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The Ocala evening star., 1914-11-07
OCALA FRATERNAL ORDERS
a1ARIoN-DuNN MASONIC LODGE
(Copyright.)

Marion-Dunn Lodge no. 10, f. &
A. NJ, meets on the first and third
Thursday evenings OF each month at
1880 o'clock, until further notice.
Baxter earn, w. M.
Jake Brown, Secretary Ad
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wouId-Re MARTYR.

Lady" said the unshaven man at
the back door, I'm on a hunger
strike" WELL" said the general
housework person sharply, what do
Fou want?" Cant you hear? I'm on
hunger strike. want to be forcibly
sed."-Buffalo Express.
The Ocala evening star., 1914-11-07
LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE

Ocala Lodge No. 699, L. o. NJ,
meets every Thursday at $50 p. ~
Visiting brethern always welcome 10
the lodge and club house on Mag
nolia street, near postoffice.
J. ID. Rooney, Dictator.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs

Ocala Lodge No. 10 Conventions
held every Monday at 7:30 p. m. at
Castle Hall, over the James Carlisle
drugstore. A cordial welcome to vis-
iting brothers. VIM. Gober, G. G.
Chas. K. Sage, K. Of R. S. Ad
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CHAPTER NO. IS. R. A. NJ.

Regular convocations of the Ocala
Chapter No. 13, r. A. NJ, on the
fourth Friday in every month at
7:30 p. m. c. E. Connor, II. P.
Jake Brown, Secretary
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wooDMEN OF THE WORLD

Fort King Camp No. IA meets at
the Il of P. Hall, at 8 p. m, every
second and fourth Friday. Visiting
sovereigns are always welcome.
F. J. Burden, G. G.
Chas. K. Sage, Clerk. Ad
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ODD FELLOWS

Tulula Lodge No. p, +. o. o. f.,
meets in Yonge's Hall every Tuesday
evening at o'clock A warm vel
come always extended to visiting
brethren. J. H. Benjamin, N G..
W. l.. Colbert, Secretary.
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coNCoRD1A LODGE F. o. OF A.

Concordia Lodge, Fraternal Union
of America, meets in Yonge's Hall
on the second Thursday evening OF
each month. Geo. l.. Taylor. r. NJ.
Chas. K. Sage, Secretary. Ad
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CLOSING OUT ODD AND END
STATIONERY at reduced prices at
KREITERi IS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
The Hum of Industry

Dullness has prevailed in the metals tradc throughout the country for sev- eral months past, but notwithstanding that fact industrial operations in the Birmingham district are now active with promise of continued activity throughout the remainder of the year. The Tennessee company's rail mill at Ensley, after being shut down nearly three weeks, has resumed again. All the plants at Ensley and Fairfield are now in full operation.
 No manufacturing center is as busy as Birmingham. The percentage of men out of employment is small in- deed compared with other industrial cities. There is hum of industry here which is quickly remarked by every visitor When the American Steel and Iron institute meets in this city next week many of the prominent indus trial leaders will see Birmingham for the first time. No matter how much they have heard or read about this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20

district they will be surprised, no doubt, to find city, only little more than forty years old, so large and so well built. And those who were here in the early days of Birmingham s history, but who had not seen the city recently, will be even more surprised, perhaps, than those who will be pay ing their first visit. All the members of the Iron and Steel institute will certainly find much to interest them, and best of all typical southern hospi- tality.
 In the meantime the people of Bir- mingham may we'll congratulate them selves on living in a city where in dustrial thrift prevails, even when many plants are idle in various parts of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
Shelby Returns From Trip

