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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

The new charter that was enacted
by the last legislature was gotten up
by those who were elected by the vot-
ers of the city, and when requested to
submit the charter to the voters for
their approval, some of them made
the remark that the voters were inca
pable of intelligently passing on it;
thereby saying "the voters were suf-
fciently intelligent to elect me but
not sufficiently intelligent to pass on
the charter" John D. Robertson.
The Star objects to argument by
inuendo. When man makes a
charge against another man, he
should be brave enough to call him
by name. This charge of Mr.. Robert
sons was obviously aimed at Mayor
Chace. Mr.. Chace did not make any
such remark Everybody who knows
DIR. Chace knows that he is very con-
siderate of other peoples opinions.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19
SILVER SPRINGS

See Silver Springs through the
s-bottomed boat. Scenery not to
be had in any other part of the Unit
ed States. Largest flowing and most
beautiful springs in the world, some
thing that can't be described or ex-
aggerated; real geiscrs under water,
the Blue Grotto, Bridal Chamber,
Florida Snow Storm. Ladies' Parlor
and other beautiful spots too numer-
Gus to mention Price, 81 and $1.50;
children under II years of age half
fare. If dissatisfied, money refunded
C. (Ed.) Carmichael,
Owner and Manager.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

Billy Sunday calls on God to damn
the Germans. We don't suppose God
will take our advice, or BilIy's either,
but we object to the indiscriminate
damnation of any people. We think
that a century or two of damnatior.
for Emperor William and the other
men responsible for the war, and
their humiliation after that, would
be salubrious, but as for damning the
German people, or even the mass of
their suffering and dying fighting
men, we think a wish to that effect is
more fitting a German than an AM
erican. Calling on God to damn any
body or anything is damphoolishness
any how.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19
A CHALLENGE TO DEBATE
J. D. Robertson, Candidate for Mayo

J. D. Robertson, Candidate for Mayor
of Ocala: Sir
Believing that there are issues of
great Importance in the present mu-
nicipal campaign, and that the voters
of Ocala would be interested in hear
ing them discussed by the candidates
for mayor, / hereby challenge you to
discussion of those issues. including
the question of your loyalty to the
American government, at a time and
place to be designated by you, and
properly advertised.
Respectfully, ]. E. Chace.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

Several of our state papers are be-
moaning the fact that Florida troops
have been sent to Macon instead of
troops from other states brought to
Florida. Friends, we might as well
realize that if our men cant stand
the climate of Macon. it's no use to
talk about sending them to France
Even the climate of Northern Italy
is more rigorous than that of Middle
Georgia. The fact of it is that If the
boys are well fed and well clothed,
they can go to Greenland. To tell
the truth, we are hearing very few
complaints from Company A. Most
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

1t appears from the evidence that
the reports of sickness at Camp
Wheeler have been greatly exagger-
ated. 1t is much to be doubted that
there is as much sickness in the camp
as in the average city of $4,000 peo-
pie. We have no doubt that the war
department is doing everything in its
power to keep the men well, and we
think the newspapers should care
fully investigate every report detri-
mental to the service before they
publish it. The Star is going on the
reports of Marion county men at. the
camp. There are over $50 of them
there. Comparatively few have been
sick and nearly all sepak well of the
camp and their treatment.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19
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will be made for mounting.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

was mayor, and that he did not make
any attempt to have it submitted to
the voters, although it was passed
entirely with the view to enable the
city to make large expenditures.
Now, the new charter may be good
and it may be bad, but of this thing
we may be certain-the election of
John D. Robertson will not make it
any more agreeable to live under
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

Mr.. j. D. Robertson inveighs
fercely against the new city charter.
Mr.. Robertson had no word to say
about the charter until he thought he
could make political capital out of it.
Like every other citizen of Ocala, he
knew when the council was framing
it, but he did not appear before it to
oppose any suggestion or objection.
Mr.. Robertson says: "No charter
making a radical change shall be
passed with my consent which does
not. give the voters of Ocala the OPP
portunity to express their approval
or disapproval." He forgets that q
charter was passed in 1915 when he
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

visit to his relatives and friends here.
He must return tomorrow. Like every
other reliable person who reports
from Camp Wheeler. Lieut.. Izlar says
the stories of ill-health and privation
at the camp are grossly exaggerated.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

Everything is chaos in Russia, and
there is a good chance it viii remain
so for years. 1t is very much like
it was in France century and a
quarter ago-the upper class gov
ems badly, the lower class can't gov
ern at all. and there is no middle
class.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

Dispatches from Petrograd say
that the troops of the Bolsheviki are
mostly under the command of the Of
ficers of the old regime. This is not
to be wondered at. The Bolsheviki
have shown they are inacable of COM
manding themselves.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

