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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-19
The A. c. /. Reflect Old otneers

The stockholders OF the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway met at Richmond
on the 10th, and reelected all Of the
old directors, who reelected all Off
GERS.
A semi-annual dividend on common
stock of 3 per cent. payable in Janu-
airy, was declared. A blanket mort
gage of $2OO.OOO,OOO and a special is
sue of debenture bonds of $23,566.OOO
convertible into common stock at
$1.35, was authorized. the issues to
cover outstanding obligations.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-19

Remebre. ''tag day November %
Cor the benefit Of our new theater.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-19

A big Methodist revival is i'm pro-
gress in Gainesville. Rev. T. NJ. Chris
tian is in charge.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-19

Tag day." November 25-benefit of
Temple Theater.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-11-19

Remebre, tag day." November %.
for the benefit of our new theater.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-09

swered that the people had neither the means
or the materials to make use of 1t.
But Gordon was not that kind of man. He
pitched his tent near the falls and lived with
them day and night for several weeks study
ing how to overcome the handicap which the
lack OF the proper facilities made to develop
ing the power. He finally discovered the en-
trance to the hermit's cave. aud explored the
falls from the rear.
He finally announced TO the farmers OK the
settlement that he would have a mill running.
ready TO grind their corn by the time OF the
fall harvest. He announced at the same time
that he would buy all the cows horns that
could be found In the community.
The idea of mixing cows horns and q grist
mill was rather confusing to the country folk,
but they were willing to be shown. and came
from miles around, and even from Kentucky,
across the river. bringing all the horns they
could find, which they gladly donated when
the plan was explained to them.
Gordon and his two sons had rugged up a
stout oaken shaft across the brink OF the falls.
on which was mounted a wooden wheel three
feet In diameter. with wide fianges. Over this
ran a pair of log chains. Joined at intervals
by cross chains, much In the form OF the
chains used on wheels. To these
cross chains, which were about six inches
apart. they riveted the cows horns, tips down
ward. The chain carried over a thousand
horns, ana they served as an ekcelIent suDsu-
tute for the buckets which Gordon had neither
the materials nor the tools to make.
A little mill was set up on the bank, and
soon Chain-Mil Falls was the busiest spot in
the county. For Is years the COW horns sang
their little song as they ground their grist.
until finally the mill could not take care OF
the business. and Gordon had to turn engineer
again.
He explored behind the falls. and found that
a portion of the rock had scaled away. leaving
the shelf over which the water flowed a bare
20 feet thick. This gave him the idea. and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-09

different streams, and some OF these stand to-
day as our %greatess triumphs of engineering.
But for native ingenuity-doing something
with nothing. getting results with neither
tools nor materials, nothing but pure Yankee
ingenuity. the mill which stood for many years
on the brink OF a little waterfall In Jefferson
county. Indiana, between the little Presby-
terrain college town of Hanover and the Ohio
river, and only recently has fallen into dis
use, deserves a Carnegie medal.
The stream, which has less than three miles
of length from its source in the hillside
springs to its mouth In the Ohio, was so in
significant that it was never graced with a
name. But in the old days. before some unex-
planned geologic changes occurred. 1t carried
a flow of water 20 feet wide and three deep.
with the speed of a mountain torrent. About
half a mile from the Ohio II spread out sud
denly over a fiat rock 40 or so feet wide, and
plunged over its brink a sheer 80 feet. The
rock was of hardest limestone, but underneath
was a stratum of schist and rotting slate, so
that a cave. like the Cave of the Winds at
Niagara, vas followed out. 1t made a quite
roomy, and. strange to say, dry apartment.
and was approachable In but one point. which
was hard to find.
During the War OF 1912 a hermit lived In a
hut built In this cave and spent his time COM
pounding salt petre. which he sold to the pow
der-makers. He disappeared as mysteriously
as he came, and for a year or two the falls
were left to roar out their own destinies.
In 1916, among the settlers who rushed west
after leaving the army WAS a shrewd miller,
William Gordon, in whom the hard sense OF
his Scotch heredity was we'll mixed with a
shrewdness acquired Of Yankee environment.
He came Town the Ohio in a fatboat and
stopped at every settlement seeking a location
for a mill. He stopped at Hanover, and while
rambling through the hills on a hunting expe-
ditiou. tumbled on the falls. He was struck
with the vast waterpower going to waste. and
when he made inquiries about 1t he was an
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-09

