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Evening star., 1915-12-19

The Hoovers are not the kind of Ameri-
cans who buy paper pattern of
belted earl and cut their lives out accord
ingly. They have had more fun being the
Hoovers than they could possibly have
cans can not beat Europeans at their own
game, and only succeed in making fools
of themselves when they try. Their one
distinction is, and always has been, being
themselves, without any self-consciousness
or bumptiousness. That was what made
Benjamin Franklin the lion of the most
aristocratic court Of Europe; and it is
what distinguishes the Hoovers. At an
afternoon tea in London, Lady Blank was
inquiring about Mrs. Hoover's children.
II am taking them back to California
to put them in school,"
"But, said Lady Blank, "I thought
everybody admitted, even Americans,
that our schools were vastly superior to
yours"
eyes, think the English schools are
superior the retort courteous
"for little English bo,,s."
II thought you intended leaving
month ago. chimed in another friend.
"My husband positively refused to al
low it," said the woman from the voting
State. "He says what on earth does
man get married for, unless to have some
one to talk things over with when he
gets home
The Hoovers, in fact, seem to have
satisfactorily worked out the man-and-
woman problem. If womans place is
in the home Mr.. Hoover seems to think
that a mans place is where his woman is.
And if a mans place is browsing over the
surface of the earth and burrowing into
the bowels of it, Mrs. Hoover seems to be-
lieve that woman's place is where her
man is. They have been together in
China, in Siam, in South Africa, in Aus
tralia, in Russia. Always, when Mr..
Hoover had made rough job smooth, he
has looked round for harder one. There
fore, when the hardest job was looking
round for man, it was natural that it
should come upon Herbert c. Hoover.
To manage the Belgian situation, and
not run amuck Of the jealous English
on the one hand or the jealous Ger
man on the other, is full-size mans
job, and Mr.. Hoover--or rather Mr..
and Mrs. Hoover-have it.
Evening star., 1915-12-19

people: they have perhaps more gener-
osity in overlooking national barriers than
any other people. The American Relief
Committee displayed positive genius for
cutting out the red tape. To them there
were no cases: there were only fellow
creatures in misery and fear. When gov
ernment money could not be used to re-
lieve a distressed human being, the Com
mittee went out and got the money from
private individuals.
This Is What "American Relief"
Means
A VOLUNTEER American worker
burst into Mrs. Hoover's Office one day.
She was working for the Society of Friends
of Foreigners in Distress, which had been
turned over to the tender mercies of the
London Charity Organization. No one
can realize the utter degradation of pow
erty who has not seen the London c. o. S.
at work. No wonder the English dread
caste to which every semblance of con-
sideration or personal liberty is denied.
The American volunteer was overfowing
with wrath over the case of an old Ger
man, who by order Of the government
had been thrown out of the job he had
held for nearly thirty years. His English
wife and his three children were starving.
Their rent alone came to $1.75 a week;
and the London G. O. S. had allowed
them exactly $1.5O week for rent, fuel,
and food for five people. Between the
long line Of her own applicants, Mrs.
Hoover caught up the indignant narra-
tive of her countrywoman. As the latter
was leaving, she called out: "You might
leave me the name of that woman with
the three little children. OF course I'm
not sure that anything can be done, but
it's always worth trying when little chill
dren are concerned When the volunteer
returned a few weeks later from the Con-
tinent, she looked up the family. The
father broke into tears, declaring that his
family would have died of starvation but
for her. He pulled out a letter from Mr..
Hoover's banking firm, stating that an
allowance of three dollars week would
be made the family till further notice.
Even relief work can not spoil the
Hoovers, nor London society hyphenate
their simple Americanism
Evening star., 1915-12-19

