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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1904-12-10
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1904-12-10
SHORT AND SWEET
Is the General Presentment Of the
Grand Jury for the Fall Term
of the Circuit Court

OI inc SbTCutt NOOT1
In the Circuit Court, Fifth Judicial
Circuit. in and for Marion County,
Fall Term. 1864:
above court:
The grand jury. drawn, empannelled
and sworn at this term Of the court
having finished its labOrs. begs leave
to submit this its general presentment
Crime Has Decreased
Upon careful investigation of all
criminal cases submitted to us. and in
quiry into the condition of the county
generally, We are pleased to report that
W. find decrease i'm crimes Of a Sc.
riOus nature i'm this county during the
last six months.
County Offices and Building.
We find all the county offices in first
class condition. with all books and pa
perS kept in a proper manner.
Court House
We are gratified 10 learn that the
county commissioners are taking steps
looking I" the erection of "A new court
house. or the enlargement and improve
ment of the present structure as this is
much needed public Improvement
We find the Jail in fairly good con-
ditiOn.
Poor Farm
We find the poor farm i'm excellent
condition. but We are. Informed that one
of the inmates. a foreigner, is now
drawing pension of s. per month
from the Federal government. and We
mention this and ask the county COM
missiOners to take proper action i'm the
premises.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1904-12-10

Ocala woodward. phone So.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1904-12-10
Equalization Of Assessments

Complaint has been made to us that
recently the county commissioners. in
an attempt to euualiZe the taxes. have
been guilty nf unjust discrimination i'm
the fixing of values rs against persons
rather than elualiZinS values Of prop
erty. We believe that there should be
some speedy. cheap and simple method
provided by law to protect citizens
from Il repetition Of injustices Of this
nature.
We thank the court and its officers.
and the officers Of the county gener-
ally. for courtesy and attentions shown
us during our service at this term
Very respectfully submitted.
Frank 4. league. Foreman.
Robert -. Common, Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1904-12-10
Public Roads

The public roads generally are i'm bet
ter condition than formerly. and the
tendency is toward steady and perma-
nent Improvement. but in this cOnnec-
ton our attention has been called
TO the fact that some of the
road Overseers are not careful to
get full days work of their gangs, and
that they themselves are not 1iIigent
i'm their work While we have not in
vestigated these reports we suggest
that the board of county commissions
ers Il" so. and require that all overseers
and their men put i'm full time
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1904-12-10
X BONHNZH
FOR THE
HOLIDAY SHOPPERS
Among ali the places IN Oca1a where the Holiday Shoppers
wifi seek for gifts for the home friends, The Mammoth
Furniture and Hose Quitting Store of
NEWER Z MackAY

Stands In class ITSELF Has Of the finest stor
and handsome stocks IN the State and by far the
in South Central Florida offers opportunities tn
looking for beaudu, usef and artistic articles to de
the heart of the recipient as Welt as the giver
In display both and down stairs, stock
pleasure selecting from. You
appreciate only
pretty
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-04-29

forms this embroidery takes upon the
ordinary shirt waist, and a deep turn
over collar of the embroidery, to be
worn with a stock, is made to match
the embroidery on the waist.
Bands of such embroidery on linen
are for sale in the shops and may be
used effectively at an expense far less
than that entailed by the special en-
broidery done in the shirt waist
shops; but the latter has the advantage
in designs and colorings and can be
done upon any fabric selected for a
waist, while the ready-made embroid-
cries are executed upon only a small!
number of materials.
Blue and red, contrasting shades Of
blue, black and white, and all white
are favorite color schemes for such
embroidery, but others colors are used,
and the all white embroidery upon fine
white linen, crash, or linen etamine
has perhaps more distinction than the
colored embroidery.
Heavy cushion embroidery upon the
heavy shirt waists is not so popular as
1t was last season, such embroidery
being this year lavished upon the very
sheer stuffs.
One sees few of the heavy mercerlzed
vestings dear to the heart of the shirt
waist girl last summer. Mercerized
effects are still in demand, but they
are shown in lighter weights.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-04-29

