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The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
Status of Arab Nation.

The Arab nation is without money or natural resources. Its territory con tains neither mineral nor external agri- cultural wealth-but the redemption of Mesopotamia will afford the Arab of the future opportunity for aggrah- dizement. There. under semi-inde- pendence. after harrages on the Tigris and Euphrates have been built by Brit ish energy and cash, Bagdad may rise to a higher scale of learning. splendor and wealth than under the ealiphat of Haroun al Raschid.
 Of the entire outcome from the war, therefore. notes q correspondent. the Arab renaissance Is assuredly not the least momenteus. Historically It will mark the advent of a new era ethno- logically it becomes charming study of fnturiSts of literature.
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
The "Cork Convent"

A striking curiosity near Cintra, Portugal, is an ancient convent built partially in the interior of an immense rock says Wide World. The convent is situated in very, isolated spot, and was formerly surrounded by a dense wood of cork trees. The convent is known as the Convent de Cortica. or Cork Convent" for the reason that the monks cells, chapel, kitchen and refectory are all lined with cork to keep out the damp. From 1860 to 1894 the convent was inhabited by an order of monks known as the Capt. chins. q remarkable feature of their religion being that, except on certain occasions silence was obligatory. Since 1884, when the monasteries and con- vents of Portugal were dissolved. the convent has not been occupied. though it is open to the public. q caretaker residing there for this purpose.
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
A Sahara office.

The interior of Greenland. or thet inland ice, is so cold that it gets virtu- ally no rain. says Robert E. Peary in the Century. and the snow does not have chance to melt in the long sun lit day Sc the snow has aceunu- lated century after century until it has filed the valleys. and not only ley eled them with the tops of mountains. but the highest of these mountain tops have been gradually buried hun dreds and even thousands of feet in ice and snow. Today the interior of Greenland. with it's l. 300 miles in length and it's TOO miles in maximum width. rising from 1000 to 5000 feet or more above sea level. is simply an elevated and mbroken plateau of com pacted snow.
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
Best Soldier a Middleweiaht.

It isn't the big ITO pounders that the examining boards who have been choosing recruits for the new National army greet with enthusiasm, says Mile stones. It's the 1.-the chap who weighs about 140 and hasn't Il pound to spare that is the real prize for military serv- ice.
 Tests made Tt Princeton and in the training camps go to show that, weight for weight, man of this build handles himself more effectively. He scores relatively low in strength tests, but remarkably high in endur- anee He is adaptable when it comes to the notifications of diet that life in camp makes necessary and he can stand inspection with full equipment on hot day and smile, while the big fellow wits and falls out.
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14

To get results the new wood of each years growth must be cut away and the bush made to send forth new wig or 5us stems from the roots or the old top.
 In this way a great number of flow CTS can be secured. One thousand bushes three years old will produce 30.000 flowers.
 The blooms unfold slowly and full month is given to cut and market the flowers.
 Being nearly imperishable, no great effort Is required to secure the crop Often the flowers need only to be cut each two or three days. The value of the crop depends upon getting the flowers very late or very early in the season, therefore the far south, and far north sections are tle locations best adapted to the cultivation for profit.
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
HOW TO POT HOUSE PLANTS

Ore pared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agricniture)
 Here are suggestions which should help the amateur gardener who wishes to pot plants in the flower garden and bring them into the house for the win ter. The following equipment and ma terial is needed: A workbench. suitable l(Qil,- coarse soil sieve. sprinkling can. a shovel, material for drainage. pots, and plants. The soil should be rich in plantfood and should contain sufficient sand and organic matter to prevent any tendency for it to harden or hake upon drying. When moist. 1t should fall apart readily when squeezed in the hand. Equal parts of a good foam, clean sand. and well-rotted ma nure or compost. all worked through co9pse sieve. will prove suitable for ordinary work. The following may be considered essentials of good potting ta) The soil should be moderately moist throughout; (b) the pots should he clean and soaked in water before using; (c) the pots .hould be of sis'-
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
HITCHCOCK FEELING
 FINE NOW
0rgatone Wrought Remarkable Change in Arkansas Mans Health Within compara-
 lively Short Time.
Lttle Rock.

