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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22

proposition as above stated, and an
nounced that within a short time a
definite proposal in writing would be
made to the city. Considerable inter-
est has been aroused in the project
and it is felt that it would prove an
advantageous move on the part OF the
city to take up this proposal with its
saving of a considerable amount an
nually to consumers of electrical pow
err"
The above puts the bond trustees
in a hole and sustains every conten-
ton made by Dixie.
Rev. J. B. Ley, a former pastor of
the leading Methodist church here,
but now of Ocala, is making a fight
for cheaper electric lights On that
city, and Alderman H. G. Jones OF
Ocala is authority for the statement
that Jacksonville is now making the
current for less than one cent per kill
owatt hour Rev. Ley complains that
the alleged cost of production Of
three cents in Ocala is excessive. In
the discussion published in the Ocala
Banner, Rev. Ley, among other
things, says:
"a reasonable profit, sufficient to
meet repair, interest and sinking fund
expenses, may be legitimate, and yet,
even this should be added to the three
cents as an item of cost to produce
an item that would not be necessary
| if the city should purchase current in
the open market at fat rate of three
cents, with an appreciate reduction
as demand grows. We heartily agree
with the genreal principal involved in
municipal ownership of public utili-
ties, but we've no more sympathy with
exorbitance in city charges than we
have with any other monopolistic
combine.
While We have the floor we wish
to add not only is ten cents per kilo-
watt too much if it costs only three
cents to produce current, but that the
minimum rate of 50, regardless of
current used is excessive. and should
be reduced. Small families occupy
ing cottages with four or five rooms
do not require 81 worth of current for
comfortable lighting, and should not
be compelled to pay it. Nor should
anybody else be required to pay more
than nominal minimum rate"
The above should stop all of this
nonsense about kilowatts, and the
bond trustees should give the people
who own the plant the lights at the
lowest possible price. If Mr.. Camp
can make a good profit by selling the
current for three cents per kilowatt.
then Jacksonville, owning its munich
pal plant. should not charge two and
tWo-thirds times that amount With
proper management the tax payer
could save 100000 annually on the
electric light plant and. then it would
pay very handsome profit.-Chas. e
Jones, in Dixie.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22
roo MUCH SWAPPING GIFTS on
CHRISTMAS

.1,et Nc consider the need for some
great reformer who shall tnunu7'
against and put an end to the practlce
of exchanging Christmas glils' 80
the Baltimore Evening Sun.
It is not to be denied that the cue.
tom of making gifts at the Cnris'ina0
season has degenerated into an ABUSE
like many good things when carrieu
to an excess. Gifts made 10 sic"'
extent not as a pleasure and privilege
hut as an obligation, which IN turn ini-
poses an obligation on the recipient.
or is too frequently considered anu
treated as an obligation to return IL
in kind. This suggestion Cd
trudes itself frequently where IL 10
not desired, and, of course tenus
largely to destroy the spirit anu
pleasure of giving.
ST is more blessed to give tnan
70 receive" But not if something Is
exnected in return. This is "swapp-
ing" not giving, as the Sun says.
THE essence of swapping is the nope
in the heart of an individual that ne
will get the better of the man he is
dealing with. The blessing thal'
comes to the warmhearted and spon-
taneous giver can never be his.
Probably not one man in thou
sand distributes his Christmas gifts
as he would distribute them IL ne
felt perfectly free to give to those he
most wanted to remember Not one
in hundred even gives to those to
whom he feels that he most ought to
give. Pride, self-interest, convention
ality-these and not generosity and
the Christmas spirit dictates the
gifts.
Christmas gifts, in fact, have
come to be the one great drawback to-.
the highest pleasure of the Christcas
season. They stifle instead of invig-
Grating the Christmas spirit. They
lessen the good effect of all the good
practices of the Yuletide-of the holly
and the mistletoe, the carols and the
decorations, the hundred and one in
centives to unselfish action and gen.
erous thoughts.
IF some big-enough man should re-
fuse this season to give a single gift
he would find next year presents to
himself coming only from those who
really love him and who give only
because they love him. And in year
or two he would be able to make his
own gifts on this basis. To bring
about this most desirable situation
he ought to be willing to pay a good
deal-to suffer, for instance, the ig-
nominy that would be his the first
year when he took everything in and
gave nothing out"
1t might be a better plan still for
those who are so fortunately circum-
stanced as to be able to swap gifts
with their thanksgiving them i'm
posing the obligation on them of re-
turning something the original donors
do not want-it might be the better
plan for all to seek out the really
needy during the diliday season and
give where they can expect no return
except the largest measure of graft
tude and appreciation.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22
THE PRESENTATION or THE Sill
YER SERVICE TO The
BATTLESHIP FLORIDA

