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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-03-01

to take food and-well, let's get
busy.
Little Misses Mary Lou and Corine
Stephens, of near Kinks Chapel,
were guests of Miss Lena Dunn Sat
urday night and Sunday.
Misses George Wilson and Ola
Powers, with Mr.. Grady Bannister,
visited friends near Piedmont Sun
day.
Mrs. G. L. Dunn was guest of
DR.. and Mrs. Dunn, of Atlanta, a
greater part of last week.
Misses Jamie Summerour and We
ra Allen spent Sunday with Miss
Annie Lee Bannister.
Evelyn, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Knight, is very sick at this
writing.
Mr.. l.. N. Allen and family visited
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Grower, of near
Antioch, Sunday.
Mrs. S. A. Carter, Jr., spent Friday
night with Mrs. J. E. Marler, Of Ma
rietta.
Mrs. Oscar Casteel and children,
Evelyn and Annie Lou, of Judge Nor
ris' farm, near Acworth, visited Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Power of this place
last weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. N. Summerour,
of near here, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Charley Summerour, of
Camp Ground.
Messrs. Bette Garlic, Lee Casteel,
and Charlie Cowart, Misses Luda
Allen, Eunice Allen and Annie Lee
Beavers visited friends near Provi-
dence, Forsyth County, Saturday
night and Sunday.
Mr.. Arthur Lawrence of Due West
visited his uncle, Mr.. John Stephens,
few days last week.
Mr.. Earle Burton, of Marietta,
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with home folks.
Mr.. Roy Dodgen, of Camp Wheeler
and Mrs. Roy Dodgen, of Davis, Aca-
denny, and Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff Burtz,
and baby, Ruth, were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. S. o. Dodgen Sunday.
Mrs. Eula Hames and little son
Lowell, of Little River, were the
guests of Mrs. w. ]. Casteel last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Will
son.
Little Misses Corine and Mary Lou
Stephens returned to their home near
Kinks Chapel Monday, accompanied
by Mr.. W. H. and Miss Lena Dunn.
Mr.. Robert Garlic spent Saturday
night with Mr.. Arthur Lawrence, of
near Due West.
Mr.. G. T. Murdoch after being
confined to his room and to his bed
most of the time for some time, is
much better. Here's hoping soon he'll
be able to be out again.
Miss Eva Hopper, of this place,
and Mr.. Ham Waldroup, of Black
well, were quietly married Sunday
afternoon. Only very few friends
were present. Mr. w. H. Howard, of
Piedmont, officiating.
There never was a time when
school work was more important
than now. Everybody encourage the
children to take advantage of this
golden opportunity and don't forget
to speak a word of encouragement
to the teacher, once in a great
while" any way.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-03-01
Better Farming i'm the South
FERTILIZER PRECAUTIONS
Plant Food Should Have Legal Guarantee Of AvaiIa
bilty If 1t Is To Measure Up To Nations Pressing
Food Demands
J. c Prldmore, Farm Service Bureau Atlanta, Georgia

While the Ameri-
can farmer respon-
ded to the world
wide demand in
1917 for food, feeds
and clothing, Mr..
Houston, the Sec
rotary of Agricul-
ture, says that this
does not justify a
let-down in farm
activities; for he
has stated t b a t
e ven greater eff
forts must be put
forth in the coming
months
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-03-01
SANDY PLAINS

Now don't you think it's time to be
thinking seriously about this war
question. Think of country, with
population of 1S0,000,0O0 and as
many men in her army band as U. S.
has of army officers and soldiers, be-
ing whipped by Kaiser and his fol-
lowerers. A serious question, and
money wont win the war; It's going
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-03-01
DRIFTER.

1--WE have a belated line from our
Elizabeth correspondent asking that
we call Pat Rooney the Human
Corkscrew of Elizabeth" instead of
the Human Fly. Let it be so, but
under present conditions just why
Elizabeth should need a corkscrew
is beyond us.-Ed.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1918-03-01
COUNTY LINE.

