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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-11
The Pestiferous HousefIy.

me COMMON housefy is a had c,s-
toner. Science and baf,terio;,sv -.
settled that fact beyond a doubt Pc
lore he was convicted of all his cr,n,a.
ne was generally treated in tocosa
manner by the comic paper ava ,ha
oaliies.. He figured on the bald gentle
mihs head and in the bIuehsrrv "a.
running the tramp and the mother-in-
ID" 'ery close third in statistical
appearance.
but now we have ceased to look "a.
oiptera domestica as a joke. He %
undoubtedly a vicious Dissemination q,
disease. He carries on his A.as,.,, 80
germs Oh various fevers: he spreads
choiera by his ceaseless activity on the
wing; he pollutes milk with bacteria
whenever he can get at it. In crowded
cities he is menace To the safety
of mankind.
IL mas been proven that the high
mortality of children in the summer
months in congested districts. where
food is often kept in living rooms il
caused to certain extent hy the nv
IT ne could be wiped on the face Of
the earth the human race wouId ha
vastly better off.
Warm weather is coming no, and
the first duty of the householder is to
attend to his screens. If care of this
sort could only be exercised in the al
ley districts how much less disease
would ravage them. A campaign of ed
ucation in that direction would bear
good fruit, and ought to be underta-
ken.-Tampa Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-11

II appears evident that much pres
sure will have to be eXerted If the
Mccall hill providing for publicity OF
campaign expenses becomes a law al
this session. ALL the members claim
to be in favor of the bill. but there Is
q woefui lack On enthusiasm. much
less energy, ia making a report.
The republican members Of the
committee are beginning to pick So
called flaws in the measure AMI are
talking of framing substitutes. 4
congressional election Is approaching
If the bill is rassed before The end OF
the session the law viii - in opera
ton next November. This may have
something Ia 90 with tho decision of
the committee.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-11
Mr. Burr's Speech.


Fellow Citzens;-Four years age
when was a candidate for nomina-
ton as railroad commissioner. | had
the pleasure of visiting this section
OF the state in order to meet the
people and TO acquaint myself with
the conditions in this part of Florida
In announcing myself a candidate
in 1902, 1 saw fit to inaugurate a pol
icy which has never been attempted by
any candidate for Office within my re-
collection in this state. ] issued a
platform to the people OF Florida
which expressed my ideas and the pol
icy for which I stood and would work
for if elected. | had believed foI
many years that candidate asking
the suffrage OF his fellow citizens
owed ii TO them to state frankly what
he believed in and stood for. in order
that they might weigh the question
and place upon ii the stamp of APP
proval or disapproval, by either elect
ing or rejecting the candidate and the
policy which he represented.
At the primary that year. 50 far
as my case was concerned, the people
spoke in unmistakeable terms Of my
course and my platform. and the re-
suit, as you know. was my Oyerwhel-
ming majority in the first primary
This / took. not as a tribute to my
self. but as an evidence that the peO-
pie Of Florida approved the policy
which | had enunciated; and. believ-
ing this. | have been steadfast in my
purpose to carry into effect as rapidly
rs possible the principles upon which
was elected.
This | have done without taking a
single step backwards: doing exact
Justice To every interest as | have been
able to see il from the lights. before
me: recognizing the rights of the
railway companies As Well as those of
the people. Many have differed with
me- will perhaps always differ with
me. and this may be said Of any man.
measure ar policy
II has been 50 in the past and Wi
no doubt continue to be in the fu-
ture. for il * human impoSibilitv
for any man to please every one.
Bl., fellow citizens, have 10 thank
God mat my conscience is clear upon
this question, that have served faith
fully and to'the very best Of my abil-
ity the people of this great state;
having at no time served a single
master. but having ever before me the
interests OF all the people; and. if il is
the will Of the people Of Florida that
| should again serve them on the
railroad commission. pledge the
same fidelity to the trust which was
placed in part in my hands four years
ago.
There has been considerable said
by few papers in this state about
the uselessness Of the railroad COM
mission law, and that ii was bur
den and expense upon the tax payers
of the state. costing many times what
il returned in benefits to the people:
and some papers have advocated the
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-11

