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Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-03

In Connecticut, the cities are net burdened with wealth in proportion to New York city, but here, too, they bear more than their just share of state taxes. The state tax" for instance, is nothing but tax upon homes, and it falls heaviest upon the cities. It expenses from the legitimate objects of taxation-the vested interests doing business under monopoHstfc state charters. and exempted from local tax ation in the towns and cities where their property is located.-Bridgeport Telegram.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-03
psnf Wsls. Him iln.

Thsfs ssehs to bs indicatlons sh6t Colonel HooFtytn is rapidly becoming tlrs4 ot teltlne e himself. -PnlA- dElphlA LnQnlrNE.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-03

North Dakota has made law which calls for the arrest of any unaecom- panied child under fifteen years of age, who Is found approaching nearer than ten feet to any train. engine, switch yard, round house, terminal of car of any railway company. The motive is to prevent accidents such as result in the loss of limbs. particularly hopping freights.' It ought to be easy to have such a law applied in every railroad isfactory in North Dakota.-Waterbu Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-03

neI Ullmsn last night win become an
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-03
OTHER VIEW POINTS

The Long Island Railroad Is said to be distributing a poster for the benefit of automobile owners and chauffeurs containing the sentence: Tt is better to wait at a railroad crossing than at a doctors office" A more impress sive suggestion might be this: "A short wait at railroad crossing Is better than a long one in a hospital or a hurry call for the coroner"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-03

Secretary of State Charles D. Burnes held court at the Capitol Tuesday on one of the largest dockets Of atitorno- bile hearings ever held, thereby show ing that motor vehicle accidents throughout the state instead of de- creasing are gradually growing larger in number. Of course the jltney may be held partly responsible. but judg- ing by the cases which reach the sec retary John Barleycorn is responsible for even more than the down trodden individual who is engaged in garner ing the humble jitney from the public. Hartford Post.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-03

The United States Is nothing if not impartial. We send identical notes to forming them that they .ean make treaties by the barrel hut If they contravene in any particular doctrine of the 'open door in China or null fly any Of the terms Of our treaty we shall regard those heterogeneous oli our rights as without form and void Presumably 1t was this freak state ment from the United States that gave Japan cause a few weeks ago when suit herself. 1t is about as frank a pronouncement as one could well make and its implications are not to be mis- nderstood.-AnsoniA Sentinel
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-03

THE PARsoN.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-03

The vogue of camp life that Is now spreading over the country will bring manifold returns in addition to the tenn porary pleasure afforded. As paral- Tel movement to tine many activities now on foot for the promotion ef child welfare, it is a most effective means of interesting boys and girls in beildfng a better foundation for physical well be- ing. It Is the outcome of growing de- sire 70 renew the energies that have been exhausting themselves through the neglect of suficIefit outdoor life by generations that have focused their attention too completely upon material properity.-Bridgepur Standard.
 Connecticut is noted for it's wonder full expanse of farmlands. No other state in the country can boast of the magnificent array of rolling country that sweeps from the north, the south the east, and west-aH part of net work of farms and citles. No state surely can show a closer relationship between its towns and farms The great system of roads in the state makes it possible to go from the re- motest farm to the heart of the city in short order And this IS the one consideration that viii make the city people of Connecticut farm folk and the farm bred people city folk. II will bring about a better Understand ing between men.-%eW Britain Her aid.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-03

Around the same liberty pole, dsi
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-03

Norwich, Saturday, July 3, 1siA
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-03

When a man feels prompted to tell
 the other fellow things he ought to
 know, he should calculate that the
 other fellow may awaken to the idea
 that the necessity Is greater in the
 other direction than in his own, and
 proceed to say things not pleasant to hear. It Is extra hazardous business
 to tell others what they should do or what they should not do. Everyone has such ability to discover imper-
 feetions in others that 1t is almost impossible to find any one who doesn't feel fully competent to. do consider able directing along these lines. It is
 better to indulge in a little introspec- fool we be-. that we may reduce the
 peril we are in of disclosing to others the lack of wisdom underlying our own bufnptiousness. The ability to keep still is not a mean talent. since fit Is always to one's advantage to do so.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02
IN WOOD
THERE'S PLENTY TO BURN

