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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-17

There was big meeting of farm
ers at Burbank last Saturday, over
500 people being present. Mr.. j. D.
Murphy, the new manager for the
New South Farm and Home Com
pany, was present, and outlined the
plans laid by the organization for the
improvement of the country and the
condition of the people. The company
will have its headquarters at the most
appropriate place, namely, Orange
Springs, where it will establish an ag-
ricultural experiment station and also
set on foot methods for the scientific
marketing Of crops. Speeches were
made by Messrs. Hollinrake, Rooney,
Sandlin and others. To help out the
occasion was big dinner and music
by a fine band. 1t looks like the
New South Farm and Home Com
pany will be rejuvenated and yet
build splendid industrial structure
out of what threatened to be ruin.
A great deal of good work has been
done by the pioneers of the undertake
ing, and there is undoubtedly a fine
country to work in. Hard work and
proper methods will make it an Eden.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-17

crying for help ana calling Fire
Others plucked at the ruins with torn
and bleeding hands. and others stiE
fought desperately at one another's
throats.
Such i group as still fought. despite
the death and disaster all around them.
We're Frank Durand who had come 10
these wild regions for the'eiamond. 10
see it and to lose it. and the bestiai
Peter HUFF. the dance hall man. The
two fought madIy. still with Luke Lo
veil. The quick eye Of Durand had
seen the blow Luke aimed at Kansas
En- TO gain the diamond. Durand had
not seen where the diamond had
fallen. but instinctively he had torn
through the little knot that fought
around him and had struck Luke a
mighty blow between the EYES with all
his strength and skill. for Durand had
been boxer in his earlier career. But
Luke had shaken himself as a dog
might do and had closed in quickly On
Durand.
Luke was nearly match for the
two. but finally they beat him 10 his
knees and searched him near the bar
rel where the hiding lawyer lay. Then.
with curses of disappointment. Durand
and Huff rushed back to the dance
hall Just as the roof fell. and Luke.
staggering to his feet. made off in the
darkness. firm now in the belief that
the devil himself dwell in the diamond
from the sky, even though a mothers
prayer had been all these years hidden
behind it.
The lawyer. peering cautiously from
his hiding place. hears clink and clat-
ter against the side of the barrel into
which he has crept to hide. In the
darkness. and on his hands and knees,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-17

The Star regrets to announce that
Ocala and the fair will almost GER
tainly lose the hoped-for visit from
Champ Clark. The only reason why
we miss seeing and hearing this lead
ing statesman is lack of public-spirit
in some of our people, and stinginess
in others. It has been impossible to
find anyone who could push the sale
of lyceum tickets, and those who have
tried to sell tickets have been met by
most Of those whom they approached
with the statement that as they could
see and hear Mr.. Clark at the fair
grounds for nothing, it wasn't neces-
sary to buy a lyceum ticket for the
privilege. These people Of extra saw
ing disposition forgot that the only
way to have Mr.. Clark at the fair
was to secure him thru the lyceum
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-17

The Orlando Board of Trade has
passed a resolution demanding that
Editor Clarence Woods of the Eustis
Lake Region be bounced out of the
Florida Press Association, on account
of his attacks on methods of road
building in Orange and Pinellas
counties. We don't approve of Editor
Woods action in regard to the roads
in other counties than his own, but
we respectfully remind the Orlando
Board of Trade that his membership
in the Florida Press Association is
none of its business. IF Editor Woods
interferes with roads or other affairs
in Marion county, we will spank him
good and hard, but we shan't call on
any boards of trade or press assoc
Citations to hold him while the spank
ing is in progress.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-17
CONTINUED on Page Three)
THE HEART.
How Il Acts In Every Day Life.

