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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
FACTS ABOUT FLORIDA
In OLD GEOGRAPHY OF
SIXTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Bronson, Sept. 15.-W. B. Coulter
of this place possesses a geography
published by Cowperthwait, Desilver
& Butler of Philadelphia in 1855.
There are doubtless few of this edi-
ton in existence. This book has a
map of Florida, and gives the popu-
lation of each of the twenty-eight
counties Of the state in the year 1850.
which is interesting. According to
the map, Madison county extended
from the Georgia line to the Suwan-
nee river, and included what are now
the counties of Taylor, Lafayette and
Dixie.
Newnansville and .-sMieanopy {. are
shown las being the;oplystowns OFFSETS,
Elements in iAlachua} county in 1856
and Jacksonville the only one in Du-
val county. 1t will be seen that Leon
was the most populous county on that
date. Fort Clinch on the Withlacoo-
chez river is noted on the map as be-
ing a settlementa r Levy county.
Fort King in Marion county and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
Fine Tribute to Florida
By MAJ. J. J. KENNEDY, Los Angeles. Cal.

Dear old FloridaI she's the tail that
wags the dog; she is the finger on the
nap e. , tic United States that points
to prosperity; in the anatomy of
states she is the thumb, the equal OF
all the rest combined, and without
which the glad hand of happiness
would be sorry thing indeed. New
est OF all the sister states, in that she
has recently arisen from the ocean.
she is the fairest and cleanest and
iOveliesl If scientists Are right she
is the baby of the family of states;
and allow me TO say that as usual the
baby is the flower of the flock and as
yet unspoiled. But She is growing
and developing, and capitalists from
the frozen North and West are flirt-
ing with her; the young and able
bodied are coming to Florida to grow
up as she grows; the old and infirm
from every state in the chilly North
are going to Florida to spend their
winters, little knowing that they are
to fall in love with the state that and
stay on and on watching the sun come
up out Of its bed of glory in the great
Atlautic, smile down on thousands of
happy homes and myrid crystal lakes
and orange groves and grapefruit and
green cool forests, and drop regret
fully down behind the palms into the
placid waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
All Florida. how grateful am | that
no upheaval of nature severed you
from the galaxy of states! Poor in
deed would we be without you! You
are bound to us by firmer and more
enduring tie than that OF mere earth;
yea you are bound to us by the ties
of blood and kinship. the ties Of love,
the bonds of material and financial
prosperity. Wondrous state, you lit
Tie dream that you are TO be the play
ground Of tired and nerve-jaded
country. Little think you now. that
sGon all Of your lovely places are to
be inhabited, and you may not know
that the time is soon to come when
people are TO value you at something
like YOU ;ruc worth, casting in their
lot with You before it is too late You
have been modest. little sister, and
!ou YOU have not told your virtues;
You have been the flower that bloom
cd in the woodland sulitudes. and |
will say thut if you had the press
agent organization of your distant
sister en- the Pacific coast, you could
scarce entertain the pc0plc who would
come to your shores. DO l love you,
florida? You shouldn't ask me for
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15

you know 7 do. I've flirted with
with nearly all year cider sisters.
Some were fatter, some leaner, some
richer and many poorer. Some were
longer and many were shorter. None
gave me the thrill that you alone can
give. Why do you know that before
met you, dear girl, | had become
cynical and hardened and skeptical
and wondered why | was on earth? Il
don mind telling you this now that
we are to cast in our lots together,
now that our paths are to be one (as
it were. but not as it was, for there
is a difference, you must know All
true, Florida, this is, and when !
think of You l think or ripping waves
along the sandy beach where happy
thousands laugh and play as children;
/ think of forests where the wild tar
key cayys and where the stately trees
are bearded with gray moss; | think
of giant palms and ferns and wild
flowers; | think of Polk county with
its thousand lakes sparkling under an
azure sky, their sloping shores green
and yellow with citrus trees and fruit
Of gold; | think of winding asphalt
ton headed children; | think of fern
hordered lakes where Turk the game
fish waiting 10 be caught; and last o.
all perhaps. when | think of you |
think CT those who know you not, and
am just a little sad for they have
missed one of the thrills of life. Many
are they who have learned to love
you in winter but those who know
you hes, love you even more in sum-
mer and through all the year.
I'm coming to you Florida, you sun
kissed. ocean-bathcd little sister and
I'm never going to leave you. I'm GO
ing to build a little bungalow by one
of your lakes, and I'm going to set
out some young trees or orange and
Of grapefruit near by; then I'm going
to fish and hunt and motor and swim
and watch the golden fruit ripen I'M
der your blue sky And then I will
watch the profits come in; and then
the gold that was on the trees will
blossom in the bank and bring in
mere gold. Gold, the thing men have
risked their lives for in the far north
The precious metal sought for all over
the world and just think, ii grows on
the trees in Florida! All. Florida, you
do not know how wonderful you are
And it is my regret that l can not do
You justice. | can only say thai | am
for VOu and I'm coming to you.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
WORKS FOURTEEN
YEARS WITHOUT
LOSING A DAY
Employe of Tampa Times Has
Unique Record Of Sticking
To His Job

