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The log cabin Democrat., 1911-05-26
NORMAL COMMENCEMENT.

On account of the Normal com
mencement sermon at the First Bap-
tlst church next Sunday morning,
there will be no morning services at
the Methodist and Presbyterian
churches. The commencement sermon
will be preached by Rev. M. Men.
Mckay of For Smith, whose subject
will be "The Abundant Life"
WEATHER FORECAST.
Tonight and Saturday, unsettled
weather; cooler.
The Harrison times., 1911-07-29

Each time the shah of Persia went to Eu
rope, where he spent large sums, he procured
the money needed for his journey not only by
raising a loan, generally in Russia, but also
by another method, which was both ingenious
and businesslke.
Before leaving his possessions" writes M,
Paoli in McClure's, "he summoned his chief
officers OF state-mlnisters, provincial COVER
nors and the like-and proposed the following
bargain to them: Those who wished to form
part Of his suite must first pay him sum of
money, which he fixed in accordance with the
Importance of their functions; 1t varied be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 francs In return, he
authorized them to recoup themselves in any
way they pleased.
Here we find the explanation Of the large
number Of persons who accompanied the shah
on his travels, and the quaint and unexpected
titles they bore, such as that OF minister or
the dock yard though Persia has never
owned q navy, and one still more extraordi'
nary, that of attorney to the heir apparent
although they sometimes had romantic
souls, they invariably had terribly practical
minds Eager TO recover their outlay as
quickly as possible they practced on huge
scale and without scruple or hesitation what
! may describe as the bonus or commission
system. This explained how on each of his
trips to France the shah was able to spend
from eight to twelve million francs In pocket
money.
He always carried a loaded pistol in his
trousers pocket, though he never used 1t. On
one Of his journeys In France he even took
It into his head TO make a high court Official
walk before him when he left the theater car
rying a revolver pointed at the peaceable
sghtseers who had gathered to see him come
out. As soon as | saw this ran up to the
threatening bodyguard.
"'put that revolver away, said 1t is not
the custom here
The Harrison times., 1911-07-29

vesting the grain with sickle and gS&&
fail, as they do to this day in certain
European countries, but the small farmer u.s.
perforce putting a great deal more manual
labor into the gathering of his grain than Is
the owner of one of the vests 5OOO-acre
wheat fields, where combination harVesters'
drawn by traction engines or 40 or DO horses,
perform automatically every function from
cutting the stalks as they stand in the field
to delivering to the waiting wagons the
threshed, cleaned and sacked wheat, all ready
for the market, without the touch of human
hand.
Under the old conditions harvest time on
the farm meant hard work for the women folks
as well as for the men and this is stlll the
case Just in proportion as the od-time condl-
tions yet prevail The burden of response
bty that fell upon the farmers wife and
daughters was that of feeding the harvest
hands. To be sure the wife had help, for her
neghbors all pitched in and helped even as
their husbands and brothers, on q similar CO.
operative basis were assisting the farmer IN
getting in his grain-a service that would be
repaid in kind as the turn Of each came IN
the round Of harvesting activities that EN-
braced the whole countryside Under THIS
plan, when harvest time meant a continual
succession Of neighborhood gatherings, there
were compensatons Of the farmers wives In
the opportunities for gossipy gatherings that
went the time.honored sewing circles one bet
ter whereas the farmer girls might behold
romances grow under their eyes as the lads,
fresh from the harvest fields, had most con-
vincing evidence as to the prowess in cookery
of the local bellies
AS a development Of this system, that was
scarcely an Improvement from the feminine
standpoint came the plan Of harvesting by
means of hired hands-possibly through the
medium OF "crew" that accompanied
portable steam harvester that made It's rounds
from farm to farm Under this plan, which Is
yet the approved one In most sections, the
farmers wife and daughters have to get up
three meals q day for q dozen or score or
husky harvest hands and yet they are not so
sure OF assistance from the other women OF
the neighborhood as was the case when these
latter had no similar duties at home through
the presence OF the men folk at the common
harvesting rendezvous Worse yet, the young
ladies' have scarcely the interest that was mani
fest when the volunteer harvesters to be
served were the egibles of the neighborhood
instead of, as now, nomadic laborers or, at best
college boys working for funds to put them
through school.
Latterly there has been some relief from
that phase Of the harvesting system which has
meant so much hard work for the fair sex. 1t
has come through the introduction Of cook
wagons or kitchens on wheels which accom-.
pany the big threshing outfits from farm to
farm and serve food to the harvest hands right
at the scene of their work--theroby saving, by
the way, the time that was formerly spent In
The Harrison times., 1911-07-29
WHEN THE SHAH TRAVELLED

