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The Ocala banner., 1907-12-20
The Fidus Achates of Wilk. Call

Many are called. but few are chos-
en-" They were the words Of a tele-
gram to the coming out" convention
from James f. Alexander of DeLand.
He was once the handsome. brilliant
"Jeems." the fidus achates of Wilk.
Call. He is still just as smart as Of
yore. Always known as the prince Of
good fellows. his heart beats just as
warm in private life as when he was
in the limelight. His telegram should
cause hope and reflection on the part
of the young aspirant Of political hon
Ors. Many seek and sacrifice even
their friends and cash and conscience.
And for what? To leave a name and
give place to others who batha a little
while in the sunlight that beams from
the throne. The American sOver-
eigns are flckle set-DeSoto County
News.
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-20
FLORIDA THE COMING STATE
An interesting Article From the Pun
ia Gorda Herald on Our Diversity
of Crops and Industries

We commend the following article
from the PUnta GOrda Herald as Civ
ing fair idea of Floridas resources.
However, the reader should bear in
mind that Florida embraces a great
variety Of soil and climate. and that
all OF these statements may not be
true of every particular locality
some sections are much better adapt.
ed TO certain products than others
but the article may be relied on as
true i'll regard TO the state as a whole:
Many people abroad have little
idea of the extent and value of Flor
ida's resources. In number they ex.
ceed those of any other state of the
republic, and offer to everyone an Oc
cupation suited TO his choice. a full
description Of all Of them is beyond
the limits of this paper but cursory
mention Of the leading ones NAV
prove interesting TO the people outside
the state.
Take the business Of ordinary
farming Nearly every crop produced
IN other states is prOftably grown in
Florida. Our long staple cotton is
selling for upwards of SOC. a pound.
the highest prices it has brought in
thirty years. which represents ra-
turn OF thirty to forty dollars an acre
Sugar cane and sweet potatoes. which
flourish anywhere from northern and
western boundaries to Key West and
are the easiest crops on earth m raise
yield crops that pay at the rate ot
800 to $500 an acre. Corn. oats. bav
and great variety of grasses and
plants are easily grown.
In the variety of fruits and yepeta-
hles grown we probably surDass arv
other state. With the execution "a
apples we produce nearly every fruit
mat Is grown north of us, and in ad-
dltion to these We have oranges nina
apples, and a host of other +ronioo,
ana semi-tropocal fruit, all of which
pay handsome returns Fortunes are
made IN growing strawberries. celery
irlSh potatoes, and other vegetables
In phosphate and naval stores we
are ahead Of any other section ~
earth' as also in fish and oysters
which abound along 1900 miles y,
coast Punta Gorda alone sbine ova,
6'5oO,OOo pounds Of fish in nine month.
of every year
Our cattle feed upon a thousand
prairies' and flourish without any at
tention, without being fed. wateref
or housed at any time during the voor
we have the biggest kaolin beds
hitherto discovered in the world .nd
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FLORIDA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE
IN FINE CONDITION
According to Report of State superin-
tendent

State Superintendent OF Public In
struction Holloway has returned to
Tallahassee from tour Of inspection
over the state. He reports the schools
in better condition than ever before
al this period Of the year since he has
heen in Office, The attendance is
much advanced and there have been
no cpidomicS To- interfere with school
work. except in one OF two instances
Il mild form OF scarletna.
The public schools viii adjourn for
the holidays the coming Friday, and
vii be in recess until January ,.
The State Teachers Association
will meet at St Petersburg December
81, and will continue three days. The
state superintendent says the attend
anCe will be good. Florida has the
reputation Of having a well organized
state body, and few states can show a
better average of attendance at the
annual meetings.
There are 2500 teachers in the state
and the attendance shows nearly al
ways fully third Of this total pres
ent.
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-20
a CHRISTMAS STORY
Chas. T. Angel Tells Of Christmas
Incident in the Life of Ole Bull,
the Great VioIinist

