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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23
WATTERSON PREDICTS THE
ELECTION OF BRYAN

William Jennings Bryan appears in
Louisville tonight as he never appear
ed here before. Hitherto he has faced
a democracy rent by divisions more
OF less acrimonious. He will now face
a democracy at once united, resolute
and enthusiastic.
The more drastic issues that Ovid
ed US are no longer vital The issues
as TO which We may not all be
agreed upon are mainly tentative and
academic, such as friends and broth
ers may discuss without reservation
OF fear, each having his individual
rights of opinion.
Through this campaign Mr.. Bryan
has shown himself a master Of debate
as well as a captivatOr Of hearts. New
er in the history of the country, go
ing back TO the days of Douglass and
coming down TO the days Of Blaine,
has any public man shown himself
so fairly and so pOtently TO his cOun-
trymen. He viii be elected, and he
deserves to be elected. Nothing but
money, and money in fabulous sums,
can bar his way, and we do not be-
lieve even the large amounts Of il
which the republican leaders are pre-
pairing TO put into the debatable
states can buy of the people their
birthright.
The time has come for a showing
Of hands, and our faith in the clean
illness of the hands Of an overwhelm-
ing body of American voters, is conf
dent and buoyant. All hail, therefore,
10 the man from Nebraska, the peo-
pies own nominee, and the next pres
ident of the United States.-LOuis-
vile Courier-Jounal
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23
RECKLESS AARON BURR.
The Dramatic Story of His Marriage
In Old Ade,

In Old Age.
The story Of Aaron Burr's marriage
In his old age to the widow of Stephen
Jumel, who was well known in the
early history Of New York city. is a
dramatic one.
Conceive, if you will, the picture Of
Burr, gifted adventurer that he was.
broken in health, branded in the popu-
lar mind as the murderer Of Alexander
Hamilton and returning from a long
exile to find himself an outcast In the
city where he had once been the polit-
1cal monarch of all he surveyed and 4
distinguished figure in society and at
the bar. Conceive, if you can. this
lamentable old man, Sinking through
his wrinkles, bowling and prancing
rather stiffiy because of his rheumatic
joints and with his mouth full of pref
ty platltudes, paying court to the wild
ow Of Stephen Jumel. herself in the
prime Of years and health. Remove
from the picture its surface incongrui-
ties, and you have a bit Of pure pathos
unequaled in the annals Of foolish great
men.
But something of his old time DOW
er TO charm the gentler sex must have
stood by him in his years of mental
and physical misery, for in his suit for
the widow Jumers hand and fortune
he won gloriOusly, dramatically. Re-
bufed repeatedly, Burr finally de-
clared In passionate rage that on a
given day he would arrive at the Jumel
mansion accompanied by a clergyman.
who should marry them on the spot.
BE would give his prospective bride no
quarter, no chance of escape from the
inevitable.
She was amused at the threat and
dismissed the old man with more than
her usual GOODNESS of demeanor. Burr
stuck to his avowal and one July day
rolled up in a carriage, and with him
was minister, the same who fifty years
before performed the marriage cere-
mony for Burr and the mother of his
daughter, the beautiful TheOdosia.
There was something of a scene in the
old house on this day. There were
tears or anger on the part Of Burr.
Relatives demonstrated; Burr remained
immovable. All feared a scandal. The
minister, book in hand, stood unob-
trusively in the background. There
were more tears, more declarations of
undying love, and the widow Jumel
became Mrs. Aaron Burr.
They were married in the great
drawing room Of the Jumel mansion.
Burr squandered with reckless hand
the wealth acquired by Stephen Jumel
and left for the enjoyment Of his
marital partner. There were many bit
ter quarrels between the i'll mated pair.
and they were soon divorced. Burr
died in 1886, but madam lived until
1865, dying a recluse and a miser. the
money received from the Jumel estate
boarded in an unused chamber.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23
Stones and Glass Houses.

