lodS
clase de Instrumentos Cientlficos. ATbe-
der and Scharlack, 40 w. Houston ST.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-19
Seasons Shipments
OF Florida Products

mon veal, place is found for II
If it makes no contribution, it Is
swept aside. Lent has stood the test
1t has something worth while to give
In this time of trial it gives spirltua
strength, it sustains the soul Inc
hard-pressed man finds in its mes
sage and discipline something ne
needs to meet the sacrifices of war
The fippant assertion that the mar
in the street cares nothing for relig
ion, that he has cast it aside as an
outworn garment, is false. The az
erage man is at heart religious. Lent
appeals to his religious instinct. II
reminds him that there are Other
worlds than this. Lent survives be,
cause it serves.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-19
FLORIDA is DOING FAIRLY WELL
miami Metropolis)

Florida is frequently scolded fol
her failure to take advantage of the
opportunities that Nature has so gen
erously bestowed upon her-her sol
and her incompatible climate, capa
BILE of making this state the riches
in agricultural wealth in the country
And the people of Florida seem ire
mendously shiftless when we read Of
the enormous quantities of canned
food that is shipped into this state
from distant places when all about
are idle lands on which this food
could be grown in superior quality
and at much less cost
But Florida for all of this is doing
fairly well, as is attested by the fol.
lowing government report of the
crops raised in this state last year
The citrus and cotton crops were
short, but the rest of the states pro.
ducts measure up pretty we'll along
side the report of the previous year
which is given for comparison. The
first figures are those Of last years
production, the second those of 1916.
Corn, 1917, 13,S75,OOO bushels; 1916
12,3OO,OOO bushels
Oats, 1917, 100000 bushels; 1916,
100000 bushels-it was a poor season
for this crop.
Potatoes, 1917, 2,275,OOO bushels;
sweet potatoes, 1917, 100000
bushels; 1916, 100000 bushels.
Rice, 1917, $1,000 bushels; 1915.
$4,000 bushels.
Oranges, 1917, 100000 boxes.
1916, 6,933,OOO boxes.
Grapefruit, 1917, 100000 boxes
Peanuts, 1917, 100000 bushels
1916, 100000 bushels.
Hay (tame), 1917, 10000 tons;
1916, $4,000 tons.
Hay (wild), 1917, 5000 tons. 1915
10000 tons.
Tobacco, 1917 3,41O,OOO pounds.
1916, 3,O25,OoO pounds.
Cotton, 1917, 10000 bales; 1916. A..
GOO bales.
Peaches, 1917, $4,000 bushels.
1916. 10000 bushels
Pears, 1917, $4,000 bushels. 1915
$4,000 bushels.
The number of animals of all ages
On Florida farms, on January /, 1918
and the percentage of their increase
over the number a year before is as
Mich COWS, $4,000, 3 per cent
other cattle, $4,000, 8 per cent
Hogs, 1,S75,O0O. per cent
Sheep, 10000 1 per cent
Horses, $4,000, 4 per cent.
Mules, $4,000, per cent
it Is noticeable that the increase in
of horses and mules in
florida was decidedly greater than
or the country as a while. So Flor
ia Is doing fairly well, and the hest
'art of it is her people are everv
'here realizing that Florida has
carcely started her agricultural do
elopment. y"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-19
THERE AMT NO SUCH ANIMAL

Lave you friend a true friend,
a tried friend; one who will stick by
you through thick and thin, in season
and out of season, in prosperity and
poverty, in the sunlight and in the
shadows, when men are speaking well
OF you and when they are speaking i'll
OF you; one who will not hesitate to
tell you of your shortcomings, but
who never mentions them when YOU
are absent? If you have such a friend,
then thank God! and take courage
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-19

the Board of Trustees of the Ever.
siaoes Drainage District have award.
~ the contract to drain 725,OOo acres
~ the Napoleon B. Broward district
ana about $4,000 acres in the south.
err district When the work is com.
pls,ea 1t is expected that many tract,
Will De sold for trucking purposes, A
NUMBER of small lots have alread,
peeH sold in the Everglades district
bringing as high as SIS per acre