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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
THE SONS OF THE DESERT

The esteemed Times Union, in it's
Saturday ISSUE turns loose a stack of
CUFF, iaudatory of the Arabs. that such
q large paper should be ashamed to
print. The T.-U. seems to think that
the Arabs are incarnate with the spirit
of liberty, possessed of all the prim-
tive virtues, unframed and unconquer-
able.
AS a matter of fact. in the grand
shuttle OF international cards. the Arab
has seldom ranked much higher than
seven spot, and his principal reason
for remaining unconquered is that he
has Inhabited a portion of the earths
surface that sensible people didn't
care to live in. and he hasn't possessed
the intelligence and energy to make
the best use of what few resources he
had.
AS for his being unconquerable. the
Arab whenever he has fought the
white man under equal conditions. has
been whipped. In the seventh century
y. D., when the Roman empire was
battered from without and rotten with
in. the Arabs, inspired by the fanat-
icism of their new religion, came out
of their deserts, and for a century.
mighty brief time in the worlds his
tory, ndO tne1T own way with the de-
generate peoples from the Indus 10
the Atlantic.
But when they pressed north be-
yond the Pyrennes, and met the free
and hardy Franks. they were defeated
and driven back by less than half their
number. The little Gothic Kingdoms
of Northern Spain soon restricted them
TO the southern part OF the Iberian
peninsula. in the east the scepter Of
the prophet was torn from their hands
by the Turks and in some three or
four hundred years after the Hegira
the Arab was again restricted to HIS
desert sands.
1t has not been the Arab who has
furnished the brain and Drawn OF the
Moslem world for the last thousand
years, but the Turk. and the Turk.
originally a Monaghan, has been nine
tenths Caucasian ever since the sultans
began training the children OF their
Christian captives into fighting men.
The Turkish sultans have exacted
tribute from the Arabs ever since the
Crusades, and the Turkish flag floats
over the principal towns OF Arabia to-
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
ANOTHER ORDINANCE
TO BE AMENDED

In the recorders court some weeks
ago, Coast Line engineer was hned
IS for exceeding with his engine,
which was pulling a mail and express
train, the speed limit of four miles an
hour. The fine was imposed under an
old ordinance passed some time back
in the eighties or nineties of the past
century The engineer never knew ii
existed until he was arrested, and for
that matter very few people in the
city knew of it. It hasn't been observ-
ed heard of or thought of for years
The city council should amend this or
dinance at once. It is unjust and
ridiculous It would be impossible for
the railroads to carry on their bust
ness with satisfaction to the public II
It was rigidly enforced. Four miles an
hour Is only a little faster than man
walks. II trains in Ocala are tied
down to 1t, the result will be delay that
will be just az annoying TO our own
people as to the railroads. Take for
instance a train coming in from the
north on the Coast Line. An engine
can't pull long train up the grade
from the Seaboard crossing to the, sta
ton at four miles an hour. The pas
senger trains would have to be brok-
an hour to bring all the cars from the
city limits to the depot.
The comparatively noiseless automo-
bile, handled by any one able to buy
rent or borrow it, runs thru our
crowded streets at ten miles an hour
or more. Why require railroad train
making more than ten times as much
noise as an auto, and controlled by g
man who has to be drilled for years il
his business, to travel on it's own track
at four?
The ordinance should be amended tt
six miles an hour, and exception should
be made for greater speed on that par
ticular grade. Then all the engineer:
on all the roads should be required tt
observe it. The roads should also b.
required to put gates at the mos
travelled crossings. There are at 1eas
five-three on the Coast Line and TIVE
on the Seaboard, where they SHOULD
not be dispensed with any longer.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15

