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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

farmers, and the qualifications of
trade in many directions
What is to be done with the con-
victs?" is answered by Mr.. LOyless in
the article already referred to as fol-
lows:
l. Place the long term and des-
perate convicts in walled peni-
tertiary or factory, where they
shall manufacture clothing, shoes,
hats, hoes, spades, shovels, plows,
and everything worn and used by
all the states convicts. But for
no other purpose.
2. Place all female, old, decrepit
and extremely youthful cOnvicts
on the farm to raise supplies of
every kind, meat, syrup, corn,
hay, etc., for the care of all the
states cOnvicts and all the stock
employed in the convict system.
3. Place all the short term felony
and able bodied misdemeanor con-
victs on the public roads. where
they shall be divided into divis-
lens according to skill, physical
condition or length of sentence
some blasting rock for macadam-
izing, others building bridges,
others grading and others repair
ing roads,"
Mr.. Loyless tells what this change
in the convict lease system would do
for Georgia.
We embody his language substitut.
ing Florida for Georgia:
think of what this would mean
for Florida. Think of what a system
of roads Florida would have in a very
few years with such force constantly
at work. Can there be but one choice
as matter of public policy, or of state
development, between the present
system of hiring out these convicts to
compete with free labor and the prop
ositiOn to utilize them in building for
Florida system of public roads that
would be a pride and blessing for all
time to come"
Take the convicts out of COMPETE
ton with free labor and let them build
for Florida a modern system of pub
lie highways and you have solved a
twO-fOld problem, and accomplished a
double good that can but make this q
happier, and at the same time, more
attractive state"
Purely as a matter of business, out
side the question of humanity, which
is burning shame on the good name
of the state, the present convict lease
system should be changed and we are
glad that a public sentiment is being
aroused in that direction, and if the
present legislature does not change
the system, if will be done in a very
little while. The system is now on its
last legs. 1t can stand neither inves-
tigation nor criticism.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

Mr.. II. b. Stevens, of DeLand,
formerly of Citra, was in the city
yesterday. He is looking well and
gives a glowing picture of the progress
DeLsnd is making. He advocates
shedding the orange groves and says
Mr.. Stetson's grove, under shelter, is
very healthy and vigorous and re-
quires very little fertilizing. The
pineapple orchards in the vicinity of
DeLsnd are looking well.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19
What's Your Face WORTH

Sometimes fortune, but never, if
you have a sallow complexion, jaun-
diced look, moth patches and blotches
on the skin-all signs of liver trouble.
But DR.. Kings New Life Pills give
clear skin, rosy cheeks, rich complex
ion. Only % cents at Garrett and
Gerig's Drug Store. 6
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

Mrs. NJ. /. Lsmberth, forty seven
years a missionary 10 China and ia
pan, is visiting Mrs. Emma White, at
Citra. This distinguished lady de-
livered lecture at the Methodist
church there which was very greatly
enioyed. The lecture was instructive
a. well As entertaining, as she Is thor
oughly acquainted with the customs
and habits of the people about whom
she speaks.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

As vaccination prevents smallpox.
and quinine chills and fever. so Teeth
ina prevents aud cOunteracts the ef-
fects of the summers heat, much
dreaded by mothers with small chill
drrn. Trethina relieves the many
troubles incident to teething and the
hor summers, and no mother is excus
able for not giving it, for it costs only
- cents at druggists; or mail 25 cents
to {. J. Moffett, NJ. D., st. Louis,
Mo. W.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

In her prayer asking for the appoint
ment of a receiver TO take charge of
the affairs of Garrett & Gerig, Mrs.
Garrett alleges that Mr.. Gerig is a
partner of Mr.. w. +. McGahagin, who
conducts a grocery store near the mar
ket. Mr.. NcGahagin denies the allie
cation and says that Mr.. Gerig has
not now, and has never had, dollar
I'm the business.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

At the Baptist church Wednesday
night Rev. J. T. Belts delivered n
splendid lecture entitled "A Tour
Through Palestine" His lecture WAS
illustrated by moving pictures. Mr..
Belts, who has a splendid voice, also
sang number of songs. The church
was crowded. The proceeds of the
entertainment go To the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Baptist church.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

The yield of the sponge fisheries of
Florida in 1900 was 364, 800 pounds,
valued at S367, 6S5. There were en-
plOyed in the business 22+5 men, 156
vessels with a tonnage of 1850, and 22S
small hoats
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The CONVICT LEASE SYSTEM.


