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, 1922-12-17
None Is-None Are.

Speaking Of pure English my friend
the Did Journalist said that Charles
A. Dana had made a rule that none
must not be used In The Sun office
as the subject of a plural verb. 1
1ffered to bet him 5 to /, up to $s25.
that Dana lever made such a rule.
He did not tai me up, and perhaps
Il was lucky for me tina. he did not:
but 1 gamb,ed on the fact that Dana
was not a oedant or a smatterer; that
ne was saturated with the spirit Of
the English language. and that he
knew the usage OF the writer's from
Beowulf to that editor who became
famous by hebitudinosity The story
of the rule was n OF tho Dana
myths.
find IN the Library OF Congress
! dozen Cmore or lessl titles of books
by my friend. In the last forty
years he has written for newspapers
and magazines half a ton (more or
less) Of copy. Like many who fol.
low his trade, he Is dictionary shy,
and when the news got around that
non 10 a contraction of no one he
lid not ascertain from the 6tction-
lries that !. is no such thing.
LRcs-DAg liz NA6lAo-AioE6 VI Illt
Scriptures who gave US the author
zed version never heard this news.
or they permit st. Paul to say none
~ these things move me-" and David
rharges people to beware that none
ouch the young man Absalom." We
re told that in the house OF the for
st OF Lebanon the vessels Fwere of
pure gold; zone were of silver"
But John P. Robinson, he has re-
minded us that ''they didn't know
very thin down in JUDGE" and we
nay ask for other authority. Shakes
caro- could not be expected 20 be
hetter informed than King James
ranslators. and we are not surprised
that Richard says none are for me-"
,or do we wonder that Bacon says
None deny there is q God" Milton
s reputed to have been tolerably ac-
,urate in his English, bu. even he
zays In at this gate none pass" n
none are sure" Pope says mono
, 1922-12-17
Christmas Candle Service.

A small church In Orange. N. J., has
made a charming annual custom o.
its Christmas candle service held the
Sunday evening before Christmas.
The church is decorated In Christmas
greens. with a tall evergreen stand
ing on each side of the small pulpit
and very simple wreaths and ~festoons
on the walls.
Last year there were just 81 can
dies in the entire church. Two of
these were set on a table. lighting up
a tall vase of delicate white narcis
sus. and two were placed on zach side
of the pulpit. The rest were in the
windows.
Small blocks of wood had been cut,
with a raised piece like a step in the
center. A socket was rounded out in
this piece and on each side for the
candles. so that each block of wood
held three candies. There were three
of these wooden candle holders set
on the Sill of each window. The wood
was not finished off. but by candle
light the effect was quite as good.
The little church looked very wei
coming from the outside. with the
lights flickering through the stained
glass windows into the night. Inside,
the soft glow gave a sense of intlm-
acy and peace.
There was no sermon at this Christ
mas candle service. but the minister
read aloud W. ]. Locke's THE Three
Wise Men" The choir gave n
, 1922-12-17
The Crime of Corning Pistols.

REVIVAL of the old vendetta spirit, nurtured
u by the case with which firearms may be OBJ
tanned, is responsible for the crime wave that Is at
present sweeping the country.
Not only men and women of criminal instincts,
but many men and women of good breeding, mott
waited by a sense of insecurity, either carry or have
within easy reach some sort of fiirearm- II you
give a boy a stick he will hit something, and 1t is
The same with these people-give them a gun and
when they see or hear of some excuse they will
use it. They develop in their minds some sort of
romantic vendetta spirit, which they take pleasure
in venting.
Take the Blanton case, in which one boy killed
another deliberately because that boy had killed
the other boys father. The boy was probably actu-
ated by the vendetta or fued spirit. 1t is a relic of
an ancient code that still fingers in some of the
sparsely settled parts of the country and is quite
common In some of the Balkan states. When this
onerated by the court the boy felt obliged to be
revenged. In ancient times this was considered
justified. The code of Hammurabi of Babylon,
probably the Oldest set of laws, provided for all
classes of crime but homicide, and the relatives
were expected TO take care of that.
This may be an extreme case yet 1t illustrates the
lesson Of firearms to n nicely. If the boy had not
had a gun at his instant command, he would have
hesitated a long time before he would have employ
ed other violent measures.
If firearms were made more difficult to obtain,
through n stiff statute, and long prison sentences
imposed upon those caught carrying weapons, it
would work salutary Encouragement in the prac-
tice of pistol tOting, and a slowing up of the ven
delta spirit.
, 1922-12-17
Must Lenrn the Difference.