HOW HI ACCS Al Every Lay LIIea
The human heart in healthy man
weighs but eleven ounces. 1t beats
from long before birth until death, in
an average lifetime, about seven mill
lion times, allowing seventy beats to
the minute. Every twenty-four hours
this slight organ performs labor equiv
alent to lifting ton of material eighty
feet into the air. If the blood becomes
poor, and filled with poiso2s from dis
eased kidneys, the heart is not only
starved, but poisoned as well. 1t soon
becomes exhausted and unable to meet
any extraordinary demand which may be
made upon it. Supply pure blood; get
feeble stomach DIR. Pieree's Golden
Medical Discovery pllrifies the blood,
relieves the kidneys and tones up the
alimentary canal. Give the heart the
food it needs and it will continue to work
till the natural end of life.
Pensacola, Fiat was in a very bad
shape four years ago and from what | had
read in regard to heart trouble, considered
my case quite serious, which would have
in time become fatal but for the strength
ening and sustaining good that [ received
from DIR. Pierce's valuable Golden Medical
Discovery. My heart would palpitate
very fast, and often things would grow
dark before my eyes and l would fall,
and remain dead to the world for some
time. Afterward / would have to re-
main on my back for a long while, as !
was too weak and nervous to stand on
my feet. My health was in this state
for about two years A friend of my hus-
bands from Jacksonville advised him to
give me the Golden Medical Discovery
as it had been so helpful to his wife.
After taking six bottles | was made en-
tirely well, and have not bad an attack of
my old trouble since Mrs. j. A.
FoNTAINE, 604 w. Romano st.
The modern improvement in pills
Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They
help Nature, instead Of fighting with
her.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-17

course, and in their anxiety to save
half dollar have lost the privilege
of attending genuinely historical
occasion. Champ Clark is one of the
biggest men in the country and al
most any other town would have fell
all over itself in the rush to secure a
visit from him.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-17

The Star is informed that the Ocala
fire department viii lead the big in
dustrial parade to the fair grounds
next Tuesday. Proper facilities will
be furnished by the telephone COM
pany to keep the firemen in constant
touch with headquarters, so if an
alarm should be sent in they can re-
spond as quickly as if they were in
the fire hall.
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while king of diamonds; it
was not clasped in the tigress talons
of Kansas En-. the dance hall fury;
it was not in Esther's hands, as Quab-
ba. the ever watchful poor italian,
drew her from the maelstrom of the
melee ere the roof had fallen on the
struggling mob in Pete's Palace.
1t was in the first outbreak of Kan
sas Ems frenzied Indignation when,
after she had read aloud the prayer in
the old locket-a mothers prayer come
SO strangely to the light after all these
years-that the diamond. with its
chain, had been knocked from the
dance hall amazon's hand after her
first screaming outburst in protecting
the shrinking Esther. so strangely
thrust into this sin stained. sordid sat
urnalia when she sought her love. 9th
ers had gathered there, moved by the
spirit of greed, swayed by the desire
for the diamond from the sky. Hers
was a higher, brighter motive.
Arthur, gasping and wild eyed at
sight of Esther. the center of a strug-
gle for the diamond from the sky. had
fought to her side and had embraced
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-17

Nothing helps out fair more tnan
good racing, and the Marion County
Fair is going to have plenty Of the
best this time. Over two-score of the
fastest horses in the country are now
out at the fair grounds, and the west
side of the big field looks like the
barracks of cavalry troop.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-17

The bright little DeLand Daily
News is with US again, but, alas! the
editorial column that Chris Codring-
ton could fill so entirely well is hab-
itated by a bilious-looking piece of
plate.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-17

The Tampa Times has heard that
it is extremely likely that the Tampa
Northern will be extended north from
BrooksvilIe to Inverness. 1t certainly
should be done.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-17

A submarine base for German and
Austrian submarines has been dis
covered on the isle of Crete, which
belongs to Greece.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-17

Jack McCully looked at the corn
show at the Alachua fair, and says
that Marion will pass it like it was
standing still.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-17

British diplomacy may fail to keep
Greece out of the Teuton camp, but
the British navy won't.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-17

Oil stoves, wood stoves, coal stoves
at the Marion Hardware Co. 11-16
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-17

Fresh seeds of all kinds at the
0cala Seed Store. 2O-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-17

tConcluded on Last Pagel
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-17

The modern improvement in pills
Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They
help Nature, instead Of fighting with
her.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-17
The Diamond
From the Sky
BY ROY L. McCARDELL
Copyright. 1915. by Roy L. MccardeII
CHAPTER XxxvII.

