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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06
w. c. BULL

/ Died, November, 1910, at the hospit-
al in Ocala, Fla, Mr. w. G. Bull, aged
l63 years and months.
Deceased was born in Daeragiac,
Cass county, Michigan, July, 1S47,
his parents having moved there ten
years prior to this date. During his
boyhood days the family removed to
Wabash county, Minnesota, where,
later, he won the heart and hand of
Miss Charlotte Elizabeth Shaw, ma
tive of New York state, and whom he
married January 6, 1870.
Mr.. Bull resided in Ocala twenty
two years, coming thither to escape
the cold northwestern climate There,
in September, 1900, his faithful wife
fell asleep in Jesus" She was con-
sistent member of the Methodist
church and an untiring temperance
advocate, and the Ocala church sus-
tanned a great loss in her death.
In June, 1902, Mr.. Bull remarked
this time to Mrs. Matte Richardson
(nee Blalock), and widow of Rev. W.
S. Richardson, for years a member of
| the Florida conference. She, only
i two years ago, preceded him to the
great beyond.
Mr.. Bull was buried by the side of
his first wife in Greenwood cemetery.
Three children remain to mourn their
loss, Mrs. o. H. Foster of Covington,
Ca. Mrs. H. c. Jernigan and Miss
Mary Bull of Lake City. His pastor,
Rev. ]. W. Bigham, conducted the
funeral service, and many were the
tokens of respect paid to the deceased,
who was so we'll known in Ocala for
his kindly feelings, and the helping
hand, which he was so ready to be-
stow for the good of others.
We will miss him from our midst,
and dear ones who mourn for him
have our love and sympathy. For
them, as we'll as for us all, in such
an hour, the words of the blind hymn
writer will be comforting:
Look beyond, the skies are clearing;
See, the mist dissolves away;
Soon our eyes will catch the dawning
of a bright celestial day
Soon the shadows will be lifted,
That around us now are cast,
And, rejoicing, we shall gather
Home at last; Home at last.
A Friend, in Florida Christian Ad-
| vOcate.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06
REMOVED TO MADISON

Mr.. and Mrs. James R. Merchant
left Saturday for Madison, Fla, where
Mr.. Merchant has purchased the Mad
ison Recorder.
Jimmie" Merchant was business
manager of the Sun up to a month
ago, a position which he filled with
entire satisfaction for several years,
and there is no more deserving or
honorable man in the country. His
brother, T. Curry Merchant, who is
now professor in Davidson College,
Davidson, n. c., will be associated
with him in the publication of the Re-
corder in the near future, and the
Sun predicts that they will give the
people of Madison county a newspa-
per of which they will have every rea-
son to feel proud
The people of Gainesville regret
the removal of Mr. Merchant and his
most estimable wife, but wish them
unbounded success in their new home.
Gainesville Sun.
The press of the state will unite
in wishing Mr. Merchant great sue
cess in his management of the Madi-
son Recorder. Mrs. Merchant was
formerly Miss Lillian Burke of this
city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06
BURBANk'S LATEST ACHIEVE
MENT

A special from San Francisco says
that Luther Burbank, the agricultu-
raj wizard. has announced the crea-
ton of a new type of strawberry, the
Patagonia" which begins to ripen
earlier and continues to bear longer
than any other strawberry. 1t is her
aided by its creator as the first of a
new race which has come to make the
strawberry growers rejoice. The ber-
ries are uniformly large, single ber-
ries sometimes weighing an ounce.
The seeds are so small as to be al
most imperceptible.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

