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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-29

The Star thinks that if the Tampa
Tribune will change the style of its
credits in reproducing comments on
it's own editorial utterances from
other papers, it will make marked
improvement. AS it prints them now,
with the name of the other paper pre-
ceding the Tribune's remarks, and
the other papers comment following
the Tribune's credit, the average
reader is likely to think that the
other paper said what the Tribune
said and vice versa. Printers should
remember that the various tricks of
type are not as ineligible to other
people as they are to the men who
make them.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-29
CARRIERS ROUTE
FOR THE DAILY STAR

The Stars daily subscription list in
the city has grown so during the past
year that it is impossible for the four
carriers to handle so many papers
and make their deliveries in time for
all of the subscribers to get their pa
pers before supper. We have divided
the city into five instead of four
routes. The new route has been cut
out of the heart of the city, taking
the public square and a portion of
the business section. If the boys
should overlook you and fail to leave
your paper, please report the omis-
sion to the Office.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-29
THE BUTCHER BILL

The loss in killed, wounded and
captured among the contending arm
les in the war, from it's beginning to
Dec. 5, were approximately as fol-
lows:
Germany, 100000; Austria, 100000;
Turkey, 10000. Total, 100000.
On the other side, Russia, 100000;
France, 100000; Britain, 10000;
Belgium, 10000; Servia, $4,000;
Montenegro, $4,000; Japan, 1000.
Total, 2,442, 900.
Total loss on both sides, 2,672,000.
1t is more than likely that 100000
men have been added to the list in the
last three weeks, making a greater
force than the army employed on the
Union side during the civil war. The
Southern army was variously esti-
mated at from 100000 to $4,000 men
The German army during the
Franco-Prussian war contained l.
100000 men. The grand army of Ma
poleon which was broken to pieces in
claimed that Tamerlane led 100000
wild riders into Persia, Syria and
Asia Minor, and that Bajezet opposed
him with 100000. Mahomet the Sec,
ond had 100000 men at the siege OF
Constantinople. Darius met Alex.
ander at the battle of Arbela with
100000 men. The Greeks claimed
that there were 100000 men in the
army which invaded their country
under Xerxes. The mighty force with
which Sesostris conquered Syria, Asia
Minor and Babylonia had only $4,000
men. And far back in the mists OF
antiquity the host with which Sem
inamis went forth to conquer Indis
numbered 100000 Doubtless tbs
numbers attributed to the armies o.
antiquity were greatly exaggerated
but there is no discount on the hun
dreds of thousands that are being
moved down in the worlds creates
war.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-29

1t is reported from the South Pa
cific that the German cruiser Dresden,
reported sunk by British ship two
weeks ago, has escaped and is yet
roaming the sea. The Dresden is the
ship whose captain interfered at
Tampico to save Americans from a
Mexican mob when our own warships,
at orders from Washington, skunk out
to sea to avoid offending the greasers.
Every American would be glad if this
smart little ship, with her brave cap
tain and crew could safely reach an
American port and be interned until
the war is over.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-29
MERITED COMPLIMENTS