J. E. Shelby, president of the Bir- mineham Rotary and vice president of the International Association of Rotary Clubs, returned yesterday from a trin of several days taken in the interest of Rotarianism. He visited Cincinnati Louisville, Paducah and Memphis and in each city addressed a Rotary meet ing
 Tn all the cities I found our clubs in fine condition-full of the true Rotary spirit" said MT. Shelby. q was most cer- dially received and was impressed with the large attendance at the meetings In each of the cities visited practically the entire membership turned out.
 "Cincinnati. Louisville and Padncah ii is each enjoying a good deal of busi- hess prosperity. Paducah for a city of it's size--about 40,000-is wonder I. is one of the most prosperous cities have ever seen. In Memphis there was some complaint in business cir cles but the situation seemed to ba growing brighter. One good thing the Rotarians do-they cultivate optimism They talk 1t all the time and they act it. Being in a Rotarian atmosphere accounts in measure at least for the fine impression I gained of the busl- ness conditions in Cincinnati, Louis vile and Paducah.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
COST OF WAR REVISED
From the Washington Star.

From the Washington Star.
 In these columns d few days ago was given. a rough estimate of the daily cost of the European war to the gov ernments involved, based upon a state- ment from Berlin to the effect that the daily German cost was 5000, O0O With this figure as starting point it was calculated that the French cost was lsh cost s1,oo0,o0 the total of all the warning powers in Europe being about S16,000,0 900, which was recognized as conservative and probably below the actual figure.
 Since this calculation was made 1t has been stated on apparently good authority that the daily cost to France is about $7ooo,oOo and subsequently, it was unofficially stated in London that the cost to the British gov ernment was about s55 second, or roughly $4,750,o00 a day. Accepting these estimates as approximately ac- curate, the cost of the war daily to Germany France and England alone is $16,750,000, or more than the first estimate for all of the European bel ligerents. Should the scale now estab- lished by these French and English figures be applicable to the other war ring governments, 1t is likely that the total cost rises to above $25,000,000 daily. for Russia alone is, reckoning on the French and English scales, prob ably spending $7.O0O,00O daily at least The present French and English fig ures suggest that perhaps the first statement of German cost was too low It is interesting in this connection to note that an official estimate made during the latter part of the civil war
 based upon public debt figures, showed that the war between the states cost $1, 500,000 a day. Doubtless if that struggle had occurred under moderr
 conditions the cost to the federal gov ernment would have been at least five times as much.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
Blaming the DemocrnsH

| I was in Winston the other day. said Columbus Teacher, land found that the republicans in that county and there are many of them-were at triubting the low price of cotton to the fact that the democrats were in power. Why, my friend, it's the Eu- ropean war that has made this market less situation I remarked to a man with cotton to sell. I don't believe 1t: it's the democratic party he replied.
 At Haleyville, saw a farmer haul Ing bale of cotton that he had brought to town back home. Why didn't you sell your cotton?' I asked. Sell it? couldn't get enough for it to pay for raising it. And d-d if I ever try again to sell pound of cotton when a democrat is President
 1t was amusing-this republican viewpoint. The republican leaders are pressing that idea on the farmers and many of the latter really accept it as true"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
Kitchener and the Press

For a man whose title to greatness is questioned by no one Lord Kitchen CTS attitude toward newspapers and newspaper men is hard to understand. The near great" often make the mls- take of being unfriendly to the press, but true parsonage, one who looms large in the worlds affairs and IS credited with unusual clarity of vis- ion in most particulars, would hardly be expected to act as Lord Kitchener has done, not only in the present crisis of England's affairs, but on many oc- casions in the past when there was less excuse for discourtesy. If Lord Kitchener is correctly quoted, he con- siders newspaper man pest and on one occasion referred in an official dispatch to one of Great Britain s most famous correspondents as a "camp follower" Such language is ab- surd and certainly reflects no credit on the man who uttered it. AS for the correspondent, even Kitchener could not lessen his fame.
 Following his usual custom, when Lord Kitchener took charge of Great Britain's military affairs, after the declaration of war on Germany, and thus became the most powerful man in the United Kingdom, he not only for bade newspaper correspondents to ac- company the expeditionary forces to France. but put such a strict censor ship in force against the English press that the situation was scarcely en- durable. The result was that English people knew little or nothing of what was going on. This may have had some effect in lessening patriotic in terest in the war and was doubtless responsible to some extent for the trouble the war office met with in getting recruits for the army.
 English people have enjoyed too much personal liberty for Lord Kitch- ener's high-handed proceedings against the press to go unchallenged. The powerful newspapers throughout England, which is famous for it's great journals, became so restivc and there was so much unfavorable public senti- ment aroused that K:F,hener has been forced to make concession. He has announced that about ten English cor respondents will be allowed to accom- pany the troops, also one French, one Russian, one Belgian and 1e Ameri- .. can correspondent. Fred ,i,k Palmer is the American who will anJoy this privilege. Although many other Amer ican newspaper men are bitterly disap- pointed in not being able to go to the front, in Frederick Palmer they have . worthy representative.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
The Accurate Crop Reports