and train up foremen from theirown ranks.
He announced that he would open a
school for this purpose, and, to his sur
PRISE nearly thousand workmen applied
for admission.
Next, his keen rowing eye discovered
that their primitive domestic life left the
women with time on their hands that
might well be employed in bettering their
condition. He brought from the Cont
nent jewelry-makers to give the women
instruction in that art The women
worked in their own homes, and before
long the craft was on basis that gave
them considerable economic independence.
The deadly dulness of peace is probably
one of the secondary underlying causes of
war. The Hoovers have made the ac-
tivities of peace quite as thrilling as those
of war, and much more useful. Changing
the economic status of whole commun-
ity, taking the stubble out Of its bread,
is far more interesting than taking a
town by shooting down the people with
machinery.
Rescuing Stranded Tourists
THOUSANDS of people will regard it as
a lucky chance that the Hoovers were
in London when war was declared. At
first the relief work was done in their own
house; but, as Americans began to pour
in from every part of Europe, it became
necessary to establish larger headquarters
at the Savoy Hotel. This place offered
special courses in the study of human
nature. Here came the irate and spy
haunted Englishman to protest against
the entry of hordes of Continental Ameri-
can citizens, come into England doubtless
with intent to betray his great Empire
into the hands of the Germans. Here
came hysterical and cowardly American
tourists, outraged because any nation
dared to go to war without first securing
American baggage-Rachel weeping, not
for her children, but for her French petit
coats. There were women who were sepa-
rated from their families and whose minds
were bending under the strain of uncer-
tainty; and there were also women who
were panied to discover that the United
States government was too penurious to
lend them money enough to lay in a good
supply of foreign clothes before prices
scared. One young woman from the
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

done. was also very gloomy and dis
couraged. One can imagine the serious
ness of my case in my losing weight from
176 to 119 pounds. / was also suffering
from woman's weakness. | took half a
dozen bottles of the 'Favorite Prescrip-.
ton continuously, with the Pleasant
Pellets for constipation, with most ex-
cellent benefit. After my health began
to improve / gradually regained my
weight until / came up to my former
weight of 176 pounds. / gratefully tes-
tify to the virtues of 'Favorite Prescrip-
ton for women, and Pleasant Pellets
for liver and bowel troubles. '-MRs. l. NJ.
ALLEN, 153 st. Francis, Tallahassee, Fla.
The use of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription makes women happy by making
them healthy. There are no more crying
spells. "Favorite Prescription cures In
hammation and female weakness. 1t
makes weak women strong, sick women
well.
Like an open book, our faces tell the
tale of health or disease. Hollow cheeks
and sunken eyes, Estless steps, sleepless
nights-tell of wasting facilitating dis
ease some place in the body. 1t may be
one place or another, the cause Is gener-
ally traceable to common source
Get the Prescription to-day-eitheI
in liquid or tablet form-if you want to
better your physically condition speedily,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18
FINE, NEW FACE ON
THE NEW FLORIDA
(Palatka News

-
The December number of the New
Florida was issued this week from the
offices of the Florida Farms & Homes,
Inc.y of this city, and like its preced-
ing numbers of the past several years
is filled with interesting articles con-
corning farm progress in Marion and
Putnam counties, where the lands of
the company are located. New Flor
ida is one of the most potent forces
for development ever sent out from
this city. It goes largely to men who
have their eyes on Florida with a de-
sire to make this state home. When
they read and see the beautiful illus
trations of those successes made from
actual photographs, it is expected
that these will help them to a wise de-
cision-to come where the sun shines
and life is worth living 365 days in the
year. President Murphy of the Flor
ida Farms & Homes, Inc, has been
extremely fortunate in securing as
editor of the New Florida, Mr.. NJ. P.
Walsh, gentleman of wide expert
ence in newspaper worg, long manag-
ing editor of the Augusta, (Ga.)
Chronicle, and journalist who knows
how to get real development facts to
set before his readers and place them
in an attractive style.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

