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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14
THE SHORT LIFE or A WARsHIP

The Washington Post in late issue
gives a very interesting dispatch from
the Puget Sound navy yard in regard
to the protected cruisers, st. Louis
Milwaukee and Charleston, when
they say "all naval experts agree are
all hulks. In regard to the Oregon
there seems to be some disagreement
some calling her worthless, notWltn-
standing a recent repair bill OF SSOV,
900. and some calling her "as fit as
fiddle"
The navy records show that the
keel of the Oregon was laid in 1891
and she was probably not put in COM
mission until three years later. She
cost the United States government
s6,575,032, and has just been repaired
at a cost of 100000. The keels OF
the three protected cruisers were laid
in 1892, and consequently these YES
sells did not go into commission until
earlier than 1905. These three cruis-
ers cost the country $11,63s,S1S.
Now the question arises as to what
is the life of war vessel. If S11,
639,S13 worth of iron and steel is to
become obsolete in five years and the
navy is to be increased every year,
when are we going to cry a halt on
this abominable extravaganza, or get
value for our money? When will this
wanton waste of public funds be stop
ped?
The monitors, Kathadin and Neva-
da, built but few years ago at Bath,
Me-, were condemned before they
were completed. One is now target
boat and the other will probably meet
the same fate. These vessels cost up
wards of $4,000 600
What with Representative Hobson's
war scares and the statement above,
showing that the war vessels we build
become "old hulks' in six years, we
must be making a very poor show to
the rest of the powers.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14
A PHASE OF BRoWARD's cHARAc-
TER

Those of us who have unbiasly
watched the operations of courts
know that mercy is rarely strained on
the side of the lowly and the unfortu-
nate; we know that "blindfolded JUS
tice with her scales" is rarely afflicted
with color-blindness and where the
strong arm of the law is laid very
lightly, if at all, on some it is laid
quite heavily on others, and that the
square DEAL" talked of by Roosevelt
is a long time in the future.
To this newspaper that for which
the late Governor Napoleon B. Brow
ard was most severely criticized,
while occupying the executive office,
to-wit: "Pardoning criminals" was
the finest phase of his character. A
man cannot be wholly bad who
gives a kindly, sympathizing ear to the
wall of the unfortunate and wayward
Human nature is so liable to err
there is so much bad in the best of
us, and so much good in the worst
of us.
This phase in Broward's character,
strong and stalwart as he was, show
ed that he was not wanting in the
milk of human kindness" and that
his heart beat in sympathy with that
of the lowly Nazarine, and the human
ity of his mission. A man who holds
out hope to the outcast and the lowly,
and in the face of hostile public
opinion shows pity and compassion to
an alien race, when his soul crosses
the border line has little need for
fear and trembling when the secrets
of all hearts are revealed "As you
did it unto them, you did it unto me-"
"go thou and enter into the Joys OF
thy Lord"
This paper believes that that is the
Judgment and the achievement won
by Napoleon Bonaparte Broward
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14
PROGRAM OF DEMOCRATS

The program of the house demo.
Gratis, as arranged by the congression-
al caucus, includes election of United
States senators by the people, public
ity of campaign contributions before
and after election, the Canadian reci-
procity agreement and general tariff
revision; the reapportionment of the
house; Investigations of the executive
departments; admission of Arizona
ana New Mexico; and any deficiency
bills and bills to correct the enrolling
OF the appropriation bills passed
March 4, 1911.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14
THE HousEFLY AND SICKNESS

Several days ago the physicians Oh
This city decided to try to create pup
lie sentiment against the mosquitoes
and aies and attempt to free the city
from these dangerous and annoying
nests This is a movement IN the
,;obt direction and has already been
DELAYED TOO long for the good OF the
general public. Already the puDhc
health has been endangered and many
have hen made to suffer because OF
our failure to destroy the breeding
places of these insects.
Between the two, it is generally
conceded that the fly is the lesser
evil. but the fly is easier to Destroy
for If can be eliminated by cleanl1-
ness around the house, while it takes
work by the people and by the city
to make mosquitoes impossible. In
regard to the fly the United states
department of agriculture gives the
following warning:
1--WE have shown that the typhoid
or housefy is a general and common
carrier of pathogenic bacteria. It may
carry typhoid fever, Asiatic cholera,
dysentery, cholera morbus and otner
intestinal diseases; it may carry the
bacilli of tuberculosis and certain eye
diseases. 1t is everywhere present,
and it is disposed of with comparative
ease. It is the duty of every indlvid-
uaI to guard, so far as possible,
against the occurrence of flies on his
premises. 1t is the duty OF every
community through its board of health
to spend money in the warfare against
this enemy of mankind. This duty is
as pronounced as though the commu-
nifty were attacked by a band or ra-
venous wolves"
This will give the people of Pen
sacola some idea of what the nasty
and annoying housefiy will do toward
destroying the healthfulness OF a
community. The last sentence is
true and the city boards should do
something, and do it at once.-Pen-
sacola Journal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

The Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany own ten thousand miles of rail-
road and have issue $2O0,00O,OOO in
bonds and stocks. 1t does not own a
mile of railroad in Kentucky, al
though it is organized under the laws
OF that state. and is required to have
headquarters there and hold its an
nual meetings there. 1t has erected
little office, 12x15, and in that lit
tie Office four of its officers held the
annual meeting and voted to expend
s75,OoO,OoO for double tracking the
system.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14
FLORIDA LEGISLATORS AT WORK

Butler of Duval wants to make bur-
glary a capital offense. Scofield of
Citrus wants to interdict the sale of
toy pistols and toy pistol caps. Flour
noy of DeFuniak wants an inheritance
tax. Davis, Johnson and Perkins and
others want to prevent the sale of
liquors in dry counties. Sloan wants
to prohibit race track betting, and has
framed bill similar to the Louisiana
bill. Blount has been confirmed as a
commissioner on uniform legislation.
A memorial has been sent to the con-
gress of the United States asking for
the widening of the mouth of New
River, near Tom Watson's home. Tom
lin is asking for the payment of the
state fair premiums. Sundays Daily.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14
NR. SPARkMAN AND PARCELS
POST

Mr.. Sparkman has written from
Washington to the Estero Eagle and
the Barlow Record his stand on the
parcels post question. He states that
he is in favor of a parcels post, but
that he hopes that the government
will first adopt it as try-out, for at
its best it will be an expensive exper-
iment
This is a slow-moving nation-we
are a complacent and cautious peo-
ple-but when thing is done it is
generally for the best interests of all.
The pure food law was begging for
recognition for seventeen years; the
postal savings bank was recommend
ed forty years ago, and the parcels
post bill has been fought up and down
the legislative halls until it would
have died long ago were it not such
husky measure.
The opposition to the parcels post
is lining up the store keepers of all
small towns, and they in turn the
wholesale houses and travelling men,
and it is claimed that back of all the
opposition is hired agents of the ex-
press companies.
The small store believes that the
parcels post will give the big mail or
der houses advantages which viii
spell the ruin of the store keeper. Yet
the small store keeper is not cog
infant of the fact that the mail order
houses now have special pound rates
on merchandise, and can ship cheaper
by express than the common citizen,
without the common citizen knowing
the trick of proper classification.
The claim that the parcels post
would do away with the small store
is AL tommyrot. The same claim was
made some twenty years ago when
the department store craze swept the
United States. In some cities the
small store keeper appealed to the
councils to refuse granting licenses
to department stores. Today you can
find the small store lining the city
streets for miles and miles. and de-
partment stores growing bigger and
bigger.
The people of the United States
will never get any relief from excess
sive and almost prohibitiye express
rates until the government exercises
its right and becomes a common car
rier through its postal department.
But, as Mr.. Sparkman suggests, the
parcels post must be first tried out
and if a success, gradually adopted
To throw the entire small package ex-
press business upon the postal de-
partment over night would cause the
department to sit up and take notice
Tampa Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14
Capt. william James of Jackson.

Capt. William James of Jackson
vile will send to the quartermaster's
department at Washington, d. c., for
headstones for deceased soldiers. All
relatives or friends of deceased SOL
diers may secure stones by giving the
name, date of death, place of burial,
rank, regiment and company of the
deceased to Captain James. These
stones can be secured for all federal
soldiers of all wars. The stones will
be sent to the nearest station to the
place of burial and laid down by the
government. Relatives and friends of
the deceased must move and set the
stones.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Mr.. William Randolph Hearst says
that Carter Harrison's election for
mayor of Chicago means a new de-
mocracy in Illinois, clean democra-
cy, a progressive democracy, a de-
mocracy in line with the best thought
and highest ideals of this era of prog
ress and reform. Il rejoice in Mr..
Harrison's election says Mr.. Hearst.
not merely as a partisan of Mr..
Harrison's, not merely as a demo
crat, but as a citizen of the country
Continuing, Mr.. Hearst says: 81 be-
lieve that Mr.. Harrison's election is
a forward stey in the progressive
movement sweeping over the coun-
try, and believe that every such for
ward step is of great and permanent
benefit to the citizenship and the ma
ton"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Let US not revive the law permitting
railroads to exchange passes for news
paper advertising space. Used this
way a pass is a bribe.-L' Engle's Dix
lie. This is low estimate to put upon
the press, and if Editor Claude is in
that class he should hasten to get out
of il. Ending as We began. we must
say that it is an entirely too low an
estimate to put upon what has hither-
to been proudly referred to as the
palladium of our liberties"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