into the doorway and ran along a pas
sage fanked by showcases until 1t
reached the elevator In the rear. In
which James Meehan, the operator.
was seated. The spectacle OF a steer
seeking to enter the elevator gave
Meehan n distinct shock. but he had
presence of mind enough to pull his
lever and the a shot upward.
The disappearance Of the car fright
ened the animal, which now turned
and ~cavorted put OF the store into the
street. The place was barren Of GUS
toners at the time and. except for the
fright suffered by the clerxs, some Of
whom sought refuge beneath the
counter. the visitation was harmless.
On regaining the sidewalk the ami
NAL galloped to Ninth avenue. thence
to Forty-fifth street and west toward
Tenth avenue. The clamor attract
ed the attention Of Policeman Back
us, who blew his whistle for aid. Ell
forts were made to head off the steer
as It dashed into Tenth avenue, and
now for the first time the animal
showed its mettle when II charged
the crowd that was backing up Back
us. The policeman was knocked down
and the animal ran over his body
without doing him any injury.
James Donohue. one Of the persons
In the crowd, was not SO fortunate,
The steer caught him before be could
escape and tossed him into the show
window Of a crockery store q dis
lance of more than ten feet. Dono-
hue suffered evere bruises about the
face and hands.
Almost surrounded by a crowd. the
frightened steer dashed up Tenth
avenue toward Forty-seventh street
where 1t paused to survey the ground
This proved the undoing OF the AMI
NAL, for a dozen men carrying ropes
encased the animal In a network ol
hemp from which It sought In vair
to release itself. Once In CUSTODY
the steer became docile and was lee
without difficulty back to the yarG
from whence 1t had escaped through
a gate inadvertently left ajar by {
keeper.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-09
Snake Cuts OF a Town.

Tullahoma, Tenn. - A common
chicken snake about four feet long
cut Tullahoma off from t~elegraphic
communication with the outside world
for several hours. bu' paid the pen
atty with his life.
The snake climbed a pole after
birds that had focked there and
crawled u on the wires. When he
had connected several OF them with
his body the current was strong
enough to kill him. but his body lay
across all the wires. cutting out serv-
ice to this place for several hours
while the linemen were locating the
trouble.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-09
Rlrea Bear Love: Main Slow.

Winsted, Conn.-David Cohen, who
recently came here from New York
to manage a clothing business, will
send love letters to his fiancee in New
York by carrier pigeon instead of by
mail. He has received a dozen pi-
geons for that purpose, one OF which
took a prize at a recent show in New
York. Mr.. Cohen refused to divulgs
his sweetheart's name or street ad-
dress. BY rail to New York Y is 1ls
miles, and II takes four hours for the
fastest trains to carry a letter there.
BY air line the distance Is consider
ably shorter and Mr.. Cohen has fig
ured that he can beat Uncle Sans de-
livery system by mors than an hour.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-09
WILD STEER LOOSE IN
STREETS Of new YORK
HE iNvADEs \ SHOP, scATTERa
A CROWD, AND Is FINALLY
RoPED AND CAUGHT.

