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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-06-05
ACTIVITY ALL ALONG THE LINE.

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reduce pine wood-principally old
stumps-into useful and profitable
products.
A few of the citizens of Sanford
have successfully marketed celery
crop and are now one hundred thou
sand dollars to the good.
The first car load of cantaloupes
shipped out of the state was the
work of a colored farmer in this
county, which carries with it its own
| lesson.
The Manatee Record says that
contract has been let for the cOnstruc-
ton of a new railroad from Chipley to
St. Andrews Bay, which is expected
to be completed within the next eight
cen months. People living along the
proposed route are very much elated.
The road will eventually be extended
to St. Josephs Bay passing through
rich agricultural districts and extern
sive forests.
Never has Plant City shipped, says
the Plant City Courier, so many to-
matoes as she is doing this season.
Several cars have been loaded, and
the bulk of the crop is yet to come.
The truck growers are receiving good
prices for their work this spring, and
the cry of "hard times" is no more in
the land.
Ocala has two hard wood mills at
work and will soon erect a mill for
saving pine wood lumber with
capacity of 100000 feet per day.
Her crate mills are kept busy sup
plying the cantaloupe and tomato
shippers and the dry goods box whit
tier has long since been gathered TO
his fathers.
Fish and spongers, turpentine, rOs-
10, phosphate rock, lumber, crossties,
cattle, vegetables, and the succulent
melon are being shipped out of the
state in increasing quantities, and the
whole of South Florida is being con-
verted into orange and grape fruit
groves, pineries, peach orchards and
vast vegetable farms.
The state is entering upon a mar
velouS career and is struggling for and
will soon achieve, commercial supre-
macy.
Listen to this story:
Yesterday afternoon says the
Times Union. "a freight train made
up of forty heavily laden cars passed |
slowly over the long bridge connect
ing Jacksonville with the east coast;
and the sight was one which may at |
almost any time be observed just now |
by those who have their wits about |
them and take proper interest in the |
progress of their own state. Every |
one of those forty cars was loaded to
its fullest capacity with vegetables or
pinespples, destined for the great |
markets of the North. Not one of |
them was loaded with lumber or |
naval stores, or with freight that in |
| any way represented loss to the re.
sources of the state. Neither the to- |
matOes nor the pineapples, with |
which that long train was packed,
took from the soil upon which they |
were grown any source of fertility
any element of wealth--that cannot |
readily be restored; and for that rea-
son the activity represented by such |
enormous shipments ia much more |
benficient-much less dangerous to |
the ultimate prosperity of the COM
munity-those shipments that involve |
the SHINING and spoliatiOn of the |
soil, rather than its conservative Gull |
tivation."
DRUG TAX A BAR TO SCIENCE
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-06-05

Miss Johnnie Liddon will leave the
latter part of this week for Augusta,
Ga, to visit her cousin, Miss Clarice
Barksdale, at whose wedding next
Wednesday she will be maid of honor.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-06-05

Among the old soldiers who made
pleasant calls at this office Wednes-
day were Comrades NJ. II. ROu, r.
NJ. Fife, A. c. White, l.. NJ. Ora
ham, Reuben Smith, Ben Smith. j.
b. Gray and Judge w. Nj. Ives.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-06-05
Worst of All Experiences.

Can anything be worse than to feel
that every minute will be your last ?
Such was the experience of Mrs. 5. H.
NewsOm, Decatur, Ala. For three
years" she writes, 81 endured insult
ferable pain from indigestion, stomach
and bowel trouble. Death seemed in
evitable when doctors and all RENE.
dies failed. AT length | was induced
to try Electric Bitters and the result
was miraculous. l improved at once.
Now I'm completely recovered" For
Liver Kidney, Stomach aud Bowel
troubles Electric Bitters is the only
medicine. Only SOC. It's guaranteed
by Autobiography Drug Store and
Tyding's & Co., druggists. M
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-06-05

Mrs. Blair s. Bernard aud little son,
Marean, after a delightful visit of
six weeks TO Mrs. Bernard's parents,
DIR. and Mrs. W. II. Marean and other
Ocals friends, departed for their home
in Pensacola this morning.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-06-05

William Wheeler, after a few days
visit in Ocals with his friend, CISCO
Zewsdski, has returned to his home
in Gainesville.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-06-05

Misses Allie Van Julian and Annie
Mathews have gone to Gambler to
visit friends for short while.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-06-05

Chronic bronchial troubles and sum =
mer coughs can be quickly relieved
and cured by Foley's Honey and Tar.
Post Office Drug Store. M
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-06-05
OcALA PARAGRAPHS.