If the Florida legislature viii reap
portion the state to comply with the
law. rearrange the judicial circuits.
eau constitutional convention and
adjourn, 1t will always have a warm
place In the hearts of the people,
Pensacola Journal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Broward was from Jacksonville
when he was elected governor, and
that city now has both the United
States senators. 1t is hardly her
time to have the governor again.
South Florida has the present govern
or and had Jennings the time be-
fore Gilchrist, so it is hardly her time
Tor another governor. That officer
belongs either to west Florida or to
the interior section. 1t has been a
long time since Marion or Alachua
counties have had a bite at the GU
hernatorial plum.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Craige Lippincott. publisher OF Lip
pincott's Magazine. committed suicide
Thursday morning at his palatial
home in philadelphia by shooting him.
self with pistol. Mr.. Lippincott was
IS years of age.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

The county commissioners of Dade
county have let a contract to oil six
miles of road. The Miami Metropolis
says that the oiling of the roads has
been done with satisfaction on parts
tried for experimental purposes. Some
of these days the county commission
ers of this county and the aldermen
of the city will follow the example of
the Dade county commissioners.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

The report is persistent that the
queen of England doesn't like Amer
leans. There are q whole lot of Amer
leans toadying around royalty that we
do not care much for either. The
queen is probably justified. Miami
Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Judgment was given to Mrs. Minnie
Thompson in the sum of $4,000
against the city of st. Augustine for
the injuries to her husband resulting
IN death by some loose boards being
LETT across trench on one of the
streets. It is city's duty to keep the
streets in good condition.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Harper's Weekly insists that the
house fly is mans deadliest enemy.
Next to the house fly is enumerated
the mosquito. Unceasing, intelligent.
cooperative war should be made upon
these pests.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14
THE OCALA BANNER
p. v. Lssvensood. Business Manager
God bless the flag, Let 1T float and

Eod bless the flag! Let It foat and
fill
The sky with its beauty; our heart
strings thrill
To the low, sweet chant OF its wind
swept Ears,
And the chorus Of all its clustered
stars.
Embrace it, o mothers! and heroes
shall grow,
While its colors blush warm on your
bosoms of snow.
Defend it, o fathers: there's no sweet
er death
Than to float its fair folds with a sol
dier's last BREATH
And love it, o chiidrenl be true to the
sires
Who wove it in plain by the old camp
fires.
Samuel L. Simpson.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Governor Gilchrist invites the gen.
eral conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, south, to hold their
next meeting in Florida. and names
the city of Tampa.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Mr.. ]. N. Coombs. one of the most
prominent republicans in Florida, died
at his home in Apalachicola on April
10th.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Bryan opposes Martin as senate
leader. There it is again. Must the
colonel be consulted about every move
on the political chess-board?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Mr.. T. Albert Jennings, speaker of
the Florida house of representatives,
says that he will not be candidate
for governor.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Representative AGREE of Osceola
has introduced bill to compel the
state to bear the expense of primary
elections. 1t will bring on more talk.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Now the battleship Texas is to be
target for naval practice. The folly
still goes on.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Cromwell Gibbons may say what he
pleases about the fig blossom, but the
fig leaf will always hold an important
place in history.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Five thousand houses were recently
burned in the red light district Of
Toxic, Japan. and six thousand wo-
men were rendered homeless.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

In his formal announcement for gov
ernor, Cromwell Gibbons says not a
word about the fig blossom as the
state flower.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

The main business block of Dalton,
Ca. was burned Sunday. Loss. over
a quarter of million. Insurance,
$4,000.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Homer Davenport accuses his wife
of cruel and inhuman treatment Poor
mani
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

The Rev. Bishop Crane Gray re-
Gently confirmed a class of fifteen at
Miami. My, my. how Miami is grow
ing along all lines.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

w. s. Powell. secretary of Tampa's
board of trade. viii attend the session
of the editors at Tallahassee, and win
try and get the next meeting for Tam
pa.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

A special from New York says that
the league baseball salaries will foot
up 100000.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Representative Dougherty wants to
stop pistol toting.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

The weather bureau says that fine
weather will predominant over the
south this week.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Governor Gilchrist may be short
on some things, but no one can accuse
him of being short on messages.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Coco-Cola can never compare with
Pensa-colo-with apologies to Govern
or Gilchrist. Pensacola Journal
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

Say what you please. but the Mayo
Free Press is the best little newspa-
per that reaches this Office.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14
FOR SALE By ALL DRUGGISTS

Send IOc.. name of paper and this ad for our
beautiful Savings Bank and Child's Sketch-BoOk.
Each bank contains a Good Luck Penny.
SCOTT 6 BOVINE. 409 Pearl St. New York
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14

David ]. Hill, ambassador to Ger
many. says that war is unnecessary.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-04-14
FRIDAY, APRIL IA, 1911