Up in the mountains of North Geor-
be now-that when young man was
sitting up to a girl, and came to see
her of Sunday evening in cool wealth
er, if she liked him she would keep the
fire burning; if she disliked him she
would let it go out. She had other
ways of encouragement and discour-
agement in warm weather, but of
these we will not now speak.
One young lady, whose front name
was Sally, was desired by an young
man whose friends called him John
John was a good boy and well able
to take care of wife, but Sally did
not like him, just because she didn't,
which is way of thinking peculiar
to nearly all girls and a great many
boys.
John came to see Sally one Sunday
evening in the chill November. They
sat in the best room, and Sally was
about to let the fire go out, when
John heaped on some more wood, and
stayed and talked until such time for
all good young men to go home.
I The next Sunday night John came
again. Sally was expecting him, and
was careful to have no wood in the
wood-box. When the fire began to go
down, John went out to the wood-pile
and brought, in an armful of fuel, re-
newed the blaze and again stayed his
time out.
The next Saturday Sally persuaded
her brothers to move the wood-pile.
The following evening John appeared
on schedule time. When the fire was
about to go out, John went out and, not
finding the wood-pile, stayed out. Sal
| iy smiled to herself-she had at last
she thought, rid herself of him.
But the next Sunday evening, there
was the regular knock at the front
door, and when Sally opened it, there
stood John with an armful of wood
and on the walk behind him was a
wheelbarrow piled with sticks cut to
the right length. So she married
John to get rid of him.
The prohibitionists of Marion coun-
ty are bringing in wood. The wood-box
has failed them and the wood-pile has
failed them, but there is plenty OF
wood in the woods, and they can and
will bring it until Marion county says
yes. If not in 1915, in 1917 or 1913
there will be no rest for the wicked
until the bad place freezes or Marion
goes dry.
Let all sensible men vote dry and
put an end to this semi-annual agi-
/ tation.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02
ARRIVALS IN oCALA

There have been two arrivals in
Ocala in the last few days-one not
ed; the other unnoted.
The noted one was Upshaw. He
came to work for prohibition. He
came in broad daylight, to work in
the sunshine and the full blaze of the
electric light-to be seen and heard
by all men. He had nothing to be
ashamed of or to conceal, and many
things to proclaim.
The other was man imported by
the vets. We can't tell his name-he
and his friends-or rather his en-
ployers-have kept it concealed. He
makes no speeches, or if he does, he
makes them to little knots OF
men behind closed doors. He is do
ing gumshoe work Of course he is
doing this work among the more ig-
norant and debased of the population
for they are the only ones among
whom this work can be done. And
gumshoe work is always firmly
welded to bribery and lying.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02
HoUsEKEEPER WANTED

A middle aged man with four young
daughters wishes a steady, middle
aged white woman who can give besi
of references to keep house for him.
She would be required to do the house
work with the assistance of the girls,
who attend school. A good home for
the right woman. Do not reply to
this advertisement unless you would
care to keep the position permanent
". If interested, write to G. L
Chandler, 610 Palm Avenue, Miami
Florida, or inquire at the Star Office
for particulars. 11-19-tf-d&w
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02
1T DID NOT PAN OUT

There was a meeting, called by the
vets, of colored people in the third
ward the other night, but it didn't
pan out as expected.
A good many of the colored people
of that ward have good homes and
are trying to keep them good, have
good businesses and are trying to sup
port their churches and schools. They
naturally have no use for the saloon.
The meeting began to go. very much
the wrong way, Tor rather the right
way) and the promoters hurriedly
adjourned it.
The colored people ought to vote
dry. Whisky is even more their en-
envy than it is the enemy of the white
man.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02