The three following clippings from
exchanges will be read with a great
deal of interest by the host of Mar
ion county friends of Mrs. E. T. Por-
ter, who for number of years made
her home in this city:
"Mrs. E. T. Porter, of Lady Lake,
was the honored guest of the county
school board at the teachers institute.
For the last two years, Mrs. Porter
has given her services to the girls of
Lady Lake school, taking charge of
their industrial work. Not only has
she met with them once week dur
ing the school year, but she has had
them under her care one afternoon
out of every week during vacation.
Under her skillful leadership, these
girls have become expert in all kinds
of needle craft, not only being able
now to make their own clothes but the
trimmings for the same. They are
also able to prepare and serve the
daintiest of lunches. Every school
needs Mrs. Porter"
"Prof. Kennedy, school superintend-
ent of Lake county, and Capt. George
M. Lynch, state inspector of rural
schools, visited the school at Lady
Lake last Monday, arriving at noon.
Mrs. Porter and the girls of the sew
ing club served an elegant dinner to
them in the schoolhouse. The girls
cooked and served this three-course
dinner themselves and the guests of
honor said they never sat down to a
better cooked or more elegantly serv-
ed dinner. The industrial depart
ment of this school was highly prais-
ed. Samples of the work were dis
played on a long table, which was
covered with dresses made by the
girls with beautiful lace and tatting
trimmings, embroidered centerpieces,
luncheon sets, etc. Capt. Lynch made
a fine talk to the children, also the
patrons, many of whom were present,
and placed this school on the list as
one of the best rural schools in the
state Prof. Kennedy and the trus-
/ ices are IHdhIIlS ~ c1INA
more land to the school grounds to
give the boys a better chance II the
industrial work. Both Capt. Lynch
and Prof. Kennedy expressed much
pleasure in the splendid condition OF
the school under the fine management
of the teachers, Misses Jackson and
Martin, with the magnificent help of
Mrs. Porter, given freely, with the
girls in the sewing and domestic
science department. Mr.. league and
the other trustees are also very pro-
gressive, and have done much to i'm
prove the school building, and make
things comfortable and up-to-date."
The third clipping speaks of the
club meeting at the home of Mrs
. Porter, and adds:
!; "The organization has grown to be
the most popular in town, and, the
, mothers think, the most useful. They
are planning much interesting worf
, for the coming year, under the guild
ance of their teacher, Miss Ida Jack
l son, assisted by Mrs. Porter. If some
, other school does not hurry up, Lady
: Lake will be the first in Lake count!
to establish a school kitchen anc
boys work shop"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-29

Mr.. C. H. Dame, district deputy or
ganizer for the Woodmen, paid the
Star a fraternal call this morning
and supplied the force, nearly all of
which belongs to the order, with the
handsome and serviceable calendar
the sovereign grand lodge issues to
it's members. 1t contains ali illustra-
ton of the great history Woodmen
building in Omaha-an Office building
with more people in it than there are
in Ocala. The order owns S25,OO0,-
900 worth of property and bonds and
has 100000 members, which number
Mr.. Dame is one Of the most active
agents to increase.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-29

Among the Stars several highly
appreciated Christmas presents were
two handsome purses from Mr.. A. A,
Vandenbrock, the North Ocala cigar
manufacturer. They are made Of
black Morocco leather nicely lined
with silk, and certainly make very
useful present to the hundreds of Mr..
Vanderbrock's friends who were so
fortunate as to get one. About a
printing office they are especially ap-
preciated as they make such a swell
appearance as receptacles for lodge
receipts, memoranda of bills due and
other valuable CD documents usually
found upon the person of a newspaper
man.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-29
OCALA MAY SEE THE
PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS

The Athletics, Connie Mack's world
famous team, will come to Florida in
March, to play the Cubs at Tampa on
the 10th of that month.
The Athletics have an open date
March 9-and Manager Hunter of the
Ocala team, is periodically and en-
ergetically endeavoring to secure the
game for this city. He will succeed
if he is properly supported.
Think what fine thing it will be fol
Ocala, and do all you can to help Mr.
Hunter bring the Athletics to our
city.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-29

Messrs. Fred A. Swain, of Tam
pa, Edwin o. Swain, of Brooklyn, and
EaYle H Swain, of Munsey, Indiana,
with Judge Wilder Of Anthony, were
in the city today, before Judge w. E..
Smith, on business connected with the
estate of their mother, Mrs. E. H.
Swain, who died few days since.
The Messrs. Swain will leave for their
different homes today or tomorrow.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-29

The Savannah News Of this morn
ing says that the big safe of Marcus
& Co., which went down in their burn
ed building Saturday night, has been
found intact. 1t contained over $1,000
in cash, beside valuable papers.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-29

A Photographer in an exchange
says: "No wonder the European war
hasn't settled. Just about the time
the war started the custom of re-
moving the foot rails in the public
drinking places came into vogue. You
just can't argue an important ques-
ton with both feet on the floor"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-29
IN THE HANDS OF A RECEIVER

The New South Farm & Home Co.,
is now actually in the hands of a re-
ceiver, and the receiver has made
the $4,000 bond required by the
court and taken formal possession of
the assets of the company.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-29
BANKS WILL OBSERVE
NEW YEARS DAY

Friday, Jan. 1st, 1915, being legal
holiday in the state of Florida, the
banks of this city will be closed for
business on that day.
The Commercial Bank.
The Ocala National Bank.
The Munroe & Chambliss National
Bank.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-29