"But | had to insist pretty strongly before
he consented to lay aside his weapon.
"'The shah for that matter was no less dis
trustful Of his own subjects. ] observed that
when the Persians were In his presence they
adopted a uniform attitude which consisted
in holding their hands crossed on their stom-
achs, no doubt as evidence OF their harmless
intentions. 1t was a guaranty-of very cas-
ual sort, we must admit.
For the rest his alarms displayed them
selves under the most diverse aspects and IN
the most unexpected circumstances. For In
stance, there was no persuading him TO ascend
the Effel tower The disappointment OF his
guides was increased by the fact that he would
come as far as the foot Of the pillars; they
always thought that he meant to 80 up.
But no, once below an immonse iron frame
work, he gazed up in the air, examined the
lifts, flung tmid glance at the starcases,
then suddenly turned on his heels and walked
away. They told him in vain that his august
father had gone up as far as the first hoor;
nothing could induce him to do as much.
"The instructive dread Of darkness and soil
tude was 80 keen In the Persian monarch that
he required his bedroom to be filled during
the night with light and sound. Accordingly
every evening" as soon as he had lain down
and closed his eyes, the members OF his suite
gathered round his bed, lighted all the can
deabra and exchanged their impressions
aloud; while young mobiles of the court re-
lievlng one another In pairs consclentlously
patted his arms and legs with light, sharp
little taps.
"The king Of kings imagined that ho was
In this way keeping death at a safe distance,
II perchance It should take fancy to visit
him In his Sleep and the extraordinary thinB
is that he did sleep, notwithstanding all this
massage light and noise"
The Harrison times., 1911-07-29

HE most vivid recollections of
every man and woman brought
up on a farm must be of the
golden harvest time. Even the
persons whose farm experience
has been limited to protracted
visits to the country are likely
to retain mental pictures Of the
gathering of the grain as the
most lasting impressions of such
ntprValS-Drovidad of cource
The Harrison times., 1911-07-29

I'M an AZHRGE ENRY 20

forgetting the disadvantages of the harvest
season. 1t has quite escaped his memory,
most likely, how he was routed out Of bed
at daybreak or earlier when there was har
vesting to be done and how he turned in with
the chickens and slept like log from sheer
exhaustion He has lost all recollection Of
the neryeracking anxiety, shared by every
member of the family lest it rain before the
harvesting was finished and he passes lightly
over the "reminiscences of those weary hours
under a scorching sun with no protection save
a broad,brmmed straw hat its lofty peak
filled with leaves to help break the force Of
old Sols shafts
Harvest time on the farm, past and present,
marks the climax Of the year in hard work
and in worry-in short, In nerve and muscular
strain generally OF course, 1t will be under
stood that reference is made to the season Of
the grain harvest To be sure, there are what
might be termed harvest seasons at intervals
all through the season, from the time the
Strawberries are ripe in the spring. only the
farmer never thinks Of Identifying the garner
ing Of these crops by the name Of harvest, In
the eyes Of the tiller Of the soil harvest time
means the crucial juncture for gathering the
gran-particulaIly the wheat-and storing It
away In barns and elevators, or mayhap load
Ing II direct on the railroad cars that are to
carry It to the -four mills or to the ship which
will carry 1t overseas to supply the bread
eaters of Europe and the Orient
In the old days practically every farm in the
land had its harvest time and 1t held the secret
of the profits Of the whole years work on the
farm. That this Is true no longer Is due
simply to that tendency to specialization which
has invaded the farmers occupation as It has
every other field. Nowadays we have chicken
farms and truck farms and fruit farms and
other kinds Of farms, where attention Is so
concentrated upon the one product in hand
that the proprietors do not raise enough grain
for the needs Of their own stock On such
special farms the once universal harvest
time is unknown. But to make up for them
we have vast farms in the west and on the
Pacific slope, where wheat Is the product
specialized, and in consequence we see on
these big farms harvesting operations which
In magnitude and picturesque features 40 far
overshadow the corresponding operations on
the old.fashioned farm east of the Mississippi
that there is literally no comparison.
One odd thing about harvesting Is that al.
most all methods are yet in vogue in ono
section or another Of the country The ex.
planation is found, of course, in the fact that
the first cost and the operating expense Of
the great steam harvesting outfits designed
for the bonanza farms of the west are such
as TO make them impracticable for the farmers
controlling small areas. Consequently, these
farmers are getting along, and getting along
very well, with the old.time equipment, modern
zed by the Introduction of some of the i'm.
provements devised originally for the big
power machines We are not any longer har-
The Harrison times., 1911-07-29

