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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-01
PUND|IS AND PUNDTAS
OF Florida in OcaIa Assembled
Opened the Twenty-Eighth An
nuaI Meeting of Their
Association

The State Teachers Association
began its sessions at the Temple the
ater last night. Over 200 teachers
were present and as many or more
of the people of the city, filling the
house. The teachers were welcomed
to the city by Judge Bullock, who
said:
Judge BulIock's Address
MIR. Chairman, Members of the Flor
ida Educational Association, and
My Fellow Townsmen:
By reason of our central location
and the various transportation lines
that are accessible to us, and the
recognized hospitality of our people,
and the various gatherings that have
honored us by holding their delibera-
tions in our midst, we are known as
the City of Conventions" and very
justly so, too, for in our midst have
been held some of the most impOr-
tant gatherings of this age.
We are always glad to welcome our
IL IIICuuS anu udN6 LA1CiA4 SO44lS clIlACIl So
us and share our blessings, pleasures
and joys, and to you, members of this
association, we desire to express our
great appreciation for the honor you
have conferred upon US by the selec'
ton of our city for the holding 0f
your annual convention for this year.
We recognize in this association that
class of men and women who have
consecrated their talents, their ener.
gies and activities in work for the
betterment of mankind, devising
| those plans, inaugurating that system
best calculated to impart knowledge,
| thereby qualifying us for citizenship
and the uplifting of humanity gener-
ally. You have no selfish ends to at
tain. no political goal is sought, only
prompted by an earnest desire TO dis
cover those means by which knowl-
edge may be best acquired and i'm
parted to others.
'.NiGdnm is the principal thing
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-01

the number Of aois for Uue ostlrs~,
period was onlB5, thus showing
better gradation nd furnishing an
opportunity for pre- thorough in
struction
In 1901 the nurr Of white teach
ers employed where graduates of
normal schools vase, and the num-
ber of negro tears II. In 1911
the number of We teachers who |
were graduates normal schools
was 562, and negreachers 1S5. The
number of whiteeachers holding
first grade certifes in 1901 was
557, while the nDer in 1911 was
1858.
High tools.
IN 1901 there We only three four
year high schoolamploying three
teachers for theirhole time. while
in 1911 there werhirty schools of
this character
/ In 1901 there We no three-year
| high schools with O teachers each
for their whole I'll, while in 1911
! thorn wore ter schls meeting these
| requirements. In IL there were no
two-year high schoe with one teach
CT fer his whole tir and one teach
er for half of his te, while in 1911
there were thirty-rle such schools.
IN 1901 there was high school in
! specror, but in 190Slis position was
created, and his sally and expenses
have been and are ~ being paid by
the general educatit board and the
state board Of conoL The state
| legislature has neye been asked tC
appropriate one cent2r this purpose
This splendid shown in the matte:
! of high schools is nde in the facc
Of the fact that, as as | am in
| formed, Florida is L only state il
the Union whose Ieslature is for
bidden by the conseution to mak'
/ appropriations for Il support Of iC
/ public schools.
! Rate Ct Levy for ssool Purposes
IN 1901, two counts assessed =
mills. and f3rty-thrae,0aDaies assess
ed , mills. while in IN one count
. as=aescd G mills. for-fve countie
: assessed 7 mills an enc county
mills. At the przseu uazma ore c0uI
" assesses 80 mil: two counr.e
! assess C1a mills. one ourtv azseEso
So mills, and forty-lar counties a
sess : mills, The avrage for tn
state is now { mills. = consctturior
al maximum. This rnark2bla i
I crease. of Levy for scool purpose
shows the great c0nt1ence whiC
. the people of the stat have in =
: school as q public institution. The
are no longer seriousf affected
the cry of too much axes, viii,
. has been made in this aounrry fro
the DAYS Of the stamp actto the pre-
ent time, It behooves the people
guard carefully the public rreasul
/ but economy in education IS like I
/ seductive fattery Of the serpent
Eden, or the blighting suggestions
/ the tempter in the wilderness.
! Buildings, Furniture az ApparatU
In 1901 the value - the pub
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-01


