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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-28
RocKEFELLER-5Y HIMSELF

If the magazine muck rakers are
not giving way to fury, frantic in.
dignation," it is simply because thew
are too indignant to talk For the ia.
sire OF indignant and powerful speech
must be strong upon them. John d
Rockefeller is To write his autobi.
Ography and it is TO appear first 4,
magazine and afterward in book form
What more studied Ofense azainst
the tribe could any one deyise2
The muck rakers naturally saa in
the prospective publication a soullass
attempt TO invade their rights D,as
not the whole field of ROckkefelIerans
belong TO them and their Assigns
Did not Miss Tarbell. sailing forth IN
unchartered seas. like Columbus take
possession Of this gOOily territory,
Were not te deums sung and symbols
planted firm amid the fairness OF the
land? Have not years gone by. until
the title from discovery Is now con
frmed by prescription To the maya.
zine muck rakers there is but one an
swer to these questions Then bv
what right. they Indignantly INQUIRE.
does Mr.. Rockefeller trespass ami in
sist on writing his own biography
But il may safely be assumed that
these keen visiOned persons see much
more than this To them the an
nOuncement of the autobiography
must mean that "the system has
planned TO enter and mOnOpOliza an.
other field. Not content with purely
Industrial and financial triumphs. 10
is moving relentlessly on the domain
OF magazine literature. For no true
muck raker can believe for ~ mO-ant
that the autobiography is to be m
isolated fact. Other people MAJ take
these small beginnings calmly. but
not he. He has been too Iong accus-
toned to look before and after Be
hind this slender advance guarI OF
an autobiography he gIimpses q long
succession of articles produced by the
system at reduced cost and destined
20 drive the poor but honest muck
raker to bitt-r peuury or uucougeuiaI
employment
Be sure ttei- present silence is not
for long. II is an abnormal state and
even under ordinary circumstances
would quickly change to uttarauce.
But with such impuIsion there must
soon be an extraordinary Outburst
Something surprising previous ef-
forts may be expected; their interests
are involved as never before. They
will let the republic know from what
point it is endangered. Unless some
thing goes amiss. We should have pro
phetic pen pictures Of literature
crushed and covering. the families Of
writer's thronging the streets az night
and begging for a crust, ond. for a
last touch. the statue of Liberty in
New York harbOr clamOring to be
permitted TO sink beneath the waves.
AS for the rest OF the people. the
nOn-muck rakers they will feel DIFF
ferently about it. A great many will
look forward to this publication with
interest, with. the not unreasonable
idea that the photographed records
Of a man who has played the part
that Mr.. Rockefeller has are likely TO
be both interesting and Illuminating.
Some one has said that all history Is
biography. II cannot be denied that
certain phases OF our latter day his
TORY might be made clear by a mere
biography of Nr Rehabilitation
mercial Union.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-28

Sturgeon runner, a young white
man, residing = little way out from
Jacksonville. shot and killed his Ia
Their last Monday night He claims
that he did the act in self defense.
The father was jealous Of the sOn-he
had married a young wife about the
sons age and took up the idea that
the son was over fond Of her. He
went TO Jacksonville. loaded up on
booze and the tragedy followed.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-28
GEORGIA FOR BRYAN

Georgia is going for William Jen-
nings Bryan with a whOop. There
are plenty of people who don't like
Organism among us, but when it
comes to voting for the Democratic
nominee there are plenty to do it.
Tom Watson is personally popular
but the Populist party is a thing OF
the past.-COrdele Rambler.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-28

1t is said that Jesus and Maria Con.
zales were travelling in a wagon and
stopped near Juarez and went to
sleep under their wagon when night
came on, at which time they were
stung by large ants and the news came
into Juarez that they were in a dy-
ing condition. Assistance was sent
out to them.-Gonzales (Tex.) In
quirer.
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A REAL DEMOCRAT

Hon. Seab Wright displayed the
right kind of democracy when he re-
fused the Prohibition party nomina-
ton for president. The reason given
was that he is a Democrat. His idea
of party fealty is the correct one
Bullock Times.
John Stockton did the same thing
in Florida, but it took him a long time
to say so!
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-28

Resolutions calling a special cleo
ton in Escambia county on November
u for the purpose of voting on a
proposition to bond the county in the
sum of 100000 for a complete sys-
TEN of paved, McAdamized, or other
hard surfaced roadways, have been
approved by the county commission
ers of Escambia.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-28

Shipments Of fish on ice from Pun
ia GOrda, from the opening of the
season on the 18th up to yesterday
morning amounted to eight carloads
in bulk and 236 barrels, aggregating
2339,200 pounds. The weather, al
though rainy, has been favorable and
wholesalers think the prospects good
for a prosperous season. But some
outsiders express the fear that the
numerous noisy power boats now
used in the business may scare the
fish away. The failure of the fishing
at Miami in the beginning of this
year was charged to the noise made
by the power boats.-Punta GOrda
Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-28
RELLEVIEW BRIEFS
Special Cor. Ocala Banner.