DIR. K. ID. Sistrunk, of Dade City, is
q visitor to the city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-06-05

Prof II. w. Van Bruut has returned
to his home at Tallahassee for the
summer vaca ion.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-06-05

Mr.. ]. t. YOnce returned to st.
Petersburg yesterday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-06-05
What Happened.

"She married the coachman because
she wanted some one who could drive"
"WellT'
''Well, he drove her to distractionr'-
Chicago Post
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
DECATUR HAVING
 LIVELY POLITICS
SEVERAL CANDIDATES FOR THE JUDGESHIP OF THE NEW COURT SouGHT TO BE ESTABLISHED IN MORGAN COUNTY.

Decatur, February 16-(Speciak)-If the bill now before the state legislature, to establish a separate court for Morgan county, becomes a law there will be quite a number of candidates for judge and solicitor of this court
 The following are spoken of for judge of the new court: Judge o. Kyle of the Circuit court, Judge w. II. Simpson, chancellor; Judge E. M. Russell, D. w. Speak, Major w. R. Francis and others.
 Those spoken of for solicitor are: State Senator s. A. Lynne. John Samples, Sam Blackwell, John c. Eyster L. P. Troup and others.
 Should this court be established the scramble for these offices promises to be very interesting.
 The announcement that the governor would take up the consideration of the appointment of two associate railroad commissioners after February 15 is caus- ing a good deal of interest In local poli- tics. The friends of Mayor H. A. Skeggs are very active and feel confident of his success
 Col Dick Adams, superintendent of the Decatur water works, Is also an applicant for railroad commissioner and his friends are working diligently for him. He re- sides in New Decatur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
LEGISLATORS ARE
 WARNED BY JELKS
Too Many Appropriations VII
 Exhaust Treasury
GOVERNOR VERY CAUTIOUS
Unless 1t Is Clear That the Treasury Will Have Sufficient Funds to Meet Appropriations Some Pet Meas
 ure Will Be Vetoed.

Montgomery, February 1s.-(Special.)- Governor Jelks took the members of the senate committee on finance and taxa ton and the house committee on ways and means into his confidence today and in a quiet way he read them little lecture upon the matter of making ap- propriations before passing general rev. enue bill.
 It is understood that the governor told the members of the committee that he could not see his way clear to approve any further appropriation bills until he saw what sort of provisions they would make to raise the funds necessary to meet them.
 Sent for Members Individually.
 The governor sent for the members of these committees individually and when they reached his office he called their att tention to the report of the state auditor, which estimates that after the reduction of the tax rate from 71a mills to 61z mills, the receipts for the fiscal year, beginning October would be $70,000 less than the estimated disbursements. Unless the leg islature makes some provision in the rev. enue bill for bringing additional money into the treasury, a deficit was probable So far the revenue bill has not gotten before the house for passage and 1t does not seem that 1t can do so before Wednes- day or Thursday.
 In the meantime the legislature has been very free in the matter of appropriations. To cite an instance, on Saturday the house, without a dissenting vote, passed a bill to increase the pension fund for Con- federate soldiers by $1OO,OOo
 Number of Bills Recomme nded.
 A number of other appropriations have been passed which were recommended by the governor, but neither of these can ef- feet the state treasury. The governor recommended an appropriation for the Montevallo Girls school to relieve 1t of a building debt contracted more than two years ago. It Is not expected that this appropriation will effect the treasury, as the trustees have disposed of some of the lands of the school, the proceeds of which are now in the treasury. and it is probable that they will sell other small divisions of the lands.
 Doubt About Capitol Bill.
 The other appropriation recommended was for the improvement and extension of the state capitol and grounds. The legislature passed the bill calling for s150.- GOO to be expended in three years pro- vided the money is in the treasury. There is some doubt now if the money will be in the treasury, and in such case it cer- tainly cannot be expended under the terms of the bill.
 The governor is exceedingly cautious in the matter of appropriations and unless the legislature provides some manner of rais- ing more revenue some pet appropriation measures are sure to get veto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
TUSCALOOSA.
Captain Baker Goes to New Orleans to
 Purchase River Steamer.


