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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-06
MEETING OF woMANs CLUB


After the committee reports and
pretty violin solo, a medley of the
familiar airs by Miss Lyndal Math-
ews, the feature of the afternoon was
the reports of Mrs. H. C. Dozier and
Mrs. C. R. Tydings, delegates to the
late state federation meeting at ITALIA
hassee. In a delightful informal
but most interesting manner, Mrs.
Tydings gave a verbal report of the
convention. Perhaps of most interest
to Ocalans was her description Of a
talk by DR.. McClane. formerly one of
our fellow townsmen, telling of the
marvellous improvements in the reform
school since he has been in charge.
There are about 400 boys in his Gus
today, some as young as eight years
old. The youngest of these he hopes
to place in good homes. as it seems
criminal for such tiny tots to be plac-
ed in this institution. All the shoes
worn by the boys are made IN tan
merry on the place. All the boys are
required to work one day and go to
school the next, alternately. There is
a dairy, farming and many other
useful occupations. The hospital is
being built by the boys themselves.
They are accustomed to bathing regu-
larly and have clean beds to sleep in.
There is an orchestra and many other
forms of profitable enjoyment. Dur
| ing the time that DIR. McClane has
been there only five boys have run
away and three of them were negroes.
While in Tallahassee Mrs. Tydings
often saw DR.. and Mrs. Bunyan Steph-
ems, who wished to be remembered to
all of their 0cala friends. He is IN
charge Of the new Baptist church,
which is a very handsome edifce. 1t
was there that all the meetings of the
federation were held. He and his wife
are both very popular and like TaIla-
kassee very much, but they still think
that there is no place in the world
like Ocala.
Mrs. Tydings gave as the outstand
ing subjects or the convention, educa-
ton, thrift and Americanization. and
she was very much impressed with
the fashion show" where the thrift
idea was materialized in the made
over hats and gowns worn. It was
a marvel to see the ingenuity and art
displayed in the modish Creations"
Mrs. Dozier's report dealt with the
social courtesies extended the officers,
delegates and visitors of the fedora
ton. She told of the opening recep-
ton, the delightful drive over the
city of hills. beautiful tea given by
Mrs. Cats at the executive mansion
and many other pleasures enjoyed.
Both ladies urged every member of
the club to attend if possible the next
meeting of the federation, to be held
the coming year in Gainesville.
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CONNER

Conner. Dec. 2-Emmett Griggs,
A. Long and son, Davis Long and j.
R. PEBBLES of Oviedo were visiting
relatives in the vicinity this week.
Mrs. J. NJ Mock and son and Mr..
and Mrs. Buford Fletcher of Electra,
were guests of T. B. Griggs and fam
lily Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Sims, accom-
panied by Miss Lidie Cordrey were
guests of E. o. Cordrey and family
for the weekend. coming over from
Anthony
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Waterman and
little daughter of Ocala, We're visit
ing friends here last Sunday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Mills of Perine, on Nov. oath, fine
boy. Grandfather and Grandmother
Manning are receiving congratula-
tions.
Mrs. ]. N. Stevens was in OcaIa
Monday shopping.
E. o. Powell and w. II. Garrettson
went to Ocala Tuesday on business
matters.
Friends of Mrs. Lem Wilson are
pleased to see her out again after &
continued illness.
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before + went back to college, again
thought perhaps-you know thought
Christmas eve would be such a nice
time to look back upon when we had
grandchildren as our engage"
The front door burst open after a
quick and vigorous knocking, and the
bunch" came in.
What! You here, Jiml Stole a
march on rs. eh?"
They gave their presents to Mario
RE. Then they asked her TO play the
piano Then they sang. Nervousiy
Jim looked at his watch. 1t was al
most Christmas day-and he so much
wanted to be able TO look back on
Christmas eve as the time Of his en-
gagement, and somehow he had fan
cied Marjorie looked upon him a
little more affectionately than upon
the rest. Finally he could bear 1T no
longer.
81 say. fellows" he began. at seems
to me that as long as the bunch wants
TO hang around the best friend the
bunch ever had and won't give any
one fellow any more chance than an
other I'll just have to do my proposing
before the whole bunch
''T've got a little ring here I'd like
Marjorie to wear, and while / always
want to be one of the bunch and she
always wants to be a friend Of the
bunch | know, I'd like to have her
regard me as more than just friend r
"And I'd like TO be more than a
friend to one of the bunch" Marjorie
said.
Congratulations shouted the
bunch" "And Merry Christmas and
lots of them p
"But to @hink," one of the punch
said to the rest afterward. shat one
of us was able to put II over on the
rest of us-and Marjorie. tool'
And the next day. which was Christ
mas. the bunch" all came around Il
see one of the bunch" kiss the friend
Of the bunch" under the mistIetoe
which favor was granted the bunch
very willingly
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NOTICE
agent.