OF Application for Tax Deed Unde
Section of Chapter 1888, Laws
of Florida

OF Application for Tax, Deed Under
Section of Chapter 1888, Laws
of Florida
Notice is hereby given that Frank
B. Turner, purchaser of tax certifi-
Gates Nos. 684, of sale of June list,
1908: 6S8, 500, of June 3rd, 1907, sale;
513 500, of June 4th, 1906, sale; 1743,
of July 1st, 1901, sale; 1861, 1896 and
1864 of April 4th, 1898, sale; and 1867,
of April, 1892, sale, has filed said
certificates in my office and has made
application for tax deed to issue
thereon in accordance to law. Said
certificates embrace the following de-
scribed property situated in Marion
county, Florida, to-wit: N 7-S of n1a
of nwA of sec IS; n1a of ME- of s1a
of neA of sec 10, less M of seH of
neA, heretofore redeemed; swA of
swA of sec 10; seH of neA of sec
lis: eh of swA except 20 yds east
and west on east side, sec II; swA of
neA of sec IS; s1a of swA of sec 25;
nwA of swH of sec %; all in tp 16,
r 81; and e1a of sell of sell of sec
33, tp Is, 81 Said lands being as
sessed at the date of the issuance of
said certificates in the names of j.
W. Spratt, Unknown, VIM. Vogt, Nan.
ME Michael, Willie johnson and s.
w. league. Unless said certificates
shall be redeemed according to. law,
tax deed will issue thereon on the
23rd day of January. A. D., 1911.
Witness my official signature and
seal this goth day of December, 1910
| (Seal) S. T. SISTRUNK,
Clerk Circuit Court, Marion Co., Fla
1928.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

1t is now thought that Mr.. Blount
will win out in the first primary.
West Florida will be almost solid for
him. Nearly every voter who voted
for Senator Taliaferro will naturally
vote for him, and Judge Laney, who
stumped west Florida for Governor
Broward in the senatorial primary
campaign, says that many who voted
for Broward will vote for Blount, and
as Taliaferro very nearly won out in
the first primary the chances of
Blount's winning out in the first pri-
mary this time are very fiattering.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06
Editor CIaude's Advice

do not bet on the races. You can't
beat the game. 1t is fixed against you.
1t is run by gamblers who are out for
the money. Betting on the races leads
to poverty, ruin, disgrace and death.
If you must part with your money
matches are cheap. Dixie
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06
MARION CONVICT CAMPS
GOOD SHAPE
To the Editor Ocala Banner:

~ IH0 EulCOr OcdIa Banner:
| have read the article in your issue
of December Goth, 1910, as a statement
from me. l want to correct the last
part, which makes me say: There
is room for a great deal of improve
ment in all the camps" That is true,
as to the spiritual condition, which is
our part of the work. While nothing
is so good that it could not be made
better at some time, l want to say
that as far as | know the Marion
county camps are in as good condition
as they can be made, and l say the
same of many other camps we have
visited. We are trying to bring up
the spiritual and believe we are sue
ceeding.
MRS. JAMES c. TETER.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

The Brooklyn Eagle believes that
the experiment Mr.. Woodrow Wilson
is making in New Jersey will better
and broaden democracy and give in
spiration and hope to the people.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

The Blount club in Pensacola num-
bers nearly two thousand members.
Unlike prophet. Mr.. Blount is honor
ed in his home city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

All the foreign powers have enter
ed heartily into the movement to Sc
cure perpetual peace by international
agreement.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

To be a member of this historic
body, which is the higher branch
of the highest legislative body in
the world, is, to my mind, an am
bition that should touch every pa
triotic heart that has an aspiration.
I regard the United States Senator
ship as a position where a man
thoroughly imbued with the spirit
of the Golden Rule at this time
has an opportunity to work prac-
tically in a virgin field.
That body has been SO long I'M
der the domination of special inter-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

all means patriotism of Washing
and Jefferson has departed sefshness
place 1t has substituted the idea patriotism
has put dollars above
majority of those membership of
that body for the last forty
idea that the people made for the
the for the people, They legsated
enrichment individual money
outside forgetting their oaths of office TO
all the people alike.
believe that senate after
taking the oath of that office
private business # he has unsettled business
commission Sh the people i0"S as
My idea further of should live within
MS salary and not feel that it is necessary to be rich
Washington and who is attentive to his duties as
is the that influence
believe when the senate not in session
nOr be going AROUND o the state the people and
be internal troubles, that he should
gobetween, sincerely working to settle such troubles
believe if United States recognized duty
10 ne people tha ne heard OF clash between labor
spot an endeavor to reconcile the difference that might
believe if our United States had great
Ideas of that old Sd Ds emit that
this country believe that there would be faith
perpetuity of democratic institutions.
believe should have the ideas
of Perclestha there should be nothing peo
pie and whenever talented in walk of life appears
the the ought have him
II senator should recognize his duty above defined
then you will see country brimfu of
when work emanates from conscience, all
all treated alike would hear inequalities
and inquities of the tariff
hardships imposed the nacia system;
freight you would
not hear of the watered stocks in corporations.
With this special eliminated you would have
country brmul of fellowmen would have coun-
try brimfu of pleading for the right demanding right
not from selfish purpose but from patriotic the
good of humanity.
Let's Put Stockton In This Time.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06
OF PENSACOLA
CANDIDATE FOR