What shall be done with the con-
victs?" is the most important problem
that will engage the attention of the
legislature now in session.
The lease of the convicts expires
December 81, 1901, and the last legis-
lature appointed a commission of
which Senator E. 3. Grill, of Putnam,
was chairman, to investigate the SUBJ
ject of convict labor in all its phases,
and submit a report to the present
legislature with recommendations of
such changes in the law as the COM
mission thinks should be made.
The commission gave the matter
very diligent and thoughtful investi-
cation, studying the convict problem
from all points of view, having before
them the systems of the different
states, United States, and foreign
lands, and embodied their recommen-
dations in the form of law the adop-
ton of which they ask at the hands
of the present legislature.
If the bill introduced by Senator
Grill, chairman of the commission, is
adopted, it will be a very great modi-
ficatiOn of the present system. 1t is
in entire accord with the enlightened
public sentiment on the subject and
ought to become law.
The convict lease system is engage
ing the attention of lawmakers in
other states the same as Florida, and
especially is this the case in the neigh
boring state of Georgia.
In the Atlanta Journal of April Is,
Mr.. Thomas w. LOyless contributes a
very able, interesting and timely arti-
Gle on the subject.
He says the prison commission of
Georgia refused to let the convicts be
employed in the manufacture of stove
utensils because it was felt that it
would work hardship to the capital
and labor already engaged in that
branch of industry in Georgia.
That covers the whole case. 1t is
the argument boiled down, and ap-
plies to Florida with the same force
that it does to Georgia aud other
states.
Enlightened public opinion is gain
ing ground everywhere that convict
labor should not come in competition
with free labor. 1t demoralizes trade
and makes competition impossible.
1t is urged in this section that this
is primarily the cause of the democrat
ization of the phosphate business, and
is entailing an annual loss to the trade,
traffic and commerce of the state
many times more than the price re-
ceived for the cOnvicts.
The system is as unjust to the phos-
phate miner il Florida as 1t is to the
stove manufacturer in Georgia.
Not only do the persons engaged in
the phosphate business make just
complaint against the system, but the
merchants, traders and farmers in the
localities make just complaint also.
At the free labor mines the farmers
have a market for their surplus pro-
duets at good prices. They can dis
pose of fresh meats, poultry, eggs and
vegetables in season, but just across
the line at the convict mines they
can not sell nickel's worth.
A blind man can see the Injustice of
the competition and the baneful eff
fects folio wing it.
when the free labor mines are clos
ed down, rs many of them are now,
it entails a loss not only on the labor
ers employed, and those who have
their capital employed in the BUSH
ness, but likewise to the merchants,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

Baker county has p woman who is
the mother of twenty-five children.
The mother is in robust health. Flor
ida is great state
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

The sam Clystt Celebrated Fish
ing club" - Triton. Ga, PASSED
through OcslA "Wednesday from Ho-
my-s-sa on their return home. The
car 49, gaily decorated.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

Mr. =. ID. HAymen, after = pleas
AIT visit Ia Miss Mabel Mckesn snd
D. Mr.. r. VI. Howard, left wednes-
day for lake City 20 visit her father,
Mr.. Charlie Finley.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

Mrs. ]. ;. Halliday and children,
who have been spenling the winter in
Ocala, left for their home in Indiana
this week. They were accompanied
to Jacksonville by Mrs. II. l.. Ander-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

Mis- Lindsey. Of Steubenville, Ohio,
pa. .r-ut the winter and spring at
Citrs. aud has given several readings
10 -lrisl and church gatherings. which
have heen greatly enjoyed. Her re-
c.tals are said 90 be almost IL not
quite as good a. professionals.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

An article We look upoL now as a
necessity is sugar. To our fOrefathers
il was a luxury. The majority of
families a hundred years ago never
saw refined sugar. Molasses was their
chief sweetening. My, how our
great grsndmOthers would have rev.
elled at the thought of "grsnuIated
sugar at twenty pounds for dollar"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

