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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07
INSTICE TO ALEXANDER

Ash example of how an limo
centfttle paragraph. unanswered
migTork injury to a mans political
futu we quote the following from
the ,npa Tribune. just as it appear
ed that paper:
- acme of littleness was reached
bV \ alexander when he protested
agat the election of Duncan L
Fleier as United States senator. al
thon Fletcher's election merely car
rieeIt the mandate of the party. eX-
pred through primary election
Ihe Tribune Photographer had ia
keIhe time to get his figures cor
REG, or to properly interpret the
Ensh of the explanation Alexander
ga he would not have inserted this
payraph, but filed his space with
81 other kind of filler"
q. Alexander did not protest
f.elst the election of Senator Fletch-
eput merely stated that in the pTi-
ny elections he had voted for ex-
Gernor Broward, and that he would
Il to cast his wore as a member of
3 legislature for his personal choice
fthe primaries, but that as a repre-
stative he obeyed the wishes of the
ijority of the people of Folrida, and
corded his vote for the man who de-
tted the candidate of his own choice,
There was nothing wrong( undemo-
attic, or no improperly, in making
Oh an explanation, and we are of
. opinion that when the Tribune
ragraph man ''penned these few
les" he had a certain space to fill
thin a certain time limit which pre-
Ided the possibility of time for GER
ying facts.-PnsacOla News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07
TWO MORE VETERANS

The Netropolis is requested 70 add
TO the list of dead Confederate Net
ans the names of II. c. and r. A. l.
Cassidy, who sleep in honored sIaNeS
in evergreen cemetery. 1t is a pleas
ure to add names to the MetrOpoiiS
LIST of deceased veterans.-Jackson-
Vile Metropolis. April %
Well. this "plearure" can now De
RAPIDLY gratihed. We are told that In
the last two months forty-five veter-
ans in Florida hav. answered the last
roll call. and have swelled the ranks
Of the army of the silent majority"
And why should this be the cause
for the shedding Of tears?
These men have outlived their use
fulness. are now becoming a burden
on the state, so why should it no. be
A pleasure" to see them shuttle OF
this mortal coil. and pass off the
stage?
OF course the Metropolis does not
mean what it says, nor do We, but IL
the Confederate soldier is 70 be en-
stoned at all, pension him as a soldier
and not as a pauper.
Let's draw the line. Let's make
paupers paupers and soldiers soldiers
AS a rule we take our'n mixed. but in
this particular Wen take it straight.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07
The pool ~ MISSIONARY

Tom watsd shows that the Chi
neSe children attending the Christian
n'ssion scho95 are furnished with
free board. Zee hooks. free tuition
and then paitto come. Does ANYBODY
oeheVe' he sas, that the poor children
Vi the back pods regions of our own
iahd would hve to be hired to come
70 school al get a free education?
Are not thkminds and bodies and
Souls Of thklittle waits of our own
land as prEous in the sight of God
as are the kathen boys and girls?
But the fncipal of one of the Mis-
sion school adopted new rule. She
required II payment Of three dollars
year for rec books, free board, free
stationerftc., and some of the schoI-
ars quit ON Watson comments:
"WouldhOt thousands of mountain
boys angirls thank their Heavenly
Father ID such a chance as that?
"Suppt the same system had been
| applied | our own country at the
the timehen the missionaries adopt
ed it inhina-what might have been
the insIing RESULT"
| There a lot of humbug in this for
eign visionary business, and the
| tears sd over the sad lot of the mis-
sionari are generally wasted. We
know ne of them that have servants
TO Dire them and fan them, and at
tend livery beck and call No plan
tationrd during the regime of slav-
cry lis in more luxurious ease.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07
ALL ON ACCOUNT OF FRANK
CLARK

