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1 r I OCALA EVENING STAR WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 9 1908 THREh GENERAL PRESENTMENT- oF THE GRAND JURY- In the Circuit Court of Marion County I Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida Fall Term 1908 To the Honorable W S Bullock Judge Presiding The grand jury for Marion county respectfully sub- mits ¬ to your honor this their final I 1JI < entment- In the discharge of our duties we j have endeavored to weigh all the evi i dence presented to us carefully and j I have presented to your honor such violations of law as seemed to us clear Justices The grand jury and state attorney have been greatly hampered in their labor because of the failure of jus- tices ¬ of the peace to bind over wit ¬ nesses and send in the papers of causes committed to the action of the grand jury We must also criticize those acting in the capacity of coron- er ¬ in failing to thoroughly investigate- causes and bind over witnesses Also we call the attention of the Justices- of the peace to the fact that under they law they are compelled to give each witness bound over to the grand jury a memorandum giving the date of the next meeting of the grand jury JR addition we recommend that each Justice of the peace send in with the affidavit and other papers a list ° f those witnesses to whom this mem oi nda has been given Licenses We have received from the county judge a list of merchants professional- men and others from whom an occu ¬ pation tax is exacted This tax is in some cases based on the amount of stock carried Evidently the estimate- of value of stock is very faulty and we recommend that at the next ses ¬ sion of the legislature this law be so amended as to be enforced with greater justice and accuracy Offices We find that the offices and witness rooms in the coup house all well kept lighted and heated but the toilet room in the basement is in bad condition- The plumbing is defective floor wet and no light except a lantern r r Nuisances Complaint has been made that in Ocala therfej IS t located In close prox- imity ¬ to two fcolored schools a nuis- ance ¬ In the form of several houses of ill fanie We recommend that as this nuisance is within the corporate lim- its ¬ of Ocala that the board of alder ¬ men of that city take immediate steps- to abolish it Jail 1 As to the condition of the jail and- s surroundings we beg to make the following report and recommenda- tions ¬ First we find the jail very orderly and neatly kept and everything that can be done under the circumstances- is being done by the jailor to make the prisoners comfortable We believe the jail is quite inadequate for our present day needs and accommoda ¬ tions and would recommend that the county commissioners take steps as early as practicable to remodel and repair the jail so that the white and colored prisoners may be kept in separate apartments Second we find a very unsafe and defective condition in ttf6 corridor at the north end of the first floor to wit The steel ceiling has rusted out so that JCseemsfto us to be absolutely unsafe and insecure We find that ho cells reserve for fejnales are not sup- plied ¬ with U + convtuienees which we deem to be absolutely necessary In the first place Jlheje is no bath tub for their use This we believe to be- a gross neglect of one of the absolute necessities Furtllejr we note that there i fnata single chair of any kind- n eith o these cells The only con tiieniiGafVr sitting being a small rivoodenboX We believe that every cell reserved for female prisoners should be supplied with a reasonably comfortable chair We believe that the whole sewer system of the jail should be over ¬ hauled and the drainage pipes be un- der ¬ ground where they would be less liable to breakage We also recom- mend ¬ that the county commissioners cooperate with the city council of Ocala and take immediate action to ¬ wards having the street which runs from North Magnolia street on the Kendrick hard road paved In the examination of the jail we also note that there is no store room in which- to store the jail supplies but they are kept in the kitchen and in an old va- cated ¬ cell This matter should receive the attention of the county commis- sioners ¬ Hard Roads We believe that in justice to the people of Anthony and vicinity that the board of county commissioners should without delay complete the hard road to Anthony and extend it if possible and put in good repair the seven miles of road already construct- ed ¬ We also recommend that the oth ¬ er hard and ordinary roads be kept in bitter repair I Poor Farm Inasmuch