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TAFT FAVORS GOOD ROADStVi1-r >

1risdetTAu has again Indicatedc i tote Interest In rood roads the latest

I expression being elicited In connectionwlttfa7movement for bettor highwaysVirginia thlg taking shape In an im-

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plan for a road from the natioaal capital to Richmond In a letterr p

I on the subject the president saysjp t NI regard this as a part of the gen-

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4 good roads movement In the coun-tryF and I hive pleasure In saying thatthere to no movement that I know of

r ihat would have a more direct effect> to alleviate the difficulties and bur-

dens of the farmers life will stimulateV

4a the traffic and add to the general hap-piness

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of the people more than the es-HabllshmehtI of good roads throughoutthe country I do not think that tie

I cause this may have been stimulatedby people using automobiles It Is to befrowned upon for While persons using

yL4 automobiles are by no means the mostk important in the community the fact

that their sharp interest has focusedI the attention of the public on the

movemententitles themto creditJ I have no doubt that within the au

thorlty which Ishlsi the secretary ofjtgrlculturo will be glad to assist bjrecommendation and practical advicethe methods to be pursued in good roadbuilding In Virginia-

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HABEAS CORPUS FOR A DOGa b

4 Four lawyers a sheriff five or six ofS hls deputies a negro woman and a

j V learned judge of Atlanta are tangledI Jup in an argument over one yellow

1 mongrel dog for which a writ of ha-beas corpus was petitioned Tuesday

The dog known as Wilbur and IsI held as witness in an assault case

v The animal Js believed to be th6 onethat was with William Webb a negro

s when he assaulted Mrs Exa Brown nyoung white woman Webb narrowly

j escaped lynching The victim Identifiedj the dog and the state ordered the dog

n v locked up until the trial when it will¼ v be expected to Identify Webb by runn-

Ingi3 up to him In court

> Grace Davis a negress friend ofWebb owns the dog and she hired thelawyers to get the dog out of custody

1 I The petition ltes that Grace Isa fe-male

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of the genus Afrlcanus that shep Is owner of the dog that the sheriffI

illegally and unlawfully restrains theI dog of his liberty by means of a hem-

pnJ t rope The petition further declaresI that the aforesaid canine is of tender-

age under six years Is uneducated andp knows nothing of the solemnity of the

f nature of an path and therefore could4

1 Hot be competent witness in anyJ event Furtherthesald canine has been

entitled to three square meals a dayand the privilege of all canines at nightof baying the moon and hunting fresh

j eggs in the neighborhoodoY The sheriff did not consider the writ

f fiaJoke and became very angry Theordinary of the county Was grantedthe writ and will hear the case to-morrow

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Xi HAD NEVER HEARD OF HIM

t Judge George F Lawton of the Mid ¬

dlesexprobate court told a story thei other day of an American minister who

S was spending his sabbatical year trayellrig abroad says a writer In tnafBos

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v made every effort to get an intimateP view of the two branches of Parliament

Lt I in session Of course no stranger Isallowed on the floor of the House of

jrtr Lords but t c mInister not knowingthis and jjosseaalng the jusual amountof Americanrpush tried to make his

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t way In There is a rule however thaiservants of the various lords may beadmitted to speak to their mastersSeeing the minister walking boldly In

I the doorkeeper askedS What lord do you serve1

What lord repeated the astonishI ed American the Lord Jehovah

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STALWART AMERICANlL J

The New York Tribune has a dis-patch

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from Rhenish Prussia datedJuly 31 which says James D Hough

45 1taling of Chicago while on his wayt6 attend the worlds conference of

x Young Mens Christian Associationswhich is being held here was attackedI by thieves He beat oft five of the

z robbers with his fists sending one to-

t1d t the hospital for an indefinite periodi44 and arrested two of the others Mr-

Houghtallng is a former Yale Univeri slty baseball player-

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5 centlywhlch they will not care to re-peat

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v t As they were walking upon the4 mountain they came upon a large cop

H sperhead snake which Was enjoying asun bath 100 yards from the rock whichlives the mountain Its name The menlooked around for stones but noner that they could handle to good effectcould be found nor was there a goodclub at hand

fq Taking sticks of good length theyattacked the snake which showedtIght and struck at both men Failingj land and not liking the lashing of thesticks hisnakeship started for theedge of the mountain overlooking the

I rIver which flows at the base someTa 1400 feet below

Reaching the edge of the thbierockV

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side a considerable distance the snake> arranged itself In a peculiar shape and

