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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-06-23
APPOINTMENTS 20 OFFICE
President Wilson's Latest Nomina-
tions to the Senate


Washington, June 22.-President
Wilson made the following nomina-
tions yesterday:
Consul at Basel, Switzerland, Phil
ip Holland, of Tennessee.
Ministers John D. o'Rear,. of Mis-
souri,, to Bolivia; Henry Van Dyke,
of New Jersey, to the Netherlands
and Luxemberg.
United States attorneys: Western
district of Tennessee, Lewis NJ. Cole
man.
Commissioner of patents, Thomas
E. Wing, Jr., of New York.
First assistant commissioner of
patents. Robert T. Frasier of Ten
nessee.
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ODD FELLOWS

Tulula Lodge No. %, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, meets every
Tuesday evening at o'clock in
Yonge's Hail. Fort King ave. Visit.
ors in the city invited to be with us.
l. F. Ballard, n. G.
". L. Co1burt. Secretary. Ad.
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DEsIRAnLE HOUSES ron nnNr

Two large houses In central To-
cation, suitable for residence or
boarding houses; one S-r0om and
bath, and one 8 rooms nnd beth,
either house will accommodate two
families, and we viii rent to sulf
tenants. Apply to ID 8. Woodrosv
or Elmer DeCamp. see
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KNIGHTS of PYTHIAs

ocala Lodge No. 19. Conventions
held every Monday a 7:30 p. m. at
Castle Hall, over the James Carlisle
drugstore. A cordial welcome to visit
ing brothers D. W. Tompkins, c. C.
Chas. K. Sage, K r S. Ad.
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1t is impossible to EXPLAIN the
merits of the Modart'' corset, but
one made to order win give comfort.
grace, ease and style. A $3.50 model
is now out. Mrs. B. NJ. Hunt, phone
III. 6-1s-tf
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sTORK SEEMS TO BE
POPULAR IN SPAIN

Madrid, June 22.-Queen Victoria
of Spain gave birth to son Friday.
This is the sixth child born to King
Alfonso and Queen Victoria, who
were married May 81, 1906.
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
OF TRAINS AT OCALA

The following schedule Is not paid
for, but Is printed for the information
of the public. The railroads are re-
quested to send in corrections when
ever necessary.
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DIR. j. HARRY WALTERS
Office Telephone IS
Residence Telephone 495
ADV 6-1 Q-ff

"THE STORE ACCOMMODATING"
Is the popular designation of the An
derson Pharmacy BY the way, have
you tried their famous Olive Oil and
Spices? A glance at their north win
dow this week is in itself a treat
6-16-6t
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p. A. DURAND
Plumber, Timer and Gas Filter
Sewing Machine Repairing
Phone 494
OCALA, FLORIDA 6-21
LIE NIOnDTs, pTARKET OPEN

OLLIE MORDTS' HTARKET OPEN
The market former7y known as the
Ollie Mordis' is now open. VIII keep on
and a supply of fresh meats and fish
Orders by phone will receive prompt
attention. Phone number 315. Come
to the old stand and be treated right
Yours respectfully,
Ad. OLLIE MORDIS,
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WELL. GET A GOOD WELL

Some people invest their money in
poor wells. Get a good one by let
ting S. H. Christian do the work
Adv. 5-27-1m
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NOTICE

During my absence for the next
two weeks my practice will be left
in charge of Dr. r. D. Fuller.
6-17-6t DR.. c. B. Aver.
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MANUSCRIPT COVERS

An elegant line or lawyers manu-
script covers. in any color that could
be desired, just received at the Star
office
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COTTAGE F0R RENT

My five-room cottage on South 3rd
street, next to primary school; all
modern conveniences; possession by
18th. r. r. Carroll.
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Boys Soc and 75c. waists now
going at % cents at H. A. Water
mans 6-21-6t
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DISSOLUTION SALE NOW ON