 Tuscaloosa, February 16.-(Speoial) j. Capt. Joshua Baker is in New Orleans, where he went to purchase a large boat to ply between Tuscaloosa, the govern ment locks below the city, Fosters and Demopolis. MT. Bakers present vessel, the Ottowa, will continue to make Tide water and Holton, above the city.
 Hon. J. Manly Foster, who is a promi- nent member of the legislature at Mont. gomery, spent yesterday at his home in the city.
 The first of next month the Rev. l.. O. Dawson, pastor of the First Baptist church here, will go to Lafayette, where he will assist the Rev. c. c. Pugh in a protracted meeting.
 Tuscaloosa friends are in receipt of in- vitations from Mobile announcing the marriage of Miss Mamie May Faith to the Rev John Renfroe Curry, pastor of the Baptist church at Athens. the we'd bride-to-be has been frequent visitor to this city and has many friends and ad- mirers here. The groom Is a son of the Rev. W. G. Curry of the Baptist church at Livingston.
 Mrs. G. Woolsey Van Hoose entertained at very delightful card party Saturday afternoon at her home at East End In compliment to Mrs. Will French of Bir- mingham, who is the guest of Miss Ella Leland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
Other News.

The public school In East Gadsden, which was closed last week and Profess sor Griffin resigned on account of the conduct of some of the bad boys. will remain closed the balance of the term, which is only two weeks. The trustees upheld and endorsed Professor Griffin in every particular and no one planes him for the action he took. The citizens of East Gadsden are indignant over the affair and proper steps vii. he taken to punish the guilty parties, whi defaced the house of worship in whlch the school was taught
 A very interesting case has heen brought to the attention of the Commissioners court. E. P. Beard, an aged and infirm man and his invalid wife had been lately cut off from securing help from the coun- ty. He was before the commissioners asking for help. They informed him that all paupers of his class would have to go to the county pauper farm and get aid from the county. During the discus sion of Mir Boards case it developed that his son, J. K P. Beard, Is in comfortable circumstances and has property in this city and is perfectable able to care for his aged parents. 1t was decided to send the old people to the poor house and see the son at the end of each month for $s. While this is the law, 1t is not often the case that a son is sued and forced by law to help his aged parents.
 J. w. B. Edwards, the aged father of Dr. S. W. Edwards, died at the home of his son on Bay street Saturday morn ing at the age of 80 years. His death was caused from old age. MT. Edwards home was in Georgia, and he was on visit to his son. He was an invalid and his death was not unexpected The remains of the deceased were taken to Georgia for interment.
 L. w. Pruett, aged 24, died at the home of Joel Noel at Boaz Wednesday from consumption. MT. Pruitt was well known in Etowah county. He was a nephew of Mir Joel Noel and made many friends. The funeral occurred Wednesday.
 The river, which has reached stage of PIP feet, began to fall Saturday. The pre- dictions were that it would go to A feet The back waters are all over the low lands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
SELMA.
Alabama River Recedes After Reach
 Ing Record-Breaking Mark.

