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stirrups and at the very sight Of him
the soldiers, inspired by his great form,
took courage and turned defeat to vic
tory. He must hive been "a great man.
for the soldiers loved him like IA father.
Another thing that helped him alons
the path to success was the fact that
he had under him some Of the best
generals In Europe at that period. Some
OF his favorite generals were Ney,
Grouchy. Junot, Murat and Lannes.
Another instance OF his greatness was
shown by the rapldity with which he
advanced himself In public offices. In
the year 1885 he become a Second Lieu
tenant of artillery. lie was soon ad-
vanced as Lieutenant. then to Captain
and so on up the ranks Of officers of the
Imperial Army of France. til in the
year 1896, eleven years after the date
of his appointment as a Second 1teus'
tenant he became commander in chief
of the French forces in Italy. Napoleon
was then only 20 years of age. Could
an ordinary civilian advance with such
alacrity?
On the 18th of May. 1904 Napoleon
and Josephine were crowned Emperor
and Empress of France. He was at
the head Of Europe; he had placed his
brothers on thrones OF various countries
Did any other man ever lave control OF
Europe? lie was now at the summit OF
his climb: he remained there for
certain period. and then he began to
descend as rapidly as he has assembled.
Like other great men of his type
he had an end Of isolation. So let II
be with Napoleon. After the fatal
retreat from Moscow, the battle Of
Waterloo and the triumphant entry Of
the allied armies Of England and Prussia
into Paris. Napoleon was exiled to st.
Helena, where in the year 1921. on the
9Th Of May. at half past o'clock he
passed away.
To sum up this question In as few
words as possible, | think no man on
earth went through or saw more than
he did
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true, his critics call him a tyrant
a despot. but his tyranny and despotisni
can be condoned. An unprecedented OBJ
server of his career will come to the
conclusion that some OF his tyranncal
and despotic acts were In furtherance
OF the great principles, Liberty. Fra
ternity and Equality" the three pa
triotic words that united France and
paved the way for other European
countries to adopt such principles and
to live up to the meaning of these mag
netic three words.
And not only in Europe. but in other
continents the echo OF these great dec
larations was heard.
AS to his military genius, no one ex-
cept those who are bigoted and preju-
diced can deny that he was the greatest
Of all military leaders, ancient or mod
ern.
The founder OF Germany. the herald
Of Italian unity, the designer OF Hol-
land, and theoretically the liberator of
South America, he conducted an incred-
ible campaign which startled Europe
and which breeded the precious embryo
Of civilization.
In conclusion. may safely add that
the title Of great" was well merited
and earned.
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when weighed with his faults. seem SO
overwhelming.
lie WAS the man Of destiny. lie
turned the history OF the world, for his
biography is the history of Europe of
his day, There were other great gen.
erals born to high position, but for
twelve years he stood firm before the
greatest opposition ever directed against
one man. 1t is certainly a great man
that IL opponent of the united Powers
of Europe.
There shall be no Alps" he said.
and he spared nothing to reach his high
aims. He had the executive ability to
work out his imaginative plans. Ma
poleon never thought of what he would
do In case OF success. but what he would
do II fortune turned against him.
He was great because he added to
Frances glory. The uiltl- Corporal
enriched her greatly in money and mas
terpieces OF art. He made code of
laws that still exists, he abolished the
feudal system, he made free education
and religious freedom possible. This
great general left In lasting influence
in France and in every Continental
country under his sway. Perhaps by
HlS dIlblAlNllN llf bAilfl CbuHNTltN,
certainly they had to be quick TO keep
up with him.
1t was this betterment OF laws and
conditions which make happier homes
productive Of better men and women in
which he did not fail. IL was this the
allied Powers Of Europe feared.
Napoleon was not the impressive man
with the heart OF stone that the poet
Lamartinc represents. There was never
a man so loved or SO hated and yet the
genius OF the man, his winning quail
ties, his great magnetism. made people
love him and for only that he was
great II he was not great how could
he have gained such results?
Austcrlitz alone proved him wonder
full; Austerltz, one Of the greatest bat
ties of the world that are his.
And his fall like his life. was beyond
comprehension. He took his punish
ment like man should, for the good
of his country.
Wrapped in his originality his calm
visage takes little note OF the sacri-
leglous hands that are armed with his
human weaknesses TO mar his gram
deur. He knows that as long as men
shall live they will stand pensive be-
fore him and measure what little they
have done by what he did.
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all It's force 10 the Acknowledgement of
women.
Women can now be divided roughly
into two great groups. the house keep
ing classes, with every graduation from
extreme wealth to extreme poverty, and
the working classes, from the profess
sional woman to the scrub woman.
The latter group. with its multitude
nous and at times conflicting interests,
needs representation for its own sake.
There are many branches OF work
which have fallen completely into the
hands OF women. There are other
branches in which women compete with
men. But even in competing the