The Ocala Star has joined the rap
idly growing company of newspapers
that refuse to publish liquor adver-
tisements. This is strictly consistent
with the attitude of the Star on the
prohibition issue, and we have never
been able to understand how any pa
per could justify the straddle act by
opposing the open saloon while throw
ing open its columns to the advertise
ments of the whisky houses. 1t is
expressing an opinion on one page
of the paper and recanting it on the
other. If the liquor traffic is an evil
and indefensible thing in a commun-
ity, it is also an evil and indefensible
thing to put the lure of that traffic
before the eyes of that community
through the advertising columns of
the local press.-Lakeland Telegram.
Pretty much like Sunday religion,
isn't it.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

The Star takes pleasure in reprint
ing the following from the Miami Me-
tropolis: Much satisfaction is report
ed from Palm Beach over the result
of the federal grand jury investiga-
Hon of the charges preferred against
Guy I. Metcalf on which he was re-
moved from the postmastership of
that citq. Mr.. Metcalf has been COM
-pletely exonerated of the charge of
embezzlement; and the political
scheming by which he was removed
from the Office promises to be brought
to light. For many years Mr.. Met
calf has been a leader in progressive
politics of Florida, and his yeoman
service for progressive measures has
made him numerous enemies, but even
these enemies of the fair-play kind
resent the methods taken to provide
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18
A BOY AT CHRISTMAS

If / could have my wish tonight, it
would not be for wealth or fame,
1t would not be for some delight that
men who live in luxury claim;
But it would be that | might rise at
3 or a. m. to see,
With eager, happy, boyish eyes, my
presents on the Christmas tree.
Turnout this world there is no joy,
know now / am growing gray,
So rich as being just boy, little
boy Christmas day.
I'd like once more to stand and gaze
enraptured on a tinseled tree,
With eyes that know just how, to blaze,
heart still turned to ecstacy;
I'd like to feel the old delight, the
surging thrills within me come;
To love thing with all my might, to
grasp the pleasure of a drum;
To know the meaning of toy-a
meaning lost to minds blase;
To be just once again boy, little
boy on Christmas day.
I'd like to see pair of skates the way
they looked to me back then,
Before I'd turned from boyhood's
gates and marched into the world
of men;
| I'd like to see jack-knife, too, with
those same eager, dancing eyes
That couldn't fault or blemish view;
I'd like to feel the same surprise,
The pleasure, free from all alloy, that
has forever passed away,
When / was just little boy and had
my faith in Christmas day.
Oh, little, laughing, roguish lad! the
king that rules across the sea
Would give his scepter if he had such
joy as now belongs to theei
And boards of gray would give their
gold and all the honors they
possess
Once more within their grasp to hold
thy present fee Of happiness.
Earth sends no greater, surer joy, as,
too soon, thou, as | shall say,
Than that of his who is a boy, little
/ boy on Christmas day.
Edgar A. Guist in Judge.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

/ Senator Fred NJ. Hudson of Miami,
candidate for governor, who has been
the vitcim of typhoid fever for some
time, is again campaigning. In the
opinion of some people, Mr.. Hudson
Is not eligible for the governorship
because, as a member of the state
senate, he voted for an increase in the
governors salary. He states that he
IL eligible, however, and will continue
in the race. An interesting fight may
be waged on the issue mentioned
Tampa Times.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

The Star must commend the action
of Mayor d. B. MacKay of Tampa, in
refusing the use of a public building
to Billy Parker, who is going thru the
state making abusive speeches against
the Catholics. Mayor MacKay also
says that he will not allow any pub
lie building to be used in Tampa dur
ing his term for Germans to make
speeches against the allies, or for
British, French or Italians to speak
against the Germans. He is eminent
~ correct in this. The members of
all our religious denominations and all
our foreign-born citizens must bear
their share in paying for and keeping
up our public buildings, and they
should be used with the utmost i'm
Partially toward all. This Parker
person was in Ocala a few weeks ago,
and asked the ministers of the city
for the use of one of their churches
for four nights meeting. He was
not only fatty refused, but the Ocala
ministers, as good Protestants as can
be found, told him they did not ap-
prove of his utterances. Parker hired
a hall, but he had small audiences, the
newspapers didn't notice him and he
departed "unwept, unhonored and I'M
sung" He is engaged in one of the
vilest occupations a man can follow
trying to make living by stirring
up the religious prejudice of one set
of people against another.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18
oKLAwAHA SCHOOL REPORT