OF Mayville Special Tax District
School Election
Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton will be held in the Mayville spec
ial tax school district on
Thursday, December 18th, 1920,
for the purpose of abolishing the May
vile special tax school district.
Qualified voters at said election are
all qualified voters who live in the
territory of the Mayville special tax
school district. and pay a tax on real
Or personal property.
The following named persons are
appointed inspectors and clerk of said
election:
Leon Simpson, w. B. Coggins. C.
R. Waterman. inspectors, and c.
Simpson, clerk.
By order of the Board of Public In
struction this the 3rd day of Novem-
Der, 1920. W. T. Gary,
W. d. earn, Chairman.
Secretary. 11-15-mon-5t
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JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG
How Confederate Soldiers Treated an
Union Frane-Tireur
Boston Transcript


The story of John Burns Of Gettys-
burg is worth telling again. He was
an old soldier of the war of 1872
born in 1898, at Burlington, n. J., and
20 years old in 1868. He
distinguished himself for his bravery
in both the war of 1912 and the Mex
lean war, and promptly volunteered
for service when the civil war broke
out. He was rejected on account of
his age, but managed to get in as a
teamster, and at every fight he Dor
rowed rife and showed up on the
firing line. He made so much trouble
in this way that he was finally sent
to his home at Gettysburg, Pa, by
force; and here the town people made
him constable. When Lees scouts
approached Gettysburg in June, 1868,
John Burns went out with a party of
volunteers to fight them. but the
party was turned back by the Union
cavalry. Finally, into the town, on
June 20, came General Early and his
Confederate troops; and here was
John Burns, as constable, in the mid
Ole of the street, ordering them off in
the name of the lawI The Confed-
crates locked him up for asserting his
authority in opposition to that of
their provost guards. But they went
on to York, and out came Burns and
began to arrest Confederate strag.
glers-including chaplain. Rev. Mr.
Gwin, who bore dispatches. But as
soon as the fighting actually began
around Gettysburg, and the federal
army had, in the language of history
relieved the veteran from his self
imposed duty of facing the Army oil
Northern Virginia single handed,
old John Burns got gun from g
wounded Union soldier and went tt
the front, where the hard-presseC
Seventh Wisconsin regiment accepted
his services. The old man proved 81
so skilful sharpshooter that the
colonel of the regiment sents him q
particularly good long-range rife
which be used all day with most de
structive effect. But late in the aft
Iernoon he was badly wounded, ant
when the regiment was forced back
old John Burns was captured by thu
Confederates. Did they stand him,
lighting civilian, up against tree ant
shoot him, la Hun? Not at all. The,
Ilet him go to his own house, wher'
his wounds were dressed by a Con
federate surgeon; and there he wa
left when the Confederate tide swep
back and left the town and countr,
once more in Union hands. job
Burns was one of the local heroe
when Lincoln came to Gettysburg fo
the dedication of the monument, a
T. H. B. notes, but he took to war
dering about the country and wa
picked up in New York in 1871, in
state institution, and very i'll. Il
was sent home to Gettysburg, an
died soon after of pneumonia, at I'll
age of seventy-eight.
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USE OF CHRISTMAS STOCKING
Good st. Nicholas, Saint Of Fourth
Century OF Christian Era,
Founder Of Custom.

