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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-03-19
ChamberIains Cough Remedy is Bo;h
Agreeable and Effective

Chambcrlains Cough Remedy has
no superior fer coughs. colds and
q take and contains nothing in any
way injurious has made it favOrite
with mothers. Mr.. w. $. Pelham.
merchant of Kirksvi1'e, Iowa. says:
"F'or more than twenty years Cham
berIain'S Cough Remedy has been my
leading remedy for all throat troubles.
1t is especially successful in cases of
rOup. Children like it and my cuStO-
mers who have used it will take no
other" For sale by all druggists
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-03-19
LOVERS

OF good health should prevent sick
ness instead of letting themselves get
sick and then try to cure it. SO long
as you keep your liver, bowels and
stomach in healthy and active con-
ditiOn you won't get sick. Billiards.
Herbine relieves constipation, inactive
liver and all stomach and bowel trou-
bles Sold by Anti Monopoly Drugstore.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-03-19
lands AGAIN GAVE THE LIMIT
But it Was at the Bottom End Of the
ScaIe-Seems to Have Been as
Just as the Standard Oil Fine

Chicago. ILL.,. March 19.-Judge Ken
neSaw Mountain Lands. who imposed
the fine of $29.24O,OOO upon the Stan
dard Oil company, went to the other
extreme yesterday by filming an Of
fender one cent. The culprit was
George s. Miller, a janitor. who had
tried in vain to collect debt of 81
from DR.. s. Wilkins. of 43O1 Cottage
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-03-19
A FEW OF THE MANY FEATURES YOU WILL SEE

Mar She-ida nd Her Troupe OFF erformna Lions
A Herd of Performing LARGEST ELE
ROsERALE The Beautiful Dollar
Feet height $50
Strength Marvellous a
to
A WONDERFUL
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-03-19

American Plan s. and s.. 50
per day. European Plan,
Rooms, one person, IS Gems
per day and up. Special week
" rates. Center of City. Near
all Car Lines. Open all the
Year. Rooms with Bath En-
ira Charge. Bus from Depot
and Steamships.
c. 3. SMITH. proprietor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
Historic Grave OPENING.

Tie opening of the Druce grave re-.
calls many rather grewsone stories OF
disturbance Of tho, dead George ~.
for instance, once Invaded the. vaults
OF Windsor Castle. had Charles LIS
coffin opened and th.. MARTYRS head
held up for his inspection. Miltons
coffin was opened by. three drunken
ruhians. who appropriated several OF
his teeth and for some time later his
body was exposed to the gaze OF the
vulgar at sixpence Il head. u charge
which was afterward reduced to three :
pence and twopence. or even Il pot OF
beer. 4Cromwell's head was removed
from his grave at TXburn to ne cx-
liibited for years OH the top OF West
minister Hall. One stormy night. 1t was
blown down from this Dad cminence1
and was picked up BY sentry r. , WHO
years It was bartered by one and an
other owner until 1 j game into 10 ~, i9e
Edward rs tomb was opened and Ills
body, in its regal robes, exposed to
view, and similar fate befell the re,
mains of Edward w. Henry Nv. ana
the Second Jamcs.-Dundee Advertiser.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
Hawks Dcneft to Farmer.

Fortunately the economic status Of
American hawks and owls does, not
rest upon mere theory Or Eenfinra M as
Of the biological Survey deals with
the food habits of hawks and owls
of the United States. and is based
upon examinations Of nearly 400
stomachs. Such large series of the
more common species We're examined
that further investigations can but
confirm and emphasize the present ver-
dict-that American hawks and owls,
as a whole. are among. the best friends
of the farmer and that only a few
cial.
The most formidable of the bird
enemies of field mice arc the crows.
and it may be of interest to know that
complaints received at the Department
of Agriculture Of recent depredations
of field mice are especially numerous
for several years past bounties have
been paid for killing crows.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
county, who has paid a fine OF $50 ms a
4, IL

