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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24
When Webster Was Wrong.

It is easy for even a good man to
bs mistaken.
Daniel Webster was a good man.
Yet Daniel was positive that steam
railroad could never be made to work.
He was quite willing to concede
that locomotive could be made to
skate along at pretty. good clip
while attached to string of cars, run
ming on iron or wooden rails.
But having admitted this much. he
arose to call attention. to an insur-
mountable obstacle to the further sue
cess of the undertaking. He said, the
train once under way, could not be
stopped-that it would keep right on
going and ultimately crash into some
thing and kill everybody aboard.
Thus we see that even with the
best intentions it is easy to make mis-
takes.
Uai lei Webster didn't own any ca
nal boat stock nor was he for any
other selfish reasons DESTROYS that rail-
roads should not come into existence.
He simply was expressing an opinion
about something he had never seen
in operation. And fortunately for his
reputation as railway expert, he saw
things that weren't there.-Detriot
Times.
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Will pin the Canal.

At the regular meeting of the city
council last Monday night Roland
Woodward, of Jacksonville presented
the only bid for digging the Lake Har-
ris and Lake Griffin canals. His bid
was eleven cents per cubic yard. This
the council refused to accept but held
an adjourned meeting on Tuesday
with Mr.. Woodward present. After
much discussion Mr.. Woodward re-
duced his bid TO nine cents per cubic
yard upon the agreement of Mr.. E. c.
Worrell to guarantee him against all
loss in opening the canals at lis
price, After postponing the bid for
thirty days beyond the original time
fixed the bid of Mr.. Woodward was
the first and only one made and the
work of excavacation will now be.
gin in about thirty days or as soon as
the dredges can be brought from
Jacksonville. Mr.. l.. E. Dozier will
tow the dredges from Jacksonville to
Leesburg by way of the st. Johns and
Ocklawaha rivers.-Leesburg Com
mercial.
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1
A humorous and cynical joy has been
found by the Charleston News and
Courier in the excitement recently
shown by some uptown New Workers
when they learned that an apartment
house in the street that thought a
good deal of itself had been sold to
and was to be occupied by negroes.
--e News and Courier wants to
know why we object to neighbors like
these, and declares we ought, instead,
to be filled with rejoicing.
"The purchase, 1t says, "of desira.
BILE property in the choice residence
sections of New York City is one of
the best indications we have noted
of the opportunities awaiting the ne
gro in the north. Instead of being
distressed by this evidence of negro
thrift, the lovers of the race and the
philosophers of the press should feel
greatly encouraged. After few years
in New York the negroes will have
prospered so greatly that they will be
able to establish numerous residences
along the riverside drive, and every
elegant home acquired by the negroes
in the northern cities will be encour-
agement for larger additions to their
colored population"
And the News and Courier would
speed the day! We needn't worry a
bit, it says. about the fields in the
south, left untitled because the negro
has gone north; the fields will some
how get cultivated. Nor need we be
anxious less the negro find himself un-
able to adapt himself to the rigors of
the northern climate, he is doing it
successfully more and more every
year, and this purchase of an ex-
pensiye house on good street is an
evidence that the black brother can
get along in this part of the country.
There are enough of him to go
around says the News and Courier,
reassuringly. with many to spare, and
the more numerous and steady his
emigration northward the more GER
tain the relief of negro congestion in
the SOUTH
Few southern papers talk in this
strain. and agents in search of ne
gro laborers sometimes have exper-
fences little indicative of the conges-
ton mentioned. AS hit at our in
consistencies, however, the article has
fits merits, and others than the man
who wrote them can enjoy them-not
too hilariously, of course. but with a
gentle smile, beautifully covering a
firm determination to hit back again
at the first opportunity.-New York
Times.
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The Youngest Daughter Of General
Wheeler to Wed.

Announcement has been made Of
the engagement of Miss Carrie Pey
ton Wheeler. the youngest daughter
of the late General Joe Wheeler, one
OF the south's best loved heroes.
The lucky man is Mr.. George M
Buck, a prominent young southern
lawyer. who resides in New York
The wedding will be solemnized al
the country home of the Wheelers al
Wheeler. Ala. on the second OF Oct,
and is of much interest throughout
the south.
Miss Wheeler is pretty. accomplish
>ed and still in her teens. At the re
union OF the United Confederate vet
Grams at Louisville last summer she
was sponsor for the south and her ap
pearapce in the hall with her aged
father was the signal for notapie de
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24
ANOTHER GREAT UNDERTAKING.

