The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-24

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trees, and mighty waterways and en-
cheering attainments. All this re-
. minds me OF a story told of an am
) bilious young orator, living, well. it
. wouldn't be kind in me to tell just
where he lived. but it was in one OF
J our sister states mot Florida). Up
. on the occasion Of his maiden speech
he arose with great and pompous
! dignity, and in his suasiye voice ad
. dressed the assembly. by saying:
That this country had seen three
great days; the first was. when the
) morning stars sang together and all
the sons of God shouted for joy The
second was: When the great and
! good Columbus set sail across the
deep blue seas and discovered US.
And the third-the third, my
friends, is today, when I am telling
you about it.
We do not have to apologize for
explaining the wonders and beauties
of land that has thru the ages en-
chanted the children of men. The
Irishman said: Faith, folks can tell
what they phase about Florida and it
: will be the truth
} The Maker of our universe surely
intended that our waterways should
be of signal use to man, and it is for
. US to turn them to profit.
The state is still in her infancy.
We want the millions of intellectual
people to come and lend their hands
. to industry, and our bureau of i'm
migration cannot be too careful, lest
we. tear down faster than we build
up. Florida is destined to rise in her
might and dominate her southern
rights. Thru the Gulf of Mexico and
. the East Coast extension she swings
her scepter thru the canal zone and
: away down on the continent of South
America
She is opening up her highways to
the world; she is leading in compe-
: tition and these, our inland streams,
must be made the slave systems of
the country
The scientific world is looking our
way, too. We have citizens from
! Greece, the country Of philosophers
. and scientists. The science of engi-
!. neering in Florida has reached the
y heights attained by those old and pre-
historic nations. The Flagler East
to hold abreast the winds for all
time to come, and the drainage of
the Everglades is another achieve
ment, and there are many more If
you will only take the time to think
of them. From Lake Okeechobee,
trru the beautiful Caloosahachee, far
away amid the palms on this south
ern river, one may set sail now for
the deep blue seas by canal route.
II Thousands of acres have been re-
claimed and are producing large
) quantities of fruit and vegetables
which are shipped to the northern
. markets at a season when all the
world is covered with sIeet and snow
Everybody works in Florida
: even the women work. Perhaps they
|. work the most-and it is their pleas
ure Who ever heard of an indolent
Florida woman? Why, her foot
|: pound of energy. The heart inter
lest she puts into serious study, re-
!: form and philanthropic work, club
I life, social life or dress question, and
lesser evils such as auction and
!; Ibrdge, and general pleasure seeking
9 would paralize a Hercules in short
order, and the most wonderful of il
Z all is, she keeps it up, too, year in
and year out, for years and years
! As an example of her energy and
\ Willingness in rural districts | viii
read you little note received few
days ago by one of the professors in
a most fiourishing institution o.
learning: Prof Jones, Dear Sir
You will please excuse jennie from
school today He did not come to
day because he is acting as time
keeper for his father. You remem
Der last night you gave him this ex
ample to work: If field is foul
. miles square, how long will it take {
y man, walking three miles an hour
- to walk two and one half time:
: around it? Now professor you know
= Johnnie amt man, SO We had Il
send his daGdy to step it off. The.
left early this morning and my hus
band said he thought they ough- ::
get back sometime late tonight, th'
il would be hard going. Dear sir
won't you please make the mex
problem about ladies as my HUSBAND
can't afford to lose the days work
N | don't have any time to loaf myself
|. hut | can spare a day off OCCASIONAL.
better than he can Resp ectfull,