as the present poor farm appears to be more valuable for its Mineral than for agricultural pur ¬ poses we recommend that it be sold ind a new and more fertile location e purchased I We wish to extend to the officers of his court our sincere thanks for the Ktany courtesies extended to us during this term Having completed our la ¬ bors we respectfully ask that we be discharged Edwin M Howard Foreman- M M Little Clerk Ladies button boots at Masters F J L w I CATARRH CANNOT BE CURED WITH LOCAL APPLICATIONS as they cannot reach the seat of the dis ¬ ease Catarrh is a blood or constitu ¬ I tional disease and in order to cure it I you must take internal remediesHalls- Catarrh Cure is taken internally and I acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Halls Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine It was prescribed I by one of the best physicians In this country for years and is a regular I prescription It is composed of the I best tonics known combined with the best blood purifiers acting directly on I the mucous surfaces The perfect combination of the two Ingredients is what produces such wonderful results- in curing Catarrh Send for testimo- nials ¬ free- FJ Cheney Co Props Toledo O Sold by druggists price 75c Take Halls Family Pills for constipation CONSCIENCE OVERTOOK THE CRIMINALS Trinidad C olo Dec Fugitives from justice supposed to have been the murderers of four members of the family of James Garcia Magpie Garcia and her lover Francisco Mar- tinez ¬ were found dead twenty miles west of the Garcia ranch in the coun- try ¬ several miles from Trinidad yes- terday ¬ It is supposed Garcia murdered the girl and then committed suicide When the bodies were found Martinez was lying a few feet from the body of the girl and the revolver was close by his hahd The girls head has been perforated by a bullet which entered her forehead while Martinez has been shot in the temple The murder of the girls family took place early yesterday morning I It is supposed that the girls parents objected to Martinez and that either- he killed them with the girls aid or by himself and then persuaded her to flee with him They had been sus ¬ pected of the crime and the officers were searching for the pair when they came upon the dead bodies- IF YOU KNEW The merits of the Texas Wonder you would never suffer from kidney blad- der ¬ or rheumatic trouble 1 bottle two months treatment Sold by druggists- or by mail Send for testimonials Dr E W Hall 2926 Olive street St Louis Missouri f ft i THE EYE OF EVERY SCHOOL CHILD Should be Examined Carefully by an Expert We try to Impress the importance of this on everybody We are stating facts and are not moved by a desire for gain alone We know the impor- tance ¬ of such and take enough hu- man ¬ interest to insist and insist DR D M BONEY Eyesight Specialist Ocala Fla Office Hours ° to 12 a m and 130 to 430 p m Optical office and laboratory rooms 2 and 4 Gary block CASTOR For Infants and Children The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the- Signature d cf J FIDELITY COMPANY HAS FAILED Another Big Financial Scandal Has Broken Out in New York New York Dec Reiterating his allegations that the affairs of the Fi ¬ delity Funding Company an in such an involved shape that the creditors will probably receive nothing that St Marys Academy at Nauvoo IlL Is hopelessly bankrupt through dealings with the concern and declaring that former President Kieran does not dare- to return to New York and submit to an examination as to his operations Thomas F Gilroy Jr receiver for the Fidelity Company exhibited an order yesterday from the supreme court for- th examination of Kieran He further I declared that the statement of Kieran that the company is solvent is a de ¬ liberate lie and said an examina- tion ¬ of the accounts show there is one million and a half dollars that can- not ¬ be accounted for as indicated in I the books he has in his possession I THE UUKRECT TIME To stop a cough or cold is jut as soon as it starts then there will be no danger of pneumonia or consumption- Just a few doses of Ballards Hore hound Syrup taken at the start will stop the cough If it has been running- on for sometime the treatment will be longer but the cure is sure Sold by the AntiMonopoly Drugstore ROOMS FOR RENT The rooms in the third floor cf the Star building fitted Housekeeping are for rent Apply to Mrs E Van Hood or the Star Toys toys toy- s Immense lot of tops at Fishels 5 and 10 cent store I > I JUDGE BULLOCKS ADDRESS- The blowing eloquent address was delivered by Judos W S Bullock on I the presentation of the loving cup to Mrs Fannie R Gary