The origin Of the saying. Those who
live in glass houses should not throw
stones" is as follows: At the time Of
the union Of England and Scotland
London was inundated with Scotch
men, and the London roughs used to
go about at night breaking their win
dOws. Buckingham being considered
the chief instigator Of the mischief. a
party Of ScOtchmen smashed the win
dOws Of the dukes mansion. known as
the Glass House. The court favorite
appealed to the king, who replied,
"Steenie. Steenie, those who live in
glass houses should be careful how
they fling stonesr'-New York Ameri-
can
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23
OF THE CITY
COUNCIL

The city council held regular meet
ing at 8 o'clock p. NJ, this October 20,
1908, with the following members
present: J. D. Robertson, president;
A. G. Gates, E. T. Helvenston, II. c.
Jones, j. VI. Meffert, D. E. McIver
and Charles Rheinauer, c0uncilmen.
Minutes of last regular meeting APP
proved as read.
A refund of S1.70 was ordered paid
to J. r. White as rebate on taxes.
Communication from Marion Coun-
ty Hospital Association, requesting
an appropriation Of $l0.45 for the
ticket of a sick patient who was un-
able to pay his fare to Augusta, was
read. Mr.. McIver moved that city
council set aside $25 for mayors char
ity, ana that the said communication
be referred to the mayor. Seconded
and carried.
Building application OF L. VI. Pier
ucci, manager of the Air Dome to
have canvas top over said building
was refused on grounds that same
would be a violation Of the fire Ordi-
nance, said building being inside the
fire limits of the city The kind of
license necessary for the Air Dome
people to take out was referred to the
city attorney, to advise the tax col
lector.
Communication from board Of trus-
tees, Ocala sub-school district, re-
questing that the lime and sand which
is removed from cutters of the city
be placed on the lot Of the new pri-
mary school building in order to ele-
vate the lot. Filed for information
The following reports we're submit
ted by the city attorney on street
paving:
Ocala, Fla, Oct II, 1903.
To the City Council of the City of
OcaIa:
Gentlemen beg to report that I
have collected the amount Of the paw
ing certificate, with interest, against
the D. c. w. Smith property; princi-
pal, s217, and interest since the End
day of March, A D. 1908. This
amount has been credited on the
city's note in Munroe & ChambHss'
bank, and certificate surrendered.
l beg to further report that the paw
ing certificate against the property Of
the Marion Farms, subsequent to the
institution of suit for the collection
Of same has been paid; principal,
S3S1.2O with interest since the 2nd
day of March, A. D. 1903, and the
same was credited on the city's note
in Munroe & Chambliss' Bank, and
certificate surrendered.
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KENTUCKY BACK TO THE CID
FAITH

The democratic demonstration on
Tuesday night was the greatest pOlit-
ical outpOuring ever seen in this
part of the country. Indeed, those in
position TO know say that with pos
sibly one exception ii was the great
est seen anywhere during the pes
ent campaign of Mr.. Bryan. If there
is yet in Kentucky anyone who places
the state in the doubtful column he
could not have witnessed the enthu-
siastic thousands who thronged
the streets as spectators. There
could be no more overwhelming proof
of the fact that the democrats Of
Kentucky are again VIGOROUSLY unit
ed.-COurier-JOurnaL
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Mathematics at Oxford.

There is an interesting story which
shows the disposition of Oxford to-
ward mathematics. A venerable don
who had bought half a dozen books at
IS. Cd. each requested the bookseller
to give him a piece Of paper for the
Of arriving at the amount He
then wrote down IS. Cd. six times, one
under the other, and was slowly add
Ing them up when the shopman ven
tured to point out the shorter method
of multiplying one IS. Cd. by 6. Dear
mel! exclaimed the don. Really. that
is most ingenious. most ingenious. -
London Globe.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23

The dinner and ball given We'd
nesday evening at Toxic. Japan. in
honor OF the visit of the American
fleet Of battleships by Premier Kat
sura al his residence brought togeth-
er about 1900 prominent persons in
Guiding all the American officers who
were invited to the ball. The guests
at the dinner however wer- confined
10 those holding official positions.
There were no set speeches. Prem
Ter Katsura proposed the health of
President Roosevelt and American
Ambassador O'Brien that of the en-
perOr of Japan. A toast 10 the feet
by the premier was responded ID by
Rear Admiral Sperry. The ball was
the most brilliant function of the
week and brought Americans and
japanese into the closest touch.
American officers danced with the
wives and adughters of the japanese.
the majority Of whom were dressed
in European costumes.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23
Anticipating Him.

