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The Ocala banner., 1907-12-06
BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS
The WET" and Dry Election for
Marion County

The committee appointed by the
Anti-Saloou League for this county
presented the petition 10 the board Of
county commissioners Tuesday after
noon asking that a wet" and dry
election be called by said board, 10
be held some time in January next.
The petition, it was held by the COM
mittee, contains the requisite number
Of names Of the duly qualified voters
Of this county authorized by law for
the calling OF an election Of this kind.
The Saloon and Anti-SalOOn Lea
gues were represented by counsel and
the petition calling for the election
was resisted by the attorneys for the
Saloon League. Messrs- o T Green
and R. L. Anderson. These gentle
men held that certain names had been
| Illegally and improperly stricken from
the registration list. Both attorneys
| addressed the board. The attorneys
| for the Anti-SaloOn League, Messrs.
H. L. Anderson and Lou Green, de-
MED that any names had been illegal.
| ly or improperly stricken from the
| list. but that If the contention OF the
attorneys for the Saloon League was
| true, that it was a matter with which
the board OF county commissioners
had nothing 10 do, as their action was
against the supervisor Of registration
before the Judge Of the circuit court
The attorneys for the Anti-SalOOn
League held that the duty OF the
county commissioners was simply tC
see il one-fOurth OF the registered
voters as shown by the registration
books. had signed the petition, and II
they found the same to be the case il
was their duty under the law to cal
the election.
The board held an adjourned ses
sion after supper and after listening
to much discussion pro and con, ad
jOurned 20 meet this morning at eight
o'clock. and will take up the list o.
Withdrawals from the petition. and az
terwards will take up the petition il
self, and if it is found that il contain.
the requisite number after the with
drawals have been eliminated from
ii. the election will be called.
\ committee of one from the ''wets'
and one from the "drys" will nee
with the board TO see that a fair dea
is had.
The "wets" claim that they hav,
eight hundred Withdrawals and The
"drys" claim that after all the With
draWaIs have been eliminated rha
they viii still have q sufficient rUW
Der to authorize The calling of rh
election.
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-06
y. .. c. Memorial Services for Mrs.
Sheldon Stringer

Tuesday afternoon at O. c.orN N'-
-ar anaw hy The first vice president
-+ -t. n4r.rrar- of m. CorfrI.~q.v
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The Ocala banner., 1907-12-06
Manufactured In Ocala

DO you know that We are making
cement brick In Ocala. which are su
perior in lasting quality TO any other
make OF brick on the market, and we
can sell them as cheap as other makes
in large or small quantities, We also
manufacture and have on hand hex
agon blocks for paving purposes.
We will be glad TO answer all IN
Quiries and show samples.
wOODMAR SAND AND STONE CO
p o. Box 956,
104- II. Ocala, Florida.
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-06

Mr.. ". II. Clark and Mr.. Arthur
Clark went up 10 Orange Lake Mon
day afternoon on a duck hunting ex-
pedition and returned Tuesday after
noon. They were quite successful
having baCged sixteen beauties. and
we're busy distributing among their
friends what they did not keep for
themselves. This paper was kindly
remembered
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-06
a. OPPORTUNITY

~ Iaaer ru favorable terms a *o-acrc
rrsrr 90 me land for trucking; an
tf.sI rIar- ffr S-a Island cotton. Pc
osh rrusl peach orchard or velvet
t--ars riluatiun beautiful. on North
Lax Weir br Wiu sell this land,
.ith tueIy. arres q a. riCh land as
ans r. Florida upon Whsch there Is
one % fhr bet orange groves. now
An t@arfnr ~ Interested. write or
So mo 81 Iske Weir. Fla. within thir'
~ davt ufter that time n Waco
Trtar n p punham ll-@@4t
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-06

NJ o. Hurnv has returned home. III
rsr - ahssncs % several mouths
-f.arr fr 1aiurafn. Calif1ss. Artan-
- sna other western states. aud bis
fnanas sIU De- Glad 20 slars that hiH
hsRh b. much improved
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-06

We are still endeavOring 10 trace q
sprOut OF that fiag-pole on the court
house. but up to date We have not
been able TO discover it. II one does
grow there 1t will certainly add to
the already magnificent appearance
OF this splendid structure.
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-06