The Leesburg Commercial re
sponded nobly to the Stars appeal
for help on the Company A truck
fund.- Friend Leach himself led off
with a subscription of SIS. As he has
seen by this time, the work has been
given up, but the Star and the sol
diers appreciate the Commercials Of
fered help. all the same. The Com
mercial can always be relied on to
help in any good enterprise.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

Governor Cats was not slow in
looking into that report of too much
illness among Florida boys at Camp
Wheeler. Tampa Tribune.
There have been reports" of illness
at Camp Wheeler over a month, but
the governor did not go there until
last week. When he went, he seems
to have seen a great deal that didn't
exist
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

The Star regrets to learn that the
directors of the South Florida Fair
at Tampa have decided not to have
any fair this winter. The entire
state is the loser by the decision, and
we hope this will be the only winter
the fair will miss.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

After giving a full hearing to the
charges against Sheriff Bowling of
Duyal county, whom he removed a
few months ago, Gov. Cats has de-
cided that the said charges were un-
founded, and on Dec. 1st viii REIN
state Bowling. 1t will occur to any
reasonable man to ask, why didn't
Cats investigate the charges against
Bowling before suspending him.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

An American soldier, member OF
the expeditionary force in France, has
been executed for an assault on a
Frenchwoman. We can imagine the
surprise of German officers when they
hear that the American army objects
to little thing like that
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19
FAIRS AND CELEBRATIONS

November 21-23-Orange Springs
Fair at Orange Springs.
November 2O-23-Alachua County
Fair, at Gainesville.
November 27-3O-Marion County
Fair, at Ocala.
December 4-s-JacksonviIle Poul-
try Show.
January 20 to February Lake
County School Fair, at Tavares.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

Since the Germans know so well
what part of the western front the
American forces are on, why should
not our government convey that in
formation to its own people?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

This is time when heroes are
needed, and a business man who
works from 5 a. M to 8 and 10 p. m.
rather than take his boys out of pub
lie school is no Stacker himself.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

We are afraid that the Russian
revolution will be far more of a
hindrance than a help to the cause of
democracy.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19
MEMRER ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled for the use for republication OF
not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
herein. Ali rights of republication or
special dispatches herein are also re-
served.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

About the best thing the Russians
can do is TO call the Grand Duke
Nicholas to the head of their govern
ment. He is the best man among
them.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

Kerensky had too much regard for
other peoples rights.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

of the men in writing home speak
well of their camp, and while they
tell of hard work and cold weather,
they are not daunted by either.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

Mr.. F. E. Harris, editor of the
Banner, has returned from brief
business visit to Washington.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

1t begins to look like Mr.. Hayes
Lewis will have to work for living.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

Lieutenant NJ. C. Izlar arrived last
night from Camp Wheeler. for brief
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19

Army trench mirrors 25c. Army
shaving brushes Soc. and 75c. at
Gerig's. 29-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19
AUTO -INTOXICATION
EXPL AIMED!
(BY SAMUEL HAMILTON, MD

French psychologist described digestive
S most graves whit
well understood how troubles
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17

large area. AS result the crop esti-
mates are being reduced millions of
bushels.
I'm the United States extreme cold
has endangered the winter wheat,
which throughout the great wheat
belt has had only very light or no
snow covering. The crop experts are
unanimous in predicting the Ameri-
can winter wheat crop will be below
normal, although a greater area was
planted this year than ever before.
1.-The United States should awaken
to the peril of famine ahead. Plant
Wheat should be the slogan of the
hour. Unless all signs fail, the coming
months will find the world calling for
food even more than now, and it will
be impossible to supply the need un-
less home supplies are increased. In
fact, serious question is arising as
to Americas ability to feed its own.
"Plant Wheat!'-Ex.
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Bathing in Ancient Times

The ancient Spartans were very def
mite as to the right and wrong kinds
of bath. A daily dip in the river was
permissible, and so was dry bath in a
chamber heated with warm air by
means of a stove. But the warm water
bath remained mark of effeminacy,
rs 1t had been In Homeric times. No
public warm baths were permitted in
the vigorous days of early Athens.
Antiquity comprises the extremes Of
practice in this matter of bathing.
There were the Dardanians, q Balkan
people, who were said to battle only
three times--at birth, at marriage and
after death. At the other end of the
scale stood the later Roman emperors,
with seven or eight baths a day. And
they are all dead!-London Graphic.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
Chiefs of Our Army and Navy

Upon Major-Gen Hugh L. Scott,
Chief of the General Staff of the Unit
ed States Army, and upon Admiral
William s. Benson, President of the
General Board of the United States
Navy, will fall the main responsible
tiles of organizing the military and
naval forces of the nation for a sue
cessful conduct of operations In the
event of war. Both officers are men
of energy, sound Judgment, and ripe
experience, and both enjoy the conf
dence of the President. They are also
surrounded by a corps of the most
capable officers, and are we'll able to
properly handle the military situation
at one of the most critical times in
the nations bistory.-From Organ
izers of Our Army and Navy" in the
American Review Of Reviews for
March, 1917.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
TEE WHIP IN RIFLE BARRELS.
II 10 Caused by the Pressure Of Mod
srn hiah Power Powder.

