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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08
SUMTER COUNTY COURT HOUSE
ELECTION

The election for the location of the
court house in Sumter county passed
off quietly but an intense interest was
evidenced in the outcome. 1t was
generally expected that Coleman
would be in the second race but that
town, Sumterville and Center Hill
drop out and the contest will be be-
tween Bushnell and Wildwood.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08
+. Appleyard. Florida's efficient

T. J. Appleyard, Florida's efficient
state printer, has been awarded
the state printing for another four
years by the board of state institu-
lions. An excellent quality of work
is being turned out of the state print
ing office, and the Press congratu-
lates Colonel Appleyard on his re-
appointment.-Ft. Myers Press.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned co-partnership heretofore
existing and know as Gatrell &
Smoak has this day been dissolved by
mutual consent, John w. SmoaK con-
tinuing the business and assuming
the liabilities.
All accounts due the firm are due
and payable to Mr.. John w. SmoaK'
H. GATRELL,
S.25.et JOHN W. SMOAK.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

The Atlanta Journal asks: Where
is the old-fashioned cigar store with
the wooden Indian in front, bunch
of cigars in her outstreatched hand?"
Right here in Ocala. Charley Peyser
ill sticks to the old sign.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

The Jews of the whole world now
number 11,625,656. Of the world
population nearly 100000 reside in
America. Only one other country has
larger Jewish population and that
is Russia.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Mr.. c. E. Simmons has returned
home from a visit of several weeks
in Pennsylvania. He visited his old
home at Hollidaysburg, and also WIS.,
tied at Lancaster, Harrisburg, Phila-
delphia and other places in the state,
and had splendid time.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08
THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE
WORLD


The Seven Wonders of the World"
indexed by Alexander the Great, &C.
cording to Ebert Hubbard, all of
which he hogtied and branded with
his private mark, were the following:
The pyramids of Egypt.
The hanging gardens of Babylon.
The tombs of Mausolus.
The Colossus of Rhodes.
The Phidias statute of Zeus.
The Pharos of Alexander
The temple of Diana.
All are new dust save the pyramids
alone.
Mr.. Hubbard now names the follow
ing as the present Seven Wonders
of the World"
The electric trolley car.
The incandescent lamp.
The telephone.
The use of concrete.
The automobile.
The steel-skeleton sky-scraper.
The Thermos bottle.
What of the following:
The steam engine.
The printing press.
The type setting machine.
The telegraph. wire and wireless.)
The x-ray.
The elevator.
The photograph.
Are these not more wonderful than
those named by Mr.. Hubbard?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Because employing incompetent
clerical help many of the most i'm
portant bills passed by the Georgia
legislature were improperly engrossed
and are null and void. An incompe-
tent clerk sometimes Yields as
much power as the blue pencil of a
governor.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Quality considered, there is no
cheaper whiskey on the market than
Hogan's xxx Rye: 1915 for four
full quarts, delivered. G. d. Hogan,
Ocala. Fla. x
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-09-08

Hon. Champ Clark, speaker of the
house of representatives, says that
President Taft is playing politics. ."
Of course he is. The president had
better confne himself to golf. 1t is
a less harmful game Without the
aid of the democrats in congress he
could not have carried to success
his reciprocity agreement with Canada
and some of his other pet measures.
Instead of denouncing and making
faces at the bridge which carried him
safely across the stream he should be
praising it. There is nothing more
commendable than gratitude and
nothing more intolerable than the
want of it. The great bard said!
Sharper than serpent's tooth it is
to have a thankless child" The presi-
dent ought to hasten to get out of that
class.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-14

are there to examine the patients.
Thursday | go to three of the
little towns near here. | have a
wheel, so it saves me walking
some. How | do wish you could
90 with me on some OF my trips
MOntclair is the most beautiful
spot you ever saw. 1t is a city
FOf 10000, but the people call it
the village. There are very few
shops here, every one either goes
to N. Y. City or Newark, N. j.,
to trade. | get Saturday after
noon off and Sunday. Sol make
a dash fora trolley and it goes
within a block of the station, |
usually get there just in time to
jump on the 12:45 train. | land
in HObOken, N. j. Ills and if |
am in a hurry | take short cut
for the Hudson tunnels which
saves about 10 minutes, but if |
have time l take the ferry for it
is a dandy little boat trip, one
can pass all the Ocean Liners
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-14
For Sale.