U nited States Sen a tor
The man who is running on his own
merits and against Ring and Faction
81 Politics.
The man who is running against the
Perpetuation of the United States
Scholarships in Jacksonville.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06
John Stockton 5 Space
A little Journey to the Public Conscience of a
Public Man.

that the campaign is drawing close, 1t fitting
have definite statement himself
fully determine to give him great position
of the this awmaking body
John Stockton, who a candidate
his conception of the peoples office
he aspires:
These his words
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-11-24
Tho Headache Tree.

A curious member Of the vegetable
kingdom has been discovered in the
far east. 1t Is n species of acacia
which grows TO Il height of about
eight feet and when full grown closes
its leaves together in curls each day
at sunset and curls its twiss in the
form Of pigtail. After the tree has
settled itself in this way for Il nights
sleep. like most sleeners, 1t objects to
being disturbed. II touched it will
tutter as if aGitated and impatient at
the interruption of its slumbers. The
oftener the foliage is molested the
more violent becomes the shaking Of
the branches. and ut length the tree
emits Il nauSeating odor. which if in
hailed for Il few moments will cause n
violent headache.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-11-24
a Church Without SArxicas

There is in London. within few
yards of the beautiful marble nrch In
Hyde park. church in which no serv-
ices are ever he'd. This Church Of the
Ascension. as it is called. was built by
Mrs. Russell Gurney as n memorial to
her husband. and she expressly stnted
that the editice was to he used for
prayer. rest and meditation solely. A
handsome building it is. with its tesse,-
lated floors and its numerous fine
paintings Over the door is posted this
notice. explaining the true object of
the church: "Passengers through the
busy streets of London. enter this snnc-
tuary for rest and silence and prayer.
Let the pictured walls within speak of
the past yet ever continuing ways OF
God with man.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-11-24
Beet Top POISONING.

A word of caution is advisable on
feeding beet tops Every fall the tops
are used for feed, and this is usually
done by turning the nimals into the
fields after the beets have been hauled
out; also every fall reports come in
of stock dying from eating the tops.
Death con es from two general
causes. First and probably most COM
mon is the oXalic acid poisoning. Beet
tops contain considerable amount of
this acid. and when an extensive
quantity of tops is consumed it is
very likely to produce oXalic acid poi
sonins and death. The other cause
is mold, which grows on the beet tops
and is more prevalent in damp wealth,
er Anything mOldy is dangerous as Il
food, but moldy tops md moldy beets
are especially so. The tops that are
dry, or nearly so. while they may not
be so palatable, are really safer.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-11-24
COME HOME TO THANKSGIVING

Come, rest bit. dear wife. for all
Is now in neat array
And waiting trim. and all the BARNS
Are coming horne today.
There's goodly store of cakes and pies
And iell in quivering molds.
And plies on piles OF fruit and nuts
The spacious gTanary holds.
There's savory smell of roasting fowls,
And all Is of the best.
So let the girls keep watch dear wife.
And sit you down and rest.
The train will soon be conn % in
With John and James ana 1,
Each with little family,
a goodly sight in truth.
It's Just year ago today
Since all have gathered here,
And there's n grandchild coming, too,
We didn't have last year
So rest awhile. dear wife, and let
Us count our blessings DER
And thankful be that all the BARNS
Are coming homo once more.
Selected.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-11-24
Losses Throuah Exposure

The Cornell agricultural station un
earthed the following facts by series
of experiments conducted to determine
the exact losses to stable manure when
exposed to teaching and weutheriny
pile of manure that contained ele-
ments worth S5.4S after being exposed
for fiye mouths was worth only S2.O3
Leaving manure in piles in the field is
an antiquated method that should new
er be practised for the reason that It
results in fertiiZing the spots where
the heaps lie too heavily. giving them
fully three times as much of the fer
tllizing elements as they need. while
three times as II sIch ground receives
less than it needs or not enough to
make showing.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-11-24
Storinq Vegetables,

