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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02
Swimming a Horse.

$50 you are going camping in the
Rockies, ELI? Then" said an old sports
man. you want to know how to swim
horse ucross a stream. The thing Is
easy If you know the way. impossible
If you don't. You first drive In your
horse and start him OF. This Is easy
enough. Then you grab his tail and
let him tow YOU. But now he is apt
to get rambunctlous. apt to turn and
make for the shore again There Is
but one way 10 head him back-but
one way. Splash water In his face.
then he will turn Mt once. The most
obstinate horse Will turn If you splash
him. Without this splashlng trick nine
times ont of ten men fail to get their
horses across. New Orleans Times
Democrat
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02
An Odd Old Enaliah Law.

There is n law on the statute books
of England designed for the Profession
of the prosecuted male sex which no
man has ever had the courage to in
woke. IT was passed during the reign
OF Queen Elizabeth when parliament
solemnly enacted that ANY woman
who, from that date, would deceive or
cajolc into mntrlmony any OF the sub
jccts of her majesty by the use of false
hair or any other thing false in conncc-
tion with her body or by the use Of
paints or cosmetics would be punished
rs for fraud and deceit. with intent to
cause harm"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02
The First Librarie,.

So far as existing records show. the
oldest approximation to libraries was
brought 10 light by the AssyrInn dis
covcrics in the form of Babylonisli
books inscribed On clay tablets. They
sre supposed TO have been prepared for
pubic instruction about 60 II. c. Pi-
sistratus Is said to have founded n
library mt Athens about 537 j. c., but
there Is no cienr evidence To that cf-
feet. According to Strabo, Aristotle
wns the first known collector OF IL
brary ana be1ucnthc1 1t TO Theophrltus
81 II. g.. the library finally going'to
Rome.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

cy,' says the poet. So do our font
parcnts.-Atlanta Journal.
Mark Twain's jokes are salablc al
30 cents word, the funniest thing
about some of them. philadelphia
Ledger.
Four out of every six men in this
country smoke, says the statistics
iicnd. What do the other two do?-
Cleveland Leader.
The "Old Home Week isn't what
it used to bc-whcn free transporta.
ton was easier than it Is now
Washington Times.
Before the offer of Indiana farmers
of 80 a week with board and the com.
pany OF their daughters is accepted by
prospective harvest hands they will
probably have to forward photographs
of the eirls.-Indlanapolis News.
Chicago's new directory will he is.
sued August /. We do not expect the
people OF New York. Philadelphia and
st. Louis TO accept its estimate of orr
population as being ut all Trustworthy
Chicago Record-Herald.
Acknowledgement Bonaparte was
quick TO deny there was any Big Stick
urgency behind the backdown of the
Southern Railway Cabinet members
have their cs.-Phladclphia Rec.
ord.
There seems to be n disposition in
certain effervcsccnt ana quicken. the.
trigger circles to start Presidential
booms for both Governor Glenn and
William B. lIaywood-N York Trl-
bune.
Chicago actress was driven to end
her life ly the reading OF Il poem. Tho
criminal impulse aroused by reading
poems is not usually suicidal. but
liomcidal.-Ncw York American.
What adds bitterness to the Gun is
that one couldn't put wall aroun;,
the Coney Island fire and charge II
quarter for admission to tho greatest
show yet.-Ncw York Evening Post
Pittsburg now claims population
OF 100000. And less than so of them
have been found to be good citizens.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Mr. Rockefeller saws true success
Hes In doing good. Standard Oil vic
Tins have always been done that way
New York World
Tho Idaho question now Is. What
distance lies between tho gallows tree
ana the Orchard?-Philadclphia North
American.
bachelor can become very fond of
spending his nights mt the club bv
getting marricd.-Ncw York Press.
Emperor William believes in n sim.
pie diet for his fighting forces. Most
OF them already get it.-Doston Tran
script.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02
THE TARIFF ONE OF THE GREAT.
EST ISSUES.