l4AAAlt l-tith
 F. R. Hitchcock. this city. a we'll known timekeeper for the free bridge, enjoys sound. festful sleep every night now. For months, Mr Hitchcock says, he just tossed and rolled about the bed every night and the lack of rest was running down his system every way.
 "Orgatone Is what brought about the great change Tn me and has given me the good health I now enjoy" Mir. Hitchcock said the other day. "For months l had paid out many a dollar for treatments and medicines and had suffered from stomach trouble. Severe pains around my heart bothered me. Gas would form and put me in misery for hours at time and it was impos- sihle for me to get a real nights rest.
 "The first bottle of the medicine convinced me that it was something different from the usual kinds. and as l kept on with the treatment it i'm proved my condition in every way. The pains have disappeared around nay heart and I seem to be in perfect condition. l sleep soundly and restful at night and get up in the mornings feeling fine. My appetite is greatly improved too. l want to recommend this wonderful treatment to all my friends who suffered as I did
 Orgatone is prepared from the orig inal kessinger formulaes and can be obtained without physicians pre- scription only at the 0rgatone dealer in your town, or sent prepaid upon receipt of price, S1 per bottle or SIX bottles for S5 from the distributors. Harry Kessinger Co.,, Joplin, Mo.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
FLOWER FARMING FOR PROFIT

Few persons realize the enormous money value of flowers sold in the great cities of the United States. The demand for choice flowers never fails to consume all that may be offered. They must be good, though.
 The city man who wishes flowers for a special decoration does not care how much they cost if they are of the best that can be grown.
 Fiower-farming is an agreeable oc- cupation. But little hired help is re- quired The costly adjuncts of or dinary farming are not required; such as curing, drying housing and stor- ing, all necessary in the raising of the standard farm crops:
 The plants rapidly Increase in value, and once place is going it continues to increase in proluctive capacity with Ach succeeding year.
 The peony is one of the hardest of plants and should be grown on the flower farm. It is hardy plant, with standing the most severe winters with out protection.
 The Chinese varieties are later in blooming than the native varieties. These are the products of centuries of crossing and have in the blooms all of the delicate shades so popular in decorative art.
 They must be heavily manured to produce a profusion of flowers, and the ground must be well stirred so that it will hold moisture around the roots of the plant.
 The blooms are fragrant, lasting and durable and when properly prepared ean be successfully shipped 300 to TOO miles to market.
 The flowers are produced one at time and this makes il advisable to have large number of the plants of the same variety so that q quantity of the blooms can be cut each day in the same state of development.
 1Sus plants remain in the ground kfroih five to seven years, when they must be taken up and divided.
 If planted in the fall the peony will bloom the first season, but young plants are apl to De LOO QUICK III get ting out in the spring and the buds may be injured by late frost. The older plants are more sedate and keep ur.'ar cover of the ground several d;l. : longer and are rarely touched Dy the froSts.
 It costs upward of $l 900 to pre- duce an acre of full blooming plants.
 feld-grown cut flower must bc large and durable. It nVlst have long stem and some graen foliage. It must be single foyer perehed on the top of the stem.
 The hardy Hydrangea ills all these requirements and besides is very suit able for the field cultivation, requiring no fertllizing in ordinary trucking soil.
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14

suited to the plant; Cd, pots four inches in diameter and larger should be filed one-fourth full of pieces of aroken pots to provide for drainage (e) the plants should be placed at the proper depth and in the center of the pot; (f) the soil should be filled about the roots carefully by hand and then made compact by pressure with the thumbs; (g) the plants should be Wa tered thoroughly after potting and then placed away from direct light for day or two until they are established. If the soil has been properly compacted about the roots. it will be possible to remove the pot by turning it upside down and giving the edge q slight jar, the soil remaining compact As the plants grow so that their roots fiil the pots they should be shifted to larger pots, if they are intended for inside use. Practice in shifting may be given along with potting if there are pot bound plants on hand.
 High school teachers of agriculture who have not received the document dealing with home Horticulture may ad- dress the states relations service of this department.
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
B0ScHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