State is Doing a Good Business and
Treasury Contains Plenty
of Scads

Tallahassee, Jan. 15-State Treas
urer Knott has just published his A.
nancial report for the fiscal year end
ing December 81, 1911, as required by
section 126 of the General Statutes.
This report will be Of interest to all
the citizens of the state who keep
posted on the states affairs and espe-
cialIy its financial condition.
The increase in receipts and bal
ances on hand show that the business
of the state is steadily on the increase.
The receipts from general revenue for
the year were over one million dol
lars, and the total receipts from all
sources during the year, not including
the balances on hand at the beginnin g
of the year amounted to $3,141, 81 Sc.
This is the largest shown by any re-
port ever issued from the state treas
ury.
One source of receipts that has Civ
en- a good account of itself during the
year is the sale Of fertilizer and feed
stamps From these two accounts
came over $1,000. From the insur-
ance companies licensed to do bust
ness in the state was derived a revenue
of over S1S1,o0o The insurance com
panies are under the direction Of the
state treasurer, he being eX-officio
chairman of the Board of Insurance
Commissioners.
From the automobile and hauffeur
taxes the state derived in rou, num-
bers $4,000 last year. From the hire
of state convicts was received $312,-
e5301
The present rate of taxation for
state purposes is 71a mills on the dol
lar distributed as follows: Pensions.
mills; general revenue, mills; consti-
tutional school tax, ! mill; state board
of health. 12 mill. The pension tax is
the largest single item of receipts
amounting to S703.167.20.
The state board had on hand in the
treasury at the close of business De-
cember 81, 1911. sS5S.44O.36, more than
enough to take up the entire state
debt which the state really owes to it
self. the bonds being held by the state
school fund
The amount Of money on hand in
the state treasury over and above
actual expense never lies idle. It is
deposited in the banks throughout the
state and draws interest. The banks
secure the state against loss by plac-
ing with the state treasurer bonds far
more than sufficient to cover the
amount on deposit. The state derived
in interest on its deposits last year
s16,642,33.
The state treasurer's office is run
on a highly systematiZed basis, com
piete records and vouchers of the
minutest transaction being kept The
motto of the office is always the
highest possible plane OF efficiency"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15

day. The French control most OF
Northern Africa, the English have the
Soudan under their heels, and the only
place in the world where the Arab IS
undisputed master is a comparatively
small and rapidly dwindiing tract OF
the Sahara. The country that Italy Is
now trying to conquer was for hum
dreds Of years among the most docile
provinces of the Roman empire.
The Arab is now, and always has
been, a tolerably good specimen of
savage. but like other savages he is
inferior in war, as in peace, to civil
lied white men.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
THE SMART SET
The Funniest Event of the Season at
the Temple Tonight

The far famed Smart Set" company
with it's capable and acceptable fun
makers, vocalists, singers and dancers,
headed by Salem Tut Whitney, will be
at the Temple this evening. The or
ganization will appear in brand new
and effervescent musical comedy in
three acts entitled THE Mayor of New
Town." written by Whitney himself
and music by T. l. Corwell. The pro-
duction easily assumes precedence
over any similar offering seen here
abouts in some time Salem Tut Whit
ney has been provided with part
suitable to his we'll known talents,
while the supporting cast, large one,
is capable in every department. Fore
most in the company are J. Homer
Tut and Ethel Marshall, a clever
prima donna.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
"MADAM SHERRY"
VIII Give Us Every Little Movement"
With the Bells On

Whoever started the story that
Madame Sherry" was a show with
just one number in it made a mistake.
It would be in bad shape now if that
were the case, for "Ev'ry Little Move
ment" with all its fluent melody and
poetry has been very nearly killed by
mediterranean in the cafes and in the
fat next door. But when the piece is
shown at the Temple Thursday even
ing, Feb. !, it will prove to have just
about as many enjoyable numbers as
there are lines in the musical program.
Both as to dancing and music it is far
better than the average musical show
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT

George Williams, alias kid George
who killed Jim Brown, better known
as BLACK Diamond on Tucker Hill
one night several months ago, escaped
to Georgia and was brought back by
Deputy Sheriff Brigance, was tried,
convicted and sentenced to the pen for
life in the circuit court this morning.
Two colored men, Ed Jackson and
Chris Williams, charged with breaking
and entering. were tried and found
guilty and will be sentenced later.
They had no attorney.
Henry Wagner, colored, was tried
and found guilty of assault with in
tent to murder and will be sentenced
later.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15

Much noise is attempted to be made
over the so-called Joline letter writ
ten by Woodrow Wilson some years
ago in a tone deprecatory to ". ].
Bryan. We note that all the indisna-
tion it has excited has been vented by
men who have been damning Bryan
ever since 1896, while his friends don {
seem TO care anything about it.-Tam-
pa Times.
1t might be added TO this that the
people who are publishing Mr.. Wilson's
private letter are guilty Of an act that
not even politics can excuse
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15