EST ISSUES.
! ihore VIII lie very general agree
ment among the rank and file of the
American Democracy-or at least
there ought to bc-with former Jus.
ticc Morgan j. O'Bricn's OF New York
suggested euro for the discord and
distrust at present tearing the party's
organization to shrcds and patches.
Commencing on the situation IN Lon.
don the other day, he pointed out that
there were three very strong clements
in the party in this country all mt war
with each other. and that present of.
Forts to find some common ground on
which all three can meet have some.
what the elements OF "Diogcnes' search
for an honest man" While talking
about the larger field of politcs-that
which Will absorb attention next year
Judge O'Bricn puts out n suggestion
that, while no claim for originality
can be made for 1t, possesses both
tlmcliness and eminent practlcabillty.
He says:
My interest has been purely that
OF desire to see Democracy present
n united front to Repubicanism. Tho
Democracy, to my mind should unite
upon ono issue. tariff reform; In 9th
err words. We should get back to Clcyc-
lands program. which was tariff re.
form; ana | believe that in this We
would have the people and public sen.
timent with us. To my mind the
evils of trusts have been wrought sim
ply through unfair tariffs. without
these protecting tariffs the giant
trusts could not have sprung into ex-
istcncc and obtained their hold upon
the industries of the country, with the
Incidental evils of unjust relntcs
Therefore, adjust the tariff, make It
equitable. and you naturally curb the
trust In n rational and safe manner"
Tho Democrats stand on the tariff
sixteen years ago was the boldcst and
the most radical pronounccmcnt
against high protection ever launched
by responsible political party; even
Grover Cleveland baked at II a LIT.
for In his letter OF acceptance he took
care to avoid Endorsement of such OK
prcsslons as "a fraud and Il robbery
of the majority" eliminating atrocity
of class legislation and SO forth. and
contcnted himself with the mildcr
dogma" and "clcarly contrary to the
spirit Of our Constitution: and he
even sought 10 set the platform
right by employing the phrase 'frcor
raw material instead of free raw
materials One of his critics has de.
clarcd that he weakened the Mat.
forms ut both ends" But II is II mat
ter of history that both he and il
swept the country in November, 1902
Tho reason is easily found. The
people at large wanted tariff reform
tariff revision they call II now-and
tho radical platform attracted one a..
cmcnt, while the conservative views
OF Cleveland drew under his banner
another and larger element, for It in
Guided both Democrats and Rcpubli-
cans. Tariff revision requires a bold.
aggressive militant assertion now. II
Is for the Democracy to give II and
then II 1t can only find another Clcvc.
land to stand on the platform 1t will
be at least on the path to victory.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02
FRIDAY, AUGUST ., 1907.
svIRoiNiA LAWYERS TAKING UP
THE DIVORCE EVIL.

For the first time the Virginia
State bar Association has taken up.
MS an organization the divorce uucs.
ton and II is II matter OF congratu-
lation that such representative
body of men is giving serious con
sideration to this question. for In the
end II Is bound to bring about good.
at the meeting OF the association on
"Wednesday. State Senator Machcm
of Alexandria read a paper on the
DUTY OF the State to Diminish Di-
yorce,' and in II there were many val.
liable suggestions. and thoughts werc
given expression that viii live be-
You'd the hall In which they were
uttered. Tho keynote of Senator
Machem's address was that the law
allowed n girl to marry In Virginia
ut a too young period in her life, and
that many of The divorces in this
State were caused by the fact that
so .many girls were welded ut an age
when they had but II faint conception
of the duties aud responsibilities of
married life. II was pointed out
that boys ana girls In The first flush
of adolescence are prone to sudden
aud violent attachments, which
usually subside with the cutting of
their first wisdom teeth. More and
more 1t is coming to be understood
That men and women in selecting
their life partners should exercise II
certain amount of common sense and
some slight degree OF caution IL mis-
takes OF the most distressing nature
are 10 he avoided That maturity not
only of the body but of the mind
ing II wise choice in such matters,
mus, he admitted by all.
That such qualifications are not
usually attained before the age of
eighteen most persons will admit.
Then should that age be fixed by law
AS the marriagcablc age? Perhaps
not; and yet it might be urged in
favor OF such law that 1t would
probably prevent many OF the matri-
monlal mistakes resulting from the
hecdlossncs of youth and might thus
ohviate tho necessity for many di.
vorccs. 1t might be said that those
who would be happy Il married I'M
der that age would have character
and selfrestraint enough to wait I'M
fhnN 81, tl,.,.
those marriages to which postpone
nent would be fatal, would probably
he unhappy in any event The wis
dom of parents. the circumstances OF
the parties. lack of opportunity and
public opinion. all serve In most cases
10 postpone marriage to Il proper
age, but it is worth considering
whether the State should not increase
the age limit.
Senator Machcm reminded his
hearers that in Virginia a girl of u
years can legally marry and that
the age limit for hoy is ii. No
hody vii! dispute that is altogether
too young and II is very probable
that the Bar Association will recon-
mend that the age limit be increased
very literally. In New York State
the limit for the female is Is and
In most of the States the limit is 1G
The law in Virginia covering this
matter has been in effect since 1910
but for come reason has never been
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