TTALY'S new premier is not regarded by the wise
Il as merely an amusing person, but he frequently
is amusing, as we'll as much more. and no doubt
there will be many significant smiles on the lips
of Europe's older statesmen and diplomats when
they hear of the mistake he made on his first visit
to the famous No. 10 Downing street.
Met at or near the door by an impressive looking
parsonage dressed in the garb associated with EN-
inence, Mussolini greeted him effusively, under the
impression that he was receiving a welcome from
Mir. Bonar Law himself. Just how effusive the
greeting was the dispatches fail to reveal, but it
NAV have gone to the length of kissing, that so
obnoxious operation-as between men, Of course
being frequently performed on the continent in
high as well as low circles.
If it did go that far. the Italians mistake was
somewhere between dreadful and ludicrous, for
the impressive looking parsonage was not Mr..
Bonar Law. but one of his servantsi
Mussolini with reason can complain that 1t ought
not TO be possible in England for anybody to take
a Turnkey for a Premier or a Premier for a Turnkey.
Apparently he might have been betrayed as easily
into the one error as into the other.
, 1922-12-17

sian family for a week After dinner
they played bridge until l a m. They
crank q large quantity of home brew.
The owner smoked several cigars
and innumerable c.Earets. II fact,
it was quite an ordinary evening.
Before going to bed he took three for
midsble looking pills.
The next morning he got up at :.
He was feeling far from well. He
pulled himself together with a pick
me.up. Breakfast had no attractions
for him; ne confined himself to cot
fee and cigarets. He relied on the
same diet for nourishment through
out the day. He spent an unhappy
The following morning his
wife persuaded him 10 sec a doctor.
A few days later he was seated with
friend It a table IN the diningroom
Of the club. They were studying the
bin of fare with that profound con-
c~entration which men bring to bear
upon the serious affairs OF life. The
owner at last laid aside his card with
, 1922-12-17

her. A new set Will cost me In
the n~eiGhborhood OF $50. Then I dis
covered hat he had completely
wrecked the self-starter. and that
will be smother little item on my
garage bill. Finally, just to make a
complete Job of It. I should Judge
from the state OF the tires that he
ran her tho whole time I was away
without ever putting any air in them.
" It just proves wAa. I have
always said-there are some people
who simply arc not to be trusted
with q machine"
I. seemed hat his two guests had
always said the same thing. They
now kept on saying II IN various elab-
crate circumlocutory ways until the
ov-Der's wife announced that dinner
was ready.
For dinner they had oysters, soup,
beefsteak and mushrooms, salad.
mince pie. not 70 mention what are
vulgarly known as trimmings. The
owner was a larEs mar and he ate
cop.ouALy-enouEh to sustain a Rue
, 1922-12-17
Arbitrary Censorship.

CENSORSHIP of the habits Of the people should
" not be allowed to be too far removed from the
direct expression of the peoples wishes in the
matter through their exercise of the franchise.
Laws regarding what the people should or
should not do, because of the harmful effects or
moral t~urpitude of such things seem to be piling up
in great number in the states OF the union. We
have laws regulating this and regulating that, so
that there are few things in some localities left to
the discretion of the individual. All he has to do
is to look in the statute books and find out if he
may do the thing.
The fundamental error Of much of this kind of
legislation is that it does not emanate from the
people. Very often they have had little or no
opportunity of expressing an opinion on proposals
to pass certain laws. No doubt they would be in
favor of passing much of the restrictive legislation
but at least they should be given a chance to say
whether or not they want it.
This seems to be what is wrong with prohibit
ton. In itself it is a good thing, but sooner or later
It will have TO be referred in some way or other to
an expression of the people at large as to the
exact form in which they want 1t to continue. No
one would want the saloon back, but in bootlegging
many of the drink evils are perpetuated, and 1t is
these which must be taken into consideration for
future enforcement plans.
The same thing applies to censorship Of moving
pictures. Everyone is in favor Of insisting on clean
and proper pictures, but if there be censorship 1t
must be representative and not by one or more
arbitrary individuals who look at things according
to their private view.
, 1922-12-17
4 Socialists admissions.