Hon. Frank Clark has got to be
reckoned with. He has not only got
our own people at skies and sevens.
but he has put the democrats in con-
gress in the same boat. For instance,
Senator Rayner of Maryland, one of
the most accomplished debaters in the
senate and whose head rarely gets off
its balance, recently said:
Il have risen mainly for one pur-
pose. and that is TO try and find out
where l am in this bewildering con-
fusion upon the subject before US. l
want to locate myself if possible, in this
wild night Of tumult and connection.
and see if there is any light upon the
horizon that will lead me to an an
chorage out of the gloom.
Where am l and what am l? These
are the mOmentous problems that are
surging in upon me. l have never had
the slightest difficulty before in Solv-
ing them. What is there in this per
picking hour to entangle me in I'M
certainty and doubt? The senator
from Rhode Island proclaimed the 9TH
er day that our party had practically
abandoned the principles for which it
cOntended SO hard not many years
ago, and that il was no longer in ia
vor of d tariff simply for revenue, but
it had become a convert to the doe
trine Of tariff for protection. | re-
specially deny that statement. but
even if it were so, simply Speaking for
myself now, where do 1 stand? Am
in favor Of a tariff for revenue with in
cidental or for protection with inciden-
tai revenue? Am l a democrat, for in
stance, on free hides and a republican
on groundnuts? Am 1 a prOtectionist
on zinc ore and pig iron and a rev
enue reformer on citrOnS and pineap-
pleS -"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07
ON DANGEROUS GROUND

: The Barlow Courier Informant
sthinks Frank Clark has preached his
iown funeral sermon" Wrong; Frank
Clark is the Invest member that Florida
has had in congress in forty years. He
has attracted more attention than any
Florida member since WIKI Call took
off his shoes in the senate chamber
Tampa Tribune.
The Tribune is unfortunate in COM
pairing Frank Clark to Wilk Call, and
a complete answer to its contention
in favor of Frank would be a para
phrase Of the question in that famous
poem Of Mrs. Hemans about "the boy
who stood on the burning deck"
AMI Wilk-Oh, where is he"
Frank may follow in the wake OF
WIKI without even taking off his shoes
to do it. A democratic congressman
who makes a speech chat brings shouts
Of approval from the republicans while
his democratic colleagues sit in 6rim
silence, is treading on dangerous
ground.-Bartow Courier Informant.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

Mr.. Scipio Craig, editor of the Red
lands (Cal) Citrograph, is dead. The
CitrOgraph was one of the very best
publications in the Golden State,
and was copied from more extensively
than any other, but at his death ii
was discontinued at his request. He
did not believe that anyone else would
conduct it with the same filial devo
ton that he had dOGe, and fearing
that it would not be kept up to the
same standard of excellence, it's pub
LEGATION was discontinued Giving the
date of his birth and death, the fol
lowing inscription appears on his
tombstone: lie edited the Citrograph
and loved Redlands."
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

sermons on the well known text
The poor We always have among
you, amount to very little unless YOU
do something to relieve their wants
and wordy charity to a hungry soul -
ABOUT as consoling as a bundle OF re-
grets-it sounds nice to the ear. bur
II does not fill an empty stomach or
clothe a naked back. Be charitaht.
and for His sake who was charitable.
De liberal The appeals for charity
are many, but do not turn a deaf ear
10 anyone, and above all things heed
the cry Of the poor widow who has
children.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

As we said before, it makes big
difference whether you are i'm or
out" This is illustrated by the fact
that the other day Governor Broward
addressed several letters to Speaker
Farris, the object of which was to
be read to the legislature and be
printed in the journal, but this is the
reception they met with:
Mr.. Durance moved that the furth-
er reading of the communications
from Ex-Governor Broward 70 the
speaker OF the house be discontinued
and that they, together with the We
toed message of the governor relative
to the relief of the tax assessors of
certain counties, ETC., be referred TO
the judiciary committees A and B. in
joint meeting. Which was Agreed to.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

Among the signs that the war is
actually over is the statement that the
monument to General Stephen d. Lee
is being chiseled in Boston.-Atlanta
Georgian.
This is not the first sign by any
means. Immediately after the surren-
aid placed the names of Grant and
Lee at its masthead for president and
vice president Good old Horace Gree
ley signed JEFF Davis's bond and said
Let's clasp hands across the bloody
chasm." Had it not been for the GIN
let politicians the war would have
ended at Appomattox
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

