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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-13
ORANGE SPRINGS

orange springs, May LINZ.
Chas. H. Seig, president of the New
South Farm and Home Co., was q
visitor here last Monday.
The residence formerly occupied by
Mr.. J. c. Massey has been undergo
ing repairs and Mr.. Frank Pedrick
and family are moving into the house
today.
Mr.. George Bleh, of Bromide, Ok
,ahoma, was a guest at the Carlton
House the last of the week.
Mr.. Cap. Smith who returned from
ST. Petersburg last Monday is seri-
ously ILL.,
Mrs. Geo. de Bussey, OF New Or
leans, La, was a guest of the Carlton
House last Thursday.
The picnic given last Saturday I'M
der the auspices of the Woman's
Club was a most enjoyable affair
The ladies served a dinner fit for a
king and such a bountiful one. They
invited quite number of friends.
The Boy Scouts, the pastor of the
church at this place, and your scribe
were guests of honor. The good
ladies didn't forget the shutins. Some
plates well filled with tempting vi
ands were sent to ones not able to
attend this anniversary of the club.
Here is long life and happiness to
each of the ladies who did so much
to make the day one to be remem-
bered with so much pleasure.
Mr.. w. S. Neal, of Meridian, Miss,
Carlton House.
Mr.. T. r. Higgins, editor of the
New Florida, and Mr.. F. L. Turner,
of Palatka, were visitors here last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. William McComb,
who spent the winter here, left for
their home in Detroit last Thursday.
Mrs. I. N. Wimberly who has been
very i'll is somewhat improved.
Rev. w. ". Bethea filled his regu-
lar appointment here last Sunday.
At the morning service, Rosena, the
infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James H. Ford was christened. The
church was very prettily decorated
with flowers. Sunday afternoon Rev.
Bethea officiated at similar service
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. J.
APPEL christening their daughter, Ma
belle Leona. Mrs. J. B. Hall was
present and is Godmother to the
child. Beside the family were Mr..
and Mrs. w. F. Jordan. Mr.. J. B.
Hall and Mrs. w. H. Massey invited
to be present at the ceremony.
Messrs. L. F. Matchett and George
in Jacksonville.
Mr.. I. p. Wells has shipped seven
ty-fve crates OF string beans. The
dry weather has cut OF the crop con-
siderably.
Mr.. A. H. Lang who has planted a
lot of choice fruit trees says he has
planted some grape fruit seed and
has a Seeding four inches high that
IS blooming.
Mr. o. E. Notes and Mr.. Lewis
Benson attended the Masonic Lodge
at Fit. Mccoy Saturday night.
Messrs H. C. Sistrunk, Jake Brown
and James Pyles, of Ocala, were Wis
itors here last Monday.
Mrs. Nettie Crandall will occupy
tho 9;tflo Gotta 90 roconflv vacated nv
Mr. Emil Kuhn.
Mr.. Croweu has moved into the
house formerly occupied by ]. H.
Pegram.
Mr.. Emil Khune, secretary of the
Fruit Growers Association, recently
at this place, returned to
l,is home IN the north last week
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-13
FOR A TORPID LIVER

II have used Chamberlain Tab
let's of and on for the past six years
whenever my liver shows signs of be-
ing in a disordered condition They
have always acted quickly and given
me the desired relief" writes Mrs.
F. II. Trubus, Springville, N. Y. For
sale by all dealers. Adv.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-13
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-13
ITINERARY

by Campaign Committee Of Mar
ion County Democratic Executive
Committee.
Thursday, May 14-McIntosh 6
p. NJ
Thursday. May 14-Reddick.
(night).
Friday, May 15-Blitchton.
Saturday, May 16-Oklawaha.
Saturday, May 16-Belleyiew,
(night).
Tuesday. May 19-Dunnellon.
(night).
Wednesday, May 20-Fairfield.
Thursday, May Effort Mccoy.
Friday, May 22-Turner's Pond.
Saturday, May 23-Citra.
Tuesday, May 26-Electra.
Thursday, May 2S-Flemington.
Friday. May 29-Shady civilians
Springs).
Friday. May -Summerield.
(night).
Saturday, May 30-Ocala (night) /.
for all candidates for state senate
and house of representatives
Monday, June 1-Ocala. For all
candidates except candidates for
state senate and house of represen-
tatives.) w. T. Gary,
Chmn. Campaign Committee,
5-6- DIV tt Ocala, Fla.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-13

