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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-01-08

quality of the remaining lands of the
Everglades is unknown to myself.
The land on this canal as lar as it
was then cut, will surely produce.
| They can be cleared for 50 to SO per
acre. other lands cost to clear S25,
$50 to 800 per acre If the reclaimed
| lands will produce only vegetables,
! the present market could be over
stocked Their productiveness would
be limited TO a limited market. If the
lands will successfully produce sugar,
as many believe their value of pro-
ductiveness will be greatly increased.
In that event their reclamation
would lead to the first double tracking
of a railroad in Florida, the East
Coast system.
Public Thieves Will Receive Full
Punishment.
The attorney general is now a
member of the board of pardOns. 1t
might be we'll to relieve him of the
duties so that he could represent the
state in cases of parties seeking par
dons before the board. In some cases
1.-THE states attorney should appear be-
Gore the board. Notice is hereby
~iven, with all possible emphasis,
hat no person need apply for par
don who has been convicted of any
degree or form Of robbing the public.
Stealing from individuals is repre-
hensible enough but stealing from the
public by officials. high or low, will
under no circumstances De tolerated
or pardoned.
In our courts the teshniCalities of
"lue process Of law often prevails
over the justice and real merits of the
case at issue.
State Education
The most Of our people are deeply
interested in the advancement of our
schools and in the education of our
people. The United States census for
1900 shows that the illiterates of the
state is rapidly decreasing. To the
total population. the per cent of illit-
crates in Florida was. for 1880. 43.4;
for 1890, 27.S; for 1900. 21.9. his
compares favorably with the percent
age Of illiteracy in the following
southern states. for 1900: In Geor-
gia. 3O.5; South Carolina, 35.9; North
Carolina. PSI; Virginia. 229: Ala
bama. $40; mississippi. 30; Louisiana
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-01-08
ENTERPRISE
Poultry Yard
S. C. Rhode Island Reds, Black Mi
norcas, Barred Plymouth Rocks

Younk stock for sale Pullets, $3.50
each: Cockerels, So, single, or, If two
or more are purchased, $3.50 each:
Eggs, best quality, 81 per setting OF
Is; two settings, So. Class, No. 2,
$3.50 per setting; $3.50 for 80 eggs
Incubator eggs, Sc per one hundred.
Book your orders now, so you Will
be served first. My 'Rocks" are the
"Ringlets," and never fail to win,
and other stock correspondence good
Won six firsts and three seconds on
ten entries. Birds scoring 81 IL to
90 points.
Motto: Guarantee to please, or
money back.
MRS. w. NJ. SHOCKLEY, Prop.
LOWELL. FLA.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-01-08


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ESQ.,: The illiteratc native white
population ir Florida shows q great
decrease: for 1850. the iIliteracy was
20.7 per cent: 1890. 11.3 per cent:
1860. SIS per cent This compares
favcrably with the Iiiteratc native
white population OF the above men
toned states. For the GEAR 1900.
Georgia. 11.9: South Carolina. 1876:
North Carolina. 19.5. Virginia. Ill;
Alabama. las; mississippi. g: Louis
lana Us. The percentage Of Of the
illiteracy for the negro ponglation for
1900 shows favorably also. for Florida.
2S.4 per cent: for Georgia. 52.4 per
cent: South Carolina. Us: North
Carolina. 47.G: Virginia. t46: Ala
bama. 57.4: mississippi 491. Louis
NY observance mas been tAat at
'he beginning Oh IiI $SsI'i ,''S
newspapers say, h'l'oio I"e p.Is'i'-
est "-lc Hi-'ai 's7l So III 'c7! ,i'' vi y
ever assembled III IalIah.3@".e' 10
WARDS the enc II the |.SSioi' tHe
same SCI OF men, VINO co"i" not pos
Sl'i5 enact li'to laws d.. o. lile Va
IIoUs projects pi"2o'eo' "n" VIZ
WOULD bankrupt tnt state i IHeE uIu'
are uSuallS. acCoI uiIiS ~ '"eSe SAINT
papers ABOUT lle worst SET oi men
ever assembled. IN spite OF al IilS'
legislatures are elecIed, ana are COIL
Nehed' governors are erected ana are
iilauS uraIeu' III tacH case tIeIe Il
usually Du. the SdIiSldc'Ioh VI I'D WINS
uohe the pest you cOuiI' III many
instances tiIoSe Win "hoiil you uo
not agree can see no Soou /" YOU
happy l. tLe man III eIIiitI case VIM
lteis tllaI lie mas uoIIe the pest 'Iie
clrcuils IaiiCeS dIIo"eu. Il mas peen
Sdlu angels coulu uo IIo iiioIe !,
9uSseStlohS VIII oe si"uly GU GU
from anyone rom 'He huliiolest u
,'e most P'eteLlious' away IeSel
iils u NY sen 'ie IIsnl - uo DIS II
seems just ana proper " I've po"e
All in the Open
The people have elected me gov
ernor of Florida, without my having
made any promises, as TO any specific
policy. other than what is embodied
in the platform published during the
campaign and in the various speeches
made during the same. 1t would be
my wish for the public to know of
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24
Wires, weather and News.