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i n then with a hiss half jumped and halfto fr a squirmed out JntothealrThe men

rushed upon the shelving rock andpeered over and watched the fearful

r t descent of the snake expecting to seei x it strike the trees or protruding rocks

k wh the mountainside but it missedaU these obstructions It was not-thoughti possible the snake could clear

f troil the Lehl <<h tracks but as the distance

ti was covered the snake seemed toii <

straighten out add as the men vowr > crawled through the air and succeeded

< S 2 ia huidlngIn deep water with hardlyi 1 JL splash

c4 White they were watching to see It-t e lJna1 came to the surface one of

1J 1 the men became dhezyC from peeringr IJ vertho edgeVof the rock and would

At 1 x Jlave followed the snakes awful exp

his companion caughtf rM t jb1t in tlai-ettcI1 flone MeOt the distance traveled

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IS known that but few boys or menthrow a toHe so that It will strike inthe river as the snake did

SOMEWHAT SORE

The SCaster of things he knows ItHe knows Im about all In

My soul Is worn to a frazzleMy smile is the ghost of a grin-

I walk In the dust of the highway-At one with the chicken and brute

And jump to escape the swift autoThat gives me the tootity toot

Fate stacked the cards on me at start-Ing

Gave me a Hibernian straightAnd then made me draw from the dis-

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I sit with a bobtail and waitWhile the other man sits with a fitly

Till I get the cards that I wantHe tells me to bet my fool head off

But then J dont bet cause I cahntI never was good at the drawingt Since the sorrowful day 1 was bornIf I was to draw for an auto

Id Just draw a honk from the hornIf I was to draw for a melon

Id just get tho rind of the ihjngIf I was to draw for a chicke-

nId get the neck or the wing-If J was to draw for a polecat-

Oh hark to the taleL tellIf I was to draw for a polecat

Id not get a thing but the smell

My taste in tobaccos perfecto3Iy purse lets me have cigarettes

When playing I do all the bluffingThe other guy wins all the bets

My taste Is for champagny fizzesIn tall slender glasses and clear

Fm able to scrape UP a nickelAnd reach for a schooner of beer

Fate handed me out an appendixAnd charged me a millionaires fine

Why must I have bigbug afflictionsWhen bellyaches more in my line

THE BEST PROTECTION-

Not asingle phone has burned in ahouse In Ocala A telephone is betterthan Insurance In case of burglars orfire you need quick action You getthat day or night with a telephoneResidence rates 6 per quarter in ad ¬

vance Ocala Telephone Co

S tJN BARGAINS-

An eightInch Westinghouse electricfan that is positively guarcnteed toburn only thr2 cents worth of elec-tricity

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In ten hours steady runningSe them at once H W Tucker thoileclrical supply man

3 CENTS FOR10 HOURS RUNNING

How is that This Is not an auto-mobile

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but one of those new SinchWestinghouse electric fans that Ihave just received Let me place oneor two of them in your home or onyour desk it W Tucker thw elec-trical

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SKILLED PAINTING-

I am prepared to take any Job ofpainting no matter how large or howsmall or how fine the work desiredmay be I have the material brushesand knowledge to paint and do Itright Houses painted inside and outGraining gilding hard oil finishingvarnishing and lettering and signpainting Taste and skill guaranteedAddress P O Box 135 or leave wordat the Star office K W FillyawOcala Fla t tf

SODA FOUNTAIN FOR SALE-

A fine soda fountain for sale cost350 will take 150 cash for it Ap ¬

ply to S A Moses Brother city

DeWitts Little Early Risers thepleasant safe sure easy little liverplIlsA salve you may always dependupon In any case where you need asalve Is DeWitts Carbolized WitchHazel Salve especially good for pilesSold by all druggists

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and taste as sweet Thats why SchlesIngcrX and Lowneys Candles In halfand pound boxes are so popular Pureconfections these flavor delicious Oarconfectionery Is free from adultera ¬

tion It Is wholesome and healthfulkind of confectionery here

Fruits Cold Drinks Cigars and News-papers

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NEW PICTURES EVERY DAY

THREE FULL REELS EACH NIGHT

Program for this Evening

BOOTS AND SADDLEFull Reel Western Story

GOLD PROSPECTORSHand Painted-

A CLEVER REPORTER-

THE DAIRY MAIDS LOVERS

A FIGHTING CHANCE

Admission 10 and 20 cents

Doors Open at 730 p m

fB W TUCKER PROPRIETOR-

TENTS WANTED-

Two wall tents wanted SxlO or 8x12Apply at this office

SPECIAL cAR Y BREAKFASTS-

Those wishing extra early break-fasts

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can get same at the Elk Cafe a-sery as 4O If they desire