The smallest cottage or the largest
hotel can be fitted up now at low
cost. Tell your furniture needs to
THEUs-zACHRY COMPANY
The Furniture Men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

growing along the banks and over
archlng the stream.
1T was sometime after lunch-and
such a good lunch it had been tool
when our mammas were either read
ing or taking little maps that about
halt-dozen of US children managed to
escape their notice and steal down to-
the creek to skim stones over its
ripping surface and watch those
funny little bugs dart about on top
OF the water.
Ihere were Mamie and Ruth and
Mamie's little brother Tom and an
other boy named Arthur and Conrad
and L In that naughty little band.
Ana, Oh, yes [ nearly forgot, Dasher
was along. Rushing about through
the J ushes and getting his pretty coat
all tangled up with burrs, he seemed
the very happiest of the whole party,
I'VE were having just the very best
time imaginable when suddenly Con-
rad began teasing Dasher. He picked
up several pieces of wood, held them
before Dasher's nose and then, with a
shout, sent them hurting out into the
stream. But Dasher simply wouldn't
dive in after them. catch them in his
mouth and swim back with them. as
Conrad wanted him to do He tried
to make the dog go in the water sew
eral times and then lost his temper.
He pushed him and showed him and
then-mind you-drew back his foot
and kicked him in the side!
Poor Dasher let out an awful howl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

wooden spoons with which he selzes
the sponge and detaches it from it's
resting place.
The fishermen on other banks some.
times dredge for the sponges; that is,
they lower an arrangement bristling
With hooks and teeth over the side of
the boat and drag it along, thus tear
ing the sponges loose from the bottom.
The most picturesque method of all,
however is when a fisherman dons
diving dress-with a big helmet from
which tubes run to the boat above him
on the surface and through which air
Is pumped down to him. In such II
dress he walks around on the bottom
of the ocean as calmly as you please,
gathers his sponges much as you
would gather a basket of flowers
and doesn't get so much as his little
toe wet! Every now and then he gives
signal. is hauled up into the boat.
takes off his helmet, empties his bag
OF sponges, rests a while-and then
descends to the bottom again,
Generally sponge fishermen go out
In sloop and then put off from it
When evening comes, the boats return
to the sloop and the sponges are
spread out on deck, roots downward to
dry. Exposure to the sun hastens
the death of the sponge-which can
not live anyway out of water-and the
destruction of the outer skin.
Often a sloop is so loaded down
with Its catch that it has to land them
on some nearby island and spread
end of the trip the sponges are all
collected and carried to the purchas-
ing stations and sold to dealers who
prepare them for market. They are
assorted according to size and quality.
The dealer then exposes his sponges
on the rocks until they are ready for
what Is known as the "crawls." Now
these may sound very creepy. but they
are nothing more than submerged
oaken posts, placed upright. with hort
zontal boards connecting them; the
sponges. thus held secure, are cleaned
and washed by the ebb and flow Of
the tide and freed of whatever animal
matter Is still remaining in them.
After several days in the "crawls'
they are taken out and the roots and
rough. uneven edges clipped off.
Then they are thoroughly dried and
bleached in the sun and stored until
needed for the market, when they are
pressed and packed into bales covered /
with burlap and shipped to various
parts Of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Tales of the Red Lot Team

and say things. Oh, what pity 1t
was that Swiftly" had tried to steal
nome! Why, If had just stayed on
thlrd and waited, he could have scored
with ease on Neds single. Pshawi
II mad been q fool play, that's all
just -play-trying to steal home
with but one out and one run needed
to tie the score They groaned aloud.
And then, Fatty" Henry, the big
hrst- baseman, lifted a long, high fly to
center-field that the player in tha.
territory just barely did get unde,.
But he held to it and the game WIS
over with the score administrations
6; Red Lots, s.
AS they were leaving the grounds,
Bud Allison called the team around
MIN and then put his arm about
"Swifty's" dropping shoulders. He.
poor fellow, looked as though his last
friend had deserted him and there was
IA suspicious moisture in his eyes,
Now, fellows" said Bud" "I've got
something l want to say to you. And
that Is that Swiftly did just the right
thing when he made that dash for
the home-plate. It was a fine exampls
- 0oAA'S siiS tiiSAPtCttu-JuS What l.
was talking to you about before the
game. You all saw how they got him
by just an eye-lash!
"And you know that If that Clifton
pitcher had stood 'paralyzed' a half
second longer Swiftly would have
been safe. Or if the throw had been
to the other side of the bag, the score
would have been tied up. Or an
error by the catcher-well, here's the
whole thing in a nutshell-if you pull
off the unexpected and get by with
it, you're hero; if you fail, you're a
dub!
THAT is, mind you, from the poir.t-
of-view of the crowd. But not from
mine, or from that of anybody who
knows baseball! 1t pays in the long
run! And l want to say right here
that, though we lost the game, that
Clifton bunch will be as nervous as
hares when Swiftly gets on the bases
in our next game with them. They
saw him take that chance-and they'll
be worried to death next time! That's
the value of doing the unexpected
it keeps them guessing!" /,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

