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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-05-30
WACAHOOTA

Wacahoota, May 28.-Miss Allie
Hester of Williston was the guest of
Miss Leola Smith for several days
last week.
Mrs. T. \. Smith was visiting her
niece, Mrs. r. c. Epperson last Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Pedric passed
through here last Sunday on their
way TO MontDrook. They were ac-
companied as far as Wacahoota by
their daughters, Miss Theora FIem-
ming and Miss Winifred Pedric, who
spent the day with their grand
mother, Mrs. J. Porter Smith.
Mr.. Neil Mathews, one of Fleming
tom prosperous farmers, was shak-
ing hands with his many friends
here Sunday a week ago.
Mr.. and Mrs c. NJ. Smith and Miss
Rosalie and Cedric Smith and Mr..
and Mrs R. P Smith spent last Sun
day at Pennington, attending ser
vices at the Baptist church there in
the morning and the unveiling Of a
monument at the grave Of Mr.. T. H
Mills by the Ocala Woodmen in the
afternoon.
Mrs. L. D. Smith and interesting
little daughters of Jacksonville, ar
rived last Tuesday and are guests ot
| Mrs L. VI. Smith.
Mr.. Robert Bradley and Mrs. J. "
Bradley and Mrs. Turner Durant
were shopping in Gainesville las
| Thursday.
Miss Thelma Curry spent severa
| days last week with Miss Zelma Dun
ming Of Micanopy attended the com
mencement exercises of the Mica
nopy high school Thursday night.
Mr.. J. o. Tyson was a bushes
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-05-30
WHEN YOUR LIVER
GOES WRONG
Nearly Everybody Needs a Liver
Stimulant at One Time on
Another

Nearly Everybody Needs a Liver
Stimulant at One Time on
Another
Nearly everybody now and then is
annoyed with a sluggish, lazy liver
or by constipation or by biliousness.
1t is for this reason that podson' ;
Liver Tone is such q good medicine
to keep always In the house.
Either children or grown-ups can
take Dodson's Liver Tone without
bad after-effects and without restric-
tion of habit or diet. 1t is a vegeta-
bic liquid with a pleasant taste, but
"a reliever of constipation and liver
troubles, and entirely takes the place
of calomel
The Court Pharmacy guarantees
every bottle OF Dodson's Liver Tone
lit sells. 1t costs so cents per bottle
land if you are not satisfied that it is
worth the money, they will hand your
half dollar back to you with smile.
Don't be fooled by preparations
initiating the claims of Dodson S
Liver Tone. Just remember the
Court Pharmacy will give you back
Iyour money If Dodson's Liver Tone
fails you. That is a guarantee that
guarantees. Ad, No, 21
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OUGHT TO SETTLE It
senator Fletcher Says Martin Holds
Office to the First of
July Only

Washington, D. c., May 29, 1913.
Tampa Times, Tampa Fla:
If the customs reorganization goes
into effect Martin holds office to
July l. He is collector for the Jack
sonyille district as it now is.
Duncan T. Fletcher.
The above telegram from Florida's s
senior United States senator received
by the Times this morning, was in
answer TO the following message sent
Ito the senator last night by the
Times:
Tampa, Fla, May %, 1918.
Hon Duncan L. Fletcher, Washing
ton, ID. c.
The Jacksonville Metropolis states
that Martin was made collector of
customs for four years Is this true.
Tampa Times
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THE POOR MANS CLUB
(Walt Mason)

The poor mans club is a genial
place-if the poor man has the price
there's a balmy smile on the bar
keeps face, and bottles of goods on
ice; the poor mans club is a place
designed to brighten our darkened
lives, and send us home, when we're
halfway blind. in humor to beat our
wives. So hey for the wicker demi-
john, and the free-lunch brand of
grub, Well wassail hold till the
break of dawn, we friends of the poor
mans club. It's here we barter our
bits of news in our sweat-stained
hand-me-downs; it's here we swallow
the children's shoes, and the house
wives hats and gowns. It's here we
mortgage the house and lot, the
horse and the muley COW; the poor
mans club is a cheerful spot, so open
a bottle now! From brimming
glasses we'll blow the foam till the
midnight hour arrives, when we'll
gayly journey the long way home
and merrily beat our wives. We earn
our dimes like the horse or OK, we
toll like the fabled'steer, and then we
journey dozen blocks to blow in the
dimes for beer. While the women
work at the washing tub to add to
our scanty hoard, we happily meet at
the poor mans club, where never a
soul is bored. We recklessly squan-
der our minted Drawn, and the club
ward go at the break of dawn and
ioyously beat our wives
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-05-30
GREAT WHITE WAY