MAN of science as we'll as a socialist, Mr..
n Charles Steinmetz, when discussing labor, and
capital and the relations between the two, shows
a reverence for facts fiat is notably lacking in
most of his party associates.
Speaking on this tubject in New York, he pre-
sented three positions or attitudes as the only pos
sible ones to be adopted in dealing with the prob,
lens of industrial production-the first, that of
capitalism, with no bond between the employers
and the employees except such contracts for serv-
ices as they could make between themselves; the
second, that of the Socialists, insisting that all The
results of labor should go to the laborer, and the
third, that of cooperation between labor and CAPT
tai, with each having a share in profits and man,
agement.
There was nothing new in all that, but there was
something of novelty in Mr.. Steinmetzs dismissal
of the sociaiistic program with a mere mention,
on the ground that, as only a small percentage of
Americans showed any disposition to move in that
direction, there was nothing practical in consid-
ering it in the course of a serious discussion of
practicalities. Hardly any other socialist would
have said that, and the saying of it is not unlikely
to lead to the reading of Mr.. Steinmetz out of the
party that recently paid him the wholly empty
honor of nominating him for state engineer-a
position in which his great abilities would have
been next to useless and his very valuable time next
to wasted
, 1922-12-17

liSh school or IN h office.
After AL Il Is a matte r OF what we
call "sty5e Anafoie France a-d tie
other day that styie Is she art OF
assembling harmonioaS ~syilabies.~ OF
course u Jocose friend Anatole
knows that Is only the husk o. atye
lie would laugh AZ US n We took one
4 his epigrams a. final; just Is Ber-
lard Shaw Eins IN his beard when
we take him seriously. lLarnoav
al melcdy helps to make W Ety'e.
and prrcis'on helps. and speed and
force ard suggestion. and a lot OF
o-her things. and 10 desne style is
as hard as 10 define religion. 1t seems
ariy safe to say mat petAntry Is
its ceadiy enemy.
II. C. PRoUT.
, 1922-12-17

60" Dryden none have been" and
southey there Were none" These
quotations are not evidences of cru.
diuon Some OF them are convenient.
" supplied by the learned Prof.
Lounsbury. others by the dictionar.
les and stnl Others by fifteen min.
utes search Of the scriptures. They
could be added to indefinitely. but II
is not worth while to rnnsack liter.
allure for further examples.
Perhaps 1t is not out OF place 20
add that the Oxford Dictionary saws
Of none. tin later use commonly
with n plural verb" and the Century
Dictionary says "Often as a plural
The Standard Dictionary tells us
that none is construed in the sin.
gular or the plural as the sense or the
best expression Of the meaning may
require. When the singular or plural
equally well expresses the sense the
plural is commonly used
So. whether we use none as a SIN.
gular or a plural pronoun we are
in the best of company. and we may
be governed by our own sense of
sound or expression. I would prob
ably say 'the shis sank and none
were saved" But If wished TO be
more emphatic I might say NO one
was saved" / am quite sure that !
would not se,y "None were saved" I
think I discover a differenc in tho
feeling. 1t seems to mo that the
young gentlemen who try hard in the
daily papers 10 make none. singular
often sacrifice strength OF express.
zion end 6elicacY OF touch to an error
which they picked up perhaps In the
, 1922-12-17
The Owner of the
Machine

The owner OF the machine stood IN
front OF the fire, Indignantly declaim-
ing.
NO. cir, Q again for mel That's
the last time I ever allow anyone
else tn run my car. What's
that Won say? Well. after all he was
my brother ana I could not well re-
fuse. BESIDES, I thought II would
a lot 10 his kids. getting out IN
the country and so on. 7 guess I'm
too soft hssrted. Anyway, That's
where I got stung Do you know what
? found that crazv loon had done 20
the car when I go: back7"
The ovner turned round and gave
one OF tho fire loss a vicious kick.
Tncn ne answered his own question.
To begin with. he had run her God
Knows how many miles without anv
oil and burned the bearings out o.
, 1922-12-17
Our Old Charter.