country-bred or nOt-indi-
Gates the fascination Of
this phase Of farm opera
tions by his longing to
pitch hay" when he in
vades the agricultural reg
ion for his vacation. That
is, he is enthusiastic
about pitching hay until
he tries it. Perhaps he
would not deem it quite
so much fun if he had to
do 1t for a livelihood and
If he could not quit his
job whenever he happened
to get tired.
So, too, the farmer boy,
transformed into a city
dweller who looks back so
longingly at the good old
harvest times on the old
homestead, is very prob
ably, after the fashion of
mankind, remembering the
pleasant things only and
The Harrison times., 1911-07-29
A><IPEZSY Sc<1nE m ZlE MAE-AZ E"z9I3E

going to and from the farm house
This latter was a considerable item
If the farm house was located sew
eral miles from the harvest field In
which the men happened to be work
ing at noon. These kitchen cars have
been in use to some extent for sew
eral years past, but great improve
ments have been made in them OF
late. There are now provided for the
use of the big travelling harvesting
crews range wagons" with several
Of the largest size kitchen ranges
mounted on a truck, and more Won
The Harrison times., 1911-07-29

they remained in the rural domain long enough
to witness all phases of the harvest-time activity
and long enough to contrast the rush and hustle
OF this busy period with the more placid existence
OF more normal times down on the farm"
The average city dweller whose early years
were spent on farm harks back to nothing so
fondly as the picturesque annual drama Of the
bringing in the sheaves And the city dweller-
The Harrison times., 1911-07-29
NNElloG IHE t14cKzD G8AhvI0 ZHr CARS OPzEN470P

become imperative on the large farms Of the
west, California and the Pacific northwest,
owing to the immense force of men needed to
garoer the grain on these baronial estates OF
the wheat empire" On one of these big
farms in Oklahoma, which may be cited as
representative, there are in use twenty-five har-
yesters and binders, each of which average a
cut OF 25O acres Of wheat per season. Similar
ly, on some of the Dakota farms one may see
In season anywhere from twenty to forty ma
chimes in one far-lung line, charging into the
golden sea of undulating grain Merely the
drivers Of these machines make goodly force,
to say nothing of the other members of the
harvest crew, and when anywhere from fifty
to one hundred horses are employed in harvest
ing operations, the care of these animals is
in itself something of a chore
Perhaps the most picturesque feature OF
harvesting on the big farms beyond the Mis-,
souri river comes when the operation is carried
on at night by means of the illumination of
torches and locomotive headlights supplement-
The Harrison times., 1911-07-29

derful yet is the steam cooker" which looks
very much like fire engine, but which per-
forms marves in quick cooking Why, in the
early morning, for instance coffee VIII be
ready for all the members of the largest
harvesting force within twelve minutes OF
the time the fires are lighted. This plan of
cooking for the harvesting crews has virtually
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-05-12
FLORIDA
SOUTH LAKE WEIR

South Lake Weir, May 11-Miss
Irene Gates and Miss Grace Simpson
are visiting in Ocala the past two
weeks They are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. f. Brown
Mr. Q. 5. Dickerson is spending the
week with Mr.. E. s. Upham at st. Pc
tersburg.
Mr. A. p Blake and his niece Miss
Annie b Lee left for their northern
home last Monday.
Miss Ada Woodbury.. who has been
spending the latter part of the winter
at the Pleasant Hills place, has return
ed home. Miss Woodbury. accompanied
Miss Lee home to Boston.
Mr.. Frederick Perrin of Coalinga,
Calf has arrived at his new home. Mr.
Perrin was here a year ago and pur-
chased the Tibbet's place. Mrs, Perrin
will arrive in about two weeks. We
are glad 10 see the places filling up
here with people who intend TO live
here all the year.
Mr. F. E. Peter of Leesburg shipped
the last car of grapefruit from this
place this week This ends the crop
for the season.
Mr. J G. Lege of Eastlake was in
our town last week looking after bust
ness.
Mr.. b F. sherman has returned tc
Arkansas to live. Mr.. Alex Sherman
has bought his father out and will con-
tinue TO improve the place.
Mr.. E. Snitzler and wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. Buckley left Tuesday for Asbur1
Park. y. ].
Miss Louise Schmidt left Tuesday fol
Asbury Park y. J.. Miss Schmidt vii
stay with the Snitzler amily this sum
mer.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-05-12
PEDRO-LENON