Why use ordinary cough remedies. when Boschee's German Syrup has been used so successfully for fifty-one years in all parts of the United States for coughs, bronchitis, colds settled in the throat, especially lung troubles. It gives the patient good nights rest, free from coughing. with easy expectoration in the morning, gives nature a chance to soothe the fntiamed parts, throw off the disease. helping the patient to regain his health. Sold in all civilized countries. 30 and 90 cent bottles.-Ady.
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
WATCH YOUR SKIN IMPROVE
When You Use cuticura--The Soap to
 Purify and Ointment to Heal

On rising and retiring gently smear off Ointment in five minutes with Cuti- cura Soap and hot water. Continue this treatment for ten days and note the change in your skin. No better toilet preparations exist.
 Free sample each by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cutleura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
True. Perhaps.

Iaas-I should think you would work instead of begging for your liy- Ing.
 Tramp do. ma'am.
 Lady-Then why are you asking me for money?
 Tramp That's my profession, ma nm. But if you knew how hard it Is t1 get q nickel out of some folks you'd never accuse me of not work ing.
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
His Guess,

"That after-dinner speaker must be a great athlete.'
 What makes you think soT' He's so long-winded."
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
literal.

"Please, mamma, can I have some more ice cream?"
 Why, Johnnie. didn't you just prom ise me you would not ask for second plateT
 I'm not asking for second plate You can put 1t on this one."
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
Aahifs

It is astonlshingly easier to get into a bad habit than to get out of 1t. It is like the difference between sliding down mountain slope and climbing up 1t. Therefore, when you find an undesirable habit growing on you. climb back. before you have gone down too far.-Exchange.
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
Not Worth While.

"I just axes 'em for the money now" said the street beggar. 'I don't spend no more time telling hard luck stories
 "How's thati"
 "Whats the use? The best one ever thunk up could never capital .ze for more than 10 cents."
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
RED cRoss-eoopNEss YES.

Red Cross Ball Blue. yes. Nothing else VIII do. Red Cross Ball Blue makes my clothes a beautiful clear white. not the dingy yellow green tinge ot liquid blue. Red Cross Ball Blue for me. Yes sire, Bob.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
He Is Mistaken.

After man has been married eight or nine years and his wife goes awnY for visit the first thing he discovers Is that those nights down town aren't half the fun he thought they were go- ing to be.
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
4 Valuable Pride.

'1s Mrs. Cumrox patriotie?"
 '.In way. She is positively delight cd to find how much more taxes she can afford to pay than other people"
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
Retribution.

'Blggns says he wants to go into business and be his own bess."
 Tt would serve him right. Blig.ins makes about the meanest boss ever known"
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
To Drive Out Malaria
 And Build ip The System

Take the old Standard GROVE s TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know what you are taking as the formula is printed on every label. showing it is Ouinine and Iron in tasteless form. The
 Quinine drives out malaria. the Iron
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
ON FIRST svMproMs

use "Renovine" ana be cured. Do not wait until the heart organ is beyond repair. "Renovine" is the heart and nerve tonic Price 50c and S1.00.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
Woman,s VieWpoint.

A woman's idea of good husband is one who is liberal with his money. and always leaves the bathroom as tidy as he found it.
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
coconut Planting.

Coconut planting experiments made by the government of Queensland have been successful
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
proper Place.

"Where Tn the library shall 1 put these gas end electric reports?
 Put them on the shelf with the light litcra.ur-."
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
Camouflaqe Helps.

Beauty unadorned may be all right in some cases. but Il little dressing always improves the turkey.
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
Schools of Bahia. Brazil.

Bahlq Brazil, has 13.464 children in 23S public schools employing 33S teachers.
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14

The easier it is to get man to talk the harder it is to get him to quit.
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14
Rode Rioht Throuuh.

