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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06
WISE AND FOOL
IsH EXPENDITURE.

Taking out the swamp and overflow
ed lands of the state there are 34,50O-
900 acres of land in Florida that are
now available for cultivation Of by
clearing would become available. This
land belongs to the people of Florida.
II varies in quality from almost
worthless to the most productive land
on the globe. Leaving out the cities
and the larger towns there are not
more than $4,000 people living on
these lands-not half of them are of
the age or sex for farm labor. The
people Of Florida cannot possibly util-
ize more than 100000 acres of their
land. This would give each family
living on farms about so acres. II
would give over 20 acres to each work.
ing hand.
Then there are 100000 acres OF
land belonging to the people of Flor
ida that could be profitably sold anc
most Of it the owners would like to sell
If a fair price were offered. Which,
then. is needed-more land or more
people?
Already about $4,000 have been ex-
pended in preparing to drain the Ev-
erglades. How much more will be
spent for this purpose? We cannot
answer, and no one else seems to have
any more definite opinion. This was
spent to add more land to the 100000
600 acres surplus. instead OF adding
population to supply a part of the
100000 deficit.
Why spend money In getting what
we have too much OF already instead
Of spending 1t to get what we need?
1t may be said that under present
laws the money spent in preparing to
drain the Everglades could not have
been spent in an effort to secure i'm
migration. Present laws can be
changed and one dollar spent in an
intelligent effort to secure immigra-
ton would accomplish more OF good
for the State than one hundred spent
In adding more land to our already
enormous surplus.
The drainage Of the Everglades
would not add one dollar to the value
of the lands that the people of Flor
ida individually own, except to that
portion now overfiowed that is owned
by individuals. Its tendency would be
by adding to the supply to decrease
the value of the lands OF the state
The time will come, but 1t will be
many years in coming, when we will
need more land in Florida. Then the
drainage of the Everglades, II possible.
would place on the market lands that
would be imediately very valuable. 1t
is folly to drain them when the lands
gained would not sell for enough to
pay the expense of drainage.-Times-
Union.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06

Mr.. Lincoln Hully. president of
Stetson University. is out in strong
letter taking the position that the
trustees of Stetson University should
resign and thereby put the university
in a position to obtain the 100000
bequest from Mr.. Stetson. Rev. w. A.
Hobson, on the contrary. takes the po-
sition that they ought not to resign.
SO the old sore, that has afflicted that
Institution, is re-opened.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06
Wanted-Men Who Stand for Some
thing.

All over the state men will soon be
nominated for election to the state
senate and house of representatives.
There are issues before the people
in which they are vitality interested
and upon which the next legislature
will be called upon to take action.
Some Of these issues are the revis-
ion OF the Buchanan law; the drainage
of the Everglades and the reduction of
taxation.
In view of these vital issues it is not
enough for a man to DE clever, social
and an all-round good fellow. The
people want to know where he stands
on these important questions. The
people want his pledges as to his acts
as their representative Knowing
this, the people can vote intelligent
ly.
AT this particular juncture ii is not
enough for man to say. Il hereby
announce myself candidate for the
legislature" & c. Men who stand for
something and who let the people know
In no uncertain terms just where thew
90 stand. are the men who are wanted.
and are the men who will be elected
TINS year.--Jasper News
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06
Looking Forward.

The formal announcement of Judge
Baker. brother-fn- law OF Mr.. John n.
c. Stockton, as a candidate for the
State senate, makes an assurance
doubly sure to Mr.. Stockton's position
in the United States senatorial contest
four years hence. 1t means as nothing
else could mean that little Johnny
Jump-Up' is already getting busy,
and that there is going to be some
thing doing in the next campaign for
the. election of United States Sena-
tor.--Jacksonville Floridian.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06
Editors in Heaven.

