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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26
a Very Big Bouquet.

To the Editor OCala Banner
The bright pages of the Banner
continue to greet US in our home up
here. 1t is an old fad, and one much
abused, to compliment the rewspa-
pers and sweet, pretty girls. but were
the writer Of these lines in Ocala in
stead of being up here among the red
hills of Georgia, he could any day in
the week walk into the Banner office
and compliment both of these objects
and yet in this feel no twinge of con-
science for having abused the fad.
The Banner and the Commoner are,
IN our humble opinion, the two pa
pers more nearly SLING the role of
ideal journalism OF any papers we
have the pleasure of reading, they
the more nearly championing the
MAXIM 1.-The greatest good to the
greatest number" l believe, fur
Their, that when a servant is faithful
he should be told of professionally.
was very sorry indeed TO see an
old ex-citizen of the county make a
bump of himself as one has recently
done down there. Until he took up
politics he was certainly an useful
and highly priced citizen; one whose
former friends and acauaiitances
should therefore remember for what
he was, and for whot he did in his
town and section of the state, and SO
be generous enough to separate in
their judgment the man-politician
from the man-citizen. l can't help
observing, however, that his political
course of late reminds one very much
of fellow going into court and at
tempting to resist a divorce suit for
desertion. After having deserted his
former spouse, Brown had the effron-
terry to try to retain her hand after
she had already given her heart to
another, and then what mortified his
quondam friends most was, that he
seemed indifferent to the annoyance
! caused this former spouse by his
| eagerness to obtain merely her goods
| and chattels.
am glad to note from the columns
/ OF the Banner that Judge W. S. Bull
lock is fulfilling the high expectations
VI his friends. His is certainly in an
exalted and responsible position,
good Judge being a great blessing to
society. Yours.
A GEORGIA READER.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26

just about the time the legislative
committee was making ITS report
about the affairs of the University of
Florida, Mr. w. B. Sadler, a promi-
nent citizen of Lake City, was writing
the following, which appeared in the
last issue of the Reporter: FRIDAY
night we got together and called one
another up and reasoned with one
another, and we are going to do bus
mess. Our university is in good
hands and we have had the largest
attendance in its history"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26

complains that too few students are
taking the agricultural course.
This is matter that rests entirely
with the students and their parents.
By the direction and with the ap-
prevail of the parents, the students
make their own selection of courses
and neither the president of the Uni
versity nor the trustees can force q
student against the instructions of
his parents, to work in the fields or
take an agricultural course.
The Florida experiment station, the
visiting legislative committee to the
contrary Notwithstanding, is looked
upon as the most valuable in the
United States and its bulletins meet
with TIE very high commentator of
the agricultural department at Wash
ington and this tells its own story.
1t is confidently believed that the
experiments and Investigations as to
the tomato blight alone have saved
the people of Florida vast sums OF
monies-more, indeed, than all the
appropriations have amounted to that
the University has received all told at
the hands of the state.
The transformation of the Iegisla-
tive visiting committee is so apparent,
and the findings SO partisan and bias
ed, that the report is hardly entitled
to serious consideration.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26

The Tampa Tribune says that Lake
land is in an uproar over book writ
ten by Rev. j. II. Tharp, Baptist,
in which he scandalizes MethOdism.
The Methodist church is represented
as painted harlot. Five hundred cop
les of the book have been published.
Rev. L. w. Moore, of this city, has a
copy of the book.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26

Colonel Henry Watterscn says that
when he applied for his first employ
ment on newspaper he wasrtoId:
There are never any vacancies on a
good paper, but there's always room
for good man" Colonel Waiter
son says he thaught the reply SO good
and true that, after becoming an edi-
tor himself, he said the same thing to
all applicants. 1t is true in all kinds
of business. The whole world is full
of good places for a good man. There
is hardly a big business concern any,
where that does not realize it's need
of good men. The work is waiting
for them
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26
TORTUR|NG, D|SF|GUR|NG
Humours, Eczemas, ItChings,
and Chafings Cured by
CutiCura