Fire, Fury and Confusion.
wv WHERE was the diamond from
~ the sky? 1t was not in the
Wv grasp Of Frank Durand. erst
while king of diamonds: II
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-11-04
Opportunities Of St. Tammany Parish
Compared With Those of the West
By One Who Is Familiar With Both

it must have cost to convey this wa
ter for irrigation purposes from the
mountains, and the cost to main
tain and keep up this system, II the
same amount Of labor and cost were
expended upon our lands. feel safe
In saying that beyond all question
ours would prove more profitable
Investment.
The people in the West are q unit
In constantly boosting their country
and they will gladly tell you Of the
advantages that the country holds
out as an inducement. They also
appreciate the benefit to be had by
advertising. One can hardly pick up
q magazine that does not have q pic
ture or two of some Of the beautiful
scenery or an article Of the wonder
full west. The railroads and govern
ment have spent millions upon mil
lions Of dollars in cultivating these
regions, and when taking this too
into consideration and comparing it
with the miserly, paltry sum that has
been expended in our parish in ad-
vancing the agricultural industry.
one can readily see and understand
why we have not advanced any fur
Their than we are, and what a differ
ence it would make had our lands
had the same attention that those of
the San Joachim Volley and other
noted agricultural valleys of the
West.
In speaking Of cut-over lands
among ourselves, there is always
present to us the scarecrow, name
~, the pine stump. This is such an
insignificant drawback to our lands
| in comparison with some of the un-
cleared lands of Canada, that sell
anywhere from SIS to $25 per acre,
that before it can be cultivated must
be cleared by the farmer Of tons Of
rock at cost very much greater
than that required to remove pine
stumps. And after it is in condi-
ton for cultivation then the climatic
] conditions have to be reckoned with,
and these conditions consume prac-
tically one-hah Of the year with no
production. While our climatic con.
ditions permit us to utilize the
ground practically every minute OF
the year.
One has to travel and see what
others are confronted with to ap-
preciate this land Of milk and honey
that we live in.
| Mr.. Editor. am writing you these
few lines hoping that they will elimi-
nate from the hearts Of our st. Tam
many parish people any discourage
ment that they might harbor within
them regarding the disadvantages Of
these lands. The disadvantages here
are so minute that they should never
be taken into consideration. Let the
farmer till the soil az nature intend
ed it should be titled, and believe
me. nature will do the rest. There
Is no reason why. II this is followed
out intelligently, every farmer
In our parish within few years
should not have q handsome bank
account to fall back upon in the
hour Of rain.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-11-04
(By Whitaker Riw)

Editor st. Tammauy Farmer:
Always having had q full-grown
desire to Gee the Golden West which
I had heard and read % much Of;
the wonderful West that boasts Of
it, wonderful mountain scenery with
it, rapid mountain streams, water
falls and quiet. clear lakes. % deep
that oftimes one cannot sound the
bottom: the Gtlden West that takes
its name from the rich gold and
silver mines and beautiful sunsets;
the Golden West that boasts Of the
giant trees. and Of ito fruit, vege-
tablea and grain that II claimed to
be the finest In the land; and thous-
ands upon thousands Of other won
derful things too numerous to men
tion. This was the land that l had
longed to see, and was fortunate
enough to have had an opportunity
to pay flying visit to during this
past summer.
l. got a fairly good birds eye view
Of the most Of the country lying west
of the Rocky Mountains to The Pa
cific Coast. and from Old Mexico to
Canada. and into Canada some two
thousand miles. After returning
home and rejecting over what l had
seen and heard. could not help
but thank God that had the privi-
lege of living in st. Tammany par
| ish-St. Tammany parish with it's
so-called poor lands and pine stumps,
and will venture to say that IL the
natives Of this parish had been with
me on this journey, for upwards OF
eleven thousand miles, and had seen
and heard what had, that 80 per
cent Of them would offer up the same
prayer Of thanks. The people would
then create among themselves q
new spirit regarding their home par
ish, . spirit Of love and pride for
every inch Of It.
Not for one moment do l attempt
to compare our parish with that
WONDERFUL West, and some parts Of
the North, insofar - grandeur and
scenery IL concerned, nor do I at
tempt to claim any advantages from
mining point Of view, but do say
honestly believing. that from an az
ricultural view our country will com
pare favorably with the best and
richest lands that saw IN my trav.
els. and It IL 20 far ahead Of thous-
ands upon thousands Of other farm
lands that are held ct prices rang
ing from $50 $500 per acre that
in my mind there II no compari-
son.
In some Of the valleys Of the
West whore water right privileges
are to be had. the crops. to say the
least, are beautiful, especially the
fruit. But when taking into consid.
GRAFTON the Thousands Of dollars that
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-11-04
MEETING OF SOUTHERN MEDI-
CAL ASSOCIATION.