Christmas eve, as tall, dignified
hooking gentleman was walking leis-
unely along one of the bystTeets of
London. his attention was attracted
to a little boy who was looking in at
a shop window in which were dis
played various articles (sOme of them
apparently secOnd-handD for sale. As
the gentleman. whose long. thick hair
fell far below his ful cap. approached
the little hoy. he saw that his gaze
WAS fixed upon a heaujiful-lOOking
violin that hung in the center OF the
window. Upon coming nearer he
heard him singing a familiar melody
In a pure. sweet voice. which he ac-
companied with rhythmical move
mpnts of his slender arms and fingers
* if he were playing the violin. He
stopped 10 listen. quite charmed AT
ihe innocent childish spectacle. Just
then the little boy looked up. and
abashed at being observed, ceased his
performance.
DO you think you could play as
well upon that violin. il you had il.
as you can sing, my little fellow"
Il don't know, sir, but | would like
10 try" the boy replied.
.srh =,
man: and together they went into the
shop How much for the violin in
the window" he asked of the shop
Keeper.
Five pounds"
Too much by half" said the gen
tleman. Show me something cheap
err
After being shown five or six Other
yiolins. which he rejected after mere
ly glancing at them (the little boy.
big blue eyes looking more and more
WistfUl all the timel. the shopkeepel
handed out dingy. antiquated-look
inc violin. with the remark. Here:
an old hddie that | got or sailor. i
needs fixing up a bit. but you cal
have il just as il is for III los" Tn.
gentleman scrutiniZed il closely. in
side and out. remarked that il va
very much out of repair, but said tha
re would give just 1fo for it. whicl
the shopkeeper. after some hesitation
accepted. and the money was pait
him.
Put on string in place of thi
broken one" said the gentleman
"and furnish me a good bowl vii
pay extra for il"
While this was being done, the ger
tieman looked down at the little, pale
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the material makes china as fine as
any imported from Germany. Va
rious other minerals are found in pay
ing quantities.
The woods are full of plants, in
which wealth lies undevelOped.
The palmetto berry is already en-
rlchlng some enterprising citizens,
while here in the south We have vast
acres OF wild pennyroyaI awaiting the
magic touch to turn them intoSaoney.
All over this region. too, is thb wild
compile plant, which is rich in starch.
and the vanilla plant, redolept of
commercial fragrance and profit.
1T would require. however, a good
sized book To enumerate in detail all
the blessings which God has bestowed
upon Florida which need only the
hand of intelligent industry to con-
vert into wealth. Those who doubt
our claims to this legion of resources
nave only to visit the state fair in
Tampa next February to have their
doubts removed.
Add to this a climate which nor.
ulitS man to work out of doors ey-
cry day of the year. to sleep comfort.
ably every night. and crown it with
the fact proved by indisputable statis-
tics that Florida is the .heaIthiest
state of the republic. ans one will
wonder why people who are informed
Oh these wonderful advantages do not
mock by thousands into this state and,
make it in few years the wealthiest
and most populous of ALL"
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wondering face upturned TO his. and
said: What is your Nance"
The boy quickly responded, Leo,
and my father rings the chimes-if
you bark, you can hear 'em now"
The gentleman listened for a moment
or two, and as the sound of the grand
old bells died away. the shopman
handed him the violin and bow ready
for use After tuning the instrument
carefully, he unbuttoned his fur-trim-
med travelling coat. and placing the
violin under his chin. began softly and
swectly TO play the tune which the
Christmas bells had just rung out
For some minutes Ea continued to
play. weaving the air into every con
ceivable kind OF variation. and ended
10y playing the melody once more. ac-
Companied with harmOnics and bril-
liant apeggeos. After the violin and
bow had been placed in the box. he
handed ii to the hewildorcd boy, and
pa1JinE him on his curly head, re
marked as he huttOned mp his great
( oyercoat: Garry the violin home
with you, and take good care of it:
/ it is worth tQ0tb at least Learn to
/ play the tune | heard you singing out
side the window. and as many more
as You can Tell your father to get
you a good teacher; you may keeT
the violin: il is a Christmas present
from Ole Bull" He opened the door
for his little protege, and passed ou'
into the crowd just as the Christmas
bells rang out again their merry
chime.
Many years ago. when we were il
the practice of law in Boston, Oh,
J Bull was one OF our clients. and W,
thought him one OF the most fascinat
ing men We ever saw.
At a later period, when We were go
ing TO have the annual meeting o
our society in our Boston Music Hall
We asked Ole Bull 10 come and pla,
The Carnival of Venice" and our mu
sic hall was packed with an immens
; audience Of some three thousand pee
= pie 20 hear him play.
At the time of his death. in Norway
/ something like a hundred thousan
/ NOrwegians (if We remember rightly
, attended his fUneral-GeO. T. Angel
= in Our Dumb Animals.
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-20
MARK TWain's Tribute 70 His VIII.

surely nothing wiser or more beau-
Nlui was ever written respecting the
framing of children than those lines
OF Mark Twain's: "The mother of nv
chiidren adores them-there IS no
milder term for it: and they worsbin
her; they even worship ANYTHING
"hlch the touch of her hand has mada
sacred They know her for the bast
ana truest friend they have ever bsa
or snail ever have; they know her
ior one who never did them a wrong.
VINO never told them a lie nor tbe
SHADOW OF one; who never deceived
'neih Dy even an ambiguous gesture:
VINO never gave them an upreaeono.
Ole command: nor ever contented
nerSeif with anything short OF a per-
rect obedience; who has alw&s troo+.
eu them as politely and consideratelv
dS she would the best and Oldest in
'he land. and has always reor;rod of
'hem gentle speech and Courteous
cohduct toward all, of whatsoever de-
gree, with whom they chanced "a
coihe IN contact; they know her for,
Que whose promise. whether of rel
ward or punishment, is gold. and Al.
ways worth its face to the utteruost
farthing.'' '''o0'
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-20