BATTLESHlP FLORIDA
Elsewhere will be seen an account
of the presentation of the silver ser
vice to the battleship Florida. The
service was purchased by popular
subscription. The patriotism OF the
people was aroused. The presenta-
ton was made by a great fanfaronade
and blow of trumpets. Dignified SEN
ators left their exalted stations to par
tlcipate in the demonstration The
governor of the state was there with
his military staff; there was the
tramp of soldiers and marines; bands
of music and waving flags were part
of the glittering program. The pride
of our women was appealed to and
the little children of the Confederacy
were pushed conspicuously to the
front
The silver service is only such by
courtesy. 1t is not intended to be
used. So what was all this demon
stration for? It was done to create
and feed the demon spirit of war. 1t
has been fed on this kind of nourish-
ment from time immemorial Was a
soldier ever pictured in plain clothes?
Is war ever pictured in the raw? No,
no! The soldier is arrayed in gor-
geous uniform. He is decorated with
gold braid and brass buttons; he is
blazoned with eppaulettes and waving
plumes; on his breast and shoulders
are glittering bars, stars and crosses.
His horse is richly caparisoned. He
is made to keep step with martial
music 1t is made a spectacular pan
Drama.
What is the meaning of all these
feathers? They do not aid one in
drawing sword, shooting rifle or
aiming a cannon. 1t is done for the
purpose of overaweing the senses and
dazzling the eyes of the multitude. 1t
was so from earliest times and is so
now.
To successfully create and feed the
spirit of war a false and seductive
glamour must be thrown around it.
War must be sugar-coated and dis
guised. Who is it that so DISCUSSES
it?~ The gentle women of our land
who more than all others feel it's
ruthless hand. Who else? Why,
those who profess to march under the
banner of the Prince of Peace!"
The people of the United States,
north and south, were supposed to be
the most civilized and Christianized
people on earth, but when they met
each other face to face in the deadly
conflict of war its cruelties were only
refined and intensified. General
Sherman defined it as hell" and he
did his full part in making it such.
"Hell' hardly defines its horrors, yet
those who are supposed to be good
people, with trumpets sounding and
flags waving, do all in their power to
IS0u CulS IHdW OL u0ll. WHEN SOOu
people, aroused by it's inexcusable-
ness and wantonness, meet in conven-
tons to promote measures to curb 1t
and settle the disputes Of nations in
more sane and humane way, their
leaders are not met with great halo
or grandeur; dignif1ed senators and
governors of states make no fuss and
feathers concerning them, and wave
no flags in their honor.
Refined, gentle womanhood and
those who by courtesy are supposed
to march under the banner of the
Prince of Peace show very slim
attendance.
Man is as yet an animal, and the
cave instincts still cluster about him.
But we who would rid the world of
war must learn to labor and to wait.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22

Some newspapers and newspaper
correspondents continue to ask il
there is a Santa Claus. As long as
good prevails over all that is evil-as
long as the milk of human kindness
flows through human veins--as long
as 1t is not crime to infuse gladness
into the heart of childhood-as long
as delight is not sinful, there will be
a Santa Claus. AS the world grows
older and more beautiful, and the
stains of crime and bigotry are wiped
away, Santa Claus will become more
and more in evidence, and his gifts
will take on larger shapes. He will
cover the earth with his Qualification.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22