Night after night the exceedingly
quiet and backward youth had called
on a neighbOring farmers daughter,
sitting perfectly mute beside her while
she did all the entertaining. This
night, however, the youth, wishing for
glass Of water, suddenly surprised
her by hurting out, Say, Sal, will
you
Don't exert yourself, Reuben" she
interrupted. Il understand. Yes. Have
you brought the ring?' - Bohemian
Magazine.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23
THE AIR DOME MOVED

The popular Air Dome Theater has
been moved under shelter, and they
are now occupying the armOry, where
they expect 10 continue giving the
same delightful shows that they have
been giving our people all during the
past summer.
The first performance in their new
quarters was given last night, and a
good crowd greeted them. The pic
lures were excellent and Williams
and Casmus, in their Wireless Dele-
phone" sketch were greatly enjoyed.
The proprietors of the Air Dome
viii be delighted 10 see their friends
at the armory theater every night IN
til further notice.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23
The Toast Of an Irishman.

Michael Meyers Shoemaker wrote
"Wanderings In Ireland" An old
Irishman read a fragment Of it that
related TO the readers neighbOrhood.
He asked the name Of the author.
"Mr. Shoemaker, is it?' he comment
ed. "a nice gentleman, III go bail.
It's a fine country be chose to travel
in too. May the heavens be his bed
for choosing it, and may every hair in
his honoTs head be a mold candle to
light his soul to glory!"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23
LoqicaI Conclusion.

First Burglar-Hark! l hear some
one talking. Second Burglar-What's
he saying? First Burglar-That he
never will bet on another horse as
long as be lives. Second Burglar
Let's get out Of this. No money here.
He's lost every cent-London Tit Bits.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23

"Ah, ha," exclaimed the great ex-
plorer jOyfully, ''at last / have found
the missing link
And, crawling from under his bed,
ne proceeded to put the small gold az
fsir In his clean cuff-New York Jour-
nal
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23

The Boston Sf1r. .a. ..u.
aganr costumes ut...H. .
their NewUorf N.N. .#
which are very stylish H..
cheap. A lady uto has .
ed from the north says Irnr
tunes are jusr ha'f -ra .-...
liar articles She priced eE.. H.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23

The cry Of My Policies" is becom-
ing tresOmely monotonous and is
falling on the public conscience. Ref
erence TO them creates no enthusi-
assn. In a word, the republican cam
paign lacks ginger, and were it not
for the federal Offices and contribu-
tions the corpse would be ready for
the funeral before the day of election.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23

In a private letter TO this paper
Mr.. Moses c. WetmOre, chairman of
the finance committee at national
headquarters in Chicago says: Con
ditiOns were never more indicative of
the success Of democracy, and in my
opinion We are going to sweep the
country in November"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23

The New York World says that
whichever candidate carries New
York viii be elected. All newspapers
agree that the election in that state
is in doubt. Bryan, at least, has a
good fighting chance TO become the
next president.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23

Kentucky will pile up her old time
for democracy.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-10-23

Bryan's tour now reads almost like
a triumphal march.
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Very respectfully,
CARLOS /. SISTRUNK,
City Attorney.

The drainage near the Holder
block was referred TO the street COM
mitree. with power TO act.
The bill Of city treasurer for 1882.
amount paid by him for interest cou-
Dous. referred TO finance committee
All ordinances were laid over I'M
til next regular meeting.
The following bills, being properly
approved. were ordered paid.
Semi-monthly pay roll of officers.
1922; semi-monthly pay roll Of +. l..
Dept. $1SS.75; Southern Express Co,
$17.1O: E. B. Duncan, agent, s5.77;
G. A. Nash, $40; r. E. YOnge, -; j..
D. McDuTy, $1LS3; Ocala Printing
Co, IS; G. w. Cleveland, 81.
Bill of Ocala Water Company for
$1068.75 and city lighting bill laid
over till next meeting.
The proposition submitted to city
for drainage Of fat adjacent TO pas
senger and freight depots by Sea
board Air Line Ry., was rejected by
the council
Mayor was requested TO enforce the
instructions given by the council rel
ative to abating the nuisance at aid
depOts-
The r@r of OpenI. up May
street was discussed and laid over un-
til next meeting.
Street committee was instructed 10
build sidewalk in front Of L. y.
Green's premises on Oklawaha 9ven-
lie and make a test case of same.
The mayor was requested 70 have
A. c. L. and s. A. l. r. R. officials to
construct proper crossings in city
limits at once.
Clerk was instructed to draw war
rant to the chairman Of the cemetery
committee for $50, to be applied on
the building of fence around the old
cemetery.
The registration books were revis-
ed and the following uames stricken:
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Very respectfully submitted.
CARLOS L. SISTRUNk,
City Attorney.
Ocala. Fla. oct. 90. 1905.