The National Rivers and Harbors
Congress will meet in Washington
Dec. s. What is Ocala doing towards
the great question of improvement to
the Oklawaha river? We know that
the late l.. E. Dozier of Leesburg
spent his last days in Washington in
the interest of this work. Can we
now afford to stop or shall we go
ahead with it. There must be repre-
sentation. Who viii be sent to take up
this work In looking over the files in
the Board of Trade room we were
shown a letter from J. Hampton
Moore, president of the Atlantic Deep
er Waterways Association, designat-
ing oar secretary as a delegate to at
tend this meeting. This is matter
our people should attend to now, and
start every possible influence so as to
secure this much needed improve
ment. What point is more vitality in
terested than Ocala? With the Okla
waha improved and Strengthened and
larger freight boats coming to Silver
Springs and a municipal trolley line,
then will we realize our hopes and
prosperity will be abroad.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02
IN THE WRONG CROWD

In this issue of the Star appears
communication from Mr.. J. N. Sim
mons of Spar, which should appeal
to number of good men, who from
e mistaken idea of principle and a
mistaken view of some other things,
will vote wet.
These citizens are as good men as
any-but they are in the wrong crowd.
If the liquor business was simply
the buying and selling of liquor-if
the saloons did nothing but sell to
men what whisky they wanted-it
would not be so very bad, tho at the
best, it would be bad enough.
But everything that is bad is drawn
to the saloon business as flies are
drawn to a garbage heap.
In the coming election of Dec. z, the
vets are not depending on the opinion
of their fellow citizens. They are not
depending on free ballot and fair
count. They are spending money to
pervert the minds of voters and to
buy votes-appealing to one of mans
basest passions to keep themselves in
business. The money has not even
the feeble virtue of coming from the
saloon keepers of Ocala-the other
wise good men who have some right
to believe they are fighting to keep
the wolf from their doors-but from
the whisky makers and sellers of the
north, who would barter Marion coun-
ty, acre for acre, for the same amount
OF real estate in hell if they could
make money by the transaction.
So, we say to certain of our friends,
men whom we esteem and trust, and
who we have reason to believe like
and trust the Star,
'fYou are in the wrong crowd. But
it isn't too late for you to join the
right one.
"You stand shoulder to shoulder
with the Star in other good works for
Ocala and Marion county-come and
vote with it next Tuesday"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02
SENT TO THE CAPITAL CITY

Mrs. j. r. Moorhead, superintendent
of canning club work, selected from
the articles in her department at the
Marion County Fair an exhibit, which
she sent to be shown. at the Florida
College for Women in Tallahassee.
After they have for season delight
ed the eyes of the scholars at and
visitors to this institution, they will
probably be sent to the fair at Tam
pa. The articles consist of MARINA
lade, jelly, pickles, preserves and
other good things in that line, and
were selected from the exhibits of
Misses Yvonne Seckinger, Sallie
Whitfield, Florence Pasteur and Lour-
cen Spencer.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02

1t is to be regretted that Secretary
Rooney could not attend the national
conference on marketing and farm
credits which convened at the Hotel
Sherman, Chicago, from Nov. 10th to
Dec. End. He was appointed by Gov.
Trammell to represent the state of
Florida at this meeting but unfortun-
ately no funds were provided to cover
expenses of such delegates. This con-
ference has to do with one of the most
vital subjects confronting our nation
and some of the country's biggest
men are in attendance at the meeting.
1t is to be hoped that Senator Flet-
cher's joint resolution creating a ma
tional marketing commission of %
members will be enacted at the pres
emit session, as the matter of creating
better marketing conditions through
out our country is indeed grave one.
Secretary Rooney has given much
thought to this question and is well
posted and would no doubt have been
a factor at this gathering, as he and
Mr.. j. M. Meffert and DIR. Weaver
were the principal factors in creating
the present Florida Marketing and
Distributing Bureau that originated
thru the Marion County Board of
Trade and had the endorsement of the
secretary of agriculture. Marion
county and Ocala have much to do
with many movements and questions
Of both state and nation.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02
SIMMONS AGAINST SALOONS


