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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-10-09
Special Rates via Plant System.

To Lake Helen, Fla-Septem-
Der Is and October Is, with limit
to return 60 days from date of
sale at rate of one fare for the
round trip, account of Cassadaga
Southern Spiritualists camp
meeting.
To Knoxville, Tenn-October
II to 16 inclusive with return
limit ID days from date of sale at
rate of one fare for the ronnd
trip, account of Merchants and
Manufacturers Free Street Fair
and Trade Carnival.
Oxford, Fla.-On account OF
Alachua Baptist Association,
tickets will be sold October IL
and 13 at one and one-fourth fare
round trip, limited to October Is,
1897.
For full information and tickets
call on or address
f. j. Huber, ticket agent,
Plant System, Ocala, Fla.
III. G. Haycraft, travelling pas.
senger agent, Ocala, Fla.
II. q. McFadden, assistant
general passenger agent, Savan.
nah.
f. M. Jolly, division passenger
agent, Tampa.
r. L. Todd, division passenger
agent, Jacksonville.
B. w. Wrenn, passenger traffic
manager, Savannah. Ga.
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Anti-MOnODOlV

The Autobiography drug
store is now Offering surprises in
low prices do not fail to see the
line of fine soaps and perfumeries.
If you want your delivery
wagons, bicycles, buggies or car
riages to look we'll for 1000 peo-
pie to look at on the 18th of Octo-
Der, call on Merck. Paint parlors
over Brick City Carriage shop.
We have the best 81 kid
glove that can be bought. We
guarantee every pair. Go to G..
Rheinauer to buy your gloves.
&C. Rheinauer carries the best
line of shoes in Ocala. No Job
lots; all first class goods, and the
price is all right.
-Powell's fine candies, none
better, in packages, sc. and up at
Whaley's.
You can make no mistake in
buying a Dewitt wheel. They
are put up by the best mechanics
and are made of the best stock
They are fully guaranteed by
Burnett.
Fine Delaware grapes al
Troxler's.
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The Churches.
BAPTIST

BAPTIST
Sunday school at .: p n m. Preaching at IL
a and I: IS pm. Il. Y. u. L. meeting at 3 &c
pm. Wednesday evening prayer meeting at
100.
METHODIST
sunday school, .: 30 m. Preaching at II a
III and 7:3O p M. Epworth League, m. We'd
nesday evening prayer meeting. 100.
PRESBYTERIAN
sunday school, $50 a nj. Preaching. II a m
and 7:ij y m. Westminster League. IN.
Wednesday evening prayer meeting, 7:45.
GRACE EPISCOPAL
sunday school, 800 m. Preaching, II m
and : 80 p
CHRISTIAN
Sunday school, 10 M. Preaching at II m
and Z: 80 p M.
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NUs 10 Lake City, Live Oak. Savannah and
all points north. east and west.
Connection at Rochelle for Palatka. Jackson
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M % lao AM; Daily for Gaines Mnes
gomery. Savannah, Charleston. and
all points north, east and west. This train
CARRIES through sleeper from Port Tamp9 to
New York, via Ccala, Gainesville, Savannah
and Charleston.
43 4o 1 stations Dah NORTH tor to o" miES
and south to Trilby.
M Ak $50 Pm. Daily except Sunday
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meets at Juliette with fast mail for
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M III GOO AN. Daily except Sunday
NVs II for Dunneuon.
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The Ideal Young Woman