Next to the servants of the nvug
God. these men and women who have
given their lives and service to the
cause of education, are entitled to
our highest esteem
To you, members of the Florida
Educational Association, we run to
meet you at the threshold of our mu-
nicipality, we greet you with glad
ness and great joy We welcome you
to our city, to our homes, our fire
sides and to all the joys and blessings
of our happiness. Our homes are
) Our homes, and our firesides are your
firesides. The latch string of well
come hangs on the outer border Of
our city, and we bid you pull and en-
ter in and abide with us.
Our people are and always have
been an educational people, and your
coming in our midst on this occasion
quickens our zeal and stirs our en-
thusiasm on these lines
Away, long years back, before
ever saw the light of day, this state
was alive to the matter of education
On the oath of February, 1851, the
legislature of the state Of Florida
dealt with the subject of education
actively, and created institutions OF
learning, and in addition to other pro
visions, created two institutions OF
learning named seminaries, one To-
Gated east and the other west aof the
Suwannee river, and known as the
East Florida Seminary and the West
| Florida Seminary. Ocala and the
surrounding country had already man
J ifested such an interest in education
| al matters and her people made such
contributions to the cause, that the
| legislature, at its succeeding session
on the 9th day of January, 1852, es
tah':. hnd the East Florida Seminary
| a. OcaIa Prior to the war between
! the states, Ocala had established
! through this seminary, a reputation
:. as a great educational center. anl
! from that institution have issued fortt
some of our noted men and women
! whose names and deeds adorn the
! history of this state.
/ In addition to these two seminarie:
! the legislature also created other in
! stitutions of learning, of less dignity
! than seminaries, called academies
F.. One of these academies was located
at what We now proudly call GU
University City" our sister city o
| Gainesville
Then came the cruel fates of war
Our fathers and our older brother.
heard the call of duty. left theu
homes, their children and thei
schools. and, as patriotic citizens
shouldered their rifles and marched
| to the armies. Years of deprivation
ensued, and when the bloody strug
gle ended the few scattering remnan
| of the flower of our land, poor il
health, footsore, weary and desti
tute. with empty sleeve and haltins
gait, limped to their former homes
there to help comfort the weeping
widows and the crying orphans o
! their comrades whose bleachine
bones were scattered on the battle
field.
What a scene of desolatfon an.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-01

addresses were attentively heard and,
warmly applauded.
Mr.. W NJ. Holloway, state super
intendent Of public instruction, Their
made his annual address, ,<l'ch vas
as usual full of inform2sion. Mr.
Holloway said:
MIR. HolIoway's Add&ess
Ten years count for HttldAa the life
OF a state, or the work e pubic
school system The duty Eand i'm
portance OF free public education are
so generally conceded that little in
quiry is made into the work of the
schools, except from year to year
The annual reports OF school officers
are accepted as a matter of course.
and comparisons are sometimes made
between the results accomplished in
consecutive years A comparison
covering ten years reveals some sig
nifcant facts barely recognized by
school officers themselves.
From almost every viewpoint edu-
cation is today the chief business of
the state. Its support is the privilege
OF every taxpayer, and its advantages
the heritage of every child. Though
the progress of the last ten years fur
nishes the finest index to the life and
spirit OF our people.
Increase in the Number of Schools.
On July 1, 1901, there were operaT
ed 2470 schools, while on July 1, 1919
there were maintained 2605 schools:
This shows an increase of only 135
schools, but the small increase in the
number of schools is due TO the aban-
donment OF many small schools and
their consolidation into a compara-
lively few larger ones. The discov
cry Of this fact is one of the surest
signs of progress. The false cry OF
more and better schools has not been
unheard in the meantime. but it is
more than gratifying to observe that
its siren influence has attracted only
few victims This condition indi-
CdlSS ludL Tie CtLtAcAS VI the SLdlS
have already established approx
mately the number of schools they
consider necessary. The problem of
the present time is not to increase,
but to improve the schools, and al
ready a strong tendency toward con-
solidation and an increased teaching
t--~--tIrr dieoornp6
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-04-24

Miss caperton is the daughter of
Admiral and Mrs. William 3. Caper-
ton. Miss Ca2erton is the best dancer
in the army and navy set at Newport,
and gained distinction by introducing
society at that place to the tango
dance.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-04-24
Loves ANALYSIS.