Mrs. Eddy's sons are still fighting
her will.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-06-15
BOILER INSPECTION
Official Notice From the lnspeC-
tor From Stearns County,
Who is Now Busy

The state department of inspection
of steam veseels and steam boilers
h begun. The inspection of all
steam boilers subject to state inspec-
tion for 1911, is done in accordance
with the state law as follows: every
one operating steam boiler shall cause
the same to be inspected at least once
each year by the boiler inspector, and
any such owner or person in charge,
who shall raise steam or operate such
boilers and machinery without such
inspection shall be guilty of misde-
meanor."
1t is the intention of the depart
ment to prosecute all violations of
the law.
JOHN CAssIDAY,
State Boiler Inspector,
Eden Valley, MINI.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-06-15
Notice of Special Election

Notice is hereby given that a spec
ial election will be held in the South
Room of the Woodbury. School Build
ing in the city of Sank Centre, County
of Stearns, State of Minnesota on the
23rd day of June, 1911, for the purpose
of voting upon the proposition of issu-
ing to the State of Minnesota, the
bonds of said municipality in the ag-
gregate sum of thirty thousand dol
lars bearing interest at the rate of
4 per cent per annum, the proceeds
thereof to be used in the erection of
a new School Building and to be
numbered and to mature as set forth
in the Resolution now on file in the
office of the Secretary
Dated this Sth day of June, 1911.
r. E. Hansen.
Secretary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-06-15
A new BUILDING
Sank Centre to Have Fine Brick
Automobile Garage
TO BE BUILT AT ONCE
Henry Otto Purchases Connolly Pro-
perry at Corner of Third and
Elm for Improvement

Sank Centre is to have fine brick
automobile garage.
The building will be erected, at
once, at the corner of Third and Elm
streets, on the old Connolly property
Henry Otto is the man who will
build this structure. He has archi-
tects at work on plans, and says work
will begin very soon and that he eX-
poets the garage to be ready to open
by the first of August.
The property in question is on the
northeast corner of Third and Elm
streets and was formerly occupied by
livery barn. This structure burned
a few years ago and since then the
property has lain unoccupied. 1t has
frontage of LOG feet on Third street
and 100 on Elm.
The garage will front on Third
street, occupying the entire frontage
of the lot. 1t will be Is feet deep.
The structure will be of brick, one
story high with light, airy basement.
The floor will be of concrete. The
structure will be built in the most
hot o pti ol
Mr.. Otto's idea is to have an auto
mobile garage and livery barn that
will furnish ample accommodations
in thai line. He believes solid, fire.
proof building is the only kind of a
structure for that purpose and hence
the substantial manner in which he
proposes to construct the building.
Mr.. Otto will install a complete re-
pair shop for automobiles and will
have the necessary machinery and &C
cessories to satisfy the wants of any
and all patrons. He will also make a
speciality of furnishing storage space
| for cars. Inasmuch as the building
he will erect is to be fire-proof
throughout, Mr.. Otto believes that
owners of cars will be glad to avail
themselves of the garage as safe
place to store their machines. Work
on the structure will begin soon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-06-15
THE COUNTY FAIR
Dates are Fixed for Annual Ex-
position in Sank Centre
THINGS TAKING SHAPE
Secretary is Busy Arranging for At
fractions and for Display
of Farm Products

The ninth annual fair of the Agri-
cultural Society of Stearns County
will be held in Sank Centre on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, August 81,
September and 2, 1911.
Hon. F. E. Minette, secretary of
the society, is busy these days ar
ranging for good program for the
annual fair. The premium list has
been revised and appears on pages 6
and I of this issue This premium
list is now in the hands of the printer
and will be issued in book form in
the near future, probably not later
than June %. This is month earlier
than the premium list has heretofore
been issued, for the reason that the
officers of the society believe the list
should be in the hands of the farmers
and other prospective exhibitors in
ample time for them to arrange to
compete for premiums. All inter est
ed are urgently requested to carefully
peruse this list and then plan to
make exhibits.
Secretary Minette is now conduct
ing correspondence with a view OF
promoting base ball tournament dur
ing the fair. As the fair is earlier
than usual this year it is thought
that it will not be difficult matter
to make base ball a drawing card.
The teams will be in fine fettle at
that time and prepared to put up
good exhibition Of the great national
game. Secretary Minette's idea is to
secure teams from Alexandria, Long
Prairie, ST. Cloud, Albany, and posi-
bly, from other points to compete
with the Sank Centre team and with
each other. Ample purses will be
offered for each of these events
There is also program Of racing to be
prepared and announced at a later
date.
The indications now are for good
air, possibly the best one yet held.
Everybody is enthusiastic over the
matter and with all pushing to the
extent of their respective abilities
there will certainly be something do
ing in Sank Centre August 81, Sep
TENDER l and 2.