Mrs. John l. Inglis has Joined Col
coast Col. and Mrs. Inglis have a de-
lishtful bungalow there.-Jacksonville
Metropolis.
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-06

T5-- S.r Harco of Sunny slope
ra-- spent tho day in 0cala Saturday
...n ..r au., Mrs. D. ". Hood. This
.t- her Hr-r visit 1o oca'a I'm some
months. ana her friends We're delight
.E 90 -er her again. She leaves on
Monday for Gainesville To join her sis
t,r. Mrs : l. Patterson, for a short
visit to friends. after which she Will
accompany Mrs. Patterson 10 Miami
70 spend the winter.
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-06

Miss Minnie Gamsby. who has been
pending the summer in Canada with
relatives, will spend the winter at Tai
'ate-a. Ala. with her brother and sis
-ar+ulaH. AIr ana Mrs. c. L, Cams
nF. She WiI he @rcat!y missed This
H..r.- fu 0cala. as viii also Mrs.
G~a-He aad it is matter of much
-.-~. r.at they viii not rorrn ro
Dc7'a.
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-06

As 10 the turkey gobbler. after
life's ntful fever, be sleeps well" But
the plutocratic person who takes tur-
key to excess may not find sleep
deaths dOwny counterfeit, but near
er death itSelf-Courier-JO Journal.
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-06

Mr.. w. C. Bull and DR.. L. F. Bla-
lock have returned home from Madi-
son. where they accompanied the
body Of the late Mrs Bull, whose
death occurred Sunday morning. e.
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-06

Mr. and Mrs John G. Mar hall. Who
were married az San Antonio on sun
day. have returned 20 Ocala and are
the guests Of Mr. MarshalIs sister.
Mrs H c. Jones, for the present La
ter on they will 20 70 housekeeping
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-06

NJ william Miller - Washington,
N a. after spending mouth In
u-ala sIfh Ms parents. Col and MIS-
a. Miller Rae r,turued hOme.
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-06

IT, hautksrrh.rf hazAar to h'' siV'
.-r ~ rhs Hum" Mission Society OF
~. Nrftuiisi church Will be held at
d Harf,f Drug company store next
rrFf.s auF .,-fsbriy wishing 20 Dur-
-r.-. 80 Christmas handkerchief
ell Co. = tr rrU at Tho store that
Ca
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-06

~ Ssffuns q HostsrVOk. Who
q. I-.su go 90 o. 80 hone. i-. We are
r&H O. I-sru. much S~ttsr
The Ocala banner., 1907-12-06
LC-al and Personal

~ HAvs ent-Ttaiaed his em-
So e. . serv ss'irh6 sta< sup
- FRIDAY hiEhI
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-28
Organization Is to Have Eight
Members and Prospects
Are Bright.
COMMITTEE WILL MEET,
WHO DESIRE ADMITTANCE TO
THE LEAGUE WILL BE INVEsTl-
GATED THOROUGHLY.

Club owners of the 10. league have
started 10 work in earnest TO COM
plete the circuit, and probably will
have the clubs that are to belong 10
the league selected by the end of Jan
uary or the middle of February. The
circuit committee will meet here Mon
day 10 canvass the situation and go
over the claims of a number of towns
that want membership
The chances are that the league,
which had such successful season
last year as siX-club organization,
will have eight clubs this year, all OF
them in good baseball towns and all
we'll financed Several of the mem
bers of the league have a surplus from
last year with which they can recruit
their new team.
Louis Hunt, who handled the Port
land club with such signal success
has been signed by Van Vert, and
already has be gun the task of build
ing up club. Clarence Jessup has
much of his material for Richmond
while Bluffton is at work to fill VI
the holes. Anderson already is assur
ed of a first-class team.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-28
Cigarettes as Wedding Fec.