Carrie Nation has been in Pitts
purEh for several days and yet the
press dispatches have failed TO re-
late what happened when they came
together. Something wrong some
where
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

The papers are again dcvoiing col
umns to the question of "To kiss OF
not to kiss?' That is question
best decided by the man who has the
chnnce.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

a New York street car conductor
has been sent to the workhouse foi
I'VE days for using bad language to
IA woman passenger New York is
surely being reformed
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

Montana has new law which for
bids saloons from being within
half of a mile of ccmtcry. The sa
loon, however, continues AS near the
grave as ever.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

Golfers Weekly should not com.
plain that MIR. Fairbanks is the ali.
thor OF a book, MIR Fairbanks is an
indianian, and nature Will nave its
Washington Herald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

Governor Glenn did good work in
me rate case and he has further
proved himself man Of the first wa
ter by refusing to believe that the
Old size of his bat is too small.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

Texas is raising more Bermuda
onions than bermuda. Why not
change the name?
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02
Where tho BeIIerophon Cot Her Name

Editor of Tho Daily Press: | have
noticed that the latest great addition
TO the British navy is called the Bel
lcrophon. Will you please tell me
where the Admiralty gets the name
from.
Bcllcrophon is mythical Grccl;
God. He is a virtuons hero who is
tabled To have killed the Chimacra.
yanquished the Amazons and achieved
other successes. One of the rare ref
crences found of him in literature is
in liomcr's Had. in which can be
found the lines:
Then mighty Praetus Argos sceptrc
sway'd.
Whose hard commands Bcllcrophon
obey'd."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

Pittsburgh is ont with a claim of
100000 population. Must have been
taking figures from the record of ar
rests.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

Col. Ayrcs has been retired bu
Mrs. Ayres refuses to.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

a box of those Danish beer tablets
under the edge of a lid might open
IL littlc.-St. Louis Times.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

Mr., La Toilette gets it from eating
Observation-Disclosures News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02
WITH THE PARAeRApAERs

Chestnuts are often taken with tht
Embellishments Star.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

Heaven lies about us in our infan,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

Four out of every six men in thi,
country smoke, says the statistic.
iicnd What do the other two do?-
Cleveland Leader
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

The "Old Home Week" isn't wha
II used to bc-whcn free Transports
ton was easier than 1t Is now. -
Washington Times.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

Before the offer of Indiana farmers
of 80 Il week with board ana the com
pany OF their daughters is accepted by
prospective harvest hands they will
probably have to forward photographs
of the eirls.-Indanapolis News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

Chicago's new directory will he is
sued August /. We do not expect the
people or New York. Philadelphia and
st. Louis TO accept its estimate OF ON
population as being ut all trustworthy
Chicago Record.Herald.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

cy,' says the poet. So do our fond
parcnts.-Atlanta Journal.
Mark Twain's jokes are salablc at
30 cents a word, the funniest thing
about some Of m.-PhIladclphia
Ledger.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02
ID afiu apress,

C. Il. Thackcr. Editor and Publisher.
j.. Il. Pugh. e. Advertising Manager
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Editorial Rooms. Bell Phone No. II
Business Office. Bell Phone No. ISL
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-02

Emperor William believes in sim
pie diet for his fighting forces. Mos,
OF them already get it.-Doston Tran
script.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-25
a Train Speedoreter.

