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I FOUR OCALA EVENING STAR MONDAY JANUARY 20 1908 XJ

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EVENING STAR-C L BITTINGER CO I

C L Bittinger and R R Carroll

t Proprietors and Publishers-

C L BITTINGEREditor and General Manager-

R R CARROLLi

City Editor and Business Manager

CARROLL VS McNAMEE j

THE JOINT DEBATE 1

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As told in Saturdays Star fully GOO

persons had assembled and morewere arriving to hear the joint debatebetween Rev C C Carroll and HonRobert McNamee-

Dr Carroll made the best argumentv for temperance and the abolition of

the saloon he has made since coming-toV Ocala and he has made many good I

ones This however was conceded toi be the best

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l Judge Richard McConathy in intro ¬

ducing Mr McNamee of Tampa ask-ed

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rL for him a respectful hearing gandit was given him Judge McConathy-said the question had two sides andthe people should become familiar I

with the arguments for and againstp

The speaker for the wets was re ¬

ceived with enthusiasm His support-ers

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were there in force and theiry champion did not lack applause He

aaid it was an open question and allhe asked was fair play in its presenta-tion

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r for his standpoint He then rea

fered to the report of his stage frighth at Dunnellon as reported in the Ban ¬

ner but whatever may have been hisstate it mind in the Phosphate Cityhis Jwll pjeonic selfpssession was in-

s tl te and he rode it finely overthe V1 Journey-

Mr McNamee referred to Noahsgetting drunk and the fact that whisky

t had been in the world for many thous4 and years and yet the people of the

earth today were better than in NoahsIme hence liquor was not the con ¬

taminating liquid as painted by theprohibitionists He then told how es-

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i champagne was in cases of ty-

phoid¬

tr fever brandy in cases of dys ¬

entery and beer in stomach troublesand scathed the Georgia prohibition

3 law cutting the supply down to half-a pint of raw alcohol to one family incases of sickness to be obtained only

wby the head of the house and upon a

tl doctors written prescription He in-

stanced¬

ti the case of a drummers wife4

who if taken sick and her husbandwas out on his drumming trip shewould have to await his return beforeshe could even get the pint of raw al ¬Georgi-ar he never stated that the law waswritten by the best physicians in the

Jv state to abolish the drugstores andblind ttigers

He then took up the argument ofthe prohibs that whisky steals awayhomes and wrecks the brain He then

r quoted the prosperity of Duval Hillsborough and Marion county wet coun-ties

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I saying those counties had morett Children in school than any of the dry

1g counties of the state hence its destroy-ing

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power was nil by comparison andthe dry argument fell to the groundThat the argument was lame youneed only give it a thought becauseyou would have to insist because they

n were wet it made them prosperous andpopulous hence had many children

trErgo liquidity begets little ones

l He then turned on his reasoningx powers to religious craze and fanatic-

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also that the dollar was notJ thrown away but that the growing ofr the grape and the distillation of the

If grain formed part of the great indus-tries

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of the land and helped to make-us the progressive people we were in-

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t of a people eating mad dog ona the halt shell He then referred to E

W Davis letter saying how demoral ¬

ising the drink habit was and thecause of 75 per cent of the cases in

1 our courts He paid him a high com-

pliment> as an attorney one worthy of> the honor bestowed and greater ones

to follow but said it was a curiousfact that our of the five counties in

ti his circuit were dry and yet a special-

s> term of court had to be called in Cit-

rustf county to get rid of liquor casesj blind tigers the result of prohibition

He then touched on the names of

I the framers of our new constitutionshowed what marked able men theywere and they had not written pro-

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in the constitution but hadIi made this a high license state Re-

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to the fact that the prohibssaid drink filled our insane asylums

r i he said this was a misstatement thatreligion or its excitement caused mostr people to be placed in the asylumthat those devising patents came nextand that drink or alcohol came third

t He spoke of the effect of the blindt tiger on the boy said if you let a boy

know and see a thing and bring him up-

righttf he would be a good citizen butk to hide it from him and he was sure

to find It and use it He spoke of hisPuritanical raising Said he was

l raised to look not upon the wine whenY it was red and as a result went out7c t wIth the boys early in life He had

l Y who he wanted r to grow up4C

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in sobriety So from his youth he set i

wine and beer on the table result hedidnt taste either He said home j

training at the mothers knee was theplace to make a sober man and ternperanee that would predominate throlife

