The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-07-27
OBSERVATIONS
(Contributed)


Cheerfulness is about the only con-
tagious thing we are not afraid of.
If Christmas eve is the night be-
fore Christmas. why should not Sun
day eve mean the night before Sun
day?
A gentleman who has tried laying
down the law to his wife. says he
wonders how in blazes Solomon lived
SO long.
It is our observation that there are
two kinds of wives in this joy-dimmed
world. The first are those who call
attention to their husbands faults,
and the other is the kind who let other
women sing his praises.
Some one says, Money is not eve
lything; it does not bring happiness"
Well maybe not, but when we see the
two travelling together, they seem in
mighty good company.
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Not long since we wrote "No auto
mobiles are allowed in the islands of
Bermuda" An exchange says maybe
it is that the natives over there don't
want to risk gasoline affecting the
delicate flavor. of their onions.
We take off our ten cent store hat
to the renter who breaks away from
his landlord and buys himself a
house. A home in these times of high
prices is indeed an above for the "free
and the brave"
Ocala people seem to be the craziest
set in the world about going to the
country for their summer outings. We
have often wondered why, when CHG
gers and mosquitoes can be enjoyed
within two seconds walk from their
dooryard, and the electric lights go
out at the appearance of thunder
storm or an eclipse of the moon.
| Perhaps there is no city in the
south that has more persons, and es-
pecially girls, with really and truly
beautiful red hair as in Ocala. They
| have much in their favor, the best of
which is that they seldom become
bald, but we know some who are liable
to jerk a fellow bald-headed any min
ute.
A news note says that "the repub-
lican nominee, Mr.. Harding, grew to
manhood without ever having a lick
| ing" Well, that's all right. One Of
Ocala's most popular young men can
say the same thing, only of course,
he is not presidential nominee, not
by a long jump. But then he may be
a. matrimonial nominee.
Just as we begin to thing it's nice
and hot. along comes nice, refresh
ing breeze and shower, from over
across the pines on yonder hills, and
we think what blessed privilege it
is to live in country like Florida,
and a county with such magnificent
hills as old Marion. especially in the
summer time.
/ 1t is surprising how many ladies of
real intelligence still practice the
First National Bank" system THAT
OF carrying their paper money inside
their stockings.) IL they knew the
/ suffering of tone woman" who may
have to submit to an operation and
in all probability the amputation of
her limb, which is affected with blood
poisoning due TO germs from bills,
they would quit it right now.
| So
/ An auto speed king friend of ours
remarked Sunday afternoon that he
never noticed many car drivers that
stop and kick broken glass out of the
road, or remove board with nail
in it or do any of the many little
things that would help as a public
favor of this character. They are
few and far between, to be sure, but
we happen to know a few of those
who do it, and they live right here in
little old Ocala.
i A syndicate editorial deals with the
question "Why women leave the
farms" In some sections of the coun-
try it is fact that women and girls
are leaving the farms as numerously
as the men and boys, and it is sup
posed that the reason is that the
farm houses are not equipped with
labor saving devices or the common
conveniences that modern, comfor-
table country homes should have.
True it is a woman's life on the farm
is too frequently one of drudgery en-
tirely unnecessary in these days of
advancement. The man who refuses
| TO fix up his home deserves to lose
his wife and be deserted by his daugh-
tiers.
| As summer advances, so do crime