Seen Mrs. ShOwoff's new imported
gowQ?"
Yes; she hasn't removed the price
tag. called her attention to it."
1 called her attention to it last
week.
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-20

Pedestrian Weston has become the
more popular since he has said that
all he wanted was the walk and that
he wasn't going to write about it or
join a dime museum.-Atlanta Jour
nal,
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-20

Mr.. c. J. McGehee Of Levon and
Summerfield, who is extensively en-
gagged in the sawmill business, was a
visitor 10 the city Tuesday.
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-20

and enlisted men Of the boat compan-
les Of the Florida Seminole Indian
war.
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-20

BANNER ADS BRING RESULTS.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-24
Eye Strain and Health.

The striking assertion that probably
one-fourth Of the educated people Of
this country suffer from Affections di.
rectly traceable to eye strain Is made
by DR.. L. 81. Gulick, director of phys
zeal training in the New York public
schools. That the Impressions convey
ed to the brain through the eyes fur
nish the foundation Of our thinking is
the belief of the doctor, and he de-
clares that constant exhaustion and
strain of these visual centers cause
disturbances of the most extensive
character" Not alone headache, but
backache, hysteria and even epileptic
disorders, DIR. Gulick asserts, may be
traced to the abuse Of the eyes by
OvereXactiOns upon the powers Of the
nerves conveying the impressions of
sight to the brain.
We generally mean to speak fgura-
lively when we say that under certain
circumstances everything looks blue"
Things don't look right to the eyes
that is, do not impress the brain and
thought normally, and we feel blue"
over it. DR.. Guiick's theory is that I'M
consciously the physical powers are
worried and taxed and the general
health impaired because the eyesight
is strained unduly in the effort to adj
inst aDDaarancps and facts His atten-
ton is directed primarily to the young
in schools. He says that the unhappy
and the mischi evous scholar may be-
come so by reason of an eye defect,
which renders study disagreeable and
perhaps impossible. The savage youth
does not use his eyesight 'poripg over
miserable books" and is free from nu-
merous ills which afilict the child of
civilization.
But it is not alone close book work
which eXerts a bad influence on eye
sight and health. This authority thinks
that women should Danish wells, that
eyes should always be shaded from the
direct rays of light and that reading on
moving cars and badly adapted spec
taces intensity existing defects in
the eyes and may result in both phys
zeal and nervous disorders.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-24
RAILROAD RATES.

An interesting feature of the rail
road rate situation was made public
by the interstate commerce commits
sion this week when it was announc-
ed that the Canadian government
had decided to adopt the system OF
railroad bookkeeping and accounting
approved by the United States. and
thus have a uniform system for prac-
tically the whole of this continent.
The new system will go into effect
July 1st of this year. 1t provides for
the books that shall be kept by the
railroad companies showing the
items of receipts and expenditures,
the disbursements for operating eX-
renses, including leases, betterments
and the depreciation of property
The law further provides that not
only shall this set of books be kept,
but that none others shall be kept,
so that the whole of the railroads
finances will be open to government
inspection, just as much as the ac-
counts of q national bank are to the
bank examiners of the treasury
This is as it should be. The railroads
are public service corporations, and
the people have a right to know just
how they stand financially. If their
financial transactions are all open
and above board, there will not be
much need to bother about govern
ment ownership or further govern
ment control. Public opinion will do
all that is necessary in the way of
keeping them straight.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-24
MIXING 1T UP!

The prize animal story of the sea-
son in Wisconsin may call for an
other dissertation on the animal fax
ers. 1t is told by an Indian, and it
is recalled that DR.. Long cited an
Indian in support of his story which
the president branded as impossible.
John Siwash, whose name sounds
very much like a common name for
Indians in the Puget Sound coun-
try, walked into Gordon, Wis, with
three deer skins to have them made
into moccasins. He CHANGED to come
upon two bucks fighting Suddenly
third entered the fight and three
pairs of horns were at it. Strange
as it may seem, rabbit dashed
across the open pursued by a
wolf. Wolf with rabbit in his mouth
was impaneled on the horns of the
bucks, and all five struggled and
tumble into the water and drowned.
Elk
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-24