HOUSES FOR RENT

Modern cottages ail convenienceswell located and new Apply to Joseph Bell at court house

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DONT NEED GLASSESMany people do not need glasses but

most people doYou may be one of the majority

There are two ways of finding outOne await for time and disease to

drlye you to It-

TwoConsult us about ItWe Can Tell You whether or not you

need them DR D JI BONEYEyesight Specialist

Ocala FlaOffice hours 9 to 10 a m and 130-

to 430 p m Optical office and lab ¬

oratory rooms 2 and 4 Gary block

TYPEWRITER BARGAIN-

For 10 spot secondhand Callgraph typewriter worth fully 25want the room Apply immediately

StarCASTORIA

For Infants and Children

lbs Kind You Havs Always Bought

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INCREASE YOUR LIGHTS

I have just received a lot of thecelebrated Halophane glass shades forelectric lights These shades Increaseyour light power 75 per cent Trythem H W Tucker the electric sup¬

ply man

We have a most exquisite line offancy Imported china In many dif ¬

ferent pieces The AntiMonopolyDrugstore

MENOur illustrated catalogue ex-plains

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how we teach barber trade infew weeks mailed free Moler BarberCollege Atlanta Ga

IAM4-I E MarionDunn Lodgey No 19 meets in thek > temple on the first and

third Thursday even-ings

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of each month Visiting brotherscordially invited J A Bouvier W M

W V Wheeler Secretary

OCALA CHAPTER NO 13 R A M

Regular convocations of the OcalaChapter No 13 R AI on the 4thFriday in every month at S p m

N I Gottlieb H PJake Brown Secretary

OKLAWAHA TRIBE NO 41 I 0 R M

Meets Thursday evenings at 730 atYonges Hall W Gray C of R

4v NIGHTS OF PYTHIASConventions held every Mon-

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evening in Castle Hallover Peysers store A cordial

welcome to visiting knightsSidney Haile C C

Chas K Sage K of R and S

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Meets second Tuesday-S evening in each month

until October Visit ¬

ing brethren always welcomeBradford Webb Exalted Ruler

Stephen Jewott Secretary

IUOFT-ulula Lodge No 2S

W4s I O O F meets evv 5P cry Tuesday evening

In Yonges Hall Visiting brothers al-ways

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M JL Little Secretary

FORT KING CAMPr No 14

Next regular monthly meeting willbe held Friday evening Aug 13th at730 oclock in Yonges HalL Visitingsovereigns are always welcome

M M Little C CChas K Sage Clerk

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SAD FATE OF MISS SANDLIN

Pretty Punta Gorda Girl Burned toDeath by an Explosion of

Gasoline

Punta Gorda August 5MIss MarySandlin a beautiful girl of 15 years ofage died here yesterday afternoon asa result of burns Miss Sandlin wasattempting to operate a patent gaso-line Iron Some of the fluid spilled onthe piece of cloth she was attempting-to Iron and over the ironing boardThe fumes generated were of suffic-Ient

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density to cause a nexploslonwhen she struck a match and in amoment her entire body was envelop-ed

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in flames She ran screaming fromthe house and the efforts of those nearher Quickly extinguished the flamesThis was not however until she hadbeen so badly burned that she died sixhours later

Miss Sandlin was one of the prettiest-and most lovable young girls in PuntaGorda and the town was cast in gloomwhen the sad tidings were announced

CHARLESTON CONTINUESVERY CHEERFUL

Plenty of Joy Water Attainable Not ¬

withstanding the LawCharleston S C Aug 5Wholesale

dealers in contraband liquor have tak ¬

en to the autQmobile as a means oftransporting their goods The policehave caught onto the method with theresult that a machine was relieved oftwo hundred and fifty halfpints ofwhisky in the heart of the city It issaid that the blind tigers are bring ¬

ing large quantities here in motor carsand the police are supposed to be onthe alert

Although Charleston is legally drythe thirsty people are having no dif¬

ficulty In locating the refreshmentplaces which are doing a better busi ¬

ness since the dispensaries are closeduntil after the election

SOME ORDINARY SHOOTING

Florida Marksmen at St AugustineDid Not Distinguish Themselves

St Augustine August 5The shortI range match rapid and slow fire at

200 yards was won by Capt L CMenager of Jacksonville with a scoreof 84 the prize being the GreenleafCrosby medal-