Tampa, Fla, Sept. 15.-James
H. Tucker, foreman of the press
room of the Tampa Times, has
just completed his fourteenth year
without losing a day, or even part of
day, from work and by way of max
ing it mark for others to shoot at,
has never been late on the job during
the entire time. Tucker was i'll once
during the influenza epidemic-his
only illness during the fourteen years
hut it didn't keep him from work.
He came to the Times as press room
apprentice, janitor and general fac
totum. In those days the Times was
printed on an SPACE Cox Duplex
press, with impressions directly from
the type. The paper owned only two
linotypes and delivered it's editions to
the postoffice in a hand truck. The
society editor was bookkeeper and D..
B. Mckay, the publisher, himself set
type in ruch periods.
fuckers wages were $3.50 week
and not belonging to union then he
worked twelve hours daily. He was
promoted by degrees until three years
ago when he was made foreman Of
the press room. Tucker now works
only eight hours a day and receives
several times the wages of fourteen
years ago. He lives in his own $1,000
home and goes to work each morning
in his own automobile.
He says he will take a vacation
some day when he feels he is in need
of one.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
POLICE LOOKING FOR
WOMAN WHO WRECKED
HYDRANT WITH AUTO

st. Petersburg, Sept. 15.-The police
are searching for a woman who
wrecked a fire hydrant Sunday at
First street and Second avenue South
with an automobile. She lost control
of the car and rammed the hydrant,
breaking it off. A huge amount of
water escaped before the flow could
be shut off. The cost of replacing the
Eydrant will he about $50 and the
driver of the car will be asked to pay
for it, if the police can identify her
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
HELP THEM-HELP YOURSELF

When you consider the steady. con
tinuous, never-interrup,e work de-
manded of the kidneys, You do not
wonder that they must have nelp oc-
casionally to filter and cast out from
the blood stream the waste matter
that forms poisons and acids if per-
mitted to remain, causing backache
rheumatic pains, stiff joints. sore mus
clcs, dizziness, floating spccks, sal
lcwncss and irregular bladder action.
Foley Kidney Pills give relief prompt
ly. lIenleys Drug Store. adv
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
"scHooL DAYS. SCHOOL DAYS.

Do you remember the old song
about school days being golden rule
days? 1t is wrong to send a coughing,
sneezing, splitting child to school to
spread disease germs among other
little ones. Common colds are infec-
tious. Protect your own and other
little ones with Foley's Honey and
Tar. This safe family remedy checks
coughs and colds, loosens phlegm and
mucuous and coats raw, irritating
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15

BY stealing blank cheques, forging
the name of Warden Lawes and en-
dorsements of persons doing business
with the prison. conyicts at Sing Sing
have dcfrauded persons outside the
prison out Of $4,000 in the last two
months
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
Watch Expert
JOHN /. LARSEN

III E. Main ST. Phone 52e
Special Service to Railroad Men
Have you SWISS watch that
others won't fix? Bring it to me
Accurate work-ReasonabIe price
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15

Investigators say coffin makers and
others connected with undertaking
in the United States have
been making only about 1000 per cept.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15

United States people spent $4OS,,
729 $50 for candy in 1921 fiscal year,
compared with S462,s40,66O in 1920.
Chewing gum cost $44,4O5, 800, against
S37 ,49S, 100.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15

membranes with a healing. soothing
medicine. For sale by Henleys Drug
Store.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15

This dainty frock of white pique may
be cut out at the front to form a u
shaped neck, or it may be slashed,
underfaced and rolled with the collar
to form revers. AS illustrated the inset
vest is of tucked organdy. A leather belt
holds in the fulness at the waist. The
model is such a simple one that it lends
itself to development in a variety of
materials. In brown taffeta it is ex-
ceedingly dressy. Medium size requires
2% yards 36-inch material. 8
Pictorial Review Dress No. oA6x,
Sizes, & to IA years. Price, 80 cents -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
A frank statement from the
Standard Growers Exchange