SVT~ HRISTMAS stockings have
sSW come down to US from the
EETE good st. Nicholas, who was
&&bS a saint Of the fourth CEN
fury Of the Christian era
and was born December 6, 342, In
Lyeia, Asia Minor. He was regarded
as especially the patron saint Of chill
dren, young girls and sailors. The
Christmas stocking custom arose as
follows:
1t seems that st. Nicholas, who was
the archbishop Of Myra, lived in the
same town with an impoverished no
bleman who because he had no por-
lions to give his daughters, and indeed
no means with which to support them,
was about to sell them into a life Of
sin. st. Nicholas, who was accus-
toned to dispense his large fortune in
gifts Of charity, resolved to rescue the
young women. AS he approached
their house wondering how he should
proceed, the moon shone out and dis
played an open window. Instantly st.
Nicholas threw a purse of. gold In at
the window which. falling at the feet
of the father of the girls, enabled him
to portion his Oldest daughter. The
second time ST. Nicholas visited the
house he also was able to throw a
purse of gold through an open window,
thus providing for the portion Of the
second daughter. On the third visit
the father, watching for his benefac-
tor, cast himself at the feet of the
saint and cried:
"Oh, st. Nicholas, servant Of God.
why seek to hide thyselfT
The saint made the father promise
not to reveal his benefactions. From
this habit of bestowing gifts in secret
and under the cloak of night arose the
practice Of putting out shoes or stock
ings for the younger members Of the
family, so that the good saint would
be able to fill them without being spied
on. At one time it was the custom
for young women pupils in converts
on the even of Saint Nicholas to hang
their new silk stockings on the door
of the apartment Of the abbess. They
would also write notes calling the
attention of the good st. Nicholas
to their stockings. In the morning
when the convent pupils who had not
gone home for the holidays arose they
invariably found their stockings filled
with sweetmeats.
s.sH-s'''s tstt"@te .
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FOR SALE, TWO MOLINE
TRACTO
ADMISSION rs CENTS.

Sanders six-disc pillow, two Kirstin
Stump Pullers, two Martin Ditchers,
light train track, complete Syrup Mill
Outfit and other equipment. For par
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NOTICE, WoODMEN CIRCLE

Poinsettia Grove No. 228, Woodmen
Circle, will meet in regular session
Tuesday, Dec. 7th, at 1880 p. m. All
members are urged to be present.
Election of officers and other impor-
tant business. Be there to do your
part. Corrie Baker, Guardian.
Rylla B. Adams, Clerk.
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haps one million inactive eases which
viii become active cases unless neces-
sary precautions are taken. Every
seal unsold helps tuberculosis.
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JACOBS SUPERB CANDIES in
holiday boxes. Prices from sc. to $25.
Autobiography Drug Store. exclusive
agent. Slot
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Meet me at the American Cafe.
Union Station, ocala, for a regular
dinner-family style. Best dinner in
the state for 75c. Eat and drink al
you want. Time for dinner IL a. m. 10
ESQ p. m. l7-tf
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Have your mirrors re-silvered. All
work called for, delivered and guar
anteed. Ocala Mirror and Plating
Works, Yonge block, Fort King
avenue, phone 504. CT
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many Oh LuSIus COulnS Ao4nS a. l1S
same time, on the same train, would
agree TO call together.
Then they would have good time,
singing, talking, laughing. Marjorie
was such a good sort. The whole
sbunch" liked her.
She played the piano well for dane
ing and had the kind of voice which
made others want to gather around
the piano and Join In the chorus.
In truth, without Marjorie the
bunch" would have been oftentimes
very lonely, very restless and wretched.
Marjorie danced well, too, and If one
wanted a girl to come up to prom or
f1t in anywhere. Then, too. she
wouldn't be mad If fellow asked an
other girl.
Marjorie was an exceptional girl.
Marjorie wasn't jealous of any of
them. She seemed to regard them as
| they regarded her-good sorts as she
was good sort. They passed the time
for her merrily as she did for them.
They were jolly good companions as
she was jolly good companion.
So 1t went on. And another Christ
mastfme came along and Marjorie's
house was the center of the gayety.
Il was the night before Christmas.
The bunch" were taking around their
Christmas presents. They were going
to call on Marjorie last because then
they would stay there for while
They all had presents for Marjorie
/ typical presents from members Of a
bunch" to q friend of the bunch"
There were several boxes of candy
(which the bunch" would help eat)
and there were some books, which per
haps some of the bunch" later would
borrow and read.
One Of the "bunch" has gone to Mar
jorie's earlier that evening, and hat
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Carolyn B. Elliott, writing in the
Birmingham Age-Herald of Mrs. Ma
bel Guam Stevens, says:
Regardless of the fact that Mrs.
Stevens has been recognized as one
of the great speakers at Ocean Grove
BIZ an audience of 10000 people; re-
CARELESS that she was the first woman
ever received on the platform of Tent
Evangel in New York City; that she
has been on the programmes with
some of Americas most famous lee
turers, she is entirely unspoiled. Her
work during the summers, on the
the chautauqua platform. is that of an
expositor of the Bible, lecturer on
Hebrew literature"
Rev. Mabel Guam Stevens Has DevO
in Palestine, the Chautauqua
ADMISSION 25 CENTS.
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BUY CHRISTMAS SEALS ONE
CENT EACH, 81 PER HUNDRED