hats, turned up with ribbons and
flowers at the back, which seem to en-
body the spirit of spring more than
any other form CT headgear. These
fashions also mean revival of the
straw industry, and never indeed has
straw been treated with such an ex-
traordinary variety and inventiveness
as at present. So fancifully worked
are many of the newest straws that
they hardly need any trimming.
Take, for instance, a Vatican "ber-
gere" in the new ''paille chi-chi' in
cherry color. Each row of the satiny
straw alternates with a row of quilted
tulle of the same color, and at inter-
walls are placed large "macarons" Of
cerise straw. Such a shape only needs
being deftly bent to a becoming out
line and caught up sharply at the back
with a cluster of white cherry bios
som, with it's exquisite little green
leaves and shiny brown twigs, to be
ready for wear and admiration.
The tricorne also holds it's own for
morning wear with tailor-made dresses,
and nothing looks smarter than this
udLly lllllG udl Ol a MCll-il CoSSh ISNNb
and the pointed toques, projecting in
front and very much curved at the
sides, with big bouquets over either
ear, are so immensely becoming to
every woman with an aquiline or long
nose that they are more worn than
ever. Sometimes the straw plaits are
divided into what is known in Paris as
"zizi" in satin, "sizi" being the
term for a ribbon very lightly gath
cred; and "zizis' are the rage in Paris.
Another fashion in straw is the tiny
round balls which are placed closely
together in designs on ground OF
satin straw. These straw balls are
often of different colors mixed to-
gether which sometimes gives the effect
of tiny "immortelle" flowers, such as
are used in France for funeral wreaths.
They are very new, and some of the
most recent hats are trimmed with
nothing else; but whether they are
very beautiful is quite another matter.
ANNETTE GIRVY.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-04-29
PORT ARTHUR FORTS
DEFECTS IN THE DEFENsEs OF
RUSSIAN STRONGHOLD.
The Guns Are Not Heavy Enough to
Answer All Purposes-ImpreI
nable from the Seaside
Badly Situated.

Port Arthur has been shown, on the
occasion of the recent attacks by the
japanese fleet, to be the most difficult
place to defend, unless protected by
friendly fleet outside Once that feet
has to retire within the inner basins of
the waterway it becomes useless for
scouting purposes, and is only source
Of danger to itself within, as, in the
event of bombardment, the want of
space in the harbor compels all vessels
to lie close to one another, making a
better target for the high-angle fire of
the attacking force.
Port Arthur is we'll defended If the
number of forts and their position
count for anything; but in the first
place the guns are not heavy enough
to keep any enemy at distance, and
the weather is often too boisterous to
admit of ships lying far enough out
to act as a first line of defense. The
high position of the shore batteries ad-
mits of small craft coming up in the
darkness of the night under the Rus
sian fire.
Another defect in the defenses of the
port are that the forts are too close to
one another. Those inshore doubtless
receive any shells that are meant for
those on the immediate sea border, if
the range be too great They are, more
| over, placed so close to the town, ship
ping, and harbor that a ricochet from
the fort would probably land in the
town; or if the direction of the shell
were correct it might hit either the
fort on one side, the town in the middle
(as did actually occur) or the fort or
railway on the other side.
| The Japanese showed great judgment
in not pressing their recent attacks on
Port Arthur any farther than they did,
! for to endeavor to take the place by as
sault of arms would be an impossible
feat; in fact, the only sides on which
an entrance could possibly be effected
would be on the north side, by which
the railway approaches the town, and on
newest, owing to the nature of the high
range of hills on the other sides. 1t
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-04-29