wooden one. AS one man rows the
boat slowly along, another holds this
bucket partly submerged and looks
down through its bottom. Fish and
coral and any sponges that may be
growing on the oceans bed can be
plainly seen through this glass.
Then the boat comes to a stop and
the fishermen prepare to capture the
sponges. If the bottom of the ocean
Is comparatively level the fishermen
Will seize a nge-hook-which con-
sists Of poles from ten to thirty feet
In length and having attached to one
end an arrangement of three pronged
hooks bent over like talons-and
thrust it down through the water until
the hooks close over the luckless
sponge. Then he pulls upward on the
poles tearing the sponge from its snug
bed on the oceans floor.
If the bottom happens to be irreg-
ular and the sponges are seen. through
the water telescope" to be growing
in hollows, the fishermen will strip
off the few clothes he may happen to
be wearing and dive overheard. Down,
down. down he goes, holding his
breath and keeping his eyes open for
the sponge he seeks-and for sharks!
In his hands he carries peculiar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
DOING THE UNEXPECTED

Just then Swiftly" dancing around
off third, began to do some thinking,
keeping one eye on the ball all the
while.
Il don't know" he argued. Rip
is almost sure to score me somehow
and, even If he doesn't there's still
a chance for Ned Williams to turn
the trick; but then there'd be two out,
Let me see-humph--I stole second
and now I'm on third. All I've got
to do is wait until Rip or Ned hit
the ball. One out - inumph = by
George! They'd never in the world
think I'd be SO foolish as to try to
steal home under those conditions!
Why, that Clifton pitcher isn't hardly
even looking at me and - say, look
how high and slowly their catcher
throws the ball when he returns it
to him! You bet-this is just what
Bud meant in his speech before the
camel I'll try it!"
And with tha. ne quit dancing
around on the base-line and sought TO
appear to be patiently waiting for
rip" to hit the ball.
rip" had one strike and two balls
called against him when--as the
catcher carelessly tossed the ball back
to his pitcher-"Swifty" streaked it
for the home-plate.
The Red Lot rooters came to their
feet with a roar! They could scarce
ly believe their eyes! 1t was certainly
a daring play-nay, a foolish one!
For second after catching the ball,
the Clifton pitcher stood rooted to the
spot in sheer amaZement. But instant
ly he recovered and sent the ball whiz-
zing into the catcher's yawning mitt.
A slide, a cloud of Gust, concealing
both swiftly" and the catcher and
then-the upraised arm of the Umpire
bending over them and his hoarse cry,
You're outi"
The crowd groaned!f The play had
failed! And now, with no runner on
third. the chance of iIing up the score
seemed hopeless.
And to make it worse, the next ball
pitched glanced off Rips" bat-a lit
tie .pop-up" foul that the Clifton
catcher gathered in almost without
moving out of his tracks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Gathering Sponges from the Ocean

HEN next you wet a sponge
~ in your bath and watch It
swell up and grow fat and
~ heavy with the water 1t alb
serbs, remember that it isn't just an
ordinary wash-cloth but was once a
living thing that grew many, many feet
under the waves on the bottom of the
ocean. Don't be afraid, it can't bite
you or even wriggle out of your grasp.
for 1t is dead-though it does seem
to manifest strange, almost living
desire to drink in all the water with
which it comes in contact.
Perhaps that very sponge you've
been lathering with soap in your bath
came all the way from the great Med
iterranean Sea; or. maybe. it once
grew in the balmy waters off the
coast of Florida, or even on the coral
reefs of the Bahamas and the West
Indies.
There are several different methods
of tearing these little sea-plants from
the oceans bed, and they are inter-
esting indeed. In the Caicos Islands.
West Indies, the native fishermen 20
out in small boats. They carry with
them bucket which has a pane Of
glass Cor water glass. as 1t Is called)
for bottom instead Of the regular
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