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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-08
How to Reduce WeiQht

William H. Taft, who has lost 20
pounds since he left the presidential
chair a year ago, is telling how he
did it. In a reply recently to a letter
from J. Edward Barry, the 235-pound
mayor of Cambridge, Mass, asking
for advice on how to get thin, the for
mer president gave these diet rules:
Don't drink more than n glass of
water at meals.
Give up toasted bread and butter
and all kinds of food that contain fats,
including pork and veal.
Eat mutton, beef or fowl.
Eat no sweets of any sort.
Use all vegetables but potatoes.
Eat only fruits that contain little
sugar.
Take good, moderate exercise, like
playing golf, or walking five miles a
day.
AS a postscript Mr.. Taft adds: II
don't smoke, or drink intoxicating
liquors."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-08
To Prevent Smut

A proposition has been made by an
attache of the Canadian Agricultural
Department to require the sterilization
of all threshing machines which are
moved from farm to farm, a custom
generally followed in that and other
countries. This recommendation is
made as a means of preventing the
spread of smut" 1t is stated that a
machine which has been used for
t%hreshing smutted grain is so fully
infested with the spores that it will
infect all grain which is passed
through it for a long time.
1t is. now proposed that all machines
of this character shall be thoroughly
disinfected after completing the work
on one farm and before commencing
that on another. In some parts of Can
ada and in other countries there are
at present regulations which require
that such machines shall be thorough
ly cleaned, with the object of pre-.
venting the spread of weed seeds. The
owners are required to sweep Or dust
all lodges and crevices, the accumula-
tions being taken up in a bag and des-
troyed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-08
Chicago Controls Argentine Eeef

A bulletin issued by the department
of agriculture tells how American
meat packers of Chicago have import
ed millions of pounds of meat into the
United States each month since the
passage of the new tariff law. BY these
purchases the Chicago packers have
been able to control largely the price
of Argentine beef, and as the bulletin
says, it is not to be supposed that the
American companies in Argentine are
using their beef to beat down the
prices of Chicago beef.
It shows further that five of the
nine meat-packing industries in or
near Buenos Ayres are operated by
the Chicago companies. According to
this information, 100000 pounds of
Argentine beef are being imported in
to the United States monthly.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-08

commence as soon as the cOnstruc-
ton ceases, whether the road be a
simple graded earth road, or whether
it is of a more permanent or expen-
sive construction. The most impor-
tant feature in any ase is mainten-
anc The maintenance in almost all
cases can be easily obtained by drag
ging. The important feature being the
continual use of the drag and the
filing up of the ruts and holes. The
water. makes many soft places in
the road. These continually grow
larger unless filed in. The drag will
carry material into such low places,
and the rough surface is quickly and
cheaply repaired.
For maintenance by dragging there
is nothing better or simpler than the
split log or plank drag. 1t must be
emphatically understood that a drag
is not a cure for all road defects or
evils, but if it is used at the proper
time it will produce a road good for
travel at times when the road. If un-
dragged, would be almost impossible
mud.
If dragged properly all roads so
treated will give a greater tonnage
use and admit of longer period of
service.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-08
Cement Making Material

A barrel of Portland cement will
consume about $50 pounds of lime
stone and $50 pounds of clay or shale.
A plant making 1000 barrels a dag
will therefore use, in the course of an
ordinary year about $4,000 tons of
limestone and $4,000 tons of clay or
shale. Assuming average density for
these materials, a l.000-barrel plant
will use up almost 1000. 900 cubic feet
OF limestone a year, together with
$4,000 cubic feet OF shale.
As the investment of the plant is
heavy. it would be folly to locate a
cement plant. under ordinary circum.
stances, at a point where less t!.an
20 years supply of raw materials is in
sight. A thousand-barrel plant, there.
fore should have $4,000. 900 cubic feet
Of limestone and 5000 900 cubic feet
OF clay or shale Oh ITS properties. =
bulletin 522. United States Geological
survey.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-08
Hioh Price for Montana Potatoes