The annual meeting Of the South
ern Medical Association will bo held
in Dallas, TEXAS, November 8 to IL
The program IL excellent in every
detail AMI . record breaking attend
ance 10 expected,
The purposes Of the association
are the advancement Of scientific
medicine In the south and the pro-
motion Of the interests Of the mem
bers Of the profession.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-05
nail CHEATS
Earl I COOPER
OUT OF FIRST

steady races ever seen in Tacoma.
Nothing spectacular was attempt
ed by the drivers. Each racer
fought a logged battle, attempt
ing to hold steady, even pace
around and around the big track.
Ruckstell had jumped into the
lead In the first lap. with Cooper
close behind him, and first place
for the entire battle lay between
these two men. Billy Carlson got
into the lead at one time, and was
ahead when his machine went of
the track. Rusktell held the lead,
however, for more than three
fourths of the distance.
The fastest lap of the race was
made by Cooper, who turned up
to 80 miles an hour in his EO2nd
lap, at the time when he was try
ing to gain lead over Ruckstell.
No records were even approached
in the race. the drivers apparent
ly having no desire to squirt or
perform any sensational feats.
Frank Elliott in a Gordon Spc-
cial, provided one of the thrills of
the afternoon. Coming into the
grandstand curve near the end of :
the race, Elliott's right rear tire
burst. His car spun around like
top twice, and dropped down
to the bottom of the grade. FL
lifts mechanician leaped OUT,
cranked up his car, and Elliott
drove into the pits to change
tires. 1t was a wonderful exhibit
ton of GOODNESS and nerve, and
Elliott was given a big hand
when he came in.
Speedway officials today an
nounced that the crowds yester-
day had not measured up to their
expectations, and that only be-
tween $4,000 and 10000 per-
sons had paid admissions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-05

Above, the horizontal fOrehand
grip of America and below, the
angular grip Of England. In the
latter the angle causes much of
the force behind the tennis
racquet.
Service is fully three-quarters
of the tennis game. Among en-
perts the loss of one service game
in set usually spells defeat, yet
beginners are seemingly as care
less in learning the service
strokes as are golfers In devoting
their attention to the drive.
There are three cardinal points
In service:
First-Always strike the ball
as nearly with the exact center Of
the racket as possible.
Second-Do not try to drive
the ball downward at an angle
into the service court. s9s
Third-Keep the ball above the
net and make the errors oven the
line rather than into the net.
Save against remarkably expert
players the one serving shpnld
win almost all his own service
games. To lose on faults is bad
service. A ball two feet above
the net, will strike inside the
service court, and with PRACTICE
the stroke may be lowered TO II
few inches above the top off the
net.
To drive properly hold the ball
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-05

HOW THEY FINISHED

Earl Cooper, twice winner of
the Montamarathon trophy, and
who needed to win it once more
to become permanent owner of IT,,
lost his chance yesterday and lost
$1,000 prize money by picking mp
a nail in his right rear tire In
the 232nd mile of the 250-mile
classic.
At that stage of the contest
Cooper was leading the field,
mile and one-quarter ahead Of
Guy Ruckstell. The change of
tires cost Cooper more than a
minute, and by the time he was
roaring around the saucer again,
Ruckstell was rar In the lead.
Try as he might, by showing on
every ounce of reserve power.
Cooper could not regain the big
No. IL machine. Ruckstell fin
ished the $50 miles in two hours,
81 minutes, and Cooper was just
one mile behind him at the fin
ish.
1t was one of the prettiest,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-05

