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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20
WHAT CHURCH WOULD JESUS
JOIN?

The above was the subject Of a SER
mon recently preached by a New
York clergyman of national reputa-
ton.
In his second coming if Christ de-
scended directly from heaven in TOW
ing robes and with glittering wings.
his head crowned with a halo OF glo-
~ and his whole person shining With
resplendant beauty, the whole world
Jew, Gentle and Heathen-would
bow down and worship him
But suppose his second coming
were the same as his first coming.
how many would receive him? How
many would reject him?
If he were born again OF a virgin
in some remote village. how many
would bow down and worship at his
cradle, were a deputation of wise men
to visit him and proclaim him the
Christ King?
After he grew up into the full stat
ure of a man and tramped on foot,
scantily attired, from village 20 vii
Iage, although performing miracles.
how many would receive him? How
many would reject him?
Were he to associate with those
outside religious and social circles,
and were seen going in and coming
out of places of questionable reputa-
ton, how many would receive him
and stand firmly by him?
Were he to go to places of festiv-
ity and conviviality, countenancing
draining the fagons dry and rehlling
them by converting water into wine,
how many would still receive him?
How many would be ready to reject
him?
Suppose he were to travel and per
form manual labor. such as "plu"king
corn" on the Sabbath day, how many
would revile him and be ready TO per
secute him?
Suppose be were to sup with sin
ners, so much so as 10 be called "a
wine bibber." and should say 10 the
scarlet woman. thy sins be fOrgiv-
en- thee" how many would stand
ready to cruelty him?
What church would Jesus Join
Nay, rather ask what church would
receive him?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20
THE NATIVE DON'T STAND MUCH
SHOW

The above saying applies to individ-
uaIs, the same as to animals. The
newcomer, as a rule, falls right into
the swim.
If he be a young man, matrimon-
tally inclined, or pretending so to be,
he is the recipient of the most capti-
waiting chances from the fair sex. He
receives the favors at the dances, and
whenever he approaches the nome
man must stand to one side, or, as
the old saying was, go away lack
and sit down"
If he has political aspirations, the
home product need hardly apply.
So with individuals, so with ami
mails. The native has got no show"
How the poor razor-back is gibed.
He is never put in a pen and fed from
the hand. He gets no swill. and in
deed, is a stranger to the trough. He
is taken to the woods and turned
loose, with the injunction, Root, hog,
or die!"
Treat your imported hogs in the
same way, and see what would be-
come of them in the course of a few
years.
How familiar are the lines
The old man who had a COW
But had no hay to give her,
Continued saying unto her:
Consider, COW, cOnsider!'
Struggling out in the almost grass
less woods, or among fennel and cot
fee weeds in so-called pastures, fur
nishing blood for flies and ticks in
the blazing summer sun, and subject
to rain and piercing winds in winter,
the native COW still survives, and is
patient, returning good for evil
Put the imported COW under the
same treatment and see how quickly
she would deteriorate and perish from
the face Of the earth.
Or, reverse the picture-put the ma
tive COW under a good shelter, feed
her and pamper her as you would a
horse, and see how quickly she would
respond to the new treatment, and re-
turn good for good.
Don't let's always have a hand ra;s-
ed against the home product. wheth- |
err man or beast.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20
THAT SHIP CANAL

In the interest of the shin canal
route to be constructed across the
Florida Deninsular, for which the gov
eminent has made the APPROXIMATION
or $4,000, the work OF survey ON -
Marys river was begun recentI- nv
Engineer Z R. COnant. government
engineer. VINO had come over 10 Fer
nandina with his assistant. Mr.. Lem
on, on a government launch. from
Brunswick. The gauges were placed
at st. Narys, White Oak and Kings
Ferry. The survey is made to Folks
ton. sevent.. miles, and is the first
regular survey ever made on this riv-
er. 1t will no doubt be perfect in de-
TAIL Perhaps three months will be
required to complete the survey
Fernandlna Cor. Times-Union.
Nature has marked out the course
for that canal 1t is from the Allan
tic ocean, up the St. Johns and Okla
waha rivers via Silver Springs. Blue
Springs and the Withlacoochee river
to the gulf.
The canal, cut along this course.
could also he fed, If necessary. by the
waters of Orange, LochIoosa and
Newman lakes.
1t is the practical, feasible route
the route marked out by nature.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20
THE OcALA BANNER

