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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-05-12
REcLAIMING THE EVERGLADES

Time was when reference to the
Florida Everglades caused the reader
to picture a vast, impenetrable NOR
ass, composed of water, grass, islands
and trees, nothing of promise. After
while northern Florida became
more thickly settled, towns sprans
up, railroad lines were run along the
coasts, and development pressed
southwark until it paused before the
great swamps of Lake Okeechobee
The work of draining that enormous
marsh, more than three times the
size of the land area of Rhode Island
and turning it into productive farms
is already under way. Electric rail
road projects are developing, with the
idea of shortening the time between
the east and west coasts by crossing
the Everglades. A land company is
exploiting that region and publishing
monthly magazine to report prog
ress made in preparing the territory
for settlement
Whether the contention that pros
pective settlers should give the re-
claimed Everglades lands preferen-
tial consideration is impossible to
say without more specific information.
1t is to be presumed, however, that
the dredging of canals through which
to drain the marshes will not contin-
ue long unless it affords large profits
to those who are financing the under
taking. Flourishing crops that are
said to be noticeable on tracts already
drained and developed may be looked
upon as a favorable augury.
Naturally the claims put forth in
behalf of the Everglades land must
be discounted considerably, but one
point is interesting in comparing the
merits of plots in that locality with
those in the west, reclaimed by the
national government The settler in
the west pays the government for
turning on the water. Land in the
Everglades is drained without charge
to the settler, excepting a nominal
tax imposed by the state. Yet it is
asserted thta the Everglades lands
cost much less and bears crops more
rapidly and more abundantly. The
federal government is retaining
arid lands in the west by means of ir-
rigation. Surely irrigation is no more
important than drainage, applied to
large areas, if drainage promises to
accomplish equally valuable results
Christian Science Monitor.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-05-12
POVERTY NOT A CURSE

If there is anything in the worlt
that a young man should be more
thankful NOR than another, it is the
poverty which necessitates his start
ing in life under very great disadvan
tages. Poverty is one of the best
tests of human quality in existence. A
triumph over it is like graduating
with honor from West Point.
1t demonstrates stuff and stamina.
1t is a certificate of worthy labor cred
itably performed. A young man who
cannot stand the test is not worth
anything He can never rise above a
drudge or pauper.
A young man who cannot feel his
will harden as the yoke of poverty
presses upon him, and his pluck rise
with every difficulty poverty throws
in his way, may as well retire into
some corner and hide himself.
Poverty saves a thousand times
more men than it ruins; for it only
ruins those who are not particularly
worth saving, while it saves multi
tudes whom wealth would have ruin
ed. If any young man who reads this
is so unfortunate as to be rich, give
him my pity. l pity you, my rich
young friend, because you are in dan
ger. You lack one stimulus to effort
and excellence which your poor COM
panion possesses.
You will be very apt. if you have a
soft spot in your head, to think your
self above him, and that sort of thing
Injuries you. With full pockets and
stomach and fine linen and broad
cloth on your back, your heart and
soul plethoric, in the race of life you
will find yourself surpassed by all of
the poor boys around you before you
know it. Now, my boy, if you are
poor, thank God and take courage;
for he intends to give you chance
to make something of yourself. If you
had plenty of money, ten chances to
one it would spoil you for useful pur-
poses, Do you lack education? Have
you been cut short in the textbook?
Remember that education, like some
other thing, does not consist in the
multitude of things a man possesses.
What can you do? That is the ques-
ton that settles the business of you.
Do you know your business? Do you
know men and how to deal with
them? Has your mind, by any means
whatsoever, received that discipline
which gives to it's action power and
facility? If so, then you are more Of
a man, and with thousand times bet
ter education than he who graduated
from college with his brains full of
stuff that he cannot apply to the prac-
tical business of life-stuff, the acqui-
sition of which has been in no sense
disciplinary process as far as he is
concerned. There are very few men
In this world, less than thirty years
of age, and unmarried, who can afford
to be rich. One of the greatest bene-
fits to be reaped from great financial
disasters is the saving of large crop
of young men.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-05-12

let Florida place herself in way to
get her share.
They have a joke that may not be
wholly a joke after ALL In some of
the coast towns they ask if that is the
tourist price," with a knowing wink,
to imply that you might get it cheaper
if your are year-around resident.
Tourists are very human. and the
might be led to believe that they paid
higher prices than the natives, but Of
course this is only joke.
Finding that was right between
the seasons, / left Daytona off, as It
was just too late for the winter sea-
son and too early for the summer Wis
itors. expect to go there in the mid
summer.
Yes, it seemed like home to get
back to Ocala, my first love in Flor
ida. l picked her out on the map
when | was in far off Texas, not
knowing one town from another, and
never have lost an opportunity to
say good word for her on my visits,
and I feel more satisfied now that
made good choice.
killed two birds with one stone;
while investigating the conditions, /
placed an agency for my hair bust
ness in each town, and expect to do
the hair work all over the state, mall
ing return trips at intervals.
MRS. M. L BARBER.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-05-12
BE a Manufacturers