would be equally impossible to make
boat attack by the entrance to the har-
Dor, for there are small batteries on
Gus crossfire on the entrance.
either side which could play murder
The laying of mines around the en-
trance to the harbor presents very Sc
rious difficulties, as the passage is very
short, and you at once come to open
sea with strong currents and deep wa
ter. So that, as has been proved, the
dangerous game of laying mines would
have been better left undone by the
Russians at Port Arthur
Another great weakness in the de-
fense, and a point that all persons hav-
ing authority should look to when
choosing a position to defend-which
doubtless weighed heavily with the
Japanese when they gave up Port Ar
thur-is that, If the town were properly
invested from all sides, which could be
easily done, there would be no means
of beating a retreat. This is lesson
the vceroy has evidently taken to
heart before it IS too late in moving his
Headquarters to Harbin or Mukden.
A peculiar feature of the Russian de-
fense of Port Arthur is the history at
tached to some of the heavy guns
which are at present in the forts. These
guns were sold originally to the Chi
nese authorities by German firm,
shortly before the Boxer trouble, when
the Chinese were buying arms on ev-
cry available occasion. They bought on
the three-year system, paid so much
down, and the balance divided between
the second and third year The firm
had to pay the regular "cumshaw" to
the lower officials out Of the money
they received the first year The guns
were delivered at once and deposited
In the Shiku arsenal, where Admiral
Sir Edward Seymour made his grand
stand with his wounded when return
the Peking legations. Some OF these
guns were not even unpacked. Before
( the second and third instalments were
paid fighting began. and the guns were
captured by the Allies and handed over
to the Russians for custody. The Rus
slams always seem to have men to take
charge of anything, and they took such
great care of these guns in the Shlku
arsenal that they were sent over tC
Port Arthur; SO that although Ger
many has not received a penny for the
honest work done in her country. sh'
bas unwittinely provided Russia Wild
the means to defend Port Arthur.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-04-29
FACTS ABOUT JAPAN.

In December last there were 1927
banks in Japan, with an aggregate cap
ital OF 529 ,755, 900 yen, decrease of two
banks and 4GS,90O yen in two months.
Perhaps the most interesting small
boy in the world is the little Prince Mic
chi, grandson Of the Japanese mikado
and destined to be milSado some day
He is four years old.
In January of this year there were
SO foreign firms doing business in Japan
or these Al were joint stock concerns
and 4s partnerships. With an aggregate
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-04-29
CHICAGO, ILL, 4a7 Monroe ST.

MRS. KATE TAYLOR.

CHICAGO, ILL, 427 Monroe ST.
~ As far as have observed Peruna
is the finest tonic any man or woman
can use who is weak from the after
effects of any serious illness.
"I have seen it used in n number OF
conval escent cases, and have seen sew
eral other tonics used, but found that
those who used Peruna had the quickest
relief.
"Peruna seems to restore vitality,
increase bodily vigor and renew health
and strength in a wonderfully short
time. "---MRS. KATE TAYLOR.
In view of the great multitude of
women suffering from some form of fe-
male disease and yet unable to find any
cure, DR.. Hartman, the renowned spe-
cialist on female catarrhal diseases, has
announced his willingness to direct the
treatment of as many cases as make
application to him during the summer
months, without charge. Address The
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-04-29

capital OF 1.4O4, ,465, ,SO4 yen, OF which
,376,131 .629 was paid up.
The number of persons employed in
the Japanese cotton mills was, at the
beginning of January, 72,744. OF these,
1870 We're males and 1874 females.
The average wages were, for the former,
Is cents. and for the females, ten cents
day.
McGill university at Montreal. Que,
has conferred the honorary degree of
doctor of laws upon NJ Jusserand,
French ambassador TO the United States,
in acknowledgment of his distinguished
services to literature.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-04-29

~ is decidedly more desirable
than any other separate
waist For outdoor summer sports, the
shirt waist is the thing, and host of wo-
men maintain stoutly that trim
tailored shirt waist is more chic in
connection with coat and skirt morn
ing costume than the daintiest of sheer
embroidered blouses The latter IS,
perhaps, more distinctly feminine,
more exquisite in quality, and, strong
est argument of all, more Partisan; but
lit loses its freshness and daintiness
readily and when mussed has little
charm.
The shirt waist, made of stouter stuff
and severely tailored, stands rough
wear better, resists the reckless as
saults of the laundress, and is really
an indispensable feature of the summer
girls wardrobe.
The shirt waist suit is of course
smarter than the separate shirt waist,
and there is a marked tendency this
season to make up simple skirts to
match shirt waists of all kinds,
The embroidered linen and crasa
shirt waists so popular this season call
for skillful work, and expert embroid-
erers are kept busy in the shirt waist
shops, carrying out especial designs foc
customers or copying stock designs in
Sertain colorings preferred by the GUS
toner
Bulgarian heavy embroidery in open
work designs, Russian cross-stitch and
the coarse Scandinavian embroideries
are first favorltes for the trimming OF
heavy linens and cottons, and there is
great variety in the designs and in the
form of the trimmings. Epaulettes, Il
hand down the front, and cuffs are the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-04-29
A Mysterioao Murder.