Nj Tuu~tsll has leased the Monte
rums hotel for period Of three years.
All the store rooms I'm the building
have sl-o been leased for the same
numl,~r - wears.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

The Odd Fellows Of Florida held
their annual encampment at Jack
sOnville this week.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

Mr. n. Adams. 81 Atlantis, Ion Of
NJ. }. = Edwards, il in - ala and
~iil atcept a position At the Ocsla
Huu-e.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

Reports reach Deals that two little
cherut's have msd- their arrival 10
gladden. the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Erne~t SPAR. At Ventura, California.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19
Save
Your Vegetables!

Necessity the Mother of invention
We tried to kill the worms-they
proved too many. We now catch the
parent moths and bugs, all of which
fly at night. Agents wanted in every
county. For agency and traps adj
dress J. B. SUTTON, State Agent,
Ocala, Fla. %
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

squire I'D Mr.. NewSom. father
ard mother 81 DR.. ". Y. NeWsom,
az reported seriously ill. Both have
I.as-.d the ~. h mile post.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

nca'a has decided 10 have 500 ODD sugar re-
nnrs UHr.r ir mss prove a -uocrss.-M -trop-
.'.n
rhis l. 81 mistake. Ocsla wants
hr~t o. grow the cane snd let the re-
nnery follow.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

From April to April IL there were
shipped from the Miami station alone
1891 crates of tomatoes.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

a kiduey remedy that can be de-
pended on viii be found in Prickly
Ash Bitters. ID heals and strengthens
Anti Monopoly Drug Store, special
agents.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

Mr.. Fila Erven has returned TO
Citn and opened a millinery store
there.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19
Stops the Cough and Works on the
Gold.

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
cure a cold in one day. No cure, no
pay. Price p cents.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

WANrEp-rWo relisble travelling
ssls--meu in each state; permanent
position; salary and expenses; eNpe-
rence not absolutely essential. Ad-
dr,ss Carolina Tobacco Works
Gr-vusioro, y. {. Sis
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

J D. Edwards. Of orsla, is in the
citN lnokiug after hi business inter
esis. lie reports business on the
hoom 10th in his hotel, the Ocsla
House. aud saloon. -Gainesville sun.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

Postmaster Groves has returned
from trip o. Washington.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

shirts o. please everybody in silk
peruals aud msdras. NJ. Fishel
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

} Overton Paine has scooped in
another million on Wsll street.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

sG-A E-.-gsE-z EAzz.s. -::.l EATER.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

There was a cyclone IN Alabama,
-outh 81 Montgomery yesterday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

The best meal 90 be- had in the city
a. the Railroad Restaurant.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

Colon~i l. 4. Miller has returned
from = tIp q" Lake Nary.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

Mr Jsck HER. 81 Fernandina, is
n "a, city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

Mr.. Burke j. again citizen Of Ocalr
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-04-19

Baseball tii, afternoon
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-01-25

For centuries the countries by the
sea have endured the evils arising
from drifting sand and have sought
with Indifferent success to lessen them.
1t seems, however, that nature has
provided an ample remedy for her
own cures in the form of certain
grasses that grow in sandy wastes.
Wherever they appear the sand is held
intact, and 1t has been found that it
is possible to select and transplant
these grasses so that the most lawless
beaches may be held in control. By
their aid the people Of Holland have
finally secured their h~ard-earned coun-
try from the constant efforts of the
North Sea to reclaim it; and, after a
contest of nearly a hundred years,
France has transformed the desolate
shores Of Gascony into fertile fields
and forest lands.-Pearson's Maya
zine.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-01-25
Explaining a Horse Trick.