That the blue pencil Is used at the
throne Of grace on all prayers sent to
it is the opinion expressed at meet
ing. of the Methodist ministers at the
Wesley Memorial church in Atlanta, by
Rev. C. C. farrell. pastor of the Grace
Methodist church in that city
Mr.. Jarrell's opinion followed a re-
mark OF Rev. o. c. Simmons against
specific prayers.
II should be afraid to pray" said
Mr.. FARRELL, IF 1 were not sure that
my prayers would be edited at the
throne of grace. believe that this is
why we do not always receive what
we ask for-our request has been ed
ited."
Rev. Samuel Chadwick also provok-
ed discussion by his remark that he
had rather be an honest brewer than
a hypocritical Christian.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06

be no incentive to labor. Tb.,.
be nothing for which To a..
dormant energies of his mimi
Dor would lose its meaning
We take it that very few =.
few are growing fewer, who c,,-
fondness to the Puritan 80.
where man must scourge the ~.
scarify the soul to make himself I.
ing to the Creator. We taks I,
God would not have made tia
so beautiful; he would not ba,.
so lavish with his colors, s. e.
gal with his harmonies; he wn.,,
have created the lofty mountaI.. !.
the lovely valleys and the ten 1,
and beauties OF nature scatterea !.
and there and everywhere, II h II
not done for mans qualification
He would not have created
tastes and desires and made Il -
to strive to satisfy them.
Christ in his definition Of n. !.
bath said that "the sabbath wa. -.
for man and not man for the sahA.s,
and we take it that this Is m, !.
milton.
Whatever will give rest and r4,,s
ton to the body and beauty Ana !.
bility to the soul, that Is the xsr .
which the day should be observes
Religious devotions in Gods tsr,s
help and succor to those in tra...
and distress. a ramble to the va.
and scattering of the seeds Of n,
ness. where they shall take root oIn
som and bring forth fruit and ia,
by enrich the earth and make /, n
ter. Is the proper observance 81 s
Sabbath day.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06
Compliment to Judge Garter

Judge sgd L. Carter Of Gaineua
was in town this week and made d,
office a pleasant call. Judge cup
is a candidate for the Legislature M.
Alaehua county. He is one Of q
brainest men and best Lawyers il q
state. and would be recognized la,
ed in the house. Alachua pur
would make a mistake IL Mr.. cata
were not elected. Many vital ane|
tons will need the champlonshi,
his keen foresight, shrewd judgne|
legal ability and irresistible eIoQulr|
A determined effort will be mad.
upset the Buchanan law and thr0s Z.
educational affairs into chaotic "A
fusion; the white light of truth 90.
be turned on the management o.
Internal Revenue Fund from is
ginning until now; the hands Of
railroad commission should
strengthened. On all these guess
Judge Carter stands with the pen.
Alachua county and Florida need hl|
and we hope ne viii be elected ~
than that, each county needs 70 -
its full quota of good men. No1|
should be vacant. or worse. fiilsd
an improper tnan.--Levy Times-D''|
ocrat.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06
TERRIBLE ITCHING
SCALP HUMOR
Badly Affected With Sores a'
Crusts Extended Down Benin
the Ears Some Years Lac
Painful and Itching PustuIs
Broke Out on Lower Part .
Body-SOn Also Affected.
A TRIPLE CURE BY
CUTICURA REMEDlts

"About ten years ago my scalp :
came badly affected with sore
itching humors, crusts, etc., and ez'S':
ing down behind the ears. my u
came out In places also. was g. to,
troubled; understood it was Co.,
Tried various remedies, so called, - ~,
out effect. Saw your Cuticura ao,.
tisement, and got them at once. e e
piled them as to directions, etc., :,
after two weeks, / think, OF USE :
clear as whistle. "a
81 have to state also that lals as u
fall, October and November, W. =,
was suddenly afflicted with Daa 81, 80
ton, painful and itching pustuiess =.
the lower part of the body. J su Il
dreadfully. La two months, unoel :. :
skilful treatment of my doctor, -
joined with Cuticura Soap and Vu'I~
Ointment, / found myself cuIr 81 4
"Six years ago my son was la' y
with a severe cold, a hard couen n
finally painful eruption all o. ya
body. I procured the Cuticura helg ~
as soon as possible, and after nls -. -, :
full use of same was as well rs S 4
two weeks, as well as can recall ,ss
has never had return OF the ~
as far as / know. -,
81 have always been pleased % 80. ~
mend the Cuticura Remedies, ana s
as to their efficacy. / am ve ss.,es'
the late Civil War, '6l165, Dev o,a
seventy and eighty years OF sge. ..',co1i
truly, H. NJ. F. Weiss, h no.
Christian Co., H., Aug. 81, Two - -
Complete External and Internal Tres,m.s%s Y
Humor, from Pimpes to Scrofnla, from lnl, ~ b.
consisting Of Cutieura Soap 25e, nm, fs -
emit SOC. Gin form Of Chocolate Coated ~ -
of6O), may be had Of all druggists Pon1f -
the most distressing eases when all eiss 49, 20
Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston, MAJ. ID -
III Mailed Free, "Hov 70 Cure Ecxs"T
About the skin, Scalp, Hands, and Han
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06