Columbus, o., April 26.-Michael
Finnell was murdered at his home
here Sunday night, supposedly by a
guest. He was in his night clothes
when killed with a bullet fired into
his breast, but his body was fully
dressed when police and Coroner
Murphy commenced their inquiry
Finnell had party at his house Sun.
day night and keg of beer was con,
sumed. The wife of Finnell and the
guests claim to know nothing of any
trouble during the revelry and ad,
vance the theory that burglar killed
the man.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-04-29
win PLAY the Game of War.

Columbus, o., April 22.-Plans are
forming for extensive maneuvers at
the coming state camp of the o. N.
c., similar to those conducted by the
regular army. Adj Gen. Critchfeld
has been offered 10000 acres in Perry,
Athens and Hooking counties for this
purpose and has accepted the offer,
SO that a mimic war is assured.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-04-29


w g so universally accepted as
many people here would
have us believe. The enormous Vic.
torian hats, weighed down with lace
draperies at the back, are worn in
Paris chiefly by ladies to whom exag-
gerated advertisement is a necessary
factor of existence, but are eschewed
by women of fashion and social stand
ing. Some of these hats have circum
ference of 60 inches; woman would
need to be daughter of Anak to carry
off such a headgear with anything Axe
success. Good taste has reigned among
us for so many years now, that it is a
long time since we have been asked to
accept such monstrous eXaggerations
as certain houses are trying to foist
upon us at present. These immense
circular hats, with their heavy lace
draperies hanging half down the wear
er's back, are too exaggerated and too
ugly in themselves to hold their ground
for long.
If these Victorian mushrooms had
any beauty in themselves, We could en-
dure their eXaggeration better; as, for
example, however exaggerated a hat
may be in one of Reynolds or Gains
borough's or Romneys portraits, We
admire it, because it has beautiful lines
and outline. The Victorian hat, how
ever, has nothing of the kind; the bed
curtain at the back overbalances it,
and hides all the beautiful lines of the
neck and the carriage of the head and
shoulders; and when the hat is further
smothered by loose floppy Victorian
veil hanging straight from the brim of
the monstrous hat like a fly-preserver
round a luster, then the woman thus
disguised makes the judicious grieva
and the unrighteous person of taste
blaspheme.
On the other hand, Parisians are
turning their attention to a revival OF
the coquettish and dainty Vatican
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-04-29
Not the Same.

81 understand Polkely is working"
Huh! he must have told you that"
mo, some one else told me. Isn't It
true?"
Certainly not. He's merely got q
job. Ledger.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-04-29