Special Cor. Ocala Banner.
DR.. Slaughter was a welcome Wis
itOr to our town Monday. Mrs. Slaugh-
ter is in Tennessee spending the sum-
mer with her parents, while Doc" is
patching it and feeling lonesome.
Mrs. Ramsdell was in from Levon
Monday, greeting friends and pur-
chasing supplies. Mrs. Ramsdell
states that she is giving up the board
ing house and that Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Pelot assume charge of same Sept 1.
Mr.. Joseph Gross and Mr.. oscar
Gale were two of our townspeople
who went on the Jacksonville excur-
sion.
Mr.. ]. A. Freeman left last Satur
day for Plymouth to visit his son,
Robert, who is station agent at that
point.
1t is rumored on our streets that
one Of our tOwnsmen is the fortunate
pOssessOr of over twelve thousand
dollars in cash left him by a de-
ceased aunt. If said report is true.
We are glad of it, and trust that it
will be the means of a safe and profit
able investment that will keen. the
wolf from the door and allow him TO
enjoy a well earned rest for the bal
ance of his days.
Mr. J. A. Freeman is back from his
trip TO Plymouth full of enthusiasm
and pineapples. He says Bob has had
a good job and expects him home
soon.
Miss Ella Lyles is assisting Prof.
Green in the management of the Pc
dro school and from what we hear
Miss Lyles is popular with both pu-
pills and parents. 1t is too bad she
could not have been retained with the
Belleview school, as the scholars
liked her immensely.
Mrs. John AshwOrth is slightly in
disposed, the combination of damp
and hot weather tending to weaken
her somewhat
Mr. Washbun bushes himself be
tween Mr.. Dudley's grocery depart
men and finishing Mr. Dudley's house,
which he is doing in good shape
Well, well, well! Mr.. Gross has
been 10 Jacksonville and arrived
back, all in the same week. Jax is
the place and We would not be sur
prised to see Brother Gross take up
his abode there.
Mr. Ritter the section boss. has
moved from the McClendOn cottage TO
the Gale house. opposite the school
house, formerly occupied by Mr..
Polly.
Mr. Riley McClendOn Will move
into the cottage vacated by Mr. Ritter
some time next week. 1t will be so
much nearer for the children to go
20 shool.
Mr.. John T. Hames and sons, Tom
and Ed, are building a house, barn
corn crib for Prof. Green at his farm
i've miles west of town. The profess
sor has a fine farm of 42O acres, and
has some of the finest blooded stock
in the county.
1t is rumored that the White house
is sold. II it is a fact, we trust the
new owners will occupy same.
Miss Elsie Schneider. the assistant
school teacher, has endeared herself
TO the children and their progress in
their studies is remarkable.
1t is rumored that Mr.. Sands Havi-
land has sold his cottage to the
party of friends that visited him last
winter and that he will build him a
stone cottage on his lot next door
this coming winter. Good!
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-28

The city of New Orleans will ex-
spend $4,000 in advertising the spleu-
did attractions of the city. with the
view Of attracting eapitalists.-Apa-
lachicOla Times.
Advertising is the Aladdin's lamp
1t is the magic wand. II tbs the Archi-
median lever. It is the "big stick"
that brings results.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-28

Just a bare pimple caused the
death Of DR.. Geo. A. Smith Of Brook
Ign, n. Y, on August %. He paid no
attention to it until blood poison had
set in and then the most eminent ply
sicians failed to give any relief, ana
the unfortunsie man died in great
agony.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-28

1t is stated, by one who knows. that
strawberries can be grown in Florida
at a cost of from 500 TO 1925 an acre
and that an acre will produce from
$500 to $1,000 worth of berries Looks
like DeSOto county might at least fur
nish the home markets. but We never,
have.-Champion.
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THE PREVAILING COMPLAINT

