The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-03-21
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(By a Lady Contributor
The festive mosquito is abroad In
the land, presenting his annual bill.
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The water at Silver Springs re-
mains at the same temperature at all
season. It's the air that makes the
goose bumps" in the winter.
1t isn't good etiquet TO argue with
washerwoman; she may mistake you
for a rag and do the wringer act.
However, there is a modern reform
wave at hand. and prices for first
class service are almost to normal. So
watch your step, and don't be bull
dozed.
Modern reform. some one says, is a
machine made like matches or
clothes pins. Capitalists hire editors,
and orators, TO write and talk re-
form language" The object is the
same as in any other manufacturing
enterprise--to make money.
he is such devil that it is proper for
quiet, inoffensive people to pray for
him, the fashion gods have sanctioned
necktie of Devils Blue" To be
absolutely correct. wear Devils
Blue"
An elderly gentleman sitting ON the
veranda of popular hotel, a few
mornings ago. was enjoying a most
glorious growly humor, when friend
appeared before him and said: 'sUncle
Bill, what on earth is the matter with
your"
"Oh," he replied, there's enough
the matter with me- This morning
my daughter took little Marie, my
granddaughter, to the barber shop
land had her hair bobbed and / don't
like it,
"But,' we demonstrated. Sits aw-
fully becoming; she looks too cute for
Ianything; don't mind little thing
, ike haircut, Uncle Bill; you'll spoil
your day."
"Oh. to blank with the day; what
despise is letting a woman have her
way. I'm just naturally opposed to
anything woman wants done. See ?"
There are several very attractive
land comfortable apartment houses in
our city. but none of them are SO
large that the tenants don't know
each other.
"WAtch the man who makes q
great deal OF brotherly love-" says an
old maxim Such brotherly love talk
| is never very popular. Smile maxim
/ of an upstate visitor: "No one kicks
Ia pup that wags his whiskers."
~ss.
Ocala has enjoyed during the past
week some of the softest and balm
/ lest spring days and swimming par
ties have been quite the fad. At Sill
| yer Springs, few days since, bunch
lof Gus" youngsters were enjoying a
glorious good time, diving in and out
fof the silvery waters, and tumbling off
the swinging trapeze, performing all
kinds of stunts and CARRIED in niftiest
swimming suits. incidentally TO rest
q bit, we spread ourselves on the tiny
beach, broad out TO the sunshine. We
heard footsteps approaching but we
didn't wiggle. A soft swish of skirts
| told US that unawares angels were
lpassing by, but we were mistaken.
Suddenly one vinegary voiced sister,
who was dressed very severely and
properly and about the vintage of
'67, remarked, loud enough for more
than one to hear. "I'm glad / haven't
| a husband to see the sights down
here. To see these women running
around in their bathing suits is a
sight that would ruin any man. They
might as well have nothing on"
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Well bet that more noise is raised
in Ocala after the sun goes down than
any other town of its size in America
With automobiles chasing up and
down the avenues and streets with
cutouts wide open. and horn blowing,
dogs barking from almost every door
yard and cats fighting on every phase
of the moon, Ocala is no dull place.
When women are given the vote, vis-
itors will see change in this little
burg, and it won't be all paint. This
is not canned talk" and is not said
to give offense to anyone. Voters vote
for the upIift and betterment of their
city and year after year they are fool
ed, in manner that is disgrace to-
people Of intelligence.
Visitors to Ocala always do two
things: First they send a copy of
Heart Poems of Silver Springs" to
their friends back home, and then buy
white shoes and wear them constant
~, matters not what the weather man
says
Every man trusts himself more
than he trusts any other man In the
world" says an exchange. 1t is i'm
portant that the man you trust has
good judgment, better look after
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