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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

Was there ever a would-be author
who essayed to write a story of
southern life without feeling COM
PEELED to inject the expression "you-
air into his dialogue about every
nth line? If there is any such, let
MIN stand up that we may adjust
star in his crown. The other day we
picked up a late story by Jack Lon
don, (Which, pardon us, we do not
mean to read, and we found that
the nero could scarcely open his
mouth without ''you-all" ling, whether
1t was to address his horse. a camp
meeting or his best girl. The writer
mas lived among the hills of Ken
lucky tramped for weeks among the
mountains of the Carolinas. sopped
gravy from the dish with Georgia and
FLORIDA crackers, and has never
heard the expression, "you-all." used
except In a manner exemplified by
one Bill Shakespeare, a gentleman
VINO is reputed to have known his En-.
gilsn as well as most present dav
scrioDiers. Quit it, you all-you
make we'un's tired.-Lakeland News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13
ANY KIND OF ARGUMENT TO
BEAT FRANK CLARK

Frank Clark, in making his speech
in Washington, praising Florida, en-
phasized his relation with his honored
colleague, Colonel Sparkman. He
lauded Palm Beach to the sky, then
said within two hours ride the trav,
eler comes to the Magic City, and
fails to mention Fort Lauderdale
People, when you vote for congress
man at the coming primary don't vote
for the man who forgets you. Any
of the candidates will suit us better
Too much cannot be said for Miami
and Palm Beach, but we fail to see
how he could fail to remember oul
town.-Fort Lauderdale Sentinel
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

A poor old soldier, veteran of the
civil war, died in the soldiers home
at Raleigh the other day. He had
been an object of the states charity
for some years, drawing pension
and living at the home. Following
his death it was learned that he was
worth more than $4,000, and had
relatives who were well-to-do. That
is the sort of thing that brings the
pension service into disrepute. No
body grudges a deserving and indi-
gent soldier pension and home at
public expense, but it is CALLING when
the grafters make a touch. "-Savan-
nah News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13
SAM JONES ON money"

"a little molasses gives a fly a
great deal of pleasure. but whole
barrel is bad for the ay.- It's all mo-
Iasses and no fly ''The ='lsic Of
the age is set to the tune of dollars.
If a preacher desires to raise money
for some purpose he assures the con-
gregation that they will get back two
dollars for one. N.Y. how the dol
lars do come in. It's wonder some
of these church members don't burn
UP from natural combustion.
"a man lays up money on the
earth. If he claims he don't want it
for himself he says it is to look after
SalIie and the family, and he ups and
dies, and Sallie marries again, and
another fellow sits out on the front
porch. l told my wife if she married
again after l was gone l didn't want
her to let any old devil sit out on my
front porch. The thought is enough
to make man turn over in his
grave. Some fellow said, money
makes the mare CO. tell you,
brethren, it makes PRETTY nearly ev-
erything else go on earth that wears
hair, and it will make a bald-headed
man. move tolerably fast Why, you
could lead the American people to
hell by just dropping dollars every
ten feet. They'd follow right along,
and never know where they were un-
til the door was locked on them"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13
THE FUTURE OF GOOD FARMING

The day is coming may not live
to see it, but it is coming-when in
stead of beggarly average of less
than 200 pounds of lint an acre all
over the south the bales of the crop
will be counted by the number of
acres planted. and the number of
acres will diminish rather than in
crease, while the auxiliary crops will
attain an Importance that will make
us ashamed of the old idea of merely
growing supplies"
We will grow the supplies of
course, and great lot of them to
sell and to feed to hogs and cattle.
And it is the young men of the blood
of the old south, who are going to be
the leaders in this development. Not
that we will not welcome good men
of from other sections, but the native
young men of the south are getting
their pride aroused and they are not
going to leave the future to men
from elsewhere, but they are them
selves going to be the leaders. They
are hard at work, these southern
youths, in the schools and colleges
and in the farm crop contests. They
have no old notions or superstitions
to overcome, and the blood of the
old south is going to make the new
south.-W F. Massey, in The Pro
gressive Farmer.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13
HOW PEACE IS KEPT IN THE
COAL FIELDS