We are having some measles in
this settlement yet.
Mr.. George J. Kemp and wife were
visitors last Friday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Brooks.
Mrs. Mary Brooks spent the week
end with her sister, Mrs. J. D. Ware.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Hardaway have
gone to Rockmart, Ga, on a visit.
Misses Ada and Georgia Frasure
and Mr.. Fred Pylant, of Due West,
were Sunday visitors of Miss Owa
Davis.
The mumps and The measles have
cut down our school attendance
some.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21
NOTICE OF SALE OF
SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Public Instruction for the
county of Marion, state Of Florida, IN
til two O'Clock .. m. on the
5th Day of March, 1918,
at the office of the superintendent OF
public instruction of said county. viii
receive bids for the purchase Of bonds
of Ocala Special Tax school, District
Number one, OF said county. IN
the amount of Ten Thousand
Dollars, said bonds being ten in
number of the denomination OF
One Thousand Dollars each, maturing
twenty years from their date, bearing
interest at the rate of five t5) per
cent. per annum, payable annually
both principal and interest payable in
OcaIa Marion county, Florida
Each bidder at said sale shall de-
post with his bid certified check
PAYABLE to the order OF said board In
the sum Of three per cent. OF the
amount of his bid, as a guaranty OF
compliance with the terms of such bid.
The said board reserves the right TO
reject any and all bids received
Dated this January z3d, 1919
The Board of Public INSTRUCTION
OF Marion County, Florida,
BY ]. II. Crimson, Secretary,
of said Board and Superintendent OF
Public instruction for said County.
2-31-dIy- thurs I'd
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

The many friends of Capt. r. A.
Alfred are glad to see him in Ocala
again Captain Alfred had respon-
sible position in the great Hog Island
shipping plant, but his many years in
Florida made the northern winter,
especially this winter, too severe for
him, and he resigned and returned.
His family will be here in few days,
meantime he says he is going to dig
out his fishing tackle and go on a
fishing trip to Port Inglis.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR STATE ATTORNEY

To the People of the Fifth Judicial
Circuit of Florida: l hereby announce
my candidacy for reelection to the
office of state attorney, Fifth Judicial
Circuit of Florida, in the approach
ing primary. / have tried to merit
and will greatly appreciate your sup
port. George w. Sco1eld.
January A, 1918.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the city
council will receive bids on February
18th, 7:30 o'clock p. m, for the ap-
pointment of a scavenger of the city
of Ocala in accordance with ordinance
now on file in the city clerks Office.
Bids to be filed with the city clerk on
or before said date.
13-H Fl. C. Sistrunk, City Clerk.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

A letter from Capt. Edward Drake
of Company A says that Laurie Ben
jamin has been promoted to corporal,
and will probably be home on a fur
Tough in a few days. The men in the
124th are being given brief furloughs
in details of five from each company.
This and the fact that it is one of the
best-trained regiments in the army
indicate that its turn to go "over
there" is not far off.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21
OCALA SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Continued from Third Page)
Mrs. NJ E. Edwards returned to
Gainesville Wednesday afternoon.

Mrs. NJ. E. Edwards returned to
Gainesville Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. A. F. Pope has arrived from
Plant City for a several weeks visit to
Mrs. G. G. Maynard.
Mr. and Mrs. George Secor of
South Bend, Ind, who have been
touring down the East Coast, arrived
in Ocala last night for several days
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Meffert.
Mr.. Trueheart Bedford of Gaines
vile, motored to Ocala today and
took Mrs. Bedford, who has been at
tending the board meeting, to Winter
Haven for ten days visit to friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Gary and their
guests, Mrs. Edgar Lewis of Fort
Pierce and Mrs. C. E. Hawkins of
Brooksville, motored to Gainesville
today to attend the reciprocity meet
ing of the Twentieth Century Club.
Mrs. ]. w. McCollum motored to
her home in Gainesville this morning,
accompanied by Mrs. W. L. Watson
and daughter of Quincy, who will at
tend the reciprocity meeting to be
held at the Woman's Club there this
afternoon.
Mrs. G. w. Martin entertained at d
delightful little dinner party last
night in honor of the visitors attend
ing the Florida Federation state
board meeting. The guests were Mrs.
O. z. Olin of Monticello and Mrs. j. B.
O'Hara of Palm Beach and their host
ess, Mrs. K. M. Brinkley, Mrs. Beaz-
ley of Tampa, Mrs. w. H. Wilson and
children, Mrs. S. F. Wilson and Miss
Isabelle Mays.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21
HOLIDAY AT THE PosToFFICE

