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The Washington times., 1919-10-31
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Prayed Three Years
To Join Dead Husband
copyrfght. 1919
By r. L oeidbs-E

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.--ElIa Wheel
er Wilcox's hopeless illness of nearly
year ended in her death yesterday
as she had wished it would. in her
seashore home at Short Beach, Conn
The little town was the most be-
loved spot on earth to her. For a
quarter of a century 1t had been her
home.
To Short Beach she came last July
to die. The doctor who accompanied
her from England, where for fourteen
months she had been doing war work,
said when she was carried ashore on
q litter:
1t is only a matter of q short time.
There is a malignant internal growth.
And her heart has been overtaxed.
She would not now be alive but
for her great natural vitality"
"GoIng to See Robert,
When medical doom had been pro-
nounced, when sentence of death
had been passed upon her, she met it
with courage. She said:
II am going TO see Robert"
The three and half years since
her husband died in their home at
Short Beach had been on her part
years OF waiting and praying to die.
She wrote a week after his death:
II feel as though 1 were ship
wrecked and adrift in midocean with
to be ninety. Some of my family
have"
Her fear of longevity was ground
less. She died after a full life OF
sixty-four years. She was born In
Johnstone Center, Wis, in 1855.
The love of this gifted woman fol-
her husband, Robert w. Wilcox, g
silversmith of Meriden. Conn.,, was
one of the great romances of genius
But, unlike such romances, 1t was q
lasting one. They were married In
1884. Their happiness was not inter
rupted by the usual matrimonial quar-.
rels.
The poet said that once renowned
American publisher had avowed his
love to her. but had said:
yet / cannot bring myself to think
OF marriage with you. You have q
great nature, like George Sands. You
will need the love of many men to
feed the flame of your genius
After ten years she again met him
He was already showing signs ot
decrepitude. He complimented hel
because she looked SO glowing and
healthy and happy. She answered:
That lis because I. have married
the man of my heart. 1 have never
loved any other nor will l."
A Versatile Genius.
The group of poems published IL
her girlhood and collected under tn,
title, Poems of Passion" caused
some critics to declare. that Sappht
had been reigcarnated. Their Sapphc
was a poor and simple country gir
who lived on a poorly developed farm
/ in Wisconsin, who gave verse from
her girlish Imagination and to hell
fill the family larder.
Poems Of Passion" was followed b,
Poems of Pleasure" and still late
The Washington times., 1919-10-31
DIES AFTER DRINKING TONIC.

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio. Oct. 81
George ID. Wood. forty, barber, is
dead as result of drinking hair
tonic containing go per cent alcohol
Four empty quart bottles and one
half full of the tonic were found in
the room.
The Washington times., 1919-10-31
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II your nostrils are clogged anA
your head is stuffed and you can't
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Apply little of this fragrant. anti
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more hawking. snuffling. blowing.
no more headache. dryuees or strug-
Cling for breath. E1y's Cream Balm
| is just what sufferers from head
colds and catarrh need Its . de-
light
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-27
The Near Tragedy of Life

to bold aggression while the gentle
winds fragrant with the scent OF ros-
es, tames the spirit of response to the
timid touch of the maiden's hand.
Unabashed by conscious limitations
Of either time or space, the spectac-
ular and seemingly enchanted LIE
swings out into that realm OF ind.'
viduality that is characterized by 70
lition, the priceless gift OF God to
man. Choice of steps now distinctly
mark his pace; whithersoever ne Will
he goeth and whatsoever he would ne
doeth. Buoyant with the spirit OF
youth, work is classed> with pleas
ure and the acquisition Of knowledge
a delightful pastime. The first de-
cade Of life is past. The vision OF
limitless possibilities receives its
first shadow Of the ponderous wheel
of time.
'Tis not specially discomforting and
vet an awakening thought-the great
seemingly limitless world arena is be-
ing moulded into a bordered avenue
circumscribing the acions OF man.
see the facial expression change,
caro- IL Denoted In the countenance.
A consciousness Of he limitation OF
time and space is manifest in his ev-
cry movement. A slight disposition
to hurry I see in his gait. in his
movements I catch the evidence Of
slight worry. Not distressed and ye'
Enthusiastically conscious Of the fact
that somewhere in the distal end o.
life's avenue there is mighty arc
unattractive force. Hist! Does NJ
hear a voice or did he strike at some
thing real or imaginary about MI
neck? All, It's gone. Again h
plunges forward with renewed i'm
; petus. The slight cloud on his fac
is dispelled by natures orchestra. H
is happy and strong, thoroughly i'm
bued with the belief that with SUI
rreme effort great things might b
! accomplished. He presses forward
He reaches the MONDAY Of his man
! hood which he enjoys for one brie
moment only. The short shadows G
t the early evening of life fit befor
5 his vision. Objects seem to reced
{ when he would give them close occr
E lar inspection. He detects lack {
4 elasticity in his steps and geners
q movement. The song Of the bird |
the nearby forest and the sighin
t winds in the tree top fail to thru
). and inspire as in the days Of yort
a Again I see him clutch at h
O throat. This time he is positive tn;
a cabletoe is about his neck with
a distal end leading out and down u
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-27