Selma, February 16. - (SpecialO-The Alabama river reached the highest point since 1886 on Saturday night and began slowly falling yesterday morning. Up to today 1t has fallen about a foot but there is great apprehension that the rains which have been prevalent in this sec tion during the past twelve hours have extended over the water shed and new impetus given the waters. The highest point reached, according to the govern ment guage was 506 feet. This is about eight inches higher than the water went in April last year.
 Some years ago there existed in Selma Mohawk Tribe No 25 I. o. R. M, which. after fiourishing for a time, became de- funct. There has been considerable talk of late about reviving the tribe, and Saturday night its rehabilitation took place. Chief George H. Todd. Jr.. of Montgomery, district deputy grand sachem of the state. came down and in- stituted the new members of the order. The new number given the tribe was No. co., and the Selma branch will be known as Mohawk Tribe No. 60.
 The charter list comprises several we'll known members oI the old tribe and many pale faces who were given their first in- sight Into this beautiful ritual on Satur- day night.
 The following officers were elected
 I. l.. Rosendorf, sachem.
 w. H. Carlisle, senior sagamore.
 G. B. Davis, junior sagamore.
 A. w. Acker, senior prophet.
 c. F. Kennedy, chief of records.
 w. H. McDavles, keeper of wampum.
 I. l.. Rosendorf, representative to the great council.
 Saturday morning Ludeccie Ferdnandor, aged years, an inmate of the Orphans home at Summerield, died at the resi- dence of Mrs. P. H. Simms in this city.
 The little girl had been at the institu- tion about a year. She was suffering with whooping cough when she arrived there; at least 1t so appeared but 1t Is now thought to have been the effects of the dread disease consumption. which she had inherited from her mother
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
] Will Cure You of Rheumatism
Else No Money IS Wanted.

Any honest person who suffers from Rheumatism is welcome to this offer.
 am a specialist in Rheumatism and have treated more cases than any other nhysician, I think For 16 years I made 2Oo0 experiments with different drugs testing all known remedies while search. ing the world for something better. Mine wears ago found costly chemical in Germany which. with my previous discov- cries, gives me certain cure.
 don't mean that 1t can turn bonv joints into flesh again; but it can cure tbe disease at any stage, completely and for ever. have done it fully 100000 times
 know this so well that l will furnis, ,nv remedy on trial. Simply write me a nostal for my book on Rheumatfsn, and will mail you an order on your drue' oist for six bottles Dr. Shoop's Rheu. rnatism Cure. Take it for month at rv risk If it succeeds. the cost is only S. .51 If if fails, I will pay the druggist mv- self-and your mere word shall decide 1t
 mean that exactly. If you say the re- suits are not what claim' don't expect a penny from you.
 have no samples. Any mere samn,a .,at can affect chronic Rheumatism mnst ta drueged to the verge of danger [ ,,sa no such drugs, and 1t is folly to take .Sero You must get the disease out of the blood.
 Nv remedy does that even in the most a,secr,t obstinate cases. It has curac the oldest cases that ever met. And i'm all my experience-in all my 2oOO tests I never found any other remedy that would cure one chronic case in ten.
 write me and will send you the order Trv my remedy for a month. as 1t cant harm you anyway. If 1t fails 1t Is free.
 Address Dr. Shoop. Box 6S0, Racine, Wis.
 Mild cases, not chronic. are often cured by one or two bottles. At all druggista
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
HOW THE METHODISTS
 RAISED THE $2O,OOO,0OO

gave him no peace l am afraid that l nearly drove that good man crazy. l pointed out to him that his district would be the first in New York state to finish it's portion, if only he would put lIlle more ginger into the work. l bombarded him with letters and comparative statements. I was afraid that, at any moment he would become exasperated and turn on me. He didn't though. He took 1t like a good fellow, and I had the pleasure of putting him on the record as the first man in his state to raise the amount allotted to him.
 By Personal Effort.
 This incident gives a glimpse of the methods pursued to make the project a success. It is not on record as to what methods the presiding elder in question used to arouse the enthusiasm of the preachers under him, forty-odd in num- Der; nor is 1t recorded what arguments the preachers or pastors used with their several fiocks The preacher was the man who in the last instance, had to do the work, and he did 1t under the enthusi- astic prodding which started with the bishops filtered through Dr. Mills. and finally came direct to him through his presiding elder
 Not q 1.-the of the work was done by correspondence.
 Tt was personal effort all the way through said Dr. Mills in reply to ques- tions as to how he set about his task. "It took me four years. First l laid the groundwork. Then, after my theoretical work was done. I set out to survey the field and learn something of the local conditions. I very early found that active personal effort was necessary and, as result, l spent nearly four years in travel. In that time I visited every state in the Union except Texas. In all l travelled 170,000 miles.
 My methods were simple in the ex- treme. Our people are generous. They give according to their ability and 1t needed only a logical presentation of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
WRIGHT AT WHITE HOUSE. Cannot Give Idea of Time Strike Com. missioners Will Take to Decide.