Let your morning and your evening
salutation be Ocala! Let it be OcaIa
first, last and all the time. Sing her
praises from the house-tops. Let 1t
be long pull, strong pull and a pull
altogether. To build a city requires
constant and unceasing, labor. A united
effort with concentration of forces will
accomplish much. And faith must en-
ter in. If faith will remove mountains
it will build a city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06

The Inverness Chronicle has made
a discovery. 1t says: Those who are
so persistently abusing and deriding
Gov. Rroward. you will notice are the
same people who are always saying
funny and witty things in 'disparage-
ment of Senator Tillman. Gov. varda-
man, and other true southern men of
ability and integrity.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06

The following news item from Cole
man in the Times Union tells Its own
story: AS predicted in the opening
Of the season that Coleman would
ship between $4,000 and 100000 crates
of cabbage, II is now shown that the
$4,000 mark has been passed and will
get the 100000 crates by the time the
season is over. They are now worth
$3.50 per crate and have netted the
growers over 81 a crate the season
through, and have put over $1,000 in
the hands of the growers, which num-
Der less than 100 families, and puts
the Coleman truckers in as good con-
dition financially as any truckers in
the state. The item also states that
the immense tomato crop in that Sec
ton was entirely uninjured by the late
cold.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06
Warm for Broward.

Governor Broward is catching a very
large portion Of that certain warm
climate the preachers used to talk so
much about on his Everglades drain
age scheme. but he is playing 'big
limit" and IL he wins. he is going to
be big man.-Jacksonville Floridian.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06
THE DRAINAGE COMMISSION.
Sowing The Wind and ReaPing ;
WhirIwind.

Never in the history Of public affairs
has an official board shown so little
regard for public opinion nor displayed
such carelessness in the performance
of their official duties as the board of
drainage commission.
This board is composed Of the gov
ernor, comptroller, state treasurer, at
torney general and the commissioner
of agriculture. The very men who,
of all others, should set an example to
all citizens of obedience to popular will
and the careful performance Of off,
cial duty.
This board was created by an act
Of the last legislature which author
lied II to prepare list or lists Of all
the alluvial or swamp and overflow
ed taxable lands *and levy
thereon an acreage tax not exceeding
ten cents per acre per annum."
From the foregoing quotation from
the law 1T will be seen that the board
was not authorized to levy a tax on
any lands except overlooked lands.
Now then, the Southern States Land
and Timber company brought suit be-
fore the federal court at Jacksonville
to stop the board from collecting this
tax on their lands The company gain
ed the suit; the court stopped the
board from collecting the tax from this
company and decided that the act
creating the board was null and void
The board OF course was compelled
Land and Timber company alone. but
1t is going right ahead collecting from
everybody else-in the face Of the de,
cision that the board has no legal ex-
istence.
Again. although the law authorizes
the board to levy taxes only on "allu-
vial or swamp and overlooked taxable
lands" yet, the board, regardless of
this law, has levied taxes indiscrimin-
ately. without any regard to the top
ography OF the land. and without re-
gard to right, equity, or justice.
For instance: There is a piece of
the highest and driest land in Dade
county, so high and dry that 1t may
rain continuously for weeks, and with
in thirty minutes after the rain ceases
the water has all disappeared. This
piece of land is two miles from the
nearest swamp or overlooked" lands,
yet this board OF drainage commits
sioners has imposed drainage tax up
on 1t.
There Is another piece of land In
Dade county which is all overtiowed
and upon 1t no tax Is imposed by the
board whatever.
There are two other pieces of high
dry land. lying side by side, the same
kind OF soil and growth. a mile away
from the nearest overfiowed lands
and on one Of these tracts a tax Is i'm
posed and on the other 1t Is not
But, nothing better is to be expect
ed. The people have sown the wind
and must reap the whirlwind: they
have planted the storm and receive the
tempest: they have been blinded by
theory and their eyes will be opened
by a reality.-Jasper News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06
A Popular Law.