Works. | shall endeavor not to
draw my standard SO high that
no imperfect human can hope to
attain it, but l shall endeavor to
present that model up to which
many a sweet and innocent girl
lives. In other words my picture
shall not be altogether idealistic,
but shall just describe the char
acters of some of the dear girls |
know and who live up to my con-
ception of what a real true lady
should be. Let US look at her
in society. She does not care for
that frivolous class Of society
which calls itself "The Society,""
and whose members spend their
time around the card table and
dancing hall, but she loves the
society of true, intelligent Chris
tian men and women, whose sac
red lives are bound and sealed by
the precious blood of our Lord
Jesus Christ, and who are all
striving in the one great cause of
uplifting humanity and dissent
mating the Gospel. She is a real
true Christian girl and gives her
time to Him who gave SO much
for her. She is not beautiful, yet
she is rather nice looking. You
will not find her dressed in the
height of fashion, yet she will be
neat and attractive. Her we'll
cultivated mind shows that she
sees something higher in life than
dress.
She may be jovial, but never
familiar or giddy. She loves her
own sex and you never hear her
speak disparagingly Of them.
She does not as too many we'll
meaning do) indulge in that low
common thing called ''spooning."
She abhors it with all her pure
soul, knowing that it is but the
beginning of debasing familiarity.
You never hear her talking of
cropping some fellow in''or making
a catch her aim in life is higher.
She prepares herself for some
field of usefulness. She has fully
surrendered herself to her Maker,
and will go where he calls her, be
that where it may. However, if
that should be by the side of some
good, honest man, whom she can
love and trust, she strives to full
fill her mission, and if not, she
seeks some other field of useful
ness and does not think she is
Just ruined because she is that
dreaded thing can old maid. D
Her aim in life is not to secure a
husband with a little money and
thereby be supported, but to be
useful and make herself and 9th.
ers better.
She is decidedly independent
and can take care of herself any.
where. She is not one of those
weak little creatures who hasn't
enough strength of character te
say ''no' to that which is wrong
In the home she does not consider
herself a mere ornament to adorr
the parlor. If a wife she delights
in being her husbands help mate
if a daughter, then mothers anc
fathers comfort and JOY, as wei
as helper. Her hands are no.
those delicate little things adorn
ed with diamonds, but loving
useful hands, which render home
l attractive and SOOthe the suffer
: ing, aching heart.
5 She can cook and wash the dishes,
Keeping things in running gear:
, Seeing that the chairs are busted;
And the lamp is burning clear.
She is a home-loving girl an'
{ has such a tender. loving, sympa
thizing nature, that you fin
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f. c. 4 p. Special Rates.

Bellevlew, Fla.-On account
colored Baptist association, tick
cts will be sold October IA, Is and
Is, limited to October 10, at one
and one-fOurth fare round trip.
Wildwood-On account of
Grand Union Camp Meeting
(coD tickets will be sold October
: to 10, inclusive, at one fare
round round, limited to October
Is and on Saturday and Sunday,
October 16 and II, at soc. round
trip, limited to Is.
Wildwood-On account Camp
Meeting, tickets will he sold Oct.
10 at so cents round trip, limited
to Oct. II.
Lake City-On account Tobac-
CO Fair Association, tickets will
be sold on October 26 and q at
one fare round trip, limited to
October 30, 1897.
Ocala-On October 10 and 20
tickets will be sold at stations
between Lochloosa and Summer
field, inclusive, at one fare round
trip limited to October 81, 1897.
Knoxville, Tenn.-On account
of Merchants and Manufacturers
Fair and Carnival, tickets will
b: sold October IL to IA, inclu-
sjve, at one fare round trip, linn
tied to fifteen days from date of
sale.
w. II. Hopkins, Travelling
Passenger Agent.
w. w. Condor, Ticket Agent.
John Dozier, Agent, Ocala, Fla.
N. S. Pennington, Traffic
Manager, Jacksonville, Fla.
A. O. Mcdonnell, G.. P. A.,
Jacksonville, Fla.
Smyrna times., 1897-01-27
Smyrna Centre Of University Extension.