215 A. at Rye, Colo, a health
resort. aT4O A. pillow land. So
600 feet Spruce and Pine saw
timber, 5 room log house, log
barn and other buildings. 2 wells
Fenced and cross fenced. $500
an acre, purchaser gets % of
grain crop, Terms. For further
particulars, see G. A. Schilling,
Seward, Kansas, or A. II. Ali
son, at Rye, Colo. 50.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-14

There Is a Heap Of solace in Be.
ing Able TO Depend Upon
a Wel-Earned Reputa-
49, ton.

For months Great Bennd read
crs have seen the constant express
sion of praise for Doan's Kidney
Pills, and read about the good
work they have done. in this To-
cality. Not another remedy ever
produced such convincing proof
of merit.
John Moffat, 1919 Heller St,
Great Bend, Kansas. says: "FOrs
about three years | was afflicted
with kidney complaint and as
time went by, my condition grew
worse. The kidney secretions
passed too frequently, especially
at night and | often had spells
of dizziness, during which bleek
spots appeared before my eyes |
tried numerous remedies. but re-
ceived only temporary relief I'M
til | procured Doan'S Kidney
Pills from the Az A. Drug Co.,
Their effect was almost magical.
Since taking this remedy, | have
enjoyed much better health and
my kidneys have done tehir work
properly statement given on
March q, 1907
A Second Statement.
In June 1910, Mr.. Moffat was
interviewed and he said: 81 still
use Doan's Kidney Pills occa-
sionally when in need of a kid
ney medicine and they always
help me. 1t gives me pleasure to
confirm my former public endorse
ment Of this preparation"
For sale by all dealers. Price
SOC. FOSter-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the
United States. e
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-14
Farmers should eat
. more oatmeal.

Although the farmer Of today is able
to buy almost anything he wants to
wear or.to eat he isn't paying enough
} attention to food values when it comes
to his own table.
Ifhe has been watching the e&ten.
sive researches and experiments on
the question Of the best human food
for muscle and brain he will heed the
advice from all sides to ''eat more
Quaker Oats"
Quaker Oats is mentioned because
it is recognizedin this country and
Europe as the best of all oatmeals.
Feeding farm hands on Quaker Oats
means getting more work out Of them
than if you feed them on anything
else.
1t is packed in regular size pack.
ages. and in Theoretically sealed tins
for hot climates. q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-14

that are locked and see all sorts
of things.
There is only one good old New
York and it is perfect. | shop,
then [ go up to my aunts and
stay all night, then home again
Sunday evening. SO you see /
don't do much sitting down in a
weeks time. | have some of the
crazieSt experiences for go into
all sorts of homes. but some hate
to let me in for they know | will
report them to the health officers.
SO when they open the door a
crack, slip my foot in and do
not remove it until | get what |
want. But most of the people
are very grateful and call me all
sorts of lovely names. kiss my
hands and put their dirty hands
on me until | fairly squirm. |
have great many Italians to
work with and such a time to
make them understand, you
would simply die if you could
hear and see me sometimes. |
have gotten so | talk more with
my hands than my tongue. But
you should see what a stir |
cause when | enter one of these
homes. | have every chair WHIP
ed off and offered me, one will
stand and hold my coat instead
of hanging it up,the entire fam
lily stand ready to wait upon me
for any little thing and if any of
my people are on the streets they
stand with their hats off until ]
pass. In fact treat me more like
| was a little God. If they meet
me on the street and havn't been
to their homes for a few days
they begin their string Of woes
until | get sch a crowd | think
will be arrested. There is a reg
ular town Of them on the east
side, | have quite a few coloreC
people, the regular old southern
cOons, and if they don't lead mi
a chase. If you tell them YOU
are sorry for them they simply Ii
down and die. So / just jOll!
them along the best l can. On,
old man told me the other day
Lady, | sure won't be here yer,
much longer to bother, for rs
simply dying by inches.'' (ant
he is tOO) l had a piece of core
In my hand so l just pretended
to measure him in bed, Che j
over six fee). Then said, "Wel
Anderson, at that rate you will b
here 8 years from now. He sa
up and his eyes almost poppe'
out, as he said, SIS dat de thrui
LADY, | lowed as how it mus
be according to my. measurement
land left him. A week or so al
] tier his NJ. D. said to me, "Why
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-14
Letter from Beulah Balm an Ex.
Great Bend Girl.
My Dear Uncle HenRy:-