find a single one who said they hao
derived any benefits from the present
commission
! One of the merchants in OcaIa tslC
me that he had sold car Of beer Il
! a party in St. Petersburg and discov
cred that he could have this beer ship
ped from Jacksonville through Ocala
to st. Petersburg at largely less
rate than from Ocala direct.
That "a party from Vincennes, In
diana bought a large property near
lOcala and began the growing OF
Iwatermelons. They said they were en-
tirely pleased with the people. colnpIi-
mented US on our climate and that our
soil was largely more productive than
they had anticipated and after three
or four years trial they were obliged
tn pull up stakes and quit on account
of the excessive freight rates.
This is also the story of the Easter
llngs and Il number of others fanil-
lar To our people.
That Mr.. George Close. after a he
role struggle for twenty years, was
finally knocked out of business last
year. making the same complaint.
Remember that Marion county is the
Banner county of this state. 1t has
the richest land and always captures
the first prize at the state fairs. Yet.
what is the value of its lands? had
fifty acres of hammock land on a
beautiful elevation. near the city.
splendidly adapted for vegetables. the
clearing and fencing of ten acres of
which had cost $500 yet after much
advertising and placing it in the hands
of real estate agents, the fifty acres
finally succeeded in bringing 1876.
Mr.. Harris then read from the re-
views of evidence submitted before
committees of congress, 1902 1905.
which showed that Ocala is not alone
in her complaints hut that every in
terror city from the Atlantic ocean
TO the Pacific ocean and from the
Great Lakes TO the Gulf of Mexico. are
Disseminated against. are forced to
pay tribute to the seaports and feel
ing of insecurity is everywhere pre-
velant except in the fortunate seaport
cities
This report also shows that not
withstanding- the establishment of the
state railway commission and the in
ter state commerce commission and
the frequent Legislation made to
and enlarge their powers.
freight haYe increased on nearly ev-
cry article of traffic.
Mr.. Harris said that his criticism
of the railway commission Of Florida
was entirely impersonal and that he
had not singled out any one of the
members for personal abuse nor at
tack. That ii was not his habit t.
degenerate questions of grave public
concern into personal invective.
He hoped the audience would give
Mr.. Burr an attentive hearing anC
that this debate would be productive of
giving some measure of relief to Ocaia,
Marion county and other interior 10
calities.
Mr.. Burr was then introduced by
the chairman and read a typewriter
speech OF which the following are the
most salient features:
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To the Trustees of Oeala Christian
Church.
Gentlemen

Gentlemen:-
We want to denote some l. & NJ
paint to the crurch whenever they
paint.
The largest Methodist church in
Georgia expected to use 100 gallons of
the usual kind of paint, they only
used 80 gallons L. & NJ. mixed with "a
gallons linseed oil.
1t costs less TO paint a house with L.
& NJ. plant than with any other paint
because painter mixes linseed oil fresh
from the barrel at so cents a gallon
with l.. & NJ, and doesn't pay $1.5O
per gallon for Ldnseed Oil as done il
ready for-use paint is used. Also be-
cause the L. NJ. Zinc hardens the L.
& NJ. White Lead and makes the
paint wear like iron.
L. & NJ. paint costs only $1.2O pei
gallon.
Sold by McIver & MacKay. ocala
Fla.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-11

Mr.. f.. \ Warner sent to this Office
one Of tne rarest flowers We have ever
seen. IL is called the SterhtZ Augusta,
and its popularity consists in its be-
ing almost exactly like the Bird of
Paradise. We are not botanist enough
10 say whether il is an orchid or not,
but the shape indicates that II ought
10 be calssed with the Holy Ghost
Flower" both of which we have seen
Frequently -Braidentown Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-11
The 0cALa HoUSElcaFE.