"Have you ever noticed?" asked a
day, that every horse left standing
by a curbstone for any length of time
invariably turns around SO as to place
his forefeet on the sidewalk? He al
ways does it if the road on which he
is standing slopes the least bit in
either direction. This shows that the
horse has a great deal of plain COM
mon sense. He will not allow himself
to be worn out where it is not neces-
sary. If people only had his wisdom
there would be a great deal less sick
ness in this world than there Is at
present.
when a t~houghtless driver leaves
his horse standing on a slope, or at an
angle of the street, all the animals
weight is thrown upon n side, caus-
ing strain. and, if left long enough,
painful exhaustion. Twenty minutes
of such an ordeal will fatigue a horse
more than a whole days travel But
when he is able to plant his forefeet
on the curbstone it gives him a better
place and adjusts his weight more
equally. Many of the muscular all
ments from which horses suffer are
brought upon them by being continu-
ally obliged to stand by the gutter
side on streets which slope decidedly.
A good driver will always seek to rest
his AeFse. on g level, when possible
Philadelphia Record.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-01-25

1t is hard 10 realize, says a writer In
the Methodist Magazine, when we see
Chamonix crowded with summer visi-
tors, how short a time has really
elapsed since it was a remote mountain
village, consisting of the few huts
clustered around the priory and scarce
ly ever receiving a visitor from the
outer world, but in the comparative
desertion of winter such a state of
things is easier to conceive. The men
who dared to venture IN the glaciers
100 years ago in search of crystals or
chamois brought back strange stories
of wild witch dances in those terrible
wlldernesses of dragons and monsters
A Geneva professor. Jacob Seheuch-
ger by name, printed in all seriousness
an account of the dragons of Mount
Blanc. The travellers who came By
chance into the Alpine valleys INDUCED
in none of The raptures which are so
familiar to us.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-01-25
The DUTY OF MOTHERS.

That suffering frequently result.
from a mothers ignorance; or more
frequently from a mothers neglect to
properly instruct her daughteri
Tradition says woman must suf-
fer" and young women are SO taught.
There is a little truth and a great deal
of exaggeration in this. If a young
woman suffers severely she needs
treatment, and her mother should see
that she gets it.
Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to a physician for examine
ton ; but no mother need hesitate to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Hnkham and secure
the most eficieAt advice without
charge. Mrs. Pitkhsm's address is
Lynn, MASS. 49, ..- ttsEgNI
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-01-25

A heavy demand is %springing up for
pig iron, at better prices,
Southern trade continues as a whole
fair to good, and the outlook is regard
ed as a cheerful one.
Fifty thousand tons of zinc ore from
the Missouri-Kansas district are to be
exported to Europe.
4-e cot-5n goods trade has been
quiet, but there has been some inn
provement in demand.
The outlook for Canadian trade Is
rather more promising as the demand
for next spring develops.
The demand for household sizes of
coal has quieted somewhat.
Railroad earnings and bank c~learings
indicate that the present volume of
domestic trade is in excess of all
previous records.
The past three years have witnessed
immense expansion in grain. manufac,
.tured goods and ray cotton exports. a
combination which may not occur
again in some time.
There have been no significant rrica
C.. anges in manufactured goods, In,
the establishment of lower quotations
in the markets for raw cation ana
wheat favors increased exports
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-01-25

In 1900 there were altogether 49,
$50 steamships afioat, of which 5649
were British. 1881 German, 674 United
States, 545 French, 719 Norwegian, 1914
Spanish, 304 italian, 4S4 Russian,
1888 japanese, 257 Dutch, 1856 Danish,
544 Swedish, 1893 Austro-Hungariann..
122 Greek, PA Brazilian. Sc Turkish, 80
Belgian. 76 Argennnian, 3S Chinese.
80 Chilean. % Portuguese, 80 Cuban,
Is Roumanian, 81 Uruguayn. 16 Mex
lean and SO of other nationalities. The
number of sailing vessels was 27,9S2,
of which 1926 were British and 3671
American. The total tonnage of steam
ers was 81. 1871, 600. and that Of sailing
vessels S,205, 0S9.
italian railways pay 81 per kilo for
packages stolen on the way.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-01-25
COTTON FOR PAPER PULP.
A New Industry Soon to Be Established
in the South.