My Dear Uncle Henry 20
The night I came out here to
60 to work | found your long
letter waiting for me. You eef-
tainlS write me the very best lei
tiers Lever get from any one and
itesimnly gives. m a lease on a
new life. for sometimes ! won
der, what on earth lohere for,
and wish | could step off and a
way frOu this old world, but
when / read your dandy letters,
I stop and think "Well there is
rsOmeorSe who really is interested
iin.me after ALE | have saved ey-
cry one of your good letters, for
y 4 love to get them out when l
am blue and read than all again.
= Uncle Henry, | am going to go
to- Kansas, either sometime in Aug
uSt or September. So please
raise a chicken and save him for
me. When ! think Of it, ! won
der if | can wait, but as | have
waited almost four years. guess
I can. 'But you had better be-
gin getting your screws in your
aHnS for | can talk even faster
than whenoyOu saw me alst.- Il
can hear You say impossible. y
Well have certainly have had
some experiences since | saw you
. in old Kansas. But | wOuldl t
take any price for what | haYe
gone through. Everything has
worked out so well | have no
complaints whatever.
l AIN simply crazy over my
work here. The The. Society lis
composed Of very wealthy ladies,
who became interested in tuber-
culOsiS and wished to stamp it
OF .as ssOn as possible. SO they
expect me to look out for these
eases and when i heal. or suspect
I; case Imake the person go to
the hospital or send for a NJ. D.
and find out # they really have
it, if so ! try to place them in an
institutions if not | see that they
have sleeping pOrches and all the
.. cOmfortsowe can give them.
! don't do very much nursing, only
+! see that they are cared for, the
F: worst cases | visit every day and
+: il | think they need an NJ. D!
+: call one. Every Tuesday | 90 tC
/: one Of the schools and have what
(: We call preventive class, we TAKE
/: children from The homes there
and there is a physical culture
teacher who gives them all sorts
Of exercises, | take their temper
atltf% op1lse and weigh them anC
watch 20 osee if the exercises ar
40
too hard on them. etc, etc. TheI
Wednesday go to the Hospital
and we have clinic, three NJ. d.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-14

on earth did yOu tell Anderson
lie would be here 3 years from
now, when you know it won't be
that many months! Then ! knew
he had failed to see my lonely
joke. | get the giggles sometimes
so bad | hardly know my name.
If you could only see the lovely
woods and the pretty little clear
brooks | pass on my trips, | can
hardly wait for spring. You
spoke of me getting married.
please don't lose any sleep over
that for eastern men don't like
me any better than western men
did. SO unless you find me one
when | go home this fall | shall
simply have to go to the old lad
les home. | have one spotted
now, but they want $500 down,
so | can't enter just yet. | sup
pose | shall not know any body
at home, for when | read the pa
perS | wonder who's who. Sue
sent me some pictures of you all.
they were not very good ones. |
haven't had any pictures here at
all.
Everyone is so nice to me. |
am invited out either for dinner
or to some entertainment every
week. | was invited. out to din
ner one night to one of the very
SWEETEST homes here. was scar
ed to death, but started out and
got lost, so did not appear until
the show was over. Then anOtb-
or evening | was invited to seven
O'Clock dinner, where there is a
great deal of style. | thought 4
should lie down and rest befOrf
dressing, went sound asleep and
woke at Z 80, / rushed to the tel.
ephOne to try to explain, the
butler answered the phone anG
he said, "0h, Miss Balm, cont
right along, for | have your din
ner in the oven" So / went. tn
president Of the Society and my
self went into N. Y. City to n
: spect a floating vessel, one dS
| was standing still listening 4
: Onne Of the NJ. DIS when the ves
selgave a lurch and my feet flet
: up in the air and | almost crack
, ed my head. Then | was sur
rounded BY NJ. DIS and all sort
! of people. Well after a few o
! these stunts, uncle Henry, / jus
J about decided / wasn't cut on
| for polite society. These break
e scared me almost to deaeh a
! first, but l rather expect then
| now. l have lost Z lbs. so Far
for which | am very grateful
t l am sending poor Nattie's lit
5 tie box at last, l lett it in m!
trunk in the city, so am just get
ting my Xmas together, hope sh'
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-14

will have it by July 4th. If you
ever wade through this and are
to much afraid of getting anoth-
er like it. | would love to get
one Of your good long letters
Please give all my friends my
love and keep bushel for the
Fruit family.
BEULAH.
MOntclair, New Jersey,
~ North Williw ST..
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-04-14
Ex-Gov. Click Dead.