women's problems and abilities are
different. For instance an eight hour
day Is more desirable for women than
for men. The only three States which
have such law are woman suffrage
States.
The working classes. II may be said,
however, are already partly represented
by the votes OF the workingmen; but
when the interests OF the women differ
land they often do differ) from those
OF the men they are neglected, because
they are unrepresented.
But what 0f the great housekeeping
classes? They and their interests have
not even remote male representation.
They are completely overlooked. They
too, as every class, need representation
for their own sakes. The housekeeper
In the home, with her problems of child
rearing, marketing, purchasing. Ia no
more Justly represented by her husband
n In he 80 At 4.
would be II she were trusted to repre-
sent his business interests.
Tho State, according to Madison
and every one, whether he believes or
not In democracy, should see some rea-
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of giving the vote to merchants, me-
chanics and manufacturers" They be-
lieved themselves safe only by trust
ing the owners Of the soil, the owners
Of the country"
for example, compared the merchant
class to children who do not vote.
why? he said. Because they want
prudence. because they have no will Of
their own. The ignorant and the de-
pendent can he as little trusted (as chill
dren) with the public interest"
II was, however, the Handed gentry"
who judged that "the merchants. me-
chan!cs, &C." were ignorant and de-
pendent and little to be trusted with
the pubic interest The merchants
themselves probably would have de-
scribed their own class in very differ
ent terms. They, on their side, must
assuredly have felt that the landowners.
no matter bow well qualified otherwise
to voi". we're little to be trusted with
80 interests Of a class they so de-
spised.
Before long, as every one knows, this
despised class Of merchants" &c, was
given the right to vote. But In many
States there remained for some time
certain property qualifications which
deprived all lsborers OF the ballot. The
workingmen, too, were looked upon by
men with land and money as little to
be trusted with the public interest"
The workers In turn must have re-
scented the scorn Of the propertied
classes and felt that men so little in
sympathy with their interests could
not truly represent them in this Govern
ment. which It had been proclaimed
rested, as all governments must, ON the
consent Of the governed.
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The working classes now vote through
out the country. In fact with few
minor exceptions the broad principle of
manhood suffrage Is firmly established.
II has come in response to the demands,
clamorous and dangerous, of the classes
shut out FROM PARTICIPATION in the cleo
tons. As these classes grew to realize
that their interests were not understood
nor protected by the .enfranchised
groups above them they demanded their
share in the government: and they got
IL.
1t Is this condition which some anti
suffragists regret and wish to see re-
stricted. But how would they restrict
the suffrage?
Property and educational qualifica-
tions have been suggested. The prop
erty qualification was tried in the be-
ginning and found not to work. The
same objections against 1t certainly
exist now as formerly. The educational
qualifications to a certain degree seem
fair, since 1t Ii the policy Of the country
to compel Its citizens, men and women,
to be instructed up to the age OF IA.
But ima CINE government OF col
lege professors! Learned as they are
they would not be acceptable to all.
Property holders, railroad owners, prac-
teal men experienced In various busi-
ness affairs, might feel that their inter-
ests We're not understood or safe
guarded by class supposed to be
merely learned in books They might
feel with justice that matters vital to
them were looked upon with contempt
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gentry" They would certainly pro-
test. The merchants. mechanics and
manufacturers" would feel aggrieved
and misrepresented as before. The
working men would object and claim
again their share in the government.
No class would consent to forfeit its
representation to another. In fact, they
would probably all agree with ex-Presi-
dent Taft that under a representative
from OF government the interests OF any
particular set OF people are more likely
to be advanced by one of themselves
than by one OF another class, no matter
how altruistic."
Any attempt really to restrict the
suffrage in this country would surely
meet with insurmountable opposition.
1t would probably be shown that il Is
expedient as well as Just that all classes
OF men and all varieties OF interest
should be represented. James Madison
discussed this question in the early
days His conclusion was that in a
democracy the danger was from COM
bination OF certain groups Into an over
bearing majority which would sacrifice
the rights" Of the minority to Its own
rights"
The only escape from this danger
Is, he said, to enlarge the suffrage.
Extend the sphere and you take in a
greater variety OF parties and interests:
you make 1t less probable that a ma
Jority OF the whole will have a common
motive to invade the rights OF other cit
liens; or II such a common motive ex-
lists, 1t will be more difficult for all who
feel 1t to discover their strength and TO
Act In unison with each otharu This
Is an argument for the expediency OF
a liberal suffrage, and this argument,
as well as all arguments based on the
justice OF giving each class representa-
ton through the ballot, applies with
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MARY Fielder, CLASS I.