He then took up temperance legis-lation

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in Maine over fifty years agoand four magazine articles testified to-

by those living there that more drunk-enness

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existed there and more arrestssand trials for inebriety existed todaythan half a century ago That itCreated a rare of hypocrites liars andevaders of the law He gave the testimony of W B Clarkson and DrLEngle of Jacksonville who spent thepast summer in Maine and they saidliquor could be had without even ask ¬

ing for it He referred to the states-of Massachusetts and Vermont whichstates had prohibition and both hadabandoned the idea Iowa and Kansaswhere the law was evaded as if therewere no such thing For all of theseills he besought high license and reg¬

ulation and no blind tiger in it Hespoke of the training of the children-the church and its duties and thosepersistently and conscientiously per¬

formed Vould bring up a sober and aGod fearing people instead of a na ¬

tion of hypocrites law breakers andcourt falsifiers-

Mr McNamee made the best speech-ever delivered on the wet side in Ocala-or in the state and he found manysympathetic listeners He spoke only-in praise of his friend Carroll andthere was nothing said or done in thearguments that was not strictly de ¬

corousRev Carrolls reply was to the point

meeting every argument of his an-

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to the complete satisfaction ofhis friends So enthused were theythat at the close of his reply took himon their shoulders and gave him agrand demonstration of their approval-of what he had said It was thegreatest occasion this city has everseen for the cause The speechesmade have never been surpassed Theladies were out in force and most ofthem remained to hear Dr Carrollsreply as did several countrymen oneof whom remarked that he had six sonsand every one of whom would vote thedry ticket-

It was easily to be seen that thecolored man was on the moist side ofthe question The concensus of opin ¬

ion is that Dr Carroll had the bestside of the question and he made thebest argument but for a doubtfulcause McNamee covered himself withglory

THE CULPEPPER MEETINGS-

The Culpepper meeting Saturdaynight was well attended and his themewas largely temperance in which hetook occasion to say that the speechesmade at the Ocala House were theequal of the best and on the wet ques ¬

tion as presented by Hon Robert McNamee the best he had ever heard Itpleased him to see with what courtesyand kindness the speakers referred toeach other Speaking of Maine hesaid people could always find whatthey were looking for but in spite ofit each time the question came to avote prohibition won

Sunday morning a large crowd wasin attendance and Rev J B Culpeper preached one of his most inspiring-and convincing sermons on DontYou Want to Know Christ He spokefor an hour and a half and men andwomen heard with bated breath hiswonderful words and word paintedpictures-

He said if people would get to think ¬

ing and talking about Christ as theydid of Julius Caesar Napoleon Wash-ington

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Lincoln Lee and Grant Whileall these had done great things for theworld except the personal ambition ofCaesar and Napoleon and were bene ¬

factors of their race and the worldyet compared to Christs work for hu ¬

manity it became a mere handful Hespoke magnificently and wonderfullyof the Bible the source of all knowl ¬

edge That if Columbus had not been-a reader of the Bible he never wouldhave discovered America The Bibletold him the world was round so hewent on believing in the Bible andChrist Closing he gave several wordpictures One the woman who wasthe child of the autocrat but grew upto be a good woman fleeing from herbrother who camped oh her trail fromyoung womanhood and attempted tolead her astray until a conductorspoke the first words of love to herHis sudden death confirmed her beliefthat no one loved her She attended-Mr Culpeppers meetings and becameconverted through his showing thatChrist died for the world His illus-trations

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were marvellous-In the afternoon he spoke to the

negroes half of the tent being turnedover to them and half to the whitepeople and made an impression sureHe showed the old time manner of thenegroes making their contributions tothe church The negro drunk or soberalways does this He marches up tothe altar and in the presence of thepastor deposits his nickel He madeconversions to the dry cause T JAnderson one of our intelligent col ¬

ored men said he had always worked-for whisky built and opened one of

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the first saloons ever opened in Ocalabut was done with it forever Hadhen converted Saturday night at ameeting held by Rev Harris It was-a great gathering

At night the tent was full the big-gest

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audience yet about 2000 Hespoke on Building His text was thetouch of blood in the left ear on theright hand and on the right toe Hesaid this was to say the car hears hecareful of what you hear and see Hetook notice of Bob Ingersoll He did-it because he had lately been extolledfor a great temperance spoon he hadmade He said men like Ingersoll sow-ed

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the seed of death and destructionUnbelief was one of the curses of theworld Said Ingersoll had made hismoney getting Congress to enact therevenue on whisky For this he got125000 Spoke of his early popular-

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Knew the time when in St Louis-a

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carriage drawn by six white horsesmet him at the depot and drove him-to the opera house where a crowdgreeted and cheered him Knew himin his old age when no one met himin that city and an audience of onlysixty persons heard him but SamJones who was then holding a revivalin St Louis drew thousands But soit goes Gods words go marching onto triumph and glory and the ways ofthe world die