The management of the Chicago and
Northwestern railroad is experiment.
ing with a German Speeiometer and
expects to adopt il for general use on
all passenger trains. Unlike the speed
ometer now in use on the Burlington.
the German invention Is placed. in
stead OF on the locomotive. in one Of
the cars composing the train. The pur-
pose in providing trains with speed
recorders is TO educate engineers To
strive for smoother running and also
TO educate train crews and station
crews to faster work ar stations. The
new machine not only records the
speed which the train makes. but also
records all stops and their duration. \
complete check thus is kept on the en-
CINE and train crews. The speedoma-
ter is incloSed in a glass case and cam
not be tempered with unless the glass
surrounding il Is broken.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-25
The CastoH Baby.

The stOrk had been a recent visitor
TO the home Of Mrs. Smith. who al
ready was the mother of year-old
baby boy. A chance meeting in the
corner market was the opportunity for
Mrs. Smiths neighbor. Mrs. Jones, TO
break the news to her friend, Mrs.
Brown.
Dorothy Jones. five years old. paused
in her task of arranging the covers
about her new doll She had expert
enced difficulty recently in finding in
the person of a less fortunate neighbor
girl a mother for doll with a broken
nose and one arm which had been her
former favorite and for which there
was no room in her diminutive dOmes-
tic establishment when the new doll
came. says the Chicago Tribune. She
pulled at her mothers skirts inquir-
ingly.
Mamma" she asked, did you say
Mrs. Smith had new baby?"
"Yes. dearie, a brand new baby" an
swered the mother.
well. mamma" came the unsatis-
fed query whats she going to do
with her % oneg"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-25
L0ND0N'S EAST END.
The Charity Casual Ward and the
Wrecks In the Sums.

Lower than ali is LOndOn's charity
casual ward. In coming into a stone
tagged room The casual is stripped
and put into bath. while his clothes
are ''stOved-" Then be gets supper.
unsweetened "ski.iy" aad a slice Of
bread. No drink-not even water-is
given him, queer. cruel privation.
His bed is Of pIanks In a stone cell.
They wake him early. give him gruei
and bread again and set him 10 work.
II he comes oftener than once in 4
month he must stay in" four days: in
any case he must do a days work By
way Of payment. lie breaks stones or
picks Oakum. The Stones are worth
less when broken than before. Oa;um
in these days Of iron shipSis Of 40 use
or value. The work is heartbreaking
because ii is empty and useless. In
fact, the casual ward has been de-
signed for the express purpose Of keep
ing casuals away. In all London only
1000 are desperate enough to accept
this hospitality. There are three times
streets. They sleep under the arches.
by the riverside. against Il dark wall.
And in all the world there are 40 hui
man animals lower in degree. I know
Naples and the GenOvan waterside and
the slums OF Marseilles and many an
old world town, but nowhere have !
seen humanity rotted into such igno-
miny. There are things one can't say,
and / saw them. Only the worst are
left In this east end. Thousands upon
thousands have been crowded out by
the Immense alien thrOngs. 4 diluvian
immigration. In addition scores OF the
old human roOkeries have been torn
down, and the Stun jewellers have fed.
making new slums on the marshes
of WalthamstOw, in watery Canning
Town, at PlaistOw, StratfOrd, Leyton,
Edmonton, always east. And they
who cannot get away are the weakest
and worst Unable to compete with
the sober and thrifty Jews, unable TO
fend for themselves i'm work or crime
they have got TO the bottom Of life-sO
low that official charity cannot reach
them-humanity In its last stage. fit
only 10 throw 10 the lampreys and the
eels.-From The Pent and Huddled
East" by Vance Thompson, in Outing
Magazine.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-25

The stock OF cut glass is espec-
tally pretty this season and the as
sortment is a large and varied ore.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-25
He Was SITTING DOWN

James A. Bailey, famous as the sue
cessor of L. T. Barnurn. once accepted
an invitation 20 a dinner rendered 10
bride and groom among the freaks
of his circus. He was late in arriving
and found the company politely await
ing him. There were living skeletons.
dwarfs, Circassians, snake charmers.
the girl that spoke seven languages
and had two heads, which made
fourteen languages In ALL" the dog
faced boy" and others. Beaming upon
them with paternal air, the happy man.
ager acknowledged the genial Hello.
pop" that went around the festal
board.
Il am sorry kept you waiting" he
said. taking his place at the table. Il
believe there are several new addi-
tions TO the company. Is this the
groomT'
''No." replied deep voice from the
full beard addressed; 81 am the bride. &"
Il beg your pardon" said Mr.. Bailey.
Il did not recognize the bearded lady.
But, tell me, which is the groom:''
II am" proclaimed very thin voice.
In establishment Mr.. Bailey glanced
up at the figure towering near his ell
bow.
Il congratulate you. my man." said
the manager. 'Sit down: let US go
on with the feast. Sit down"
The guest addressed at once began
to ascend seemingly until his head
was in the neighborhood of the canvas
roof. from which height he looked
down and said:
81 was sittin' down. pop-I was
sittin' down."-Success Magazine.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-25
A. e. Burnett, The JeWeler
Merchants Florida