New York.-The story OF the bull
in a china shop was practically retold
with variations the other afternoon.
when a steer escaped from the stock
yards at Fortieth street and North
river. and in a mad ace through the
streets in the vicinity dashed into a
store, knocked down a policeman and
tossed a man into a crockery shop be-
fore the frenzied animal was cap
tured.
The Wild antics of the steer on re-
gaining It's freedom as It galloped
along Fortieth street to Tenth avenue.
caused a scramble of women and chill
dren for safety.
When the steer reached the store
of Demarest & Ereckman. It dashed
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-09
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two guns and each Of the others with
a gun came to the rescue Of their
comrade, and before Weaver was
aware. they had five ugly guns pointed
at his head and his own hands and
guns were extending upward toward
high heaven. The leader of the gang
told the others to get away while he
took care of Weaver with his two
guns. Drop that gun or you dt..'
came the command to Weaver In nc
uncertain tones. A pause, again
the command was repeated. The two
men stood staring into each others
eyes every nerve at high tension. 1t
was a trying moment. one In which
most men would have dropped he
gun. Weaver is small and 1.-THE. he
knows no such thing as showing the
white feather. AS president OF the
grand lodge of the A. Fl. 7. A. In Mis-
souri, he had been drilling others for
lust such work. He, their leader.
must do his duty. He dropped to the
ground like a fash, and as he dropped
he sem two bullets through the body
of the stranger, while two others went
whizzing over his own head. I'm all
in" said the stranger. Weaver kicked
the dying mans guns beyond his
reach and started after his first man.
and in a few minutes had him on the
way to Jail. An hour later 1t became
known that yeggmen had blown a safe
in a nearby town during the night.
and that Weaver had put an end to
the career of two Of the men who did
the work.
Bill Rudolph, the Ironton. Mo-,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-09
A Strange Hoosier
Waterp0Wer
BY A. e. MARSH.

- ATERPOWER was the foundation
of our industries. But this hum
wv BILE agent of producing energy
was abandoned in favor of the
@r- more flexible and available steam
ISNSfEdI when the coal fields were opened.
~ Steam was hailed as the giant OF
oiv,,iyation. but had scarcely established itself
,yben n too. was found too clumsy. and the
o,.otr,c current. which could be carried many
mi,as over a slender wire. while steam could
no carried only as many feet through a cum
nrous nine became the monarch OF our mills.
In the last decade gasoline. which does not
naed even the slender wire, but can be carried
An the most convenient tin can. has assumed
a large share OF the burden OF relieving man
~ nhvsical ~exertion. And now. after the
o,hars nave had their inning, millions are be-
ING spent to develop waterpower again.
Niagara, which for years was usefui only as
an artists model and a spooning ground for
Mr. and Mrs. N~ewlywed. has been "harnessed'
to light the streets of Buffalo. The Great fails
~ Montana, the international Falls on the
Canadian.Minneso border. the mountain tor
rents of switzerland. the Victoria Falls in CEN
trail Africa, which, Is years ago were almost
regarded as a myth of the explorer; even the
humble st. Anthony falls" at Minneapolis are
earning their living.
The turning of water into horsepower has
given employment to the wits OF our greatest
ENGINEERS. and the most complicated projects
have been put through to adapt the power
plants to the varying conditions found In the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-09

oughness or the organization Wall is able to
can 10 MS AID. by secret methods II needed.
members of the order almost anywhere he NAV
go. and with this assistance his work has
given rise to the saying III Wall goes after
them he will bring them in"
Some of the experiences of the order read
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-09

Sttdl llOlu a III Z III CT
Thieves have been known
to pass by the horse of a
member and take that of
his neighbor. The thief
knew 1t was easier to elude
one man than many.
This unique. practical and
useful organization was
first organized In Clark
county, Missouri. during the
civil war. Maj. David Nc.
kee. a brave soldier, was
its first president, and his
first efforts was to suppress
bushwhacking in northeast
Missouri. The disorganized
condition of the country
gave the order men much
to do, and it grew and
spread until 1t now extends
over seven states.
John w. Wall Of Parsons.
Kans., is the supreme presi
dent. Wall is a born detec.
tive and a crack shot with
a Winchester at long range
He lead the crowd that
chartered the special train
to seek the fleeing police.
man. Through the thor.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-09

like sketches from Conan Doyle. but they are
actual happenings. The work OF William
Weaver in capturing two yegmen at Carl
Junction, Mo- holds the record for grit, daring
and activity among the ants. Weaver arrested
a man he knew was wanted, ana started on
with him. Four strangers nearby. one with
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-09