Atchison, April l3,-FOrmer Gov
emOr G. W. Click of Kansas
died at his home here early this
morning. A year ago he broke
his hip which eventually caused
his death.
The Lamar register., 1911-02-22

TO see prizes awarded to lads who pointing
the way TO Increased averages OF produc-
ton in the south. and Incidentally to a partial
solution OF the increased of living. And no
old-time farmer that the showings
made in this twentieth-century corn growing are
spurts OF no practical Significance On the con
trary the government officials have applied mod
ern bookkeeping methods to the business side OF
the proposition and the reported costs of produc-
ton can be accepted as fair actual costs.
The yields made during the past season by
these young corn growers have been truly aston
fishing and some OF them almost past the
belief OF farmers who have been getting aver
age of. say 80 to 40 bushels of corn per
In choice corn country In the middle west In
Mississippi county 4s boys averaged 92
bushels per acre. In one South Carolina county
20 boys produced LOO bushels of corn on 20
acres. In another county in that same state 142
made $1,000 from a single OF corn Jerry
Moore OF Winona, s. G., the champion
grower OF the world. got the amazing yield of
22s bushels to the acre. Steve Henry of Louisi-
ana carried on the highest honors for economical
farming. producing on his acre nearly 40 bushels
at n cost of only 10 cents per bushel. Joe Stone
OF Georgia, youngest and smallest Of the national
prize winners. is only eleven years OF age, but
he produced i02 bushels to the acre at a cost OF
20 cents per bushel. Next the scope
of the corn-growing competition is to be greatly
extended and the government may also strive
to get the country girls OF the United States
into a similar competition. only OF course, IL will
not be corn growing but vegetable gardening with
canning and preserving side line"
The Lamar register., 1911-02-22
MIGHT HAVE COME EARLIER
Admlrer Of Musician Must Have Felt
Truth Of the Answer He
Received.

Signor Puccini. although celebrated
all over the world for his operas. is
still a young man. On the subject OF
his early success the Italian composer
said recently In New York.
Il have been very lucky. Recogni-
ton for artistic work comes so often
after one IL too old to enjoy It.
Il remember one of my country
mon. centenarian. who. had he died
before seventy. would never have seen
any Of his operas produced. Luckily
he lived to SO great an age that he re-
ceived for many years the admiration
he deserved. Naturally enough.
though. this splendid artist regretted
his years OF obscurity and neglect.
and he frequently spoke bitterly Of
his bad fortune.
once. at the very end OF his long
life. an Englishman entered his box
At tho opera In Rome. and said re-
spectfully:
81 have travelled all the way from
London to see the author OF my IA
vorito opera
The veteran composer. with q ma
licious smile. replied:
well. my friend. I have given you
plenty OF time TO get here"
The Lamar register., 1911-02-22

try Psruna, and after using four bot
ties can say I was entirely cured"
Unable to Work.
Mr.. Gustav Himmelreich. Hochheim.
Texas. writes:
For a number of years suffered
whenever I took cold. with severe at
tacks Of asthma, which usually yielded
to tho common homo remedies.
Last year. however. I suffered for
eight months without interruption SO
that could not do any work at all.
Tho various medicines that were pre-
scribed brought mo no relief. ,
After taking six bottles OF Peruna.
two Of Lacupia and two Of Manalin. I
am free Of my trouble SO that can do
all my farm work again. can heart
fly recommend this medicine to any
one who suffers with this annoying
complaint and believe that they viii
obtain good results"
The Lamar register., 1911-02-22

Italy to one New York street. and
with the other have come the doctor.
the grocer. the priest and the annual
celebration Of the local patron saint.
The acute rivalry between village peo-
pie, who have not developed and can
scarcely be expected to develop in q
short period what may be called city
consciousness" is perhaps the most
important cause Of the lack Of coher-
ence In the Italian mass. which makes
impossible united and persistent effort
on its part In any direction. economic.
social or political.
The Lamar register., 1911-02-22

In the Italian quarters the life is
that OF the tenement. The families
are usually large. and in most of them
boarders are taken with a view to
ekins out the payment of the rent
There are tenements occupied by Ital
ians In New York in which eight ant
ten sleep in one room. with not NOR,
than 1900 cubic feet of air to breathe
for eight or nine hours. Very often -.
whole family occupies a single sleep
ing room. children over fourteen year
OF age sleeping with their parents OF
with smaller brothers and sisters.
The Lamar register., 1911-02-22
Those Church Suppers!