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There are per-
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Iced Maple Goodies As cents a pound
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December and Christmas Victor re-
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HER TRAYEIa

"My visits to the Holy Land have
always been made as q Bible student,
not as missionary" Mrs. Stevens
told me, because l wanted to enter
irto their social life and gain the
viewpoint as nearly as possible of the
Oriental"
Many times Mrs. Stevens has visit
ed every historic place in Palestine
and Egypt. From these experiences
she has been enabled to give TO the
public wonderful pageans on the Bible,
with from sixty to $50 stage partici-
pants, and in this manner in chautau-
qua work she often illustrates her
Bible teachings.
ed Her life 20 Bible Research, Travel
Platform and Bible TeaehinR
CHILDREN rs CENTS.
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CHILDREN Is CENTS.
AL CARPENTER AND
BUILDER

Careful estimates made ON NH Com
tract work. Gives more and better
work ftr the money than any other
contractor In the city.
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taken with him a present which could
neither be divided and eaten, nor bor-
rowed and read.
Soon, soon he was going to give it
to her, and soon, soon he hoped to see
her wear 1t.
Marjorie" he began, "the other fell
lows all like you, Of course, but you
know I've been feeling for some time
kind. I'd. differently about things. And
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Lecture on Bible Themes
BY Rev. MabIe Guam Stevens
AT Methodist Church, at kendrick,
1880 Monday Evening, December san
Sucect THE Little Red Rose Bud" Of the Beck Of Solomon
SENATOR wATsoN's COMMENTATOR

of
dappOnt anybody in her audience the
all
inspired by her uteances. Very sincerely yours.
WATSON.
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Just arrived. select line Of the
GENUINE PARTISAN IVORY in
Manicure Sets. Mirrors. Combs and
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Toys, Dolls
and Games

Wonderful Walking Dolls, Talking Books
and Raggedy Ann. PROFESSIONALLY the
largest line and best selection ever brought
to Ocala, and at the right prices.
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was the first girl
every boy called on when
he got home for the
Christmas holidays. Yes,
every boy who had gone
away TO school or 10 col
Iege always came TO Mar
jorie's house first when
the Christmas holidays be-
gan, though there were
executions OF course.
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HRISTMAS stockings have
come down to US from the
good st. Nicholas, who was
a saint Of the fourth CEN
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Leather Goods

Pocket Books. Card Cases, Writing Pads,
Calendars, Desk Sets. Hand Bags, Photo
Cases, etc.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-31
FIRST BATTLE OF
NEXT WAR TO BE
FOUGHT IN AIR
Army Chief Issues Statement
Nisualizing Decisive
Battle.

NEW YORK. March 90. - The
first battle Of the next war viii be
fought in the air. Brig. Cen. vii
liam Mitchell. chief OF the division
OF training and operations arnly air
service. declared in statement
here today. IN which he yisualized
a decisive aerial conflict The bat
tie. ne added would also bee the
last one OF the war because the
losing nation would be helpless and
unable 20 continue hostiities after
its air feet has been conquered.
The air service chief predicted
that aviation Will completely drive
huge battle cruisers. battleships end
other surface ships of the water
in the next conflict. "a great air
force can render surface craft i'm
capable OF operating and stop de-
barhatiOns from ships and attacks
on shore establishments" he said.
Brig. Gen. Mitchell ia his visual
iZatiOn Of the great air struggle OF
the future described wildly the part
he believes giant gun bearing battle
planes bombers, rigid dirigible bal
looms and armOred aircraft Of yari-
Gus designs viii play in the next
war.
With the beginning OF war he pic
lures a huge feet Of diriCible ball
looms soaring high above the ocean
and, from nests on the tops of these,
tiny airplanes are launched. locate
the enemy fleet and return with the
Information. The chief air officer
working i'm contact with the army
and navy. sends hi> air force against
the enemy.
The American fighting planes
drive from the sky the enemy pu-I
suit and combat planes launched
from the decks of enemy battle
ships
"Tbcn comes the main attack bv
cur mir forces against the hostile
fleet says Gen Mitchell. "The
battlcpIanes are i'm sduadrons of %
and -four Of these constitute am at
tack group. Circling over the enemy
fleet they maintain a heavy fire. de-
stroying personnel and anti-aircraf r.
eqUiE Hent.
with the cun-bearinP planes or
Immediately behind them arc the
bombers huge air freighter9 carry
ing projectiles weighing up 20 one
ton and depth bombs for effect
against submarines. Water tor
pedocs controlled by wireless from
the planes crash into the sides of
the hostile vessels sinking the
smaller ones and damaging the
larger
Darkness comes and when Wis.,
bilitv from the ships has become
poor. huge rigid dirigible balloons
carrying bombs of enormous weight
Join the attack. their profectilcs
crashing through Tho heaviest armor
Of tho enemy ships.
CAS- the navy comes mp 10 com
plete the work done by the aerial
forces tho battle IS over. The enemy
drive from the air and with most az
It's ships either sunk or out of ac-
tiOn. surrender. The battle Ia,
been the first and is also the last OF
the war"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-31