About one year ago, several public
spirited citizens of Smyrna, feeling the
benefits that would accrue from work
of a high educational nature in our
midst, put forth efforts for the estab-
lishment of a University Extension
Centre in Smyrna. The movement
was popular one, and the more cul-
tured persons of the town readily
availed themselves of the opportunity
afforded. Over one hundred persons
attended each of the six lectures that
were delivered. The study at the time
was English Literature, and although
the lectures delivered by Prof. Smythe
were thoroughly enjoyed, yet many
thought too much was being attempted
in too short a time.
Again a series of lectures have been
arranged, and again have our best citi-
zens subscribed to the work. This
time the subject will be American
History, and the whole course of six
lectures will be confined to the time
embraced by the first four presidential
terms-the nation in its youth. An
opportunity will be given the citizens
of Smyrna to learn much about our
own country at this interesting period
and the public may be elevated by
lessons in patriotism and self sacrifice,
without which the foundations of our
government could in no way have been
laid. In this age of political corrup-
tion and intrigue, it would be well for
every American citizen to recite these
lessons and to hold in greater sacred
ness our past, that the great principles
of justice and liberty may be handed
down to posterity unsullied, and that
our Union may live for ever. The
lecturer, Mr.. Elson, has devoted his
life to the study of his subject and he
comes to us highly recommended; nor
is he an entire stranger for some of our
citizens were charmed with his work
at the teachers institute, held in Dover,
last fall. Let all of those, who have
not as yet enlisted in this noble under
taking, do so at once. We are glad to
say that many of our young men have
taken tickets.
Tickets will be placed for sale at all
the drug stores. The first lecture is to
be delivered on Feb. 25th, at the Opera
House.
Smyrna times., 1897-01-27
Hancock Post Installation,

Hancock Post No. 30, G. A. R.,
had all interesting open installation of
its recently elected officers on Monday
evening. Post Commander J. w.
Start, of John A. Logan Post No. 115,
Pennsylvania Department, was COM
nissioned to install the officers. They
were as fallows: Commander, John
Garner; l.. V. Commander, w. w.
WhitlOck; j. V. Commander, G.. F.
Jones; Chaplain, W. w. Broadway;
Officer of the Day, Geo. w. Tilghman;
Officer of the Guard, Thomas Davis;
Surgeon, W. Thomas Tucker, Quarter
master, VIM. Marshall; Quartermaster
siargeant, G. B. Archer; Adjutant, J.
j.. Estlin; Sergeant Major, J ohm
Reihems.
There were a dozen or more invited
guests present not members of the
Post, and two representatives of the
Gen. l3. F. Butler Post, of this town.
After the installation exercises an in
formal meeting was held, Adjutant
Estlin presiding. Interesting ex-
periences of Soldier life were given by
comrades Broadway, Tucker and Jones
of this post, J. X. Adams of the Butler
Post, and Joseph Smithers, VIM.
Fl. Baiggs and DR.. c. o. Swinney, not
comrades, but in sympathy with the
organization. An interesting letter
was read from L. w. Counselman, an
Invited guest, who was expected, but
prevented from being present from in
disposition.
Smyrna times., 1897-01-27
OUR ELECTRIC LIGHTS.

There is much dissatisfaction raised
among the citizens of the town over
the action of our Town Council in
ordering the taking off of fifteen of the
twenty arc lights. 1t is the opinion of
many that the service is not near so
good as when our arc lights were
first put in. Many attribute this
cause to the over amount of
work our Superintendent is obliged to
do, saying there is too much on his
shoulders. Besides the entire control
of the light and water plants he has all
the collecting of the town and school
taxes. They claim if Mr.. Wright de-
voted his time to the water and electric
plant alone he would find all he could
do and perhaps give better service.
There is much complaint from resi-
dences about the town of the miserable
light never steady but going up and
down, growing bright all of a sudden
and then dim. We do not wish to COM
plain against Mr.. Wright for we be-
lieve him to be earnest in the welfare
of the town, a conscientious worker,
and good citizen, but we do think he
has more than he can attend to properly.
If the town will give him the Water
and Light plant to attend to and pay
him a good salary for his service, the
~ T..
trying to save all he can for the town
is most commendable in Mr.. Wright
and our citizens should appreciate this
fact If the truth of the matter were
told, it would be found that the Helios
lamps were worn out. The system has
never been a success and if the town
wants arc lights, it will have to change
to better lamp.
At the Town Council meeting Friday,
an account of which will be found else
where, Supt. f. L. Wright made a
plain Statement concerning the matter
of electric lights Whether his theory
is correct or not, we are not able to
say. There seems to be difference Of
of opinion among those who have
studied the matter closely and there
seems to be a desire among the ma
jority of citizens to maintain the arc
light system. With this end in view,
Councilman Cummins, whe voted in
the affirmative at the last meeting of
the Board has affixed his signature
with those of the other Councilmen
who voted in the negative, asking
President John H. Hoffecker to issue
orders to Supt. Wright to defer action
for period of ten days, so as to give
the people a chance to make remonst-
rance if they shonld be in favor Of
maintaing our arc light system. Such
a remonstrance, we understand, is now
being worked up. The action of the
council on this matter will be looked
upon with interest
Smyrna times., 1897-01-27