Looking well into the future, Joseph
Ramsey, jr., has planned a stupen-
dous railroad enterprise which will
take its place among the achiev-
ments of this present decade.
With the overwhelming faith in the
continued prosperity and growth of
the United States, he went abroad
and succeeded in interesting foreign
bankers in his scheme to the extent
of more than $250,000,OO0. He pro-
poses to build another trunk line rail-
road between New York and Chicago,
by way of Pittsburg. The new system,
which will be a rival of the New York
Central and Pennsylvania lines, will
have decided advantage over its
competitors, since the route decided
on is sos miles, against 913 on the
Pennsylvania and $50 on the New
York Central. This line is to be double
tracked and the motive power will
be electricity, operating huge cleo
trio locomotives.
Like the wonderful undertaking in
progress in this state, the building
of the Florida East Coast railway of
an extension to Key West, this en-
terprise announced by Mr.. Ramsey
gives evidence of great power of
initiative and strong faith in the flu
ture. The use of electric locomotives
shows that the age of electricity has
really dawned.-St. Augustine Record.
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DOES LIKE sEcET LIkE'

Is this true. or is it popular aphor-
ism which would be quite as true il
reversed?
Ebert Hubbard says in the Phiiis-
. tine s5r August:
S(fIf we wanted to be exact we should
say. "Like produces like at rare in
tervals."
Children very rarely resemble their
parents, and when they do we regard
It so remarkable that we point them
out and make remarks.
Napoleon's son, ironically called
LAiglon, stood in the same relation
to his parent that a cuckoo does to
~ eagle. The genius of Napoleon
Vas an requirement. He was a trans
planted weed that found the right
soil.
Horses and cattle that reproduce
themselves with any degree of accu-
racy are those which have been cared
for under almost identical conditions
for twelve or more generations.
Children most resemble parents
when they live and work together and
thus come under the same environ
ment. Not once in a Thousand times
will rich or successful man surround
his SON with environments and condi-
tons similar to those in which he
evolved; rather will he shield his
children from the experiences that
have been his, and they are strangers
and aliens forever, intent on dissa-
patlng his fortune and throwing the
family name under a shadow.
Humanity is constantly breeding
for scrubs-and that the present plan
succeeds there is no doubt.
Like does not produce like.
Take apple seeds from Greetings"
"Pippin," "Russet," or that finest of
all apples, the Northern Spy" and
what do we get?
I'll tell you: you get crabapples;
little, nasty, gnarled, bitter, tasteless,
quarrelsome, quibbling crabs. That's
what you get.
The Northern Spy is the genius
among apples, but from the seed of
the Northern Spy" it is a million to
one that you will never raise North
ern Spy"
Apples breed back, so do potatoes.
Raise potatoes from seed and you get
small potatoes, the size of gooseber-
ries-a few in hill.
Hence we raise potatoes from the
tubers.
And the really good oranges raised
in California go back to single tree
Orange trees raised from seed pro-
1uce fruit that pucker your mouth
like persimmons, and are about as val
liable as the Usage orange.
In our school days, when one boy
had an apple. there were often re-
quests for the core. And the answer
was. There hain't no core"
! My old friend, Luther Burbank, has
made this literal fact, and seedless
apples are only few years ahead
Of us. Luther has also tackled on
the chronological church door his the
sis concerning a spineles cactus
which will supply an indefinite amount
of food for man and beast and make
the desert laugh harvest when but
slightly Initiated by the pillow.
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Peevlsh pa.