The San Diego exposition will open
at midnight Dec. 81, which on this
side of the continent will be 2 a. m,
January l, 1915.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-29

The percentage of intelligent,
thinking people able to grasp the idea
of the brotherhood of man is lamenta-
bly, small. Until it increases to at
least 81 per cent, the world needn't
hope for a cessation of war.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-29

The news from the western Med
iterranean, that one of our cruisers,
the Tennessee, carried load of ref
ugees from peril at Jaffa to safety at
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-29

This weather is excellent for the
complexion. All one needs to be
freshened up is to be caught out in it.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-29

If our mixoiogists serve your gin
rickeys, you will never again get them
anywhere except at Johnny's Place. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-29

Superintendent Crimson left this
afternoon to attend the meeting of
the State Teachers Association at
Lakeland.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-19
SPRINGTIME is
POOR FOR CRIME

March has been record breaker
in the matter of arrests by the sher-
iff's office. Only "a SO far this
month have been jailed, exactly one
third of these being Mexicans. John
Ragan, for murder, was the only one
with a serious charge preferred
against him. Sheriff Mobley Meadows
has philosophical vein in him and
GRATED on the question this morning.
"You see about all the great rush to
break into Jail occurring during the
winter months, say December, Janu-
AIRY and part of February, but just
as soon as spring becomes evident,
then something enters into the make
up Of the wrong doers and there is a
great falling off of crime.
I'm August or July, the heat has q
tendency to make some of them want
to test the GOODNESS of the Jail and we
have another epidemic. In March, how
ever, very little is doing as you will
notice by the register"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-19

2, and lots 81, %, %, block II, Dixie
land.
George H. Eilerman to Calvin L.
Copeland, all right, title and inter
est to NE Il section V, 1911, said
interest being acquired by D. l.. E.
O15O3S.
William Crawford, single, to D. R.
Crawford, part of tract 209, 1913 and
IA, supply. map 5-2-13 d. a. f.
beginning at Sc corner or corner !
of said tract, thence westerly along
south line of said tract; 40 chains m !
to corner of tract so, 15-14; thence
northwesterly 40 chains m l to a
point on a straight line drawn from
corner 5 to corner of said tract;
thence easterly on said last mentioned
line 40 chains m l to corner 9; thence
southerly along east line of said tract
209 40 chains m l to corner /, the
place of beginning. All Ell Dorado
acres.
d. R. Crawford, bachelor, to Charles
Berkman, that part of tract 209,
1913 and IA as follows: Beginning
at Sc corner or corner l of said tract,
thence westerly along south line of
said tract 20 chains; thence north
westerly 20 chains; thence easterly
20 chains m l to easterly line of said
tract thence southerly. along said
boundary of said tract 20 chains m
to point of beginning. And also that
part of 209 above described as fol-
lows: Beginning at paint, said point
being northwest corner of tract above
described, according to tract 209.
thence westerly along line 20 chains
to point distance 20 chains north
erly in straight line from corner
of tract so, said township and range
ID; thence northerly 20 chains m /
to point of straight line drawn
from corner 5 to corner 9 of said
tract 209; thence easterly along said
/ last mentioned line 20 chains; thence
/ southerly 20 chains minus / to be-
ginning. In fulfillment of agreement
/ for sale 77-95. d. blocks 2, 3, 5, 8, Ell
Dorado Acres.
Oakley Company, corporation, to
ach David, lot 6, block rs, Brawley,
map 920, S. d. 1876.
Patents.
u. S. A. to Charles E. Plaisasnce,
lot and SW a NV n section /,
and lot / and Sc u NE u section 2,
1914, 1895 acres, being NE u sec
tion l, 1914, 160.09 acres.
u. S. A. to George l.. Pulliam, as
signee of John G. Blocker, E " sec
ton II, 1913, 800 acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-19
Realty Transfers
Reported daily by the Peoples Alb
stract and Title Company:

Reported daily by the Peoples Alb
stract and Title Company:
Deeds.
Imperial Valley Improvement Com
pany, a corporation, to Fred l..
Keeney, lot ?, block 10, East Side ad-
dition to Calexico, map A.
Charles R. lockwood and Mary Mil
dred lockwood, his wife, to George
L. Carter, lots and 4, block 2 of
Banta's subdivision of block %, Ca
lexico. To correct 74-242-D.
Ernest Poston and Jessie, his wife,
to w. H. Kessler. Tract 81, 1914.
100 acres.
Charles E. Plaissance and Jessie A.
Plaisasnce, his wife, to A. l.. Jameson,
undivided one-half interest in NE Il
section I, 1914, 160.09 acres, 1856
survey, being lot and SW 4 NV a
section / and lot and Sc 4 NE Il
section 2, 1914, 1895 acres, subject
to contract of sale to c. c. Jenkins,
11-12-12.
Charles E. Plaisance and Jessie A
Plaisance, his wife, to A. L. Jameson
and Naomi Jameson, his wife, to
George H. Letteau, lot A and SW Il
NV 4 section l and lot l and Sc
Il NE a section 2, 1914, 159.95
acres, being described as NE Il oil
sesction l, 1914, 16O.09 acres, subject
to contract of sale.
Charles G. Orr or c. G. Orr, un,
married, to A. NJ. Shenk, lots /, 2, 3
a, block So, Calexico, may Oil.
A. NJ Shenk and Bernice 3. Shenk
husband wife, to Walter G. Filler
same as above.
Charles and Clementine Cawrey
husband and wife, to Robert G. Goree
lot 7, block II, First Addition to Ca
lexico, Map 935.
WiNiam III. Furnes sand beannetts
c. Furness to F. B. Hastings and Ell
la Hastings, husband and wife, Il
joint tenants, lots 20, section 6, ant
lot 3, section 7, 1916, 34:40 acres.
Georgia Hamlin formerly Ander
SOM and George L. Hamlin, her hus-
band, to j. II. Wylie, west 85.99 acres
Of tract 228, Is and 1913, formerly
NV "a NEA and SW u NE
u section 3, 1913. To correct 41-109
deeds.
Westside Land Company, corpora
ton, to Iris M. Ferris and David N.
Ferris, lot 10, block 2, Dixieland.
Westside Land Company, corpora
tion, to M. E. Creswell, lot 3, block 6,
Dixieland.
Westside Land Company, corpora
ion, to M. E. Creswell, lot 27, block
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-19
MRS. VICTOR HARVEY BRIGGS.

New York, March 19.-"1t's per-
fectly absurd that my husband should
object to that painting said Mrs.
Charlotte Davies Briggs, the former
Cleveland society girl, in discussing
her husbands suit to annul their
marriage.
Briggs is suing for annulment of
his marriage on the ground that his
wife's divorce from her first husband.
Harold Porter of Buffalo, is defec-
tive.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-19
To Discuss Tolls.

Omitted Press Day Service)
Washington, March 19.-It was an
nounced today that the House debate
on the bill to repeal the canal tolls
exemption will begin Tuesday. A vote
is expected the following Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-19
Bank Robbed.

(united Press Day Seryice)
Bloomington, ILL.,, March 19.-Ban-
dts robbed the State Bank of Tonica
Of $500 last night and escaped. A
posse is following them.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-19

The Public Market Place is now, as
it always has been. the classified col
umns Of the Press. This department
helps to make business man out of
the farmer, many of whom use this
department with much profit. If
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-19

Frank Stanley of the Stanley-De
Blios Company left for Los Angeles
last night on business trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-19
See Wilsie.

$500 per acre from table grapes.
Edgar Bros. Realty Co.-Adv. 272
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-19
See Milsle.

$500 per acre from figs. Edgar
Bros. Realty Co.--Adv. 272
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-19

Best equipped and most careful
piano mover. Ed Royce Transfer. If
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-19

wilp Wilt
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combination of all would be
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-03-06