yesterday Is this a dream as I listen to the clatter of the hoofs rumbling noise of I the wheels on the paved streets and hear those familiar names of the days I gone by and I look down the vista of time ten twenty thirty forty years j oh a half century ago with magic I power it takes me back to childhoods hours when with bare feet and tous- led ¬ hair with boyish fun I tumbled and rolled in the deep sand bed around the public square of the oldl court house in Ocala Truly my friends it seems a dream I can scarcely realize the stern reality of truth There are things that we feel that we cannot express and as I stand before you on this delightful occasion when ev ¬ ery word thought act and deed is filled with inexpressible gratitude to God for such manifestation of his inestimable love toward us I am overcome I am filled with such emo ¬ tion that I cannot find words the or ¬ dinary and common vehicle of thought to speak to you I know that I shall be unable to convey to you the most infinitessimal concep ¬ tion ofhow all of this ceremony has impressed me Oh what recollec ¬ tions what reminiscences sweet and bitter in panoramic form passes be ¬ fore me on this occasion The sweet memories of childhood the green pas- ture ¬ to life The old circle of friends and families their life and death The passing away of the old conditions as we watch the unfolding of the new The ebb in the tide of life runs on and on Life and death What a theme for contemplation To many of you my friends this is but a ceremony You but honor a worthy president With me it is dif ¬ ferent To me it is a Volume a book with many pages an unwritten his- tory ¬ To me it is a mirror reflecting the images of those who have gone on and passed over the hill of life and out of sight but whose memories- I cherish in fondest recollection By the side of some of these we have walked and listened to their counsel Some of their voices have been hush ¬ ed in death To some of them we are listening still They are still climb ¬ ing moving on and on and at the l head of the same procession tread ¬ ing in the same paths of life toiling I in the same vineyard waving the same banner that they have proudly borne for fifty years Comrades friends Daughters of the Confederacy those names spoken in my hearing with magic power take me back to childhoods hour Where- are those familiar faces and voices of my childhood days the voice of Badg- er ¬ i DeBruhl McConnell Rodgers Mc- Clure Bullock Gary Martin Dick I son Long Harris andNa score of oth ¬ ers Only here and there a tottering frame The large majority have join ¬ ed their old comrades on that other shore God bless those who are with us I still and we will honor ourselves with strewing the end of their path of life with roses of sweet perfumeofh- onor love and respect This occasion is not only one to pay a tribute of respect to those noble patriots whd bore the muskets and wore the uniforms but emphat- ically ¬ to honor that noble patriot who stands at the head of the column- of patriots and to take part in these exercises testifying our love affection and esteem of the matchless charac- ter ¬ I of Frances Rosa Gary I Talk about patriotism my friends- it was the noble pure women of our I loved Southland that were true pa ¬ I triots There was no beat of the J drum nor rattle of the musketry nn whoop of the comrade to cheer the patriot women as they stood at the 1 gate for the last farewell to husband- and son as they marched from home for the last time But amidst the stern realities of truth the loneliness of home when the shadow of the I evening was come when the song bird had ceased its music when a faint flicker of a house made candle burned dimly in the cornet or per ¬ chance a few burning embers from the old tire place reffected a shadowy- ray across the bare coarse floor there were prattling innocent sweet faced babies gathered around her knee They could with sincerity truth and resignation say Father thy wil be dust This is patriotism second only to the patriotism of the Prince of Peace whose pure life was poured I out for our transgressions In 1SG4 when I was a little boy eight years old I saw this same noole patriot woman we honor today then 31 years of age a sweet young woman then in the beauty prime and vigor of womanhood with that Christian fortitude that has characterized her life invoke Gods blessing upon her husband as she sacrificed his com- panionship ¬ and protection that he might lay his service at the com- mand ¬ of his country I have watch- ed ¬ the coming and farting days of her I life since then How I recall when we had no Baptist church not enough people