4our Tag and my nag. and how It flies
today.
M your land and my land and half the
world away:
49, red and blood red its stripes for
ever CLEAN.
4now white and soul white, the good
forcfathers' dream;
~ blue and true blue, with stars that
CLEAN Alright:
Ne Eioried Euidon Of the day. a shell
ter through the night
To-. hag and my flag. and oh. how
much ~ holds,
Iour lans and my land secure within
ita folds:
fpur heart and my heart beat quicker
"a the sight.
9un-kissed and wind-tossed. the red
and blue and white.
Iha one nag. the great flag, the flag Tor
me and you.
uIorihed al else beside. the red and
white and blue
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20
OCALA MEASURED BY ALLAN
TA'S BAROMETER

Under the heading, Atlanta Leads
the South. the Atlanta Journal says
that the postal receipts of a city are
universally looked upon as one Of the
most accurate barometers of their
business life, and in Atlanta this is
known to be the case. Commerce and
industry are keeping pace with this
record of postal receipts" If what
the Atlanta Journal says be true, if
the postal receipts be an accurate ba-
rometer of trade. then Ocala leads
all the interior cities of Florida, for
its postal receipts lead all the rest.
and have for a number of years.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20
A LETTER FROM AN OLD OcAL-
IAN

We are in receipt OF a letter from
Mr.. o. L. Burdick, under date of Au.
gust 18th, in which he says that with
the exception of his eyes, he is doing
fairly we'll He encloses the following
clipping, which he says will give the
readers of the Banner some idea of
the enormous liquor traffic Of St. Lou
is:
Number OF cars handled by rail
roads annually in serving the brew
ing industries. 100000.
Amount Of license tax paid bv the
brewing industries to the city Of St.
Louis, SI.115 goo.
Amount OF taxes for city purposes
paid on property used in the business
in St. Louis. S35O.00O.
Total taxes received by the city for
real personal and corporate property.
S610O.O0O
City revenue from these sources.
less taxes paid by brewing industry,
S4500.000
Taxable value of property owned
by brewing and distilling interests in
Missouri. S75.000.0 900.
Capital invested in malt LIQUOR in
duStries in the United States. S5l6.-
100000.
Value of malt liquor products in the
United States. S29S. 900. 900.
Mr. Burdick is living at Joplin, near
st. Louis.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

II Apa.acaioHlau- ger. su M. ...r
they would see tC Ir chat mn. a...
and beaurflF streets OF r- r... r..
parked and orh.rvl.. E.1.H.. r.
monumen.s thar vuI -.ue a..-
them. We are entirely r.1 -..u owe.
mis- way iu such matters .rf ....
slowness derracrs from -.. n.s. and
the enterprise OF the City L.- r.-.
be- general movement along .Ea Ir.
OF civic Improvement among ODD. .r
izeuship. Fur d1ar Deal H...lr
with Mr. SlowpoEe. he win .a
over after a while. AMI when H. come.
over he will be a uleaIh1r-, f.. ,....
pride AM O. city baarls. N.a on
Izens. all t1se-t.--h-4r.r...4
Times
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20
THE BEGINNING OF FORESTRY IN
THE UNITED STATES