In these days of progressive elec'
trical communication the public has g
right to expect the immediate trans
mission of news, and yet for hours oa
March the national capital was iso.
lated completely just when the entire
country had centered its attention
upon events there. The most popu-
lous section of the country was almost
wholly deprived of information re-
garding the national ceremony until
night. Had mail trains left Washing
ton the morning of the 4th they would
have carried the news of the blizzard
raging there and the conditions in the
capital as far as New York and Gin
cinnati some hours In advance of the
telegraph. Even authorization to pub
lish the inaugural address, which for
tunately had been distributed in ad
vance, was with difficulty sent to the
press In time for evening editions.
1t was expected that the wires would
60 down in the blizzard, but few re-
allied that the old system Of wires
strung on wooden poles was the sole
reliance for news from the political
center of the country. Openwork
iron posts would be better than wood
en- poles, and underground conduits
still better for more reasons than one.
II might be economy in the long run
for the companies to install under
ground wires. Until that is done not
only will news often be delayed, but
railroad traffic also be held up by
blockades from wires and poles wreck
ed in the storm.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24
Our Philippine Problem.

Our record in dealing with Cuba
shows that it Is idle to say that the
stars and stripes must never be lower
ed a flag should stand for principle
and not be a fetch. The flag was
planted in the Philippines for signal
that the infamous Spanish sway in
those islands must end. 1t may have
been sad business for us, but to haul
down the flag before the abolition of
misrule there would be shameful bust
ness.
The apparent Indifference of the
American people as to Philippine az
fairs probably does not mean that
they are tired and don't care either
way. The flag is there, and the reason
for putting it there originally still
holds. Gradually the public has learned
to consider the Philippines an Ameri-
can possession. But when the flag
shall be hauled down because there is
no longer an American burden to be
borne in that quarter no longer a
mission to be sheltered under the
American symbol, the stars and
stripes can retire to the mainland With
honor.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24
Kaiser obeyed the Scene shifter.

A story is told in Berlin newspapers
which places the kaiser in a somewhat
curious light. Recently he visited a
theater and, strolling behind the cur
tain, became liberal Of advice to the
manager, actors and even scene shift
ers, who listened in awed silence.
Presently the emperor lighted a cigar,
putting as he talked On both sides of
him were fiimsy draperies and ON the
floor heaps Of paper. One Of the scene
shifters stepped forward and pointed
politely to a printed notice, mo Smok-
ing Allowed" For a. moment the kai-
ser flushed; then, smiling, he put out
his cigar, remarking as he did so:
"Thank you, friend. 1t would be bad
business if your emperor taught you
10 disobey the law."-London M. A. p.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24
Strenqth of a Whale.

An anecdote illustrating the great
strength of the whale is told us by an
eyewitness. Sidney King, who says
that while at Grand Manan recently
he saw a large specimen swimming
about at Seal cove near the mooring
at that place. The large sardine boat
Ouida, owned by William Russell and
Grover Cook, was tied up for the win
ter with six inch and four inch
bride to the mooring. In playing
about the vessel, which is of some
fourteen tons burden, the sea monster
either accidentally or by way Of sport
took the two large ropes in his mouth
and started to swim to bottom. The
vessel hceled over and took in water,
the chocks were torn completely off
her deck, and finally both ropes We're
parted by the terrific strain, setting
the vessel adrift. She was tied up
again without damage, but it shows
what a whale could do If he was real
ly siastic.-Kennebec Journal.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24
CHOICE MISCELLANY
Hair cuttina Extraordinary.