Ing 1t a felony to leave any receptacle
containing nitro -glycerine in any
place other than factory or maga-
zine of such article; to regulate the
sale of natural gas by providing that
no meter shall be put in until it has
been tested in the presence of the
consumer or his agent-the bill pro-
vides that gas companies shall not
make unreasonable or excessive
charges for making tests Of meters.
Columbus, April 23.-The house
yesterday killed the Crafts bill ex-
tending the terms of supreme judges
from six to IL years and the bill pro-
viding that corporations may reduce
their capital stock upon majority vote
of the stock issued.
Gov. Herrick addressed message
to both houses advocating immediate
action upon the school code and
warning the assembly that in the alb
sence of such legislation an extraordi-
nary session would be almost impera-
tive.
Bills passed in the senate: Amend
ing the Willis law to fix the penalty
for failure to pay the excise tax i'm
posed upon corporations, at $40 in
stead Of $500, and making both the
tax and the penalty a first lien upon
the property of such corporation.
The senate passed house bills, eff
fective upon signature of the gov
ernor: Providing that where council
has fixed the minimum price at which
an electric light company may fur
nish lights for municipal street light
ing and the company has formally ac-
cepted the contract and filed accept
ance with the clerk, council may not
again change such price within ten
years, except by mutual agreement;
giving electric lighting companies
power to manufacture artificial gas,
and gas companies power to furnish
electricity; empowering the guardi-
ans of minors to lease coal lands be-
longing to said minors upon approval
of the probate court; amending the
laws regulating the Ohio national
guard and bringing them into con-
formity with the Dick law compell-
ing persons issuing trading stamps to
redeem them in any amount above
five cents, and requiring such stamps
to have a cash as well as merchandise
value; providing that either political
party may hold primary elections
upon demand of the controlling com
mittee, the expense to be borne by
the city or county and the board OF
state supervisors to have charge
The house passed bills: Placing
electric suburban and interurban rail
way lines under the taxation laws ap.
plying to steam railroads. giving
municipalities the right to require
street railway companies to sprinkle
their right of way whether the rest
of the street is sprinkled or not
amending the garnishee law so that
the defendant must have three days
notice, limiting the costs to 81, and
providing that by motion in the same
case additional garnisheement may
be made until the claim is paid, the
motion cost not to exceed 50; making
provisions for the advertising of the
proposed constitutional amendments
providing that evidence given by an!
person in the trial of another fol
violating liquor traffic laws cannot b,
used against him in any prosecution
The house passed the bill making
eight hours a days work in all public
employment, state, county, township
city or village.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-04-29
Eound 155 indictments.

Lisbon, o., April 22.-The Colum-
biana county grand jury yesterday
returned 155 indictments. The ma
jority are for alleged violations OF
the liquor laws.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-04-29

Torpedo Boats in Service.
Our navy has only 5S torpedo boats.
while Japan has SO afioat and IS build
ing; Italy, 166; Germany, 140; Russia,
800; England, 258, and France, 1858.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-04-29

Columbus, April 26.-Although the
hands on the clocks in the legislative
halls pointed to noon, it was nearly 4
o'clock Monday when the Ohio legis-
lature adjourned sine die. There was
wild rush to get bills through. The
school code bill was passed according
to agreement; also two important
revenue bills, one providing for the
establishment of repositories for
state funds and another assessing a
tax of 2 per cent. on all inheritances
in excess of $4,000.
The governor vetoed the special re-
lief bills for county officials who lost
money in bank failures, by burglaries
and personal loss; and the bills divid-
ing election precincts.
The advocates of the Myers bill
were rampant on the floor of the SEN
ate when the bill carrying the appro-
priation for the payment Of the sala-
ries of the members for the second
year at the close of this session was
defeated.
Afterward the bill was reconsid-
cred and passed by vote of % to 2.
Not content with this, Myers with
Hdll uOLen supporters luVdueu In6
senate just prior to adjournment and
made a final demand that the bill
providing for an increase of their
salaries be resurrected and passed
Before they could get action the SEN
ate adjourned.
Two bills applicable only to Cuya-
hoga county, giving the auditor and
treasurer l per cent. upon the first
$1,000,000 collected on the school tax
levy and 1-20 of per cent. upon all
amounts in excess, passed the senate
yesterday, but they were never
brought up in the house.
The senate opposed somewhat the
bill carrying an appropriation of ST.
150,500 for the common schools of the
state. The opposition was led by
Harrison, Of Darke, who contended
that the levy had been made at one
mill, while this appropriation was
based upon 95-100 of mill. Senator
Harris, of Ashtabula, said that it re,
solved into a question of passing this
bill or having no money for the pub
| lie schools and the bill was passed.
The resolution providing for the
| submission to the popular vote in the
November election of 1905 of a pro.
| posed constitutional amendment tC
relieve state, municipal, county anG
township bonds outstanding, whether
issued heretofore, or hereafter, from
l taxation was adopted by the senate