DO you love me?" he asked.
In reply the modern young girl
looked at him with eyes perfervid with
emotion.
DO / love you?" she repeated. q
do. / love you psychoIogically, scien.
tifically, economically. From the psy-
Geological standpoint feel that our
different organisms are so nicely diff
ferentiated as to form a properly ar.
tiCulated area of combined conscious
ness. Sociologically, our individual
environment has been enough in con.
trast to form a proper basis for a right
union. Economically l feel sure that
when we come to combine we shall be
able to Introduce into the manage
ment of our affairs the right financial
balance to produce the scientific result
which every well-ordered and conduct
ed business produces. And now, how
do you love me?"
The young man reached forward.
He clasped her swiftly but surely IN
his arms. He Rugged her and kissed
her alabaster cheek and her ruby lips.
How do I love you?" he replied.
My dear girl, love you just as much
as il you really knew what you were
talking about"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-04-24
J. E. w. WAYMAN DEAD FROM
SHOT SELF INFLICTED
Sends TWO Bullets Into Body-Suf-
fers from Nervous Breakdown.

Chicago, April 19.-JOhn E. w. Way
man, former states attorney of Chi,
cago and Republican candidate for
governor last year, died on Friday
from two self-inficted bullet wounds in
his left breast, after he attempted sui
eide in his home.
According to close friends of the
family and attending physicians, Mr..
Wayman shot himself during a mo-
ment of mental alteration due to a
nervous breakdown brought on by
oVerWork and worry. He was to have
undergone an operation for appendi-
citis, and consultation of physicians
was to have been held at his home
late yesterday afternoon.
The shooting occurred in g clothes
closet in Mr.. Waymans bedroom.
Mr.. Wayman did not lose conscious
ness until toward ten o'clock last eve
ming when he began to sink. During
the afternoon he talked with friends
who called and even joked with the
physicians.
Il don't know why did it, he said
Il am very sorry"
At another time he said: 81 guess
have sand in my works.
Mr.. Wayman was born in West Vir-
ginia in 1872. He had been prominent
in local and state politics for years
1t was said that the strenuous cam,
paigning which he did during the last
election broke down his health.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-04-24
FIVE AIRMEN Die
IN $50 FOOT FALL
Military Balloon CoIIapses and
DaShes to Earth.
THREE MEN KILLED OUTRIGHT
Two Others Succumb to Injuries After
Being Removed to a Hospital
Near Noisy LIE Grand,
France.

Noisy LIE Grand, France, April 19.-
Five aeronauts riding in the basket of
the military balloon Zodiac were killed
when the big airship collapsed at a
height of $50 feet and hurtled to the
ground on Thursday.
The Zodiac, which had a capacity of
800 cubic meters, was inflated with
ordinary gas and left the Aero club
park at St Cloud with the military
aeronauts Captains Clavenad and De
noue, Lieutenant De Vaisselot and Ar
tiIIeryman Rechy and the civilian pilot
Aumont Thieville aboard.
Propelled by strong wind the bal
loon passed rapidly over Paris and ar
rived at Noisy LIE Grand. Observers
suddenly saw it shrivel up and fall.
Laborers working in the fields rushed
to the assistance OF the aeTonauts, but
had difficulty in eXtricating them from
the vast mass Of silk.
Three of the men-Clavenad, Rechy
and Aumont Thieville-were killed out
right. Denoue and De Vaisselot were
still breathing. They were placed in
an automobile and rushed to the mill
tary hospital at Vincennes. Denoue
died on the way; De Vaisselot died at
the hospital.
The exact cause of the accident is a
mystery. The collapse of the balloon
was due to a tear in the cover, which
apparently was made Intentionally.
The theory is that something went
wrong with the valve, and that one of
the aeronauts lost his head and cut the
cover, causing the immediate defation
of the balloon.
The log aboard indicates that the 70
diac passed over Paris at an altitude of
about $500 feet, after which it dropped
and then assembled above the clouds.
Salonika, April 19.-Lieutenant Ar
ghyiropoulos, a Greek aviator, and a
passenger, Constantines Manos, a noted
Cretan chief, were killed on Thursday
by a fall of an aeroplane from
height of 1000 feet.
Dover, England, April 19.-Gustave
Hamel, a British aviator, accompanied
by Frank Dupre, an American, aeon
pIished a monoplane nonstop fight
from Dover to Cologne, Germany, in
four hours five minutes. The distance
is something over $50 miles.
Biskra, Algeria, April f9-Four mill
tary aeroplanes piloted by lieutenants
of the French army arrived here on
Thursday, after a 500-mile trip over
the Sahara desert.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-04-24
POPE SAID TO SUFFER
TURN FOR THE WORSE
Report Gains Circulation in Rome, but
1t Is Impossible to
Verify It,