Those who have followed the crop reports prepared and issued by the United States government during the past ten years cannot fail to note the improvement in point of accuracy.
 When the work of crop reporting was first undertaken the field orgapi- zation was, as matter of course, un- trained, and the reports were not much better than guesses. It is very different now. The October report issued few days ago emphasizes the thoroughness and the reliability of the agricultural department.
 It was stated that crop conditions during September were so favorable that expectation of yields increased IA per cent and the prospects on Oc- tober 1 were that the yields would be GA per cent better than last year. On October 1 the composite condition of all crops was 99.3 per cent of the average.
 The most noticeable improvement in September was made in tobacco, potatoes and corn. The oats produc- tion was above earlier expectations. The wheat harvest was not quite up to the 90O,OO0,000 bushels forecast in the early part of the summer, but it was above previous high records. This years potato crop is next to the high record crop of 1912 when 421,- O00,000 bushels were produced.
 There is a big corn crop and the cotton crop, as we all know, is, in view of the European war, too big this year, The prospects are bright for heavy orange crop. On the first of October the condition of that crop was esti- mated to be Ill per cent higher than a year ago and 2.2 per cent higher than the ten-year average.
 There was time when the farmers were reticent about crop prospects, especially when the harvest was most promising, thinking that buoyant talk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
NAPoLEoN's WAR MoTToEs

From H. A. l.. Fishers Napoleon"
 Unity of command is first necessity of war"
 Love is the occupation of the idle man. the distraction of the warrior, the stum- bling block of the sovereign
 'The first quality of commander-in- chief is cool head
 "He lies too much. One may very well lie sometimes but always is too much"
 "A great captain ought to say to him. self several times day: If the enemy what should I do?' If he finds himself embarrassed he is i'll posted.
 When a king is said to be q kind man, the reign is failure"
 "The heart of statesman should be in his head"
 High tragedy is the school of great men. It is the duty of sovereigns to en- courage and spread it. Tragedy warns the soul, raises the heart, can and ought to create heroes"
 Bleeding enters into the combinations of political medicine"
 .Conscription is the eternal root of a nation, purifying it's morality and fram- ing all it's habits."
 q regard myself as probably the most daring man in the war who has ever ex- sted."
 Love of country is the first virtue of civilized man."
 There are only two nations-east and west"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
For Better Sanitation