minutes conversation The tele-
phone employees claim they are over
worked. undernourished and the
whole equipment run down. The
minister OF communications admitted
20 the mass meeting that the tele-
phone and post and telegraph sys-
TENS generally had failed and that
the post Office had paid more shan
5000, 900 crowns last year for
stolen packages. Armed guards are
now placed on all mail transport.
The worst factor in the situation
is declared 20 be inability OF Of
ficials 10 enforce discipline under
the present government where vari-
Gus councils Of wOrkmen and SOL
diers operate 20 make the employees
lax and independent
One man who attempted 20 tele-
phone from "a postal sub-station was
told by the attendant the other day,
10 ego 10 a public automatic station
and don't worry me"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-31
"Gure Your =
Rupture Like
Cured Mine
Old Sea Captain Cured His Own
Rupture After Doctors Said
Operate or Death"
&c Remsdy and sook sent Fres.

His Remedy and Book sont Free.
Captain Ceilings sailed the seas foI
many years then be sustained q bad
double rupture that soon forced him 10
rot only remain ashore. but kept him
bedridden for years He tried doctor
after doctor and truss after truss No
results Finally. he was assured that
he must either F-fnit 70 a dangerous
and ahhorrent ope alton or die. He did
psithsTl he cured himself instead.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-31
BIRDS
You Should Know
By the Indiana Department %.
Conservation
THE WOOD THRUSH.

The wood thrush IS the largest Of
our thrushes except the robin. clas-
sifled in this family by ornitholo-
gists. IL is about eight inches long
and has wing extent OF about -
inches. Their general color IS a
cinnamon brown, brighter and more
rufus on the crown and more olive
on the tail; beneath, including the
sides, white. with the breast and
sides marked with roundish and
heartshaped spots Of da-k Brown.
The wood thrush is a migrant. II
comes north about the middle Of
April and the first Of May. and re-
turns south about he first OF Octo-
Der It's range extends north from
Honduras and the Bermudas
through eastern United States to
Quebec. and west &c Kansas and
North Dakota II winters south
from Florida and Texas. and breeds
from Georgia and southern Missis-
sippi north throughout its northern
range Il frcquents copses. groves
Of young trees and rocky glens and
this is especially so II there is water
nearby.
Seventy-two percent Of the food
or this thrush consists Of insects.
the greater portion Of them being
ground -irhabiting worms Twenty
percent consists Of fruits. much OF
which are wild fruits obtained from
their haunts. The song OF the
thrush IS credited by many ornithol-
Ogists as the most beautiful as com
pared 20 a long list Of birds.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-31
AUSTRIA OBJECTS
TO POOR SERVICE
Telephones Are DemOraliz q
and Called Example of
Disorder.

VIENNA, March 80. - Americans
with the telephone. telegraph or
postal service in America should
come here II they want 10 see a
really disorganized means Of COM
munication.
SO demoralized is the telephone
service OF Vienna that a great mass
meeting Of business men has been
held and has demanded that this
service be taken from the govern
ment Bureaucracy and turned over
10 private control.
II "a almost impossible TO get
central and. once secured. the line
is usually cut after less than one