A peculiar case of damages was re-
Gently heard by the police magistrate.
Charles Stuart. laborer. claimed "a
shillings damages from Henry Smith.
barber, for breach Of contract 1t ap-
peared from the evidence that Stuart
went to Smith to get his hair cut.
Smith began operations by cutting a
channel the width of q pair of clip
pers from the back of Stuart's neck to
his forehead and then informed
Stuart that he owed him sixpence
from the last cut and that he would
not cut any more of his hair until he
had paid him the sixpence from the
last cut and sixpence for the present
cut. Stuart had only one sixpence in
his possession, which he offered
Smith for the cut then in progress, but
Smith declined to finish the job, and
Stuart left. Stuart presented a rather
comical appearance in court in conse-
quence of the way in which his hair
had been cut, and he said that Smith
had made of him public laughing
stock. The magistrate in giving judg-
ment said the plaintiff was entitled to
damages for the nonfulfillment Of the
contract. He was entitled to have his
hair cut in Il workmanlike manner, in
stead of which the defendant had
made him look ridiculous. 1t was a
senseless and cruel thing to do, and
he would award plaintiff the full
amount of damages claimed-24 shil-
lings. with costs.-Bermuda Royal Ga
Zpttp
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24
Government by Commission.


Objections to commission to ham
die the tariff problem do not necessari-
ly spring from doubt as to the proprie-
ty of the commission in this special
case. The tariff is an intricate matter,
and at the present time it is vital
one. But the special commission habit
is growing, and the functions of gov
ernment are thought by some to be in
danger of division, which will weak
Ell efficiency. The people must con-
tinue to hold their elected representa-
tives accountable and are already pay
ing one body of men to look after the
ways and means of running the state
a public utilities commission is ex-
pected to aid the executive in work
already provided for by law. 1t is an
other hand at the machine. But If we
must have special commissions to
grapplc with the ordinary problems of
legislation it looks like a confession
of weakness in our system. The COM
mission habit may be a bad habit to
encourage.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24
Per capita

qualified if one considers the compara-
tive wealth of these cities as repre-
sented by the assessed valuation Of
real and personal property subject to
their taxation. In 1908 the total as
sessed valuation of all taxable prop
erty. personal and real, in the city
of New York was SIZES, 10000 as
against SG,O36. 1861 for the other ten
cities taken together.-Henry Bruere
In Century
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24

1t is something Of a stunt for even
the political wiseacre to name Morton,
Stevenson, Roosevelt and Fairbanks
offhand as the four ex-vice presidents
now living.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24
Reading Masks.

The bookseller displayed kind Of
muzzle, cOntrivance of silk and wire
to fit over the mouth and nostrils.
Reading mask" he said, --latest
thing from Paris. 1t is worn at the
Bibliotheque Rationale by the students
Of old books and manuscripts to pre-
vent the inhalation Of disease germs.
Those aged volumes are nests Of
germs, and in poring over them masks
are a wise precaution. In the great
French library masked readers are as
common as masked motorists in the
boulevards. s."-Cincinnat Enquirer.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24

While some people are getting warm
about protecting the foreigner among
us, it is well to remember that there
is such thing as nursing a viper in
ones BOSOM"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24

Accommodations at the White House
were enlarged TO give the late strenu-
Gus president room to spread himself
and must be further enlarged for an
occupant spread in the making.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24

The woman who says she won't vote
'and that's the end on't' is fulfilling
her destiny. and, as for the woman
who says that other women shall not
vote, there is none such. All the ants
are really in the first class, only they
don't put it that way.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24

Puck celebrated L. RS retirement
by printing bulletin of stunts he
hasn't done to the number of four
teen, beginning with the reform of
the comic valentine.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24
Is This Arthur Brisbane's Salary?

is IhlS Artnur briSpaneS S salary!
Nothing is more difficult to find and
sometimes nothing more expensive
than the really competent anonymous
writer's who make the newspaper and
keep it going. 1t is an interesting fact
that many anonymous writer's are eX-
tremely well paid. One of them in
one of our cities is paid more than the
famous Mark Twain, several times as
much as William Dean Howells, as
much as the people pay to the presi-
dent and about one-half Of the cabi-
net put together-in short, very re-
spectacle salary, and all for anonymous
work-Mr. Brisbane in the New York
Evening Journal.
The president gets $4,000. about
one-half of the cabinet gets $4,000,
making the anonymous writer's salary
$104, 4,O00.-Harpers Weekly.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24
Indian Ocean Islands.
In the Indian ocean only $40 ont Of
16,300 islands are inhabited
a Surf Heroine.