to have different Sunday schools We all went to the old Methodist Sunday school an old fash ¬ ioned house that stood on the block- of the present Methodist church fac ing the west almost opposite the present stone building of Mrs Wal- lace ¬ with two doors on one side of which the men sat on the other the I ladies sat The men were not as brave then as now for it was a rare thing for a gentleman to sit with the lady he took to the evening ser- vice ¬ He left her at the door as she entered and received her as she left This condition could not satisfy- the yearning of her soul She was al I Carry it from to Room tO t < lOa 1 Early < Morning ComfortOp- en your sleepingroom windowslet- in the crisp fresh airbut your room need not be cold while dressinga touch ol a match and the welcome heats g is radiating from the PERFECTION- Oil a Heater Equipped with Smokeless Device 4 For heating the bathroom quickly its a great convenience and will make the morning dip as glorious as in the summer Now its breakfast timemake the room cozy and cheerfulyour breakfast more enjoyable and start the day without a shiver The Auto- matic prevents all smoke and smell and makes impossible to turn the wick too high or A too low Cleaned in a minute burns 9 hours with one filling Finished in Nickel and Japan Every heater guaranteed ThCR0 Lamp ca k used in any room alai Ma butler IJroadK- ouxeKoU u weLu improved cental draft burner trigHt light at mall ems Ataolutdy sale AH puts easily cleaned Made 11 bran nickel plied Every lamp warranted 11 you cannot get the Rayo Lamp or Perfection Oil Heater from your dealer write to s ir nearest agency lot descriptive circular STANDARD OIL COMPANY bcor- prakdMarion Realty Co BULLETIN AO 2- 4St15000 i NO 20KThe above price is asked for one of the best investments l ever offered 100 acres best farm land 50 acres now in cultivation and 90 1 I acres in woodland New American Field Fence around place also one small tworoom cottage and a birr twostory barn Four hundred fruit trees on place including oranges grapefruitnd other tropical fruits If bought at once will include one 10inch Chill plow one Scotch harrow and one horse wagon and harness This placeis three miles frcn Martel on hard road seven miles from Ocala Mail delivered to your door every day by Star Route R F D Easy terms 300 Cash NO 15AFive room house half mile from Citra with a twoacre or- chard ¬ and good wire fence The house is nearly new This is an ideal I home for a winter tourist and is an exceptional investment Party needs money and must sell at once Will rent for 650 a month I Marion Realty Co I ASHER FRANK Manager OCALA FLORIDA I j FOUR FOR ONEG- ET a TWICE THE LIGHT FOR ONEHALF THE COST BY USING f TUNGSTON LIGHTS GET THEM AT 1 H W TUCKERS r Electrical Supply House I most the only Baptist In Ocala but i there was an old antebellum church I house that stood on the block just I soutn or and across the street from the present residence of Mr Gee K i Robinson It had been a long time since the Baptists I had preached in I that house and it ° needed some re- pairs ¬ I and Mrs Gary got a carpenter I and went down to do the work and found the house occupieda tenant- of sufferance the mother and her chil ¬ dren I have come to the conclusion I that the tentnt was either a Metho- dist ¬ Presbyterian Christian or Epis- copalian ¬ because they growled so much on being dispossessed Mrs Gary found in the pulpit an old opossum with a nest of young ones How the Baptist cause in Ocala has grown under Gods blessing I Sixtyfour years has she sat at the feet of her Master doing what she could Fiftythree of these years have I been spent working in Florida It needs no tablet of stone to have her deeds of Christian kindness written I thereon that perish with time for they are burned into the hearts of those who know her ifnd recorded in the Book of Life Her energy and in ¬ fluence have not been confined to Ocala and while it has been her home where the result of her active influ- ence ¬ and energy has been most it by no means confined to Ocala- In 1391 stir organized and was elected president of the Confederate Memorial Association and raised by entertainments and subscriptions b500 that was contributed to aid in the pur- chase ¬ of the Home for Old Confed- erate ¬ Soldiers near Jacksonville Fla In 1S96 she organized and was elect- ed ¬ President of the United Daughters I of the onfederacy Dickison chapter HOUSE PAINTING- I am prepared to do all kinds of house painting outside or interior work In firstclass manner Alt work fully guaranteed Find me at time Owen home No C4 North Magnolia street 1127tf- K I W FILYAW