Denny Gew-"Hello, old man, how
do you think you are feeling today?"
A. Gew-'WeH just about like
I'd been hung up with a rope for
week, and can't tell whether it was
around my neck or my back"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-28

Uplifting the farmer by a commits
sion and turning him down by a high
tariff law is the Roosevelt medicine
for making a grandstand play sans ex-
pense to the republican machine
COurier-JournaI
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-28

Our county commissioners and
school board believe in publicity. The
proceedings of both bodies, as to re-
ceipts and expenditures, are publish
ed in full in the Index each month
Lake City Index.
The same in Marion county.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-28

Mrs. Maelon Locker. q Brooklyn wO-
man. wife Of a New York Maiden Lane
jaweler. and rich in her own name
was married in New Hampshire to
Rev. William F. COburn OF the Dutch
Reformed church. She claimed that
the ceremony was performed while
she was in a state of hypnotism. and
was completely under the control of
the clergyman, and that for a week
after the marriage she did not realize
what had taken place, and when the
truth finally flashed upon her she was
completely Frustrated. However, she
continued to live with her clerical
husband. Her first husband, who has
instituted divorce proceedings, says
that her statements are all in his eye.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-08-28

Tom Stockton had opportunities
and died poor--a testimonial to his hon.
esty.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

ried home prepared now to become the
bride OF Berwick. who was perchance
then on the Lucy Tanner, betting his
last bawbee on the turn of the tur-
bines.
SECOND CHAPTER
Two years afterward we ind Harold
in the sunny south. working in a cot
ton field. Aha! Think again. stop.
Look and listenl For this man has an
idea.
He had wired to his friend. Professor
Luther Blinkblank, in far on California.
tasking him to transform for him a cot
ton plant which would raise a long.
thin, narrow boil. Luther did so-I.u-
ther, the vegetarian and botanical ma
gician and all round herbalist, who
could doubtless make straw hats grow
on strawberry vines-if he wanted To.
who could perhaps persuade trees to
grow around lengths OF lead pipe, all
ready to be sawed into lead pencils
il he wanted to. Lead pencil trusts.
beware! Science is on your track and
may yet derail your plans
After IA long months of patient. work
Harold had perfected his plan, which
was no less daring than to induce cot
ton plants to raise long, thin bolls inst
right for larnpwicks without the need
OF intsrmediarS machinery. He now
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might roll up into ball of fortune for
him. Such is sometimes the influence
of tribes
At farmhouse where he applied
for dinner the good 'huswife" was
molding tallow candles and was all out
OF wicking. Bethinking him OF the
string he had found he doubled It, thus
furnishing all the candlewicks the good
dame could use. She blessed him, gave
him couple Of tallow dips to see his
way by and sent him on rejoicing.
Imbued now with an idea he picked
UP all the string he saw lying about
loose and sold 1t to farmers wives till
at last he had accumulated enough to
start candlewick shop OF his own. 1t
was but step to a lampwick factory
and Lewis took that step.
But as time went on and a family
gathered around his fireside he grew
ambitious, even avaricious. He organ
lied the big Lampwick trust, elected
himself president and raised the price
OF lampwicks from three for q penny
to two for cent. It seemed the more
wicks he made the wickeder he got.
He began grinding down the poor.
People who could once afford to burn
plenty OF lampwicks now went to bed
early. All, mel Twas ever thusl
Plutocrate. have pityt
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09
By Jack P. Robinson