There are no signs on the horizon
that the Buchanan law will be an is
sue in State politics during the COM
ing campaign. The change in our
system Of higher education meets with
disapproval only in spots few and far
between.-Live Oak Democrat.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06
A Little Commissioner.

strenuous canvas as he did two
years ago is very doubtful. A nine
pound boy arrived at his home few
days ago and politics had to slide
st. Lucie Tribune
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06

Mr.. j. E. T. Bowden. at one time
mayor or Jacksonville. once it's lead
ing merchant, large property holder
and a progressive and successful man
along all lines, has recently been
stricken with paralysis, is speechless
and in an almost hopeless condition.
He is at Liberty, n. Y.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06

Sam Myers. who with his mother,
has been spending the winter in Ocala,
left Tuesday for his home in Balti-
more. Mrs. Myers owns considerable
property at Dunnellon and will remain
here for some time longer to have
necessary repairs and improvements
made on her buildings at that place.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06
Fastidious Tampa.

Since Tampa has heard Sarah Bern
hardt the people OF that city have
lofty ideas. and won't fool with a
criminal if he isn't a graduate of some
college or has a big record.-Milton
Index.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06

Mr.. !. N. Withers, OF Lady Lake, is
candidate for state senator from
Lake county. Mr.. Withers is a bro
ther-in-law OF Mr.. F. A. league and
Mrs. Townley Porter. of this city, and
is in all respects a most excellent gen.
tleman.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06

The Virginia legislature has passed
a bill reducing passenger fares on the
railroads to two cents a mile. Better
than a railroad commission.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06
THE THEORY OF SOCIALISM PUT
INTO PRACTICE.
Let us see how it win work:

Let us see how it will work:
$50 many eabbages. potatoes. tur-
nips, ETC., etc., represent a days work,
and when you come with your labor
check good for one days labor value"
you will get this quantity. Quite
simple, you see. But next year there
is a drouth, or grasshoppers, or chinch
bugs, or other insect pest or scorch-
ing winds, or hail storms, or cyclones
visit the region or regions where the
state farms are located, and the re-
suit is a crop shortage. The same Ia
Dor is involved, but the crop Is not
there. Now the board must establish
an equilibrium between demand and
supply. How will it do it? Let compe-
tition fix a new price? That would be
to abandon the labor theory, for there
is no more labor in the product than
before. There is only one other way
it can be done. That is. to regulate
the demand. When man calls for
two cabbages the directors must tell
him that, though the price is unchang-
ed, he can get only one, for his de-
mand, if complied with, would soon
upset the law of price they had es-
tablished. The crop is short. We must
preserve an equilibrium between de-
mand and supply. Therefore your de-
mand must be cut off. In cutting off
public demand how will it be appor-
toned? Aye. there's the rub! The edi-
tor of the Socialist paper published by
the Ruskin Colony in Tennessee. just
before the colony disrupted, wrote:
cit is to be noticed that whenever
stra wberries, or melons, or anything
nice Is raised in the garden. the board
Of directors are sure to have their
feet first under the table"
Legislate and organize as you WILL
you are still as far off as ever from
equality. Political power can change
its shape but not its nature. Under the
conditions Of average intelligence and
morality that exists the strong and
Ginning will combine to rule. The in
grained servility of man TO man In
seeking power and place in politics
buoys up the INSCRIPTIONS by their
own rottenness, and thus we have q
Boss Tweed in an alleged democracy.
The Christian religion started in So
cialism and proposed to redeem the
world by love and fraternity. but. af-
ter centuries of organization 1t de-
veloped into a vast hierarchy, whose
pope made and unmade kings and had
the potentates of the earth at his feet,
kissing his toe. Purify as we may In
theory this vision of q fraternal COM
monwealth, If made democratic and
subject TO the popular will 1t could
only reflect the average morality and
average attachments. BY no POSSIBLE
ity would court of Judgment be es-
tablished whose opinions would reach
much beyond the superstitious multi
tude. He who could promise most
would be most favored.-Dayid Eccles.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06