In joining Florida Exchange the Standard Growers Ex-
change changeds methods only in relation to the packing ana
of citrus fruits.
grapefruit tangerlnes etc. produced
will be packed and
Florida Citrus Exchange the other activities OF the Stand
ard be continued heretofore
Exchange will continue buy fruit
this field
tay every citrus Florida However fruit knowingly
bought of the Florida Citrus Exchange without
of the local sub-exchange
of the Standard Growers
Exchange the local associations and Sub
Exchanges Exchange and the efficient OF
organization the Standard will be
helpful than in the past
prosperity of the citrus industry depends unity OF
action by growers with regard for the interests of other factors
their Proud of the has
development the the Standard
Growers Exchange wider opportunity for service opened
t by with Florida Citrus Exchange.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
Standard Growers Exchange
Orlando, Florida

SPECIAL NOTE: vegetable peach department of the
affected
will be before.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-22
CAN A HEN LAY $40 EGGS A YEAR

This question may be answered in
Delaware this year. After Lady Eglan-
tine made the Delaware record of 314
eggs in a year a Buff Orpington beat
this record by laying more than $50
eggs. Another Buff Orpington at
Georgetown. is now promising to go
far ahead of Lady Byzantine. This
chicken is owned by Joseph Thomas
of Garstang, England, and between
November 1, 1920, and March %, 1921,
she has laid 141 eggs, a record I'M
equaled by any individual layer in
this country. 1t seems that this bird
is possessed of the intention to out do
all other layers with authenticated
records of England or America.
So far the laying of this bird sur
passes anything ever encountered in
these competitions, and the pen per-
fOrmance of her teammates is fair
ly well up for those birds that are
active. At the end of the twenty
sixth week, just haly way to the goal,
this bird is expected to have laid 167
eggs. Second bird, number in pen
30, is coming along at a very good !
rate having laid 120 eggs in 154 days.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-22
DELAWARE SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE BETTER

According to the census of 1920
there are 28,7O7 children to 13 years
of age in the State of Delaware and
of this number 1886 or 95.2 per cent
were reported as attending school. In
1910 the percentage attending school
was $40 thus indicating a gratifying
improvement as regards school at
tendance between 1910 and 1920. Of
the children IA and Is years of age in
1920, 8O.7 per cent were attending
school and of those 16 and II years
of age 39.1 per cent.
Of the white children Z to 10 years
of age 1872 per cent were attending
school in 1910 and 95.4 per cent in
1920. For cOlored children of the
same age the percentage in the same
interval increased from 81.1 to 94.2.
The percentage of children attend
ing school was somewhat larger in
the towns than in the country dis
tricts, the percentage for children in
the urban population z to 13 years of
age being $50 while in the rural pop
ulation it was 94.5. "Urban" according
to the census definition includes all
towns or cities of $500 population or
over.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-22
HENLOPEN GRANGE

A good attendance of patrons greet
ed Worthy Master B. w. Maull Friday
evening as the quarantine had been
lifted from his home Tuesday. An in
teresting account of the Pomona
which convened at Bridgeville Thurs
day, was given by Jomona Master J.
d. Thompson and Worthy Master B.
w. Maull. An interesting program, in
cluding an instructive question box
was rendered during the lecturers
hour. By the way lemon meringue
disappeared during recess it surely
must have been a "pieOus" crowd.
The HenlOpen members who attend
ed Pomona were Pomona Master J.
d. Thompson and wife, Master B. w.
Maull and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. H. H.
Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Donovan
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Holland. Ac-
cepting an invitation to visit Milford
Grange, these patrons, except Mr.. and
Mrs. Fisher, With T. C. Wilson and
family additional Saturday evening
went to Milford where they were en-
tertained in a most delightful man
ner.
A large number of persons from this
section attended the Firemens carni-
val at Lewes Thursday evening and
everyone says "Hurrah for home tai
ent' and then ask why can't they re-
peat the performance. The proceeds
amounted to four hundred dollars to
be used to purchase much needed
equipment for our brave fire laddies.
Building is in progress at the farm
of Carpenter Bros. and tenant farms
of Mrs. Ed. Tunnel.
John A. Thompson who has been
spending a few months with his sis
ter, Mrs. Guthrie Jordan in the sun
ny south has returned to Lewes.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. G. Dodd visited /
Mrs. Robert Dodd Sunday.
Miss Eta Mustard, a stenographer |
for the Caulk Co., Milford, spent the /
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Mustard.
Edwin Wilson was weekend guest
of his grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. w.
d. Wilson.
Rev. w. S. Grant accompanied by his
congregation heard Rev. Nc
Lane deliver his first sermon at Con-
leys, Sunday p. m.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-22
Ground Must Be Hollow.