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    rI OCALA EVENING STAR WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 9 1908 THREh

    GENERAL PRESENTMENT-oF THE GRAND JURY-

    In the Circuit Court of Marion County IFifth Judicial Circuit of Florida

    Fall Term 1908

    To the Honorable W S BullockJudge Presiding The grand juryfor Marion county respectfully sub-mits

    ¬

    to your honor this their final I1JI < entment-

    In the discharge of our duties we jhave endeavored to weigh all the evi idence presented to us carefully and jIhave presented to your honor suchviolations of law as seemed to usclear

    JusticesThe grand jury and state attorney

    have been greatly hampered in theirlabor because of the failure of jus-tices

    ¬

    of the peace to bind over wit ¬nesses and send in the papers ofcauses committed to the action of thegrand jury We must also criticizethose acting in the capacity of coron-er

    ¬

    in failing to thoroughly investigate-causes and bind over witnesses Alsowe call the attention of the Justices-of the peace to the fact that underthey law they are compelled to giveeach witness bound over to the grandjury a memorandum giving the dateof the next meeting of the grand juryJR addition we recommend that eachJustice of the peace send in with theaffidavit and other papers a list °fthose witnesses to whom this memoi nda has been given

    LicensesWe have received from the county

    judge a list of merchants professional-men and others from whom an occu ¬pation tax is exacted This tax is insome cases based on the amount ofstock carried Evidently the estimate-of value of stock is very faulty andwe recommend that at the next ses ¬sion of the legislature this law be soamended as to be enforced withgreater justice and accuracy

    OfficesWe find that the offices and witness

    rooms in the coup house all well keptlighted and heated but the toilet roomin the basement is in bad condition-The plumbing is defective floor wetand no light except a lantern

    r r NuisancesComplaint has been made that in

    Ocala therfej ISt located In close prox-imity

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    to two fcolored schools a nuis-ance

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    In the form of several houses ofill fanie We recommend that as thisnuisance is within the corporate lim-its

    ¬

    of Ocala that the board of alder ¬men of that city take immediate steps-to abolish it

    Jail1

    As to the condition of the jail and-s surroundings we beg to make the

    following report and recommenda-tions

    ¬

    First we find the jail very orderlyand neatly kept and everything thatcan be done under the circumstances-is being done by the jailor to makethe prisoners comfortable We believethe jail is quite inadequate for ourpresent day needs and accommoda ¬tions and would recommend that thecounty commissioners take steps asearly as practicable to remodel andrepair the jail so that the white andcolored prisoners may be kept inseparate apartments

    Second we find a very unsafe anddefective condition in ttf6 corridor atthe north end of the first floor towit The steel ceiling has rusted outso that JCseemsfto us to be absolutelyunsafe and insecure We find that hocells reserve for fejnales are not sup-plied

    ¬

    with U + convtuienees which wedeem to be absolutely necessary Inthe first place Jlheje is no bath tubfor their use This we believe to be-a gross neglect of one of the absolutenecessities Furtllejr we note thatthere i fnata single chair of any kind-n eith o these cells The only con

    tiieniiGafVr sitting being a smallrivoodenboX We believe that everycell reserved for female prisonersshould be supplied with a reasonablycomfortable chair

    We believe that the whole sewersystem of the jail should be over ¬hauled and the drainage pipes be un-der

    ¬

    ground where they would be lessliable to breakage We also recom-mend

    ¬

    that the county commissionerscooperate with the city council ofOcala and take immediate action to ¬wards having the street which runsfrom North Magnolia street on theKendrick hard road paved In theexamination of the jail we also notethat there is no store room in which-to store the jail supplies but they arekept in the kitchen and in an old va-cated

    ¬

    cell This matter should receivethe attention of the county commis-sioners

    ¬

    Hard RoadsWe believe that in justice to the

    people of Anthony and vicinity thatthe board of county commissionersshould without delay complete thehard road to Anthony and extend itif possible and put in good repair theseven miles of road already construct-ed

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    We also recommend that the oth ¬er hard and ordinary roads be kept inbitter repair

    I Poor FarmInasmuch as the present poor farm

    appears to be more valuable for itsMineral than for agricultural pur ¬poses we recommend that it be soldind a new and more fertile locatione purchased IWe wish to extend to the officers of

    his court our sincere thanks for theKtany courtesies extended to us duringthis term Having completed our la ¬bors we respectfully ask that we bedischarged

    Edwin M Howard Foreman-M M Little Clerk

    Ladies button boots at MastersF

    JL w

    I

    CATARRH CANNOT BE CUREDWITH LOCAL APPLICATIONS asthey cannot reach the seat of the dis ¬ease Catarrh is a blood or constitu ¬ Itional disease and in order to cure it Iyou must take internal remediesHalls-Catarrh Cure is taken internally and Iacts directly on the blood and mucoussurfaces Halls Catarrh Cure is nota quack medicine It was prescribed Iby one of the best physicians In thiscountry for years and is a regular Iprescription It is composed of the