county, who has paid fine OF $50 as a
tribute to the hospitable habits OF Vir.
glnIa and the stern powers of the Byrd
law. Doubtless Mr.. Silcott gave no
thought to the latest qualification of
the Virginia anti-lquor laws. and even
had lie medltated long and painfully
upon that subject. lie would hardly have
believed 1t possible that Virginia
Legislature would make 1t Il punish
able misdemeanor to give away any
LIQUID refreshments containing more
than 3ia per cent. of alcohol on Sunday,
Christmas Day or election day to any
citizen, or on any day to student IN
a State institution. minor or habitual
.drunkard. Even had these serious
possibilities confronted Mr.. Silcott,
he might we'll have done as many
others are doing, and continued to dis
pense hospitality ungrudgingly. In
his case. however. good intentions came
high.
This is clearly case for imme-
diate judicial Investigation Under the.
law as 1t stands. any justice OF the
peace can put an end to alcoholic siits
on prohibited days, and the time mas
come for the supreme Court of Vlr-
rinia 10 settle whether dies non juridi-
Gus is also dies non potabilis. from
and Hamilton strong cries
for relief go up.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
An ODD job.

Caruso the great tenor. told at q
dinner in New York how he once tried
to write grand opera.
at was in early youth that made
this attempt" he said II knew moth :
ing Of harmony or counterpart. The
work in consequence was as ludicrous
and absurd as-as--"
The tenor laughed.
AS the Romans effort to get
iob."she went on.
"a Roman peasant. you know, ap-
piled one day for work to rich man.
The rich man said:
"'Have you got a boat?
"'Yes sir the peasant answered.
".Well.' said the rich man, do you
see that driftwood floating down the
Tiber?'
".Well. take your boat, row out IN
the river and catch that driftwood
and I'll give you half of all You get
THE peasant jumped into his boat
and worked hard for awhile.
"Then suddenly he stopped and made
for the shore. On being asked the
reason. for his return he scowled and
said:
""That wood Is just as much mine
as 1t is his. am not going to give
him any, so here ! am. out OF work
again '-Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
Mngnztncs for the Army.

The Womans Army and Navy
League is making additional request
to the soldiers In the Philippines, Al
aska, Cuba and far Western posts In
the United States. The coming Of
spring has brought many requests
from these stations, particularly from
Alaska, and contributions of such lit
erature are. requested. With the prac-
teal eye 0r tho nations housekeepers,
members of the league Believe, now
that the spring housekeeping is here.
there may DO an extra allotment of
magazines and books for the soldiers,
icals give the soldiers is not to be dis
counted. They read them eagerly,
each finding "a sort OF message from
nome within the pages. One lot IS
torn, thumb marked, and almost worn
out before another assortment arrives,
and the men Of the garrison look Gag
erly for Tho incoming transport that
ton Times,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
Orr Oldest Permanent CITY,

Albany, capital of the great Empire
State, claims to DO the oldest perma-
nent settlement within the limits of
historical significance on account Of
Its strategic Importance during the
century of conflict between the English
and French in America and In the
American Revolution. In 1874 Verraz-
the Hudson, and about 1910 French
trading post was set up near the pres
emit site of Albany. The continuous
history of the place dates from the
discovery of these regions by Henry
Hudson In 1609 who was followed by
Dutch traders, who in 1914 established
a trading station on Castle Island un-
der the name of Fort Nassau. In 1864.
after the transfer of New Netherlands
to the English. the name of Albany
of the Duke OF York and Albany. af-
5terward James lI.--Leslie's Weekly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
rorn MORE DnEApNAuGHrs,