I0THING In the exciting
archaeological history of
the last half.century has
so stricken the magma
ton of men as the won
derful discoveries In
Crete, and perhaps moth
ing is likely to prove OF
such solid service to the
student of history. The
CHASTITY legend of the
Minotaur preying upon
the bodies OF the tribute
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-03-06

to represent a female breast is a
prominent one, and it is a reasonable
inference that it refers to some such
deity as Kybebe the Great Mother. or
the Diana of Ephesus with her multi
tude of breasts. Such divinity was
worshiped in Minoan Crete and may
have been the same as Ephesian
Diana.
Two attempts have been made to
interpret the disc inscription, one by
Professor Hempl of Stanford univer-
sity, California, the other by Miss
Stawell of NEWMAN college, England.
Professor Hempl makes it to be a
record of the restoration of plumber to
a shrine. Miss Stawell, on the other
hand, interprets it as an archaic hymn.
Certainly on the face of it this inter
probation seems the more probable,
and agrees with Sir Arthur Evans
view. The shape Of the disc appears
to indicate that the inscription is not
an ordinary one, and it may very well
have been a written prayer or psalm.
Miss Stawell's Interpretation is
based on the assumption that the Ian
guage of the inscription is Creek
necessarily Greek of primitive type.
Having decided the identity of a pic
tured object she attaches to it its name
in Greek, and then takes the first syl-
liable as the sound value. For exam
pie, the human head with the curious
crown-like covering is taken to signify
man The Greek words for man are
amer and anthropos, and therefrom the
sound value is given as an. A face
marked on the cheek is interpreted
as branded man." therefore "crimi-
nal" From this the meaning is de-
duced as kakos (badl and the sound
value as ka, and so on. or course it
is evident that independent observers
might interpret many of the signs diff
ferently. One does not see, for exam
pie, why sign 20, an obvious jug, is
not to be interpreted as one, instead
of, according to Miss Stawell mead"
I'm d Jug.
To conclude. It would seem that in
terpreters hitherto have assumed
much; and the results of their labors,
though highly interesting and credit
able to them. are not altogether con-
vincing. They assume that the Ian.
guage of the inscription is Greek, and
there is no evidence that the tongue
of the Minoan Cretans was Greek at
all. So far as can be seen the Mi
noans were a totally different race
from the Greeks. and it seems rather
early days to assume that they spoke
their tongue, much less that the god
dess of the disc is Athene Further,
it is probable that the Phaestos disc
is Anatolian, apd not Cretan
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-03-06

the great probably slaves.
But all as yet await Interpretation.
Crete has so far yielded no represen-
tative of the Rosetta Stone
The stages by which the picture
writing of early Crete developed into
an elaborate system of hieroglyphs
and thence into the linear script, with
which the Knossian tablets are for
the most part covered, are fairly well
marked With a keen and practical
people the necessity of simplifying
cumbrous hieroglyphic system for
everyday needs would be apparent.
Certainly the Minoan script appears
to be much simpler than the cunei-
form writing of Mesopotamia. Never
theless. the old system and the new
appear to have flourished side by side,
and perhaps to some extent In con-
junction, until Mlnoan culture was de-
stroyed or displaced by the new in
habitants of Crete.
Perhaps the most famous of the
Cretan hieroglyphic inscriptions Is
that OF the "Phaestos disc" The disc
is roughly circular clay plate about
6.67 inches in diameter, covered on
both faces with a hieroglyphic tnscrip-
tion which in each case coils round
from the center outwards, 1t is by
far the largest hleroglyphic inscrip-
tion yet discovered in Crete. 1t con-
tains some PAL signs and 81 sign
groups, and it exhibits the remarkable
popularity that every sign has been
separately impressed on the clay while
in a soft state by stamp or punch.
II is, in fact, printed inscription.
So much appears certain, that the
Phaestos disc was not inscribed by
Minoans. The signs differ greatly
from those OF the Knossian deposits.
Four-fifths of them are quite different
and the remaining part do not always
closely resemble those of Crete.
There is no trace in the human fig
ures of the wasp waist we have al
ready learned to seek In the portrait
ures OF the men and women who
moved about the palace OF Minos.
The male figures all seem to have
shaven heads Those of females are
broad, squat, and ugly, very different
from the slim Minoan damsels with
their dainty Partisan" dresses.
There is a ship unlike those depicted
at Knossos and building astonishing
ly like the Lycian tombs. whereof
specimens are preserved in the Brit
ish museum,
Sir Arthur Evans came to the con-
clusion that the inscription probably
had some religious significance. He
also thinks that 1t was the work not
of Cretans but of some parallel and
closely-allied culture. and suggests
that this culture was that of Lycia in
southwestern Asia Minor. AS to its
religious bearing, he considered that
it is probably hymn to nature.
pOddaqa eiun annarantIv intandad