E. S. Pierce, the electrician, states
that the Williston Manufacturing
Company. who have equipped their
plant thoroughly for electric illumi-
nation, turned on the current Sat
urday, and the growing town will
henceforth appear more citif1ed than
Sun.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC JUNE ,

The W. c. T. L. will have charge
of the cold drink, candy and peanut
sales in connection with the Sunday
school picnic at Lake Weir on June
7th. We hope no one will endeavor
to interfere in this matter. The good
ladies of the Weirsdale church will
sell ice cream to aid in raising funds
to pay Oc a church debt. Let all the
good people bear this in mind and
help all they can; both are good
causes and deserve our support.
]. D. Rooney
Chairman Committee
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visitor to Archer Fridav-

visitor to Archer Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs l. y. -RawIs and
daughter, Miss Valeta and sons, New
ton and Theodore. of Montbrook,
came over Sunday afternoon in their
handsome new Ford car.
DR.. Watkins and wife and Miss
Clarice and John Barr Watkins of
Micanopy motored out Sunday aft
ernoon and were guests of Mrs. c. NJ.
Smith
Rev. Entzminger filed his regular
appointment here Sunday afternoon.
He was accompanied over from Will
liston by Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Bitch
and Mrs. Will Brown.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-05-30
SUNSHINE LAND OF gTRA
First and Last Among the Citrus
Growing Sections of
Florida

The first orange groves of Florida
were made in the hammocks. the
wild orange trees being budded to
improved varieties as they stood in
the forest. Where they were too
thick, some were removed to near
by ground which contained no or
ange trees, but which was as well
adapted to growing them as that
where they grew naturally.
In every case the old original, be-
fore-the-freeze orange producing sec
tions, were in or near the hammocks,
but the growers had found out that
these same trees would do as we'll on
pine woods land, and that this land
did not cost as much to clear, and so
it was that the industry spread,
The Old-time growers who possess
ed a natural grove were the kings of
the business; all they needed to do
was to pack and ship the fruit in the
winter time, and because of the fact
that the output was quite small and
they had but little competition, their
returns were enormous. The cost to
produce was merely nominal. Very
few of them ever fertilized or culti-
waited. In fact there are groves to-
day where absolutely no care is given
the trees, and they produce the very
finest Of oranges. smooth, we'll col
ored and delicious to the taste. In
this connection l am thinking of the
Monarch Groves at Wildwood, and
know there are others, notably the
Fairy Island Grove, owned by Z. C.
Chambliss. A short time ago this
paper referred to such groves, and
the statement was challenged by a
man who stated that he had lived in
Florida a great many years and had
never seen a grove that was not fer
tillzed.
/ visited Citra last week. Citra in
Marion county, was, up to the time
Of the big freeze in 1894-5, the
heaviest orange shipping point in
Florida, over 100000 boxes of fruit
going out from that point yearly.
While Citra is coming back" as a
citrus producer, the fact that she
shipped but $4,000 boxes last year
shows what a falling off there has
been,
Just to the north of the railroad
station, and along the south shore of
Orange Lake, there are 800 acres
of natural orange land, wild ham
mock, where the native sour orange
was found in profusion. They were
growing oranges here commercially
at q very early date, though at that
time the question of Transportation
was a very serious one; in fact ii
was serious up TO the early SOS
while extensive clearings had been
made in the 70's,
In those day all of the fruit was
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-05-30

The Seaboard officials, if they
only knew it, could make a rich
thing if they would only give us a
train or motor service between
Weirsdale and Ocala, through Sum-
merfield.- d.-Summerfield Chronicle.
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WOODMEN OF THE WORLD

Fort King Camp No. II. Woodmen OF
the World, will hold its next regular
meeting Friday evening, June 18th, at
fonge's Hall Every member is urge
to be present. Visitors always well
come. ]. E. Thompson, c. c.
c. *. Sage, Clerk Ad.
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DESIRABLE HOUSES FOR RENT

DESIRABLE HOUSES FOR RENT
Two large houses in central To-
cation, suitable for residence or
boarding houses; one S-rOOm and
bath, and one rooms and bath:
either house will accommodate two
families, and we will rent to suit
tenants. Apply TO ID. =. Woodrow
or Elmer DeCamP. 5-26
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PICNIC At TURNER'S POND