Editor Star: I think, / know, the
open saloon and liquor traffic is the
worst evil that confronts US today.
It ruins, blights, curses and damns
more people than any other one thing
in existence. don't see how any man,
more especially men with families,
can conscientiously vote a wet ticket,
but we have some men that are
church members and call themselves
Christians that line themselves up
with the liquor men.
There was a boy who had little
red bull yearling. He thought more
of Red than anything in the world.
So when the time came to divide the
cattle between the children, his broth
|ers, knowing how much he thought
of the red bull, and wanting the best
part of the stock themselves, picked
out all the sorry, runty, inferior cat
tie and put them in a pen with the
red bull; and the choice cattle they
PdG III DC41o W IA1On1SE1NC0s 4ACy
thought that Johnny thought so much
of Red that he would take the pen
with Red and the scrubs. So they
said to Johnny:
"The cattle are divided; you take
your choice of the pens and we will
be satisfied"
Johnny went and looked at the cat
tie and going to the pen that Red was
in he put his arms around the BULBS
neck and Rugged and kissed him and
said:
"Red, love you better than any
thing in the world, but I don't like
your crowd and we will have to part"
So if you are lined up with the
liquor men you are in the wrong
crowd. Come out from among them
and be separated; line yourselves up
with the prohibitionists, with God and
the right
l saw drunk man once that had
been drunk till he was all over in a
culver; could hardly live, and he rails
ed himself up and got another glass
of liquor and holding it up he said:
"This is hell, death, destruction and
Idamnation."
This language coming from a
drunken man made an impression on
me I'll never forget.
I think it is shame on any COM
munity to have men that are in favor
of liquor in Office. If there is any set
of men that ought to be dry it is the
officers of the law. However, / think
we have the best showing for a dry
county we have ever had, and I once
more beg and urge the people of Mar
ion county to line up and let's rid
this county of this hellish evil. And
when our primary election comes let's
try and put men in office that are pro-
hibition men. J. N. Simmons.
Spar, Fla, Nov. %, 1915.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02
HOME FOLKS ENDORSE
OUR STATEMENT.

Arcadia, Fla.-tOf all medicines for
the stomach, liver and bowels l do not
know of one so good as DIR. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. My wholes digestive
tract was out of order before / began to
use the Pellets My tongue was badly
coated, OF a brownish color, liver inactive,
and bowels badly constipated; the In
digestion gave ne a languid, tired feeling,
accompanied with dizziness. Thanks to
the benefit Of your little Pellets, my con-
dition improved to my great satisfaction,
and gladly say that none OF this condi-
ton has ever returned. - Rs. L. LONG.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02
TO MEMBERS NJ. NJ. S.

All members of the missionary So
ciety of the Methodist church are
urged to be present at the meeting to
be held at the church Friday after
noon at 8 o'clock. Bring with you
your dues and pledge money, so that
I can make my annual report to the
coming convention.
Mrs. L. E. Lang, Treas.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02
MR.. UPSHAW WILL GIVE
HIS FAMOUS LECTURE

Mr.. Upshaw has decided to give his
famous lecture, "John and his Hat, I"
at the Temple Theater, Friday night.
No admission charge will be made. A
five dollar bill will be given to any
person, except small children and
babies, who goes to sleep during the
lecture.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02
POLL TAXES OF 1914
ARE SUFFICIENT

A gentlemen who came in from the
northwest of the county today says
that many people out that way labor
under the mistaken impression that
unless their 1915 poll taxes are paid
they cannot vote in the wet or dry
election.
Such an opinion is erroneous. AL
citizens who have paid their polls for
1913 and 1914 can vote. Taxes OF
1915 are not due yet.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02