When did the United States begin
the practice of forestry? Few persons
can answer this question correctly.
Most people are of the opinion that
the beginning of forestry in this coun-
try was Of very recent origin, and that
the first step in that direction was ia
ken among the mountains of the far
west. Neither fact is correct.
While Washington was serving his
first term as president of the United
States, a recommendation came to
him thai the government ought to buy
live oak islands on the coast Of Geor-
gia to make sure of supply of ship
timber for war vessels. The idea APP
pears to have originated with Joshua
Humphreys, whose official title was
Conductor of the United States Ma
Wy" although about the only navy
then existing was made up of six
ships on paper, and not one stick of
timber to build them bad yet been
cut. The vessels were designed to
fight the North American pirates.
Five years after the recommended
ton was made congress appropriated
money to buy live oak land. Grower
and Blackboard islands, on the coast
of Georgia were bought for $22,5OO
They contained 1850 acres.
Louisiana was bought soon after,
and in 1917 the six islands, of 10000
acres, and containing $4,000 live oak
trees, were withdrawn from sale, and
set apart "a a reserve. In 1925 con-
gress appropriated $4,000 to buy ad-
ditional live oak land on Santa Rosa
Sound, western Florida, and subse-
quently other Florida timber lands, |
aggregating 2O3,224 acres, were re-
served.
Up to that time nothing more had |
been done than to buy or reserve land |
for the timber growing naturally upon |
il; but the work was to be carried |
further upof the Santa Rosa pur-
chase. The plan included planting, |
protecting, cultivatjng and cutting |
live oak for the navy. The timber
was then considered Indispensable in
war vessels. Much had been
said and written OF the danger of ex-
haustion of supply. Settlers destroy
ed the timber to clear sand, and Eu-
ropean nations were buying large
quantities for their navies. In re-
Spouse to repeated warnings the gov
finally took steps to grow
timber for its own use.
Young oaks were planted on the
Santa Rosa lands. Difficulty was ex-
Derienced in inducing young trees to
grow. The successful transplanting
Of the oak is not easy, unless done at
The proper time and in the right way.
The plantations at Santa Rosa were
unsuccessful, but large
quantities of acorns were planted and
1 fair proportion of them grew. But
he chief efforts were directed to
training and caring for the
Wild trees. Thickets about them
we're cut away to let in air and light.
What the ultimate success of the
orestry work would have been cannot ,
,e told. The civil war brought a +,
complete change in war vessels by a.,
iron for wood. Forestry
work stopped. The timber reserves
we're neglected. Squatters occupied .
he land. After a number of years =.
IL the reserves, except some of the
florida land, were opened to settle
nent.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

According to the deeds filed for
record in the clerks Office in Jackson
vile this week many lots were re-
corded, the price paid for same being
$40, and whole additions for the
same price. What's the matter with
Jacksonville?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

For census enumerators for Flor,
- President Taft has settled upon
~ following appointments: First dis
fIcs. Henry W. Bishop, (rep); sec
nd district L Leseur Gaulden, (repD ;
&Ird district. Thomas David White,
1om.) We should like to know who
.homas David White is. just to know
- Tnft style OF a democrat.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

The London Review does not take
~ optimistic survey of the field for
~ aviator. Il says that he can only
|ope 10 propel his car in favorable
&enther, and when the weather condi-
Hons are the least Unfavorable he
3nst expec. a rapid descent to the
'arth. and means peril, injury and
|anfh
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

The auto pc .p,e are s-.....# ..-.
me Times rarh-fade- .r.r s.n lam
pa 10 jacksonville r. s. rt.If r..
mas a fine Buick car VUT mails. .r.
trip. Mr Chelf thinks f-.-. ..r
not be- found O. better 1- NOR. ...-
route than by Brook.,U. "a. ...-
wei acquainted with .a- .1aF .r.
Tampa To- Oclla. he viii Gals. ...
route IN his car-B-1.ksrua Cor
Tampa Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20
rnE WILL o. rHE pEoPIE