The greatest man Is he who achieves
the most for mankind with the least
means at his disposal. With this def
milton in mind 1t can never logically
be claimed that Napoleon was the
greatest man OF modern times. He
who was absolute master OF France,
for to control the army was to control
France. who was checked In no way
by a jealous watchful government--the
only existing power lay in the army
might have employed such unlimited
power to better advantage. 1t can
hardly be stated that Napoleon was
successful.
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son in this posltion-the State itself
suffers from the exclusion of so great
a variety of parties and interests.
The tendency OF American civiliza-
ton is toward a liberal electorate and is
clearly toward including in the govern
ment all classes. At the same time the
States reserve to themselves the right to
disfranchise certain individuals. All
States exclude children, idiots, iiisai.e
and criminals. All require previous to
voting a residence within their limits.
few States demand that their voters
shall know how TO read and write. A
few States impose a poll tax, and Louis
lana and South Carolina require slight
property qualification q; an alternative
to reading and writing. Idaho also dis
franchises all men and women con-
nected In any way with houses OF pros
titution. None OF these disqualifications
applies to women as women.
Women now form a larger proper
ton OF the educated class than men.
They are large property holders; it has
been estimated that over 85 per cent,
Of the stock of our principal railroads be-
longs to them and that they pay large
percentage Of the taxes. They are the
law abiding class; only 1-5 per cent,
Of the criminals are 'yorlen. They form
large part OF the working class; 1t is
now estimated that there az 5000, 900
women painfully vmploye.. As mothers
and housekeepers they are totally with
out representation in the Government
an exclusion which In not justified Ly
anything n the fact Of motherhood or
housekeeping itself.
Women. forming various classes. need
a share in the Government for the same
reasons that all classes of men now in
Guided In the Government have needed
II. And the Government itself needs
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DRONZE MEDALLIsTS.