Washington, February 16.-Carroll D. Wright, commissioner of labor be- fore the anthracite strike com mission, called at the White House today. The commission has ended It's public hearings and will begin in a few days it's consideration in execu- tive session of the testimony adduced before the commission.
 How long it might take to analyze the evidence and prepare the report Commissioner Wright could not say. Net the slightest intimation, he said, had been given by any member of the commission of the views of the hear ings and no member had indicated how he might vote on any given prop osition.
 It IS possible the report may be pre- pared Tn time for presentation to con- gress before final adjournment on March 4, but no official assurance can Ee gwen that the report will be ready so soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
Investigating Turf Concerns.

St. Louis, February 16.-The joint legislative committee appointed to in- vestigate the methods followed by the turf and investment companies, for the purpose of using the information as guide in the enactment of cor rectiye legislation, got down to busi- ness today in earnest. summons was served on somebody connected with each of the six investment com panles and numerous brokerage firms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
ANNOYED ABOUT THE IDOLS. Missionaries Denounce Contract Made
 for Buddhists In Korea.

Philadelphia, February 16.-Mission- aries and ministers in this city are, it IS said, annoyed over an announced contract of Philadelphia firm to ship Buddhist idols to Korea They de- nounce the plan as an outrage against religion and decency.
 Mrs. W. H. H. Corlies, a returned missionary from China, said she was appalled, at the idea that people in a Christian country could consent to manufacture idols for poor, unenligbt- eneG heathens to worship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
LITTLETON MINES
 TO BE DEVELOPED
ATLANTA CAPITALISTS WHO PUR. CHASED PROPERTY NEAR GADS- DEN WILL IMPROVE IT-oTHER NEWS FROM EToWAH.

Gadsden, February 16-(Special 1.-The Atlanta capitalists who recently purchas- ed a large tract of land in the county near Littleton have formed a corporation with capital of s1OO.OOO and under the name of the Big Bushy Coal and Coke company, will develop the mines, which will be opened at once, and a number of coke ovens will be built
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
Second Ward.

hereby announce myself as a can didate for Alderman from the Second ward. subject to action democratic pri- mary. c. T. RAINBOW. I hereby announce as candidate for All derman in Second Ward. subject to the action of the Democratic primary.
 l. EPSTEIN I hereby announce myself a candidate for alderman for the Second ward, sub- ject to the action of the democratic pri- mary. JOHN w. O'NEILL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17

Montgomery, February 16.-(Special.)- The largest delegation which has yet been here on any bill before the legisla- ture came in tonight to work for a dis pensary at Evergreen.
 The bill was adversed last week by the temperance committee without a hearing from the citizens on a protest from some of the Baptists here that the Baptist orphanage is located there, and prohibit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
CITIZENS OF EVERGREEN
 SPLIT OVER DISPENSARY

ton Is already established. This delega- tion is headed by c. R. Farnham, presi- dent of the board of control of the or phanage, and included nineteen other prominent merchants, bankers. manufac- turers and property-owners of the town. They are in earnest and will seek re- opening of the subject before the commit tee. They say their prohibition does not prohibit and a dispensary will be bet ter temperance measure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-17
,wAMP-RooT IS PURELY VEGETABLE
14 East 12Oth st New York cltz

IA East 120th St.. New York City. Dear Slrs: T had been suffering severe ly from kidney trouble. All symptoms were on hand. my former strength and power had left me; I could hardly drag myself along. Even my mental capacity was giving out, and often I wished to dle. It was then I saw an advertisement of yours in. 8 New York paper. but would not have paid any attention to 1t had 1t not promised a sworn guarantee with every bottle of your medicine asserting that your Swamp-Root is purely vege- table and does not contain any harmful drugs. I am seventy years and four months old, and with a good conscience I can recommend Swamp Root to all suffer CTS from kidney trouble. Four members of my family have been using Swamp Root for four different kidney diseases, with the same good results"
 With many thanks to you, remain
 Very truly yours.f
 Oct 15, 1902 ROBERT BERNER
 No matter how many doctors you may have tried-no matter how much money you may have spent on other medicines, you really owe it to yourself to at least give Swamp-Root a trial Its stanchest friends today are those who had almost given up hope of ever becoming we'll again.