Geo. d. Bakers adaptation of Geo
Barr Mccutcheon's popular romantic
novel. 'Graustark." will be one of the
early attractions at the Temple the.
alter. No play Of recent years has
achieved the success accorded this
stage story of love and adventure, and
the announcement of its early pro-
ductlon will be welcomed, not only by
regular theater patrons but my the
vast army of readers who have follow
ed the fortunes of the people portray.
ed by this clever author.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22

Don't let Florida jubilate too soon
over the recent decision OF the inter
state commerce commission on the
matter OF fruit and vegetable rates
That dlreful Bogie Man. the com.
merce court, Is liable 20 catch her IL
she don't watch out.-Fruitman's
Guide.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22
ocALA BANNER SUBSCRIPTION
RATES
Weekly
nod bless the fiagl Let 1t foat AM

nod bless the flag! Let 1t float and
I'LL
The sky with it's beauty; our heart
strings thrill
To the low, sweet chant OF Its wind.
swept bars,
And the chorus OF all its clustered
stars.
Embrace It, o mothersl and heroes
shall grow.
While It's colors blush warm on your
bosoms OF snow.
Defend It. Q fathers; there's no sweet
er death
Than 10 float its fair folds with a SOL
dier'r last breath!
And love it, o childrenl be true to the
sires
Who wove it In plain by the old camp
ares.
Samuel L. Simpson.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22

AZ the time of the Key West cele-
bration an aeroplane fight will be
made from Key West to Havana. and
the aviator viii carry the United
States mail. II will have the distinc-
ton Of being the first trip of its kind
ever made.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22

Secretary Knox says that the Unit
ed States is suffering in her export
trade for the reason that many for
eign nations are discriminating
against her. That's where the shoe
pinches- DETERMINATIONS in freighr
rates.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22

Dashcen is a new vegetable. II
partakes Of the nature of the Irish po-
tato. The yield in fernando county.
where Il has been tried. is Goo to 200
bushels per acre. and it is predicted
that Il viii command a higher price
in the markets than the Irish potato.
II all thta is said Of il be true it viii
prove a boon TO the Florida farmer.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22

Hon. Frank Clark is busy having
more creeks surveyed. He had better
busy himself a little about national
highway traffic for the benefit of
farm and other inland commerce
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22

The Appeal TO Reason wants TO
make martyrs OF the McNamaras, the
same as some fanatics have tried to
make a martyr OF John Brown-who
was a murderer and a fanatic
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22

Murder is MURDER" says Mr..
Roosevelt. But some murders are
worse than others. The Mcnamara
variety is the worst.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22

A Tampa woman thought that the
presentation of the silver service to
the battleship Florida ought to have
occurred at Tallahassee.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22

The Tampa Tribune says that Ocala
believes In sticking to a good thing
hence the reelection OF John d. Rob-
ertson mayor.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22

th y. ~ Hogan of Ocala guarantees
sas n. Inc same grade of whis<ias 70
s s,i cannot be sold at lower . ~. Z
al goods shipped in plain nact p. ses
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22

There are no better Whistles on
the market than those sold by G.. d.
Hogan at Ocala, Fla, price and quail
ity considered. K
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22

There is a steady demand for
dwellings at Broolzsville, Wauchula
and many other Florida towns.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22

His physicians say that Banker
chas. W. Morse is suffering from an
incurable malady.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1911

Burns continues to predict that
more arrests will be made.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22

nr Guy the useful things for Christmos
s p.esea q n tnat are offered at Helva ,s
ei' 12-2-2f
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-12-22

Shoes ~ very newest thing in Ladies,
a Helvenston & Pasteur's
12-2-2f
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02

storage plant having a ca
pacity of something more
than fifty thousand rations of
fresh meat, and dry provision
storerooms of indefinite ca
pacity. The aim has been to
keep men under war con-
ditions; that is, to provide
the necessaries, rather than
the luxuries, of life; but the
system of centralized supply
is so attractive in convenience,
quality, and cost that even
on the Atlantic Coast the de-
stroyers subsist almost en-
tirely from the tender.
There are electric bake
ovens, having a capacity of
something more than a thou
sand loaves of bread daily.
These bake ovens are the
latest expression of develop
ment in electric cooking ap-
planes; and, while similar
ones are projected for the new
twenty-six- thOusand-ton bat
tleships, the Dixie is at pres
ent the only vessel in the navy
so equipped. The electric
oven is more economical on a
large scale than the coal oven,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02