The agonizing itching and burning
of the skin, as in eczema; the fright
fuI scaling, as in psoriasis: the loss
of hair and crusting of the scalp, as
in SCALED head; the facial dishgure-
ment, as in pimples and ringworm;
the awful suffering of infants, and
anxiety of WORKOUT parents, as in
milk crust, letter, and salt rheum, -
all demand remedy of almost super
human virtues to successfully cope
with them. That Cuticura Soap,
Ointment, and Pills are such stands
proven beyond all doubt by the testi-
mony of the civilized world.
Cuticurs soap. Ointment and Pills sid througaou
the world Potter Drug Chem. Corp. Sole ProprietorS
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26

Protesting against John DIS money
being used for the heather, and tell
ing the people not to read books from
Carnegie's libraries, is an amusement
that borders on idiocy now being in
dulged in by sensational preachers
Tampa Union Label.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26

Speaker Gilchrist is at president en-
tertaining quite lavishly. He evident
ly thinks that the best route to a
mans affections lies through his
stomach.-Pa,at ka Times-Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26

MOTTO: The BANNER, BELIEVING
TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES, HAS
TAKEN ITS STAND IN THE BARRI-
cAnES WITH THE COMMON PEOPLE
Avn ITs FIGHT WILL BE MADE FOR
THE RETIREMENT OF THOSE AT THE
,rIuN.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26

A man IN Missouri gave his daugh-
Ter two chickens and agreed to feed
the increase for her four years. He
erioently didn't realize just what
sor1 OF contract he had entered into,
ior az the end of two years the girl
had S64 egg money in the bank and
2Oo chickens for the old man to win
ter.-Bartlett Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26

Mr.. Claude L'Engle has retired
from the editorship OF the Jackson
vile Sun. He was the most brilliant,
picturesque and ornate writer on
the state press.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26

Ocala has a soap tree, which makes
her think that everybody ought to go
there to wash.-Punta Gorda Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26
the EXPERIMENT STAUou AR0
MoOEl FARM.

anO mOOei farm WnlCn IS connected
with the University of Florida at
Lake City.
1t is mistake to suppose that the
United States government appropri-
ates monies to conduct ordinary or
even extraordinary farm operations
Yet nine out of ten farmers and
others who are not farmers; yea, even
visiting statesmen to Lake City, as
sumo that the station is Z failure be-
cause they do not see a farm con-
Quoted in the ordinary or better than
the ordinary way.
All they are able to see may be
small patches of blighted tomatoes,
specked beans, and other diseased
plants, yet here are being carried on
the most careful experiments and in.
vestigations and from which the most
The agricultural department at
Washington does not permit those in
charge OF the experiment stations to
waste the monies of the government
III growing turnips, cabbages, sweet
potatoes, etc, because those crops
mental stage and scientific knowledge
could not be increased by further eX-
periments with them. Nor does the
government permit the growing of
those products, nor any other pro
ducts, for barter or sale, not even to
the mess hall of the University itself.
1t is not the policy of the govern
ment to engage in active competition
with the farmers in the open markets.
Indeed, it is forbidden.
The establishment of experiment
stations in the various states are for
other purposes entirely.
The purpose in the establishment
of these stations are for carrying on
experiments ard Investigations along
original lines, and for 40 other pur-
pose They are not maintained for
uhreshing over the same old straw
year in and year ont
If a new plant, tree, shrub Or flow
er is discovered experimeriments
and Investigations may be made con-
corning them, involving even large
sums of money, and after the expert
ments are finished the residue, If any,
may be sold TO the best advantage,
but no crop, new or staple, can be
grown for the purpose of speculation
Or profit.
After experiments are made with
particular crops the planting OF those
crops must end
Enough ordinary crops may be
grown for feeding the stock on the
station that may be necessary for
carrying on experiments.
In word, the United States gov
eminent is not in the ordinary or
model farm business
If an ordinary or model farm is
connected with the station it must
be carried on from funds appropriated
by the state government Or from
some benevolently disposed persons.
If the legislature Of the state wants
d model farm it must not only make
the appropriation for the purchase of
the land, but it must also make ap-
preparations for the purchase of stock.
the erection of buildings and fences,
improved machinery and implements
of all kinds, for the clearing of the
land, the purchase of the feedstuffs
for the first year and for the second
wear if the first years crop should
prove a failure, and for every other
needful purpose for its successful OPP
Grafton.
You cannot have model farm with
unwhitewashed fences. log sheds and
log stables.
The board of trustees of the Uni
versity of Florida cannot use funds
for any purpose whatever unless they
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26
SENATOR JAcKsoN's GREAT WORK