The general delivery and stamp
windows will be open from 10 to II
a. m. One delivery will be made by
city carriers in the morning. All
mails will be dispatched and boxed as
usual r. F. Rogers, p. NJ.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

Quite number of gentlemen of the
legal fraternity were in town today,
on business before Judge Bullock.
Among them were Messrs. G. C. Mar
tin and F. B. Coogler of Brooksville,
j. W. Hunter and FL. Fl. Duncan of
Tavares, J. B. Gaines of Leesburg and
I'll. III. Dickinson of Orlando.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21
MAXWELL PANEL BODY
DELIVERY WAGON

In shipment of cars just arrived
we have delivery panel body car,
with stock Maxwell chassis, engine
and starting and lighting system.
Nothing nicer, more economical or
substantial. Price, delivered, war tax
included, $500. The Maxwell Agency,
Ocala, Fla. 1856
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

The chancery court today granted
to Mrs. Matte Lee Price divorce
from R. L. Price. The suit was filed
in fernando county Nov. 18th, 1917,
by COL G. C. Martin, solicitor for the
complainant, Mrs. Price. Mrs. Price
is loved by all who know her and
numbers her friends by her acquaint-
ances, all of whom viii be interested
to know that her future home will be
in South Carolina, with her parents,
who have her children. Mrs. Price liv-
ed in Ocala for several years, moving
to Brooksville about two years ago.
She has many friends here who re-
joice with her that the court gave her
full control of her children.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21
BANKS WILL OBSERVE
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY

Friday, February 22nd, 1913, being
a legal holiday (Washington's birth
day. in the state of Flofida. the un-
dersigned banks of this city will be
closed for business on that day.
The Commercial Bank.
The Ocala National Bank
The Munroe & Chambliss
National Bank.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MAR
ION COUNTY HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION

The annual meeting of the Marion
County Hospital Association, for the
election of officers and for the trans
action of such other business as may
come before the meeting, will be held
on Tuesday, March II, 1913, at 8 a. m.
at the hospital.
T. T. Munroe, President.
Attest: E. H. Martin, Sec'y. 4t-thurs
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

Mr.. Chas. L. Fox, one of Ocala's
most popular young druggists, has
resigned his position in Gerig's drug
store and taken position in j. 7.
Williams auto repair shop on Camp
Heights. Handling an auto is second
nature to Charlie, and as everything
is on wheels he decided to get ON the
benzine wagon while the getting is
good.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

A free lecture on Christian Science
will be given at the Temple Sunday,
at p. m, by Mr.. Chas. I. Ohrenstein,
a member of the board of lectureship
of the First Church of Christ, Scien-
fist, of Boston. This is the mother
church of the Christian Science faith.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

A 13-year-old boy, John Santo, of
Eustis, is at the hospital as result
of brutal attack made on him by a
young man named Hewitt. Hewitt
knocked the boy down, fracturing his
upper jaw. 1t took the combined skill
of a surgeon and a dentist to mend
the fracture, and it always will be
weak Hewitt was arretsed. He should
be given about ten years.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

Mr.. Nathan Mayo of Summerfeld
was in town today. He says there is
another soldier for Uncle Sam in
Summerfield. He arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Lyles this
morning.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21
MERCHANT MARINE
SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE

The mayor of Ocala has received
notice from those in authority that
they desire to award a scholarship to
a deserving boy of Ocala between the
ages of IA and IL. in the Merchants
Marine Training School, Camp jose
plus Daniels, at West Palm Beach,
Fla.
The object of the school is to fit
American boys for a career at sea.
Boys who qualify during the five
months course may be appointed as
cadets for the full three years course.
As young men are needed for our
merchant marine service, which
promises great expansion after the
war, these boys will be offered posi-
lions as quartermasters, boatswains,
junior officers, etc. Those interested
may obtain additional information
from J. E. Chace, mayor
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

Mr.. Charles /. Ohrenstein of SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, will lecture on Christian
Science at the Temple theater Sunday
afternoon at 8 o'clock, under the aus
pices of the Christian Scientists of
Ocala. 2-29-3t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21
REQ TOURING CAR FOR SALE