In Lassen county, California, is a
spot called Dry lake, which is in reali-
ty almost an arid plain, with some
alkali scattered here and there over
1t, and it's area is two and a half by
four miles. On one side are the Pit
River mountains and on another are
big pine woods, while to the west are
the famous lava beds, in which the
Indians hid during that last great Cal
ifOrnia struggle with the savages. A
winding road leads up from the val
ley below into the curious basin.
If a horse walks on this road any
where, even two or three miles out
side the border Of the Dry lake, he
can be heard for many miles up in the
interior. The ground all about there
sends forth a hollow sound. Reverbera-
tions can be heard everywhere. A foot
fall may be heard like a sound in a
great cavern.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-22
SOME PEOPLE
HAVE EAHARD
TIME OF IT
Trying to Get Along with Low
Vitality and Weak Blood
NOT FAIR TO THEMSELVES
PeptO-Mangan Builds Rich Red
Blood and Restores Strength

If you want to succeed in your work
to get to the top, look first to your
health. Be physically fit. Keep your
blood in good condition.
If your blood is bad, you lose enthu-
siasm. Little things bother you. In
stead of concentrating on your work,
you browse. You try to pull yourself
together. 1t takes all your energy to
do just average work.
Perhaps your blood has become
clogged with poisons. You are just
beginning to feel it. You need the good
blood tonic, Pepto-Mangan. 1t con-
tains ingredients that feed your blood
and purify it. You get more red cor
puscles. Then your energy comes
back and you eat better, feel better,
and look better. 1t shows in your
daily work. You get things done
without exhausting yourself. You get |
back to normal-the way you should |
be.
There is but one genuine Pepto-
Mangan and that is "Gude's." 1t is |
put up in both liquid and tablet form.
Each has the same medicinal value.
Ask your druggist for Guides" and
look for the name Guides" on the
package. If it is not there, it is not
Pepto-Mangan. Advertisement.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-22
ROXANA

Parents and Teachers meeting was
held in the school building Thursday
evening, April IA, at 500 p. m. with a
very large attendance, open by sing
ing, america, the Beautiful" prayer
by Rev. J. T. Graham; song, "Star
Spangled Banner" A play was rem
dered by the pupils of Mrs. Pasa
Murray and Mrs. Melissa McCabe, en-
titled "Nimble Nit and Fingerkin." "
Address by our county superintendent,
E. J. Hardesty, subject, Modern
Schools" after which our principal,
Prof. Thomas Hudson gave an inter-
esting talk. Closing song by singing
Home Going Song" Benediction.
Mrs. o. w. Wilgus is convalescing
at this writing.
N. B. Warrington of Dover spent
the weekend with William Wilgus
and family.
Miss Emma Lynch spent Saturday
and Sunday with Miss Laura Magee
at Williamsville.
Miss Alice Lockwood was elected
delegate to attend the Sunday school
convention held at Smyrna April 28-
20. Miss Ida McCabe, alternate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar West and daugh-
ter, Althea, Mr.. and Mrs. Ward West
and daughter, Hilda, and Norman
West of Philadelphia have been visit
ing their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. K. R.
West.
Glen Parson and Miss Beatrice Tin
gle were married at Roxana parson-
age Saturday evening. Rev. J. T. Gra-
ham performed the ceremony.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-22
ReIIaIon of Good Citizenship

"In China there existed in the past.
and there are evidences that it is COM
ing to life again, the religion of good
citizenship" says a writer in Asia
Magazine. "That is to say, the Chi
nese theory is that a man does not
need to feel the need of physical force
to protect himself; he has seldom the
need even to call in and use the physl-
cal force Of the policeman-Of the state
to protect him. A man in China is
supposed to be protected by the sense
Of justice of his neighbor; he is pro-
tected by the readiness Of his fellow
men to obey the sense Of moral obliga-
ton. The ideal of Chinese civilization,
therefore, is that a man can not feel
the need Of using physical force to
protect himself because he is sure that
right and justice is recognized by all
his neighbOrs as a force higher than
physical force, and that moral Obliga-
tiOn as recognized by everybody is
something that must be- Obeyed."
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-22
KENT JURY RETURNS
FOURTEEN TRUE BILLS