High prices brought down by use of
L. & M. Paint. because you make
nearly half of it by adding ga of gal
Ion of Linseed Oil to each gallon of
paint.
1t costs then $1.60 per gallon.
Besides you won't need to repaint
for about Is years.
proven it.
It's all paint, real paint, reliable
paint, and the best paint that can be
made.
Our sales agents are McIver & Nc
Kay. ca
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-05-12
LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
Bv j. iii. Reese, i'm Pensacola journal

said the Sergeant from the Sn
VIII see WHATS
reader through MS glasses
bills Sir, the Senate says passes
"A bill give the curlew total custody OF crlmps
bill ptomaines salad MADE OF shrlmps
readheading with or without passes
"A excusing schools attendance upon classes
bill gophers non-appearance IN the soup
permitting and learn to loop the loop
bill the ground hog from its shadow IN the sum-
A to kept the rom tanning the
bill allowing diamondbacks
A catch their worms at dawn
bill barnacles to congregate on piers
A bill right themselves IN TIERS
A woodchucks from chucklng Things away
bill quail nightingale, relief for which they pray
and duck keep their naunts
A excusng skyarks from nesting on the ground
A TO- Dream o authorize their merger into mats
1arks, bill bass ana Oats
ANY the Speaker
said the Clerk
A it lawful to penalize peon,
sepuchers homes OF Ponce de Leon
preventing pilots stealing schooners OH the Dar
flirting the couples on car
A to sucking cigaroos
A to keep betting off his boots
A compelling bucketshops to sell enameedware
Heavens sake!" cried the Speaker
That's ALL" said the Clerk
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-05-12

When butter goes rancid, try the
following plan: Take as much but
ter as you are likely to require and
put it in soak for a couple of hours
in cold water. to which good pinch
OF carbonate of soda has been added.
The rancid taste will quite disappear.
Manchester Union.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-05-12

Mr.. Bryan now wants to save the
democratic party from "Aldrichism. -
A little while ago he wanted to save
1t from wall street." Still back OF
that he wanted to save it from ''plu.
tocracy." If Mr.. Bryan would take
down his "scare-crows," and join in
and help unite the party he would be
doing patriotic thing.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-05-12

Mr.. j. l. Taylor of Anthony made
this office a very pleasant call Satur
day. He says that the rains have
changed the aspect of affairs, and the
farmers are now wearing smiles.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-05-12

Scattered insurrectos made an at
tack on Juarez on the Sth, but failing
IN reinforcements retreated after an
all day fight. Several Americans were
killed in their homes at FL Paso, one
woman, who was sitting on her
porch. The government will take
some action in the matter.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-05-12

When the spring painting is finish
ed soak the brushes in kerosene and
work the paint we'll out, then wash
in warm water, using plenty of soap
rinse in clear water. and let dry in
warm place. Brushes treated in
this way can be put away as soft and
pliable as when new.-Denver Times
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-05-12

The Tampa Tribune says that this
country is not yet ripe for the red
flag in our parades.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-09-14
Masters Sale.

State of South Carolina,
Dillon County,
Court Common Pleas,
in re
Farmers & Merchants Bank,
Plaintiff,
VS.
Albert Watson,
and
Carolina Yellow Pine Lumber Co.,
Defendants
BY virtue of a decree of the Court
of Common Pleas for Dillon coun-
ty, S. c., in the case OF Farmers &
Merchants Bank, Plaintiff, VS. AL
bert Watson. and Carolina Yellow
Pine Company defendants, 1 will
sell before the Court house door at
Dillon, s. c., within the legal hours
of sale, on Monday, October End,
1911, all that certain tract of land
in Dillon county, South Carolina,
containing one hundred and forty
acres, more or less; bounded north
by run of Buck Swamp; east by
Lamar L. Watson; south by Steph-
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-09-14

and consideration shown to the
father in this matter was just one
of the Virginia characteristics.
Mrs. Gentry did not give the
Times permission to tell all of
this, but it is all of so much in
terest that it would be a Journal
istic sin to keep it back, or we
would tell you a great many of the
interesting stories that the neigh
bors in the city of Manchester, had
on the family which convinced them
that H. G. Beattie had killed his
wife, when the story was first told.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-09-14
Masters Sale.