A SUMMARY of the debate in
the Convention on changing the
trial of political offences from
iuries to the judges, the senator
ial contest in its Washington
aspect, the doing of the Legisla-
ture, &c, was prepared for this
issue, but pushed aside by newer
and more local matter. Only a
daily paper can furnish a COM
plete record of these several
bodies and the anomalous condi-
ton of our political and legal
affairs. The Legislature did lit
tie last week besides the unseat-
ing of Dickey and putting
Cheairs in the seat to which he
was elected, the Inauguration of
the Governor, etc. They got
down yesterday more strictly to
business. The Convention is
graphing likewise with weighty
questions.
Smyrna times., 1897-01-27

By vote of 19 to 5 the Con-
stitutiOnal Convention has de-
cided to change in the new or
ganic law the trial of political
cases from juries to the courts.
The reason for this is that jurors
uniformly go for their own party
without regard to facts. There
has been ample reason in our
courts for years for making the
change, but have our courts
been any more impartial, accOl d.
ing to the oath taken than the
plain juryman? Again, one of
the provisions of the court trials
is. that the judges shall be unan-
imOus, to convict a prisoner. Is
it thought possible that Judge
Technically Grubb, or one of
the same makeup, could ever
ignore politics in agreeing in a
verdict with the others where a
plain legal statute was trying tc
be averted?
Smyrna times., 1897-01-27

If the Morning Neocs wants
Conventions, Legislatures, SEN
atOrs. Levy Courts, &c, whose
authority is disputed and whose
acts may lead to litigation be-
cause not properly constituted ac-
cOrding to our organic or statute
law, the way things are shaping
themselves it looks as if it GER
tainly may have its desires graf
flied.
The law has been plainly laid
down from the beginning as a
cardinal principle of Democratic
government, that the will of the
people was to be expressed by
popular vote. The Constitu-
tiOnal Convention has not fol
lowed this plain legal direction,
neither has the Legislature, and
now it is said the Levy Court
will not. There are plenty of
men who will question every act
put in force as having the taint
of illegality,andnot authoritative.
Already Congress has been pc
titiOned to look into our election
affairs that we have not a Dem
ocratlc form Of government. If
found so in the larger, it will Ger
tainly apply to the lesser matters
of legislation. In a word, we are
verging on chaos. Is the Nec,
III favor of an oligarchy in pref.
erence to a democracy?
Smyrna times., 1897-01-27

DELAWARE is too nearly iden-
titled with the other States of
the Union, having two Senators,
for any great violation of polit-
ical rights to go unchallenged.
A paper signed by the Presi-
Dental Electors for Delaware
was presented in the United
States Senate Monday, by Mr..
Burrows, of Michigan, in which
it was asserted that through lille
gal and fraudulent action a ma
jority of about 500 Republican
votes in Kent county had been
changed into a Democratic ma
jority of about 200. Mr.. Bur
rows also presented a paper
signed by the Speaker of the
Senate and the Speaker of the
House, asserting that Legislators
chosen by the people were evic.
ted from the State Capitol, and
that the powers of the State
Government were usurped by g
corrupt oligarchy. Both paper:
nrge the Senate to take action il
the premises. Mr.. Chandler, oi
New Hampshire, announced hi
intention to suggest to the Sen
ate whether some method can
not be devised '.to prevent tn
wholesale larceny of Senator
ships in various States"
Smyrna times., 1897-01-27
Masonic Banquet.