Captain Preston Ayers of Orlandowas second with a score of 77 winn-ing

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the broze medal with a cash prizeCaptain Cramer B Potter of St Pe-tersburg

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followed third with 76 points-In the final count for the Taliaferrotrophy the Metropolitan Grays ofJacksonville were the winners withFunlak Springs second Orlandothird and St Petersburg fourth

Out of twentyone companies com-peting

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to St Petersburgs men be-long

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the distinction of making thehighest individual score at one rangeCorporal Haddock and Private KingWilliams making 24 out of a possible25 at 500 yards

In the Taliaferro trophy match theshooting was In the main badsome oftIle finest riflemen on the former na ¬

I tional team falling down completely-Not before Friday evening will it beknown who will be members of thenational team the shooting being ir-regular

IN CASE OF FIREI

The Ocala Telephone company hashad placed on the transmiter of theirphones throughout the city a cardhealing the following Inscription Incase of fire call central and say Fireat plug the number of the fire-plug nearest the phone being givenThis is a very commendable spirit andwill eliminate the uncertain methodformerly In use of calling the fire sta ¬

tion and saying there Is a fire nearJohn Smiths house These cards

I should be kept on the phone so anyone wishing t2 turn in an alarm canreadily see what is the nearest fire-plug

The prescription department Is themain sLay of any drugstore Accuracyreliability promptness and pure drugshave made this department of ourbusiness one of the largest in thecountry Send us your prescriptionsTydings l Co

Do not forget that you can find any¬thing you want in crockery and glass ¬

ware at the Ocala News Co

WHAT EVERY MAN KNOWS

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REPORTS COMMITTEESTO THE CITY COUNCIL

Report Electric Light Plant July 1909

RECEIPTSFor light f 204946Lamps and supplies 4031

Total 5208977EXPENSES

Wood 60600011 2865Waste > > 330Carbons 450Engine repairs n 1047Arc lamp repairs 605Lamp renewals V

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Total J 114375Less profitchg consumersV448

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IReport of the Finance Committee for

the Month of July 1909

To the Honorable Membejs of the CityCouncil of Ocala Florida

GentlemenThe finance committeebegs leave to advise that they haveexamined the reports of the city offic ¬

ers hereto attached and have roundI

the same correct The report showsthe following

RECEIPTS-

Bal on hand July 1 1909 819737Tax redempon 31 Livston 2946Street fines n 1450Market rents n 7100-E L collections 266973Licenses n n 1010-5Dllnqnt personl tax 1908 5652Police court fines pnd fees 64695

Total il6955SI

DISBURSEMENTS-

General fund 277546-F and W fund 145228E L fund 179109 5001883

Bal in bank Aug 1 1909 567675DIstbted among the

following fundsGeneral fund 39306-F and W fund 50333Bond Int fund 9689Sinking fund 97053-E L fund 371294

567675 567675Against this there is outstanding scrip-

In the sum of 119362distributed in the following fundsGeneral fund S 47060Fire and W fund 13360-E L fund 58942

119362 119362I

The following amounts of scrip havebeen Issued during July 1909Regular salaries 22900Street department 46512Police department 22281Office department 937Water department 118000Fire and water department 23791Sanitary department 31429Market Janitor 500Brick paving fire station 13041-E L department 201024Feed for city zoo animals 800Premium on bonds 324City lighting i 42980Bond treasurer and collector 4000Insurance 2500Sidewalk city hall 7272Street sweeper 23800

Total 563091Respectfully-

H D Stokes ChmnE T Helvenston

Cemetery Committee4 Ocala Fla Aug 3rd 1909

To the City Council Ocala FixGentlemenThe cemetery committee-

has investigated the grievance of Lan ¬

caster versus Townsend and find thesituation as stated by the former thathe has stakes at the four corners ofthe lot claimed by him that he hasburled a baby on the east side of saidlot which Mr Lancaster requests to beremoved Not knowing what Jurisdic-tion

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we have In the matter we refersame to the council for settlement Wewill state that the lot is sufficientlylarge for several more graves

H C Jones-E T HelvenstonD E Slclcer Committee

WASHINGTON ONCE GAVE UP

to three doctors was kept In bed forfive weeks Blood poisoned from aspiders bite caused large deep soresto cover his leg The doctors failedthen Bucklens Arnica Salve com-pletely

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