AMEND md let amend seems to be the battle cry
II of certain vociferous radicals clamoring now
for constitutional changes. Some Of them do not
like the judicial system as it now stands and pro
pose amendments that would reduce courts to far
cicaI proportions.
Others are dissatisfied with election systems and
propose new and fantastic changes. So the tale
of radicalism runs.
When radicals are not cheering for their own
pet schemes for amendment they are cheering for
those of fellow extremists. If they could have
their way, ii would seem that they would indulge
in an orgy of amendments in which each would get
the changes desired. All of which recalls an an
Gent shipbuilder who, ~wearying of criticism of the
craft that he turned out, placed a piece of lead
and n hammer In reach of his critics and invited
all that so wished to hammer out q model for his
guidance. As a result he got something that suited
everybody, but which bore no resemblance to e
boat.
So with the radicals. They may propose to make
over the constitution to suit themselves, but they
should realize that while the result might repre-
sent all their ideas, it would be n CHASTITY carica-
ture of the basic charter that has outlasted all fan
~tastical innovations and proved them wrong by
the stern test OF survival of the fittest.
, 1922-12-17
Erudition.

When I was young II seemed TO me
1 knew most everything;
wisdom OF h world was mine
with naught for life to bring
But as the years fled on apace
My knowledge n my light
Grew less, until in darkness now
I grope. a sorry plight.
The way 1 learned my sad estate
Is just the common way;
The erudition that should come
With thinning locks OF gray
Seemed mine until 1 found. alas.
AS have so many men,
That age knows nothing, youth knows
all
I have a SOD OF ten.
Charles II. Chesley.
, 1922-12-17
Ant and Prohibition.

That prohibition threatens extlnc.
ION OF art is the latest blast agalns,
ne Eighteenth amenimsnt." asserts
ne Washington Post. implied rea.
,onins is difficult. While booze may
sometmes function as a s.imulant
o artistic Imagination. surely none
VIII rate art is not strong enough 10
be wenned from the bottle. wh'le
he record may show tina some MAJ.
ters in the pas. have drawn insplra.
ton from the cup. Il also shows that
many other acquiredit from other
, 1922-12-17
Modern Love Making.

An airplane writing In the sky
With letters smoky white;
a maic below with anxious eve
Who watches with delight
SLOWLY the letters forms and spread
Against the heavsn blue;
Shyly she droops her pretty head.
For there across the sky is read
His message: II love your
f. RUTHERFORD. JR.
, 1922-12-17
The Casper Tribune's Program

IRRIGATION project west Of Casper to Be authoH5s'
and completed at once
A complete and scientific zoHinE system for thu
city OF Casper.
A comprehensive municipal and school reEe<don
park system. including swimming pools for the chill
dr3n or Casper.
Completion Of the established Scenic Route bouis
ward as planned by the county commissioners TO Cas-
den Creek FauE and return
Better roads for Nntrona county AID more high
ways for Wyoming.
More equitable freight rates for shippVI Of the
Rocky Mountain region. and more frequent train serv.
ice for Casper.
, 1922-12-17

Christmas selection ana the eonEre-
cation SAM favorite Christmas an.
thems. The Whole service was so
simple, 81 Chrlatmnssy. that every
one went away with a Christmas
glow IN his heart.
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EAsTERmDE AT THE CHURCHES