AtIeSt.
II. L. sWATTs, City Clerk.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-27

aver-narrowing avenue of life, his
cheeks blanche, he shades his eyes
with hishand. In the distance ne
sees an unholy object, form stand
ing close by a great abyss with the
grimace of heartless victor. Con-
seriousness of the mighty power de-
ricted in his cold bloodless face with
greedy, Shiny octopus-like tentacles'
he clutches the distal end OF the
mighty cabletoe, graphing ever
hand over hand to hurry the victim
on The race with death is on every
step, every movement Of the victim
showing consciousness Of limitations
Of time and power that is delegated
to human life. see the struggle In
supreme effort to finish the life work.
I note the lack Of interest in natures
effort to please. The atmosphere IS
laden with evil omen. The victim and
the victor stand face to face. Anxiety
doubt, fear and faith chasing each
other DER the pallid countenance OF
the one, while the diabolical smile OF
the pitiless victor o'erspreads the
grim visage Of the other. In hope,
less effort to camoufage the tragic
moment. friends rush to the scene.
fragrant flowers are strewn IN mas
sive heaps about the feet OF the
doomed, sweet words of courage hope
and love are spoken. But, alas!
Seemingly to no avail. The victim is
snatched as it were out into a mighty
yawning, fathomless abyss. With soul
in mighty storm I cry, death hath
thou, indeed, been victor over lifeY'
Something mightier than 1 slowly
rises within me. I find l am being
possessed Of a power that knows no
fear. recognize in this new force
nv faith in God. I catch new vision.
| see swooping down out of the vast
ress beyond the field of death
omniscient power pinioned on the will
Of God. see mortality ripped asun
der and life lifted beyond the blacl
chasm and waited toward the cit,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-27
ORDINANCE NO. 22s
ORDINANCE No. 229
Ordinance Regarding Bonds for Improving
Certain Streets

Certain streets
BE it ordained by the City Commission Of
Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, that bonds of
the City Of Lakeland, to be known ami desig
the aggregate sum Of forty-six bundled five
dollars and twenty cents ($4,605.20), the said
bonds to be issued against the certificates of
Indebtedness deposited against the property
fronting on Oak srteet, from Massachusetts
avenue to Iowa avenue and Oak street, from
Iowa avenue to Vermont avenue; and New
York avenue from Main street to Lime
street, as set forth in the resolution this day
adopted by the, City Commission, being au-
thorzed by the acts of the Legislature Of Flor
ida, and which amount is not in excess Of
the aggregate amount of the certificates Of in
debtedness now deposited with the ely treas
urer and recorded in book kept for that
purpose. The said bonds shall be In equal
| installments, and shall mature in one, two,
| three, four. five, six, seven, eight, niLe and
| ten years after date, and bear interest at
the rate of six per cent per annum. payable
| tached thereto interest coupons The said
bonds shall DO in the sum Of Eve hundred
| dollars ($5O000) each, except one bond, which
| shall be In the sum Of three hundred forty
eight dollars and twelve cents t$S48.12) each
| coupon bond shall be for the semi-annual in
terest Said bonds shall bear certificate.
| duly signed by the city treasurer, certifying
| that the amounts Of the certificates Of indebt-
edness so deposited, and against which the said
bonds are issued, are equal in amount Of the
face value Of the bonds being issued. Each Of
said bonds shall be signed by the Mayor
and attested by the Clerk Of the city, and
shall be impressed with the seal Of the city
Of Lakeland. The bonds shall be signed in
| fac smile Of the signatures Of the COMMITS
soner-at-large, II. c. Flanagan, and the Clerk
Fl. L. swatts respectively. ard the fac smile
signatures are to be Of the same force and
effect as the signatures In fact Of the said
Commissioner at Large and Clerk. The form
Of said bonds and coupons shall be the same
as heretofore issued for similar improvements
+. e. FLANAGAN,
Commissioner at-Large.
7 Fl L. sWATTs. City Clerk s5sl
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-27
WaveletS
The Deep
c. Cree,