Rome, April 19.-Medical skill and
strong vitality have combined to bring
about more hopeful change in the
condition Of Pope Plus The official
bulletins issued en- Thursday re-
lieVed present anxiety, but there
are some who are skeptical and
fear a third relapse owing to the
general weakness of the pontiff
and because he is inclined to disobey
the orders of the attending physicians.
Cardinal Merry Del Val is reported
to have said that should the pontiff
survive his present illness there is
small hope that he will have sufficient
strength to again assume the active
work Of the papacy.
Mons. Farolin, the pope's nephew,
coming from the bedchamber, said: Il
regret small hope is entertained for
the ultimate recovery of the pope.
The pontiff's condition is now like the
flame of Pickering lamp, liable to go
out at any minute. While his holiness
has improved during the last twenty
four hours, he is very weak and the
complications from which he is suffer
ing are tremendous drain upon his
constitution"
aside from the actual condition of
the pope, the greatest interest in Rome
is attached to the temperance Of Car
diral Oreglia, dean of the Sacred col
lege, and who holds the office of cam
erlengo, or papal chamberlain, who, in
the event of the death of the pope,
would succeed him as temporary head
of the church until the election of an
other pope by the college of the car6i-
nails
Cardinal Oreglia is in his eighty
sixth year and for two years has been
an invalid. When he received word
Wednesday that the death Of the pope
during the night was feared he arose
from his bed, ordered his coachmaH to
keep his coach in readiness, as he
might soon go out driving.
Added precautions have been taken
at the Vatican to prevent news as to
the actual condition of the pope from
leaking out. All employees were noti-
fed that they are forbidden to inquire
Of physicians or attendants as to the
condition Of his holiness under penalty
of instant dismissal
Tie annual pilgrimages have begun
to arrive. One of the first delegations
consisted of Belgian journalists, who
Lore 1000 Peters pence as their con-
tribntion to the papal purse. This del
egation was received by Cardinal
Merry Del Val and the pope sent them
his blessing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-04-24
THIN PASTE ON THE STAMPS
Postoffice Clerk Says They Are Pre-
pared Thus for Summer, but
Thicker for Winter.

To stamp out an alleged evil, that
of a shortage of muciIage on postage
stamps, numerous complaints have
been made to the postofice de-
partment.
At substation N West Thirty-fiTst
street a clerk at the inquiry win
dow" who admitted he has held that
position for more than 10 years and
knew more about stamps and their
peculiarities than the designer Of
them, threw some light on the sub
ject.
In the first place" he said, there
are two kinds of stamps prepared
with two different kinds Of mucilage
coating.
One is a winter stamp, which nat
UralIy has a heavy coating. The sum-
mer stamp is as thin with mucilage
covering as an Atlantic City bathing
suit. as rule the public is not aware
Of this distinction.
Now, what is the result? Persons
using stamps in the summer time are
as industrious in the licking proc
80 % IACy d z IL the NIhtSAJ "AC1t
the stamps are alternating under a
heavy coating of mucilage. Naturally
all the patent glue is taken of, and
the stamp, if it remains on the letter,
does so through faith
The many complaints this winter
have been caused by the mild wealth
er. The department at Washington
has been sending out summer stamps,
but the patrons have been using a
winter tongue on them. There is the
whole subject summed up in a cocoa
nut shell"-New York Herald
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-04-24
{ ssaY on Hens.

A boy who was required to write an
essay on hens produced the following:
Hens is curious animals: they don't
have no nose nor no teeth nor no ears
They swallow their whites whole and
chew it up in their crops inside of 'em.
The outside of hens is generally put
into pliers and into feather busters.
The inside of a hen is sometimes
filled with marbles and shirt buttons
and SIGH A hen is very much smaller
than a good many other animals, but
they'll dig up more tomato plants than
anything that amt hen. Hens is
very useful to lay eggs for plum pud.
dings. Hens have got wings and can
fly when they get frightened. | cut
off a hens head with a Ratchet and it
frightened her to death"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-04-24
The Colonel Recovered.