"Firhting Dick Hobson told Con-
gress the other day, presumably
something significant and important.
that IL the United states had had soo,-
100000 worth OF first-class battleships
at the moment. she could have COM
pelled Russia TO evacuate Manchuria
and so avarted the japanese War. Cap
tcin Hobson left his hearers to under
stand that given those battleships, that
would have been the proper thing to DO.
His remark appears more or less typi-
ca, Of the pernic!ous activity which the
program OF the big-navyites seems to
contemplate.
But the President in his special mes
sage asking Congress for four ne"
'battleships, instead OF the two already
provided for. disclaims any ambition 10
MI. the United States forward as the
worlds policeman. Requests often
come to the state Department, he says.
I'm behalf OF various allegedly OPP
pressed peoples. but at is not our
province to decide which side has been
right and which has been wrong. The
President sensibly bases his plea Tor
mere ships on the most effective argu-
mcnt that militarism has yet found,
ramely, that a powerful fighting ma
chine is the surest guarantee of peace.
We cannot. he thinks. "be content TO
rely for peace upon the forbearance Of
other powers"
A repugnance to Old World militar-
ism. with its heavy and intolerably in
creasing burden OF taxation. is not. of
course, the only ground for objection
to the plans and hopes OF the Hobsons
of America. In one sense 1t is true
that a great navy is safeguard OF
peace. In another 1t is no less GER
tainly temptation to war. To the
ran who spends his days with boxing
| gloves and punching bag comes soon
OF. late the thirst to try himself in
action: and the prime purpose OF bat
tleship after all, is to fight A nation
which is taxed TO support crack"
ruvy must feel in time a great itch to
STE IL 20. ne Popuidi i''ei COZ "ii'Sii
has been exhibited In the superfluous
ana somewhat ostentatious cruise to the
Pacific is unquestionably a mild re-
Election of this feeling. The feeling
would naturally grow with the navy.
and the jingoes are always ready.
Probably in the long run great navy
in this country could mean nothing less
than n great war.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
Hntchins Ostrich Eggs.

ostrich eggs are being Matched in an
incubator in this city a novel egg
ha tching IS being carried on at the
STORE Of Crenshaw Bros. on upper
FRANKLIN Street. Thirteen fine ostrich
eggs from the recently established
Tampa Ostrich Farm have been ,plac-
ed in an incubator and they will hatch
off some lime early in May.
1t takes an average heat OF 107 de-
grecs and forty-five days of con-
slant exposure to such heat to develop
the germ in an ostrich egg and hatch
a young ostrich. The eggs are worth
$50 each, and 1T is conservative esti-
mate to say that the young bird will
be worth more than twice that money
after it has passed the first month OF
Some idea of the size Of the eggs
may he gathered from the fact that
the MANDY Lee" incubator. which Is
being used for the hatch. would hold
140 average hen eggs. Fourteen of the
ostrich eggs would fit 1t completely
An empty ostrich egg holds Just one
quart of liquid. This is the first at
tempt at ostrich Matching in Tampa
Tampa Times.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16

at different times, we have child labor
laws III considered, and. for the most
part, drawn with little thought and
ineffective in their results. The de-
mocracies OF Massachusetts, New York
and Illinois lead. the States In tho
regulation OF child labor. but tho
United states as a whole utterly fails
to runk in this respect with the en-
lightened countries ,of Europe. Child
labor III the United States Is actually
increasing. England, Germany, France.
Holland and Switzerland ali have la
Dor legislation guarding tile children
which Is far advanced over that of the
United states, which. as a Whole.
should be ranked with Russia IN this
particular rather than with any OF
the enlightened countries referred to.
MFR. Peters, of Massachusetts. In the
House OF Representatives. April 18th.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
Emperor hi the Tmhc.

Emperor William of Germany has
had his first experience In "tube'i To-
comotion. Accompanied by q numer-
Gus suite, he made.the journey along
the entire length of the Berlin UNDER
specting the newly opened suburban
extension and terminals. AT the last
station the Kaiser had the pleasure
of admlring the interior decorations
made of majolica thing from his own
which he distributed IN honor of the
trip was one for the motorman of tho
train in which he Observation-Disclosures
npolls News.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
He Won HI. nct.

Thomas Nelson Page. while riding
down a country road in one OF the
Southern states OF America, met an OLD
negro leading horse, and Laughing as
Sam said Mr.. Rage, whats the
joker"
10! Mawnin', marster. ! jes' won
bet often dis hyear fool boss.
why, sam said Mr.. Page. how did
you do that?"
wei, you see boss. was a-leadin'
dis hyear boss back yonder, and seen
a piece Of paper ahead Of us, an
says: 'Blacky, I bet yer Quarter yer
gwine ter be afeard of IT. But Blacky
shook his hald---he wouldn't Ihen l
said: 'Blacky, bet you quarter you
will-will you take my bet?' And he
nodded his haid. Well. sab, when we
cit up dar, de wind flutter dat paper
about, an, Lord bless my soul! you
oughter seen dat boss. He shy. clean
outen dc field. Ha! ha! hal An dats
what tickles me-dat I'm quarter
ahead"
why, Sam, you are crazy; you can't
collect a quarter from a horse"
"Yassah dat I can! My marster he'll
give me a dollar tonight TO git oats
and hay for dat boss, but I'll git MIN
10 cents worth and keep my quarter.
Ha! ha!"-1llustrated Bits.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
FOREIGN POLICE METHODS.
Comparison Of Methods Employed In
4l1a, IL rlI