LILLIAN LORNMORE LEWIS was
tall and slim and slick and slender.
- She had form 1.-THE and straight
as a New Hampshire birch beanpole.
and she loved Harold McGee as the
ciinging. crawling Ivy loves the solid
wall
Lillian worked for her father in his
lampwick mill. for. though the old man
was rich. he vowed every member Of
his family should be able to earn his
own living should misfortune ever
sweep away the vast family fortune.
We have said that Lillian was tall and
falr. When her veil blew out straight
in the August zephyr you might think
IT was a fiagpole or campaign ban
ner coming down the street But she
was beautiful; you might say she was
the light OF the iampwick factory.
Mr.. Lewis was q seif-made man.
Turned from home by a stern parent at
the tender age OF 1s because he would
neither work nor pay his board. young
Lewis set out for the city with heavy
heart and light luggage. On the coun-
try road he picked up long piece Of
string. which he carelessly thrust in
his pocket All, little ala he reck that
that same insigninoant bit OF twins
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whom were named Tom, Mike. Giuseppe
and tho like. Lillian's hand just reached
to Haroid.s armpit. for McGee was no
giant A rude mill girl from the other
factory yelled: Hey. LII. where are you
going with Tom Thumbf But II tho
tall, fair girl heard she gave no heed.
Then you refuse to become my wife ?'
Ho spoke in the deep. bass voice so
often assumed by undersized men until
1t becomes habitual.
How can l do otherwise? My father
will never allow me to wed one who
makes but $3.50 week, even IL he can
save six OF 1t by living at the mill
boarding house. He says, I shall marry a
count and become Baroness Berwick or
maybe Lady Warwick of Warwick
shire
And you consent?''
Alas! How can I do otherwise?
moaned the unhappy girl.
Then, Baroness Berwick. begone!"
And before the frightened girl could
realize his horrible intention Harold
McGee had swung himself aboard the
night freight that was just then cross
ing Mnin street, and was soon lost to
view in the midsummer nights gloom.
Lillian watched the red eye on the
conductors caboose till 1t faded in the
distance. gulped down a sob and hur-
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

Harold McGee was section man in
the big lampwick factory Up and
down the long aisles, between ma
chimes. he strode all day brandishing a
long scrswdriver, the symbol OF his
humble trade and calling. When ma
chine would stop squeezing out lamp
wicks he would give 1t rap over tho
knuckles with his big stick: then 1t
would change its mind and declare the
strike off,
1t was Lil1ians duty to help cut the
lampwicks apart.
Now some folks may have an idea
that lampwicks are woven round and
hollow and then stepped on to make
them nat Not sol They are woven In
long strip and then out to length, the
short pieces left over from the wide
wicks are probably sold for hotel tow
els. We never saw a machine making
lampwicks. though we once saw one
making corset laoes and the bobbins
went In and out. like children
weaving Maypoie. But this is no
corset lace story; see Lady Holmes
Journal for that sort of wireless teleg-
raphy
Walking down Main street came Lii
Ian and Harold. arm In arm as trre low
srs should. Some of the other mill girls
were out with their Haroids, some Of
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smashed the lampwick market-turned
down the wick. as it were.
Lampwicking became so cheap that
grocers used II to tie up bundles. The
poor had lampwicks TO burn. Thus was
Harold great public benefactor.
Did he then go north and demand
the girl in marriage7
Nay, Nathanl Not on your Panama
hat Like many another man whs'
saw the grapes too high be turned
his gigantic talents to more useful
lines than attempting TO turn the cur
rent Of narrow woman's narrow mind.
the woman who hates to leave home be-
cause his salary isn't big enough.
Harold hogged all the Iampwick
money in sight
And old Lewis2 His business was
ruined. he lost his big Job as president
OF the lampwick trust. went into the
junk business and set his family 10
sorting rags.
Lillian therefore married a rag man.
How would you like to be the rag man?
Harold McGee married into a proud
old southern family and started to
raise thoroughbred Kentucky horses
Just for pastime, or, as the English
call them. '.geegees."
Wouldn't that make horse laugh?
But the moral Is. keep your eye on
the little man; you can't tell from his
size just which way he'B made I'D his
mind to jump
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

black wings whipped my face The
above my eyes. I remembered then
what I'd read about crows blindin'
sheep an lambs in the big paddocks
out back. Nobody understands these
carrion; they trap and blind the best
bushmen an the wariest old battlers.
Shoot 'em when you see 'eml is the
cry, but they get you In the end.
Il couldn't fight the old bird with
my hands. When 1 struck it fioated
up as easily as a sparrow. So 1 put
both fists over my eyes an took a spell.
while the pain of the beak cut shot
right down to my heels. The crow
settled on my throat again. I could feel
its claws pinning my flesh Then my
head seemed to float into the waves of
heat an the pain stopped.
But could feel the crowds OF birds
wheelin' about me from overhead.
watchin' their king bird perched on
my neck. his wings lifted, his bill
waitin' to strike into my other eye.
Il heard a bugle call In the scrub at
my elbow; then something red iew
over my body an hit the king crow
with pair OF shinin' steels. The red
thing hoped back an the blood from
its heels dropped on my face an chest.
The crows flew back to the tree top
like a gang OF thieves disturbed. L
turned an saw the old king bird nap-
ping on his side. spurlike hole in his
neck. Five yards away Kitcho was
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