Mr.. earn says that the Times Union
is I'm error when il says that he in
troduced a bill in the legislature to
prohibit hogs running at large i'm Ma
rion county. He says that he intro
duced a bill to prohibit hogs running
az large in election precincts eight and
nineteen In response TO a largely syn
ed petition Of citizens residing in said
precincts. We take it that on the hog
question Mr.. earn is for local or
ton"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

The wealth of the German nation is
multiplying with marvellous rapidity
Herr Dernburg, the Colonial SeCre-
tary, puts the increase during the TWO
decades, 1SS4-1904 at 3O.0OO.Oo0 600
marks ($1.42O, OOO0OO). and even the
social democratic organ. Vorwa,rts
accepts the figure without protest
Every indication points 10 a condition
Of almost unparalleled prosperity
among all classes Of the people today.
The income tax returns Of Prussia for
1908, published a month ago. show an
aggregate of Prussian income o. Der
cent. larger than that for 1907. which
in turn was more than l. per cent
larger than that for 1906.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

The wives of FIorida's former gov
errors have recently been the recipi-
ents of an appreciated courtesy from
Governor Gilchrist, who presented
each one with an especially designed
pin in the form of shield bearing the
seal of the state of Florida in enamel
The workmanship is exquisite. AMI the
pins are distinctive in every way.
Jacksonville is particularly fortunate.
inasmuch as three Of the exclusive pins
have been received here. for among
the prominent residents are Mrs. Fran
els P. Fleming, Mrs William :. len
nlngs, and Mrs. Napoleon 3. Browand
Jacksonville Coat of Arms.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

Hon. H. NJ. Hudson has introduced
bill in the senate entitled an act
to protect and promote the fruit grow
ing and horticultural interests of the
state of Florida to exterminate crop
pests and to provide for the appoint
ment of county inspectors. Except
for the creation of more offices we
can see wherein such a law would be
most beneficial The government en-
tOmolOgist says that Florida is the
dumping ground Of the other states,
owing to the lack of quarantine and
inspection laws" In years to come
Florida is going to be the greatest
fruit producing state in the Union. and
the industry will need some sort Of
supervision. California looks after
her fruit industry very sedulously. and
as a result many pests have been pre-
vented from obtaining a foothold and
Others have been stamped out after
obtaining a foothOld. Let the bill pass.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

claude LEngle's paper. the sun.
pears the Tallahassee date line. but Is
oelhg printed in another county Irom
tnat IN which the capital is located.
CIaude certainly must be having his
troubles. It's hard enough 10 publish
paper when you can stand over the
lorn' but to write and edit copy for
ualIy paper many miles away and
assume the responsibility for the cor
rectness of that copy is the limit
Pensacola Journal.
The fates are certainly hitting the
brilliant editor hard. His Illuminating
Sun has all the appearance Of being
issued from a blacksmith shop.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

Mr.. Light has been successful /
his fight for the reduction of the nun
Der of clerks, and all were decapita
ed except five. But when the wheel
of economy started it did not sto
with merely limiting the number q
clerks, but one member. more entkl
siastic than the others. thought th
the spirit of economy to be sIneclr
should be such as to strike home to
the pocketbook of every member Sc
he moved that as the railroad mlesge
was only three cents, that the ay of
the members for travelling expenses
be fixed at that amount. On this prop-
osition the vote of the Marion MEM
bers was divided, Mr.. Light voting
yea, and Mr.. earn nay. The bill was
passed and this little graft is lOuped
off.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

ing for an investigation of the ex-
penditure OF funds by the internal inn
provement board has caused consider
able feeling at the capital There is a
big OdOr surrounding the expenditure
Of these funds. and the better way is
10 give the affair a thorough airing
and get rid OF the odOr.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