Pedro. May s.-Rev. r l. Clyborne
filled his regular appointment at Sar-
dis Sunday. y large and attentive au-
dience was present.
DR. Slaughter had his shoulder in
jurei in an automobile accident some
DAYS ago. We are sorry 10 report tina:
he i not improving fast.
The little daughter OF Mr.. Jim Proc
tor has A very serious case OF typhoid
fever. which left her eyes in a bad con
dition. Mr.. and Mrs. Proctor carried
her TO Jacksonville last week 20 con-
suit a specialist We are very glad to
learn that her eyeSi=ht j. fast improv
ing
Misses Pa,tfe SCOTT and Sallie
O'Guinn If Rutland were visitors IN
Pedro Sunday.
The big mill AT Levou VIII start up
the stE Of this month II has been
shut down for tn. last few days on ac-
count Of a large coEwheel breaking.
Mr. Frink. the superintendent Of the
McGenes Lumber Company. in
OcaIa Ia; week looking after the COM
pany's interests
The ice cream supper and moving
picture show a. Pedro Saturday night
was largely attended and greatly en-
joyed.
Miss Julia Waters gave a sociable az
her nome Thursday evening \ nice
crowd vas present and a very delight
full evening was spent.
The patrons OF the Pedro school had
= meeting Saturday 70 select teachers
for the coming term. Prof. +. "
Green for principal and Mis- Mamie
( Perry FOR first assistant. were unani-
mously elected TT. second assistant
| j. 10 D. selected by the school board.
Mr. Oscar Proctor. who j. employed
. in the commissary Of the naval store.
concern a Calvary. visited his parent.
sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. I.an!er OF BeIIevIe9,
were visiting in our community sun
day.
/ Messrs. Clyde and Ebert Perry Of
oxford were al the .cs cream suppel
Saturday night. They spent Saturday
night and SUNDAY with friends i
I-evon.
The McGeaee Lumber Company.
railroad now reaches TO The WichlacOC
chez river and quite q few people ar
taking advantage Il a free ride 20 z,
fishing.
Messrs. Tom Proctor, VIII Lucius an
z. T Simpson were trying their lucl
with the finny tribe one day last week
The singing school organized by vi
Perry = progressing nicely and the a.
tendance continues 20 increase.
Dir. George Lowell visited his nothe
a Daisy sunday.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-05-12

Mr.. J. Perry Greenleaf of Jackson
Vile. * the man assigned by the
Hutchinson Auditing Company 10 audit
the accounts of the different city de-
partmentS. Mr. GreenIeaf has made a
good start and is progressing with the
work. Mr.. Greenleaf H. one of the
finest accountants in the state. He has
been in the business for a good many
years. He was boyhood friends and
a schoolmate OF the business manager
of the star. for which. however. he l.
in no wise 10 blame. He Is one of the
finest fellows that ever way. anyway.
He thinks Ocala j. dandy little city
and is most favorably impressed with
her thrift and progress.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-05-12
THAT'S At THE TEMPLE

That's was an extra smart and super
Iatively looking young lady who
cut considerable ice and a number OF
acquaintance during the classic days
OF ancient Greece. She was better
looking than Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw and
had better luck Some OF the incident
in her career Will De depicted a the
Temple this evening.
The other TWO reels viii be The
Golden Sickle" al The Survival Of the
FitteSt." All are extra good
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-05-12
4 RIPE OLD AGE

Mrs. l.. \. Burr. Mrs \ +. Burnett'<
mother. celebrated her send birthday
yesterday al The home Of Mr. and Mrs
y Z. Burnett. Mrs. Burr has always
made her home with her daughter and
Son-in-law during the IS years Of their
married life. She i hale and we'll.
does many little things about the
house. reads books and newspapers.
and often without her glasses H.r
eycSight is Improving ami in another
Year or two she will probably be able
10 read withou the use of glasses al
all
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-05-12
NEGRO woM,> KILLED