of more than five
thousand degrees, is
produced in less than
five seconds.
In the matter of
general ship supplies
torpedo vessels are
now operated on
what is known as a
money allowance
The commanding Of
fcerof each destroyer
is, in effect, given a
letter of credit, with
in the limits of which
he is practically the
sole arbiter of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02

kind and quantity of material drawn. Should the
count be overdrawn the supply automatically stops and
nothing further can be drawn without authority from
the Navy Department. The possibilities making for
plan, are thus manifestly very great 1t requires,
however, the establishment on the tender of store
house, containing large reserve supply of stores.
THIS store known in the service the naval supply
fund.- has reached in the Dixie its highest of de-
veopment afoa The stock carried includes every item
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02

of ship equipment known in the naval establishment all
housed and administered under the most advanced
business methods, reducing paper work to minimum,
and maintaining the entire stock, which aggregates
than five thousand separate items independent of
the personality of any individual combination of in
dviduals So complete and SO simple the account
ing methods in use that balance for quantity value
or both, can be struck at any moment
To meet the demands of the fleet in the matter of
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-02-22
IT'S FOOD. 5.
That Restores and Makes. Health
Possihles

There are stomach specialists as
well as eye and ear and other special
lists.
One of these told a young lady, of
New Brunswick, N. y, to quit medi-
cines and eat Grape-Nuts. She says:
.For about IL months I suffered Sc
verely with gastritis. / was unable
to retain much Of anything on my
stomach, and consequently was com.
PEELED to give UP my occupation.
81 took quantities of: medicine, and
had an idea I was dieting, but I con-
tinued to suffer, and soon lost Is
pounds in weight. / was depressed
in spirits and lost interest in every
thing generally. Ny mind was SO af-
fected that it was impossible to be-
come interested in even the lightest
reading matter. 5
After suffering for months ! de-
cided to go to stomach specialist.
He put me on Grape-Nuts and my
health began to improve Immediately.
It was the keynote of new life.
81 found that had been eating too
much starchy food which'lI did not d.
gest, and that the cereals which I,had
tried had been too heavy. soon
proved that it is not the quantity of
food that one eats, but the quality.
I'm few weeks was able to go
back to my old business Of doing cler-
ical work. / have continued to eat
Grape-Nuts for both the morning and
evening meal. / wake in the morning
with a clear mind and feel rested. !
regained my lost weight in a short
time. 1 am well and happy again and
owe It to Grape.Nuts.n Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read "The Road to WellYille," in
pkgs. There's Reason
Ever read the nbove Letter? A new
Que appenrs from lime to time. They
Dre scna,ne, trnc, anG full OF human
iltcrsDt.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-02-22
oAIs-asa Blu. Per Acre.

That is the sworn to yield Of Theodore
Harmes, Lewis Co, Wash, had from
and won q handsome 80 acre farm. Other
big Yields are l41 bus, 1l9 bus, l03 bus,
ETC., had by farmers scattered throughout
the U. S.
Salzer's Pedigree Barley, Flax, Corn,
Oats, Wheat, Potatoes, Grasses, and Clov-
ers are famous the world over for their
purity and tremendous yielding qualities.
Z. We are easily the largest growers of farm
seeds in the world.
Our catalog bristling with seed truths
free for the asking, or send 10c in stamps
and receive 10 packages of farm seed nov
elites and rarities,l including above mar
velous oats, together, with big catalog.
John A. Salzer Seed Co., 1s2 South 9th st.,
La Crosse, Wis.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-02-22

Que syayw1ng the ex-
ample set by her mother, the duchess
of Teck, who at the time of her daugh-
ter's wedding with the present king
declared that for the trousseau mot a
yard of cambria or linen, Of flannel or
tweed, Of lace or ribbon, should be
bought outside the kingdom" and
who kept to her. word. Queen Mary
is having her coronation robes and
gowns for court functions as well as
the opening Of parliament gown made
by British firm or all British mate
rial. She has ordered eight dresses so
far, and work on them5has commenc-
ed.-London correspond New York
Sun.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-02-22
And II Was AII.Imaalnatlon.