Dade county has the only woman
deputy sheriff in the state-Miss Belle
Hodge Her duties, however, are
strictly indoors-keeping the books
of the ofice-Tampa Tribune.
The foregoing is in error. Sheriff
Murrhee of Lake county has had q wo-
man deputy for several years. Her
duties, however, consist only Of office
work-Leesburg Commercial
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15

c. \. Pound returned yesterday from
points between Gainesville and Ocala,
where he spent the past week in the
interest of the Baird Hardware Com
pany. Mr.. Pound says the roads are in
miserab BILE condition since the continued
rains and he advises autoists to keep
their machines in CLOSE confinement
until the water disappears.-GaineS
Vile Sun
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
ARTHUR GLASS NEW POSITION

After an illness of four weeks with
typhoid fever, 4. L Glass is able to be
up, and was down town a short while
Saturday. AS soon as he is sufficiently
strong Mr.. Glass will go TO Jackson
willie to assume his duties as vice
president of the Bankers Trust Com
pany. He will continue to make this
city his home, hOwever.-Gainesvil
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15

Major Hall has Bought MIR. Bigham's
Interest In the Big Farm at Royal

Wildwood, Jan. 15.-W. r. Bigham
has sold his interest in the turpentine
farm at Royal, which was Hall & Big
ham. 1t is T. c. Hall & Son now. Hall
& Bigham have been associated to-
gether for a number Of years in the
turpentine business. They have sep
arate places now, Major Hall at Royal
place and Mr.. Bigham owns the place
east of Sumterville-Tampa Times.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
HARRY GLICKSTEIN ACQUITTED

The witnesses in the case of the
United States VS.. Harry Glickstein re-
turned from Jacksonville Saturday
night. The jury acquitted Mr.. Click
stein on this charge which was per
jury. The government has another
charge against him, which may be
tried later on.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
TELEPHONE NOTICE

Write the following in your new
directory:
221-Gober, VIM. NJ.
222-Sawaya, NJ.
226-McGinnes, D. w.
307-McLaughlin & Tolar.
434-J. L Smith Grocery Co
441-Campbell Farm.
442-Loveridge, r. c.
Ocala Telephone Co.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
INCUBATOR FOR SALE

120-egg incubator, $3.50. Now Is the
best time to hatch your chicks. Q. E.
Peacock, care Star office.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
FINE PACKAGE CANDIES

The most beautiful line of package
candies, and the most delicious quality
inside of them, comprised in the
SAMOSET line of fine candies at
Dewey's.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15

Rather than grieve the Tampa Times,
the Star will concede that maybe
Cambyses wasn't such a piker after all
At any rate, he would certainly be an
improvement on the present occupant
of the peacock throne
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
OCALA LODGE NO. 2s6, B. p. o. f

Ocala Lodge No. 2S6. Benevolent and
Protective Order Of Elks, meets sec
ond and fourth Tuesday evenings in
each month. Visiting brethren always
welcome. Edward Drake, E. r.
Louis F. Savarese. Secretary
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15

Jacksonville Is pleading for a fire
boat. She should have it; where
there's as much frewater as there is
IN Jacksonville there ought to be a fire
boat too-Pensacola Journal
This reads TO US like an acid asper-
sion cast ON e kettle by the pot.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
NOTICE
Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of
the Metropolitan Realty and
Investment Company
Ucaia, Fla, Jan. 10. ~

Ucala, Fla, Jan. 10. 1917.
TO the Stockholders Of the Metro
politan Realty and Investment Com
pany. You are hereby notified 10 meet
at the Office of the company on We'd
nesday night. January "a. 1912. at p.
n in annual session. for the election
of officers and such other business as
may come before the body.
George Giles, President
s D. Stewart. Acting Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
HART LINE SCHEDULE

The Hart Line steamers will leave
Silver Springs at 2 o'clock Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays. Tickets and
reservations at the Office of Mr.. W. w.
Condor.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
NOTICE

The board OF county commissioners
will receive bids for ten head Of mules
for road work, on Wednesday, Feb.
eth, 1912, at noon.
s. T. Sistrunk. Clerk.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
CONCORDIA LODGE F. U. OF A.

Concordia Lodge, Fraterna1 Union OF
America, meets in Yonge's Hall on the
second Thursday evening OF each
month. w T. Gary, F. NJ.
Chas K Sage. SECRETARY
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15

Are you interested in paper bag
cooking? If so come to us for your
supply of the bags. csc the package.
Post Office Drug Store.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
TULUIA LODGE NO. %, I. o. o. F.

Tulula Lodge No. %, Independent
Order OF Odd Fellows, meets every
Tuesday at p. m, in YongeS Hall.
Visiting brethren always welcome.
Jake Brown. Noble Grand.
W. l. Colbert. Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
EYE GLASSES LOST

pair of eye glasses was misplaced
either at Yonges Hall or the Merch-
ants Cafe last night. Finder viii
please return to Star office.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
LODGE
NO. 10, F. s. A. NJ.