Ocala. Fla. oct. 90. 1908.
To the City Council Of the city OF
Ocala:
Gentlemen-I beg TO report that
have collected the paving certificate
issued against certain property ne
longing to Mr.. r. l.. Anderson. me
same amounted TO 5000. with interest
thereon since the 2nd day OF March
\. D. 1903, and the same has been
turned over to Munroe d Chambhss'
bankers. and credited on the CITY s.
nOfR
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Additional Contributions

Total e. -. -. -. ...s1575O
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-12
& + II For Women's s19 Shoes

Common Sense" and "Old Ladies Com
fort all sizes, lace and button, blucher, high
shoes. Be early-sizcs may soon be broken.
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ton OF personal interest, any more
than OF fear for his personal safety,
could make him swerve hairs
breadth from the course which he
regards as right and in the interest
of the whole people.
have naturally peculiar inter-
est In the success of Mr., Taft, and in
seeing him backed by a majority in
both houses of Congress which will
heartily support. his policies. For
the last ten years, while have been
Governor Of New York and Presi-
dent, i have been thrown into the
closest intimacy with him, and he
and i have on every essential point
stood In heartiest agreement, should
er to shoulder. We have the same
views as to what Is demanded by the
national interest and honor, both
within our own borders, and as re-
CARDS the relations Of . this nation
with other nations. There Is no
fight for decency and fair dealing
which have waged in which l have
not had his heartiest and most eff
fective sympathy and support, and
the policies for which stand are his
policies as much as mine.
1t is not possible in the space of
this letter to discuss all the many
and infinitely varied questions of
moment with which
MIR. Taft as President
would have to deal; let him be
judged by what he has himself done,
and by what the administration, in
which he has played so conspicu-
Gus part, has done. But to il
lustrate just what his attitude is, let
me touch on two matters now promi-
nent in the public mind.
Mr. Taft can be trusted to exact
from the railroads for the very rea-
son that he can be trusted to do Jus
tice to the railroads The railroads
are the chief instruments of inter-
state commerce In the country, and
they can neither be held to a proper
accountability on the one hand NOR
given proper protection On the other
save, by the affirmative action Of
the Federal Government. The law
as laid down by the Federal courts
clearly shows that the States have
not and cannot devise laws adequate
to meet the problems caused by the
great growth of the railroads doing
an Interstate commerce business, for
more than four-fifths of the business
of The railroads is interstate, and
under the Constitution of the Unit
ed States only the Federal Govern
ment can exercise control thereof.
1t is absolutely necessary that this
control should be affirmative and
thoroughgolng All Interstate bust
ness carried On by the great corpo-
rations should, In the interest of the
whole people, be far more closely
supervised than at present by the
National Government; but this is
especially true of the railroads,
which cannot exist at all. save. by
the exercise of powers granted them
on benalf of the people, and which,
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reactionary really play into one an
others hands, to the extent that
each by his excuses necessarily
tends to arouse such disgust, such
feeling of revolt, in the minds Of
quiet people, rs temporarily to re-
store the other to power. To per-
NIT the direction of our public at
fairs to fall alternately Into the
hands Of revolutionaries and reac-
tlonarleS, of the extreme radicals
of unrest and Of the bigoted conserv-
atlVeS who recognize no wrongs to
remedy, would merely mean that the
nation had embarked on a feverish
course Of violent oscillation which
would be fraught with great tempo
rary trouble, and would produce no
adequate good in the end. The true
friend of reform, the true foe of
abuses, is the man who steadily
perseveres in righting wrongs, in
warning against abuses, but whose
character and training are such that
he never promises what he cannot
perform, that he always a little
More Than Makes Good
what he does promise, and that.
while steadily advancing, he never
permits himself to Ee led into fool
lsh excuses which would damage
the very cause he champions. In
Mr.. Taft we have a man who COM
Dimes all of these qualities to q de-