All are invited to attend the annual
basket picnic at Turner's Pond Friday,
June 20. There will be dancing for
those who enjoy this pleasure Don't
forget the date, Friday, June goth. at
Turner's Pond. Committee
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STORY'S SILVER GIVEN
A LIFE SENTENCE

Fred MeCray, the negro boy that
killed the old half-witted negro
preacher, Yancey Story, in Gaines
vile a short time ago, has been sen
fenced to Imprisonment for life.
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ATTENTION, BOY SCOUTS

The original and only real Boy
Scout Shoes, Excelsior made" Lit
ties Shoe Parlor. 5-27-6t
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CHAPTER NO. I3, II. a. d.

Regular convocatiohs or the Ocals
Chapter No. Is, r. a. NJ, on the fourth
Friday in every month, at 1880 D. m
c. E. Connor, H P.
Jake Brown, Secretary. Ad.
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Il
lola, and then transported to the
railroad in barges. / have a very
/ dear friend out in Los Angeles who
was at that time engaged in the bus
mess Of moving this freight and /
am gratified to learn that many of
the old-time residents of Citra knew
Captain Will Sparr, and that they all
speak with affection of him as man.
I VIII Sparr is now very wealthy, but
he is still the same gallant, unaffect-
( ed gentleman that he was in the old
days, the captain of the Alpha" or
ange barge.
1t is worthy of note that the old
! time growers of the early 70's, OF
the days of the big freeze, and of to-
day are practically all the same par
/ ties. They stuck, or at least some of
them did, and are again in the sad
I die. / saw a check that had just
been received by one of them for 453
( boxes of Valencias that amounted to
! 1861, from the Florida Citrus
Exchange and this was net money,
with all selling charges deducted.
Mr.. James B. Borland was one of
/ the pioneer growers of Citra. Com
! ing here in 1877 he hewed a splen-
/ did grove out of the wild hammock
/ and to such purpose did he labor that
/ in the year of the freeze he had ship
! ped 1000 boxes of his own fruit
and probably had 0,000 boxes still
| on the trees when the freeze took
fruit, trees and all. Something of an
orange aristocrat was Mr.. BOrland,
! He died last year and his was the
+ biggest funeral that Marion county
ever turned out to. His widow still
/ survives, and l had from her some
! information first hand as to the life
in Citra in those early days. They
were isolated from the world, had
very little knowledge of what they
were to go through, how to resist
| disease, etc, and that as they first
! built their home in the thick jungle
they all suffered much from malaria
for a number of years, or until they
built them a home amid the pines a
few miles away from the site of the
grove.
The Borland family has been
prominently connected with the cit
rus industry at Citra ever since the
advent of James B. in the 70's. One
of the leading firms of growers and
shippers is that of Tonner & Ber-
land, the latter being one of the di-
rectors of the Florida Citrus Ex-
| change. This concern has its own
packing house right in the grove, to
which a spur track of the A. G. L.
railroad runs. In fact, each orchard
or grove has it's own packing house
and each grower his separate and
distinct brand. Quite a few of them
are identified with the Exchange as
special shippers, and their brands are
well-knowp in the markets of the
world
The principal varieties raised here
are the Parson Brown, the pineap-
pie and Valencia, The first a very
early orange, the pineapple mid-sea.
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The principal varieties raised here
are the Parson Brown, the pineap-
pie and Valencia. The first a very
early orange, the pineapple mid-sea-
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PUT THEM WISE

Chairman Committee
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-13

AVERSE.
Rely Upon Forty-Nine out of Fifty
ono Democratic Members to OPP
pose Such Procedure.

Washington, May 13. = Whether
the Senate Finance Committee shall
conduct hearings on the tariff bill
was the issue of a battle royal sche-
duled in, The Senate this afternoon.
Before adjournment tonight the
question will probhhly have been,
forced 20 roll call The Democrats
believe they will vote down any at
tempt by Republican "regulars" to
force hearings.
The majority party relies upon for
ty-nine of ITS fifty-one members in
the upper house to oppose hearings.
It's dealers declare that the best SER
vice to the business world is to get
through with the tariff uncertainty at
once.
They aver that The House bill has
the approval of the county in all I'M
portan: particulars, ana that Repub-
lican insistdnce upon hearings IS
merely pretext 10 delay until ar
t;fcial protest can be raised in order
to justify a panic.
Senator Penrose, leading The Re-
publican attack, maintains that the
business men of the country had no
expectation, when the hearings were
given by the House Committee, thar
the bill would be so drastic as it
now appears. He proposes TO fill
buster against referring the bill to
committee until hearing shall have
been conceded.
Sharp division of the Republican
Senators, however, seemed likely to
be reflected in the vote today. Dem
ocrats believe that Senators Cum
minis, Borah, and Kenyon, and others
will refuse to follow Senator Pen
roses lead in any parliamentary
fight. If this proves the case, the
tariff measures will go at once to
the Finance Committee for its con-
sideration, and within two or three
weeks will be reported to the DEM
ocratic caucus for approval.
After that will come the long de-
bate or, the Senate floor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-13
DENIES TAKING FUNDS.
Admits, However, That he Eloped
With Wife of Fellow Minister.