The members of Harmony Lodge,
No. 13, A. F. and A. NJ, gave its
annual banquet ON Thursday evening
last. Covers for 1913 were set and the
occasion was much enjoyed by all who
attended. The lodge proper met at
the usual time, at which the visiting
Masonic delegations to the number of
115 were present. Rev. W. S. Robin
son, of Patterson, n. j., formerly pas
tor of the M. E. Church, this town,
made a mastery address to the order.
At o'clock our local and visiting
MasOns, together with a large number
of invited town guests, repaired to the
Opera House, where Caterer Geo. H.
Dick, had arranged sumptuous ban
quet The hall, it is said, looked very
pretty. Rev. G. w. Dame was toast
master, and conducted the services
Rev. w. R. Mowbray offered prayer,
after which toasts were given by sew
eral of the Past Grand Masters of the
lodge, Rev. w. S. Robinson and
others.
There were 1853 present, about so of
this number coming from Middletown
and Dover.
Smyrna times., 1897-01-27
RoBT. D. HOFFECKER, JR.,
Associate Editor.

LAST week twelve State Leg
islatures elected as many U. S.
Senators, leaving five Legisla-
lures still fioundering under fac
tional difficulties. 1t is a notice
able fact that all the new Sena-
tors are comparatively young
men, except Platt, of New York,
the "bOss" among bosses. The
larger the State the bigger the
boss. as witness Platt in New
York York and Quay in Penn
sylvania. But they have their
day, sometimes a short one, as
Hill, German and others can
testify.
Smyrna times., 1897-01-27

The Constitutional Conven-
ton is going ahead with the full
authority of a regularly elected
body, with some very knotty, if
not radical questions. If they
vote in the end as they now
vote and talk, it will surprise
some people that the Convention
can be so partisan in its makeup
and non-partisan in its deliber-
ations. Some very important
changes have been made by the
Convention, acting as a whole.
1t has decided to have the
State and County officers elected
instead of appointed; it has de-
cided also to give the governor a
veto power and to provide lieu
tenant-governor, who shall be
president of the Senate; to pun
ish bribery and corruption at
elections and to try the cases
before the judges of the court
instead of before a jury and it
has also decided to provide a
board of pardons. All Of these
matters were very ably discussed
before final action was taken by
the committee of the whole, so
that the convention has really
made up its mind to incorporate
these reforms into the new con-
stitution.
During the week the farmers
of the state will be given a hear
ing on agricultural matters and
so will the colOred people who
are interested in better schools
for their race. 1t is also likely
that a number of people inter
ested in education in general will
be given a hearing on educa-
tional matters, before long.
Since the above was written,
the following has appeared in
the Dover correspondence of the
Philadelphia Record, which may
throw some light on the subject:
The new Constitution, with its
most stringent provisions against
bribery, the Regulars say, will
end Addlcks, and this is the sole
idea Mr.. Bradford has had in
mind since the beginning of the
Convention. With bribery eff
faced the Regulars say they
would be in command, while the
Democrats are backing up Mr..
Bradford for the simple reason
that they know that in a battle
where money is the weapon
they cannot compete with the
Union Republicans. With no
money used the Democrats say
Kent and Sussex Counties would
return to their old-time Demo
cratic majOrities. This explains
why the Constitutional Conven-
ton is having such plain sailing
in adopting clauses governing
the election.
Smyrna times., 1897-01-27

The vote being a tie, President Hof-
feclKer cast the deciding vote in favor
of the affirmative and Supt Wright
was ordered to make the change.
Councilman Boyer then moved
that another kind of arc lamp
be procured for test and placed in
Councilman Cosgriff's district, corner
of Delaware and Mt. Vernon streets.
Then If it proved satisfactory he would
be in favor of changing back to the arc
system. His motion was seconded and
carried unanimously.
After reading and allowing q bill
from the Dover Telephone Co., the
Council adjourned to meet next Friday
night.
Smyrna times., 1897-01-27

WILL BUILD THE BREAKwATER. -
The contract for the new breakwater
at the mouth of Delaware Bay, which
is intended to provide harbor of ref
uge for vessels, has been awarded by
Secretary of War Lamont to Hughes
Bros. 3 Bangs,o Syracuse, N. Y, who
were she lowest bidders. The mater
ial to be furnished and placed in posi-
tion by the contractors comprises
1910, 665 tons of stone in the structure,
and 1i3, ,745 tons in the superstructure,
at 81. 1sa per ton.