The Blalock home on Ok1awaha
avenue changed hands today, when
Mr.. James E. Johnson closed an OPP
ton of several weeks standing on the
property. After making number OF
changes and improvements on the
place, Mr.. Johnson will move into his
newly acquired home, which is locat-
ed in one. of the most desirable por-
tons of the city.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02

If old Barpum was alive, the adver-
Using stunt that Henry Ford is pull
ing off in his peace trip to Europe
would turn the famous Snowman green
with envy.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02
BOARD Of TRADE
MEETING WILL BE
HELD THIS EVENING

There will be meeting of the
Board of Trade Thursday at 1880 p.
m, Dec End. Many important mat
tiers are to be looked after. Let every
member and citizen of Ocala be on
hand. r. F. Rogers, President.
J. d. Rooney, Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02

When you can ram the contents of
a half pint bottle into haf-gill
glass, then will the Davis law decrease
the consumption of whisky.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02

Mr.. Bryan's enemies must be sorry
he isn't president. What unparalleled
opportunities he would have had to
make an ass of himself had he been
in Wilson's place!
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02
rs YOUR BLOOD GOOD
OR BAD,

Twenty-four hours after you start TO
take DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery, poisonous matter and blood inn
purities begin to leave your body through
the Liver, Bowels, Kidneys and Skin.
So powerfully penetrating in this
purely vegetable remedy that through
the circulation of the blood it reaches
every fibre, muscle and joint, dissolves
the poisonous secretions and drives them
out of the body.
1t brings new activity to the liver,
stomach and bowels in a short time,
thus causing sallowness, indigestion and
constipation to disappear.
1t enters the tiny blood-vessels of the
skin, bringing with it fresh vitalized
blood, and abiding faith in its wonder
full cleansing power has come to thou
sands, when pimples, boils, carbuncles,
rash, eczema, acne and other skin troubles,
dried up and disappeared.
Good blood means good health; good
health means strong men and women.
Any medicine dealer win supply you with
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
in either liquid or tablet form.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02

Did you notice our business men
doing all they could to keep the Ocala
Iron Works here two years ago? Do
you believe that if all the saloons in
Ocala were about to move to Jackson
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02

A man who has good boys who have
been well trained should not forget
on election day the boys who are ex-
posed to temptation. Vote dry.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02

vile, those same business men would
turn a hand to keep them here? Why
not?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02

That peace trip to Europe is the
latest Ford joke.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02

Fresh NunnaIiy's candies by express
twice a week at Gerig's. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02

DR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills, first put up 40
years ago. They regulate and invigorate
stomach, liver and bowels.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02
THE
DIAMOND FROM
The SKY


At these words Blair burst into a
rage. They shall never have that.
he cried fiercely. The Powell mil
lions, made in oil or mines. are just as
any other dirty money TO me. But the
diamond from the sky belongs to the
Stanleys alone. 1t came from no hui
man hand, but fell from the stars in a
molten meteor born of a miracle TO
our adventurer ancestor. If hundred
lives stand in my way the diamond
shall never be the vulgar swag OF
thieves, cut up TO be made marketable
and hawked through the jewel marts
of the world
Vivian threw her arms around him
Blair" she cried, they mnst never
have the diamond. | would suffer my
self to be cut to bits rather than it
should meet shameful fate like THAR
And these two looked into each 9TH
er's eyes and understood and trusted
each other fully, for they both re-
membered the night of the Randolph
ball-the first time in generation the
diamond from the sky had blaZed upon
the breast of fair woman, and that
woman was Vivian Marston. In many
things they could and would be the ac-
completes of the suave Durand, the
| king of diamonds, and the rest of 1.-The
pack" but the diamond from the sky
was the Stanley heritage, and, base
as Blair was, his honor, rooted in dis
honor, stood. He would have died a
thousand deaths ere the diamond
should be partitioned and debased, and
| yet he would have clasped it with a
kiss, whole and priceless, around the
| neck of the woman he loved. That
was the Stanley way.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-02

Odd Fellows meet Tuesday night.