"Well, what is it this timer"
What has the fioatin' debt got to
do with the sinking fund.-"
maria. If you don't pack this young
'un of to bed I'll lam the life outen
hint"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24

No. 34-"New
Room Sleeping to
No 30-Washington
Room Sleeping Jacksonville o Car
No. 30-Daily Pullman
Jacksonville Springs
-. s s. s. & asss +
No 13FIorda Lmied-Daly solid
Pullman
Chattanooga
Srri1gs Col, Birmingham,
District
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24

A satisfied customer is the best adj
vertisement. and satisfaction is not
only our aim. but our guarantee. Try
the White House Shoe: spring sstles
fss men AMI women just arrived. The
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24

We handle the famous White House
Shoes for ladies ard gentlemen, and
the Buster Brown shoes for girls and
tovs. These lines canntt Ne surpassed
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-08-24

Excellent Dining Car Service on All
Through Trains.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-09
When you revolve the tub the clothes dom move
But tho water moves Ike a nliI I4ee throngh Tho

The paddles on the tub bottom drive the soapy
Iold and throagh every mesh In @ he cloth the hot
nway all the dirt from the Clothes in from sLx 70 ton
minutes by the clock.
II tdFlyes ne tEt out throngh the meshes Of tho
WEhE Hpd TIA R,tTom The wasnboaTd q ,ro.,,,,
.threSd. or button and it vii wash heavy dlrts
carpet with equal ease and rapldty, Fifteen %
ssRs 81 or Ti
child can do this in SIX to twenty minutes hetrsr
shHP any n9S her wiz s9nd r d9 the s4b ts
wear and tear from the washboard.
This is WIN. We SAY. now how do We PROVE q?
We even pay the freight put of our own pockets:
You may use the washer four weetsat our ex-
hour" oa send s@ T't the ahSa
bat, 4 from month actual use. you are
done by hand. you keep the Inaehi9e; chm, ian ,.,,,,,
ssn gHss % Is Of s @
chino sayes You every week on your own. or on q
Washef woInan,s labor; We intend that the 1900
You don.trisk cent from frs. to last. and you
dom buy 1t until have had full months trial.
We have sold approaching half million 1900
Washers on month free trial and the only trouble
cSaId we AFFORD 70 pay freight on thousands of
these machines every MONTH II we did not positiyely
You AFFORD to be without machine that will do your
SStng iq HALE THE TINE & with half the the wear Yea.
maehne, , foT % l free a tTtf and let az ANY @
%rits " f9pA%' Whle the offer is s open
rex %E,s me s psrSo.sny sdh,sp on y ths o 3ieT W.
Sopany asnry s q
or 355 Yonge St. Toronto. Canada
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-09

In the early morning the crowds
which spent most of the night at the
bulletin board were gathering again.
At no time had the place been entire
ly deserted. Several men had never
been out of eyeshot of the bulletins.
One of them, shock-headed youth in
overalls and wearing the cap of a
government electrician, sat on the
stone curbing by the entrance to the
power station, smoking a small black
pipe, seemingly more occupied with
meditation than observation.
:. Most of the men who were now gath
ering about the board, were coal miners
on their way to the shafts. Here and
there were electricians. The vastness
of the power station from which they
had come, was no more than suggested
from where the crowd stood. the build
ings being partially hid in grove of
trees.
The groups of miners and electric
ians were almost silent. They seemed
to have exhausted comment and sur
mise, and to be waiting for the tangible
to take place of conjecture.
On the Verge of War.
In Washington the federal news edi-
tor apparently had worn out himself
and his staff in keeping up a detailed
Account of the all-night session of Con-
gress. AS daylight came, the service
wabbled, and what had been a con-
nected, well-sustained story of congress
sional proceedings had slumped to a
series of jerky bulletins of which the
last had come half-hour before, read
ing:
williams still has the floor. He is
making no headway against the major
ity. War seems inevitable"
To the men starting for the shafts,
this carried no news which they had
no known before they had gone away,
a few hours earlier, to get such sleep
and rest as they could.
While they stood watching, another
bulletin came:
Congress has taken an hours re-
cess for breakfast. No action"
The coal miners in the crowd read
this, and then started for work. Soon
there were left only few scattered
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-09
4CTITE NORWEGIAN WOMEN.
occupy Good Positions as Stewards
on IUasung Steamers.