awake. slept an raved bit an woke
bare foot.
He was a queer lookin' chap, black
as beetle an shinin' with health He
seemed to be thinkin' about things what
happened hundreds of years ago. An
he never moved or Tapped feather as
looked into his old eyes.
After he'd finished thinkin' he hoped
TO my chest an blinked at me slow an
sorrowfui. pushed him away an he
skipped In the air an landed back on
the same spot 1 showed him again, an
up he went an down again. was like
pushin' away pendulum
The game went on until 1t made my
arm tired. An the sun soaked into me
an the dry wind seemed to bleach my
throat an lungs. The old crow wasn't
hurtin' me. SO let him sit on my chest
an do his thinkin'. The bush
fioated away, an began to listen again
to the water breakin' round the ship an
the wind roarin down the shoots into
the bunkers.
Then woke as though somethin'
had hit my forehead with the claw OF
q hammer. The crow was standing, on
my throat, his wings half lifted, his
beak shinin like cheese scoop. 1
wanted to scream as the beak hit me
again-herc In the eye socket. 1t was
like steel chisel driven into my head.
I fought with my hands as the big
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myself. an the Lord help your Off
10 miles before l found myself back al
the old spot. The sun was pretty low
an my head seemed to be hittin' the
sides Of my hard felt hat. 'Palpitation
of the brain. Joseph says l. Take
care your bloomin' hat don't melt
"I must have Slept bit, but I woke
pretty sudden an began walkin about
until / started on the run. It was all
up then. 1 felt that my clothes were
made of fire. / tore 'em off an began
racin' round and round an old gum tree
that looked like a devil with a broken
neck.
II lay down an the sun woke me
again. tried to crawl on my knees,
but the ground heaved and rolled like
a ship in beam sea- So down 1 lay,
laughin' an cryin. thinkin' 1t was all
a joke.
There didn't seem to be any sense
in movin' so I lay until 1 thought I
could hear the sound of water under
the ships keel an the quartermaster's
voice calm from below.
" Steady. Joe,' says. Steady, my lad,
you're wanderin' in your head Then I
heard the whoop. whoop Of heavy wings
and a cal ca. in the old tree overhead
as 1 fell into doze No. 2.
"At first thought they were seagulls,
until they started dropping sticks on
my face Then white stone fell on me
and I saw their black wings and beaks
through the branches. Each one had q
bit Of stick or stone in its bill, and they
were tryin' to see how much life was
left In me.
These Australian crows are pretty
good shots. but the droppin' OF the lit
tie sticks and stones didn't keep me
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

Sandy took Kitcho from under his
coat and dropped him with his steels
on over the fence. I wasn't there to
see the fight, but they say that little
Kitcho sliced up the ostrich farm in
seven minutes. while Sandy was round
at the front door yarnin' with the man
who kept the fowl run.
The yard. after Sandy got Kitcho
out, was strewn with disabled Dorkins
and murdered Buff Orps. They say all
the hens stopped layin' for three
months after. The fowl yard owner
told the police that a burglar with a
scythe had destroyed his fleet of roost-
ers. Anyway, the few birds that was
left used to crow in hushed voice for
fear that Kitcho might hear EN-.
''Kitcho was kept in shed under my
winder. Sandy told me that the little
bird was worth ten pounds for up
country matches. Y'see, some of the
old cabbage tree squatters was partial
to bit of chicken hghtin' when things
were quiet
Sandy trained and fed his bird reg
ularly. and Kitcho was always fit to
put the muffiers on with heavier bird
than himself. I've trained torpedoes to
hit a battleship in the stummick in me
day. but I never saw anything to come
near the little red rooster when he was
In the ring.
"One mornin L started early for the
Australian back blocks with Kitcho COW
cred up in an old parrot cage. 1t seemed
a pity to let him stay with chap like
Sandy, who allowed him to sleep on a
lump of coal every night. didn't know
whether Kitcho liked being taken away
in a parrot cage, but he never crowed
once while was leaving the house.
"Td been told that one or two cabbage
squatters lived in the Mudgee district.
SO 1 got my railroad ticket and put
Kitcho in the guards van If there was
money in chicken fghtin' out back 1
reckoned 1 owned bird that could beat
anythin' on the wing bar eagles.
AT Mudgee they told me that I'd have
to coach or foot it for 80 miles before
reached Grogan's station, where rooster
fightin' was allowed after the sheep had
been dressed and shaved.
II started of with the cage under my
arm. feeiin' that good walk would give
me an appetite for supper. There's a