Win OtnerS, nad our
glarized a store, been arrested, and
escaped from Jail. His route was
learned, and there being no regular
train soon, a special was chartered.
and with a bunch of Ants, as the
members OF the A.. II. T. A. are called,
aboard, started in pursuit. When it
returned a few hours later 1t had .
aboard the policeman-burglar.
The Anti-Horse Thief association is
rather a novel organization now -four.
ishing in the middle west, having
members as far east as Ohio. and as
far west as New Mexico. and a total
membership of 10000. 1t is organized
on the lodge system, and combines
Doth protection II detection in its
plan OF neutrality-suspicious., in that
its members unite In guarding the
person, home and property of each
MEMBER against unlawful interfer-
ence Dy others; and detection, in that
the members will hunt and capture
any persons who transgress on the .
rights OF any member, and hunts for
n RECEIVERS stolen property. The '
detective features are for the purpose
OF making the protective features
more successful and effective. The
order often spends ten times the
value OF a stolen article in recovering
1t, but 1t teaches thieves what to ex.
pect II they modest the property of
any member. Hiring a train to chase
a THIEF Is a heavier expense than any
public officer will. or can, afford IN
incur, but that expense was small
when divided among hundreds of
members, and they consider it we'll
spent. A big thief is in the peniten.
tiary, and an impressive lesson has
beef taught to other thieves in that
locally.
There Is a marked difference he.
tween the A. II. t. A.. and the old-time c
cations OF that nature. The vigilantes.
whom our fathers sometimes speak. oft
themselves up as judge. jury and executt
They sometimes held "necktie" parties In
secluded spot in the woods on a dark
and perhaps there would be a light.6l
gentleman missing from that communi
next morning. The regulators, about VIII
nave read, sometimes forced people to
the neighborhood or take the conseou,
Their motives for such action were oftel
tionable. Not so with the A. H. T. A.
not violate one law to uphold another.
poses a strict obligation upon its memt
obey the law themselves. II then com
others to do likewise or suffer the pena
law provides. II catches criminals. but
them at once over to the officers of I'll
Some have styled the A. II. T. A. an c
aid society. and in fact its record entitlt
that appellation. II opposes mob violent
al of its influence, and has prevented
than one lynching. 1t has recently bee
ing its plans to prevent If possible the
duction of "night-riding" in Arkansa
Oklahoma. Protect the innocent; bri
guilty to Justice" is its motto.
A mistaken idea some people have
A. II. T. A. is that it looks after horse
only. Every kind Of stealing, as well a
violations of the law. comes within thu
of its work. Cases are on record VIII,
A. II. T. A. spent ten dollars to recove
lar whip. One such case usually puts
to whip-stealing in that community. Its
in doing so Is not the value of the wi
the lesson taught. 1t convinces thiev'
not profitable, and is extremely hazard
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-09

p,rLartons for months and had killed one OF
the hest detectives in the country, was cap
tured nv the ants near Paola. Kans, not long
after he made his daring escape from the 81.
Louis jail by dashing through the 1ailer's
house in broad daylight. The newspapers said
he was captured by a bunch OF FARMERS. put
they were men who had been preparing for
months for just such cases, and were acting
under direction of their chosen leader.
Bob Workman, a noted criminal, who was
sent to the penitentiary from the Indian Terri
tory a couple Of years ago. got gay. and he and
two Of his pals caught an active anti while on
his way home from church one Sunday night.
They started to hang this anti, but after COM
polling him to take an oath of their own max
ing, they released him. This particular anti
dropped out of the hunt. but the other mem
bers kept 1t up until the rascal was put In
safekeeping. where he still remains.
These are only a few of many cases. but
they serve to show the work of the order.
The A. II. T. A. is organized on the lodge
system the same as the many other fraterna
orders, except that 1t has a different object in
view. Its workings are secret only In so fal
as is necessary to Its success and to pro
tect 1t from impostors. The cost of mainten
ance is a trife. 1t seldom costs a member
more than a dollar a year. and often less thar
that.
The activity of the A. II. T.. A. has a far
reaching influence. II is a potent factor in thu
line of moral uplifting. 1t leads Alright those
who will be led, but lays a heavy hand OF
those who persist in their efforts to live from
the fruits Of other mems toll. 1t prevents
crime. 1t is a public benefactor. for a thief II
Jail can steal from no man. An active A.
T. A. lodge is a blessing to any community.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-09