As one of Manila's leading young
men was DOMINIC his evening suit pre-
paratory to keeping a social engage
ment he ran his hand into his pocket
and was surprised to find an envelope
there. On opening it he discovered %
pesos in bills. Now. where in thunder
did take on all this money!" he said.
ut isn't mine, for l never carry my
bills around in an envelope" Then he
sat down to think where he had worn
the suit and how he had come by the
Is pesos. The last place / wore it,
he unused finally. was when l was
best man at wedding a month ago.
But | gave Or. Rossiter his money. I
remember distinctly giving him some
thing, and 1t must have been his fee
If / didn't give him the money. what
in the world did give him?' He call
ed up DR.. Rossiter by phone. DO you
mind telling me-" he asked. what /
gave you for fee at Blanks wed
ding" The answer came back very
distinctly and cuttingly: Young man
you gave me box Of vile smelling
cigarettes. '-Philippine Gossip.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-28
MINISTER RESIGNS;
MUROERESS CAUSE
Christian Church Pastor Wis.
tied Mrs. Cooper and Ex-
Ceptions Were Taken.
SEQUEL TO DISSENSION.
HE WAS CALLED TO CONDUCT
THE FUNERAL OF MURDERED
CHILD AND MEMBERS OF FLOCK
OBJECTED PREVIOUSLY.

Columbus, Ind, Dec. 2S.-The Rev.
s. S. Offutt. of the Central Christian
church, has resigned because certain
members OF his flock objected to his
visiting Mrs. Fannie Cooper the
woman who is held for drowning her
little daughter. at her cell and Offering
her spiritual advice.
The resignation is said to be the Sc
quel of dissention which resulted in
the Rev. Mr.. Offutt's securing an
evangelist to conduct the funeral OF
the drowned child. because some Oh
the church members objected to his
preaching the sermon. Besides visit
ing the Jail and giving Mrs. Cooper
religious papers and securing a per
nit for her to visit the morgue. where
the child'S body lay. it is said the min
lister was censured for trying TO have
the sentence of Albert PressnaH, a
young automobile thief, suspended
Another cause of complaint was the
minister's effort TO organize a young
mems club.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-28
Sympathy Leans to Legs.

There is one appeal to charity that
is pretty sure to be answered." said a
philanthropist. THAT Is request for
an artificial leg. Legs. somehow. are
warmly appreciated by the general
public. and the fellow who has TO
scrape along without one is the object
OF sincere commiseration. During my
fifteen years experience in philan-
thropic work have issued appeals TO
the people at large on behalf of persons
who wanted various parts of their
anatomy replaced. Some wanted teeth.
some an eye. others a hook like Cap
tain Cuttle's. Physical deficiencies OF
that kind aroused but little interest.
but just let a man advertise the fact
that he was in need of a leg and
enough money was quickly forticom-
ing to fit him out with three or four
pairs Of legs."-New York Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-28
DEEP SEA FISHING.
Cutie as Much a Game Of Chance as
Politics or Poker.

You let down a heavy lump OF lead
and two big hooks baited with clans
into thirty. forty or sixty feet of wa
ter. Then YOU wait until something
nudges the line or until you suspect
that the hooks are bare.
Then you give the line quick jerk
and pull in hand over hand, with more
or less resistance. and see what you
have drawn into the grab bag.
II may he a silly but nutritious cod.
gazing in surprise al this curious ter
miuation of his involuntary rise in the
world. or u siIvery paddock. staring at
you with round. reproaChful eyes. or
a pollock, handsome. but worthless. or
a shiny. writhing doghsh. whose viii
lainy is written on every line OF his
degenerate chinless face.
1t may be that spiny gargoyle OF the
sea. / sculpin. or a soft and stupid hake
from the mud fats. 1t may be any
one of the Srotesque products of Nep-
tunes vegetable garden. sea cucum-
Der. a sea carrot or a sea cabbage. or
it may be nothing ar all.
When you have made your grab and
deposited the result. if it be edible. in
the barrel which stands in the middle
of the boat, you Try another grab, and
that's the whole story.
1t is astonishing how much amuse-
ment apparently sane men get out OF
such simple game as this. The in
terest lies. first. in the united effort IL
fill the barrel. and. second. in the RI.
valry among the fishermen as 10 which
of them shall take in the largest COZ
or the greatest number Of paddock
these being regarded rs prize packages
The sculpin and the sea vegeta bles
may be compared to comic valentines
which expose the recipient to ridicule.
The dogfish are like tax notices ant
assessments-the man who gets one o.
them gets less than nothing, for they
count against the catcher. 1t is quit,
as much a game of chance as polite:
or poker. You do not know on which
side of the boat the good fish are hid
den.
You cannot tell the difference be
tween the nibble of a cod and the bit
of a dogfsh. You have no idea o
what is coming to you until you hav'
hauled in almost all Of your line an'
caught sight of your allotment wrig
Cling and whirling in the blue water
Sometimes you get twins.-Scribner's
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-28
MAN SAYS HIS AND
W|FE'S SOUL SAME
Husband of Woman Has Sued
Owner of Part of the Soul
For $4,000.
SHE CONFIRMS LOVE