Never has committee work received
more commentator for fearlessness
and integrity of purpose than that of
the legislative committee appointed
to visit, inspect and report on the
condition of the state hospital for the
insane.
The report as submitted to the SEN
ate by the Hon. W. X. Jackson. who
was the member of that body on tie
committee, is an example of fearless
ness, exhaustive labor and almost in
tuitive ability to grasp all essential
points that will, or should, forever
establish precedent in future Flor
ida legislatures.
1t is report and an Indictment in
one.
To Senator Jackson and to the
other members of the committee are
due the thanks of the people of the
state of Florida.
Promises come to US that search
ing investigation and action. both on
the part of the Legislature and on the
part of the courts, will make this one
report, at least, of resultant value
Hon. J. NJ. Bars, of Jacksonville,
thinks that the Florida railroad COM
mission has been of vast and tremen-
duous interest to the people of Flor
ida. The record reveals the fact that
Mr.. Bars has received in fees from
the railroad commission the sum of
Sc, 900, and it is not unnatural that he
should praise the bridge that puts
him safely across the stream, but the
testimony of the shippers in the in
terror does not coincide with Mr..
Bars optimistic utterances. Under
the present status of affairs it will be
impossible to build city anywhere
in the interior of the state. The rates
established or allowed by the com
mission are prohibitive. The interior
of Florida from the Perdido river to
Cape Sable is bound hand and foot
| and all it can do or is expected to do
is to pay tribute to our seaport cities.
| The interior is simply to grind the
! err.iSt for the benefit of OfherS
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1908.
OUR NEW MiLLioNAIRES.

Even the Gainesville Sun is talking
about the Ocala Banners zeal for the
millionaires.
Well, how can we help it? Since
SO many of our Florida cracker boys
are getting to be membersl of this
class, they no longeriappear to be
clothed with shoots and horns"
L. L. Meggs, a poor cracker boy
about the time of the freeze, from a
single transaction, recently placed to
his credit in the bank, $S1 900.
We confess to making a note of
these things with degree of pleas
ure, and feel like patting every one
of these fellows on the back andssay-
ing to them, God speed!
A list of these Florida cracker mil
lionaires puffs US up with pride.
Let's see.
Yes, we may mention Walter
Coachman, G. H. Barnes, P. L. Suth-
erland, w. J. Hillman. Telfair Stock
ton, John Stockton, H. D. Covington,
Jim Taliaferro, ]. A. McEachern, r.
S. Hall, H. A. Ford, John L. Inglis,
B. w. Blount, W. N. Camp, John
Robertson, E. P. Stucky, L. Horne,
Walter Ray. Daniel A. Clark, E. P.
Thagard, G. H. Hargraves, Eugene
West, and hundred others.
1t sdon't make us envious at all,
watching these boys grow rich.
When General Gordon left the sem
ate his advice to the people of the
south was to ''make money" and
then he said, they would win the
plaudits of the world, and they are
doing it.
We want our section to be as rich
as any other section!
And our advice to these cracker
boys is not to be slothful and bury
their talents, but following the bibi-
cal Injunction, make their talents
produce other talents.
Tampa is forming an ice trust.
The cigar trust of Tampa is oppos-
ed to the child labor bill
Miss Nellie Gowan was admitted to
practice law in the courts of Florida
Tuesday.
The cynchOna tree has been of
greater value to the world than the
output of all the diamond mines.
Senator Hunt Harris will have to
be looked after by the Jheologians.
He says that ''HeIl bushes
Ocala has soap tree, which makes
her think that everybody ought to go
there to ash.-Punta Gorda Herald.
Speaker Gilchrist is at president en-
tertaining quite lavishly. He evident
ly thinks that the best route to a
mans affections lies through his
stomach.-Pa,a tka Times-Herald.
Nv I $,In n
from the editorship OF the Jackson
Vile Sun. He was the most brilliant,
picturesque and ornate writer on
the state press.
Protesting against John D. money
being used for the heather, and tell
ing the people not to read books from
Carnegie's libraries, is an amusement
that borders on idiocy now being in.
dulged in by sensational preachers
Tampa Union Label
The Tampa Tribune says that Lake
land is in an uproar over book writ
ten by Rev. j. II. Tharp, a Baptist
in which he scandaliZes Methodism
The Methodist church is represented
as a painted harlot. Five hundred cop
les of the book have been published
Rev. L. w. Moore, of this city, has {
copy of the book.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26
4 Private Citizen.