He spoke grandly of Ocala and herupbuilding and closed by sayingevery-one that wanted to to come upsandgrasp his hand About all in that au ¬

dience marched up and did this Itwas a scene of intense enthusiasm-

This morning there was a meeting ofthe temperance women Also an effort-to get the school children out tomor ¬

row

WOMEN PLAN TUESDAYS WORK

The temperance women organized atthe tent this noon Rev J B Cul ¬

pepper gave them such a talk as theynever heard before He spoke aboutmodesty and a Christians duty andactive and persistent work against anevil which was a great one which li ¬

quor is He said to go in and workHe said that the prohibition cam ¬

paign in Marion county had cost him300 He gave it freely What tem ¬

perance and the dry cause wanted wasorganization consecrated men andwomen Prayer is good Downright-work with heart and judgment is bet-

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Go in and win Rev Burke Cul ¬

pepper will lead the singing and hewill be assisted by Rev Harris Thetemperance women will be on deck to-

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They will have refreshment-tables on the sidewalk in front of theCorner Drugstore Variety Store andthe Ocala House where ham sand ¬

wiches and hot coffee will be handed-out to the voter Also women willguard the walks around the squareand put in work for home and theempty bottle Twelve hams werequickly subscribed 87 loaves of breadand all the coffee sugar and creamAllen Bridges offered to buy picklesbut the offer was declined with thanks-on the ground that pickles engenderedappetite Mrs Bridgewater made afine talk and it was requested to bewritten out and published Three com ¬

mittees were appointed to look afterthe three tables The chairmen areMrs Burford Mrs Bittinger and MrsRentz

There will be a prayer meeting con ¬

ducted at the Baptist church tomor-row

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I all day beginning at 6 a m MrsVan Hood will lead the first hour Thehams and supplies are to be at theCorner Drugstore at 7 a m Seymour-will erect the tables The children areto meet at the tent at 830 a m

Several complimentary speeches-were made praising Mrs Hood on herzeal and efficient work in the causeand the sentiment was loudly applaud-ed

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Mrs Bridgewater was appointedon a committee with Burke Culpep-per

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to go up to the school house andget every child to get permission fromits parents to join the singing proces ¬

sion Clifford Anderson was chair ¬

man of the meeting and took down thenames of the committees includingabout fifty women Great enthusiasm-was in the work

GOOD WOMEN TO SERVE LUNCH

The women of Ocala although wearyI and worn from the hard work of Sat ¬

urday are again going to serve lunch-on the streets to the voters tomorrowSurely such sublime sacrifice will movethe hearts of the men of our town tocome to the defense of helpless plead ¬

ing womanhood

NOTICE

Tuesday morning tomorrow at630 a m an all day prayer meetingwill begin at the Baptist church Whenthe voters in Ocala hear the churchbell ring and it will be rung everyhour in the day they may know thatthe Christian women of the city areon their knees pleading that God maydirect their votes for the protection ofthe homes the women and the child ¬

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WANTEDStudent nurses at theMarion County Hospital Reply byletter or in person to W V Newsom-M D secretary Ocala Florida

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Reduction SALE Millinery 1-

l We have more hats of all kinds than we need in our-I business They must be sold and if reduced prices willmove them they will soon be gone Tile stock includesIVimired and L Untrimmed Childrens Sailors Hats Capsetc The sale beg-

insMondayI Morninglast-ing until these quickcut prices clear them out It isyour opportunity Improve it

i Miss Affleck iOcala House Block OCALA FLORIDA

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JA CALL TO THE WOMEN-

At the Tent to Meet Tuesday Mornin-

to Aid in Temperance MovementWe feel that this is Gods work in

which all women should stand unitedirrespective of creed or organization-In the beauty of the lilies Christ wasborn across the sea with a glory inhis bosom that transfigures you andme as he died to make men holy letus work to set men free Free fromthe saloon and its attendant etilsV

I r rA MAN DROWNINGHELP-

Dear Mrs Van HoodI have nevermet you but I know your heart is inthe work of trying to save Ocala Iam a drunkards wife You who havenever felt the curse cannot know theagony I suffer I have tried every way-to save my husband Took him to the

IKeeley Cure last February but thatproved a failure I feel like one whosees a loved one drowningsinking

Isinkingand am powerless to help

Oh for the sake of the drunkardsI

I for the sake of the drunkards wivesi and children do not stop your workI nor your prayers until the saloons aredriven from Ocala I send you 5 the

I last money I have in the world and-

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i which I made by my own hands tohelp in the fight

Yours in sorrowI

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Can any man with a spark of manhood in him fail to respond to this

THE REASON WHYThe reason why the AntiSaloon

j League dont want the good entuusi iastic temperance workers in the court-house

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rotunda tomorrow is to con-ciliate