Bristol, Va, May l3.-Rev. Joseph
Owens, Baptist minister, who recently
deserted his wife and children and de-
parted from a wealthy farming sec
tion of Washington county with the
wife of Rev. J. w. Blankenship, fol-
lowing his arrest at WEIGH, ". Va, is
now in Jail at Abingdon, Va, await
ing the action of the court. Owens
doesn't deny having eloped with Mrs.
Blankneship, but insists that he did
not carry with him any or the funds
subscribed for new church which he
proposed to build He was located in
West VIRGINIA through Mrs. B!anken-
ship, who after firing OF him, betray-
ed him to the authorities. The wife
of the Rev. Mr.. Blankenship, who had
been held in high esteem IN the COM
munity, now relates that she was un-
der hypnotic influence and thai Owens
thus had her completely under his
control. 1t was not until the "Spel"
was removed that she discovered she
had no love for him. She has since
ben pleading for the forgiveness OF
her husband and wants to return 20
her home. Blankenship paid the West
Virginia officers a reward for the ar
rest of Owens. Owens is accused Of
having carried away about 5000 OF
church funds when he left the COM
munity with Mrs. Blankenship. Mrs.
Owens and the children are In for
giving spirit, and have visited Owens
in the prison at Abingdon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-13
JEWELERS. TO MEET.
Virginia Associations Annual Com
vention to be Held Next Week.

Roanoke, Va. May 13.-The Vir-
gina jewellers Association vii! hold
its annual session n the rooms Of
the Chamber of Commerce, May Is
and Is, following close on he heels
of the Odd Fellows Grand Lodge
meeting scheduled for May -. 13 and
Ia.
The program promises to be one
of the most attractive publications
Of its kind ever gotten out by rhe
association and will be published in
Il few days. The place for holding
the banquet has NOT pcen selected.
Mayor c. 3. Moomaw will welcome
the delegates on bshalf Of the city,
while E. S. Green will extend the Wis
i.ors the hospitality on behalf of
the Roanoke jewelers..
The Virginia jewelers. Association
is made up of the retail jewelers. OF
the state and is affiliated with the
National jewelers. Association. del
cgatcs 10 which will be chosen at
the coming convention, in addition
to the election Of sta:e officers. II.
SiIver,horn, of Lynchburg, is prcsi-
dent of the Virginia association. and
George f. FlIppen, Of the same city,
is secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-13
PEACE BANQUET
GREAT SUCCESS
Alexandria Members o f
Committee Are Guests
at New Willard.
E n V O Y S.
Secretary Bryan Makes Magnificent
Plea For Peace-Senator Root Pre-
sides-Carnegie Present.

The banques which was given last
night at the New Willard in honor of
the foreign delegates VINO are here to
prepare plans for the celebration oil
the one hundredth anniversary Of
peace among English speaking nations
was one of the most brilliant affairs
ever given in Washington. More than
300 guests, among whom were many
of the prominent men of both sides o.
the Atlantic were present.
Alexandria was well represented,
the following members of the local
committee being present: Mayor
Thomas A. Fisher, John NJ. Johnson,
J. Fred Brrell, ROBBERS S. Barrett,
Arthur Herbert, Jr, John r. Zimme--
man, Rev. William J. Morton, Lewis
H. Machen, Thomas c. Smith, and D..
Edgar Snowden. The following men,
bers of the committe were unable to
be present: Z. l.. Daingerfeld, Geo.
E. Warfiled, Henry X. Field, j. +.
NJ Norton, S. P. Fisher and DR.. s.
rB. Moore.
Senator Root of New York presided.
A magnificent speech was made by
Secretary of Stale, William Jennings
Bryan VIII oamong other things said /:
eve are here to substitute the spirit
of peace for the spirit Of war. The
ideals of peace are greater than the
ideals of war. We know Of no cause
that cannot be settled better by reason
than by war;"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-13
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Plan to Hold Mass Meeting Here in
Interest of Highway.