The Hon. G. NJ. Brown is again a
private citizen, and is no doubt better
off than were he mixed up in politics
and public ife.-Miami Metropolis.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26

The lots will be sold on
easy terms.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26
"Woodnar"
Lake Weir.

From now on and each week
during the summer months 1
viii go to "Woodmari every
Thursday on the 5 O'Clock A.
G. L. afternoon train, and
can accommodate three or
four over night at my house
returning on Friday at one
O'Clock.
If you want to see this beau
tiful property let me know
day ahead at least. If Won 90.
you need not feel obliged to in
vest in a lot although it is nv
intention to sell them all.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26

Senator Hunt Harris will have to
be looked after by the JheOlOgians.
He saws that "HeIl bushes"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26

Governor Broward has vetoed the
Jacksonville charter bill.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26

The cynchona tree has been of
greater value to the world than the
output of all the diamond mines.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26

The cigar trust of Tampa is oppos-
ed to the child labor bill.
Miss Nellie. Cowan was admitted to
practice law in the courts of Florida
Tuesday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-05-26

Tampa is forming an ice trust.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-06

rough shave" . certain customer; whom
his employer regarded with disfavor Is
being guilty Of exchanging smiles with his
the employers ) wife.
Not exactly caring to create scandal
by forbidding tho customer his shop. the
barber had instructed his assistants to
shave the gentleman in a manner that
would insure his keeping away after few
experiences. The employer had to payPys
his wages.
A French method Of taking It out Of
an opponent has bsen invented by the Mar
quis dc Dion. the we'll known manufacturer
Of automobiles and prominent member
Of the French Chamber Of Deputies.
The Marquis got annoyed with the French
Government, and In order to embarrass II
- mulch ss possible recently advised his
constituents in Brittany TO withdraw theft
deposits from the National Savings Bank.
Large Withdrawals from the savings bank
took place In consequence. and the fact has
. direct bearing on the French national
finances to-day.
But this was nothing TO the elaboration
with which . German boy Of II named Al.
fred Schimpf got about a'schems Of re-
vsngs on an old Berlin eeptleman named
B,itsen,. who had complained Of the boy "a.
noying him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-06

who recently broke into tho provision
stores Of Messrs. Picker Bros, at Forest
Gate, and, being disappointed In their hope
Of securing big haul Of money, made
chaos Of the stock.
Getting hold Of all the mustard they
could find, they mixed 1t to the usual de-
gree OF consistency with the aid OF rum,
sherry, gin and other liquors.
Aftor covering the shop floor with q
thick layer Of this. they scattered over It
scores Of pounds Of tea, coffee and cocoa,
tobacco, rice and sugar, with q case Of
carefully broken eggs.
Finally they poured many bottles Of
whisky, brandy aud scent upon this oon-
ooction, which altogether cost Messns.
Picker Bros. $500.
In . rece,t case: tho details Of which
have been privately discussed with much
gusto in a certain northern center, Q dls-
charged clerk brought round to the local
printers what practically amounted to a
history OF his late employers life. Az the
clerk had been in . confidential position,
and the magnates life q shady one, the
account made racy reading. .--.----,.. .,,,.,. =
In view Of the libel laws, however; printer
after printer refused to have anything to do
with Il. Finally the clerk produced few
hundred copies himself by means Of MINI
eoQaph.
These he posted to select list OF his late
employers social and business friends.
criminal AbsL His ~ employer has d.
nyetly srstirsds frop businsss. "a. -
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The boy bought 40 india rubber STAMP
with tho signature 'Dr. Lang upon It,
and appended this name to large num-
Dor Of open postcards full Of gross insults
to Herr Blitsen.
Soon afterward Herr Bitten was sum
rnoned by the District Court to answer to
an action instituted by Or. Lang TO re-
cover debt Of II shilhngs, but when he
appeared on the appointed day the plaiu-
til was not there.
Three days later an ambulance drew up,
and four stalwart men entered Herr Blitxen's
apartments and placed him by main force
IN tho ambulance for conveyance 70 the
nearest lnnatio asylum. whence. Of course.
he va liberated when the doctors disoov-
ered him 10 be perfectly ssnc..
Elegant carriages Atterward drove up to
take Herr and Frau Dlitssp for drives.
The boy sfterward sent 4 band Of music
to play before the house at Z o'clock in
The oiirnSx VA reached when a hearse
drawn by six horses and followed by eight
mourning coaches appeared before Herr
Blitxen's house. They had been ordSrsd
by Or. Lang" for Herr Blitsen's funeral.
Nor would tho young villain have been
discovered and sent TO jail bad b not b.
traysd himself by Boosting Of hi deeds 70
another I'D.
4 nntim.n nsusd- wtnpsnny. W. s,se
crafty In bis rsvsngs. Being updee np1es
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-06