    I

    best tonics known combined with thebest blood purifiers acting directly on

    I

    the mucous surfaces The perfectcombination of the two Ingredients iswhat produces such wonderful results-in curing Catarrh Send for testimo-nials

    ¬

    free-F J Cheney Co Props Toledo OSold by druggists price 75c Take

    Halls Family Pills for constipation

    CONSCIENCE OVERTOOKTHE CRIMINALS

    Trinidad C olo Dec Fugitivesfrom justice supposed to have beenthe murderers of four members ofthe family of James Garcia MagpieGarcia and her lover Francisco Mar-tinez

    ¬

    were found dead twenty mileswest of the Garcia ranch in the coun-try

    ¬

    several miles from Trinidad yes-terday

    ¬

    It is supposed Garcia murdered thegirl and then committed suicide Whenthe bodies were found Martinez waslying a few feet from the body of thegirl and the revolver was close byhis hahd The girls head has beenperforated by a bullet which enteredher forehead while Martinez has beenshot in the temple

    The murder of the girls familytook place early yesterday morning IIt is supposed that the girls parentsobjected to Martinez and that either-he killed them with the girls aid orby himself and then persuaded her toflee with him They had been sus ¬pected of the crime and the officerswere searching for the pair when theycame upon the dead bodies-

    IF YOU KNEWThe merits of the Texas Wonder youwould never suffer from kidney blad-der

    ¬

    or rheumatic trouble 1 bottle twomonths treatment Sold by druggists-or by mail Send for testimonials DrE W Hall 2926 Olive street StLouis Missouri

    fft

    iTHEEYEOF EVERYSCHOOL CHILD

    Should be Examined Carefully byan Expert

    We try to Impress the importanceof this on everybody We are statingfacts and are not moved by a desirefor gain alone We know the impor-tance

    ¬

    of such and take enough hu-man

    ¬

    interest to insist and insistDR D M BONEY

    Eyesight SpecialistOcala Fla

    Office Hours ° to 12 a m and130 to 430 p m Optical office andlaboratory rooms 2 and 4 Gary block

    CASTORFor Infants and Children

    The Kind You Have Always Bought

    Bears the-Signature dcf JFIDELITY COMPANY HAS FAILED

    Another Big Financial Scandal HasBroken Out in New York

    New York Dec Reiterating hisallegations that the affairs of the Fi ¬delity Funding Company an in suchan involved shape that the creditorswill probably receive nothing that StMarys Academy at Nauvoo IlL Ishopelessly bankrupt through dealingswith the concern and declaring thatformer President Kieran does not dare-to return to New York and submit toan examination as to his operationsThomas F Gilroy Jr receiver for theFidelity Company exhibited an orderyesterday from the supreme court for-th examination of Kieran He further

    I declared that the statement of Kieranthat the company is solvent is a de ¬liberate lie and said an examina-tion

    ¬

    of the accounts show there is onemillion and a half dollars that can-not

    ¬

    be accounted for as indicated inI the books he has in his possessionI THE UUKRECT TIMETo stop a cough or cold is jut as soonas it starts then there will be nodanger of pneumonia or consumption-Just a few doses of Ballards Horehound Syrup taken at the start willstop the cough If it has been running-on for sometime the treatment will belonger but the cure is sure Sold bythe AntiMonopoly Drugstore

    ROOMS FOR RENTThe rooms in the third floor cf the

    Star building fitted Housekeepingare for rent Apply to Mrs E VanHood or the Star

    Toys toystoy-s Immense lot oftops at Fishels 5 and 10 cent store

    I>

    I

    JUDGE BULLOCKS ADDRESS-

    The blowing eloquent address wasdelivered by Judos W S Bullock on Ithe presentation of the loving cup toMrs Fannie R Gary yesterday

    Is this a dream as I listen to theclatter of the hoofs rumbling noise of

    Ithe wheels on the paved streets andhear those familiar names of the days Igone by and I look down the vista oftime ten twenty thirty forty years joh a half century ago with magic

    Ipower it takes me back to childhoodshours when with bare feet and tous-led

    ¬

    hair with boyish fun I tumbledand rolled in the deep sand bedaround the public square of the oldlcourt house in Ocala