performed by boys with guns. The
farmer stated that he had watched
over the bird family during the
and early summer months,
and had kept enemies away. But in
AN unguarded moment the boy with
small rifle entered the field and
killed a member of the family.
Every person interested in agricul-
ture should be friend of the birds.
They do little harm, and much good
Some of the families may feed upon
cherries and other fruits for time,
but they also help in destroying
pests. They look after the worms
in the garden and the bugs in the
orchard. They are busy all the time
catching the enemies of the farmer
and the fruit grower. They wake
early in the morning and send out
songs of gladness for all nature.
Their notes add to the comforts of
civilization. For what would a
farming community be without
the birds? A barren and cherries
spot unfit for human habitatiOn. The
lawmakers of the state have done
all that could'be asked for the pro
lection of the birds. They have
enacted wise laws that provide ade-
quate punishment for killing the
songsters and game birds. There is
nothing lacking of the statute books
in regard to protecting the entire list
of bird families. The enforcement
of those laws lies with the people.
Why, then, should any one complain
about the killing of harmless dove?
Boys and men should be so educated
that they would not be tempted to
raise a gun to shoot one Of these
birds. There seems to be something
lacking in the primary education of
the boy who kills the birds.
There is mission for the parents
and teachers of the youth in elevat-
ing the minds above the act of bird
killing. Such education should be-
gin at the foundation of a child's
teaching. Every boy living near the
deep waters is taught from his earli-
est memories never to kill or main
3 seagull. That bird is looked upon
as sacred. Why not apply the In
struction to the dove and the many
songsters? There is no real excuse
for killing any of the game or song
birds that assist in making the life
of the farmer more pleasant and less
burdensome. Teach the boy with {
gun that there is no honor rs a game
ster in shooting the native birds
Post-Iutelligencer
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-24

feet anywhere. Some were captured,
all were privately built, and the most
were not even seaworthy. Yet he
managed to give tolerably good
account of himself. The Constitu-
ton was built in a private yard, and
yet she did a few things that people
remember. So far as modern IRON
clads are concerned, there are a
number of Spanish naval officers
out of a job yet who might testify
as to their all around efficiency, and
yet one of the most effective vessels
in the fight at Santiago was lame
duck" the old Texas, and built in
government yard at that. Really,
we have not much reason to quarrel
over American warships, however
they are built.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-24
ARE OUR WARSHIPS HONESTLY
BUILT"

There has been some heated dis
cussion recently over the question of
whether our warships are honestly
built in private shipyards. Charles
Cramp has come out in a heated de-
Tense of the private shipbuilder, and
there are a number of naval officers
and others who insist that the gov
eminent is the only one to build
warships and ships otherwise built
are not and never can be the real
thing. Fortunately this discussion,
TO use favorite phrase of the presi-
dent, is largely academic. This
country has not been engaged in a
war for some years, and I. is to be
devoutly hoped that it will not be
again for many years to come. At the
same time it might be recollected
that IN the past, American warships,
whether built in government or pri-
waite yards, have given a toIerably
good account of themselves. In fact,
there is very little to criticise in the
performance of any American war
ship when it came to the test. John
Paul Jones scraped up his original
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-24

The machinery employed in Ameri-
can industries is estimated as equal
to the physical energies of above 90
100000 iaborers. And yet the cry comes
from al quarters for more laborers-
from the farm, the orchard, the fac
tory. the mine. the transportation lines,
the building trades. from everywhere.
The country is one enormous hive OF
Industry. Labor never turned out SO
much per hand per hour, wage was
never so high, profit never so great,
CONSUMPTION never so prodgious.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-06-24
THE PIONEER PICNIC GROUNDS.

Where shall the pioneers of Che
Ian county hold their annual pic
mic? This is the question that the
members of that organization are
now asking themselves and their
friends.
The location where the picnic was
held this year at Monitor is looked
upon with much favor.
1t is said that the people of Cash
mere would like to see the picnic
grounds located near that burg.
Others are asking that it be held
closer to the city of Wenatchee
where the greater number of people
live.
A committee has been appointed
by the pioneer association to look
up suitable place. NJ. Koran, pres
ident of the association, when asked
as to the location of the future
grounds said: I'VE have the commit
tee representing the several parts of
the valley and they have their hands
out for the best offer in the way of a
permanent location
The location of the grounds will
mean considerable TO the locality
where it is located and it is thought
that the residents of that locality can
afford to put forth some effort in Sc
curing the park.
The present location is a favor
able one in that it is near the river
and beside the railroad. But it has
the disadvantage of being small. The
price of $200 wanted per acre for the
land is regarded by many as eXorbi-
tant when the character of the land
is considered.
The location OF the park is a high
" important one on account Of the
fact that the annual pioneer picnic
promises to be one of the greatest
events of the Kind in the season.