Marion-Dunn Lodge No. 19 meets In
the Temple on the first and third
Thursday evenings OF each month.
Visiting brethren cordially invited.
G. E Simmons, w. NJ.
Jake Brown, Secretary
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15

Serve PLEZOL TO your family.
Serve PLEZOL to your friends.
When yo1 are down town drink
PLEZOL
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE

Ocala Lodge No 500 Meets each
Thursday night in hall in Gary block.
Edwin Spencer. Jr., Dictator.
L.. L. Stapp, Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
OCALA AERIE NO. 1914, F. o. E.

Ocala Aerie No. 1914. Fraternal Or
der of Eagles, meets every second and
fourth Sunday in the month, a. $50
p. m, in Castle Hall. Visiting broth
ers are always welcome.
F. G. b. Weihe. President.
n. L Williams, Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS

Conventions held every Monday eve
ming in Castle Hall over Carlisle's
drugstore. \ cordial welcome to visit
ing knights ]. G. Ferguson, Q. c.
Chas. K. Sage, K. of r. and S.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS

Your druggist will refund money If
PAZO OINTMENT fails TO cure any
case Of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Pro-
truding Piles in to II days. Soc
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
FORT KING CAMP NO II,
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD

Next regular monthly meeting will
be held at s o'clock Friday evening
Jan. u, 1912, at Yonge's Hail.
". F. Marlowe, c. c.
Chas K Sage. Clerk
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15
OCALA CHAPTER NO. IS. r.. A. NJ.

Regular convocatfons of the Ocala
Chapter. No. 13. r. \. NJ. on the fourth
Friday Of every month at 2.
c. E. Conner, E. H. ?.
Jake Brown, Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-15

Moose meet Thursday evening.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-03-14
Gin 9eraftifnS.

Ser gfieislbausr in @unoeIfinseH
III Elm Worosraufer. Bas WunOer
aITo, ipsnn ibnl i'm 2aufe Der 3eit DON
ieinen bsi6sn Sbrpaidslr ou9 ntat
zines psrbIieben 1T. 2lbsr sr bat @stS
tpis S,u uno lGBt fid infoIeeosFm in
Der Staot elm paor iiinItIi1e Obrs
muI9eln MAIDEN. So6ulO iebt nun BET
elmer @irtbsbaushebutts raufihpans
ssre 2uft berauf5isht. trdt sr einfad
ole nsusn SbrpoI9eIn in ole innsre
RodtoIbe. unO oanr lam Die Sadie
IGsae6en.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-03-14
@iracnIicS fir s;rSdJtn.

mas nil nds tlsine 2isshsn ban.
g:n piipphsu. cine GiIsn6abn9
Gin Sopi6sn, iiibss Dub ha5u.
Sin 80alsin, cine bunte Sub.
Gin BGgsIhsr nit RGbsrn runo
lno sin,n 9ub BON Shutters Wlunos
Wos min oas iIsine 2issGen ban,
WiI es siusn 3uppsImunn.
Sen es 70 nediid SappeIn iiebt.
go oft ss an oem Shniirhen siebts
Darf. Qies9en. tommt ole 3sit erit an.
9onn trieeit 0u Deinsn 3oppeImdnu
Mit sinsm Sdnurrs uno 8odenbart
llno ana,tlsiost nad fsinsr @rt.
9ein Batter bat piel @sIo i'm S6-sin,
Der idGnTe 3uppsImonn miro Osin!
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-03-14
mrfoh. Setertnaen.

Bifhbeim. Der sriiber fei benz
Spebiteur u. 1. bsffdftiate uno duf
beTen 2ossrpIob ipobnbnft getpsIene
Subrtnsdt arr5s ipollte aus ieiner
bisbtrioen Dnbnung nod siniae Slus
msnIt0ds abbOlsn. ipos ibm obsr Der
iebioe 3nedIt 9spe7 niht geitnttsts.
Ro9 sin.m tur3sn @ortlpedlfel trs
sriff 9eper cine Miiifgobsl uno pers
Iebts osm 9rsbs Suerft einise S6Idge
un5 bro9ts ibm oaun nit bem gss
f6brIithen Snitrument nod einise
Sti9e bel. bic ober gum Slid nidt
IsbsnsoeiGbrIib Tinb.
DiebenhLfen. Inter benz
Ysroocbt, in Der SteusrtaHe 9isben'
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-03-14