A fve-passenger REQ touring car,
in first class condition in every re-
spect; starter, lights, tires all perfect.
A big bargain. Apply at the Maxwell
Agency. 15-6t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

Mrs. Fannie Anthony and Mrs.
Perry Anthony are home from week
in Jacksonville, during which they
frequently visited Perry Anthony and
the other Ocala boys at Camp john
ston. Mrs. Anthony has received the
good news that her son Ned, at Camp
Wheeler, has been promoted to mess
sergeant
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21
FOR SENATOR 10Th DISTRICT

To the Democratic Voters of Marion
and Sumter Counties Comprising
the 10th Senatorial District):
| am a candidate for senator in the
primary election to be held June 4th,
1918. I thoroughly appreciate the
honor of having served as one of Mar
ions representatives in the last two
sessions Of the legislature. served
my people faithfully, Loyalty, honest
" and conscientiously. | realize that
the knowledge and experience as rep
resentative two terms will enable me
to make the people of the twentieth
district a better senator. win ap-
preciate your support and if nominal
ed I pledge faithful service to the
people of Marion and Sumter coun-
ties, working for their best interests,
as well as for the whole state.
Respectfully yours, w. j. Crosby.
Citra, Fla, Feb. 6. 1918.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

Miss Victoria Raysor had the mis-
fortune to lose much rized pin this
morning, somewhere between the
Court Pharmacy and Mrs. Gary's res
idence. 1t was square gold pin with
the initial r on it. We are sure that
anyone finding it will take pleasure in
returning it to Miss Raysor.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

The members of the Retail Merch-
ants Association of Ocala will have a
banquet at the Good Fairy Teashop at
$50 tomorrow evening. About twenty
will be present,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21
morning.

Those Hair and Clothes Brushes in
Gerig's window at one dollar each
have caused q great many to stop and
look. To look means to buy, so be
careful. Gerig's Drug Store. 2-20
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

Our toilet articles are the best to be
had at any price. Try them and "buy
war savings stamps" with the saw
ings. The Court Pharmacy. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

Mr.. T. T. Munroe, of the Munroe &
Chambliss National Bank has for the
third time been appointed chairman
of the Marion County Liberty Loan
Committee
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

I am a candidate for member of
the house of representatives of the
Florida legislature and shall appre-
ciate the support of the democratic
voters of the county in the coming
primary. shall run in group number
one. W. T. Gary,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

Buy war savings stamps to help
win the war, and have US fill your
prescriptions for accurate service.
The Court Pharmacy. tt
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

Buy war savings stamps to help
win the war, and have US fill your
prescriptions for accurate service.
The Court Pharmacy. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21
FOR COMMISSIONERS, DISTRICT I

I desire to announce my candidacy
for the position of county commits
sioner from district No. 3, Marion
county, subject to the democratic pri-
mary. j. w. Davis
Summerfeld, Florida.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

A full assortment OF the famous
PAKRO Seedtape. just the thing fo1
the small fall garden, Ocala Seed
Store. y
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

Mr.. Johnson, the new city manager,
is right on the job, and seems to un-
derstand what he is here for.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

w. K. Lane, Nj. D., Physician and
Surgeon, specialist Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat Law Library Building, Ocala.
Florida. H
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21
OCALA Occurrences

Mr.. Tom Sykes, prominent bust
ness man of Tampa, was an Ocala
visitor Wednesday.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21
DIR. d. nj. BONEY
my optician"
EYESIGHT
SPECIALIST

I especially offer my services to the
people of Central Florida, and invite
personal visits or mail orders.
202-204 Hogan ST., Park Hotel Bldg,
JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

FOR SALE-One hundred bushels of
Seed Peanuts, the Florida native var
iety, $3.50 per bushel f. 0. b. McIn-
tosh. Address o. H. aMthews, Red
dick, R. F. D. No. 1. 2-2O-1t*
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

Have you ever used Alma Zada
Face POWDER" If not, try one box
and be convinced that it is as good as
the expensive imported powders. so
cent sthe box in all colors, at Gerig's
Drugstores. 2-20
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

FOR SALE-A team of draft horses
in good condition. Apply at Billings
Drug Store. 2-20-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