T was very much interested in the talk made recently before the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce by Dr. R. Nj. Cunningham, city health officer, on the dry closet evil of Bir- am very glad to see that President Shook has appointed a special standing com mittee on sanitation and health to CO., operate with Dr. Cunningham and the city authorities in eliminating this evil.
 ''Dr Cunringham's idea of a municipal bond issue for sanitary sewers is fine. It should be taken up. by the city com missioners and put through. I under stand, however, it does not stand much chance of adoption in the near future. Dr. Cunningham is right in that the ma jority of people in Birmingham who have dry closets today are those who cannot afford sanitary connections, plumbing, and sewer assessments. And he's right again, in that it's unjust to place such u tax upon such citizens when they can't afford it.
 So his plan for the city to issue bonds. build these needed sanitary sewers. put in the connections to the residences, and even the plumbing. if necessary, and then allow the property holder to pay for the work like he would pay for street pave- ments, in ten annual assessments, is an ideal solution and should be worked out. I'll tell you, 5000 dry closets in one city Is enough to breed disease and I'm with pr. Cunningham, first, last and all the time. Let's get rid of them.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
LIKE M,LuKE SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 If man went downtown with black
 shoe string tied around his neck he would
 get ride to the booby hatch. But the
 girls do 1t and get away with 1t.
 What has become of the old-fashionest
 nan whose Sunday shoes squoaked So
 loudly that he interrupted the services
 when he walked down the aisle of the church?
 When you make yourself at home, dun't
 make others wish you were. You can't guess a mans initials by ob- serving the initials carved on the handle of the umbrella he Is carrying. He is a lucky man who discovers that his marriage ties are good wonlan's s apron strings.
 Prohibition may be a fine thing for some states. It has stocked Maine with green bears, and populated Kansas with red, white and blue snakes. It has pro- duced cerise alligators in Alabama and pink elephants in Tennessee. And purple zebras are making their appearance in West Virginia But Ohio has one of the finest zoos in the world in Cincinnati and We do not need any more animals The old-fa shioned wife who used to try to retain her husbands affection now has a daughter who keeps her husband busy trying to retain her affection. A princess will put string C. glass beads and circle of brass door knobs around her neck; six tin bracelets on each wrist, three lead rings, with stained glass sets on each finger. and pin an iron clock on the front of her waist. Then she will go to church and give dime for the en- lightenment of the poor heathsn women who are so ignorant and unc;vilized that they wear anklets made out of copper w-re.
 It would be a mighty serious matter If prohibition carried and the saloons were sli closed. Just look at all the male quar- tets that would be put out of business. A black eye is one color scheme that requires more explanation than cubist
 picture. N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
CRACOw

From the London Chronicle.
 Cracow. toward which the Russians are so steadily pressing their Way, stands even before Warsaw in the minds of Pol ish patriots. Not only was it once the capital of free Poland with a cathedral equivalent to our Westminster Abbey, wherein sleep the generations of Polish kings and heroes, but 1t possesses the most striking patriotic memorial in the world. This is the Kosciuskoberg, a mount 300 feet high, erected to the mem- ory of Kosciusko, and formed of earth from every battlefield of Poland, In the construction of that memorial Polish mo- bies, statesmen and peasants toiled side by side
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
The Presidents Campaign Letter

President Wilson felt, no doubt, a keen sense of disappointment when exacting government duties caused him to give up his purpose of making Icampaign speeches in certain of the congressional districts.
 Few of the Presidents have been distinguished for their oratory. Wash ington's eloquence was chiefly in his pen. The same was said of Jefferson. The Adamses were good speakers. Lincoln was impressive. Andrew Johnson belonged to the silver-tongue class and spoke with well modulated voice and moving passion. Grant de- veloped into first rate after dinner speaker, although when President he was extremely diffident and was al- ways embarrassed when facing a pop ular audience. Garfield was a good speaker. Cleveland had style of his own and always had rapt attention when he made an address. Benjamin Harrison was an exceptionally felicit- ous speaker-one of the few ready speakers who ever filled the executive office.
 MT. Wilson is the greatest of all when it, comes to the writing of Eng fish and he has singularly pleasing style of delivery. All in all, Wilson is the most attractive speaker who has been honored with the presidency. There is distinct charm in his earn estness, and his English, always fresh and convincing, naturally heightens the charm. Those districts therefore which were to have been honored by MT. Wilson's presence will be sorely disappointed at not being able to hear him speak.
 The President has, however, written a trenchant letter to Oscar W. Under wood to be used as campaign docu- ment in lieu of his intended speeches. He was progressive democrat when he delivered his inaugural address. He has never been antagonistic to large business interests, but he is opposed to private monopoly. Like MT. Under- wood, he is tariff reformer, and but for his earnest work in behalf of cur rency legislation we would not today have the federal reserve system. President Wilson is as progressive now as he was at the beginning of his administration, and his campaign let ter rings with his progressive democ- racy. But no conservative or honest business interest has reason to fear him.
 In the presidential office he has full filled the highest expectations of his supporters and has made thousands and thousands of friends from among those who had been opposed to him.
 The democratic party is thoroughly united, and the democrats will win magnificent victory in the congress sional elections in November.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
SALT MACkEREL