The following named pupils were
perfect in attendance during the
month beginning November 9Th and
ending December 8: Doris Driggers,
Pearl Blair, Agnes Marshall, Elsie
Smith, Bessie Blair, lah Nixon, Zell
Martin, Irene Martin, Earl Lewis,
Artie Scott, Elliott Connor, Oney
Price, Clyde Scott, Harrell Martin,
Hubert Price, Henry Connor Howard
Driggers Hugh Blair, Oran Price, Ho-
race Blair and Charlie Scott.
]. " Mann, Teacher.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
L. Moreton Murray, Superintendent.
Public worship at IL a. m. and Z
p m. Preaching by the pastor. Topics,
"The Messages of the Christmas
Story" and "The Penitent Thief"
Midweek service, Wednesday 7 pm.
The Christmas entertainment of the
Sunday school will be held at the ar
rnory Monday evening.
The pastor will preach Sunday aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock at the Baptist
church at Citra.
The public is cordially invited to
our services.
John R. Herndon, Pastor.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

With only eight counties in Flor
ida @wet," it would seem that the
next legislature of Florida will get
that resolution passed for an amend
ment to the state constitution which
will enroll the Land Of Florida among
the white ribbon states of the Union.
Miami Metropolis.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

Out of work for a little while, he
took a revolver, walked into a bed
room and shot himself through the
head. He is likely to die. Down at
the bottom the reporter in writing his
story had this to say: "He came to
Macon several years ago, and was a
good spender, seeming always to have
money. Macon Telegraph.
I Everybody loves good spender
while his money lasts. When it is
gone there is nothing for him but a
bullet or place in the bread line.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18
SUNDAY SERVICES AT
THE BAPTIST CHURCH

$3.50 a. m.-Sunday school.
11:30-Morning Worship. DR.. A.
P Montague, of Lake City, will
preach.
$50 p. m.-Christmas Exercises,
white Gifts for the King"
Welcome To al.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

as moral value of saloonless county.
By the way, possibly you did not
see in yesterdays dispatches that the
warden of the West Virginia peniten-
tiary declares that since that state
went dry only half as many negroes
have been send to that prison.
Yours, w. R. Goodwin.
Chicago, Dec. Is, 1915.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18
MAKE 1T AN ELECTRICAL XMAS

ocala's electricity rate is the lowest
of any town in Florida, so why not
make Xmas presents of electrically
operated utensils for the house? Sew
ing machine motors SIS installed. q.
w. Tucker. 1856
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

The many friends of DIR. A. P. Mon
tague, president of Columbia College,
Lake City, will be delighted to know
that he is to speak at the Baptist
church Sunday morning. DR.. Monta-
que is an able and pleasing speak
er, a great leader of great college,
an orator of the old school. You will
enjoy hearing him.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

ONAA 1870 ~ ~ SS<-A
in every way, was
of a very peculiar
nature. In the first
place, ! was lacking
in blood and this
deprived my body
of nourishnent and
left me in a very
t ir ed, depressed
state, to such an
extent that l was
worn out and had
40 baro NV wrsrl-
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

Newspapers carrying liquor ads
cannot consistently advise their read
ers not to order any Christmas liquor;
but some of them with ridiculous in
congruity urge their readers to find
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

suggestions for joy-giving gifts
among their advertisements. It al
ways gives family so much joy for
father to have plenty of Christmas
liquor Miami Metropolis.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18
EAST BROADWAY CHURCH

20. G. Hertzog, Minister)
Preaching at IL a. m. and 7:30 p.
m.
Sunday school 9:45 a. m.
Morning subject, "The Christ Idea
of Life Evening subject, Mission
airy propaganda in China.
All welcomo.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