The following essays, found in the
bronze medal class. are among the
closest contestants for higher honors
Since they fell but few points lower
than their predecessors when the three
judges averaged the marks. it is well
to print them with the winners
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them not only to sa. guard itself from
one Of the dangers incidental to de-
mocracy las explained by Madison), but
in order to become "A democracy in a
true sense-a government cf the people,
by the people, for the people.
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TRUE GREATNESS OF NAPOLEON
NJ J. sALwYN sCHAPIRO, PHI. D.,
College Of the City of New York.

1t is of importance as well as OF inter-
know about the life and character Of
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BY EDDIE GRANEY

A boxing club instructors desire
for vengeance was responsible for the
debut of Jim Corbett into the profess
sional prize-ring.
The inside story, replete with in
tense human interest, is known to
comparatively few.
In the early SOS, when Greer Har-
rison was at the head of the Olympic
Club of San Francisco, he asked
Cooper, then champion of England,
to recommend a boxing instructor.
Cooper replied that Walter Watson,
then at New Orleans, was "the best
boxing instructor in the world Watt
son was at once engaged.
From the first his methods of in
struction we're criticized by Dave Els
man, amateur champion of Olym-
pic Club. Eisman's slurs stung, and
in short time the antagonism had
grown to a positive feud between the
two men-the amateur and the pro-
fessional
Eisman and Instructor Watson
were billed to appear in a bout at
one of the clubs gentlemen nights"
The young boxer began to whisper it
about among his friends that he was
going to show Watson up by whip
ping him to standstill.
The instructor got wind of it, and
when the two jumped into the ring
Watson gave Eisman the beating of
his life. -r
Where 1 come from, "she said to
his whipped adversary, an amateur
does not try to take a. professionals
bread and butter away from him as
you tried to do. Now, Ltel you what
I'm going TODD: I'm going to develop
one of the younger lads at the club
here who is going to lick you to a
nice brown turn. I'll give you a dem
onstration of my method that you'll
not soon forget"
go ahead" challenged Eisman.
Watson had noticed Jim Corbett,
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DESIRE FOR VENGEANCE MADE JAMES J.
CORBETT WORLDS CHAMPION
JAMES J.

AZ ~ NJ xkA4VX4 4OIN
instrument through which to get sat
isfaction and vindicate his system.
How'd you like to whip Eisman?"
he asked one day.
"Sure," agreed Jim, 'Tll whip him
right nowr"
mot now" advised the instructor.
But meet he out at DIR. Nightingale's
barn tomorrow morning early. I'll
put you in shape"
For several months Watson put
young Corbett through stiff course
of secret training, developing his pro-
tege carefully Finally he felt GER
tain that his pupil was ready to give
Eisman the promised trouncing.
Corbett Walloped Eisman to a
standstill. Watson stood by grinning
his satisfaction.
my system he said CURLY to the
defeated amateur. my system with
my compliments.
Watson was so impressed with
Corbett's showing and possibilities
that he arranged tour through Eng
land for him. But Corbett, mean
time, had been overcome by Cupid
and ran away to Salt Lake City to
get married
He found himself without funds,
and in order to get back to San Fran
cisco had to engage in professional
bout, whipping his man with ease.
He was in the game to stay.
Willie Richie and Al Wolgast are
still far apart on the selection of a
referee for their fight in Milwaukee
next week. but indications are that
matters will be adjusted without ran
cor on either side.
Both of the lightweights are train
ing vigorously, and Wolgast asserts
he will be in better shape than for a
couple of years.
1890
- CAREFUL
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1870
CAREFUL

He-May kiss you?
She-Certainly. But will you kind
ly step into that antiseptic cabinet for
five minutes. Life.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-29
BOLTS OUT OF THE BLUE

Following is the New York World s
description of how the Germans rain
ed death on sleeping Antwerp:
AT l O'Clock this morning death
came TO Antwerp out of the air. In
my room in the Hotel ST. Antoine, on
an upper floor overlooking the gener-
al staff headquarters, l had just ex-
tinguished the light when a curious
humming in the air, like the sound
of million bumblebees, drew me to
the window. A Thousand feet above
me hoyered an indistinct mass, which
slowly resolved itself into the APP
pearance of a gigantic black cigar
silhouetted against the purple sky
1T was a German dirigible Zeppelin,
and sounded, when closer, like an
automobile with the muller Open
As looked, something resembling a
falling star curved across the sky,
and, an instant later, there came a
rending, SCATTERING crash that shook
the hotel to its foundations. Only
then did / realize that death was be
ing rained upon the sleeping city
from the sky. The first projectile
completely demolished building
two hundred yards from my window
Thirty seconds later there came an
other crash, and another and yet an
another, until ten in all had happen
ed. Accompanied by four cabinet
ministers and five heads of Legations
all in our pajamas, / assembled to the
hotel roof. Belgian high angle and
machine guns now were stabbing the
darkness with spurts of flame, and
the rattle of musketry was deafen-
| ing, but they were unable to hit the
Zeppelin, which disappeared in the
upper darkness. The destruction
caused by the projectiles was incred-
ible, in both extent and horror
Found It's Finish
| London, Aug. 25-The CORE.
spondent at Antwerp of the Evening
News telegraphs that a Zeppelin air.
ship, which flew over Antwerp last
night, was brought down by Belgian
artillery fire at Hemixem, six miles
outside of Antwerp. Fffteen men
constituting the crew, were taker
| prisoners.
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WAR i