Boston Herald: And now the pro-
gressive northwest is putting frills on
the prosaic democratic potato. Mon
tana growers are shipping to New
York boxes of potatoes of assorted
sizes, each potato carefully wrapped
in tissue. Each box is of 60 pounds
but the potatoes are packed according
to size so that the boxes contain 25
35, As, so, go or 70 potatoes each. And
the New York people who like the
smell Of burning money, are paying 81
a box for these potatoes-two or three
times as much as for Aroostock po-
tatoes.
The potato growers Of Aroostock are
not devoid Of enterprise themselves,
and they are likely to take the hint.
1t was discussed at the potato day
convention recently held at Bangor,
but what will be the effect on the great
bulk of consumers if Aroostock takes
to sending out it's $4,000, 900 bushels
Of potatoes wrapped in tissue, and
carefully numbered in small crates?
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-08
IMPROVING PUBLIC ROADS

In a bulletin prepared by Secretary
George r.. Metlen, of the Montana
highway commission, appear some in
structive suggestions upon the subject
of improving public roads. The bulle-
tin says in part:
There are approximately $4,000
miles of roads in the state Of Mon
tana, almost the entire mileage of
which is earth roads. Many Of these
roads are little travelled and the per-
llanent improvement of them will
probably v be undertaken. The
'thers will be improved slowly. the
;rogress of the work being wholly in
proportion to the amount of money
valuable for construction. mainten-
;nce and improvement of this vast
liileage.
The greatest value of a highway to
ny community al only come after
~ proper construction of the best
,oad possible with the money avail.
able. (2) the proper maintenance OF
;.le road SO constructed.
Montana, with its great mileage OF
lads, must of necessity in alhost
very instance construct earth ROADS
rom the material found along the
iight-of-way, and in most cases, regard
! So of whether it is the best material
: r road building. The soils and road
materials of the state differ so much
IN chemical and physical qualities,
I'D Typographical conditions that nc
fHed rule can be laid down that will
!: ply in all instances. All roads, how
tver, are subject to the action of one
= the worst enemies of all roads
'rmely, water. Unless proper pre-
'ttutions are taken that side drainage
& es not run On the road, that under
& aims are kept continually open, anG
I ut culverts be kept in repair. there
IS little use Of attempting surface
" aintenance. However, when proper
recautions are taken to care for all
q 'ainage, the surface of all eartl
, ads a be kept in excellent condi
tn provided 1t is frequently dragged
AID unless the surface is continually
'intained by frequent draggings, II
VII be a continual source of annoy.
"ce and expense.
The maintenance of all roads should
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-08
DIAMETER OF THE EARTH.
Points At Which Il 10 the Greatest and
the Least,

the Least.
What is the greatest diameter Of the
earth? The form Of the earth is that
Of a flattened spheroid. greater in d.
ameter ut the equator than ut the
poles. but this is modified by the ac-
cidents Of its surface. so that the
diameter varies according to the point
ut which It Is measured.
It might be expected that the diam.
eter would be greatest If measured
from the top of the highest mountain.
which is Mount Everest. in the Hima-
layas, but unfortunately the point at
which the diameter would emerge on
tho other side Of the world is in the
Pacific ocean,. where this Is more than
1000 feet deep.
Professor l.. Henkel of Schulpferda
says the greatest diameter OF the earth
is that taken from the summit of
Mount C%himborazo. in Ecuador. 2O.1 1885
feet above the sea level. This. he says.
energies at the antipodes on a high
point on the north coast of Sumatra.
This diameter Is 1928 miles.
AS Chimborazo is almost on the equa.
tor. its summit Is that point on the
carth's surface which is most distant
from the center. There weight Ia
feeblest and centrifugal force greatest
The earth's smallest radius is that
from the center to the north pole. but
1t is not certain that the line through
the poles Is the smallest diameter. be-
cause the south pole is on a high pla-
teau. 1t might be found that a line a
little distant from the poles. which
would emerge ut sea level at each end.
would be ven shorter than the polar
diameter. Such n line would he found
from 4 point in the Arctic ocean he
tween Spitzbcrgcn and Greenland to a
point just or the coast Of the Antarctic
continent in the big bay overlooked by
Mount Erebus. in about 175 to $50 de
grees east and - to so degrees south.
New York World.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-08
Water Power Saves Fuel