Bright young women in Norway find
rational and congenial employment
IN vocation which has not been in
'dueu Dy their sex in this country The
hanE steamers that plow the Norwe-
gran LORDS and Scandinavian estuaries
anu rivers employ young women to
see 10 tAe commisarat and to arrange
Ior the personal comfort of travellers
on board. Their official designation
is that of auxiliary ships officer"
ihat thelr occupation is a pleasant one
is proved by the numerous applications
at Steamboat offices from young Dan
ism, Swedish and Norwegian ladies
anxious 10 secure such positions. This
life on the inland lakes and rivers,
is stated in fact to be immensely popr-
lar with the strong and energetic girls
of Northern Europe That the duties
involved neCessitate a girls having
head on her shoulders goes without
saying, and many of the applicants are
daughters of either naval or profes
sional men, such as lawyers and
doctors.
1t is the duty of the Auxiliary ships
o1hcer, to ascertain from the purser
OF the ship how many passengers are
booked on the outgoing voyage and to
lay IN her provisions accordingly, with
an eye to ample supplies, at the same
time avoiding any risk in the matter
of waste. She is further responsible
for the tastefully laid table and for
such additional house-linen as may be
required in the cabins during the voy-
age. Plate china and even kitchen
utensils are generally her own prop
erty, so that she must necessarily pos.
hYpE oh f,, inr,
and care. Payments are arranged at
SO much per head and the lady steward
nets the profits over and above the act.
ual expenses, and beyond this may de-
pend upon complimentary contributions
from the traveller, which being a Gus
tomary thing, may be offered and ac-
cepted without offense.
Such an occupation with its self
respecting independence and its breezy,
open-air surroundings, is healthful and
eXhilerating, while the constant stream
of passengers and tourists, both old and
new, tends to the formation of pleasant
acquaintances, at all seasons of travel.
Another post filed by women on
board the Norwegian mail steamers is
| that of postal official" Two of these
young ladies' always travel together,
their sole duty consisting in carrying
the mail bags to and from the points
of embarkatlOn and arrival. During
the voyage the time of these girls is
practically their own, and they gener'
| ally may be seen employing it in pro
| ducing those much-admired "Hostilds
| foernings'- beautiful Norwegian
| embrOideries to be met with in such
rich profusion throughout the Scandin
avian lands. These post ladies'" how
ever, never allow their elaborate needle
work to jeopardize their official posi-
tion as government employees; for long
before the laudiug-stage is reached
both may be seen cloaked and hated
standing. as it We're, at attention. By
reason of the precious burdens they
bear. they are the first TO leave The
boat.
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which TO stock the cellar of the future
Mrs. Longworth. Huge potatoes were
also sent from South Dakota, where
they raise potatoes which are said to be
SO large that one potato will feed six
persons. Pumpkins came likewise from
South Dakota, each large enough TO fur
nish pies for the family for one winter.
If the Longworth couple do not live on
the fat of the land for at least one sea
son, it has not been the fault of the ad-
miring farmers.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-09
Miss RooscveN's Turnips.

The first instalment of wedding gifts
which reached Miss Alice Roosevelt was
turnips. the largest known In the art
Of farming. These mammoth affairs
Colonel Sellers Fruit, were shipped
to Miss Roosevelt by tiller of the soil
In Kansas, who said that the proud
farmers of this country should not be
outdone by the jewelers., and that they
have worked hard to produce the best
possible growths this winter with
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-09

groups; but the shock-headed electri-
clan still sat on the curb and smoked
his black pipe.
Mail by Airship.
A speck developed in the eastern sky
and drew nearer, enlarging rapidly.
Then the Washington mail came into
sight, and landed at the areoplane sta
lion near the entrance to the power
Oation. A mail clerk came down the
elevator after the sacks had been
thrown into the chute. He was ques-
toned eagerly by the men still stand
ing about the bulletin board, but had
nothing of news later than that which
the bulletins had given them.
AS he stood talking, another message
was flashed on the board:
Williams says that opposition to
the majority will cease. War will be
declared before night"
At that the shock-headed youth arose
suddenly from the curbstone, walked
rapidly through the gates and on into
the grounds of the power station.
Vast Central Power Station.
The Susquehanna Coal and Power
District, supplying not only Washing
ton, but New York with electricity for
all purposes of light, heat, and power.
was the largest of the government
power areas into which the country
was divided. Its coal mines were OF
the greatest extent, its power station
gigantic, and it's employees an army.
New York with its millions. and Wash
ington with its institutions, secured all
power from the wires charged by the
dynamos of the Susquehanna District.
The shock-headed electrician kept his
rapid stride through the grounds until
he came to one-story brick building
marked over its doorway, with the
word administration" 1t was sur
rounded by beds of sweet-peas, wnlcn
a gardner then was watering. The
young man went up the graveled WALK
without looking to right or left, pushed
open the door. went the length OF the
inner hall, turned to the right, and
knocked at a closed door.
Ole was told to enter. and did 30
< middIe-aged, Eray-haired, spec
tacIed man sat at desk in the centel
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-09