What's the matter, general?"
 .No glory in entering village of that size. No sooner had I made my triumphant entry than I was out of town"
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14

TO get the genu ne call for full namo LAXATIVE BROM0 CONNIE Look for signature Of E. W DROVE. Cures a Cold in One Day. 50c
The Monticellonian., 1917-12-14

Diplomacy is the art of yielding gracefully to the inevitable.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-07-20
SPARR

Sparr, July 18.-The nice shower
Monday night was appreciated very
much and put the farmers busy plant
ing sweet potatoes.
We are all very glad to know that
Miss Lizzie Shealy is recovering from
her severe illness of typhoid fever
which had fingered with her for
eight weeks.
Miss Mary Taylor of Arcadia was
the attractive guest of Miss Estelle
Clemmons Sunday night and Monday
Mr.. julius Clemmons spent last
Friday and Saturday in Orange
Springs and attended the dance at
Fort Mccoy Friday night and report
ed real good time.
Mr.. Noah Clemmons and wife were
CALLERS on their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Clemmons Monday afternoon.
Miss Estelle Clemmons and friends
motored over to Micanopy Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. Henry Shealey left Sunday fol-
a long vacation.
A very good temperance lecture
was given by Professor Howard Sum-
day night at the Sparr Methodist
church. A large crowd attended.
Mr.. Fred Luffman and Miss Mar
jorie Higginbotham were callers to
Ocala and Silver Springs Saturday
afternoon.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-07-20
COLOSSAL CORN
Marion County This Year is Raising
Its Banner Crop of
Maize

Marion county has come to the
help Of the nation this year with prob
ably the biggest and best crop of
corn it ever had. The season has
been fairly auspicious, the acreage
the greatest, the cultivation the most
scientific and the yield will be in pro-
portion.
The greatest crop in one body will
be at Muclan, fifteen miles northeast
of Ocala on the Oklawaha. And all
over the county are fields varying in
area from an acre or two up into the
hundreds all of which are a Joy to
look at.
One of the biggest and best is the
Munroe & Chambliss farm three miles
southeast of town. A Star reporter
visited it the other day, under the
guidance and over the motorwheels
of Ben Seymour, who about every
two hundred yards would lean over
and say, 'I'm going to show you the
finest field of corn you ever saw"
Now the reporter has seen the corn
at Muclan and other places in this
part of Florida; he has also seen it
in the Mississippi river bottoms and
on the western prairies, so he took
Ben's assertion with grain of salt.
But before he returned he was willing
to admit the maize he had seen was
enough to amaize anybody.
The Munroe & Chambliss farm, to
the north of the Stokes ferry road,
has some splendid fields of corn
scores of acres of tall, thick stalks,
heavily cared. A mile or more down
the road from the fork, between the
Dunnellon and the Stokes ferry
roads, is another eighty acres, recent
ly acquired. Most of this is upland,
and the corn on this was not only
promising a heavy yield itself but
was holding up tremendous foliage
of velvet beans. Ben Seymour guild
ed his car down into the bottom,
where there is a little everglades,
that Munroe & Chambliss have drain
ed, without asking either the state or
the suckers to help them. This tract
of land is muck with clay sub-soil.
We could not say that the corn on it
is as luxurious as that at Muclan, but
it pushes it close, and is certainly
among the finest corn ever seen any
where. The corn is from ten to
twelve feet, and with two to four big
ears on the stalk the yield is going to
be huge.
The stalks are so close together
that it would be difficult to push thru
them, and one can easily conceive of
a man getting lost in big field of it.
Well as this corn is doing, it would
have done better had it been planted
a little sooner. Next time this tract
is planted in corn it will almost GER
tainly give a more phenomenal yield
than this, it's first year in cultivation.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-07-20
COLORED PHYSICIAN
HAS A COMMISSION