How do our candidates for the leg
islature stand on Governor Broward's
Everglades drainage scheme? The peo-
pie want to Manufacturing CONNER
ciai.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06

The Palm Beach Daily News has
finished Its season, and the proprie-
tor promises a bigger and better pa
per for next season.-St Lucie Tri-
bune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-04-06
FRIDAY, APRIL 9Th, 1906

JEFF Davis has been nominated Unit
ed States senator for Arkansas over
Senator James B. Berry. the present
incumbent.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-09
HOW IT HAPPENED
Admiral Davis Explains What
Caused Collision.
CURRENT WAS VERY SWIFT

Ships Wen Following One Another in
in Close Formation and When Kaar-
sarge and Kentucky Ran Aground
Alabama Struck Against Kentucky.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-09
BLESSING OF IGNORANCE.
President Of Minnesota Glad Pilgrim
Fathers Were Marrow.

CHICAGO, Jan. s.--A dispatch TO the
Tribune from Madison, Wis, saysi
Speaking for the American Bible So.
eiety In the Congregational Church
last night, President Cyrus Northrup Of
the University Of Minnesota said;
1T was well for this country that the
founders Of New England were narrow,
bigoted, and intolerant, for they found
ed it, civilization upon the enduring
laws OF the bible.
Had some low mortal tone then
prevailed as now governs In our Politi'
cal, social, asd financial life the nation
never would have developed to ifs pres.
ent spiritual or material greatness"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-01-09
40 CENTS ABOUND
A. v. ALLEN

appears that the tide and heavy wind
were setting us over to the eastward
as we went ON following the flagship.
IAN OF a sudden the Kentucky stop
ped ahead Of US, and the officers on the
bridge of the Alabama were not cogni'
sant that anything was wrong until the
Kearsarge was seen to sheer from her
course and her commander, Captain
wiuslow, evidently tried TO pass out
to port Of the Kentucky, as there was
not sufficient room to go to starboard
without running into the Kentucky,
There was no signal set by the Ken.
tucky that she was aground, aud In
the meantime the Alabama's helm was
ordered hard down to swing clear OF
the Kentucky, which were fast APP
preaching.
Owing to the wind and the tide the
Alabama did not mind her helm as
quickly as was expected, and the tide
added at least two knots TO our speed,
so you see we quickly ran out our dis
tance of less than half a mile between
the two ships. The stem of the Ala
bama cleared the stern of the Ken
tucky. but the tide and wind set US
down against the stranded ship and we
closed in, the port bow OF the Alabama
seraping along the starboard quarter oi
the Kentucky. In another moment we
would have swung, as Is shown by
the damage TO the Alabama, which was
only to the forward sponsor on the
port side. in which Is located six.inch
gun No. .. There Is a hole punched
in the plating of the Alabama, little
larger than q mans head, evidently by
something along the rail of the Ken
lucky which We carried away. Then
We lost the steel ports of the SPONSOR
which probably went overheard When
they we're torn from their hangings.
There i no other damage TO the
Alabama and IL Is not enough to put
US out Of commission. The hole will
be patched by a plate set behind II
as soon as we get to Hampton Roads.
As to the cause Of the grounding OF
the Kentucky, that is a matter for Rear
Admiral Evans, the commander'in-chief
TO determine and without Official in
formation presume that he will order
an investigation. 1t appeared to me
when ! noticed the tide gauge at Fort
lafayette. that the tide was running
exceptionally strong
Rear Admiral Davis made Il clear
that his statement was wholly "un-
official"