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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05
oILlNG THE STREETS

In speaking of oiiinS the streets
the Star copies an item from this pa
per. and says that we ought to be
considerate and reasonable. We hear
tily subscribe to this proposition. We
ought to be reasonable and consider
ate at all times and on all occasions.
We ought never TO demand the impOs-
Sible. Is the Banner incOnsiderate,
unreasonable and asking the impOssi-
BILE in this affair? Let's see. We are
informed that some time last June AL
derman Duval introduced a resolution
TO have certain streets of the city oil
ed as a matter of experiment solely.
The resolution was passed. Nothing,
however. was done. At a later period
the resolution was again introduced
and again passed, and still nothing
was done. We understand that for a
third time the resolution was brought
up and passed, and here the ides of
November are nearly upon US, and
nothing done. And when We gently
refer to the matter We are told that
We must be reasonable and consider
ate-that money is lacking. Yet We
continue sprinkling the streets-or
continue making a pretense in that
direction-when it is said that oiling
will cost less than sprinkling.
If We were allowed to say a word
We would say that our city govern
ment is too complex-nine aldermen
and a mayor are too many. What
Ocala needs, in our judgment. is a
commissiOn-one or two paid men to
look after its affairs.
A distinguished lawyer said in our
presence no longer than yesterday
that a man in a successful business
rarely madea good councilman, for the
reason that he is teo immersed in his
own affairs to look after the affairs
of the city.
In the meanwhile the germ-laden,
disease-spreading dust continues its
sway. and we dare not complain.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05
NEED FOR A CONVENTION

With five candidates in the field for
nomination to the Office of United
States senator, it does seem that the
necessity for a state democratic con-
vention to adopt a party platform
would impress itself upon the democ-
racy of the state. OF the candidates
there are three, any one of whom we
believe would come near meeting our
ideal. but it is barely possible that
each one of these has ideas that are
not in unison with the great majority
sentiment of the people. If this be
true, then let the people assemble
and formulate a platform upon which
they must stand if they hope for cleo.
Journal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05
MARTIN AMoRoUs COMES TO
FLORIDA

Martin Amorous, until recently
councilman from the sixth ward, and
chairman of the council finance COM
mittee, has acquired a substantial in
terest in the Arripeka sawmills, Iocat-
ed at Fivay, Fla, and has been made
general manager of that important
lumber industry.
For the immediate future at least
he will make Fivay his residence in
order that he may have direct and
personal supervision over the plant.
These mills are among the biggest in
the south and operate in what is per-
haps the most extensive tract of yell
low pine left standing in this section.
The company is composed of Allan
ia and Boston men, the organizers be-
ing H. NJ. Atkinson, Preston S. Ark
wright, Martin F. AmOrous, all of At
lanta, and Gordon Abbott and c. F.
Aver of Boston. The fact that the
surnames of all five organizers begin
with "A" gave rise to the town where
the mills are located being called Fl
way" Mr.. AmorOus was a director in
the company in 1904. In 1906 he with
drew to devote his time to the Union
PinOpolis mills at Kingwood. Some
months ago, however, he exhausted
the timber resources of that camp,
and he has now re-identifed himself
with the Florida mills.
1t was incorrectly reported at first
that Mr.. Amorous had bought out the
Arripeka property. Such, however, is
not the case, though he has been
made a director in the company and
owns considerable stock in it, c. F.
Aver of Boston continues president
and Gordon Abbott chairman of the
executive committee.-Atlanta Jour
nal
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05
PRIVATE JOHNS OFFICE

when | first decided to allow the
people of TupelO 10 use my name as
a candidate for congress | went out
to a neighbOring parish 20 speak"
said Private John Allen to some
friends at the old Metropolitan Hotel
in Washington recently.
An old darkey came up to greet me
after the meeting. 'Marse Allen he
said, Use powerful glad to see you
Use knOwed oh you sence you wuz a
baby. Knew yOh pappy long befo' you
all wuz born. too. He used to hold de
same office you got now. members
how he held dat same Office for years
an years.
What Office do you mean. uncle?"
/ asked. as | never knew pop ever held
any office.
why, de office OBJ candidate, Mars
John; yOh pappy wuz candidate for
many years. From Norman E.
Mack's National Monthly.
If it were not for precipitating a
war of words, acrimonious and other
wise, we would take the opportunity
of making a suggestion here, but we
won't
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05
MEN ARE ALWAYS NEEDED