The dining room OF the Ocala House
will be- kept open through the summer.
and known as the Ocala House Cafe.
The cafe will be la carte. but a s~e-
cial rate viii be made Ia regular
boarders by the week The usual and
well known excellence OF the ocala
House dining room will be mainta ned.
and the public Is assured OF the 'sf.
there is for the table. For weekly
rates and further articulars. call on
or write &. NJ Whitesides. Manager.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-11

The board of county commissioners.
the school board and the circuit court
were all in session Monday. The three
together caused quite a number of Wis
itOrs to be in the city from various
sections of the county.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-11


an old blind mule and a oue-h horse
wagon. broken down in fortune and
has made money growing vegetables
there. Still Editor Harris says We are
putting growers cut Of business in this
territory
(He cited instances of men leaving
sumter county and going 10 the east
coast section and making large money
lin growing and shipping ve"etabies)
Editor Harriss vivid Imagination
has ted him up the wrong trail. his
Wild hallucination has led him IA DO
the railroad commission of Florida a
great injustice. Now let MIN seek else
where for the cause if he desires 10 he
fair
If my recollection serves me right
the Easterling Brothers. who Mr.. Har
ris classes among those who have been
driven from this section. went 10 the
southern end Of Dade county ON the
east coast and purchased land for
growing vegetables. am not familiar
at this time with what success they
have met
Now. az 10 what Mr.. Harris says
about Mr. Close. "A shipper in rhis
county. having SO much excess charges
to pay. a. he calls it. ] have this 10
say that the records Of the commits
sion fail To show where Mr.. Close has
ever made complaint about over
charges on his fruits.
In answer TO the points raised in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-20
Clean Upl

Although the policemen will not begin to
make their household calls in search Of dirt
and refuse until after next Wednesday
now Is the time to clean up. The citizen
who makes sure today and tomorrow l.. st
his premises are free from trash and in
good sanitary condition VIII have nothing
to fear. No chance OF a rainy day will
interrupt his performance later. He can
rest In peace over Sunday.
There is another reason for Fastening the
cleaning-up process. AS far as possible the
municipal street cleaning service will be
utilized to assist the people In carting away
the refuse. There are only few available
vehicles for this purpose, and the sooner
q householder tets his trash nicely piled0h
a convenient place for removal and notifies
the District officials the more likely will
he be to get help in its disposal.
II the injunction OF the Commissioners to
clean up the city thoroughly Is generally
obeyed many tons Of refuse will be rooted
out OF hooks and corners. II this stuff
could all be piled in one spot it would serve
as a monumental evidence of laxity on the
prove an effective object lesson In warming
An astonishing amount OF trash accumu-
iates In q single yard and In one cellar.
and when the average quantity is multi
piled by thousands the result il startling
Every householder should bear in mind
that this process IL not merely what the
friends of the Chicago packers contemptu-
ously call estheticism. The authorities are
not going after the DIRT because they de-
sire mere tidineest Aut because dirt breeds
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capital and their credit are limited. Their
customers are not 50 numerous. Their IA
cilitjes for handling goods are restricted.
But Gov. Folk advises that the difference
be paid. Give the country merchants
chance Help build them up. After awhile.
when their operations under this encour-
agement are larger. their prices Will De
lower and their stocks Of more generous
proportions And their advance will mark
the communitys advance. The country
merchants buy in turn what they need of
their neighbors. and all flourish together.
This is the gospel according to protection
But the free trader advises the other
course. He is what Gov Folk calls the
mail order citizen" In making his pur-
chases he looks for the cheapest market.
Neighboring merchants have no claims
upon him He isn't thinking about build
ing them up or the community up. He
buys where the prices lowest IL the
goods are satisfactory. His sole consider
alton is for number one. Every fellow for
himself. and devil take the hindmost
Protection as national policy was rec
commended and adopted on the score that 1t
would build up the country. We should be
willing to pay little more for things until
such time as we could successfully COM
ptlc win outSlucTS why HAL our OEuciS
abroad when by placing them at home
with our own everybody at home
would benefit? Years of the application of
this policy have brought the United States
to a place In the front rank Of manufactur-
ing and commercial nations. The free
traders declared that it could not be done.
But It has been done. We have the goods
and the trade to show for it. All that Is
ia ny Sf{ n
protection as a principle. to revise certain
tariff schedules which have so fully justi-
fled themselves as to be out of line with
present conditions
And yet Gov. Folk. for all his approving
talk about building up the country mer-
chants, Is a mail order citizen when
IL comes TO the national question. He
wants protection as national policy de-
stroyed root and branch
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disease They hope that the people will
realize this fact, and for their own sakes
and for the sake of the community go to
work themselves to put the city at least
for once upon an absolutely clean and SAM
tary basis. II the individuals do not rec
osnize their duty In the premises they must
suffer the consequences when the law be-
gins to take hand in the game.
Next Wednesday is the last day of toll
erance Don't take advantage Of the delay
in the commencement of the police vista
tions Don't trust to the fact that IL may
be some days after Wednesday before he
police are able to reach your own particular
premises. But clean up at once and make
sure of a good showing. Do 1t because you
recognize that the time and money and
labor you may spend in the process stand
as an investment In good health In your
own household and throughout the city.
Don't forget that you may be as spick and
span as you please In your premises, and
still suffer from the negligence OF your
neighbor. Therefore, become missionary
of the cleaning cult and add your mite OF
persuasion to the end that the man who
SCOTS at such works may be brought to
take a more reasonable view of his duty
and his danger.
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Stoessel and AIexiefP