The beautiful new Masonic temple
at Gainesville, which has Just been
completed, was dedicated with very
imposing ceremonies on Wednesday
Grand Master Lewis c. Massey pre-
sided over the ceremonies. The new
temple is one of the largest and most
complete in the state, and is a magnifi-
cent building.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07
TIE FATHER or ADVERTISING

LGycrtising. which in recent years.
has grown to such colossal proportions,
Ike so many other things, was largely
an accidental affair.
Its acknowledged father is Robert
Bonner, whose name will be forever
associated with the New York Led
ger and Dexter, the great trotting
horse.
Before Mr.. Bonners time it is true
that the newspapers carried some ad-
vertisments but they were inconspic-
uous and made no claims to a news
papers assets. Sometimes houses
were advertised for rent, the departure
of steamboats, and sailing vessels, the
notice Of a runaway negro with a
pack on his back, was occasionally
seen, but the page advertisement of
the great mercantile houses as we
know them were totally unknown.
In the early ffties Mr.. Robert Bon
ner, who had been a type setter on
the Courant, of Hartford, Conn.,,
moved to New York, and set up a
small printing outfit, and contracted to
print several different classes of
papers. Among others was the Led
ger, which was printed in the interest
of the country merchant It's cilcu-
lation was extremely limited. The
owner becoming interested in a more
profitable enterprise relinquished it
and Mr.. Bonner not wishing to lose
the small profit he derived from print
ing it paid a small price for it and
continued its publication. He gradu-
ally dropped its mercantile features
and added family reading instead. He
was struck with the increase in his
subscription list and made family
reading a special feature of the paper
He then began TO print short stories
from eminent authors. Finally he got
an array of the most distinguished
authors in the United States to write
for it and he made this fact known
through the advertising columns of the
Herald and other New York dalies.
He paid out as much as $4,000 a
week for advertising. and $15O,OO0 a
year was among his annual appropri-
ations. He let this be known. The
matter was taken up by all the
smaller publications throughout the
country and as result the
New York Ledger became the
best advertised paper in the world,
and made for its owner a fortune and
he was ranked millionaire when mil
liOnaires were much fewer than they
are now. He became the owner of
Dexter and through Dexter became the
great friend of General Grant and
Henry Ward Beeceer, both of whom
were passionately fond of fast horses.
Mr. BOnner's advertising. which
tried merely as an experiment in
pushing the sale of a paper which
came into his possession by accident.
Although spending prodigious sums
for advertising in other newspapers
Mr.. Bonner never permitted an advert
-isment TO appear in the Ledger.
The way blazed out by Mr. BonnerE
was quickly followed by others andl
has since grown to be the most colossal
business in America and has spread
TO all parts of the world.
Persistent, heoric, colossal adver-
Using has made thousands of persontl
rich and is now the largest asset ofo,
Every daily and weekly newspapeI G.
printed throughout the world. n,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

The senate judiciary committee on
April 30th. unanimously reported ia
vorably a bin under the provisions of
which Colonel s. l. WALES may bring
suit against the state for the recovery
az his claim against the state in the
courts OF Florida. We hope the bin
win pass. 1t is right that the courts
should pass upon the merits of this
claim.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

a committee is now about To be ap-
pointed 10 investigate the report of the
other committee that was appointed to
make a report on the acts and doings
81 the internal improvement board.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

A verdict Of guilty of criminal libel
American in the suit Of j. ID. Rockefel-
Der. Jr.. and damages were assessed at
$500.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

The legislature Of New York voted
unanimously for a bill to pension her
soldiers. Notwithstanding the fact that
they are also the splicitude of the fed
eral government.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

The Jacksonville Metropolis saws
that Pablo parties are in a law suit.
1t was generally understood that they
confined themselves to bathing suits.
but they do not count for enough
perhaps, to interfere with other suits.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

Ex-Governor Broward has felt call
ed upon to say that he doesn't carry
the present Legislature in his vest
pocket
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

A good immigration bill was killed
in the house because of a lack of
funds to carry out its provisions. Poor
Florida. 1t is too poor to do ANYTHING
but pay its officials and Special coun-
sell"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

