The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-01-20


lpianos."
They found things at Mr. Lansford's
as Uncle Jake had represented, and SO
lwen pleased was Polly and her aunt.
they soon bargained for Steinway
Ipiano and player combined. For then,
Isaid John, Il can make some music,
too" and Uncle Jake insisted on get
Iting them a yictrola with a lot of the
popular records, for I certainly love
to hear them play" sad Uncle Jake.
well, children, where to now?" said
Uncle Jake.
I'VE will leave that to you. Uncle
Jake" said Polly; "you seem to be do
ing things about right to suit me, and
/ am perfectly willing to follow you
all day"
Say, John, that girl has got sense
in her pretty head and don't you ever
fool yourself that she amt" said
Uncle Jake. (which reminds me that
l have not looked into the office of the
Ocala Gas Co. since they moved
around yonder into the new Harring-
ton Hall building, which you want to
see, by the way before we get thru.
Drive around there, Jim, and we will
| look at their stock. Them wood stoves
and woodless stoves is all right, but
/ for a quick meal or coffee right now,
or a little lunch quick, I'll tell you
there never was anything as good as
gas and d gas stove" So they drove to
the office of the Ocala Gas Co, where
they bought a Favorite range, one of
the new toasters the gas company has
just received, which makes delightful
toast. not the hard, dry kind, and a
waffle iron, too. "One has never eaten
a really delicious waffle till they have
eaten one cooked on a gas waffle iron.
I'll testify to that" said Uncle Jake,
| "for we bought one a few weeks ago,
and / wouldn't stay al home if wife
should get rid of it,
I'VE are getting on fine said Uncle
Jake, "but we are not half through
buying things for Polly. l guess we'd
better go now to the Ocala News Com
lpany and see what Tex Martin has for
us. You will need some china, crock
cry and glassware for that house, and
some books and stationery, and he has
a beautiful line of picture frame ma
terial and can frame all Of the pictures
you brought with you in first class
style, and you will have the prettiest
lot of pictures for the home that you
ever saw, and they'll not cost your
loving Uncle Jake a great deal either.
You know, Polly, around every house
there are a lot of pretty pictures,
prints or photographs that if they
were framed, nicely, they would add
SO much to the beauty of the home.
But while pictures and such like
are very essential, you must always
remember one thing" and here Uncle
Jake waxed philosophical. Never
neglect your larder," said he. THAT
| important adjunct of housekeeping
controls masculine temper and to that
end you must patronize a grocer on
whom you can depend for first-class
! groceries at moderate prices In
Ocala, people have learned that the ].
l. Smith Grocery Company, down on
Magnolia street, just north of the
square, is perfectly reliable. They
find it managed by careful dealers, al
ways stocked with the best of every
possible thing in the line of staple
and fancy groceries-fresh and first
class; no shelf-worn goods there
while the prices are down to brass
ltacks.
| Now Polly, we have attended to
most of the substantial and necessary
things for the house, we will go to the
Court Pharmacy, the Drugstore on the
graphical location and its dealings
with fellow man and woman, where
we will lay in a supply of standard
remedies, lot of nice toilet soaps and
perfumes for Polly, and among their
Ihuge stock of fine druggists sundries
we will find a lot of things you will
need. Then there are choice cigars
there for John, and I see," said Uncle
Jake that he uses the weed" So to
that popular corner they went, and
were more than satisfied with their
Visit and refreshed themselves at the
soda fountain and ice cream tables be-
fore they resumed their journey of ex-
lploration and conquest, as Uncle Jake
called it.
Gosh, I liked to have forgot some
thing exclaimed Uncle Jake. This
store can fill your prescriptions, fill
them right and quick, and it uses the
freshest and best drugs. Just remem-
Der them if you are ever so unfor
ltunate as to be sick
John" continued Uncle Jake, "if
there is any place this earth that
woman loves to visit, with lot of
money al her disposal, it is a jewelry
store. Now l am going to adjourn this
meeting to a ffrst-class establishment
of that character. presided over by Mr.
A. E. Burnett. the Ocala Jeweler.
where Polly can find some beautiful
things in the jewelry line that her
heart will delight over.
So on down the street they went,
and Polly said: Uncle Jake, you cer-
tainly have a pretty town here, and
these brick streets will certainly be
mice for that new automobile you said
/ was to have"
At Mr.. Burnetts they found it as
IJncle Jake had represented, and Polly
soon made several purchases from that
lsplendid stock of watches, rings, dia-
monds, pins and everything in the
jewelry line. Uncle Jake insisted that
they add a small outfit of silverware
for the table, for said he, IF you
buy it here, you will know it is good.
Speaking of that automobile" said
Uncle Jake, Tets go around the next
block and see Davies. the tire man,
for you will soon have to call on him.
1t is one of the failings of an auto
mobile They will wear out tires just
like children wear out their shoes, and
lsooner or later you viii have to see
the tire DOCTOR Mr.. H. A. Davies is
equipped to do first class vulcanizing
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