The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-11

couldn't read were given stacks of
books by the carpetbag school au.
thorities. The picture represented
colored family, the father and moth
er gazing with pride upon their chill
dren, who, loaded down with books,
were starting to school. The mother
said to her spouse, "Jeems, looks tie,
me like de chillun is gettin' bow
legged carryin' so many books to
skule" "Nebber yu min,' Dinah, !"
said Jeems, ode guberment pays for
DEM" In these days the children
are getting bowbrained from studies
that are no use to them, and their
parents are getting bowshouldered
working to buy books and pay taxes
and the teachercraft demands mort
taxes.
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We are getting Disguised with
Florida papers carrying that western
propaganda, "Use corn syrup for
your sugar substitute" when Florida
cane syrup i better, more nutritious,
as easily digested, lacks the "pecul-
lar TASTE" and is cheaper and easier
to get than "corn syrup Tampa
Tribune.
You are right about its being bet.
ter stuff than corn Tor any other
syrup, but we are afraid you are
wrong about its being cheaper ana
easier to obtain. But it should be
and would be if our farmers would
cultivate it as they should
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In the last few days we are receiv-
ing quite a lot of literature sent out
by the campaign committee of teach
ercraft, which wants to pile three
more sawlogs on the public cancels
back in the shape of the ten-mill
amendment. According to Mr.. Brin-
son, this printing is being paid fol
out of the ten dollars per county is
sued without warrant of law by the
school boards of the state. It looks
to us like there is more than $500 will
pay for. but at any rate it should all
be labeled: "This. printing was paid
for with money illegally taken from
the public funds by the school boards
of Florida"
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It is reported that a delegation
went from Symrna to Athens the
other day, to ask that Smyrna and
adjoining country be annexed to
Greece. Readers of ancient history
will remember that all that country
in the days of the greatest glory Of
Greece was called Magma Grecia and
that in it dwelt more Greeks than in
the homeland across the Aegean. II
is probable that the same status ex-
lists today, and it is not unlikely that
when the war ends both shores OF
that famous sea and the islands with
in its waters will be under the flag
of the Greek republic.
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If you fellows who have been buy
| ing liberty bonds had been on the
western front the other day, when
that magnificent fleet of three hum
dred and fifty airships flew over the
German lines, to drop bombs on the
covering Fritzes, you would have
seen where your money was going
Ito. And you would have felt like
keeping on sending it. Hindenburg
lines, Rhine lines nor any other lines
will keep our air cruisers from Ber-
lin. All is needed is enough of them
Buy bonds and keep them building.
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The army needs quantities of peach
fprune and other kinds of fruit pits
as. well as hickorynut shells for use
as a base with which to make char.
coal for use in the gas masks now
carried by the American soldiers
There are tons and tons Of hickory
nuts with big. trick shells lying in
the woods and the school children
would like nothing better than to be
turned loose on humanitarian job
like that for the purpose Of saving
the lives of our boys at the front.
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EverythingA closed and the simple
like in the open air.
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Let US supply your TOILET AR
TICLES. Our line is complete, and
the prices always reasonable. The
Court Pharmacy. Phone 284. Il
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No substitutes and no delay in ou1
prescription work. Let us serve you.
G. G. Green & Co., phone 424. tt