81 wonder how much imagination
governs some persons, senses?" re-
marked visitor at the st. Regis yes
terday. "For a Christmas present I
sent to young woman Of my ac-
quaintance one Of the most elaborate
sachet cases could find. 1t was such
q beautiful thing that.I didn't put per-
,ume In. it, for some women prefer to
use certain kind all the time, and
thought would leave 1t to the re-
cipient to put her own particular sach-
ct powder in the case. You may Inn
agine was somewhat amazed to read
this In her enthusiastic letter Of
thanks: It's perfume has pervaded
the whole room New York Press.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-02-22
Father Kills His Son.

Spartanburg.-With the wife of his
victim clinging to him and entreating
him not to shoot, and her four chill.
idren standing by, awe-stricken wit.
nesses, William Martin Lanford, ca.
year-old Confederate veteran put 4
bulletsinto the heart of his son, viii
liam David Lanford, 80 years old, kill.
ing him almost instantly,
The son and his family lived with
the old man on plantation on the
Enosee river, three miles frcr1 Wood
ruff
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-02-22
Mills Contract For Coal.

Spartanburg. THE coal buying COM
m.ttee of South Carolina Cotton Manu-
facturerss association has given the
{ 5Cllnchfeld Fuel company the coal
contract for the next year The con-
tract calls for the delivery of about
100000 tons Of coal f. o. b. at the
mines. Heretofore their coal has been
purchased f. q. b. the mills. The
association, it is thought, contemplates
h a reduction in the coal rates into
( his territory SIS a result of the ac-
4 ;;on new pending before the cons-
lerce commission.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-02-22
MRS. SPELLS
SICK SPELL
Happy Ending 70 Experience That
Might Have Developed
Fatal Results.

Hayne, N. c: q q. was in very low
state of health last spring" writes
Mrs. 2. ". Spell OF this place, "and
was not able to be up and tend to my
duties. We consulted our family doc
tor, and he advised me to try Cardui,
which / did, and soon began to feel
better. / got able to be UP and help
do my honseWork. ,i..
81 continued to take your medicine,
and am now able to do my house
work and to care for my children,
and do not feel as though I could
ever thank you enough for the bene-
fits 1 have received. shall heartily
recommend Cardui to all similarly af.
ficted, for II think your medicine a
Godsend to all women"
Cardui Is successful, because 1t con-
tains ingredients that act on the weak
womanly organs. They are imported
especially from Europe, by us, and
are not In general use nor for sale
at drug stores, except in the form Of
Cardui. AS a result Of the experience
of over 50 years lCardui is now known
as medicine for women, Of real
merit, that can always be depended
on. =
Please try it,
N. B-Write to. Ladies' Advisory
Dept. ChnttnnooEa Medicine Co.,, Chat
tanooga, Tenn; fer Special Instructions
and G4-paEe book, Homo Treatment
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-02-22
The Test Of intellect.

'1 wonder why Mrs. Flimgilt regards
her husband as stupid. He has been
very successful in business"
Perhaps" replied Mr.. Meekton,
"he's like so many Of the rest Of us
who can't possibly learn to keep the
score Of q bridge game"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-02-22

Columbia. Members of the house OF
representatives have received from
members of the Order Of Railway con.
ductors a signed statement on the
mileage bill now in the lower branch
of the general assembly. The com.
munication is of interest just at this
time because of the views of several
travelling men and the position taken
by members of the Order
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-02-22

Dillon.-At joint meeting of stock.
holders here it was unanimously de.
cided to consolidate the Hammer, the
Maple and the Dillon cotton mills. The
company will be known as the Dillon
Cotton Mills The combined capital
Of the three mills is 100000.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-02-22

Rock Hill.-Formal transfer haa
been effected of all the property OF
Martin Maloney, of Philadelphia, con
sfsting of water works, electric lights,
street car franchises and other
rights in the city of Rock Hill for the
sum Of 100000.