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the business men who signed-the whisky petition for a wet or dry

Ielection but they will work all the

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same-

CI fl Dame is very proud of a 5

alpine hat received from SovereignCommander Root of the W O Wwith headquarters at Omaha Nebfor the splendid work he has done for

I Woodcraft in Florida Mr Dame hascompleted his third year as organizer-in

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Florida and in that time has addedI nearly 2000 members to the order Hebegins on his fourth year with an in ¬

creased salary and brighter prospectsthan ever

No thinking person will entrust thecare of their eyes to a novice or in ¬

competent person Speaking of DrFrye the eyesight specialist nowstopping at the Montezuma hotel theGainesville Sun of Jan 15th says

j Dr Frye has received such a flatter ¬

ing practice during his stay in the citythat h c has consented to remain ano ¬

ther week He has fitted glasses for-a large number of patients including-some of the most prominent people ofthe city and none but words of praiseand commendation are heard DrFyre is a specialist widely and favora ¬

bly known in many of the Southernstates and his visit to Ocala willdoubtless prove a blessing to many

I who suffer from defective eyes Arepresentative of Dr Frye will makethe rounds of the city and it will beeasy to arrange an engagement withhim No charge for examination

People who fail to hear Culpepper-miss > something they can never replace-

L L Akin the veteran of RockSprings who spent several months in

I Lakeland buying and shipping or ¬

anges was in town today He ex ¬

pects to return to Ocala in a month-or so to reside

HOW IS YOUR DIGESTION

Mrs Mary Dowling of No 228 8thAve San Francisco recommends aremedy for stomach trouble She saysGratitude for the wonderful effect of

Electric Bitters in a case of acute indi ¬I

gestion prompts this testimonial Iam fully convinced that for stomach-and liver troubles Electric Bitters isthe best remedy on the market todayThis great tonic and alterative medi ¬

cine invigorates the system purifies-the blood and is especially helpful inall forms of female weakness 50c atTydings Cos drug store

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PROHIBITION PROHIBITS

lnCitrus County Says Walter Warnock

Inverness Fla Jan 20 1908Rev C C Carroll Ocala Florida

Dear Mr CarrollI understand thatthe conditions existing In Citrus coun ¬

ty as regards the illicit sale of liquor-is cutting some figure in the local op-

tion election pending in Marion andthat among other things it Is chargedthat prohibition here does not prohibit-and I have been requested to give you-a statement along this line

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It is true that prohibition with avejy = light fine sometimes as low as 4

2o did not have much of a deterrenteffect and that while the practice of ffining those convicted of selling liquor-was in vogue we did have a greatnumber of blind tigers but at the tspecial term of the court held in Sep-

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and at the regular term held-in November of last year Judge Bul ¬

lock gave all persons convicted astraight jail sentence and prohibition-with jail sentences for its violation jsprohibiting the sale of liquor In thiscounty There is not an open tiger inthe county today and1a there has not J

been one since the special term ofI could held September when thejudge cornied the imposition ofjail sen all those tried at the tNovember term being for sales madeprior to the special term The prohibJ> ion law is being enforced in thiscounty and we are today in bettershape than ever before

Very respectfully yoursWalter F Warnock

Clerk of the Circuit Court

TESTIMONY FROM ADRY COUNTY

rwHernando Fla Jan 17 1908

iDear White RibbonersInclosedfind check for the temperance work InMarion We pray for your successWe want no more whisky seling In our 1county We are better off without it

Yours for the Cause s

Mrs C Croft

All honor to Burke Culpepper and I

Rev J B Harris for their labor in get ¬

ting up the childrens procession Sat ¬

urday Rev Culpepper led them andRev Harris trained them to singwhich they not only did in front ofthe courthouse but in front of everysaloon in Ocala Also praise to Mar ¬

shal John L Edwards and Rev C CCarroll

IWEATHER FORECAST

Washington Jan 20Falr tonight-and Tuesday

MIND YOUR BUSINESS-

If you dont nobody will It Is yourbusiness to keep out of all the trou ¬

ble you can and you can and will keepout of liver and brwel trouble if youtake Dr Kings New Life Pills Theykeep blliousnes malaria and jaundice-out of your system TwentY =five cents-at Tydings Cos drugstore

Electric smoothing Irons the finestthing ever invented for the home Ev¬

ery woman should have one in thehouse Call and see them at Tucker

Mathews electrical store

TO RENTTo gentleman and wife-a large neatly furnished room close-in Address G care Star office

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trouble is that it is an insidious dis-ease

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and prevents Brights diseaseand diabetes Sold by all dealers

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HOW TO AVOID PNEUMONIA-You can avoid pneumonia ana other

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