Church sales, dinners. teas and the like are
not only means for promoting social enjoyment
and incidentally Of replenshing the treasures
of the organizations which provide them These
functions serve real and valuable economic
purpose. is indicated by the lady whom Edna
X. Wooley quotes in the Toledo Blade This
lady. weary of the work Of providing three meals
a day for her family. consisting of herself her
husband and her daughter, finds a new 10y In
living at this time OF year. and explains why:
Last night went TO a beef dinner To
night we going to Methodist progressive
supper. My husband hates those progressive
suppers, because start with soup at the
church. you know. then go to some house for the
meat course and finish up at some other house
for the dessert. He says when he sits down to a
meal he likes to finish the job on the spot in.
stead Of getting up every little while putting on
his hat and coat and galloping out into the cold
and cruel world to resume his eats at some other
stand. But think it's fun. It's a blessed change
Tomorrow night we go to Presbyterian church
supper. That's only % cents too and don't
see how they do IT for the money. The next one
after that is an Episcopal turkey supper and the
next is also turkey supper at the Unitarian
church. Then come the Disciple and Congrega
ton church suppers, and by that time you'll sec
my cheeks sticking out with rich living VIVA,
would we poor home cooks do IL It wasn't for IN,
church suppers? They give us a rest from the
eternal routine of planning and cooking the daily
meals. Nobody that hasn't tried that tbree-meaI
a-day business knows what a grind IL get. IN no
1 don't believe there's man on ear,b would
stand for 1t.
The Lamar register., 1911-02-22

west-in states such illinois, Indiana Iowa
and Nebraska But the government experts
scouting around came to the conclusion
that as good or better than America had
ever known could be raised in prolific quantity
In the south II only the people south of Mason
and Dixons line could be aroused to the pos
sibilities lying dormant at their doors.
Waking up these southern farmers 'to their
neglected opportunities is the present work of
one of the most efficient organizations in Uncle
Sans agricultural corps. II nothing short
OF an Inspiration that the experts hit upon the
plan OF proving that their corn fairy tales"
could come true through the medium of the
farmer boys OF the south. The lads enlisted
In this country wide demonstration work. and
$4,000 Of them have lately been giving their IA
theirs object lessons right at home. What is more.
many of the fathers have taken the lessons to
heart and after seeing with their own eyes what
phenomenal yields can be made IL corn be Gull
uvated the book chaps at the agricultural
department prescribe they have become converts
to the Ideas and have announced that hence
forth they will cultivate corn the way their sons
have been doing these past few months. 1t Will
mean only a fraction more time and work and 1t
means production doubled or trebled or quad
rupled
OF course the government gave instructions
these lads to how to till the soil in the most
advantageous manner, but the enthusiasm which
resulted In corn harvests that have made the
whole world sit up and take notice was inspired
by competitive contests for the winners In which
all sorts OF prizes were offered-township prizes,
village prizes. county prizes, state prizes, ana
goodness knows what, all in the way OF trophies
eliminating in each state in grand prize In
the form of a sightseeing trip to washington all
expenses paid for one boy OF course, the gov
eminent did not offer these prizes. Uncle Sam
has money available for such purposes put
the department OF agriculture engineered the
whole scheme and got the public-spirited citizens
of more than a dozen states SO Interested that
they put up the prizes mentioned. individuals
such as bankers and merchants and organiza
lions such as boards of trade. county superin-
tendents Of education. chambers OF commerce.
etc. contributed to the list OF prizes which in the
grand total footed up to more than $4,000
This whole movement alike to other similar
educational crusades has been under the oirec-
ton Of the division OF farmers cooperative Gem
onstration work OF the department OF agriculture
and the field officers OF this INSTITUTION nAVe
brought about systematic effort the part OF
the youthful corn growers by organizing what