between the thumb and two fors-
fingers of the left hand, and toss
1t into the air so that 1t is on a
line with the left eye, directly
above the upturned face.
AS the ball descends strike II
squarely with the wrist, arm and
racket held in a direct line, fin
ishing the sharp sweeping stroke
with follow through that brings
the racket almost to the ground.
The forehand cut service is the
"cut curve of tennis. The ball
Is struck as in straight service
save that the racket is drawn
across the ball at an angle at the
instant of contact causing 1t to
spin in the air, and when II
strikes the ground it takes the
reverse" and breaks at an angle.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-05
SHOP BY MAIL. WE MAINTAIN MODERN MAIL ORDER DEPT

perts.
The second condition is that
the field with which Meredith viii.
compete probably will be the fast.
est that ever assembled In q half
mile race.
Experts believe that II the pace
Is sufficiently strong the Penn
crack will smash the record al
most to certainty.
IL the cracks such as Cald-
we'll. the Massachusetts, marvel
and Homer Baker, with some OF
the western and midwestern col
legiate record men force the pace
the record is gone.
1t IL reported that Meredith ID
preparing himself especially for
the half at San Francisco and his
work I'm the preliminary trials
soon to be held probably will not
be startling. as he will run to
time and qualify, reserving him
self for the big event.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-05

Probably the most effective of
all the service strokes is the up
per cut, commonly referred to as
the American service. The ball
is struck with a sharp upward
cut.
The introduction Of this Amer
lean stroke caused loud guffaw
from the British experts at first
because of the peculiar posture
of players who bent far backward
in striking the ball so as to draw
the racket more sharply across
the ball.
1t was used with every varia-
tion of the positive and the re-
verse cuts, and before long was
adopted by many of the English
and practically all the Australian
and Canadian players.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-05

his courage and nerve IL born.
The reasons for the belief that
Meredith will establish the new
record are that the track at the
San Francisco stadium is one OF
the fastest ever constructed. and
that 1t will be fully one and q
quarter seconds faster than the
track at Franklin Field, PhiladeI-
phia, was when Meredith ran to
within fraction OF a second Of
his best time.
That 1t viii be four-fifths of
second faster than the track in
the Olympic stadium at Stock
holm when Meredith and Mel
Sheppard had their wonderful
struggle Is the belief Of the ex-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-05
FOOD BOUTS MARK
SMOKER AT SHELTON

SHELTON, Wash, July 5. -
Shelton has fittingly celebrated
the Fourth of July. Beginning
with a smoker and athletic PFC
gram Saturday evening, and con-
tinuing with ball game and
outdoor sports yesterday, the
town has been on the que vive
every moment.
Sammy Good had decided adj
vantage over Harry Bishop in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-05
MEREDITH TO SMASH
WORLD RECORDS AT FRISCO

WIN Ted Meredith smash all
reoords of the world for runners
md AomolIsh even his own won
lerful performance in the half
mfloi
IL best judges Of runners in
Ameeica expect that the wonder
Gul University Of Pennsylvania
Funner will clip a second. perhaps,
oven more from the record OF
1:g1 Ii when he starts in August
- he Panama Pacific exposition
DnmnB.
Thoy believe Meredith will set
3 record that will stand through
Genorations Of athletes, and never
- approached save when some
GDool marvel Ike himself vita
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-05

main event. Referee Bishop, by
previous agreement, called each
match a draw where both men
were on their feet at the finish.
Billy Weeks made a good show
ing against Leo Christian of
South Tacoma, but failed to slip
over the X. o. In Sundays
baseball game the Cushman In
dams defeated the Shelton Ath-
letic club by to 2 score.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-05
TIGERS loose In
FIELD; CATS Defect

ABERDEEN, July 5.-The Ia
coma Tigers were loose in field
yesterday, and couldn't hit Mel
kle. They lost by a to 0 score.
Kaufman pitched again after Of
ficiating in Saturdays game at
Everett, and although he held the
Cats to five hits, errors on the
Tiger infield caused runs to come
across. The box score.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-07-05

Summary: Stolen bases -
Murphy. Two base hits--Ben-
nett, Melchoir, Stoke. Sacri-
flee fly-Melchoir. Struck out
Kaufman 2, Meikle 1. Base on
balls-0ff Kaufman 1, off Meik,e
2. Hit by pitched ball--Bennett
by Kaufman. Left on bases -
Aberdeen 6. Tacoma 8. Double
plays-Bennett to Ward 10 Gid
dings. Time-1:25. Umpire -
Frary.