New York, Dec. 2S.-In the suit Of
Capt. Charles B. Stoddard, of the
Ward steamship line, in the supreme
court, Brooklyn, against George J.
Herman for $4,000 for the alienation
of the affections Of his wife, a most
amazing story of soul love is revealed.
Alvah w. Burlingame, jr., lawyer,
counsel to Capt. and Mrs. Stoddard,
says that his information is that Mr..
Herman believes that his own soul
and Mrs. Stoddards soul are parts of
the same original piece and that they
have been seeking each other through
all the ages that have passed Mrs.
StOddard confirms this in language of
mystic eloquence, and she points to
letters which she says We're written
by Mr. Herman as proof of his soul
theory.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-28
Mare Your Friends Plants.

eff you have a friend going away for
the summer" said the woman of ex-
perience, don't keep plant for her.
The thing will probably die away, and
you would consider yourself respon-
sible l worried through six weeks
friend and then was invited to the
country for a week end. ] stayed two
days in addition. OF course the plant
was dead when l came back, and my
outing was half spoiled by worrying
over it. I bought a duplicate of it the
day before my friend returned, and ii
cost me 81. Even then she said she
thought it looked somewhat peaked. -
Exchange
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-28
Arbiter and Arbitrary.

If an arbitrator is chosen to end a
dispute, says the London Chronicle,
there is no reason to dread that his de-
cision would be arbitrary, though the
two words are very near relatives. An
arbiter. the Latin word which used
to be more common as English than
it Is now. meant by deriv alton simply
"one who went to" something to ex-
anime it. and SO at first spectator or
witness. Then in Roman law it assum-
ed the technical sense OF an umpire.
But .judicum." the legal decision in
case with regard to a definite sum
Of money. for instance. was distin-
guished from an arbitrium. a legal
decision as to an uncertain sum which
had to be determined: hence arbitrary
acquired the sense of uncertain, ca
PRECIOUS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-28
DIRTY WATCHES.
The Reason Is Often to Be Found In
the Watch Pocket.

The Reason Is Often to Be Found In
the Watch Pocket.
why do watches get dirty?' said
the jeweler. You'll find the answer
IN your watch pocket. Turn 1t out
The patron turned out his watch
pocket. sheepishly bringing forth a
pinch of mud colored dust. some lint
and a small ball Of black fluff
There's the reason" said the jew
eler. watches get dirty because the
pockets they are carried in are never
clean. A watch pocket. my dear sir.
should be cleaned out regularly once a
week. Observe that rule and your
watch's works will not get clogged up
again.
Another and a seasonable rule Is
never to lay your watch down on stone
or marble. The cold deranges the deli,
cate works.
Never lay your watch down. in fact,
anywhere. Hang it up on hook YER
tically in the same position it occupies
when in your pocket. Watches are
made to lie, or. rather. stand. in tina t
position only.
Wind your watch in the morning,
never at night."-New York Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-28
Unique Organization Has Been
Formed to Agitate Laws
Against the Methods.
WISH TO EDUCATE PEOPLE.
az ESTABLISHMENT OF SoCiE-
TIES ALL OVER INDIANA AND
By URGING STATE LEGisLA-
TURE, GOOD is HOPED FOR.

Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 2S,-The
elimination of capital punishment both
in Indiana and throughout the nation
is the aim of THE Indiana Society for
the Abolition of Capital Punishment"
organized yesterday at the state house
in Indianapolis. It is the purpose OF
the society to affiliate with the Massa-
chusetts and other societies in a ma
tional movement, and to organize coun-
ty societies within this state to educate
the people to the elimination of the
death penalty. A strong lobby will
be organized to secure the passage of
a bill at the next session of the legiSa-
ture, abolishing the death penalty in
Indiana.
Il would not sit on jury where a
man is tried for his life" said State
Senator c. NJ Kimbrough Of Muncie,
at the meeting yesterday afternoon
I'VE have no right to kill man.
The charter members Of the organi-
cation are: The Rev. Morton c. Pear
son, indianapolis; NJ. J. Furnas, Win
chester: Albert P. Parker. FIT. Wayne
W. S. Elliott. Radley: F. M. WickiZer
Argos; the Rev. Joshua Stansfield, In
dianapolis Ellis Lawrence, Indianap
oils: Hamilton Mercer, Danville, Ill.
I honorary member; G. M. Kimbrougn
Muncie; Mrs. MIME Seymour, Indian
apolis. and Governor J. Frank Hanly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-28
CONVERSATION NOT
WASTED IN HOME
Man and Wife Have Lived To-
qether for Five Years
Without Speaking.
RESULT OF A QUARREL.

Danbury, Conn, Dec. 2S.-Jamcs l..
Williams, a hat maker. and his wife
have occupied the same house, taken
their meals at the same table together
and been in each others company al
most continually for five years with
out speaking a word to each other.
Five years ago they quarrelled and
Williams made a vow that he would
never again speak 10 his wife. He
has kept it religiously and so compile
tely was their affection for each other
severed in the quarrel that the wife
has not once begged for word from
her husband Their eldest daughter,
Alice, 10 years old, took sides with
her mother, and during the five years
she has never addressed her father,
although she is a member of the
household.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-28
ARSENIC EATERS.
Effects Of the Drug on the Styrianss
Who Make IL.

Eating of arsenic is common In
Syria" said Alois E. Steinzierl or
Vienna, a manufacturer of chemicals
and drugs. The Styrisns say that ar
senic makes one plump and comely
aud gives one strength for great exer-
tons, such as running or mountain
climbing. Syria. which is in Austria.
gives the world vast quantities or ar
scnic The manufacture OF this drug
is indeed the main Syrian industry.
They who make arsenic eat IL. as q
rule. for they say that only the arsenic
eater can withstand the arsenic fumes.
These makers and eaters of the drug
are Comely. They have clear color
and look much younger than they are.
The foreman in n certain factory
told me that in his boyhood. when he
first came TO that plant. he was ad-
vised TO begin to eat arsenic lest his
health suffer from the fumes. He did
begin. and his first two or three small
doses gave him sharp pain. ike 3
burn in the stomach, and this pain
was followed by tremendous hunger
and Il violent disagreeable excitement.
But as his doses increased in freQuen-
cy and size their effect became pleas
ant. There was no longer pain or ex-
element. On the contrary. there were
a ravenous appetite and a mood Of joy
Gus activity wherein the youth could
do three mems work.
This chap by the time he got to rs
thirty was taking four grains OF ar
senic a day, He looked at thirty. with
his clear mink and white color no mora
than twenty three. He was as robust
as a blacksmith. But he said he would
die at forty-fve or so. that being the
age at which all the Syrian arsenic
eaters ie"-Washington Herald.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-28
GEESE IN BERLIN.
Rigid Inspection of tho Fowls imported
Into the City.

Rigid Inspection Of tho Fowls imported
Into the City.
The trafic in geese at Berlin amounts
to nearly 100000 a year. AS the do
nestle supply is wholly inadequate. a
special goose train OF from fifteen to
forty cars arrives daily from the Rus
sian frontier Each car is specially
built and carries about 400 geese.
There is a rigid inspection by sanitary
officials Immediately upon the arrival
of the train.
Should 1t be found that a single
goose has died or been i'll Of conta
gious disease in transit the entire car
load is quarantined for eight days. lt
during this period of quarantine an
other goose should die the quarantine
is extended for eight days. at a cost OF
about $500 to the owners. The penalty
attaching to the bringing In Of diseased
geese makes the owners extremely
careful to import only sound and
healthy fowls. The geese which are
plump and ready for market are sold
to dealers at the close OF the inspec-
ton. The rest comprising the great
majority. 60 to feeding farms in the
suburbs Of the city to be fattened for
market.
There is a special market near the
great market place at which bracken-
namely. geese injured en- route. but
having no disease-are sold at re-
duced price. Twenty one different va
rieties of the Russian goose are COM
mercially recognized. and the whole
sale price varies from "A to GO cents a
bird.-Chicago Record Herald.