Under and by virtu$of a deere
tai order granted by dis honor, r.
G. Watts, judge oA the Fourth
Judicial Circuit in the case of
X. Alfred Rogers against Andrew
Bullock, 1 will sell at public auc-
tion to the highest bidder for
cash before the court house door
in the town of Dillon, S. c., on
Monday, October End, 1911 during
the regular hours of sale all of that
certain tract of land situate In
the county of Dillon in the State
of South Carolina and in Hillsboro
township, containing one hundred
acres more or less and bounded
and described as follows: North
by lands now or formerly of James
X Rogers; East by lands now or
formerly of James X. Rogers;
South by the Horn lands and West
by lands of Charley Bullock. Terms
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-09-14
III. Q. BEATTIE GUILTY.
Continued from page L.

nlm3elf. But if he does it will be
only after his last hope of a new
trial or communication sentence
to life Imprisonment has vanished.
A new trial will be sought, of
course. 1t was that reason that
Judge Watson set the date of the
execution of the sentence so far
ahead. But the Supreme Court
here stands for no quibbling over
mlsspelled words or infinitessimal
errors of procedure during a trial,
and the State lawyers and jurists
finally believe that Beattie will
expiate his crime November "a.
Beulah BinfOfd Fails to Get Nov
ing Picture Job.
Beulah Binford, the woman of
the Beattie tragedy, who came to
New York to pose for moving pic
ture firms and later to go into
vaudeville, found all her dreams
or theatrical exploitation shattered
yesterday.
Every moving picture concern of
standing in this c'Fy repudiated the
idea of allowing her to pose for
them, and moving picture concerns
and theatrical managers in many
other cities took the same position.
Freeman Bernstein, booking
agent, who launched Nine Diss de
Bar, Nan Patterson and May Yohe
on their vaudeville voyages. and
who didn't see any reason why he
shouldn't do the same thing for
Beulah Binford, admitted yesterday
that there was no chance of get
ting an engagement for her any
where.
w. F. Walker, of philadelphia,
after being informed by director of
Public Safety Clay that the girl
could not appear in Philadelphia
theatres, wired to Beanstein that
the tentative arrangements for her
engagement could not be carried
out.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-09-14

en- Turbeyille and Monroe Rotssrts
and west by Ben Rodgers The
said tract of land will be sold
subject to the rights of Carolina
Yellow Pine Company in and to
certain timber situate thereon, the
same being the timber conveyed by
Dora v. Watson to Omohundro
Bros, by her deeds dated Jan. IL,
1906 and March IL, 1905; terms of
sale cash, purchaser to pay for pa
pers.
A. B. Jordan,
9-14-3t Master.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-09-14

of sale cash, purchaser to pay for
papers, and upon failure to com
ply with his bids, then the premis-
es to be re-sold on the same or
some subsequent sale day at the
risk of the former purchaser, this
land being sold st the risk of a
former purchaser.
A. B. Jordan,
9-14-3t Master
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-09-14
From the Florence Daily Times.

From the Florence Daily Times.
Mrs. w. G. Gentry of this city,
was resident of Manchester, Va,
for number of years and while
there was acquainted with the Beat
ties and also with the young lady
whom Beattie married and for
whose murder he is condemned to
the electric chair.
In talking Of the family and of
the trial to a representative of the
Times last night Mrs. Gentry told
number Of interesting stories.
She said that she was not at all
surprised at the verdict, but had
expected it. She said that the
character of the people was cruel
and intolerant. The people of that
community always said that II.
c. Beattie had gotten the property
of Paul Beattie's mother in a way
that left a very bad feeling between
them, and that explained the State
ment that there might have been
something of malice and spite in
the story of Paul Beattie that was
so detrimental to his cousin. The
Beatties were not Virginians, they
were what is known in this state
as carpet baggers" and stayed to
take advantage Of the condition of
the country and the people to get
rich, and therefore they were not
loved by the people, and the respect
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-09-14
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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-09-14

OUR MILLINERY OPENING ON
Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept.
18th and goth, will surpass in
point of beauty and price, our
grand opening of last year when
so many customers were delight
ed at the wonderful display we
gave. /. Blum Co.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-09-14
9-14-3t

/. BLUMS GRAND MILLINERY,
opening at which will
be shown all the latest creations
of the millineer's art, will be
held on Tuesday and Wednesday,
Sept. 10th and goth.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-09-14

WE HAVE THE INCEST LINE OF
ladies ready to wear garments
that was ever brought to Dillon
county. Let us prove it to YOU.
/. Blum
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-09-14

PEN INK AT THE
Herald Book Store.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-14
SAYS LOSS is 100000
Little Likelihood of Sunken Ward
Liner Being Raised.