The search for the north pole maY
be over, but the search for men b. sfiH
going on. Men are always needed
Lincoln needed them during the Civt
war. He got them by hundreds of
thousands One OF them became pre-
ident of the United States After 49,
| term of Office expired he made a trip
TO Europe At Berlin be Wa hailea
as the great general who had triumph
ed in the greatest civil war OF CO.
times. Responding 20 the compliment
he corrected his sulOgist by sayius
that he did not triumph alone TIE
successful ending Of the war Wa naf
his personal achievemnt but tb.
achievement of every man who enhaf
ed in the Union army and al. his CO.
ty.
General Grant was a man
After Gettysburg. when tha Couf-I
crate invasion Of the north Wa- r.
pulsed and the army OF northern VIr
ginia had 10 go back 20 the ODD Dino OF
defense, some sought 90 lay fha blame
for failure on this general auH aa
that. But the chief commander uf .r.
southern forces said thar mo- 0n. tns
to blame for the disaster but bims..
Yet his soldiers knew that h, ua. r.t
TO blame. and they loved him fHr h..
magnanimity and pledged h.m r..
lives.
General Lee was man
When Charles Darwin couuur..s.
ed TO his fellow scientists H.. sr
nouncement Of the famous fH..r. 90
the origin of the specie-. aruf..- a.
Vestigator. who had hif upon .r. .4rr
notion. said: Let Darwin e4 .H...
with it. Thus be- put a-iH. sn. .r
billion he might have haI .. H. .r.
exponent Of a theory UHi-. aH. r.
command the attention uf mHn..r.
DarWlnism might raw, He.r WaH...
ism. But Darwin in bis .....
DOCK does not withhold srt.. .
Alfred Wallace or any orE.. ..r..
10 matter how great or -m.T r.. .
trlbution to the subject El. .-.... .
assistance given
Alfred Wallace aa. D.... .
win were men Boston Cn.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

Hon. w. A. Blount of Pensacola
now touring the state in the interests
OF his candidacy for the United States
senate, will probably reach Palatka
before many days. The News couldn't
make guess as to Mr.. Blount's
chances in Putnam county, but IT is
sure that the people will give this
distinguished jurist such a welcome
that he will instinctively see that he
is In the house of his friends.-PaIat-
ka News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05
THE FORMATION OF POLITICAL
- PARTIES

Colonel Watterson has written a
very characteristic letter to the Lou
isville Courier-Journal
He ends it as follows:
Sitting upon a broken branch of
the ruined castle of the Counts of
Flanders, read the proceedings OF a
recent meeting of amiable democrats
held at Saratoga, n. Y. l know them
all; greatly esteem and respect them.
They must forgive me if say l can
not repress the rather depressing
memory of the Three Tailors of Tu-
ley Street"
Political movements do not take
their rise in committee rooms, nor
find their level in ready-made resolu-
tions. Their sources are the springs
and rivulets of human action, hidden
among the PARKWAY hills and trick,
ling thence, at first slowly and I'M
seen, until they gather volume and
momentum and swOop down in tor
rents upon the valleys below. States
men sometimes foresee the coming
stream, time its arrival and guage it's
force and successfully ride it in their
tiny boats; the politician is lucky who
is able to save himself from it's on
ward sweep. Between the periodic ag-
itations of nature lie many seasons of
fair weather and long stretches of dry
land, where the ways are plain and
travel easy. These are redolent of
unimportant politics and self-seeking
politicians. partisan elimination and
recrimination, mean back-bitings and
small bookkeeping. Neither in Eng
land nor in the United States have
we anything larger just now; in Eng
land the Budget, in America the tar
iff-one extreme shrieking socialism,
the other crying privilege nobody
more than half afraid, because every
body is less than half sincere Op-
portunism seems the only wear. To
me all this is child's play. have
fought battles; have met dragons;
have survived disasters. So has the
country. So someone else must lose
his sleep, if he will. and walk the
floor. There will be no scientific re-
of the duties to fit the |
grooves of revenue and revenue only |
in my time. Protection, like slavery, !
is too complicate, too inteTlaced with |
interests, too intrenched |
in power to abate one jot of its preda- |
tory prerogative or lower its black |
flag TO what it calls clamor. Like |
slavery, the synonym of aristocracy, |
it will resist every advance. holding
the republican party, as slavery held |
the democratic party, answerable. |
The democratic party grew so strong |
under the miniStrationS of slavery as
10 make its exit the signal for a war
Of sections. Shall protection, main
tanning republicaDism, grow so strong
as to precipitate a civil war. when,
during some period of famine, the
multitude rises to assert the rights of
the many? That is the danger before
us. the lion across our national high
way, but it seems to me yet a long
way off. II. w.
Hotel Royal, Client"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