vation. I'll inform the chief"
He reached over toward the keyboard
but Atsins put out a restraining hand
and held him, shaking his head in
vigorous protest.
"Well, l guess you are right there,
too," the older man said; do as you
think BEST
Catches Airship for Capital.
Atsins turned away instantly. and
again with rapid stride went through
the grounds. On looking at his watch,
he broke into a run heading for the
aeroplane station. BY quick sprinting
he reached the lift just as it was max
ing it's last trip up to connect with the
fast Washington mail ship. 1t touched
as he came out on the platform, and
he was aboard just in time.
II.
In the early history of the nation
there had been a much applauded
maxim: "In time of peace, prepare for
war;" The people had never deviated
from their policy of applauding and
ignoring this wisdom of one of their
earliest statesmen. The nation had
never lost its complacency-had never
succeeded in disillusioning itself. 1t
imagined itself peaceful. but in reality,
it was quickest to resent an injury,
fancied or real, surest to raise a popu-
lar demand for war, and least prepared
to carry it on.
Nation in Trance
With the self-deceiving theory that
they were not a militant people, they
had continued to delude themselves in
the '-lief that war for them was next
to impossible. Their history. record
of conflicts made costly because under
| taken without preparation, did not
serve to destroy this illusion-it was
| 4 rart of the national life.
| Now popular outcry was forcing an
other war. At any moment. Congress
which had been in the throes Of debate
for three days. might open hostilitfes
with n declaration.
Across the Atlantic, as the military
men of the nation knew. martial peo
pie were holding themselves in re
straint, confident in their ability found
ed on thorough preparation The ma
! tion in general knew this, but allowet
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-09

speaking rapidly, "to Sending Station
~, the largest. Let him direct any
changes he desires. Tell Susquehanna
TO give us ten times the usual power
from now until notified otherwise"
Inc men started to obey, and Atsins
10 follow his guides, when Montrus
stepped to him, holding out his hands.
nope you succeed" he said.
Il can't fail" stammered the
young man.
(TO be cOntinued.)
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-09

ScUrteSy 1tcl1Lctll WOrld-N -
| of the room. He did not look up until
| the young electrician was standing be-
side his desk. Then he glanced at him
| sidewise inquiringly.
Young Inventor Busy.
''Mr. Shod," said the younger man,
Il want a two weeks leave of absence" "
The elder then looked squarely at
him but did not reply. merely brushing
back his hair in an distracted, pre-
occupied manner. The young man,
waited for an answer without repeating
his petition.
go back to work." said Shod, finally,
seeming to dismiss the request as pre-
posterous. He had started to speak
calmly, but his manner changed, and
he brought his fist down on the desk
as he added sharply:
"Atsins, you make me think your
crazy. Haven't you read the bulletins?
Look here-a message from the chief,
We expect you to run double capacity
from the instant war is declared
Leave of absence! Man, go back to
work"
Atsins became confused and awk-
wardly abashed; but he persisted,
nevertheless, urging great necessity.
"If you even ask again." cried Shod,
becoming thoroughly angry. "I'll have
you locked up for attempting deser-
tion."
Daring Plan Explained.
He wheeled around in his chair, and
busted himself with the wires leading
off the keyboard on his desk. Atsins
hesitated an instant, and then suddenly
lost his awkwardness and became alert.
He bent over his senior, speaking rapid
ly, energetically, and sharply. He drew
.om the inner pocket of his blouse a
print, spreading it before Shod. The
anger of the older man gave way to
establishment. He was held spell
bound by the younger's vehement ex-
PLANTATION, until finally Atsins ceased
talking, folded up his print, returned it
to his pocket, and stood waiting.
Shod contemplated him silently for
several moments Then he said:
You have chance. 1t is too great
chance to lose. 1t might be our sal
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-03-09
Hard to Believe.

A city man was showing country
cousin through the Metropolitan Muse
um. "See that bunch of old Egyptian
oins over there, Reub ?" he said, pointing
t one of the showcases; well, every one
of those coins is over three thousand
the countryman. "Why, it's only 1906
now"