ness, with power and authority to ac-
Quire. lands. timber and timber rights,
tUrpentine privileges, to buy and sell
and acquire. mortgage and cucumber
such property. and engage generally in
the business of naval stores opera
tor and such other business as is not
inconsistent with the general nature
Of the business to be carried on by it,
8. The amount of the capital stock
authorized is one hundred thousand
dollars. consisting of one thousand
shares Of the par value of one hundred
dollars each, all of which. excepting
ten thousand dollars, shall be payable
in property to be conveyed to the COM
pany al a just valuation fixed by the
corporation: the said sum OF ten thou
sand dollars to be paid upon a call
of the directors of the said company.
4. The term for which the said cor
poration shall exist will be twenty
five years.
3. The business of the company shall
be conducted by the following officers,
To wit: A President. Vice President,
and q Secretary and Treasurer which
last named office may be held by one
and the same person. said officers 10 be
elected at the first annual meeting Of
the said company after its organiZa-
ton. and until such officers are elect
ed, the following named persons Will
transact and conduct the business of
the company. to wit: Robert J. knight,
President: William {. knight. Vice
President, and H. L. Anderson. Secre-
tary and Treasurer.
g. The highest amount OF indebted
ness or liability to which the corpora
ton can at any time subject itself
shall be one hundred thousand dollars.
:. The names and residences Of the
subscribers. and the number Of shares
subscribed by each are as follows:
Robert ]. Knight. Tampa, Florida.
990 shares: William I. Knight. Crys-
tai River. Florida. shares: H. L. An
derSon. Ocala. Florida. > shares.
Witness the hands and seals of the
said parties this the 2lst day Of No
vember. 1907.
Robert J. Knight (SeaL
William c. Knight (SeaD.
II. L. Anderson (SeaD.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-25
THE FITZGERALD COMPANY
ROOFING, PAVING, CEMENT AND
TILE WALKS, TARRED FElTS,
TAR, PITCH AND GRAVEL

We have a crew or expert cement
workers in the city for a short time
and we would be pleased, while here,
TO give estimates on and put in any
work Of this character. either cement
or tile sidewalks. copings. retaining
walls or heavy concrete work.
We have exceptional facilities for
handling cement work cheaply and
satisfactorily. both in our equipment
and corps Of expert workers.
Either call at our works or North
Main street, near the foundry. or ad-
dress our representative, HUGH WILL
LIAMS. Room 8, HOLDER BLOCK, or
BON SIS. who will cheerfully call and
give any information desired.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-25

knowIedged the execution thereof for
the uses and purposes therein set forth
and expressed.
Given under my hand and seal of
office this Nov. u, 1907.
(SealD H NJ Hampton,
Notary Public State Of Florida.
My commission expires Aug. 81. 1911.
Notice is hereby given, that the I'M
dersigned on the 23rd day Of Deem
Der. 1907 will apply TO the Honorable
y. B. Broward. Governor Of the State
of Florida. for letters patent upon the
foregoing proposed charter.
Robert j. knight,
William c. knight,
H. l. Anderson.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-25

| have quite reputation on my
watches, and carry complete
stock, silver and gold, open and
hunting cases, any price YOU wish.
The watch is lust as stated and
guaranteed to be worth the money
YOU pay for it. Also a good selec-
ton of chains and fobs.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-11-25
STATE OF FLORIDA.
COUNTY OF MARION.

COUNTY OF MARION
Personally appeared before me. the
undersigned authority Robert J.
Knight. William c Knight and H. L.
Anderson. to me we'll known 10 be the
parties described in and who executed
the foregoing proposed charter and