HE WILL -
! General Law. The veteran AMI abe
editor OF the Barlow CourieF Inform.
ant. sums up the situation resarilnF
the prohibition amendment .p D. fu
ed upon next year al follows.
Attorneys Wells criticism col f..
prohibition amendment rssoll.II..
PASSED By tie last legislature. c1u'Il
ues 90 be- the subiect of lively i.sr..
sion throughout The state Or OIL aN
very well Tor lawyers uk. pou N.H.I
len and Mr Wells. t0 indulge u ....
discussion. handy teehH.caUu.s. alt
cite -pint-. of law. buf plain. .uuu...
sense people want plain. COMM
sense statement 1f fi. matter
out any legal fril.s or urH..Hes a....
only serve to create doubt and ..l..
sion in the minds of ordinary ..0H..
we have studied Ooh. subject ..
oughly. and We don't truk
haueriug 0arseT bob fra ..as. a...
We claim t0 know NOR. about
constitution and nus UI '..
than the large majority Hr -. .a
brilliant legislature H.r. tr.
conclusions iu n nutshell Tl. H..
pie being tee source of 40 power E.|
the creator OF fhe constitution I.....
can alter or amend that insrrgmelI ..
any way they please. provided r F"
done Ia a regular election which rE
presses the popular Will The c1uriu
sion Is therefore beyond gIrsf...
that II the prohibition resolution r.
ceives a majority 90 fhe popular s1r.
il becomes "a law. even if it tears es
cry rag OF our old constitution lf1
shreds-simply because fhs PEOPLE
the course Ct all power. have iecre.f
Il.
Secondly. tha resolution l1Frs
been passed. becomes The surreu.
law and every provision of DO ma.. ..
carried out one plain provision ..
that % shall go INTO eject July o.
1911 70 is the plaiuesf sHr af nrH.
osition that The leE.-,1..r. 1f IsI.
which will adjourn ...I. .H I.aa
cannot enact Legislation HuIsr r.r.
-ritutional provision ur ausufmrr.
which is no. yer in fIrr. T H1u.I H.
JUST as REASONABLE, ru ..n.m .ha. H
train Of raiursI cars r1HI uata U.
fore the motive ruvs. f .-e auE..
.- applied IS. ...r.f... IH.. fHr H.
legislation under .b. auarfu.r. a.
the regular session 0f 1871 Uaf H# o.
ira session viii De- called frr ga. n.
pose on or after July IsI fha Iaf. f1
aI by the amendment itself fr- r.
become OF force
IL the amendment is carried al. .H.
election OF 1910 there o. uo faar.
whatever thar Governor GIIctrIH a.H
'all an extra session. for D. has arr.I
has far. and always viii w. believe
act in accordance with the viii Oft -ra
people, which was the strongest nIarE
n the platform au which De- son tr.
ace for governor
All OF as both pros and auus t1I
ust as we'll ankle up our minds .1 one
hing: The battle is going fo h.
ought to finish without any har.ne
hesitation or retreating sh.uI fEs
amendment be- defeated iu no ..ar
ion. that ends the matter fo- fra
tme being should o. De- cartel ra
Progress will not be seriously charEaf
Until statewide prohibition become.
he law in Florida --Tauahassa.
rue Democrat
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

There is a Florida in New York and
one in Missouri, made famous for be-
ing the birthplace Of Mark Twain.
but really there is only one Florida.
and it is the state in which ocaIa is
located. and the OcaIa Banner is
printed.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

Benjamin H. Bridges, who was re-
moved from the Office of assistant
state chemist by Governor Gilchrist.
VIII make a legal battle to regain his
ONCE. He has applied for a writ of
quo warranto, which will bring the
matter to the attention of the courts
which will pass judgment on same.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

Just at the time the Florida orange
rroWers are pointed to how they do
II ont IN California;" the most dis
Pressing news comes to us from that
.Iafe and TIE last number of the New
Tori Produce News says that Cali
'ornia growers are becoming discour-
-.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

Talk about mosquito j- FI1rf.
but how is this. Jack Lake rf ,.u
ark o, is In a serious couf-I1r as
result OF being attacked by "a swarm
OF huge mosquitoes. His BODY a
swollen 70 twice its natural ..r.
Nothing OF this kind down this u4v -
Jacksonville Metropolis
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

M Luther Burbank's efforts to pro-
Ince a seedless watermelon means
Ihaf he proposes to make it all heart,
kare's success to him and quick re-
Inrna-washington Herald
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

MrA Edith Rockefeller Mccormick
Nritea as beautiful a tribute to moth
rrhood a. has ever appeared in print.
a. I'm be found on the first page of
lodays Banner.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

Or Sarah Hackett Stevenson, a wo-
nan physician OF Chicago, has been
N \ state of coma in st. Elizabeth's
|hispital In that city for nearly a year.
II a. an exceptional case in medical
-nnnls.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

Nothing like wringing a mans neck
Nhen ne betrays the platform on
nhich he was elected. HOke Smith,
II Georgia, has set the example. Let
~ people in all TIE states do the
.ame thing.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

Brother Walton of the East Coast
Advocate a. Titusyille. has erected
- once building which will be pro
|ided with twenty doors and forty
|rFen windows. He has certainly
.lanned 20 make his exit easy when a
IN comes around looking for the
'1rhting~ editor.-Tallahassee True
n.,orrat
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

Justice Mills directs that Harry
NAV II % have a comfortable room
Is the Matteawan asylum. and be per
mlfted 10 sit up as late as 10 o'clock
- nirht.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