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Here's comfort for the housewife. Quite regardless of the opportunities offered by the war, the price of salt mackerel has declined to soar. Instead, it has rapidly fallen.
 The cause has nothing to do with the war. It Is merely a happy chance which brings down the cost of this homely staple at this time.
 E There is mackerel war. but it has no connection with the war of the nine na tions.'' The combatants are the Nor wegian fishermen and the American inn porters. The Norwegians demanded American financing for their shipmenti and the Americans ignored the ultimatum The Norwegians thereupon declared war They started to ship their briny goods
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
OLD ENGLISH AND ALIENS
on the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle. Medieval England had a rough-and- ready way of insuring the good behavior of aliens According to the Saxon law of frank pledge. which remained in force until 1870. no hosteler might entertain a foreigner more than day and night, unless he undertook to answer for his guests behavior. No foreigners were al- lowed to keep hostels in London Some became naturalized in order to qualify for this privilege. Even these were not suffered to compete on equal terms with the natives, }being required to keep their ho uses 'in( the heart of the city, and being rigitly excluded from the more profitable regions on the banks of the Thames
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20

to arrange to sell off or trade narrow strip where houses abutt with their rear on the property. with the pro- viso that certain class of houses only. nice homes say, would be built along street, fronting the park. 1 under stand there is some very desirable acreage that could be added to the park on such terms as an exchange. The step suggested would very much improve the parks surroundings"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
TO THE PEACE PALACE AT THE
 HAGUE

By Robert Underwood Johnson in the Independent. Builded of Love and Joy and Faith and
 Hope, Thou standest firm beyond the tides of
 war That dash in gloom and fear and temp
 est roar Beacon of Europe!-tho' wise pilots grope Where trusted lights are lost; tho the
 dread scope Of storm is wider. deaiier than before; Ay. tho the very floods that strew the Seem to obey some power turned misan-
 thrope. For thou art witness to worlds desire. And when-oh, happiest of days!-shall
 cease The throes by which our Age doth bring
 to birth The fairest of her daughters, heavenly.
 Peace, When Man's red folly has been purged in
 fire, Thou shalt be Capitol of ali the 1lartA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
Alabama Waking Up

From the Selma Journal.
 The convention of leading business men held at Montgomery Thursday for the purpose of discussing and agitating a reformation of the tax laws of the state. was an opportune move in the right direc- ton, and ought to have the hearty CO., operation of all good citizens. It is be- ieved that efficiency experts could draft a taxing system that would save the state hundreds of thousands of dollars and at the same time distribute the burdens vast ly more justly and equitably.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Decidedly Better Business.

There has been decided improve ment In the business world within the The last week or ten days" said Sam uel W. Minter of Buffalo, N. Y. "Condi- tons are steadily approaching normal and I expect to see a great deal of ac- eiVity between now and Christmas.
 The European war will probably continue year or more, but business In this country will become adjusted to the situation-and by next spring everybody on this side of the Atlantic Will be enjoying prosperity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
THE LAND OF PEACE.

weary. wayworn traveller
 Came sailing OCT the sea lie said, Back home in U. s. A.
 Is where I want to be. ve heard the roar of mighty guns
 In Europes blood stained lands, We seen fair homes made desolate
 And terror-stricken bands Who fled before wars monstrous form. Without a place to sleep, Or food or drink upon the way
 Their failing strength to keep. And when I reach America
 'Tis there I hope to stay Till peace rules over all the world And war Is swept away. In troubled dreams 1 hear the cries That woeful women raise The moans of dying peasantrx
 Who toiled in peaceful ways Until their rulers, cold and proud. Compelled them to the strife In which the cheap pest pawn of all Is just a peasants life''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
Ponular Movement

From the Huntsville Mercury-Banner.
 No similar movement has ever spread so rapidly as the buy-a-bale of cotton at 10 cents pound. It is spreading rap idly and becoming as popular in the north as in the south. It has become na- tion-wide. F