If Gen. Stoessel is executed because he
surrendered Port Arthur to the Japanese
while Admiral Alexieff is merely reprimand-
ed for his part In the war Russia will have
placed itself beyond the pale of the consd-
Grafton of civilized people. The cars gov
eminent will have richly earned the fate
that Is hanging over it. For no more I'M
Just act Of sO-called punishment could be
committed than the shooting of the brave
soldier who held out against a superior
force of determined fighters for months and
finally in the name of humanity yielded
his position that there might be no more
useless deaths.
The real criminal Of the far eastern situa-
Russian commanders In Asia earned dis
grace and death In punishment for the dis
asters that befell the Russian arms. 1t was
Alexieff who encouraged Russia to go to
war with Japan In the thought that the is
landers were unprepared for a struggle that
they would prove easy victims. that there
could be no withstanding the power OF the
cars armies. He II was who by his men
oacity and his incompetence deluded the
authorities at st. Petersburg into the belief
that the Russian forces IN the far east
were In prime condition. fitted for a victo-
rlous campaign. who planned the transport
that later proved so disastrously inefficient
who designed. IN truth. the very lines of
defense at Port Arthur In case that sup
posedly impregnable stronghold was be-
sieged-
Stoessel's act in surrendering, after de-
Tense that will always be regarded by his
toriaus as heroic. was applauded by the
world as wise and humane. He was praised
for his valor and pitied for his assured fail
ure. No living man could have better dis
posed OF his forces more craftlly met the
enemy. rhe Japanese were bent upon cap
turing Port Arthur II II cost them the vic
tory elsewhere. That position they regarded
as rightfully their own. They had won It
from China and 1t had been taken from them
by Russia by a trtck of diplomatic highway
many. But they were more than deter
mined They were amazingly shrewd In
their attack. They displayed the highest
conceivable qualities OF military ability
Their siege was a marvel OF both bravery
and sagactty and the wonder was not that
Stoessel finally surrendered but that he
lasted as long as he did.
court-martial That is good. He was in as
pitiabe plight as Stoessel. tied as fast to
orders which permitted no victory Both
ne and Stoessei owed their defeats to Alex
ien-s laundering. his pig headed inability to
see the japanese in their true light.
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Labor in the Campaign.