to leave his situation he one morning pur-
posSly distributed sour milk to all his mas
ter's customers, thereby causing his EN-.
ployer 70 lose large proportion Of them.
He was scarcely more ingenious. how
ever. than the young European gentleman
elegantly atttred. who was seen walking UP
and down the Buyukdere Quay ct Con-
stantinople recently shouting at the top
cG His voice: death to the Sultan!"
He proved to be NJ. Anitsckon, ono Of the
attaches Of the Russian Embassy, and
therefore immune from arrest at the hands
Of tbs enrased Turkish police. The diplo.
mat, who was in . drunken fury because
he had not been invited to the Sultan's
reception, continued to shout to the crowd
until the Russian Ambassador sent SER
wants to bring him homo.
current suddenly went Oh, and the whole
tramway system Of the town was stopped
for twenty minutes.
Ohaoia6 ran to tho power house, and
found there dismiased wireman lying I'm.
conscious. By way Of revenge he had cut
two cables, and tn doing so he had re-
oeixed q shock which Frustrated him.
For days he lay at the infirmary. hover
ing between life and death. Later on,
however, he recovered, and was sentenced
70 nine months imprisonmsnt at Cardiff
Quarter Sessions. % that altogether he had
q. PAY pretty dearly for the outrage. which
might havY plunged the town In darkness
nd caAosd-a Disastrous panic.
& Even more malicious were the burglars
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q long time, eating Junk and cracker hash
and pretty blue, and then we alunk UP to
the rough waters In front OF HAnalei, on
the Island Of Lanai, whore we rolled and
tossed for q space.
After that we crawled down to Hilo
the town on tho main island Of Hawaii,
where, after watching us and inspecting
us and feeling Of us suspiciously for q long
time they finally said that we were all right
and could land. That was the end Of the
miserable experience.
@The crew for'ard got their longed for
beach liberty in Watches. the starboard
watch first. Now, there isn't any, need
to condone 1t, for It was only natural, SEQ
board ship no long. but want TO 80 on
record as saying that the shore liberty IN
Hilo OF those two watches of the Bon
nington'e crew that time constituted the
most whopping bluejacket drunk that I've
ever seen In any quarter Of the world, and
I've seen some powerful and amazing blue
jacket drunks, up and down the earth, IN
my time.
THE Hilo authorities swore In slews and
slathers Of Kanaka deputies with the idea
OF curbing the situation, but the relaxed
and JOYOUS Bennington crew just chased
those Kanakas half way up to the top OF
the volcano Of Mauna Loa. which Is about
1900 foot high. and up there they stsyed
yanked OF to the ship by the marine guard
and the ship piled back to Honolulu
But 1t was a bad piece OF . cruise, and
the Bennington was q natural born sad one.
At that the little old hooker deserved some
thing better than to be tossed up by . set
Of punk boilers, and 1t kind o. hurt TO hear
about her going that way"