E
A summary of the record of the
anthracite cancellation board, which
was created by the strike commission
appointed by President Roosevelt in
1902, shows that the board has been
the most potent factor in maintain
ing steady work and peaceful con-
ditions in the hard coal region Of
northeastern Pennsylvania. Never
before in the history of the industry
have there been so few interruptions
of work, or so few labor troubles of
any kind, as in the eight years since
the arbitration plan went into eff
feet.
Any worker in any anthracite mine,
no matter hom humble his job, has
the right to appeal to the board if he
can not have his greiyence settled
by the foreman or superintendent.
Thus the conciliators-three repre-
sentatives of the mine workers and
three representatives of the opera
tors-act as sort of safety valve.
The mere knowledge that they are
always waiting TO hear complaints
prevents the restlessness which used
to make the position of both en-
ployee and employer in the anthra-
cite region so unstable.
About 200 grievances have been
laid before the board since it was
formed in 1903. OF these, $50 were
presented in the first three years, so
that only so have been presented in
the last five. Thistle decrease in
the number of grievances-is really
the best measure of what the concilia-
ton board has accomplished, for its
efforts has always been TO go beyond
the settlement ~of individual COM
plants and to remove the causes of
trouble.
Unquestionably great deal of
money has been saved by concilia-
ton both to mine workers and oper-
ators. Under the old regime petty
strikes were continually being de-
clared, the men in one mine quitting
work, perhaps, while all the other
mines around kept in operation.
There was a general scheme of regu-
lation, and either party TO a dispute
was apt to take rash measures.
Now that is ended if a group of
workers do not get from the foreman
what they think is proper treatment
they simply have their representa-
tive on the board file their grievance.
The procedure is then along the simp-
lest lines-there is none of the de-
lay, none of the red tape and techni-
calities, so common in law courts.
The complainant states his case, the
defendant makes a reply, and after
the examination of principles and
witnesses is conducted in the most
informal manner.
1t is this informality that accounts
for large part of the success of the
board. The members seek to discour-
age litigation, not to prolong it.
They discuss the case freely with
complainant and defendant, urge one
to compromise here and the other
there. The result is that from the re-
ports issued from time the reader
learns that many cases have been
settled through the influence of the
| board" Thus the members seek to
justify, literally, the word "Concilia-
ton" in the title of their body.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13
sHoRT-MEAsuRE PACKAGES

Commissioner Wason of the New
York city bureau of weights and
measures is doing a work for which
he is being congratulated, particular
ly by housewives who have found
the bills running up and the supplies
running down. The commissioner
has made an investigation of a con-
siderable number of the original
packages" that have become popular
because they are neat and handy, and
which come with the regular order.
The commissioner has found that a
very great many of the packages,
whether containing solids or liquids,
are short in weight or measure. In
a number of instances what pur-
purts 10 be a pint is not a pint, and
what purports to be a pound is only
thirteen, fourteen or fifteen ounces.
AS rule the wrapping is counted in
the weight of the commodity contain
ed therein. Thus the consumer pays
butter rates for pasteboard and ham
rates for heavy paper and burlap.
The commissioner is making an eff
fort 10 put stop 10 that sort of
thing. He argues, and with reason,
that person who buys a pint OF pic
kles or pound of baking powder has
an incontestable right to get a pint
and a pound
The commissioner has this idea:
There is dishonesty in degree only
when people are cheated in weights
and measures, and when they are
cheated in quality" Cheating in
quality. he SAID. involved the adul-
iteration of foods and the preserva-
ton OF food products with chemicals
that have been pronounced unwhole-
some, but when short weights and
short rneasurers were given, it
amounted to just a simple matter OF
petty larceny.
Reputable manufacturers and deal
ers will welcome the agitation that
the New York commissioner has
started. Inscriptions persons do
not, and will not, care what swindles
they perpetrate upon the great mass
of consumers. But the tremendous
majority of manufacturers and deal
ers are not INSCRIPTIONS. They
would much prefer to give full value
every time.
The commissioner suggests that
the distributors are in a position to
know the manufacturers and dealers
who put up short weights and short
measure packages. The distributors
should decline to handle their goods.
There ought to be legitimate profit
in honest weights and honest meas
ures, and that can be made the rule
without difficulty. There are already
laws sufficient to cover the matter,
he says, and all that is needed is the
cooperation of consumers and deal
ers. One great difficulty is that con-
sumers are careless of what they are
getting for their money.-Savannah
News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