he proceeded to put II into execution at once.
The stream was damned to one side, expos.
ing the rocky bed half way across. above the
falls. Gordon procured dynamite and sunk a
shaft 5 by Is feet TO the cave below, about
ten feet back from the brink OF the falls. A
dam was built at the brink. so the entire flow
was diverted through this hole. A new two
story mill was built and a bigger chain hung
in the shaft. to which huge wooden buckets
were fastened. and Gordon found to his Joy
that he had more power than he had any use
for, and actually had to remove every third
bucket to lesser the speed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1909-09-09

iASING a fleeing thief
on a special train Is
a new feature just in
troduced into detec.
tive work in Kansas.
and has served to at
tract attention to the
Anti-Horse Thief as
ISOLATION, which made
use of that unusual
m e I h o d recently at
Parsons, Kans A po-
liceman, in collision
HI. ILL.,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

Guard Smith has been relieved
of his position.
Officer Harvey succeeds Mr..
Renee as keeper of the Solitary.
Officer Hartley has returned from
brief western trip where he was
called on business.
Superintendent Williams of the
twine factory made a flying trip to
st. Paul on business on Monday
last.
Assistant Deputy Warden Back
land dropped into the p1intery the
other day to see that the new
foundation was properly laid.
Mr.. A. J. Renoe who has been in
charge of the Bertillon and finger
print systems here for some time
past resigned recently to accept a
more lucrative position elsewhere
in the same kind of work. He left
here on Friday last. Mr.. Renoe
leaves with the best wishes of all.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25
The chauiauqua.

Following is the program for the
second quarterly meeting of the
Chautauqua Circle to be held next
Sunday at 1890 p. N. Medley
Overture, School Days. Orches-
ira. can Essay On John Locke, !"
by Mr.. T. J. w. Vocal Solo,
"Rose Dark the Solemn Sunset"
by Mr.. JIG. "Chestnuts. by Mr..
P. Piano Solo, "Polish Dance"
Scharwencka, by Mr.. G.. "The
Second Generation" by Mr.. G. r.
III. Recitation, Smiths Wife's
Sister" by Mr.. F. Music, Waltz
Faithful and True" Orchestra.
Estate VS.. Unemployed" by Mr.. w.
Song, What the Band Played
by Mr.. Webb.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25
LETTERS FROM READERS.

The Mirror published recently
contains All essay on Socialism
subscribed by Uncle Isaac. In
this essay Socialism is defined as
communism, whose object is an
equal distribution of wealth among
ALL" This definition serves only
to make manifest the writer's total
lack acknowledge of the Socialistic
doctrine. Socialism desires not so
much uniform distribution of
wealth as more equal division of
The fruits of labor. Not commuD-
ism, but an administration that
shall recognize the needs of him
who labors as well as those of
him who buys it. Uncle Isaac de-
clares that modern Socialists are
opposed to labor saving machinery
on the ground that it minimizes
the need of human labor. When
if ever Socialists we're opposed to
such it was for the reason that
they benefited only those whose
needs were least. The income of
the capitalist was increased while
others perchance grown old in his
service were turned adrift. The
possession of enormous wealth he
declares to be theJust reward of
superior facilities. Recent dis
closures have revealed the nature
of these facilities and they are not
compatible with the reasoning of
honest men. And as a method for
equalizing Labor with Capital he
advises employees to invest their
savings in stocks and securities
controlled by their employers.
find it difficult to understand how
this can apply to the woman that
needleworks for 25 cents day OF
the man who supports a family on
twelve dollars week. D. M.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

On Friday last Warden Wolfer
appointed Mr.. Jonas Backland,
heretofore Assistant Deputy War
den as Deputy Warden vice Mr..
M. G. Colligan, who had been an
officer here for long number of
years. Mr.. Backland is known as
a strict disclplinarian and yet is
universally esteemed by the in
mates for his just and gentlemanly
conduct and department.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-25

The statement has been made by
F. NJ, in the Prison Mirror, that
"the average American heiress in
herits more dollars than she does
sense" Most of us would be in a
terrible predicament if we didn't
have more sense than dollars; if we
didn't, it would be the insane or
foolish house for many of U.S.
Saltwater Gazette.