The Kent County Grand Jury on
Monday returned IA true bills and ig-
nOred one. This completing the work
for the jury, they were discharged for
this term. The true bills returned
were as follows:
Ellis H. Westover, non-support; :;
Thomas Masten, two indictments, one
of wife-beating and the other assault
and battery; Elijah Tilghman, four
indictments, one for abduction, one
for improper conduct and two for un-
lawfully selling spirituous liquor; Ora
DerricksOn, nOn-suppOrt; Bayard
Sweetman, two indictments for felon-
ious assault; Albert Harris, two in
one for larceny and the
other driving off motor car without
of owner; Foster C. Jackson,
taking away goods after a levy had
been made by the Sheriff.
The one bill ignored was that of
Rober Macy, charged with pointing
4 pistol
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-22
NOTICE TO TAXABLES
Tenth Representative District
KENT COUNTY

This is the final notice to all per-
sons owing both School and County
Taxes for 1920 in the Tenth Represen-
tative Districts of Kent County that
shall proceed to collect same imme-
diately. I must make final settlement
with the Levy Court, and you must
make settlement with me. I am
through waiting-You must make set
tlement in full before May 1st. After
that 1 shall advertise and sell all per-
sons who have not paid their tax.
J. FRANK SALEVAN,
Tax Collector,
a22-2tp Milford, Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-22
PROFESSOR WEBB STRICKEN

Last Wednesday morning Prof.
Wesley Webb, Secretary of the State
Board of Agriculture and prominent
in grange and horticultural work on
the Delaware and Maryland peninsula,
was stricken in his Office in the State
House at Dover. The right side was
affected and he was unable to speak
intelligently. When this paper went
to press a call on the telephone elic-
tied the statement that his condition
was not improved. Wesley Webb has
been identified with agricultural in
terests of Delaware for more than
forty years.
Milford chronicle., 1921-04-22
DACSBORO

The P. T. A. meeting which was
announced in last weeks issue of this
paper to be held Friday evening
April %, will be held Saturday even
ing, April %, instead, in the M. E.
Church. From all indications YOU
will miss an excellent meeting if you
miss this one.
The people of the M. P. Church
gladly welcomed Rev. J. T. Bailey on
Sunday who has been returned to us
for his fourth year.
social in the form of a "Get Ac-
quainted Meeting" will be held in the
M. E. Church Thursday evening,
April 21st. A good time is expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beverly Baker enter
tanned their cousin, Mrs. Kate Dun
can Shockley of Philadelphia recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. WagamOn and
Mrs. Jennie B. Johnson attended the
funeral of their uncle, Samuel Wilson
at Georgetown on Sunday.
Mrs. Delema Laws has returned to
her home in Wilmington after spend
ing some time with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. w. c. Thomas.
Roland Daisey of Wilmington made
a flying visit to his wife, Mrs. Delema
TimmOns Daisey and new baby last
Wednesday. The baby has the unusual
record of having six grandmOthers and
great grandmOthers living.
Mrs. Delbert Short is entertaining
her grandmother, Mrs. Bowden of
Concord for a few days.
Mrs. Addie Lynch of near ROxana .
spent Sunday with Mrs. John F. West
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Chandler and
VIM. A. Steen spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Vernon Steen.
John Furman and family of Frank
ford, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lynch and
Warren Lynch of near Roxana spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ephraim
West.
Mrs. Mayda Truitt and Miss Lima
West made a drive for members for
the Cradle Roll of the M. E. Church
last week. They procured 20 new ,
members. !
Messrs. Herman Chandler and Felix :
Hall of Newport News, Va, have been !
visiting relatives in town. :
Mrs. William B. Chandler and .
laughter Kathleen, have returned >
rom North Carolina, where they have
JCGn OPGnuluS oOluS IllllG Will MI. n
Chandler who is there buying berries. .
Miss Ella Parkhurst, Mrs. Edward
Iears, Mrs. Eva Birmingham, Mrs. Il
sara Bunting, John H. Dukes and II
Jurnie Clogg are on the sick list.
Some of our farmers are plOwing
hese spring days with their over
oats on and walking behind their M
iding plows. n
Mr. and Mrs. Alden Townsend and 1c
ilisha Cannon spent Sunday with u
Ir. and Mrs. J. w. Faucet of George W
own.
Call "Pettyjohn's" for Drugs of oil
uality." Mail or phone orders. Phone al
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