Onions.-Store in Il loft rather than
in the cellar. In the latter they will
sprout to their injury. A few parsnips
for winter Use may be lifted and stored
in sand in the cellar. but as freezing
of them outdoors for later use. Po-
tatoes. Store in bins one foot or
eighteen inches deep. raised somewhat
from the moor. DO not bruise or they
will be likely to rot. Roots in the
nature of satisfy and horseradish
freezing does not hurt. so the main
lot may stay out where grown. but
some should be dug and put in earth
in the cellar for winter use.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-11-24
A Dampcr on Thrift.

A tourist in the mountains of Ten
nesSee once had dinner with queru-
lous old mountaineer who yarned about
hard times for fifteen minutes ut a
stretch. why. man." said the tourist.
you ought to be able to make lots of
money shipping green corn to the north
crn market"
Yes, | orter." was the sulcn reply.
You have the land. | suppose, and
can get the seed"
Yes. guess So"
''Then why don't you go into the
speculation:"
NO use. stranger" sadly replied the
cracker: the old woman is too lazy
to do the plowin and plantin. kan.
sas City Star.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-11-24
JUST A FEW MINUTES OF FUN
That Crooked Arm.

# there is anything Archibald was
fond of it was girls. Fair. dark. tall
short. sweet. sour, plain, pretty, he
ndored them all. and never went out
to theater or concert without Il
bevy of at least half dozen. Conse
quently when he fell downstairs one
day and broke his arm the chief regret
that crossed his mind was that he
would be unable to take Elizabeth
and Milly and Catherine and the rest
Of them to see the play that night.
I'm afraid it's bad job" pro-
nounced the surgeon, who had come
to set the arm. Even when it has
called the arm will remain. crooked"
Never mind the crook,' replied
Archibald 'Set it for husginS and
go ahead"-Tit-Bits.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-11-24
ARE YOU LEFT HANDED?
Somo Observations Of Interest Con-
corning This Popularity.

Some Observations Of Interest Con-
corning This Popularity.
There was fad some twenty years
ago among certain classes to make the
children use both hands equally. With
a view to developing ambide1terity.
There were very few successful results
On the contrary. the children that used
only one hand seemed to get along bet
ter i'll every way. especially In intel
lectual Development. The explanation
for this is found III the fact that the
control of the hand Is intima tely con-
nected with the development Of Ian
gunge, but the brain centers that have
to do with language are situated on
the left side-that is. il connection
with the centers that control the right
arm and hand.
An examination Of thousands Of hu-
man skeletons showed that in every
case In which the right arm had a
greater development than the left arm
there was corresponding develop
ment on the left side Of the skull.
Left handed persons would according
~ be expected to have less language
ability on the whole. than right hand
ed persons. and children that used both
hands indlferently under compulsion
would hinder still more the develop
ment OF their ability in the use of Ian
Guage.
In the German army Dr. Bardleben
found 3.SS per cent of left handedness
This figure is to be considered as rath-
or lower than the true ratio. as many
left handed men deny or fail to report
the fact. In northeastern parts of Ger
many left handedness IS less freuuent
than in the central parts. 1t is curl
Gus that among the monkeys the orang
outang and the hylobates are right
handed. while the gorilla and the chin
panzee are left handed. - Harper's
Weekly.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-11-24
I'LL FA7ED BEAUTY
History Links Misfortune With
Loneliness In Womankind.
THE FATE OF CLEOPATRA.
Julia Donna, the Poor Girl Who 30.
eane Empress Of Rome. but Whose
Charms Accomplished Her Undoine.
Lucklcss Hclen of Troy.