II 10 Caused by the Pressure Of Mod
srn High Power Powder.
Tie use of high power powder in n
which did not exist In black powder
days. This In known Nh whip" and II
due to the pressure and vibration set
up BY the powder. 1t is constant with
given loads and Is always in the same
direction.
Sights ure aligned by the manufac.
turer to compensate for this whip In
proportion to the powder charge used.
In firing auxiliary cartridges 1t will Of
ten be found that the ride shoots Oh
center As q matter Of fact the bullet
from the auxiliary il travelling In
true line with the bore. and 1t is the
sights th9t are wrong. The lighter
charge Of the auxiliary does not pro-
duce the usual whip, with the result
that the line In prolongation Of the
bore Of the ride along which the bullet
travels is. not the line given by the
alignment Of the sights.
Two othersrifie terms that must not
be confused are upsettage and keyhol-
Ing. KeyhOllng is the tendency of the
bullet to turn over In fiight. while up
settage Is the slight shortening Of the
major axis Of the bullet due to the
force Of the charge. 1t was peculiar to
black powder fired behind lead bullets
and does not exist to any appreciable
extent in metal jacketed bullets with
smokeiess powder. In the latter case
the charge burns more slowly and the
jucket stiffens the bullet against the
sudden blow from behind.-Outing.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17

Although John F. Vivian, Colorado
Republican leader, still holds his pos
ition as register of the state land
board, all publication notices are now
being printed in Democratic newspa-
pers. In order to relieve John of EN-
barrassment and criticism by MEM
bers of his party the board has changed
the regular program and notices OF
sale, lease and the like, are no longer
signed by the register. Raymond
Miller. Democratic state chairman,
recently appointed president of the
land board, now affixes his official
signature to all such Documents
Steamboat Pilot.
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The NATIONAL GUARD.
HEY come at tho need of the nation
From counting house, college

TVHEY come at tho need Of the nation
From counting house, college
and shop.
1 Tho typewriter. ledger and gavel
The phone and the hammer they
drop.
With a hasty farewell to their dear ones
Though parting is bitterly hard.
They rally with Joy to the colors,
The men Of the national guard.
Hurrah for the gallant battalions!
The Seventh drilled right to hair:
The old Sixty ninth. superscrapperA,
Impatient to do and to dare.
Tho seventy-frst in Its glory
Not one by Stacker Is marred.
Hurrah for our citizen soldiersi
Hurrah for the national guard!
Not only New York has saluted
And answered the call Of the nag:
From far California's ranches.
From Maine and its outermost cras;
From tho sunny plantations Of Georgia.
With snow OF the cotton ball starred.
Come marching the heroes In khaki.
The men of the national guard.
They wheel into limo by the thousand;
No more they belong to the states.
Their swords have been pledged to our
country.
As sentries they stand at her gates.
The wall OF their steel II around us.
The way of the foo they have barred.
They are always prepared to defend US;
Thank God for the national guard!
-Minna irving in Leslie's.
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Cams Dry Humor.

When the gallant Welsh captain. Da-
vid Gam, was sent forward by Henry
v. to reconnoiter the French army be.
fore the battle of Agincourt he found
that the enemy outnumbered the Eng
lish by about five to one. His report
to the king is historic:
There are enough to be killed,
enough to be taken prisoners and
enough to run away"
This quaint forecast Of the result OF
the battle at once spread through the
camp. and doubtless every yeoman
archer of the valiant company felt an
inch taller. We know that 1t was al
most literally justified by the event
Poor Cams dry humor was equaled
by his courage. He was killed while
In the act of saving the life of his
rrince.-London Standard.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
ORIGIN OF THE PERlscoPE.
The Rejecting spyslass Used at the
aIsae Of sehastopel.

Sto00 OF oeo&9SOp0t.
Speaking Of the origin of the peri.
scope. the following extract from the
writings Of the well known inventor Of
Peppers Ghost" gives the credit to
the clerical profession. Pepper wrote
soon after the Crimean war:
During the siege Of Sebastopol num-
bers Of our best artillerymen were con-
tinually picked OF by the enemy's rifles
rs well rs by cannon shot. and In order
to put stop to the foolhardiness and
incautiousness of the men. very in
genious contrivance was invented by
the Rev. William Taylor, the coadju-
tor Of Mr.. Denison In constructing the
first Big Ben bell. 1t was called the
rejecting spyglass. and by Its simple
construction rendered the exposure Of
the sailors and soldiers who would look
over the parapet or other parts Of the
works to observe the effect Of their
shots perfectly unnecessary. while an
other form was constructed for the
purpose of allowing the gunner to lay
or aim his gun in safety.
1.-The instruments were shown to
Lord Panmure. who was SO convinced
of the Importance Of the invention that
he Immediately commissioned the Rev.
William Taylor to have number Of
these telescopes constructed. and If
the siege had not terminated just at
the time the invention was to have
been used no doubt great saving of
the valuable lives Of the skilled artil-
lerymen would have been Effected
London Express.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
"rnE OLD ORDER cHANaErA."