Of Methods Employed In
i.ondon and Berlin.
Are our London detectives inferior
to those Of Berlin? On the face of it,
yes-according to the Prussian Home
Minister, who states that out of 1lS
capital crimes reported to the Berlin
police since 1899 only eight had re-
don, according to the latest statistics.
the proportion of such crimes. of which
the perpetrators had remained undis-
covered, was % 1-a per cent" On
the face Of it that is certainly an
immense difference in favor OF the
Berlin police, but then It must be re-
membered that they possess apparatus
tor the detection Of crime far superior
Yard.
Among the items of that machinery
are the identity papers," which every
man and woman in Prussia must carry
about with them, and, above all. the
ing houses. etc, which Is all COM
to the police, The problem
In Prussia Is to reconcile the claims
of personal liberty with those of So
cial ana national security, and In Eng
land we are inclined to subordinate the
detection of the assassin to tho free
dom OF the subject.
The Englishtnan has curious dis
like Of giving official information about
hImseT-his age occupation. last place
of residence, and more particularly his
religious label 1t is a rather mystic
rious. dislike Tor man who is asham-
cd Of none of these things. And the
detectives point of View Is, Of course
these things should be Compelled to
disclose them. And 1t seems a reason
able MISUNDERSTANDING.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
THE COST OF HOSPITALITY.

The Times-D Dispatch has already
pointed out some OF the rocks in the
path OF the Byrd law, and yet despite
our painstaking warning, good citizens
isrs stumping their toes, Now comes
Rvshrad s!lcott, Of Hamilton. Loudoun
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
Long Hour. ana Accidents,

Social Democratic members Of the
Diet OF the German Empire that ac-
cidents are caused by too long hours
of service, Or. Schultz, president OF
the Railway Bureau, said that the ac-
cident statistics showed that much the
larger number of accidents occurred
not In the later hours OF the work.
mems days service, as would be the
case II due to overfatigne, but In the
earlier hours when the men We're
fresh, Record,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

The poke, of William j. Mullen. po-
liceman of Trenton. was picked OF sac while
the officer was on duty.
In tho hand of Mrs. Caroline Myers. aged
twentyfour. found starving in Philadelphia,
was a pocketbook containing 1888 In cash.
1ilman Ford, of Salem. Ore, provided in
Ills will that gold watches to cost S125 each
should be given to thrty-nine intimate
friends.
Pup'wood exported from Canada to the
United States in 1905 amounted to 59a.6e4
cords valued at s2.600sl4; In 1907, 6:S,744
ccrds. valued at s2.7aS.9ol.
Tho thousandth anniversary OF the
founding of st. Peters Church. Chester. Eng.
finds the structure in good condition,
portions of 1t having been rebuilt In 1440
and 1878.
penatured alcohol to the amount Of 1,744.-
e72 gallons was produced in the United
States during the first six months of 1907.
The free alcohol law took effect on January
/. 1907
Mrs. Lucy Burris. owner OF two fine farms
near Wabash. Ind, fined one cent for
assault and battery against one OF her ten
ants and went to jail In preference to pay
Ing the fine.
Extensive alterations are being made in
the official residence Of Williams College
the presidents house--to receive tho new
head OF the institution, Harry a. GARFIELD,
in June.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra OF
England. though far from being the oldest
OF the royal couples, have been married for
more years than any other pair OF crowned
heads In Europe.
The richest Indian In the world is Lon
HILL of Harrington. Tex. His wealth Is
| ccnservatively estimated at $4,000 900. He
ls forty-nine years old, devoted to his Wife
and children, and graduated In the law de-
partment of the University OF Virginia.
Jewish chess players have retained the
championship at that game for the past
forty-two years. DIR. Lasker attributes this
predomnance Of the Jewish genius In chess
10 the fact that Its rules are entirely
based upon those OF self-defense In the
struggle of life. and Jews are adopts In this
|ert
| DR.. and Mrs. r. n. Il, Worrall. medical
missionaries OF the Dutch Reformed Church.
| who are stationed in Arabia. have arrived
| In New York. They have come to America
| TO attend a meeting In commemoration of
| tho late Dr. Jacob Chamberlain. who was
| for forty-nine years a missionary of the
Reformed Church In India.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
INVENTED LANGUAGES.
Nothing New About the Systcms o
NIutle.ITn China r. sb