Thomas H. Heating, through his At.
Iorneys' John E. Marshall of this CITY
ana Bars & Odom of Jacksonville
has applied to Judge ]. T. Wills of the
circuit court for a writ of mandamus
compelling the board of comfy CON.
missioners of Putnam county to call q
wet or dry election in this comm v
WITHIN sixty days of October 9Th
Palatka News.
Inc writ was granted and the board
was 70 nave made answer to the writ
Monday. VIII
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

1t was Roscoe Conkling who re-
marked: when Nine. Roland said,
Liberty, liberty, how many crimes
are committed in thy name?' she had
no conception of the possibilities of
the word, reform.-Evening Sun.
With due respect to a contempor-
airy, this is not what Conkling said
Conkling would have scorned such a
mollycoddle comparison. What he act
ually said in his historical attack Oh
George William Curtis was that when
DR.. Johnson defined patriotism as the
last refuge of a scoundrel he had no
conception of the possibilities of the
word reform.-World.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

Comparisons are often made to the
disadvantages of the United States.
between the roads of America and
those of European nations. The old
countries unquestionably have devel-
oped road systems much superior to
that in this country, but on the other
hand their problems have not been so
difficult and they have had much more
time in which to solve them The
road system OF the United States.
measured in miles, is the most ire
mendOus possessed by any country in
the history of the world According
to a careful road census the length
of all American roads amounts to ?
$4,000 miles. The most liberal es-
innate Of the annual expenditure on
these roads. both in money and in la
Dor. is sS0,000.000. or about one dollar
per capita. England. with only $780,
goo miles of road, spends $4,000. 600
year, or II times as much per mile
as does the United States. If we were
tC spend as much upon our roads as
the English, the annual cost of main
tenance alone would be more than
$1,000. 100000. 1t is manifestly impos-
sible, therefore, to bring the entire
American road system to the high
standard of England within a short
period of time.-Frederic ]. Haskins.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

1our hag and my flag. and how 1t flies
today
% your land and my land and half the
world away:
Roe red and blood red its stripes for
ever CLEAN;
onoW white and soul white, the good
forefathers' dream:
eky blue and true blue. with stars that
CLEAN Alright;
The gloried guidOn Of the day, a shell
ter through the night.
ToAs flag and my flag, and oh, how
much a. holdsi
rour lano and my land secure within
its folds:
Hvur heart and my heart beat quicker
az the sight:
eun-kissed and wind-tossed. the red
and blue and white:
The one nag. the great flag, the flag Tor
me and you;
0l0rihed all else beside, the red and
white and blue.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05
FIRST TRAIN OVER ocAlA -.
NORTpERN

IN learned from men prsnr.l
Ira ~ raiiroad circles thar the o.. -.
tbo,. @ railroad an oomm.-
trelr schedule betweca o.. -.
Sort Mccoy on sunday. .:o,.,,,..-
several large passsur.r -.
ans 'a'est type have ben o.
nar r are expected to arrive ts. i.f.
p par' OF the week. Eentran,, a. ~.
sos s VIII be made over TIE spur d II.
'eAO0ard to Silver sprinu
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05
PREPARATIONS FOR MARION
COUNTY FAIR
New Buildings Under Course of Con-
struction-SeVeral Interesting
Features to be Seen-Horse