Experts in the republican and dem
ocratic camps figure that the battle
ground for the presidential campaign
for 1912 will be in the following
states: Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mas
sachusetts, Minnesota, New York,
New Jersey, Ohio, Wisconsin, Califor-
MIA and Oregon Whatever one party
does in any of these states, the other
one will also, and each will try to
pledge a little more than the other
in the hope of winning favor with the
voters. NE
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

Major Ammo Domini Coyington,
known everywhere in Florida as "a.
d., was here again this week, He
swore he would kill us If we said so,
but we are going to take the chance
anyway. It's a kind of "Bingville Bu-
gle" item, but although we know it
means a scrap. we had rather see
him governor of Florida than any
man in the whole state. Jacksonville
Fioridian.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13
BLACK River Fails. Wisconsin, had

Black River Falls, Wisconsin, had
an experience Friday night about like
that of Austin, Pennsylvania, last
week. A large dam in the Black River
ating power in 1.-THE Black River.
broke during the night, and practical
ly destroyed the business portion of
the town. While three fatalities have
been reported. it is thought that
when the high waters recede this
number will be increased.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

The actual amount invested in ho-
tells in Switzerland is 100000, 900.
The payment of the interest on this
sum, the maintenance of the proper
ties and a profit on the enormous
business, which employs many thous-
ands of people, is practically all paid
by tourists who go to Switzerland In
pursuit of health, recreation and
pleasure.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

ladies MiaasN.dED-Young men and vouns
tions 20 prepare themselves for nosi'
rnnth paving from $50 to sion nar
ana n. u Graduates in bookkeanine
anu shorthand Coordination coursae
taI fell sraauates in bookkeeping and
a,,o aphy Coordination coursa1
sSal aul positions. Old establisb.
s;ra eonege Been placing graSnatas
s sns 1913. Board in private famii;es
d dau u MOTEL Special rate for -'- st,,.
No rt;, az $3.50 to SIS per month For
co ai ,I,cuiars write Southern Rnsinass
0o'ieee' Live Oak, Fla. o lo.s.tf
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

Salt production is about the oldest
industry in the world. In Italy, the
cradle of the salt industry, it has
been manufactured continuously for
$500 years. Salt is so necessary to ex-
istence that, in some parts of the
world tribes will sell the members
of their families in exchange for salt.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

Governor Hoke Smith is now a
Blacksmith, having recently been
elected an honorary member of that
organization. The first smith is said
to have been blacksmith, so we do
not see why all the others should
not be more or less SO.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

New York has the most stringest
divorce laws of any state in the I'm
ion, but the courts are kept busy
grinding out divorces, and in order to
obtain them statutory grounds are al
legged sometimes when never viol- :
ed, and very often consented 70 by
the parties at issue when knowing
that they are absolutely untrue.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

If one does not believe that Florida
is growing, let him examine the Gen.
sus reports Every town in Florida
is growing. The commonest sounds
are those of the hammer. saw and
trowel and there is music of pros
perity, happiness and contentment in
those sounds, too.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

The clock in the tower of Trinity
church, New York, is one hundred
years old. Rust and age have played
havoc with it, It is to be replaced
by one of modern make. having four
dials, each six feet in diameter. with
numerals Inscribed in stone.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

Methodists from all parts of the
world are gathering at Toronto, Cam
ada, to the fourth ecumenical confer
ence. The attendance includes 500
delegates, representing England, ire
land, Australia, India, Canada and the
United States.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