FORD FOR SALE-We have a Ford
touring car in good condition. The
Maxwell Agency, Ocala, Fla. 1857
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

Delightful and fascinating are the
new Spring Pattern and Palm Beach
Hats now to be seen at Mrs. Minnie
A. Bostick's, Harrington Hall Hotel
corner. Phone 80. 2-7-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

FOR SALE-Nice lot 20 112 in sec
ond ward. Also wish to rent or pur-
chase 80-acre farm near Ocala. w.
W. Condor. 1-8-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

FOR SALE-Stucco bungalow; latest
improvements; lot Is 1877; cement
fence and walk; all kinds of fruit
trees. Also building lot SO x 1877.
Carl Wenzel & Son, TOP Wyominia
ST., Ocala, Fla. 2-2-1m
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

FOR RENT-Forty acre fenced farm
two miles from Ocala with buildings,
SIS for 1918 d.. Mel Ferguson,
city. 2-20-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

FOR RENT-Rooms for light house
keeping Apply at LIS Orange Ave,
or phone 408. 2-20-6t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21
l.. ALEXANDER
PRACTICAL CARPENTER
.yr nETTT nED

Careful Estimates made on all Con
tract work. Gives More and Better
Work for the Money than any other
contractor in the city.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

TOMATO PLANTS-Hastings' Red
field Beauty and Livingston Globe,
zoe. per 100; limited quantity NOW
ready. r. NJ, Dosh, 702 S. 4th ST.,
phone 304. 2-21-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

FOR RENT-A desirable six-rrom
residence; all modern conveniences;
automobile shed. Located close in on
Watula street. Apply to DR.. j. w.
Hood. 2-16-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21
UNCLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS
WANTED. LOST, FOUND, FOR
SALE, FOR RENT AND SIM
LIAR LOCAL NEEDS

RATES:-Six line maximum one
time 25c.; three times 50c.: six times
Use; one month So. Payable in advance.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

FOR SALE-New typewriter, at So
per month. Room 5, Holder Block,
Ocala, Fla. 12-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-02-21

FOR SALE-Sea Island cotton seed,
grown and 'ginned on farm, 81 per
bushel; To-day velvet beans, $1.75
per bushel Anthony Farms, Anthony,
Fla. tues-thur
The Monmouth inquirer., 1918-08-22
Rohemia,s sufferinas.

Bohemia went through some of the
most barbarous of the German re-
ligfous wars in the sixteenth and sew
enteenth centuries. Between 1917 and
1887 the Bohemian population was re-
duced from 100000 to 100000 by the
ravages of execution and exile, says
Richard Wilmer Rowan in Worlds
Work. The Czech language was BAN
ished from the Bohemian school room
in favor of the German by the other
wise liberal Maria Theresa just two
years before our American declaration
Of independence. Czech rioting signal
lied the upheavals in 1S48 that drove
Metternich and his fellow reactionaries
to a timely seclusion. Yet the Aus
gleieh or Austro-H Hungarian compro-
mise Of 1867 found Bohemia still re-
fused the national recognition it de-
manded.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1918-08-22
UNLUcKEsT CITY OF WORLD
Bagdad, Where British Are Now Firm-
ly Established, Has Been Drenched
in Blood of Citizens.

Bagdad, where the British are now
firmly established, has well earned its
reputation of the worlds unluckiest
city, according to a writer in Pear
sons. Not a square inch Of the soil
on which 1t stands but has been soaked
with the blood of its citizens.
When the Mongols, under their ter
rible Chief Hulaga, took the city in
1858, 100000 of its inhabitants were
put to death. Worse still, Hulaga
ruined the whole system of irrigation
canals which made Mesopotamia per-
haps the richest country in the world,
thereby destroying the work of 800
generations in as many hours
In 1898 Timur the Tartar sacked the
city. He killed all its inhabitants,
"save only the holy men," and 10000
skulls were piled up in pyramids be-
fore the walls.
The Persians, under Shan Abbas,
captured Bagdad in 1923, after des-
perate resistance, and in revenge he
ordered 500 of the principal citizens
to be tortured to death in public, the
executions lasting over an entire week.
Three hundred others We're executed
by hanging them head downward in
the city's 900 wells, thereby poisoning
the water supply