Features to be Seen-HorSe
Races a Drawing Card
Times-Unicn Bureau, Ocala, Oct. so
Preparations for the Marion County
Fair, which is TO be held in this city
November "a to &c, inclusive, are now
on in earnest, and many surprises are
in store for those who attend. For
the past two months a large force of
men have been engaged in erecting
new buildings and improving the
grounds. A prominent citizen of this
section, after viewing the grounds,
this morning, said that every citizen
in the county would be indebted to
President Robinson and Secretary
Williams for the good work which they
have accomplished after months of
study and work.
To the prospective settler, a better
opportunity of what Marion county
soil produces has never been offered.
Here one may see at a glance the de-
velopment of everything that woulG
be of interest TO a tiller of the soil.
Months could be spent in investiga-
ton and not be able to gain the same
information which could be seen at a
glance at the coming fair.
The policy of the committee this
year is to have a short fair rather
than a prolonged display of exhibits.
For a short period the exhibits can be
kept fresh and presentable and will
leave a better impression of the ad-
vantages that are offered in this Sec
ton.
Arrangements are complete for the
agricultural and horticultural display
which will excel anything ever held
il Florida. The agricultural building
has been enlarged and another build
ing has been erected for the negro ex-
hibits, which will give still more space
to the agricultural exhibits.
Those in charge are perfecting ar
rangements for a most attractive pro-
gram of amusements, which will in
clude many new features, and which
which exclude everything of an OBJ
jectionable nature.
Considerable interest has been man.
ifested in the racing program, which
will no doubt add considerable to the
success OF the fair. The program will
include a number of automobile races
for cars of different power, bicycle,
running and trOtting races. The Ia
dies driving contest will be a special
feature and special prizes will be Of
fered. The race course is now in per-
feet condition and is one of the fast
est in the south. The track has been
worked over and has been re-tOpped
with the best track material obtaina-
BILE. Nearly 1000 loads were used in
the work.
The railroads and express company
have shown themselves heartily in
favor of the fair, and are doing ev-
erything possible to aid in making it
a big success.
A feature of special interest will be
the corn contest for lads under 16
years of age, and open TO every farm
eT boy in Marion county. DR.. J. c.
BOozer is the donor of the prizes One
hundred and eighty boys have entered
this contest and APPLICATIONS have been
received from eighty farmers for the
other contests. The display of prize
corn will be a surprise even to farm
ers of this county.-Ocala Cor. Times
Union.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

In order that the quality of stand.
ard of the electric incandescent Iamp
output may be maintained and i'm.
proved upon, systematic tests have
TO be made by the manufacturers.
Over $4,000 lamps a year are run on
life tests under exact conditions uA-
til each has made the complete record
Of its life.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

Live Oak gave the Confederate vet
Grams a generous welcome. There
were four hundred in attendance. Gen.
John c. Davant of BroOksville was
unanimously elected commander for
the ensuing year, and the next place
OF meeting will be the growing CITY
Of Barlow. There were five thousand
visitors at Live Oak.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

The East Coast Hom, .... .....
striking illustration oI r.. .....
OF spending money ro .r# ..f
roads, taking Dadc count. .. .. ..
ample: Perhaps the best .#... ......
OF what hard surface rua.. ar Id.
Ior a new section OF fh. -.rr... III.
Dade county 60 SAYS ON. .. ...
Hrst moves made by ths r.r u.u..
Land Company. under rhe direction .f
MT. ). f. lngraham. after fr. r.r. a.
Miami was laid out. was t1 r... ....
eIdI OF the streets with Milan. ....
giving Miami az that um. fr. t.
ana most durable hard surfar. ..r....
III 'he state. This created "a rr..f ..
'nuslasm among the new settler. 49,.
nad cast their 10, To- This .aut...
portion. Thirteen years AZ, a..
was not a foot Of hard surfsr. a..
III the county. yet TO-DAY tb. 80.
county Is covered With me-. ...,. -
nard surface roads equal In ever, -.
" city pavements. and each -.
mere Is a marked incr.a.. A.. La.
niiieage OF these roads The r...f i
.ni' movement has been the s.tHu-
up OF the county with a tl.iry 49,
50 pushing class % farmer. 49,.
r ui' growers. Hard surface go.
nave been largely the r.,.,. e.. -
rapid development OF the cum,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