A mass meeting 10 be held in Alex
andria at an early date at which will
be represented all the organizations,
county supervisors, road commission
ers ans city officials, 40 take action
toward the completion of 2 section o.
the Richmond Washington Highway,
south Of Alexandria. will be the re-
suit OF ihc report made by. c. 5. Tav-
Ior Burke and A. D. Brockett, dlrcc-
tors of the highway corporation, To
the Chamber of Comerce at the
monthly melting which was held last
night. 1t was shown that practically
!. he entire highway had been provided
for with the exception of the stretch
between Alexandria and Lorton, a
distance of Is miles.
A preliminary report was also
made TO the chamber by the commit
tee. of which John W. May is chair
man. relative to the unequal assess
ment Of taxes in Virginia by which
% counties and 10 cities pay into the
state $500 900 more than they receive.
The chamber is in correspondence
with other commercial bodies. in a!f
the cities Of Virginia looking to cor
celed action.
H. ?. Wilson, of New York, who
recently purchased Holland Hall, near
Alexandria, was elected to member
ship.
The following committees we're ap-
pointed:
Unjust Taxation in counties-Jch hn
W. May, chairman, W. A. Smoot, Jr.,
and c. s. T. Burke.
Telephone complaints--W. W. Bal
lenger, chairman, r. /. Payne and
George II. Burroughs.
Highway from Occoquan to Alex
andria-.A. D. Brockett, chairman, Fl.
D. Kirk. ]. l.. Loose, Harry Ham
mond and J. T. Williams.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-13
MOUNT VERNON REGENTS.
Association Averse to Opening
Grounds on Sundays.

Children of Washington schools are
to be taken to Mount Vernon on
Saturdays as the guests of the Mount
Vernon Ladies' Association.
The regents at yesterdays ses-
sion of their annual meeting dispos-
ed of much Of the routine work which
has accumulated during the year.
Superintendent Dodge was author
lied to arrange for entertaining the
school children in group sof 100, ac-
companicd by their teachers or guar
,dians. The usual entrance fee will
be waived.
The committee on the investigation
of relics. of which f. B. A. Rathbone,
of Michigan, is the chairman, was
busy Investigating claims OF persons
who say they have valuable relics of
The first president for sale. No pur-
chase was authorized.
The question of opening Mount
Vernon to the public on Sundays, ad-
vocated by the Daughters Of the
American Revolution, will not come
formally before the board during the
,r,eeting now in progres:i; Some
members favor the movement but It
was announced yesterday tha: the
board was "practically unanimous
against it."
The board shows every inclina-
ton to disregard the proposed in
vestigation by Congress of the man.
ner in which it has directed the in
terests of Washington's home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-13
Charges of Mount Vernon
Anti-Fee Association to
be Pushed.
WILL GO TO CONGRESS.
Statement Will Also be Made Before
Virginia Legislature at Next BIZ
ennial Session.

Washington, May 13.-The Mount
Vernon Anti-Fee Association has
evidence to presem. to Congression-
al investigation committee of alleged
eXtravagancies in THE conduct of
Mt. Vernon, by the Mount Vernon
Ladies Association, according to
statements today by the Secretary
of the association, w. H. Lodwer, its
attorney, and F. R. Whipple. The
same testimony will be given before
the Virginia legislature at it's next
session.
The charges include statement
that salaries have been needessly
raised and that money is being spent
on the purchases OF relics of du-
bious authenticity. Reflection is
made on the employing of caterer
for the ten-days period during which
the regents Of the Mount Vernon
Association are in session.
No more cognizance of the state
ments of the Anti-Fee Association
may be taken by the regents than
has been taken by them than of
the resolution passed by the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution
with respect to Sunday opening. Off
.cials of the Ahki-Fee Association
say that ahey do not expect the re-
gents to take notice of their charges,
but that when their testimony is
given to a committee of Congress the
regents will have to recognize the
situation.
The statement issued by the Anti
Fee Association includes the asser-
ton that Mt. Vernon was maintained
In 1902 at cost of $4,000, and that
last year total of $4,000 was neces
sary. The salary of Superintendent
(. Dodge his been increased, n Id
stated, from $4,000 in 1904 10 $4,000.