The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-08-16
OBSERVATIONS
Wise and Otherwise

Wise and Otherwise
There's only one creature more
C0nceited than a woman-and that IS
Q man." is the remark made recently
by a man 20 the observer. Every man
thinks himself terribly good looking
q terribly bright, or both" continued
the sage" Yessum, that's what he
said.
The Lounge lizard" announces that
the silk hat for men is fashionable
again. Yes, the silk hat is some clas-
sic headgear, and is absolutely cor
rect when worn by presidents, stock
bl okers, barristers and other folk who
are really something in a city's So
Getty budget after six p. m. But let
the opposites beware. Oh, beware.
Orange Crush IS made in California
Of California oranges. Now what's the
matter with Florida that she cannot
furnish her own orange crush. For
shame to use other folks stuff.
"Yumpin' yimminy," TODD stuff is
sure high and seems to be getting
higher Yes, we have it from high
authorities in Washington and lot
e cute little tables to show US just
how much higher it is, and to think
We are paying out money for this,
says the Florida Grower.
Garden planting season is rapidly
approaching. Don't hold out against
your neighbor by refusing to CO.
operate with him in penning up de-
structive animals and chickens, that
So destroy gardens and flower beds.
There's no use denying it any long
er-Silver Springs beach girls have
fine understandings.
Just because Marion county wants
to go to milk raising is no reason why
We should demand that toothpicks
should~come down.
They say that when a mosquito
slakes his thirst from the blood of a
man who has filled up on this hop
sugar yeast combination, he goes
wobbly to the first mosquito hawk,
gives himself up, signs the pledge
and dies in agony.
"The fool streak" says the Kansas
City Star, "is as much an ordained
organ of the human body as the ap-
pendix." Yes. and derned near as
dangerous, says the Tampa Tribune.
Somebody says that an eel is the
slipperiest thing in the world But it
| is not true. Just give some fellow a
check to cash for you, with the in
junction to hurry back, and chances
are 90 to one the sheriff will have to
most break his neck to catch him, or
you will never see either again.
When the rest of the family want
to take bath they generally go ahead
and take it and say nothing further
about it. But when father wants to
take a swim, he usually raises the
roof off the house, inquiring after his
clothes before getting in the tub, and
then trying to keep up With the w. K.
piece of soap (Which is another one
of the slickest things known in this
miserable world) after he finally hits
the suds.
The countenances of the public are
most discernible since that fatal first
Of July day. Wonder if the seemingly
secured dispositions and acid looks are
caused by drinking buttermilk?
The color, that bathes the intelli-
gible world, is the beauty that bios
SONS within its fower-for beauty in
the ineligible world is not a flower
that blooms only on it's surface, says
Plotinos.
+ Never be the bearer of bad news, ii
you can send it by wire or mail OF
messenger. Remember what happen,
ed to the man who told Cleopatra
that Mark had been sniped.
The list of names of weed lot own.
ers does not look good. 1t indicates
THAT there are citizen slackers in
Ccala who do not appreciate a good
lc oking town, or healthy city, such as
we have every right to be.
There is not much in this little city
to do after dark any more, so we
guess another hour of daylight won't
kill some folks.
The grape, olive and fig, also pome
granate. are frequently spoken of il
the Bible. But the orange is not men
: toned. The folks who made earl!
history lived too soon. Think of {
Garden of Eden without an orange
tree We hope Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
were reincarnated, if for no other pur
| pose than to partake of the nectar
that has made the tropics of Indis
famous.
Have you noticed that some of the
boys that have returned can pro
rounce some of those French geogra
phical names correctly?
Loving your enemies is all right, II
they would only reciprocate occasion.
ally.
They tell US that $50 will feed q
child for a year in France. Better
send our children over. Can't be done
here.
Two friends went fishing Thursday
evening, so the story goes, but doesn't