    Truly my friends it seems adream I can scarcely realize thestern reality of truth There arethings that we feel that we cannotexpress and as I stand before youon this delightful occasion when ev ¬ery word thought act and deed isfilled with inexpressible gratitude toGod for such manifestation of hisinestimable love toward us I amovercome I am filled with such emo ¬tion that I cannot find words the or ¬dinary and common vehicle ofthought to speak to you I knowthat I shall be unable to convey toyou the most infinitessimal concep ¬tion ofhow all of this ceremony hasimpressed me Oh what recollec ¬tions what reminiscences sweet andbitter in panoramic form passes be ¬fore me on this occasion The sweetmemories of childhood the green pas-ture

    ¬

    to life The old circle of friendsand families their life and death Thepassing away of the old conditions aswe watch the unfolding of the newThe ebb in the tide of life runs onand on Life and death What atheme for contemplation

    To many of you my friends this isbut a ceremony You but honor aworthy president With me it is dif ¬ferent To me it is a Volume a bookwith many pages an unwritten his-tory

    ¬

    To me it is a mirror reflectingthe images of those who have goneon and passed over the hill of lifeand out of sight but whose memories-I cherish in fondest recollection Bythe side of some of these we havewalked and listened to their counselSome of their voices have been hush ¬ed in death To some of them we arelistening still They are still climb ¬ing moving on and on and at the lhead of the same procession tread ¬ing in the same paths of life toiling

    I in the same vineyard waving thesame banner that they have proudlyborne for fifty years

    Comrades friends Daughters of theConfederacy those names spoken inmy hearing with magic power takeme back to childhoods hour Where-are those familiar faces and voices ofmy childhood days the voice of Badg-er

    ¬

    i DeBruhl McConnell Rodgers Mc-Clure Bullock Gary Martin DickIson Long Harris andNa score of oth ¬ers Only here and there a totteringframe The large majority have join ¬ed their old comrades on that othershore

    God bless those who are with usI still and we will honor ourselves withstrewing the end of their path of lifewith roses of sweet perfumeofh-onor love and respect

    This occasion is not only one topay a tribute of respect to thosenoble patriots whd bore the musketsand wore the uniforms but emphat-ically

    ¬

    to honor that noble patriotwho stands at the head of the column-of patriots and to take part in theseexercises testifying our love affectionand esteem of the matchless charac-ter

    ¬

    I of Frances Rosa GaryI Talk about patriotism my friends-it was the noble pure women of our

    I loved Southland that were true pa ¬I

    triots There was no beat of the Jdrum nor rattle of the musketry nnwhoop of the comrade to cheer thepatriot women as they stood at the 1gate for the last farewell to husband-and son as they marched from homefor the last time But amidst thestern realities of truth the lonelinessof home when the shadow of the Ievening was come when the songbird had ceased its music when afaint flicker of a house made candleburned dimly in the cornet or per ¬chance a few burning embers fromthe old tire place reffected a shadowy-ray across the bare coarse floorthere were prattling innocent sweetfaced babies gathered around herknee They could with sincerity truthand resignation say Father thy wilbe dust This is patriotism secondonly to the patriotism of the Princeof Peace whose pure life was poured

    I out for our transgressionsIn 1SG4 when I was a little boy

    eight years old I saw this same noolepatriot woman we honor today then31 years of age a sweet young womanthen in the beauty prime and vigorof womanhood with that Christianfortitude that has characterized herlife invoke Gods blessing upon herhusband as she sacrificed his com-panionship

    ¬

    and protection that hemight lay his service at the com-mand

    ¬

    of his country I have watch-ed

    ¬

    the coming and farting days of herI life since then How I recall when wehad no Baptist church not enoughpeople to have different Sundayschools We all went to the oldMethodist Sunday school an old fash ¬ioned house that stood on the block-of the present Methodist church facing the west almost opposite thepresent stone building of Mrs Wal-lace

    ¬

    with two doors on one side ofwhich the men sat on the other theI ladies sat The men were not asbrave then as now for it was a rarething for a gentleman to sit withthe lady he took to the evening ser-vice

    ¬

    He left her at the door as sheentered and received her as she left

    This condition could not satisfy-the yearning of her soul She was al

    I

    Carry it fromto Room

    tO t