General o. o. Howard. one Of III.
most famous of the Union generals
dled at Burlington, VT, October 26.
AFTER the war he was prominent in
Y. NJ. c. A. work and was called tho
christian Soldier" Howard Acad-
envy in this city, was named in his
honor. General Howard lost an arm
in the service.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

A cOmmendable spirit exists in Live
Oak, as was evinced by the last issue
of the Suwannee Democrat. which
consisted Of twenty-fOur pages. with
about half of the space taken up with
advertisements of enterprising firms
OF that city.-Punta Gorda Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

The newspapers of Florida are all
prospecting. The Barlow Courier-In-
tormant has just added a Mergentha-
Ter linotype machine to it's we'll eouip-
ped office. This will give Editor Law
opportunity to speak Latin to Broth.
er Tyler of the Pensacola Journal
with celebrity that will astonish the
natives.-Tampa Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

Every train and boat brings more
people into Manatee, and it is getting
to be a serious question just what
to do with them. Guess we'll have tC
start a tent city. Life in a tent on the
Manatee would not be SO bad after
Record.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

Yes, Pauline, the steamers are now
stopping at Manatee's new wharf and
Il will only be a short time before
teams are crossing the river on the
new bridge. This will be a great day
for all Manatee county, and you can
rest assured Manatee will properly
celebrate the Opening.-Manatee Rec
ord
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

The business men of Ocala have
petitiOned the railroad commission for
a union depot for Ocala. The shorter
route would have been to petition the
railroads. The railroad commission
is not in the depot building business.
.Punta Gorda Herald
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

The Perry Herald says that only
handsome men will be eligible to Of
fee when the women are allowed to
vote There is one thing certain, no
old bachelors, whether ugly or ether
wise, will be allowed to creep into Of
fee.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

If Mark Twain can see nothing fun
nv in his son-in-law's name, we don't
see how so many newspapers do.-At-
lanta Journal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

The losses from forest fires in 1908
aggregate the enormous sum of $780,
100000 At the start these fires could
have been easily extinguished with a
single bucket of water 1t is another
evidence how things grow big from
very humble beginnings
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

The efforts of the Marion County
Fair Association to have the Jackson
vile carnival changed so as not to
conflict with the Ocala fair, have been
unsuccessful, so we will have to divide
ourselves so as to attend each.-Cit-
rus County Chronicle.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

Elephants are supposed to have con-
siderable sense. but the one that
charged Mr.. Roosevelt didn't show it.
No more sense than the G. o. P. ele-
phant has in this country.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

Steamboat traffic on the lower Mis-
sissippi is reported to have been tied
up because the negro crews remained
ashore to hear the news of Jack John
sons fight with Ketchel Students of
the race question vii note this demon
stration of the negro's advance i'm civ
iliZatiOn.- World
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

The Atlantic Coast Line railway
wants to issue bonds in the sum of
s150,0OO,0OO. The managers believe
that a sum of this size is necessary
for rolling stock and betterments.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

That ten-foOt cOllard on exhibition
down in Kissimmee would make Mrs.
Wigs cabbage patch look like a
bunch Of lettuce. -Jacksonville Flor
idian.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

Martin Amorous and others Of At
lauta have bought the Arripeka saw
mill located az FiVay. Pasco county
n is supposed TO be the largest mill
ing property in Florida.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

Miss n. Cary Thomas. president OF
Bryn Mawr college. says that college
women make the best wives More
than a college education we think that
the amiabilities largely go TO make
the perfect wife.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

On asking those TWO and a quarter
billion questions by the census emu
merators. maybe some one of them
will tell us about How old was ANN"
Jacksonville Florida.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

The Peary-Cook controversy re-
minds us very much of the Sworn
circulation" Of the Times-Union and
Metropolis. and is just about as inter
esting Jacksonville Floridian.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

The Donaldson Line steamer, Hes
tia, bound for Glasgow, went ashore
Tuesday and thirty-four lives are sup
posed to have been lost.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

We can trust the common sense Of
tEo American people" says President
TAR. He has not read Henry Waiter
sons last letter from London on the
farmer and the tariff.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-05

An Inverness firm has received al
order for twenty carloads of lumber.
THIS b. one Of the largest orders han
died iu some time.