TIE good Offices of King Edward Of
EnEland viii be invoked to bring
about the marriage of the Duke
kbru1Ei and Miss Katherine Elkins.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

claude writes TO a friend in ITALIA
.nssee that he has already made him
nj Is well known in west Florida
N pearline and Sloan's liniment, and
4 pushing coca-cola to the wall. He
.oesnt intend TO let any grass grow
.naer his feet.-Tallahassee True
nnmocrat.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

NJ al that is said by the partisans
&c me sunny Jim Special" be true,
AZ yin make a great city of ocala-
D. her make
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

Electric locomotives are now haul
InH freight through the Cascade tun-
nj on the Great Northern railroad.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

Those khaki uniforms are about to
) ABANDONED. That is cause for gen.
~ rejoicing outside. as well as in
|1e military circles. They are the
|rrst ever.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

AZ Luther Burbank will produce q
1eodless avocado pear, he will do a
1lnut worth recording.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

The Burroughs Railway Nut Lock
Company, capital, 100000. Is the
name of new organization recently
formed in Jacksonville.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

J. Pierp0nt Morgan has been to
ErJpt and consulted with the sphinx.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20

FRANK HARRIS. Editor
y. v. LesVengood, Business Manager
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-20
FRIDAY. AUGUST 20, 1909

The next reunion of the G. A. r.
49, b. held az Atlantic City.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-07-16
cNApTeR SoI9--tNo, SOY.

AN ACT to Provide for Clerical Aid for the Judge
Of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, and Fixing the Pay
for Same.
Whereas BY reason Of the great increase Of
population in the counties composing the Sixth
Judicial Circuit, and the consequent increase OF
litigation the Judge of said Circuit is doing work
which should be divided between at least two
Judges; and
Whereas Owing to the increased cost of living
the Judge cannot afford to pay for clerical work
out Of his salary and the employment Of clerical
aid would not only relieve him of q large part OF
his burden, but would enable him to accomplish
much more work in the same length Of time; there
fore,
Be Il Enacted by the Legislature Of the State Of
Florida;
Section I. That the Judge Of the Sixth Ju;;
dicial Circuit be allowed the sum Of one hundred
dollars per month for the purpose Of employing
clerical aid in the discharge Of his duties said sum
to be paid quarterly by the Comptroller upon the
requisition Of the Judge
Sec. 2. That there is hereby appropriated a
sufficient amount out of any funds in the Treasury
to pay said sums
Sec. 5. That this Act shall take effect immedi-
ately upon its passage and approval by the Gov
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-07-16
CHAPTER 59O3-(NO. AN

AN AT to Provide for the Apno;,,,,t.
ne prosecuting Attorneys, and 10 prov;dan ~.
the Compensation Thereof 'oV'ue ioi
be u Enacted by the Legislature of tho s,.,. .,
section J. That from and after the passaos .,
1il,s Nv, when any Prosecuting Attorney M en,
County Court in the State of Flor;da IL s u any
unable to perform the duties Of such sek ano
attorney or is disqualified TO perform s,,c
py reason OF being formerly ernpoved /, Nv W
tense OF any person charged with violation ~ ~
law WITHIN the jurisdiction of such rorrt - Wy a!
aosent from the county wherein sucb g.. 20
court is or may he established the indoo ~ ~
county court shall appoint competent attorrn,'
ADMITTED TO practice in such court TO he Gct;r6,
Prosecuting Attorney Of such court d,,r;no the
aosense or the disability OF the Prosec,t;no h,tor
ney. Such Acting Prosecuting ATTORNEY shall
nave and exercise all the duties and powers n tbe
prosecuting Attorney during such apnointynent
me powers and duties OF an Acting Prosecut;no
ntlo1ney snail cease as soon as the disability Of
Prosecuting Attorney returns to the COUNTY w, ~
which he is Prosecuting Attorney.
Sec, 2. Acting Prosecuting Attorneys appoint
81 u'luer the provisions OF Section OF this Act
snail receive the same compensation for tbe coz
vice and time OF performing the dut;es ~ he
Prosecuting Attorney as Is paid 10 Pros.
ecuting Attorneys, and Prosecuting Attor
neys shall receive no compensation for service or
time IN which the duties ofehe Office are per.
formed by Acting Prosecuting Attorneys. Act.
ing Prosecuting Attorneys shall sign ali naners nc
Acting Prosecuting Attorney. . 90
Sec 8. This Act shall take effect immediately
upon its passage and approval by the Governor
Approved May 10, 1909.