A device resembling large safety
pin has been invented for hanging
pals of paint on a ladder, where they
can be easily reached and yet cannot
be knocked off.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

For fishing at night there has been
patented float containing a storage
battery and an electric lamp, the lat
ter being lighted when the hook is
pulled by a fish.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

Claude will probably take uD the
motto he gave Stockton, and amend
IL so as to read: Lets put Claude in
this time!" If he does, we wish him
results equally as good. from the
Pensacola News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

The extraordinary durability Of the
cloth found upon mummies is believ-
ed to be due to the fact that it was
treated with a gum from the African
locust-bean tree.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

Senator Joe Castellot of Mexico,
says that women should vote, and
that he hopes they will be permitted
to vote in his country. Woman is
the stronger SEX" he says, for al
though man may be the strength of
the nation, he is the slave of woman. .
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

Colonel ]. d. Calhoun is back from
Balsaam, N. c., to his home in Tam
pa. The newspaper fraternity is hop
ing that his health has been COM
pletely restored.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

The st. Augustine Record says that
the present hot wave beats all rec
ords for the past forty years. There
has been a higher temperature and
less rainfall.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

The Memphis inventor of street
car fender that has saved 81 lives in
four years has declined to patent it,
prefering that humanity should reap
the benefit.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1911.

If really DESTROYS or getting rich,
this advice is as free to take as it is
freely given: Work like Thomas A.
Edison and spend like Hetty Green"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-10-13

BOD bless the flag. Let It float and
I'LL
The sky with its beauty; our heart
strings thrill
TO the low, sweet chant OF its wind
swept tars,
And the chorus Of all Its clustered
stars.
Embrace it, o mothersi and heroes
shall grow,
While it's colors blush warm on your
bosoms of snow.
Defend 1t, @ fathers; there's no sweet
er death
Than TO float it's fair folds with SOL
dier'r last breath!
And love it, o children! be true to the
gires
Who woye it in plain by the old camp
fires.
Samuel L. Simpson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-08-02
HuYnOr and
Philosophy
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
Sy DUNCAN n. SSfITH

THERE is only one woman who
makes anything by resorting 20
tears, and she is the one who appeals
to her average male acquaintance.
Even when a humorist dies 1t is hard
to get his acquaintance to take him
seriously.
A man is apt to think that well spent
money is that that his wife didn't get.
Ever notice how smoothly things
seem to run that have never had the
benefit of your advice?
An empty head is seldom either heavy
or stupid.
Having a good time is rather ex-
penslve when times are bad.
It is being a good fellow that tends
to render him good for nothing.
The second time a man marries he
can't plead either inexperience or illu-
sion to account for It.
Anybody would like to be honest, but
everybody makes it so hard for him.
There are plenty OF us who have
good principles that have no interest
for us
Some women find 1t so difficult to be
pretty that 1t makes them cross all the
time.
A hobo is a man who is too lazy to
work and whose sense of fair play has
caused him to give over caring much
for the products of labor.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-08-02
NO ACcoMPI ..ssii::..IENT. NO PAY
One Minister Returns Money for Leg
islative Prayers

1t would appear that the clergy who
acted as official prayer givers 70 r
the late lamented legislature, at least
some of them, do not take kindly to the
results. Rev. A. l.. Tull, a retired Meth
odist minister who once was Viroqua
pastor, returns his stipend with sar-
castle comment. He says, in returning
the check to State Treasurer Dahl:
~ received your check for So for de-
llvering prayers in the senate. thank
you and the senate for the courtesy but
return it, as to keep it would be purely
commercialism, in accepting So from the
senate for just asking the favor of the
Lord for the moment upon them. "
Really, it seems as if the S672 paid
for prayer during this session was lost
money, as the legislature did such rot
ten business on all temperance mea-
sures, it indicates that not single pray
er reached the Lord for the promotion
of temperance, but that He favored the
breweries and saloon keepers. have
been sunk in debts for sixteen weeks,
and needed money worse than any of
them, but not such money.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-08-02
Saving Quality.