Thou contest forth from thy hid
seeking whom thou mightest de-
YOUR with thy strong right armi
Thou dost rise with the first faint
CLEANS of the new morning, and
thy mouth cryest bitterly for thy
brothers blood! Thou dost lie down
at night on thy pallet of straw to
dream of the onslaughts of tomor-
rowl Thou contest forth like a
cloud Of desperate despair; thou
leavest only desolation and want in
thy wake! Like mighty wind thou
newest down thy brothers as though
the field! Thou dost bring down to
the grave heads that are tinged with
gray and bodies that are bent with
the weight of years, Thou dost reach
out with thy greedy right arm and
pull down to death strong, sta1wart
young men whom God saw fit to
place on earth that they might do
good TO their fellows, Thou dost
steal from the mother her only be-
loved son and sendest him away
upon the battlefield to be slain like
the OK and callest it patriotism for
his country Thou dost rob home
Of the father and leavest behind a
mother broken in heart and spirit to
be the support and mainstay of the
child that crieth bitterly for bread
Thou dost rob the world of happiness
and peace and leayest instead, sor-
row, pain, desolation, want and
death! o demon of hell! When wilt
thou slacken thy pace?
A Subscriber.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-29
FOR THE PROTECTION OF
THE GROWERS Or FLORIDA

The measures being taken by the
farmers and shippers Of this part of
the state, under the auspices of the
Marion County Board of Trade, and
with the assistance of the transporta-
ton men, are of the greatest Import
ance to the people of all Florida
Our state has been so situated that
At has been a pasture ground for I'M
scrupulous commission men for the
last thirty years. Our people have
toiled INCREASINGLY to make fortunes
for the pirates of the northern cities.
This move, which If carried to a
successful conclusion, will give Flor
ida far better showing in the mar
kets and save our people millions Of
dollars.
The Star asks the press of the
state to pay particular attention to
the meeting, and give everybody no
fice of the meeting to fbe held at the
board Of trade rooms in Jacksonville,
Tuesday, Sept. 8. of the shippers
with representatives of the transpor-
tation lines.
1T IS also proper to remember that
this strong move for the benefit of
the people originated with the Mar
ion County Board of Trade
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-29
FEWER BULLETINS
IN THE FUTURE

Ever since the war began, the
Star has been furnishing the people
of OcaIa and several other Marion
and Citrus county towns with one to
three bulletins daily.
After today, the service will be
discontinued, not only because it is
a cause of much work and big ex-
pense, but because the people are be-
coming used to the war, and don't
take the oyerpowering interest in it
that they did at first.
There is not much use in sending
out one or more bulletins, recording
the detailed events of the day. The
ordinary run of events is too gradual
bulletin in the morning may tell
that the Germans have taken a
town, the British have captured a
ship or the Servians have cut. up a
regiment. One in the afternoon
about the same. With the vast scope
of operations, these events are too
small in proportion to bulletin.
When we receive some very large
news, we will bulletin it at once
The Star hopes that its readers
will not forget that the bulletin SER
vice it has furnished them for the
last month has cost it considerably
in money and hard work, for which
it has received no pay except the
pleasure of serving its friends.