It is estimated that under the most
favorable conditions a pound of coal
can be made to produce one horse
power.hou From this minimum the
estimated quantity ranges as high as
ever 6 or Z pounds. Assuming, how
ever than on all average a horsepower
hour in steam can be produced b.
three pounds Of coal land this quanti-
t. probably UNDERSTANDS the average
quantity Of coal required by the sub
stitution of waterpower), the power
now produced BY the natural water
powers of the United States saves a:
least 100000 tons of coal per year.
This is based on a twelve-hour day.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-08
interesting Data on Potatoes

Some interesting data on potatoes,
their growing and their prices, has
been compiled by w. ]. Swindlehurst,
commissioner of labor and industry.
From one of the largest wholesale pro-
duce firms in Montana he has obtain.
ed the prices it has paid for spuds dur.
ing the potato season from 1909 to
1913 inclusive.
These figures show c~onclusively that
the potato business is a longtime
game, and that the prices hold re-
markably uniform for the commercial
selling season from September to
| April. The real ~1uctuation is in the
different years, and not from month
to month.
The man who expects to make the
growing of potatoes pay must remain
in it, year in and year out, and the
| years of short crops will make up in
| price for the years Of long crops. For
the benefit of Montana growers, Com
missioner Sw~indlehurst cites a sug.
| gestion made by E. H. Grub, a ma
tional authority on spuds, who says
statistics show this is true-"that the
farmer who has favorable conditions
for potato growing, and can practice
a good rotation, who will grow the
same acreage of potatoes each year
for ten years, selling half at digging
time and storing the balance, will
show a nice annual profit on his ten
years. operations"
Potatoes are about the most com
mon, or general, article of food in the
United States. Unless it be bread or
butter. there is probably no other ar.
ticle of food considered so necessary
to the meal. All classes. from the low.
est. eat spuds. 1t has been estimated
that the average per capita consump'
ton of potatoes is four bushels in the
United States. Figuring on this basis
the need the coming year will be
!, $50. 000. 900 bushels.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-08
A Minimum Wage Initiative

Petitions r being circulated
throughout Southern California for
the initiation of a measure to be plac.
ed on the ballot at the November
election. tie purposes of which would
he to make it a criminal offense FL
any employer to pay any person over
is years Of age less than 81 80 a day
ct to pay children under Is yeais less
than $3.50 a day.
1t would be provided, however. that
an employer might charge board and
lodging as a part of this m,ni!aum
wage, out that not more than - GEMS
q day should be deducted en- tnis &C.
count. Violation Of the law would re
punishable by a fine or imprisonment.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-08
CONTROL OF WATER POWER

There is much to be commended in
the administrations programme OF
legislation for federal control of wa
ter-power rights. A general super
visory federal control is the gist of
that programme as it is now announc-
ed by Secretary of War Garrison. 1t
is not proposed that the government
shall surrender any of its paramount
rights in the control of navigable
streams to any state authority. What
is proposed is that the states shall
operate the plants under government
permits and enjoy the &C.
cruing therefrom, but that the federal
government shall have power, at any
time and on any just complaint, to
enforce the federal regulations against
determinations, extortions, OF diver
sions of supply to any wrongful use.
The administration view appears to be
that mere possession of the power to
control absolutely should not influence
the government to operate plants for
the benefit of the national treasury.
This is probably the best the ad.
ministration can hope to get out of
congress in a law controlling this
important matter and n which is
growing in importance steadily, says
the Globe Democrat. We are without
means of knowing whether the presi-
dent has reconciled a large number
Of his party leaders in congress to
abate anything of their demand, We
hement not long ago, that absolute
control of water power should be left
with the states themselves. The an
omaly of insisting upon this, and de-
handing. at the same time, govern
ment appropriations for the improve
ment of n~avigable streams along
which it al proposed to develop
water-power sites under state control,
never seemed to impress the state
right advocates insisting upon such a
surrender. There have been many
evidences, however, that they we're
leaders without many followers.
Whether all opposition to govern
ment regulation will disappear among
the democrats is doubtful. We are
likely to hear the cry Of state rights
a. raised, DuC, at least along This
line, it will likely be found that that
cry has lost it's old potency in states
where it was once more potent than
any other in politics. The admins
tration plan a be put through at
this session, we believe, if the presi.
dent puts behind it as much of en-
ergy and force as he put behind his
banking and currency scheme.
Cooperative federal and state con
troll will be an experiment, but one
more apt to succeed than some Other
experiments. Should it be found in
effective it could be amended before
leading to disastrous results, which
can not be said of all the other ex
periments we are now making.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1914-04-08