in the South.
Atlanta, Gait is estimated that the
cotton crop of the past year exceeds
in value that of the preceding by near
ly 5000. 900, 000-an increase of about
thirty per cent. The crop Is more
valuable, owing to the advance from
six and seven to ten cents a pound,
also because the seed, and what was
waste heretofore, is being utilized. The
seed is more largely used for feeding
to hogs and cattle and in the manufac-
ture of oil.
Now it is proposed to manufacture
printing paper out of cotton. A large
factory will soon be established in this
city for that purpose, and If 1t is sue
c~essful, the price of printing paper may
be greatly decreased; for the supply of
cotton will perhaps eve be dimin-
ished, as in the case of woodpulp.
Inc forests are being denuded of
timber more rapidly than they are re-
cuperated by growth. it is said by
those who have made it a study that
the fibre of cotton makes a most ex-
cellent and durable quality of printing
paper, and that it can be made very
cheaply, compared to the present pro-
cess, especially as the raw material
can be had in almost unlimited guam
titles.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-01-25
RAILWAY & CO., SIS Elm street, New Y.



why She Wanted to Know.
The man who knew many things was
i~nstructing the new and verdant stem
ographer as to the use of the various
office appliances, and finally introduced
her to the speaking tube.
Now. see" said the other man;
'you put n tube u your ear and the
other tube to your mouth, then whis-
tle."
Into which one do l whistler
the guileless stenosfapher.
"Heavens!" cried the man, which
n do you suppose fou whistle In the
n at your ear OF the n at your
mouth?"
"That was what Iwi,nted to know"
said the stenograpllr''"'f0r l whistle
as I sing, entirely " eaf."-Memphis
Scimitar.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-01-25

The Smallest" library Is doubtless
that of the italian Mining Engineer
Salomone. a well known bibliophilist.
One thousand, five hundred books are
placed In a bookcase one foot seven
inches in height, and one foot two
inches IN width. The smallest books of
this unique library are Dutch. During
the eighteenth century such Lillipu-
tian editions were much liked in the
Netherlands. The smallest book is
about one-fourth of the size of our
two-cent postal stamps, is four MILL
meters about OH inch thick, and con
tains 100 pages.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-01-25
An odd Eject of the Sun.

The effect of strong and continual
sunshine on the features is. it seems,
most damaging. A writer in the sgd
ney Bulletin points out that the women
in some parts of Queensland are con
tracing a lifted upper lip. This he at
tributes to the fierce Queensland sun
light, which causes one to contract the
facial muscles lear the eyes in order
to avoid the glare. The rest of the
face Is, of course, affected by these
muscles.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-01-25

Mrs. August Pfalzgraf, of South
Byron, Wis, mother Of the young lady
whose portrait we here publish, wrote
Mrs. Pinkham in January, 1899, saying
her daughter had suffered for two
years with irregular menstruation-
had headache all tile time, and pain in
her side, feet swell and was generally
miserable. Mrs. Pinkham promptly
replied with advicB and under date Of
March, 1899, the mother writes again,
that Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound cured her daughter OF all
pains and irregularity.
Nothing in the world equals Mrs.
Pinkham's great medicine for regu-
lating woman's peculiar monthly
troubles.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-01-25
rhere Is . hlnrs OF peonIe

Who are injured by 9he use of coffee. Recently
there has been placef in all the grocery stores
a new preparation dalled G2AIN-O. made Of
pure grains. that taxes the place of coffee.
The most delicate stdmach receives 1t without
distress. and but f~ewlcan tell 1t from coffee. 1t
does not cost over 4 LAS much. Children NAV
drink it with great bdneft. Is cts. and 25 cts.
nar package. INV III Ask for GRAIN-N
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-01-25

So poor is the SPELLING in some of the
Chicago schools that a return to the
spelling methods Of the country schools
of two decades ago is earnestly advo-
Gated in that city.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-01-25
Locomotives For India.

The Pittsburg Locomotive and Car
Works at Pittsburg, Penn, has been
awarded contracts for eight locomo-
tives for Government railways in In
dia. The contracts were awarded in
spite of English competition.
The Penn's Grove record., 1901-01-25

The Berlin correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Mail says German trade is
drifting from bad to worse. He cites
reports from sixteen trade centres of
the empire, showing that the labor
market is overstocked, and that work
inemen are vainly seeking employ
ment. There is no prospect of i'm
provement in the trade of the country.