The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-11-03

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most unfriendly places her richest
and most princely gifts. The most
gorgeous flowers are native to la
goons and bayous infested by deadly
serpents. The birds whose plumage
Is the most beautiful of all choose
the dismal swamps for their habita-
ton, and so your sincerest friend may
be clothed in rags.
We read that a London man played
The piano log hours without stopping.
Well even at that he has nothing on a
certain photograph we know.
Did yon ever notice that a poor
man can put more passengers into
Ford than a rich man can crowd into
the biggest Packard ever made. and
drive right through the eye of a
needle with them, too.
4 man is beginning to make pro-.
gress when he, has so many troubles
that nothing else worries him.
If the schools of Ocala want to per-
fern a Zeal service for the world they
viii do some specializing this year IN
spelling and writing Accurate, neat
letters should be produced by any
child that has gone through the sixth
grade at school, but for some reason
they are not. Correct capitalization,
punctuation and legible penmanship
should be taught in the schools thoro-
ly enough to become habit of peo-
PIE who have been to school.
Wen tell the world the man who
chews tobacco has hard time. and
some folks are mean enough to say
he's no gentleman. Well say the
woman who fondles poodle dog IN
public is no gentleman either.
II the price <of eggs continues to
rise, we are going to hang our Christ
mas stocking IN the hen house.
There are evils in Ocala as some of
the local ministers have pointed out
in recent sermons. but Ocala is clean
or and better than most cities at that.
The past cool spell was. hint given
! by mother nature for the housewives
to take down their screens and let the
poor HES out of the house, where
they have been cooped up all summer.
In Madrid it is a crime for man
+ to kiss his wife while on the street.
The crime of it in America is that the
wives penalize their husbands about
FIVE dollars for kissing them any old
where.
| Verify the ladies are invading all
| the paths once thought reserved for
Inlen. We advise all boys to take q
course in making beds and. bread and
sewing on buttons. These things and
4many others must in time fall to the
| lot Of the meek and lowly male in an
lother generation.
Balloonists say that in the far-ofi
height the discordant sounds Of earth
blend into one vast harmony. Had
we our own way life's disappoint-
ments and failure would be left OUT
lcf this final contamination. However,
some day when our vision is undim-
lined and our sordid, senses not quite
30 dull, we shall know why LIES re-
verses came At least we shall know
why humanity must struggle against
| the tides that seem so much apart
Icf life,s majestic stream the stream
that rolls to an appointed end.
There's something to get you Al
every turn in life,s road IL you dons
watch out In treading the paths Of
lrectitude it is always best to weal
shoes. That's where the shoemaker
gets you. In wearing the raiment o.
righteousness, the clothing man get
lyou, so what's the use. A fellow saves
money by being wicked. and the wick
led say what's the use of being good
% there You are again. And the devi
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