3tnoermun6. 3urtben (au
feiner I9perb0rissn Sants. fpsIds Elm
SOrrobr bsnubD; .suntt. 9u bait
pobl ou6 ne WaISs i'm Baud ME
Der pbOnograpb9"
= @loifs, DAB Ger Sob unsrs
6ittlid. odmit buben iih Die msiiten
Weni6sn ob9efunben; ubsr nur pes
nigs finhsn iid O'rsin, buB oas 2sbsn
unerbittIih III.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-03-14
: Sin 5atirftisss s0rs

= Gin 5nfnE Uges Bors
Tengenis, .9Ott @lOrigIe6sn. purs
um tpilFs a'ruN CUR glrtiGerisg-
,0ami. i'd msr K nOtie' Ru6 ans
aep0bn'. roenn's 'rc6t!"
Sabe 9alanterit. 9err
(Su elmer Game: GnGNisss ssrGulsiH
oiirftsn No6 sissntIid nur in GiBs
matter ba0enl
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-03-14
Suxen6ura.

2uremburg. 9iirsIi9 braus
elm llnbefuotsr in bic Mobnuna bes
gu 2imperts6er9 fpobnenben gnges
iteIIten Better CONNER elm unb bur6s
tpiiblte ollie S9ubIobsn unb S6rdns
te. Der Sieb mub ss nur ouf @eIb
obasisbeu bobsu, ober in Tsiuer glr.
belt esitGrt porbsn ieiu. benn boIi.,
senOe S6mudIohen uno cine sSas
idsnubr ipurbsn ni4t permiBt.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-03-14
@enerreie4. 2lnaarn.

etipa 1000 &ronen ousSufolgen, ipurs
ben in Der S9luBusrbnnoIuns su
5ebn begin. a1t Sobren Serfers Dsrs
urteiIt.
2emberg. Der 9oiTer bot ZEN
Sirsttor Der StontssepsrbeTduie in
2smberg S6uIrot 2noisIous &lop.
fopsti uno ben 9irettor Der Stootss
aefperbei9uIe in cling ssrons S6isfs
tboler in bic is9Tts RangtIoFe be-
forosrt, ferner ben 9ergrot Sui. Ois
bis in prSibrom gum Ober6ersrat
i'm Stonoe Der itootIi6sn Montons
perpnltunesbsomten ernonnt.
Simmering. Sn benz 9es
bGube Der SGrbsrei fir Gtrob. unb
9oitsefIebte BON alir &c gieoers
NOM, SimmsrinaerlGnbe Sc, lit elm
9ron6 ouseebro6sn. Dos Sseuer ariff
raid um ii9 uno fsbts bos StoIls
eebGube uno ben 8oben i'm Gusihub
bon 80 SuoOrntmetern in granb.
0ur6 ben 9rono ipor au6 bic ons
ersnSsnbe Seerfobrit in srobsr Ges
fabr.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-29
INTERESTING
LIFE STORY OF
D. WARD KING
FAMOUS sPLIT.LoG DRAG Elk.
PERT, WHO IS TO LECTURE
HERE APRIL 10, NEVER LIVED
ON FARM UNTIL He REACHED
HIS MAJORITY.

Perhaps there are comparatively few
of the people who have been reading
with interest the notices of the lecture
to be given in this city ON April 18th
by ID. Ward King. the discoverer Of
the spliot log draf, who are familiar
with the story OF his life. No doubt
many people have heard and read of
him as an expert on the subject OF
road building, who are still under the
impression that he is a born farmer.
This. however. is not the case, for
while he is considered an exceptionally
good farmer, he was born and reared
in a city and knew nothing of farm
life until after he had reached his ma
jority.
The following brief story of the life
of the famous good roads expert will
prove interesting to all and may be
enhghtening to many:
ID. Ward King, the discoverer of the
split-log drag, has been widely adver-
tised as a farmer. He has lived for
over twenty-fiv years on the farm
which he improved from the native
prairie sod and he lives there vet.
Moreover, Mr.. King is an enthusiast
on farming and on the delights and
advantages of farm life.
But 1t is not so generally known
that the famous road maker is city
born and bred. We listened with
much surprise to Mr.. King when. in
conversation the other day, he told US
that until he had attained his ma
Jority he had never put collar on a
horse or washed his face out of doors.
Mr.. King was obliged to give UP
city life and move to the farm while n
young man for the sake of his health,
which was slipping away from him in