The first American heroine of the
surf who is on record as having been
rewarded for her bravery was Mrs.
Hopkins, a passenger on board the
packet from Ellsworth" to Boston,
who received $40 from the Massachu-
sets Humane society "for meritorious
exertions when the vessel was wreck
ed off Cohasset" in 1881.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24
Melbourne.

Melbourne, which consisted Of thir-
teen huts and was known as Bear
grass at the time Of Queen Victoria's
accession, is now classed as the sew
enth city Of the British empire, coming
in after London, Liverpool. Glasgow,
Manchester, Birmingham and Calcutta.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24

In spite of all the country uplift
work of the winter, the plow must be
called on to lift up the furrow in the
same old way.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24
Debts of Bio Cities,

The magnitude of New York's pres
striklngly when compared with the
debts Of the ten next largest American
cities:
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24

The lion and the lamb went prompt
ly to keep company with the ground
hog in natures Ananias club.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24

Knox holds the baldheaded row in
the Taft cabinet all alone.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24
The Sperm Whale.

Twenty minutes is as long as a
sperm whale can remain under water.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24
The Barry Statue.

Andrew O'Connor, an Irish American
SCULPTOR now resident Of Paris, will
make the statue Of Commodore John
Barry which is to be erected on the
Fourteenth. street side Of Franklin
park, between l and X streets. Con-
gress appropriated $4,000 for this
statue and appointed commission to
superlntend its erection.
CARL SCHOFIELD.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-03-24
The Man With a Pedigree.

The man with the longest pedigree
is Representative Hamilton Fish of
the Twenty first New York district.
Mr.. Fish traces his ancestry back to
Plymouth rock and to Preserved Fish.
who came across with the pilgrim IA
theirs.
Mr.. Fish is well known in New York.
His father was a distinguished states
man and diplomat, having been gov
ernor of the state, secretary of state
under Grant and having filed other
important posts.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-04
SPORTS
. e>%~<<~%>%~~%<%%s : : . (

Every team in the two big leagues has been strengthened to suca an ex- tent during the past few months thal 1t would be as much as ones life was worth to endeavor to pick out a prob able winner of the coming seasons champonsaip.
 Cap. DiTons band of Los Angeles Angels look good again this year as the winners of the pennant rag of the Coast Ieague season. The Angels are alert, heafy players, and are up anu doins5 ai ail times.
 Owing 10 his two defeats in this country by Dorando 1t looks as John ny Hayes victory in the OlyInpian Marathon at London last year was mistake The numerous Marathon races that have been aeld in the United States during the past six niortaS snow Tom Longboat, the Can sdlan Indian, to be about the best
 man In the world at the distance. He never indulges in sensational sDrints, but plugs right along and still go- ing when the race is over. Although he failed to finish in the London race the Indians work since his return to this country puts hm at the head of tAe long distance crowd.
 I looks very nuc as if that much talked-of Galveston celebration on account of the return of lawn Arthur Johnson nad failed materialize. The fact that Johson intended taking his whit wife with him ddn't make much of hit with the Texans.
 Lou Criger gave out an intervew te other day in Texas in which he intimatd h was tn best catcher in the National League. Nice that Lou thinks so.
 Gutierrez, the Fl Paso pitcher, did some work the other day against the Chicago Americans in an exhibition game that will open the eyes of the big league scouts to the lads wonder full ability. In four nnngs h allowed the big fellows but one hit Going some that for a youngster.
 Bat Nelson offers to fight all five of the recent English lightweight impor- tations in the same ring on the saTn- day has met with the Arctic chill from the Britishers. They are 'aax -ious four-fiush around here awhile longer, picking easy things in the pork and bean brigade before they tach the old war horse.
 Joe Cans gave out an interview in his home town of Baltimore the other
Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-04