The colonel had lost his wife, and
felt so bad about it that Liza, the ne.
gro cook, was very much distressed.
She was telling one of the coloneFs
relatives how the colonel carried on.
'Yas y know, hits jes' turrible.
Miss Jessie, jes' turrible Ole Marse
Colonel, he sho do carry on sumpiR'
dretful. Why, he pears like nobody
KANT comfo't him, Miss Jessie. He
sho do carry on so.
why. Miss Jessie, it's jes' dat bald
de colonel don't eat nothin'. He amt
ct fob days, mann. No, mann. he dun
los his appetite ovah grievin"
Then Miss Jessie went away for two
weeks. When she returned her first
question was; Well, Liza, how is
uncle?"
"Oh, he all right now, Miss Jessie
He done ct"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-04-24

Danger of Material Change in
Tariff Bill Past.
HOT FIGHT WAGED FOR DUTY
Debate Is Acrimonious and Opponents
to Underwood's Idea May Yet
BoIt-Cotton Schedule
Unchanged.

Washington, April 18-Democrats
in caucus on Wednesday voted de-
cisiyely to support the weol seized
ule of the Underwood tariff bill
placing raw wool on the free list.
representative Underwood made an
appeal for the support of the caucus.
By a vote of 100 to - an amendment
to place a duty of Is per cent. ad
valorem on raw wool was rejected.
Free wool means a loss of about $751;
000,000 year in revenue. The 25 per
cent cut in sugar duties will result in
a loss of 100000 The corporation
tax is to be repealed anu the govern
ment viii lose about S29, 900, 600 a year
From these three changes in the exist
ing law the total reduction in revenues
will be about sec, 100000
Chairman Underwood has estimated
the total reductions in revenues under
the new bill will be about S68 100000.
Only $S,000,000 therefore is to result
from other cuts in the tariff schedules.
Representatives from the wool grow
ing states waged a desperate fight for
more than three hours to have a duty
Of Is per cent. ad valorem substituted
for free wool. This ad valorem duty
was in the Underwood bill before Pres
ident Wilson and Bryan took a hand in
fashioning the tariff legislation. The
Democrats opposed to free wool con-
tended that this duty represented the
careful and mature consideration of
the ways and means committee.
Agreement was reached when the
contest started that five minutes
should be allowed each speaker. The
debate was acrimonious and but for
the cCOler>heads among the older mem
bers might have resulted in a bolt
from the caucus by some of the anti
free wool men. They will have "a
hours in which to give notice that they
will not abide by the result of the eau
Gus vote. They will be free then to or
ganize opposition with the Republicans
and Progressives.
representative Ten Eyck wanted the
duty on cotton shirts, collars and cuffs
raised from IS per cent. as proposed
to 40 per cent. The present law is As
cents a dozen pieces and II per cent
ad valorem. After Speaker Clark has
expressed q desire to have steam laun-
dries brought under a tariff bill be-
cause Of possible combination between
them and the collar manufacturers,
the Ten Eyck amendment was defeat
ed So to 81. No changes were made
from the bill in the cotton schedule.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-04-24
$4,000 OUT IN BELGIUM.

Premier Admits Manhood Suffrage
Strike Was Underestimated.
Brussels, April 1S.-There can be no
doubt that the government is begin
ming to realize that it underestimate
the possibilities of the general strike
for manhood suffrage in this country.
The premier. speaking before the
chamber Of deputies on Wednesday
in answer to Herr Vandervelde, the
Socialist leader, used the phrase: AT
this time when $4,000 men are out
on strike" Up to this time the gov
eminent has placed the number affect
ed at a much smaller total.
A statement issued by the ministry
of the interior admits. that 257. 900
men have joined the strike.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-04-24

tenderness of sympathy. An instance
ia furnished by little story that MI
Swinburne tells in his Memo
rios of A School Inspector"
A young curate in Lancashire who,
although too well-bred to boast, was
conscious of the world of difference
he was effecting in a parish that had
suffered from the slacknesc of rec
tor of the old, school, once asked his
catechism class:
Tell me one Of the people who
wrote the Bible"
Master Heyes," answered the class,
unhesitatingly naming the former
rector
Even the curate's iron self-control
could not prevent shadow of disap-
pointment from passing over his face.
After all his work so fruitful in re-
sults-that they should be as ignorant
as that.
But although the little girl just In
front of him was not more than five,
her eye, keen as a robins, had read
his thoughts, and her tiny voice whis-
pered:
Please, sir, you 'elped i'm. -
Youths Companion.