DIR. ]. M. Ponder, of Ocala, a grad
uate of MeHarry College, Tennessee,
and one of the most successful of the
colored physicians of Ocala, rendered
his service to the government some
time ago, passed most creditable
examination from mental, physical
and moral standpoint, and has been
accepted and given commission as
1st. lieutenant, and is now subject to
call. The colored officers will be sent
to the training camp at Des Moines
Ia, where they will be given prac-
teal training.
DIR. Van Hood is very proud of DR..
Ponder's success in getting into the
army. 1t was DR.. Hood who advis-
ed and encouraged him to try and
gave him the best of recommendations
to the army board. Under the army
rules, colored man seeking COM
mission must have good moral
character as we'll as possess the
other requirements.
DR.. Hood says DIR. Ponder was
born and raised in Marion county, and
his race is justly proud of him.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-07-20

be subjected. This condition is like
ly to continue as long as the war
lasts, but on the other hand, Ameri-
can capital and merchants interested
in the Russian field should not lose q
moments time in having their repre-
sentatives in this field studying its
possibilities and learning where the
opportunity in their particular lines
lie.
"America occupies fortunate po-
sition in relation to the people of this
nation, who have been sentimentally
touched by the evidence of American
friendship and our quick recognition
Of the new government. President
Wilson's address to Congress, in
which he set forth Americas attitude
towards the war has been recognized
as practically expressing the same
views as are held by the provisional
government.
Wherever separate peace has been
mentioned, it has been howled down
with indignation and, unless my judg-
ment is entirely astray, Russia, as to-
day constituted, is as little likely to
make separate peace as is the
United States"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-07-20
ORANGE SPRINGS

Orange Springs, July 18.-The re-
cent heat wave has caused the people
of the towns to seek the cooling and
refreshing waters of the spring.
There are not enough cottages nor
boarding houses to accommodate those
who would spend the summer.
On Sunday the people of Gaines
vile, Hawthorn, Palaka and other
nearby towns come in their automo-
biles until there is hardly room
around the spring for more of them.
With the completion of the hard road
from Palatka we shall have hundreds
of other visitors. This road is being
rapidly built Then we shall expect
Marion county to come forward and
extend this road to some point where
it will connect with some hard sur
faced road to Ocala. This would COM
plete hard road from Ocala to
Jacksonville, with the exception of a
few miles.
Mrs. Julia Livingston returned to
Jacksonville Sunday after a month s
visit to relatives here.
The Campfire Girls of Mcintosh
were camped here last week in Mr..
Sears cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Notes were visitors in
Palatka Saturday night and Sunday.
Rev. Riles filled his appointment at
Edgar Sunday. Rev. DeNazarre of
Palatka preached here.
Mr.. Elliot Waites and family of
Hawthorne were Sunday visitors to
the spring.
Mr.. C. J. Rast gave the Campfire
Girls days outing to Blue Springs
Friday.
DR.. G. B. Parramore and family of
Eureka passed through town Friday.
en- route to Rodman to visit Mrs. Par
ramore's sister, Mrs. Cowart.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-07-20
NOTICE
Of Application for Leave to S
Minors Land

OF Application for Leave to Sell
Minors Land
Notice is hereby given that on the
25th day of August, A. D. 1917, | will
apply to Honorable w. E. Smith,
county judge in and for Marion coun-
ty, state of Florida, at his Office in
Ocala, in said county, for an order au-
thorizing me, as guardian of the
minor heir of the estate of Pearl G..
Risher, deceased, to sell at private
sale the following property belong
ing to said estate, to-wit:
An undivided one-half interest of
an undivided three-fourths interest in
and to thirteen and 33-10O chains east
and west by eight and 01-100 chains
north and south in the northwest cor
ner of the southwest quarter of sec
ton sixteen, township twelve, south,
range twenty, east, in the Arredonda
Grant, containing ten and 75-100
acres more or less, all in Marion
county, Florida. Said land belonging
to the estate of the said Pearl G.
Risher, deceased, to be sold for the
best interest of said minor heir, Jul
ian Trawick Risher.
This 10th day of July, 1917.
L. F. Risher,
Guardian foI Julian Trawick Risher.
7-20-fri