\ Otis Smith. who wi be executed
fnext Friday in Duval county for the
murder OF his sister has been baptized
and his thoughts are centered on re-
Ugious things
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

Mothers Day" is the second Sun
day in May. Let's all celebrate it.
Those who have never known a moth
er's kiss nor the press of her hand
would give millions if they had known
It, and those that have ought to appre-
ciate it.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

When the last Legislature adjourned
Hon. r. Hudson Burr announced his
candidacy for governor. How many
viii make their announcements this
wear
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

There was a great storm in Tonnes
see. Missouri. Arkansas and the Mis-
sissippi valley on April 3Oth. Many
lives were lost and much property was
destroyed. Texas was also storm
su-ent
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

Five negroes were electrOcuted in
Virginia last Friday Don't tell the
negro that Friday is not an -unlucky
day.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

A cypress log 46 feet in length with
dip of 40 inches, was cut at the CIV
press mill Monday. The log yielded
o2SO feet Of lumber. 1t came from
near Montezuma, Ga.-Apalachicola
Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

Except for the army that is with
him, and his military arsenal Mr..
Theodore Roosevelt is "alone in At
RIGA"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

Senator Fletcher favors retaining
tarin on southern products. His maid
en- effort In the senate was along that
line.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

Light Of Marion seems to be making
good and is fighting the battles of the
tax payers, a class who have usually
been OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Argus
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

General Magill of Jacksonville re-
Gently gave lecture on Olustee. He
was eloquent, and kept in thorough
touch with his thrilling theme.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

Abdul will be held a prisoner He
has given trouble enough, and il is
hoped that he will be taken such good
care OF that he will not give any more
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

Editor Law is taking cOgnizance of
the Tampa Times article on the Con-
federate soldier
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

The summer schools for teacher!
had a close cali in the house.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

Andrew Carnegie, Mrs. Carnegie and
daughter have sailed for Naples.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

Florida is again proposing to estab-
lish a silk industry.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07
FRIDAY. MAY 2, 1909

The summer nOrmals will be contin-
ued.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

The measure of power is in the oh
stacle overcome.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07
WORLD READER

DaytOna, Fla, April. 1909.
Like everything else, the price Of
wheat has two sides TO it, While a
high price hurts the consumer il helps
the grower, the same as higher prices
loupes. etc, help the growers i'm this
section.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07
"HE THAT WITHHoLoETH CORN"

To the Editor of the World:
1t is a sad thing 10 see a man or 8
company of them trying TO raise the
price of wheat, which is the STAFF Of life
for the poor The old prOverb is true
He that withholdeth corn, the people
shall curse him; but blessing be upon
the head of him that selleth it,"
pray God that the men who have such
wicked spirit as to rob the poor of
their food may fall into the pit they
have prepared for others. / would
rather shake hands with a grizzly bear
than with such a man. l trust the
time is near when such men will b.
drummed out of society as unfit for
ciViIiZ9 tiOn
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-05-07

FRANK HARRIS, Editor.
'. v. lesVenaood, Business Manager
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16
doll buggy and furniture, tea set and lots of candy, by, by.
 Your little girl,
 Veta Carruthers.

Dear Santa Claus;-
 Please bring me foot ball and a little COW that runs on wheels and two seated automobile; also bring frog that jumps and all the fireworks you can spare to one boy, and a fire wagon and a wild cat whistle. Don't forget the oranges and apples and can dies and nuts.
 1 hope l can see you at our church Christmas tree and then 1 live just this side the court house. l sleep all night 'cept when I've got the croup, but my stockings will be ready.
 Dear Santa Claus, 1 thank you.
 William Stephens.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16
Your friend.
 Bracy Haynie.
Dear Santa Claus;

I have never written you be- fore. You must be very kind. 1 am years old. Every Christ mas you have filled my stockings. Iwould like a little train and horn. Don't forget little brother; he is one year old and don't need very much. Please remember all the little orphan children.
 Horace Duke.