In trying patiently to Climb
The man need not be dense
Who doesn't think It is a crime
To show some common sense,
Who ventures in that way to plod,
Although some folks may call him odd.
For common sense viii pull him through
When genius calls for aid.
II will assist him to pursue
His calling or his trade,
And then the fictle ones Will say
He is not made OF common clay.
Not making his achievements hum
With chatter and display.
But doing little things that come
Along from day to day,
On duty striving to attend
And thus accomplishing his end.
Thus. TO the very great surprise
OF those who love to knock,
Above the level he viii rise,
And up will go his stock,
And when returns begin 10 show
They viii declare, 81 told you So
Don't be afraid to timber out
Your stock of common sense.
When genius shakes its head In doubt
Just tell It to go hence.
Depend on II through thick and thin.
For In the long run It must win.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-08-02

Orley A. Patterson was born IN Newton, Ver-
non county. Wisconsin. on July 3. 1876, and died
July Is. 1911. She was united in marriage TO
Henry McWillianaS. in Springvlile by the Rev L.
+, Peckharn. on March 2S. 1854. and IN time re-
moved to Twin Valley. Minnesota. About four
years ago she came TO Canada She was good,
faithful wife. most dntifui daughter a true sis
ter and faithful friend g all She has been a
great sufferer. bat has borne her suffering with
out complaint. She leaves her husband, father,
mother and three brothers 10 Canada and lot
Of true friends in the Sttes who are On so onelyl
The Hsrdistry Mail. Alberta. Canada.
Mrs. Johanna Steeusoa. a former resident Of
Vernon county. died at her home IN Grand Fork
Sogn.N Norway. September {. 1885. At Il years
Of age she was married 70 Andrew Christisnson
Overbo and IN this union one enid was born.
Two years later her husband died. IN 1852
she ard her a-year-old son left Norway and in
company with her father Ole Aspelond. brother
and three sisters came b America and located IN
Vernon county. Three years later she was mar
ried to Mikkel Steenson who was born N Sogn-
dali Norway. In 1870 Mr.. Seeenson oled iesvlnE
her again widow. In 1901 she sold her farm 10
Gated three miles northeast Of Niroqua. and with
her son Ole moved 70 Grand FORKS. IN vernon
county she was member Of Rev. n. halverson s
congregation on Coon Prairie and always spoSe N
the highest terms. The past httsen years she
has been afflicted with an ulcer on her right limb
which a. times caused her great pain and husily
became the cause Of her death Funeral took
place in Grand Forks July e6th Mrs Steensou
was a noble. Christian woman whs&e memory viii
always he dear and precious 70 thoss weo knew
her. She IS survived BY her only chl.a. we ana
thres sisters, Mrs-sT Muns0n Of NorrhlSnqs Mn
nesote. Mrs. p J. Dale Of Eduaores Nor-h Dakota.
and Mrs, ]. Munson Of MaRdoyf- O G :.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-08-02
BRIEF FARM AND DAIRY Jors

The new tuberculin test law abolishes
the past compulsory testing of cattle
and the necessity of a certificate of
test accompanying their sale. Farmers
will be pleased at the passage of this
bill as compulsory test was opposed by
dairymen. The law is merely permits
sive, but encouragement is offered in
the way of reward of a certain char
acter in case test is voluntarily made,
and the animals are found to be dis
eased, under the new law. When the
presence of tuberculosis is suspected,
however, the state veterinarian is given
authority to make examinations and
condemn the diseased cattle.
A country newspaper recently con.
tanned two want ads one offering S55 a
month for a man who knew how to
feed hogs and cattle and the other $40
q month for capable school teacher,
whereat a country editor says: Here
is something that needs fixing. When
man is offered larger salary to feed
the stomach of hog than the school
board is willing to pay for the feeding
of the brains of our children, it is time
to investigate. That is the trouble
with too many of US; we don't care for
education and good health, we want
1.-THE mon. Let those whocome after
take care of themselves.