Easter morning dawned bright and !
clear and as the day advanced the first
promise of a perfect day was fulfilled. |
Several of the churches OF the city had
prepared special Easter services as "a
fitting celebration to this anniversary
At this season the town IS filed with
Easter lilies and these beautiful flow
ers We're used in quantities in all of
the churches.
No special Easter program was OBJ
served at the Baptist church but two
interesting sermons were delivered by
Rev. c. F. Benjamin. At the Pres
byterian church the regular order of
worship was observed.
The Christian church, Rev Chas. H.
Trout pastor, held two interesting
Easter day services. The morning sub
ject was "Jesus' Resurrection and I'M
mortality" Several new members
were added to the church at this serv-
ice In the evening a special pro-
gram had been prepared in charge of
the Bible school, in which a beautiful
| musical treat was given.
Grace Episcopal church had been
beautifully decorated. Smilax, Easter
lilies and larkspur made the church a
fitting setting for the celebration of
one of the greatest anniversaries of
the Christian churches. For the mid
day service a special musical program
was given, with choral celebration of
the holy communion, anthems and spe-
cial solos followed by an Easter ad-
bour. In the afternoon the Sunday
school gave pretty pageant, "The
Mystery Play" At this service the
children of the Sunday school present
ed their mite boxes to the church.
There was also a special Easter
! service at the Methodist church with
sermon by the pastor on the subject
off Man, Die Shall He Live Again
The evening service at the Methodist
church was in charge of the Sunday
school. An excellent program was
rendered, which was attended by g
large audience and greatly enjoyed.
At the Church of the Blessed Trim
ity regular Easter services were hello
by Rev. Brennan. The church which
has only recently been completed ane
is in itself beautiful, was further en-
HANGED with flowers. On the high altar
Easter lilies were used and on the two
side affairs white larkspur was used OF
one and white roses on the other.
! The Christian Science Society helc
its regular Sunday service, the subiect
of the lesson-sermon being "The Doc
trine of Atonement."
Special mention of the pretty East
er afternoon song service should b.
made given by the children of TIT
North Ocala Sunday school. This or
ganization has been in existence onl!
a short time but has been doing ex
cellent work and the program that i
gave yesterday was a pleasure to hea
and a revelation to those present
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the city
council of the city of Ocala will at
the meeting thereof to be held in the
city hall on the End day of May, A.
d. 1922, at the hour of 1880 O'Clock
p. m, consider bids for the construc-
tion of sidewalks and curbs in said
city as follows:
On Main street approximately 701
square yards of sidewalk.
On Sanchez street approximately
886 square yards of sidewalk and ap-
proximately 1874 lineal feet of curb.
The details, location and specifca-
tions for said sidewalk and curb being
now on file in the city clerks office
of said city. All bids shall be sealed
and shall be filed with the clerk of the
city of Ocala five days before the
. said meeting of the city council.
This 9th day of March, A. d. 1922
--- III. C. Sistrunk,
Mch 27-Apr 10 II "a City Clerk.
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Mrs. Fred Robinson and Miss Lu-
ellie Robinson, who have been spend
ing the winter in Ocala, expect to
leave Sunday for their home in Michi-
gan. Mrs. R. S. Goux and little son
Charles, who have been visiting them
will return north with them. Mrs.
Goux and son will go to Washington,
where Dr. Goux will attend a medical
convention, and the party will then go
to Michigan by automobile.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

The Rialto Cafe has been moved
two doors south of it's former location
on South Magnolia street, where we
are elegantly fitted up for serving
meals or a la carte orders. "Quick
Service and Reasonable Prices" our
motto. Our specialties are Western
Meats and Seafoods. Open day and
night. Regular dinner served from
IL to 8. Up-to-date dining room in
rear. Fresh vegetables daily.
ls-tf JOHN METRE, Prop.
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FOR SALE-A nicely located two
story, six room house with all mod
ern 'conveniences; clothes closets
and ireplaces in every room; large
Railways; good garage; large lot
and on a desirable street, close in:
about four blocks from courthouse.
Can be purchased from owner only.
Terms can be arranged. This is a
good investment for somebody, and
house is now rented. Do not answer
unless you mean business. Address
P. o. Box 293. 4-12-6t
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The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
R. B. Roster of Oak will be grieved
to learn Of the death of their infant
son who passed away at an early hour
this morning. The funeral services
will take place this afternoon at three
o'clock. Interment will be made in
the Anthony cemetery. Sam R. Pyles
& Company have charge of the ar
rangements.
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In the list Of registered architects
for Florida who have recently passed
the examination, published in yester-
days morning papers, appears the
name of Mr.. E. E. Hall Jr Mr.. Hall
is with the firm of George MacKay &
Company, is clever young man and
promises to be very suecessfulsin his
chosen profession.
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Lantern slides showing scenes in
the Grand Canyon of the Colorado
river will be shown at the primary
school building on Tuesday evening at
7:15 o'clock All children and any
adults that care to come are invited
to be present.
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ODD FELLOWS

Tulula Lodge No. %, I. o. o. F.,
meets every Tuesday evening at eight
o'clock at the Odd Fellows hall in the
third story of the Gary block. A
warm welcome always extended to
visiting trothers.
E. E. Converse, N. G.
Frank G.. Churchill, Secretary.
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Mrs. L. H. Oliver and daughter Vir-
ginia Oliver have arrived in the city
to join Mr.. Oliver from Arlington,
Ga, where they have been for the
past eight months. They will make
their home at Mrs. J. W. Davis resi-
dence.
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FOR RENT-Complete upper floor or
one or two rooms if desired, ar
ranged for light housekeeping; has
bath with hot and cold water; near
town. Apply to 403 Fort King ave-
nue. Soft