gree which no other man in our pub
lie life since the Civil War has sur
passed. To flaming hatred of
Injustice, to a score of all that is
base and mean. to hearty sympa-
thy with the oppressed, he unites
entire dfsinterestedness, courage
both moral and physical of the very
highest type, and a.kindly generosity
of nature which makes him feel that
all Of his fellow countrymen are in
very truth his friends ana brothers,
that their interests are his, and that
all his great qualities are to be
spent with lavish freedom in their
service. The honest man of means,
the honest and lava biding business
man, can feel safe in his hands be-
cause of the very fact that the dis
honest man of great wealth, the
man who swindles or robs his fell
lows, would not SO much as dare to
defend his: eVil-doing in Mr. Taft's
presence. The honest wage-work-
err, the honest labOring man, the
honest farmer, the honest mechanic
or small trader, or man of shall
means, can feel that in a peculiar
sense Mr.. Taft will be his represent
tative because Of the very fact that
he has the same scorn for the dema-
cog that he has for the corruption
list, and that he would front threats
of personal violence from mob
with the unquailing and lofty indifz
ference with which he would front
the bitter anger of the wealthiest
and most powerful corporations.
Broad though his sympathies r are,
there is in him not the s. slightest
tinge of weakness. No considera-
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r.. Oyster Bay, Sept. 1i.-PreSidcnt
Roosvelt's letter to Conrad Kohrs
OF. Helena, Montana, in which the
CHIEF executive tells why Judge Taft
should be elected President, was
made public at the executive offices
this morning.
~ Mr.. Kohrs is an old-time Montana
cattle man and one Of the most prom
tnent citizens of Montana. He and
the President came into close rela-
t1onship more than twenty years ago,
when they we're both members Of the
Montana Stock Growers Association,
the President being at that time the
representative Of the Little Missouri
Stock Growers in the association.
J The intimacy has been kept up ever
aimee. Mr.. Kohrs is one OF the pio-
sneer citizens Of the Nortehrn Rocky
mountain region and one of the men
VINO has taken leading part in it's
great development.
.&:% RoOsevelt's Letter.
!N@ Sycamore Hill
! Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept. 9. 1903.
My Dear Mr.. Kohrs:,
II have received your letter about
the candidacy Of Mr.. Taft, the man
VINO feel is in All especial sense the
representative. of all that in which
most believe in political life.
: Every good citizen should desire
to see both prosperity and Justice.
prosperity and fair and righteous
dealing as between man and man,
OBTAIN permanently in this great re-
public. AS people we are Justly
proud Of our business industry, of
our energy and intelligence in our
work; and it is entirely right that
we, should ask ourselves as to any
given course Of conduct, "Will it be
'prof1table?" But it is also no less
emphatically true that the bulk of
our people, the plain people who
round In Abraham Lincoln their
especial champion and spokesman,
regard the question, "Is this morally
Nght!" as even more important than
the question, 'Is this profitable? 2"
when applied TO any given course of
conduct. Indeed, in the long run
our people are sure to find that in all
= dealings, alike in the. business and
the political world, what is really
profitable is that which is morally
right. The last few years have
seen a great awakening of the pub
ifc conscience and the growth of a
stern determination to do away with
corruption and unfair dealing, politi-
cal, economic, social. 1t is urgently
necessary that this great reform
movement should go on. But no
reform movement is healthy if it
goes on by spasms; if it is marked
by periods of frenzied advance, fol-
lowed, as such periods of frenzied
advance must always be followed,
by equally violent periods Of re-
action. The revolutionary and the
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the; interestg OF the whole people
even those of the most powerful
corporations are hostile thereto.
I IL there iskqne body. of.tmen more
than anotheR whose BuDDoHt i, feel
/ have q right to challenge On be-
half OF. Secretary Taft it Is the : d.
(. =. body Of Wage 4, orkers
e t tSs sBa S2s
they cannot find within the borders
of the United States; He will do
everything in his power for them
except to do that oE IS ff0ng sifs
svs3N Do t5ng for no maH, and, tksEes
Tore trusted ,by aIl nbs5 Dstgl,
y Ing u NJ q ears Of my int Ats ]