The eght-hour law should be honestly and
Tigidiy enforced. 1t was enacted in good
faith. and was intended to accomplish
good purpose Violations OF 1t may not
have been numerous But whatever their
number they should not have occurred and
most certainly they should not increase.
The Presidents instructions are issued in
response TO complaints filed with him CIV
ing specifications.
There will be criticism OF the action. We
shall hear from one source that organized
labor has picked Its time for protest. The
congressional elections are coming on, and
the politicians. high and low, are anxious,
and are striving. to please. We shall hear
from another source that the President is
playing politics with the question. He re-
spends promptly in the hope of catching
votes for his partys nominees. Now is the
time to strike him for fayors il one has
anything to offer in return
Neither labor nor the President need be
disturbed by such observations. Labor is
entitled to its own. and II the square deal
in compliance with the written law has
not been forthcoming it should be. The
President is in office to see that the laws
are administered. and whenever he is ad-
vised of their violation he should move at
once IpI lltlI uls 10
mentary.
Labor. however 1t may be mentioned, has
q good deal more to consider at this time
than the eight hour law and the anti-in-
Junction bill No candidates for Congress
anywhere. with the smallest chance of sue
cess. are running on platforms exclusively
for or against those propositions. General
policies at stake and labor is inter-
ested in all of them 1t is deeply inter-
ested in the tariff. and quite as much so in
good money. 1t may very well ask Itself.
and ponder well the question, If 1t would
pay in the long run to support man who
In addition to favoring the anti-injunction
bill fayors also free trade and free silver at
sixteen to one. Such a man If elected to
Congress will have to vote on a number of
propositions, and as labor Is In inquisitive
mood IL should interrogate candidates all
along the line. For what would 1t profit
labor il II secured its anti-injunctfon bill
and the completest enforcement of the
on those issues fixed upon the country
other issues antagonistic to It's financial and
commercial well beng2
Labor very properly asks for fair and
sympathetic consideration of its interests
at the hands of the electorate. but 1t is
itself bound to give fair and sympathetic
consideration to the interests of others and
most especially those interests are also
Its interests.
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The School SUPERINTENDENT.

An impression obtains that the committee
of the board of education charged with the
task of nominating a superintendent feel
ing itself embarrassed by the rivalry of
local candidates, may seek a way out of
the situation by naming an outside man for
the place. Such reason for going beyond
the District for a school superintendent
would be very poor indeed The competi-
ton between those local men who have
been named by their friends is wholesome
1t Is natural and In truth commendable.
The SUPPLEMENTARY is an honorable posi-
ton. such as every teacher in the public
school system should regard as the height
of a career. There are certain men-the
place being open to only that sex-whose
friends consider as fitted for the promotion.
They have been active for the past fort
night so. since the retirement of the for
mer superintendent.
For the board of education to ignore these
candidates. merely because there are two
or three of them and because there Is no
local agreement upon one Of them, will be
in the last degree discouragin to the com
munity and to the teachers Of the schools.
II the board goes outside for a superin-
tendent 1t should be because 1t can find
outside a man of paramount ability of
for success. 1t should bring him In because
he Is clearly better than any man in the
local field, so much better in administra-
tive ability and In pedagogic attachments
as to offset the big advantage of a local
man in his familiarity with the field
The board should not choose an outside
man because he Is not Washingtonian.
and assuredly not because there is local
rivalry for the place. The benefit Of the
doubt should be given to the local men who
are in the race. 1t will be much easier to
make a mistake in the selection of an out
slider than in choosing between the Dis
tricts candidates. The latter are well
known in person and by their records. They
can be accurately measured and weighed.
All others are largely unknown quantities
There is one other consideration which the
board Of education must take into account.
II an outside man Is appointed superintend-
ent, one of four people who occupied high
positions in the old administrative organf-
zatlon must be dropped altogether or pro-
vided for in the teaching ranks. suffering
a material reduction in position and salary.
II a local man is named there will be
room for all who are now in the front line
OF the executive staff There need be no
sacrificing.