Willy: II take a bath on Sunday I"
Johnny: What kind?' VI
Willy: Sabbath"
80
Fond WHEY: Are you going to
send we away this summer, Jack?"
Tight Hubby: mo, Maud, I'm 60
ing to give you weigh right here"
And, talking about cute things,
isn't a kitten de-mewer?
Now, why don't somebody start a
home for poor, rundown clocks?
The Jax Times-Union is hitting the
high spots on advertising. That pa.
per is a good medium" its equa.
rare and the advertising "wel
DONE"
Don't count your chickens, boys
before they are catched.
He stood on the bridge at midnight,
And he heard a long drawn sigh
know cause he was on the bridg
of my nose,
That gosh darn pesky fly.
Brown: That's a whale of ha
Smith wife has on, isn't it?"
Gray: Eyes, and that whale" cos
Smith fifty "bones," which made hi
'blubber. :"
wonder what will make Milwau
kee famous now. Times Union
Well, with sheath skirts coming bacl
Milwaukee will still be famous fo
its Sits.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-27

: Billy Sunday has been making some
Investigations about Tampa since he
signed up to save that city in a week.
and he now decides that it viii re-
quire month for the job. This will
give an opportunity for everybody to
hear him, and it's safe bet he'll be
playing to standing room.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-27

The Tallahassee Democrat COM
plains that a flow Of crude oil from
a deep we'll near that city is so
abundant that i tbs interfering with
the planting of some of the farmers.
Most of us would be mighty glad to
have our planting interfered with
in such a manner but the Democrat
seems to consider an oil gusher in
the light of nuisance.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-27

The frost that was predicted for
this vicinity last night got side
tracked and never touched US This
Is doubtless our last scare.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-27

We can have a magnificent i'm
provement in the shape of cormun
fly building that will be satisfac-
ton and pleasure to all the people
II everybody will boost and build and
none try to knock and tear down.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-27

Lakeland shipped almost a carload
Of strawberries Monday night, and
shipments are heavy every day Lake
land berries bring top prices on the
northern markets.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-27
THE LAKELAND NEWS

A weekly newspaper giving resume
Of local matters. crop conditions. coun-
ty affairs, etc. Sent anywhere for
$1.5O per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-27

I'VE know a grove, a short dis,
lance from Lakeland, in the high.
lands, consisting of thirty acres,
twenty of which were planted seven
years ago and ten acres planted a
year later" says the Lakeland Tele.
gram. Gan expert estimates this
grove will bear twelve thousand box
es of oranges the coming season, or
at the lowest calculation, will net
$4,000. Can you beat it for an in
vestment?" The Telegram could
have added that the original cost Of
the land was not greater than would
be paid for arabic land almost any
where and that the cost of setting
the grove-trees, labor and fertilizer
and care were likely not more than
would have been paid for grove of
peach trees, or apple trees. But the
returns are different, end will be for
many years, for oranges are the "dif-
ferent" fruit that packs and ships and
keeps we'll and sells for a good price
at home or wherever offered
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-27

Governor Cats, in connection. with
his attendance on conference Of
governors to be held in Washington
has been wired to get suggestions
from the press as to how the govern
ment can aid in business. One sug-
gestion would be for the government
to let some things alone it Is
tinkering with, and let business ad.
just itself and the people take care Of
themselves.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-27

Brigadier General A. H. Banding
arrived in New York yesterday or
board the President Grant, which
brought over 4,729 soldiers. General
Banding was Colonel commanding
the Second Florida regiment when it
was called to service. He has many
friends and acquaintance in this city,
his home being in Barlow. 1t is un-
derst6od that the latter city is plan
ming to give him a big reception.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-27

Decorations for your head.
Comfort for your feet.
Everything to wear for men
and boys complete.
The early Spring styles IN
hats are signaling to you
men who like to head the
procession.
Derbies, light weight. Price
$3.50 to $500.
Soft hats various shades.
Prices 81 to Sc. Caps.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-05-22
Ward 6