Mnde-Up Gibberish.
Ten years ago. when Hog Latin
was on the tongue of every schoolboy.
the youngsters who asked "Owha
ouya ilesma?" thought they We're talk
Ing along original lines in a kind of
gibberish indigenous to their Ameri-
can youthfulness only: but the sub
terfuge to attain unintelligibility was
in reality a very old device. It Is
scarcely too strong to say that the
adding of the same consonant to the
end of word has been known from
time immemorial.
Hotten. diligent old antiquarian,
day spoke the &c gibberish,' or the
IL gibberish." in which "IIow do you
do?" would appear respectively as
love s,, dog Z, d, %ou e, dog" and Howl
dovis:" was more elaborate form, and
French schoolboys trisyllabically said,
"NouY1reegue esdregue undregue foud-
rogue" for ''Vous etes un jou" (you
are fool). In 1890 smart Parisians
tagged mar to everything.--"caie-
mar" for cafe::"-and In 1923 when the
diorama was the craze: everything
er Goriot" an old woman is terribly
puzzled by "soupeaurama" for "soupe."
The &c gibberish" was very similar
to "the language of Ziph." which De
Quincy learned as boy from DR..
Map Teton, whose three sons had ac-
quired it at Winchester. Fifty years
later De Quincy conversed fluently
in it with Lord Westport. The key OF
this Language" which was impaired
to every Winchester boy for half a
guinea. was the repetition of the
vowel sound of every syllable, with a
G inserted. Thus, Shall we 20 away
in an hour?" became, "ShagaI wege
go agawagay agin gan hougour?'
Bishop Wilkins. of Chester mentioned
this Language in 1868 in learned
work, and 1t was an old device in his
time.-Sunday Magazine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
STATE PRESS
'sllcott and tile Byrd 1aw.

silcott was accused OF giving a drink Of
,a,y IN social way to n friend on
SUNDAY. His arrest and conviction followed
tionality OF the lnw.-From a Special to
Tho Times Dispatch
That provision OF the Byrd law would
ne disgrace to the blue laws Of connecti-
cut, or TO an age when people believed that
they did God 4 service BY putting old wo-
mer to death on charges OF wltchcraft or
course. such provision viii not stand the
tes' OF It's 5constitutionality. or If by some
starting porversion OF reason, right, Justice
ana common sense 1t should stand such test
N. the courts then the people of Virginia
w, lose no time iii wlplng the whole Byrd
iiutior law from the statute books of the
state. Maybe after ali. III is a honx in
&c niously contrived by some anti-prohibI-
tlanist to cast ridlcule and contempt on the
!, ,e 2 reform Observation-Disclosures
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16

The editor Of the Ohio state Journal
complains that. because of the high
price Of meat. there Is case OF eXag-
gerated egs-oism at his house. What
would the poor fellow not give to eN-
change this condition for the superb
poached cggoism of Royal Richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16

Says the Omaha Bee: "Dr. David
Jayne Hin is credited with having
maintained "a dignitied silence about
his Berlin appointment. What else
could he do?" Not a thing In the
world. The only man we know of who
can maintain an undignitied silence is
Thomas Expryss Plat, of the Washing
ton IIoldfast Club.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16

The Detroit paper which joshes Mr..
Bryan on the ground that he had
rather talk than eat" evidently is not
we'll informed as to conditions in these
matters When wise statesmen go to
political dinners they are invariably
accompanied by nine feet of impromp-
tn oratory and a suitcase full Of lunch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16

Contemporaries comment wonderingly
on the fact that the Presidents last
message contained only 165 words.
We'll. hard times have hit most of the
great industrial plants of late, and
there is really nothing surprising in
the fact that they shouh have curtailed
the output of the greatest language
in the world.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
Ills rIappy Time.

It will not be long until pride begins
to initiate the chest of the fortunate
small hoy who is selected to take care
OF the hats OF the home baseball team.
Denver Renublican.