Yesterday at !" a. M. at Burbank >
negro man shot a young negro woman
The woman wa brought to Ocala on
the noon train 81 the OCala Northern.
and placed in the hospital She was -
seriously wounded that she died be-
fore an operation could be made. in an
attempt to save her life. She was shot
through the lower abdomen with a load
Of birdshot at close range She said
the man and she had cursed each 9TH
er and ne shot her and ran of. The
Star has not so far been able TO obtain
the names OF the parties.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-05-12
CLOSING NOTICE
OF OCAIA POSToFFICE

Beginning May I4tn. the general de-
livery window only viii De open from
% 10 a. =. Mails Viii Dc received and
ii- patcaei a. usual and distributed to
boxes.
Those VINO desire ,aeir mail reg
uIarIy on sundays VIII b. allowed 20
rent boxes at the full rafeb even ;ho'
their mail = delivered - them 10y car
rler IN the other days OF the week
Any patron desiring an important
communication delivered 70 him on
sunday viii be accommodated upon
payment Of the prescribed fee for Spe-
cial delivery service.
Frank Huber. Postmaster
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TAMPA STRIKE CALLED OFF

Tampa May I2.-At meeting of the
committees representing The fire cigar
makers unions in this city last night
i was unaHi mouSly decided TO call off
the strike inaugurated yesterday, and
a manifesto WAS issued calling the men
back 10 their benches.
The attempt II The cigar workers -
"a, the otter trade bodies OF the city
20 strike witt mem out Of sympathy
failed. the members Of the other unions
declaring that NJ action OF The cigar
workers was an imposition on them,
and that the strike was without JUS
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-05-12
AIR DOME FULL AGAIN

\ big crowd a. tie Air Dome las
night enjoyed the p!c;urrS-ffve reels
and not a fia- one in the bunch. Tn,
TWO recalled reels. His Trust and
His Tru>; FULFILLED. were run again
r addition - the regular number. al
Of which were frs: class
Following = the program for mis- ev.
enins
RICH; n Front ~ Father COMEDY
drama
The SaiF'> Husband"
"Lured 10y Phantom" Hand paint.
ei drama
''Nancy'S Wedding Trip.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-05-12

i there anything IN this world that
j. OF more Importance 20 you than good
digestion. Food must be eaten 10 sus-
tain life and must be digested and con-
verted into blood. When the digestion
fails the whole body stffers- Cham
berlain's Tablets are a rational and
reliable cure for indigestion. They in
crease the fow Of bile. purify the
blood strengthen me stomach. and
tone UP the whole digestive apparatus
10 a natural and healthy action. For
sale by all dealers
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BULLOCK COUNTY BILL
GIVEN THE BOUNCE

Mr 4. J. lass. president Of the
ocala board Z T-aEe. received tele-
gram his morning from Col. p. / An
derSon one OF ;.-e board Of trade com
n!tt-e sent - Tallahassee 10 work
against The division of Marion county.
stating hat tie committee Of the
Hou-- on county division had report
Il yorabIy tfe bill 10 create Bull
lock rourc-. Mr. Anderson stated that
ne Thought this would end The matter
fur rll~ term Of me legislature.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-05-12
MULE TAKEN Up

Notice i hereby given that one dark
bay mare mule. Il hands high, blind
in left eye and with a large sore on
right foreles. was taken up a. my
place near Leroy. Fla. OF April 27th.
Owner can have same by paying for
this notice and keep Of the mule. II.
r. Roddenberry, Leroy. Fla.
MAY lsr 1911
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NOTICE

on account OF my removal about
July LIST from my present business To-
cation. l offer until then at greatly re-
duced prices a large lot OF meerchaum
and briar pipes. cob and stone pipes in
factory packages. Also offer for sale
four new Victor safes, small sizes sui
ia Bile for house or store. lot OF show
cases, counters. etc. one large double
door safe and one cash register.
Charles PeySsr.
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There are Two Kinds OF Chill Tonic
PLANK'S AND OTHERS

THE OLD RELIABLE PLANK'S
CHILL TONIC IS GUARANTEED
TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA, TO
CURE CHILLS. FEVER. COLDS
AND GRIP. YOUR MONEY BACK
IF 1T DOES NOT. TWENTY-FIVE
AND FIFTY CENTS PER BOTTLE.
ASK YOUR DRUGGIST.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-05-12

Mr.. Amos w. Braselton Of Atlanta.
i again at the Ocala House. looking
after the business of getting his new
company ready for business here. Mr.
Braselton has reorganized his COM
Ipany and it * being Incorporated un-
der the name OF the Farmers Canning
4 Ice Company. The capital stock is
100000. Actual building operations
will soon commence.