". \, Brown, NV IA Of NE IA, Sec
~, Up. IA, Il. 4. Total assessment
$3.50. Taxes, interest and cost 500
Mrs. Mary p. Brown, SW IA of Sc
IA, Sec. IL, TIP. 10, r. 4. Total
assessment 5000. Taxes, interest
and cost .............................. 1886
Henrietta Ellis, NE IA Of SW IA, Sc
OF SW IA, Sec. g. TIP. IA, R. s..
Total assessment S545. Taxes in.
terest and cost. s1423
W. II. Jacobs, NE IA Of NV IL, Sec
20, TIP. ID, r. 4. Total assessment
@40, Taxes, interest and cost 5000.
Hattie Moore, 80 acres IN NE IL of
Sc "A, Sec. 6, TIP. Is, r. 4. Total
assessment $780, Taxes, interest and
cow 5000
u. Moore, NV II Of NE IA. Sec. "a.
IT, IL, r. 4. Total assessment $3.50
Taxes, interest and cost 5000
A. D, Strickland, W 1.2 Of SW ia.
Nh II Of SW IA, Sec. 80, To. 16'
X. 4 Total assessment $40. Tax.
es, interest and cost .s1T.ss
Andrew Thompson estate, e IL of NV
IA, SW IA of'NE IA, W IL Of NV
IA OF NE II, Sec. ~, To. 15, R.
q Total assessment 500. Taxes,
htVrsst aag Mst mr.~,,umas&17.sp
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-05-22
THE snsllE nENQqaeEAg AaNA y LOUISIANA gam

Bienville Parish, La, by virtue OF the
authority vested In me by law, &c
hereby publicly announce and proclaim
that the result Of said special election
is favorable to the proposition submit
ted to the property taxpayers Of said
Blenyil!e Parish School District OF
Bienville Parish, La, at said specia
school election held on May II. 1919
and the Parish Board OF School d.
rectors of the Parish Of Bienville, La
have. by virtue Of their authority
'levied a special school tax OF five mills
per annum on all the property in Blen-
Vile Parish School District, Bienville,
La, subject to taxation tor a period
Of ton years beginning with the year
1910 for the purpose Of giving addi-
tional aid to the schools Of said Bien-
vile Parish School District; said tax
to be levied and collected according tc
law for the following years, 1919, 1920,
WI, W., 1873, lJ-4, 1870, I5-O, Io@i
and 1923.
Thus done and signed officially at Ar.
cadia, La. on this the 10Th day Of
May, 1919.
T. 2. WHITE,
President of the Bienyille Parish
School Board
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-05-22
PRODUCE MERCHANT
GAINS 80 POUNDS
Is Also Relieved of Rheumatism
Through Taking Course Of
Tanlac

II not only gained thirty pounds on
a few bottles Of Tanlac but can do more
work than I have been able to do at
any time in the last ten years. said
C. B. Gwin, a we'll known produce
merchant Of Amory, Miss.
For a long time my system was de-
bilitated," he continued, and my d.
gestion out Of order so / could hardly
eat a thing. suffered from awful
headaches, my nerves were on strain
and my muscles felt like they were
tied into knots with rheumatism: I
lost weight and got weaker every day.
II was induced to try Tanlac by
friend and 1t Is making new man Of
me. now eat any sleep better than l
have in years, my rheumatism is al
gone and feel stronger and better than
l have in a long time.
Tanlac is sold in Arcadia by the City
Drug Co., and by one reliable agent In
every town.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-05-22
PROCEEDINGS OF PARISH
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

Arcadia, La, May 10, 1919.--The
Bienyille Parish School Board met on
the above named date and at the above
named place with the following mem.
bers present:
J. W. Sutton, Ward 1; G. r. Boone,
Ward 3; H. n. Hays, Ward S: J. T..
Roden, Ward 6; p. +. White, Ward {:
and quorum. Said meeting being for
the PRONUNCIATION of special five mill
parish-wide school tax election held in
the Bienville Parish School District on
Saturday, May II, 1919. A quorum
present.
On motion the salary of ]. G. Hicks
as principal Of Bienyille School was re-
fused.
On motion the superintendent was
authorized to make contracts for the
school year 1910-1920.
PRONUNCIATION Of Election
Pursuant to resolution passed by
the Parish Board Of School Directors
OF the Parish Of Bienville, La, on
March q, 1919; the said Parish Board
OF School Directors met in special ses,
sion and opened the ballot boxes, ex.
amined and counted the ballots, ex,
amined and canvassed the returns, and
declared the result Of the special school
tax election held in the Bien7ille Par.
ish School District on May II, 1919 ir
conformity Of resolution Of this Board
passed on March n, 1919. Present.
]. ". Sutton, II, N. Hays, ]. =. Roden,
q. r. Boone and P. r. White, aid q
quorum, and the results were declared
as follows: Bienville Parish School
District; proposition to levy five mill
special tax on all the property subject
to taxation in Bienville Parish schoo,
District ANNUALLY for a period Of ten
years for the purpose Of giving add,
t1onal aid to public schools Of the said
district.
In favor Of said proposition there
were cast GIG votes. against said pro
position there were cast 1917 votes
Property voted for the tax $1,27O157.0O
voted against the tax $942 113
and the election having been carried
In both number Of votes and amount
OF property, the tax was declared to
nave been carried, Whereupon Mr.. ] |
q. Roden made the following motion
seconded by Mr.. ]. W. Sutton the fol.
lowing resolution:
Whereas the Parish Board of School
Directors Of the Parish of Bienyille Ia
mas IN open session opened the ballot |
'oSes, examined and counted the bal. |
OTIS in number and amount, examined |
IND canvassed the returns Of tho |
special school tax election held in the |
5leavllle Parish School District Of tho
,arlsh OF Bienville, La, on Nav II
wv In conformity Of a resolution OF
ms Board passed on March q. 1919, |
ND ascertained the results as set forth
Dove. A majority in both number
u votes and amount Of property Is
ound IN favor Of the tax In Bienyille
'arlsh School District and said special
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-05-22
SUCCESSION SALE