If you have suspicion that there
is blind tiger in your neighborhood,
notify Sheriff Galloway at once. That
official says emphatically that he will
do all in his power to enforce the law
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18
mo ONE
CAN DOUBT

the future Of Ocala and
it's rich back-country.
Even during these un-
certain times men are
/. coming from elsewhere
to profit by this city's
Sound advantages.
Cities and towns every
where are clamoring and
paying for new indus
triesl"
Ocala is getting new in
dustries with little or no
effort.
Have you given thought
to this fact?
Why not make an invest
ment?
The time to buy re a !
estates when it is cheap
est and has a future.
LOUIS r. CHAZAL
& SONS co.
REAL ESTATE
OCALA FLORIDA
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

Italy seems to be taking the Times
Unions advice in regard to sending
troops to Albania.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

The Palatka News takes a timely
crack at the multiplicity of conven-
tions.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

And when the Lord a rib besought
To make another human,
"Yea, Lord, The said, stake all I've got
And fix me up a woman"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

Make this an Electrical Christmas
by presenting her with one of our
Electric SMOOTHING IRONS. II. w.
Tucker, North Main street. 1856
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

Good wishes from every American
today for President Wilson and his
bride.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

Old Woodrow mourned his lonely lot
And nothing found to please him;
He sadly needed one to talk
To tickle and to tease him.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES
(Domestic)

If Austria doesn't do to suit us, we
will send her another note.
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TIRED, DEPRESSED, LOSING
WEIGHT.

Tallahassee, Fla.-"My sickness, or i'll
health, that DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-18

The "0ld Spanish Trail" will come
to an appropriate end in Tampa.
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a pie-counter opportunity for his op.
ponents"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

Mrs. w. S. McCintock is one Of the
more experienced players with a good
record. She combines the pleasure OF
the game with the fun of photography
A vigorous stroke that twists the
player around like a corkscreW and
leaves the ball insolently squatting
just where it was, is pretty likely to
be registered on her camera and made
immortal in her kodak book
Miss Nell Kouns is player who has
attained a considerable degree of pro-
ficiency. She and her sister, Miss Sara
Kouns, are frequent visitors to the
links. Miss Hazel Risteen played a
good deal in former seasons, but this
year has been on the grounds but
little. Mrs. Marco Morrow, also a
habitue of the links in previous years,
was unable to play this year on account
of an injured ankle. Mrs. A. j. Cole
and Mrs. Horace HUMPHREYS are
among the Country club women in
terested in the game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

Some who have taken up the game
this year have made unusual progress.
Among them is Miss Clyde Bonebrake,
who has spent good deal OF time
at the sport since she returned from
a long trip west. Mrs Charles
Mitchell, Mrs. ]. c. Mohler, Mrs. Dana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

Mrs. Charles Gault ranks with the
best players among the women golf
ers. She carried off the honors for
number of years, losing last sea-
son to Mrs. E. A. Thrill, who IS one
of the players with a good record.
Miss Leona Curtis, while she has
been away from town a good deal
this summer, and has not been on the
links as much as some of the others,
plays a good game
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added to the list of those who have
STAYED by the links season after sea-
son.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

The year books for the coming sea-
son of the Topeka Federation of Wom-
en-, will be given out at the club
luncheon Tuesday, October IS, which
will be held at the First Methodist
church.
The social committee, the heads of
which are Mrs. w. A. Johnston, Mrs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

Governor and Mrs. Arthur Capper
have invited a few friends informally
to dance tonight at the Country club,
the affair being in compliment to Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Downing. of Kansas
City, who, with their daughter, Miss
Mignon Downing, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. George NJ. Crawford.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25

Mrs. D. B. Harrison, of Downs,
Kansas, was the guest of honor at a
thimble party given this afternoon by
Mrs. H. H. Welty. Mrs. Harrison, who
came to Topeka to attend the mar
riage of Miss Rebecca Welty and Mr..
Grover Dunn, of Westmoreland re-
manned to visit the We1ty family ard
her daughter, Miss Katherine Harri-
SON of Wa Si1 b11rrn cnllooro-