doing. And I was. so scared that
couldn't utter a sounu. Little Tom
stood whimpering and clutching his
sisters hand. Arthur was the first to
recover his sense. An he cried out
just as loudly as ever he could. Help.
Help! Quick! Quisk!' 1t all hap
lened so quickly that 1t takes lots
longer to tell about 1t than the acct
dent itself took.
II looked around desperately in tho
hopes of finding a long branch that
could reach out to poor Conrad. The
seconds seemed years to me. with
Conrad screaming and choking and
solashing and Arthur continuing to
yell at the top of his lungs.
"Then-something happened! Dash
er, hearing Arthur's cries and thinking
he was calling him. came rushing up,
barking playfully. his bright eyes
dancing and swapping and looking just
ready for a lark. Call out yourself,
Help! Help! Quick! Quickr real
r-pidly and you'll -ee how much 1t
sounds like the cry a boy would give
in calling his dog. So you can readily
understand how Dasher was mistaken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

"Dasher had no sooner come UP
than Arthur grabbed him by tho back
of the neck. pointed to poor Conrad
who was now in the grip of the cur
rent, half under and again half out.
and cried, Get him, Dasher Col Co..
"Dasher gave one look at his strug-
Cling master and-leaped straight into
the creek! And, my, how he swami
With the water churning all around
him and only his white and brown
head showing, he made straight for
the drowning boy. 1t seemed ages
to us waiting in fear and trembling
on the bank, of course; but in reality
it was only a minute or so before
Dasher had reached Conrad, fastened
his sharp teeth in the back of his
coat and was padding back to shore.
ut was strong current-but not
too strong for Dasher. 1t took him
a long while. but finally he reached
land good bit further down the creek
than the place where Conrad had fall
er in. There fortunately it was shat
low near shore and brave Arthur
rushed into tho water and helped
Dasher drag Conrad ashore.
by this time, of course, our man.
mas and several of the men in the
picnic party had heard our cries and
came running down to the creek. The
women screamed but the men picked
Conrad up and worked his arms and
his legs up and down and, oh, did
all sorts Of queer things to him--to
get the water out of his lungs you
see, and bring him back to conscious
ness. AS for Dasher he was lying on
his side with his mouth open and his
tongue out, painting for breath.
after a while Conrad came to and
by tie time we started for home he
was none the worse for his ducking.
That is, he was not until his father
took him out in the woodshed that
evening and gave him a sound spank
ing for running off to the creek.
But Dasher-well, Dasher didn't
get a spanking, you may be sure, and
ever thereafter Conrad wouldn't so
much as speak sharp word to the
brave dog that had saved him from
(; watery grave"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
O. A@JIEZ1pl-ZZHE Z4LEcS m
NYf0PzzNZI77ZEST OXEsyF@ft3
Good for Evil

80 HERE, now." said Mamma with
~ smile, as she sat down in the
"a big, roomy rocker by Dorothy S
~ bed 1--WE are all tucked away
under the covers and ready for our
Sleepy-Time Tale, aren't we? What
shall it be? A story about when l
was little girl? Very we'll then.
Let re see-oh, yes, I'll tell you about
a very bad, cruel little boy named
Conrad and very good little dog
named Dasher. No, come to think
of it, Dasher wasn't a little dog either
He was big collie, one like Cousin
Margaret has, you remember with a
thick coat of long, bushy brown and
white hair and white mark on his
nose and the brightest of keen, dane
ing eyes.
We'll, Conrad's father was very
fond 20 Dasher and so was the little
boy-but in a very different way. For
he, you see, las very fond of teas
ing him. He would pull his hair,
strike him over the head and even
kick him at every opportunity. Now
this was strange indeed, for most boys
love dogs and would no more think
of being cruel to them than you would
of taking your dearest doll and smash
ing her face with hammer
But it was still stranger that
Dasher never made any effort to bite
Conrad or even knock him down, for
he could have as the mean little boy
vas seven years old and small for his
age while Dasher was big and power
full. Instead, when kicked and cuffel
and mauled about, the poor animal
either took it good-naturedly or drop
ped his tail and skunk off whining and
cowed.
"One day-I remember well-a
number of us went on a picnic to a
cunning little place about a mile out
side the village. There were to be
found long green tables shaded from
the hot sun by grove of trees; and
there were long, wriggly grape-vines
hanging from their branches and, oh,
you could swing ever so high in tam
provided you we're not AFRAID and held
on tightly. And down at the foot of
the hill flowed a shining creek with
swift current and cool, green bushes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Generous Bow