Norfolk. Va May 13-The sinking of the
Ward Line steamer Merida early yesterday
by the steamer Admiral Farragut Will
cause loss Of approximately 10000. ac-
cQrding to an estimate made to-day by II.
Line. who arrived here from New York
to-day. He said the ship was insured. and
presumed that the same was true Of the
cargo.
As TO the liability OF the Ward Line 10
passengers who were losers on the Merida.
he said the sinking was a disaster Of the
sea. unavoidable. and one for which all
would probably be losers, except to the eX-
tent Of insurance carried" The passengers
who were losers take different view. and
will seek to recover from the Merida 8
owners.
Passengers and officers Of the lost Merida
10 the number Of IA persons left here TO-
day by rail for New York Only eleven Of
the passengers remained here. Ten Of
these constituted the party of August Peon.
q wealthy land proprietor and hemp ex-
porter Of Yucstan. whose wife was the only
person on the Merida who was badly in
jured
II was thought AT first that she wa
to-day not 70 he In q serious condition.
Mr.. Pecn thinks his wife will be sufficient
Is recovered to accompany him 10 Paris
in about week. The Peon family estimate
their personal loss AT $4,000. including
clothing Jewels and cash locked in the
ships safe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-14
GLOOM FOR NEW YORK
Andrew Miller Says Unused Race
tracks Hurt Business.

Andrew Miller. secretary OF the Sara
toga Racing Association. has caused 10 be
sent out to business men. hotel keepers
and many others thousands Of copies Of a
statement by +. T. Wilson. president Of
the Saratoga association. pleading for re-
newal of racing. What Mr.. Wilson had to
say was published on "Wednesday
Mr.. Miller. in a letter accompanying Mr..
Wilson's statement. paints a gloomy picture
of the low estate into which New York City
has fallen as a result of the closing OF the
local racing tracks after the passage Of
the bill making directors liable for Illegal
acts performed on the property of their
associations.
That law has been hurtful to the bust
ness welfare Of the city Of New York. TO
its hotels. merchants. shops. art dealers. and
theatres. and even real estate values have
suffered writes Mr.. Miller. THE great
racing stables have been transported 10
Europe, and In their train have gone count
less thousands Of citizens in quest Of
pleasure denied them in their native land
by the zeal Of those who would reform the
world and beget perfect men. The hum
dreds of thousands OF visitors whose Gus
tom II was TO sotourn I'm the city in the
racing season no longer visit here, unless
it be on their nav TO Europe
No one can calculate the millions lost
10 the state by this unnise arrangement Of
the ancient sport of racing. There IS
hardly a capital In Europe where our citi-
Gems do not flock. and from their generous
purses feed fat the hotels. shops merchants
and railroads TO the great loss and harm
NJ this More than thousand
horses that we're fed and occoutred here
ere now abroad"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-14
MUST CITY SUPPORT GAIT
Prendergast Wants Light on 81 %
Food Bill Sent to Him

Controller Prendergast wants 20 kno"
whether the city should be called upon 70
support z cat, and, If SO, why. The point
came UP when he received bill for g 30
for milk and meat for the Office cat Of
John J. Murphy. Commissioner Of the Tens-
ment House Department.
Frankly. my dear Commissioner l am
puzzled about this claim" wrote the Con-
troller Yesterday. Il am sending this bill
along in the usual course, but Al your con-
yen!ence will you please give me your
views about the cat?'
The Controller acknowledged that the
city. under its charitable system furnishes
food and drink TO the poor and needy, and
under its corrective system supplies susie
nance 10 those detained in prison. He does
not see however, where the cal comes in.
The Civil Service Commission did not APP
prove any payment 10 the cat for services
and the Board Of Aldermen fixed no salary
for the animal.
II have thought" said the Controller. "of
having the expense OF the department cat
paid out OF corporate stock. but have not
yet been able 20 reach the opinion that the
cat constitutes permanent improvement
from which posterity would receive
benefit"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-14
SPEAKS FOR LEC0UVER
superintendent Doubts Stories
About City Record, "

George OConnel. superintendent Of the
Lecouver Press. the head Of which was
Robert Lecouver. found dead in 2 we'll at
mis- home in Westwood. y. 7. On Friday.
said Yesterday he was sure that Mr. L.
couv.r never told any one that he could
have had his bills for printing The CITY
Record" expedited. # he had paid money
70 some one
M Lecouver would never have made
such statement" said Mr.. OConnell, be
cause he realized that the Gaynor admins
uation was friendly to the firm. We have
Anly the most friendly feelings toward
David Ferguson. the Supervisor OF The
city Record who. instead If interfering
with US, did all he could properly do 70
assist US when We got the contract. II IS
2 fact that some OF our bills were held up.
There is now outstanding about S27coo.
end some Of II has been due for some time,
but we have no kick coming against any
one connected with the city government
Mr. OConnel said that the death Of Mr..
Iecouver would IN no way interfere with
the printing of The City Record