Why envy beauty when history.
lends emphasis to the conclusion that
usually beauty is n misfortune to its
possessor? 1t was loveliness of face
and form that wrecked CLEOPATRA,
who i'll turn wrecked Mark Antony.
broke the heart Of Octavia and brought
the horrors of civilized war upon i'm
pcrial Rome. The great julius fell n
victim to her charms nt a single inter
view.
Cleopatra was n beautiful and mag
nificent creature and never failed to
captivate those who passed before her
She was as intelligent as she was
beautiful. No woman has surpassed
her In cunning.
How she died is mystery. The
story of the asp biting her to death is
myth. hut authorities agree that she
met violent death by her own hand
There is the story of Julia Donna,
who. in her maiden days IL poor. hum
bic girl. was on account of her per-
sonal magnetism raised from II com
mon sphere TO the highest that i'm
perial Rome could offer. She became
the wife of Severus and thus empress
Of Rome. Her beauty was her evil
fate, rs she permitted all to approach
her with their sentiments Finally,
desrairing of ever becoming agnin the
power she once was in Rome. deserted
by those who brought her to her mis-
cry. forsaken by her friends, she end
ed her days in starvation.
There was yet another beautiful Ro-
man Julia. who. through her extreme
beauty. was introduced to and became
the wife of famous senator when she
was only sixteen. Between that age
and twenty-four she lived up to the
traditions of the times. Succumbed to
the c0nceit of her own charms. be
came the prey of tlatterers. conspired
against her husband and was put to n
violent death.
Helen of Troy was tied to a tree
and stranglcd. condign punishment
for the errors she fell into solely on
account of her beauty. She was re-
Sponsible for the many years siege of
Troy. her husband. Meneaus. being de-
termined to revenge himself on Paris.
Josephine. wife Of Napoleon l., was
said by her husband to be most truly
Il lovely woman. refined affab.a.
charming. a goddess of the toilet. kind
and humane yet because no son was
born to them Napoleon divorced her.
and she died an absolutely crushed
woman.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-11-24
A FINE PERCHERON STALLION.
TIME TO Do FALL JOBS.

Have you looked over the farm
buildings to ascertain the repairs
needed?
This is Il question that every
farmer should ask himself at
this season of the year. There
are boards loose on the build
ings. there are walks and bridges
TO repair. doors that are sagging
and window panes that are rat
tlinS. and should these 80 over
until next season untiXed it will
require twice rs much material.
twice as much work. and you
will be out the benefit of hav-
ing your buildings in shape.
There is Il somber sound in the
pounding of loose clapboards
and the rattle of insecure Win
dow paLes. \ loose clapboard
may be detected by dra wing Il
hammer down the side of your
building and n different sound
will betray which one needs to
lie fastened down securely.
When anything is to be done
such rs replacing boards or nail
ing them more securely. do ii at
once: acquire this ha bit, and ii
will eliminate those expenditures
of time and effort which eat up
profits National Stocllman and
Farmer.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1911-11-24
THE ORIGIN OF SUGAR.
II Was First Made by tho Chinese at
Least 5000 Years Ago.

The Chinese. who invented almost
everything before anybody else heard
of it, claim to be the original discover
ers of the process Of sugar making.
and it Is said that sugar was used In
China as long ago as 5000 years. This
is misty. but the fact Is well establish
ed that it was manufactured in China
under the Tsin dynasty 200 years at
least before the Christian era began.
India has put forward claim for
priority of invention. but the prOba BILL
ity is that the Hindus learned the art
Of sugar making from the Chinese and
that through them the knowledge final
ly spread to the western nations. Ne
archus when sent by Alexander OH an
exploring voyage on the Indus brought
back reports Of honey which was
made by the Asiatics from cune with
out the help of bees. o..
At this time neither the Greeks nor
the Jews nor the Babylonians had any
knowledge of sugar. but lnter the art
Of making the artificial honey" be-
came known and prncticed. though it's
progress and development were ex-
ceedingly slow. 1t was prescribed as
Il medicine by Galen in \. D. $50. and
up to the seventeenth century it had
become nothing more than Il costly
luxury. to be used only on special occa-
siOns. Even as late as the beginning
of the eighteenth century the annual
consumption of sugar in Great Britain
had reached only 20.0000O0 pounds.
whereas it is now more than 2.c00. 900.
00O pounds.
Refined sugar was not made in Eng
land till 1859. The art of refining was
learned by Il Venetian merchant from
the Saracens. who sold the secret to
him for 100000 crowns.