Little Harry's parents always kept
n barrel of apples in the cellar Not
long ago they moved next door to an
orphans home. Shortly after moving,
mother noticed that the apples
disappeared with great rapidity.
Harry" she asked one morning.
what is going on with our apples?'
Mother" he replied. II have to eat
a great many apples"
Il am willing that you should have
all the apples you want. But why
d. you eat so many lately?"
why, / have to eat a great many.
cause the orphans want the cores"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

There. struggling In the water and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

Two out. Nobody on base and the
Cliftons one run to the good. 1t was
sure tough situation for Ned Will
liams to face when he stepped up to
bat
But-bing! He had lined the first
ball pitched over the short-stop's
head for single! And there he stood,
safe on frst-base!
Then the crowd-and some of the
Red Lot players, too-began to think
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

and darted off with his tail between
his legs and yelping for dear life. The
rest of us caught our breath and I,
being the Oldest in the party, was
just about to tell Conrad what I
thought of him for being so mean to
poor Dasher when the words were
frozen on my lips at the terrible sight
before me.
There. struggling in the water and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

yelling loudly for help, was Conradl
"As he had kicked Dasher, you see.
the force of the kick spun him round
and he lost his balance and went
tumbling down the bank-right into
the creek where the water was deep
and the current swift
MY, what a scene of confusion there
was. Mamie and Ruth screamed al
most as loudly as poor Conrad was
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-10-03
A CLOSE WATCH
KEPT ON MEXICO
President Must Be Assured EleC-
tion Will Be Constitutional.
HuERrA'S DECISION PLEAsES
His Withdrawal Regarded AS Due
To Lind's Suggestion.
Gamboa's Election
Doubted.

Washington, Sept. 25.-President
Wilson has taken the position that
the policy of moral suasion adopted
by the United States toward Mexico
had, acooYpl;ehed its ilwo cardin9. nug--
poses, ITO obtain assurances that
there would be constitutional cleo
tion and that Provisional President
Huerta would not be a candidate to
succeed himself"
Advices received here describing in
detail the preparations being made for
the election of October 26 and stating
also that General Huerta would not be
candidate, but would support Freder-
leo Gamboa, Mexican Minister of For
eign Affairs, the nominee of the Catho-
lie party, encouraged President Wilson
and Secretary Bryan to believe that
the Huerta government was carrying
out what the United States had en-
phasized in the Lind negotiations as
the essential features of satisfactory
settlement o. the revolutionary trou-
bles.
The President realizes that it will
not be Immediately possible to judge
whether the processes of the election
are actually constitutional, and will
withhold decision for some time as to
whether the choice of that election
will be recognized by the United
States.
The likelihood that foreign Govern
ments will await the judgment of the
United States before extending rec
ognltion is being impressed upon the
Mexican authorities, it is said, with a
view to insuring free choice. How
ever, doubt as to the value of the
coming election as expressing the will
of the Mexican people was cast by
constitutional headquarters here in
the issuance of statement saying its
supporters, extending over many
Mexican States, would not go to the
polls.
A feeling OF relief that the situation
was adjusting itself is apparent here
From high Administration officials
came the statement that, while nc
change in orders had been sent tc
consuls about Americans leaving Mex
| leo, the disposition of President vii
son always had been to leave the ques
tion entirely to the discretion of the
| Americans In Mexico, still urging those
in the trouble zones to depart and of
fering them pecuniary assistance.