Succession Of J. f, Hood and Mrs.
Emma Hood, Deceased. No. $50,
Probate Docket, Third District
Court Bienville Parish, Louisiana
BY authority of commission from
the Third District Court, Bienville
Parish, Louisiana, In the above styled
succession cause we will sell, for cash,
to pay debts, subject to appraisement,
within legal sale hours on
SATURDAY, JUNE .1st, 1919
at the principal front door Of the
Court House Of Bienville Parish, Ar
,adia, Louisiana, the following de-
scribcd real and personal property Of
the SUGGESTIONS Of J. f. and Mrs, EN-
ma Hood, deceased, to-wit:
4 certain lot Of land in NV IA Of
Ne II, Section q, Township II North.
Range 6 West, described as follows:
Beginning at NE corner Of j. N.
Humphreys lot and running West 2
chains and "A links to stake; thence
South to Northwest corner Of G. L.
Raborn lot; thence East 2 chains and
II links; thence North to point Of be.
ginning, containing two and three
eighths acres. Also lot beginning at
the Northeast corner Of II. A. Embry
lot and running thence West a dis,
lance Of one acre, thence North a dis.
lance Of One acre, thence West again
4 distance Of one acre, thence North
a distance Of two acres or to Section
line; thence East on Section line q
distance Of two acres to Northwest
corner Of G.. L. Wood lot; thence South
about 235 yards to point Of beginning,
five and one half Is 1.2)
acres, nlorepr less. The first lot above
described having been purchased from
G. L. Wood as per deed recorded in
Book "RR" page s7S and the other by
correction deed from I. Z. Sutton and
Mrs. N. A. Lowery, recorded in Book
a." page AIS Of Conreyances, Bien.
vile Parish, Louisiana, containing ir
all seven and seven eigthths acres
more or less, with all the improve
ments; also the following personal pro
perty:
Household goods and kitchen furni-
ture, one piano. one horse, four head
Of cattle, six head Of hogs, pillow tools
and farm implements.
This the 10th day Of May, a. D..
1919.
II. c. WALKER,
'GOOH II IA
Co.Administrators.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-05-22

Of the United State, and the property
sold shall be redeemable at any time
for the space Of one year by paying the
price given including cost and 20 per
cent thereon.
J. f. CrRR1E,
Sheriff and Ex.Officio Tax Collector,
B!envllle Parish, Louisiana.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1919-05-22
Ward i:

]. Fl. Ham, residene and lot in Ring.
gold. Total assessment 5000. Tax.
es, interest and 0st .....................$16.36
Isaac Hand, lots 6 and Z, Sec, %, TIP,
Is, r. 10. Total assessment $3.50
Taxes, interest and cost ...........sSS:
Tillman Jolley, SW IA Of NE ii, Sec
IL, TIP. Is. Il. TO- Total assessment
$500. Taxes, interest and ost $685.
>. w. Mathews, n 1-2 of N1-2, Sec. /,
n 1.2 of NE il, Sc IA Of NE IA,
Sec, 2, TIP. Is, r 8, and S IL of Sc
II, and NE IA Of Sc il, s 1-2 Of
SW ii, Sec. SO, Sc IA Of Sc IA,
Sec, 35, TIP. 16, r. 0. ST ia Of NE
II, Sec. %, TIP. Is, r. s. NV ia
Of NE IA, Sec. 5, TIP. IA, r. 7. Sc il
Of SW IL, Sec. 80, Up. Is. RI. Tot.
nj assessment $4555. Taxes, inter.
est and cost .................S sol 81
l.. D. Moore, lot 3, Sec. 50, TIP. Is, R.
TO- Total assessment $112O. Taxes,
interest and cost .S22.S