day, in which he said that Bat Nelson was the greatest little fighter the world has ever known, and that it is rank foolshness for Mcfarland. Welch ct al. to talk of fighting the durable Dane. Joe should be able to give some expert testimony rgarding the ability of the BattIer
 Happy Hogan's new Vernon team in the Coast League hss opened up in blaze of glory. All the fans visa the team success on flaps account, ss he is a good fsllaw and a heady ball player.
 When he failed to get the ingature of Fielder Jones on a contract the other day Char ey Comisky suferGe tae greatest loss that the Chicago cam has exDrIenced sine the old Roman took the hel.n.
 If the Nelson-Wesh hgAt is pulled on in Jsrez, as announced by the As sociated Press. the ringside win re- semble reunion of Arizonians is Mexico.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-11
Lord RoSebery Denounces
Budget and Its Authors

GLASGOW Sept l0.-Lord Rosebery
finally cut himself adrift from modern rad
icalism, as exemplified by the House of
Commons nowadays, and in a straight
talk" today to the business men OF the
North vehemently denounced the budget
and its authors. The ex-premier's speech
has been eagerly awaited by those opposed
to the budget, as it was expected to give
a lead TO the House Of Lords and furnish
a platform for fight for a general cleo
tion on which the moderates OF all parties
would be able TO foregather
Lord Rosebery, who prefaced his re-
marks by saying that he intended to ex-
press his unadorned opinion without quips
or cranks characterized the budget as
"a revolution which put the future OF
Great Britain in the melting pot and
which In the best interests OF the nation
should not become law"
He declared that the first result Of the
budget would be an immediate increase in
the ranks OF the unemployed through a
great depletion Of capital The arguments
advanced for taxing land applied logically
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-11
Herring Famous With Other
GridirOn and Diamond Stars

Grand Worthy Vice President Frank e.
Herring OF the Eagles, who succeeds Bsr.
nard ]. Monaghan as grand worthy presi-
dent, is a former star college foot ball and
base ball player. He was a member Of
teams at the University OF Chicago and at
Bucknell and Notre Dame colleges.
Al the University OF Chicago he was
cIassmate Of Gordon and Henry Clarke Of
Omaha. Henry Clarke also was on the
Maroon foot ball team OF which Herring
was quarterback.
At Notre Dame Herring was captain and
coach OF the college nine on which Reul-
back, the Chicago Cubs great pitcher. Sc
cured his early training In base ball On
this same team were five or six other
players whose names are we'll known In
base ball circles Of the country.
These were Powers. who was the catcher
for Notre Dame and who. after leaving
college, became the famous catcher for the
Philadelphia Athletics and who il now
dead; Gibson. an infielder. graduated into
professional base ball and played with the
Boston Nationals; Lockalexies. the clever
Indian pitcher who became q wonder with
the Cleveland Maps; RED Brown. who
Is captain and manager OF the SpOkans
nine; Mcnyichols. now owner OF the Logan
Squares, one Of ChicagO's best semi-prO-
fessional teams. and Pitcher Fleming. who
became a star In the Western league.
While at Chicago Herring was quarter on
the eleven that was sent west to play stan
ford and California universities Henry
Clarke played end on this team
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-11

to consols and other forms of realized
property. Scores of millions were lying
idle in the banks at the present moment
owing TO the apprehension regarding the
financial policy OF the government which
proposed to treat all landlords as pariahs.
II the LloydGeorge budget was the only
alternative to tariff reform, Lord Rose
berry declared many would cease to defend
the doctrine of free trade. He said the
government was danying with socialism,
which was the end of all things.
The interest In what Lord Rosebery had
TO say was so widespread that one enter
prising London newspaper received reports
OF his speech by telephone from Glasgow
to London, a distance Of over 400 miles,
and had verbatim eight columns OF what
he said on the street a few minutes after
the speech was completed.
Lord RI sebery's address was discussed
keenly in he House OF Commons and the
prevailing opinion in the lobbies seemed 20
be that the fate Of the finance bill had
been sealed thereby and that the House OF
Lords would reject It