Little ~four-year-old Mabel was run
ming dOwnhill. holding her dress tight
".
BE careful" called her mother, ''or
you will fall"
"Oh. no. | WON'T" replied Mabel.
"'cause I'm holding tight to myself"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-11-26
Starting a Garden

IF I we're going to do gardening.
I'd first select the patch Of
ground to use and be sure that
it contained rich soil. This I would
do the fall before I expected to
plant it, and at the same. time I
would have several loads Of good
fertilizer spread over 1t. In the
spring I'd have 1t plowed to get tho
fertilizer well into the ground, then
dragged twice to get the ground
fine. would also rake it a few
times SO as to make the ground
ready for seeding. Then I'd decide
in which part of the garden I want
ed the vegetables and flowers. !
would get a patch of ground ready
for cabbage, then scatter the seed
evenly and cover it over with a lit
tie soil. The same for beets, only
I'd plant them in rows.
The lettuce, onions and radishes
l would SOW in rows, because they
are easier to keep clean.
Early in the season I'd plant to-
matoes in a box in the house, and
when they got large enough l would
transplant them and put a stick be-
side each little plant for a support,
so the sun could get at it to ripen
the tomatoes.
When the beets got about SIX
inches high they would need thin
ming out SO they would grow better;
and the ones l pulled out I could
use for greens. When I planted the
peas l would have strings from one
end of the row to the other for the
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-11-26

peas to run on. 80 the plants couldn't
lie on the ground and rot.
After the radishes we're eaten, the
ground would need hoeing up again
to plant turnips, because they have
to be planted later than some things
If 1 planted sweet corn I'd plant 1t
tn rows, and plant some squash, wa
termelons or pumpkins among the
rows.
1 would leave a path between the
beds or rows Of vegetables, SO that
l could walk around without in
juring the plants, and clean the
weeds out. Along the paths l could
plant some pansies or geraniums,
and s~weetpeas along the fence. The
beauty of the flowers would help to
pass the time away when l was
fighting against the weeds.
l would keep the garden clean
from weeds by pulling them out,
hoeing them and working faithfully
every day. OF course, this is only a
small part Of the work to be done in
gardening, but the rest would be
mainly keeping It clean until fall,
when 1t would be time to pull up
the beets, carrots, cabbage, ETC., and
put them in the cellar.-Rosa Dreu
del in Farm Journal.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-11-26
Fall Fertilizers for Lawn

structive to Q lawn u almost any
thing else.
1t Is hardly necessary to nay that
nothing will be gained by scattering
grass seed on the lawn at this sea
son.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-11-05
DIFFERENT THINGS IN MIND
Toms Supposed Endorsement of What
Lurlina Disapproved of Nearly
Led to a Quarrel.

They were IN the lure of the ca
baret, and and she-Tom and Lurlina.
The contralto was singing. Positive
reimbursement was in Lurlina' q
voice as she said:
Entirely too low! Entirely"
Surprise and unmistagable admira.
ton mingled in Toms reply.
"Ah, no! It's exquisite!"
A catch in her breath. amazement
in her wideopen blue eyes.
why. Tom! How can you?"
There was almost tears in her
voice
How can II" he replied enthusiasts.
tically. Indeed, how can not?"
Amusement fled from indignation in
her eyes. The chill of ice was in her
tone and manner.
Then l will thank you to take mo
homer"
why, Lurl!na?" And now the
amazement was in his eyes and pain
full eagerness in his voice. What do
you mean?"
Il mean her gown"
A beam of light Tom saw it all.
"Oh, Jupiter!" Could Joy have bet
ter uttered? Il meant her voice."
Thereupon the waiter came and all
was forgotten.