r TIE who some few decades ago
Would faln amass pile
Secured Job subdued and low
i And toiled the while.
He Stunned the paths of dalliance gay:
Eschewed the flask. the pipe:
Doomed homespun rainent every day
And dined on tripe.
At night he hastened into bed
To rest from daily strife:
Arose at a. m. and read
A, Lincoln's life.
But who today woos Mamm on's smile,
Has methods not 20 slow:
He dresses in the latest style
And furbelow.
He sayly tours about at night:
He sets tho social pace:
Stops where the lights are blasting bright:
He knows each place
Consumes the fairness of the land.
Ignites the best cigar
And, graspln8 some one by the hand,
Sells him q car.
George e. Post In Life.
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Distilled Water,

Distilled water after having been ex-
posed to the air is one Of the most sa-
luxurious Of drinks. Its daily use in
measured quantities is helpful In cases
Of dyspepsia and greatly assists the
general functions of the body. Every
large steamer carries a water distilling
apparatus by which sea water is made
fresh. In the days before steamers
primitive distilling apparatus was used
on warships and vessels carrying pas
sengers.
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Plant Wheat

Announcement today by Lloyd
George of premiums offered farmers
for the planting of wheat and other
cerials shows the seriousness of the
food situation in Great Britain, al
though this shortage of food is world
wide. Reports from the wheat grow
ing countries indicate a general crop
failure which will be felt acutely an
other year unless relief is found. Basil
NJ. Manly, an economist, whose arti-
Giles have appeared in the Evening
Telegraph from time to time, has col
lected interesting data on conditions
He says:
I'm Russia, next to the United
States the greatest wheat grow coun-
try, cold weather prevails with only
q light snow covering to protect the
seed. AS result the outlook for win
ter crops there is not good, and at the
same time the stocks on hand are
only moderate and the consumption
for food has been unusually heavy.
"In France, the fourth largest wheat
producer, the winter is said to be the
severest since 1903, with only light
snow covering for the crops, as the
present low temperature followed re-
cent rains. The smallest crop in years
is therefore expected.
1.-THE Balkan States will certainly
produce no surplus grain this year, for
not only are these countries ravaged
by war and crippled by n scarcity of
labor, but the season has been delayed
by wet, cold weather.
I'm Italy, the weather has been bad
cold and wet, with little snow, and
the national stocks are 20 small that
foreign buying Is very heavy.
IN Australia, where the seasons are
the reverse of ours, harvesting is said
to to slow, and 1t is wet over very
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New Name for 1t

A Kerry peasant sued another for .
loan. ut was Kathleen Mavourneen
loan, yer honor.an' Paddy Kane knew
it was at the time he gave 1t to me-"
said the defendant.
"A Kathleen Mavourneen losn?"
said the puzzled judge. What sort
of q loan is that?"
THAT'S what we call one kind of
loan, yer honor, down in our part of
the country; it may be for years and
it may be forever"
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Well Fitted.

"Yes. grandma: l am to be married
next month"
But. my dear" said grandma ear
nestly, "you are very young. Do you
feel that you are fitted for married
life?"
II am being fitted now, grandma, :"
ly. Seven gownsr'-Kansas City Jour.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17

Mrs. J. w. Rector Of this city, sold
Saturday, a very fancy pair of blood
ed horses to Fruita man for fancy
price. The animals were raised on the
big ranch owned by the Rectors at
Rangely.-Grand Junction Sentinel.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17
More Than tn. Axsraas.

Mrs. Wayup-How much sleep do
need. doctor? Doctor-Well, the aver
age person needs about seven hours.
Mrs. Wayup-Then I shall take about
fourteen. ! consider am much above
the average.-Judge.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1917-03-17

O'Toole-"An' why are yez wearin'
mournin', Muldoon?"
Muldoon-'Sure, an OF how T.. TIL
iditor ov a magazine Owe been takin'
wrote me yisterd'y an sed thot me
subscripshun hod exphired."
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"Ole Yonson" observes lin the
Steamboat Pilot: "Ay haf read how
four people say prohibition haf helped
max stock show en- Danver big tang,
Maybe, bot, by yingo, Ay nefer saw
so many yags or SO mooch bug yuice
en- Danver at Won tenn rs dere bane
stock show vaek desc var"