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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-19
A CALIFORNIA FISH STORY

The Cleveland Plain Dealer tells the
following California fish story:
more than 100000 pounds of fish
hurled upon the sands, two fishermen
nearly drowned trying to escape this
remarkable avalanche and the beach
literally paved for a quarter of mile
with squirming, wriggling creatures
were the results of a giant waves
work at Ostend, between Long Beach
and Terminal Island.
Hundreds stampeded to the shore,
and with wagons, buckets, sacks and
almost every conceivable receptacle
carried the fish away, either to mar
ket them or for their own use. Still
there remain hundreds of fish, which
must be destroyed, strewn along the
beach.
"The fish deluge happened while
three fishermen, whose names are I'M
known, were SEEMING for smelt. The
fishermen had set their seins for
smelt only a short time before, when
they sighted huge school of croak-
ers heading for the nets.
1.-The men ran. They had scarcely
reached the beach when the ava
lanche hit them Two of them were
knocked down and only after strug-
gle succeeded in getting safely ashore,
where they found their companion,
who had waded through the pile OF
fish, and was sitting high upon the
bank"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-19
THE CUTTING OF THE JEWEL
(For the Ocala Banner.)
(By VIM. Wakefeldl


(By VIM. Wakefield)
l. have met a lot of people
On my journey here below,
Who were always discontinued,
Grumbling bout their lot of woe
Never seemed to know the blessing
That trial might secrete,
Or, in passing, take a lesson
From the beggar on the street;
But they fancied that the roses
Should be grown without thorn,
That it ought to rain at midnight
And be pleasant in the morn;
And they never paused to listen,
Or to reason out alone
That jewel owes its luster
To the grinding of the stone.
With the humble and the lowly,
With the aged and the youth,
With the saint and with the sinner,
For the evil or the truth;
With the monarch and the noble,
With the naughty and the proud,
With the beauty, or the woman
Who must battle in the crowd,
There is but to learn by labor
And by facing every day
What there is of joy or sorrow
That may come their troubled way
That the fight in every struggle
That tempting fate has thrown,
Is the cutting of the jewel
BY the grinding of the stone
In the soul of every mortal,
Hidden deep from even them,
Lies buried treasure waiting
That shall be a precious gem,
If they will but delve and find it
Meath the surface of the clay,
And will cast the dust and ashes
And the lust of earth away.
Cherish it, and keep it flawless,
Till the kindly Masters hand,
With it's skill of love and patience
That we cannot understand,
Shall have ground and cut it truly
And returned it for our own,
And it sparkles like the jewel
By the grinding of the stone.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-19
PIONEERS
(By William Wakefield.)

(By William Wakefeld.)
To the Editor Ocala Banner:
Every age is pioneer. Every day,
every hour, every moment, is the pio-
neer opportunity of unborn possibili-
ties We are all pioneers; hardy
woodsmen on the worlds frontier who
must face the dawn with courage and
fortitude, with resolution and intelli-
fence and press on amid the bewilder-
ing strangeness of the virgin forests,
with only the compass of experience
to guide and the faith in Almighty God
to guide the way. We are all forty
miners in the gold fields of today. Be-
fore US lies wealth, the like OF
which no man knows; beside the yield
of which the fabulous wealth OF the
past is infinitesimal. True we see the
mountains of difficulty towering to
sublime heights that stagger the forth
tude of the bravest and turn the timu-
lus back to the sheltering fold OF the
past. The true and brave press on,
the false and fearful tarry; but to the
true and brave in this, as in all dead
ages, comes the laurel and crown. The
mysteries of the unknown puzzle us,
the dangers from the untutored saw
age, as much alive today as ever,
threatens every path-some must fail.
Not in the essence of defeat but in
the grand sublimity that comes of
mastery aggression too severe for
mortal test, that must be marked by
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-19

nx Shorthand and Eng
rlorida College of Com
"a <cial Bank building,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-19

Mrs. A. R. Tabor of Order, Mo-, had
been troubled with sick headache for
about five years, when she began tax
ing Chamberlain's Tablets. She has
taken two bottles of them and they
have cured her. Sick headache is
caused by disordered stomach fol
which these tablets are especially in
tended. Try them, get well and stay
well. Sold by all dealers. m
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-19
The Unkindest Cut of All

Amid the crash of resounding hosts
and the wild strains of stirring polit-
ical music, let us not forget that Col
onel Roosevelt did not originate sin
gle one of the noble ideas for which
he is trumpeting. He borrowed them
from Bryan, and has so far forgotten
to return them to the rightful owner
Tampa Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-19

G. D. Hogan of Ocala guarantees
that the same grade of Whistles be
sells cannot be sold at a lower price.
All goods shipped in plain packages.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-19
Experiment No. 3

This was carried on with II head of
pigs. At the beginning of this expert
ment the pigs We're about three
months of age. The II pigs weighed
$50 pounds, the average weight being
34.7. The feeds were equal parts of
shelled corn and shorts by weight,
and about two pounds of milk per day
per head, together with all the green
sorghum they could eat. The expert
ment closed September %, 1911, after
lasting ia days, at which time the
pigs weighed 2462 pounds, making a
total gain of 1872 pounds, or an aver
age daily gain of nearly one pound
Experiment No. a
This began July IS, 1911, and closed
August 20, 1911, lasting 43 days. The
10 pigs at the beginning of the exper-
iment weighed $50 pounds, averaging
SO pounds per head. The total weight
at the close of the experiment was
1929 pounds, making a total gain of
339 pounds, or an average daily gain
per head in 43 days of nearly eight
tenths of pound. The feeds given
were shelled corn and all the green
sorghum the pigs would eat.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-19

Four full quarts or Tnree Flowers
Rye, delivered, for $3.50. q. D. Ho-
gan, Ocala, Fla
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-19

= Whistles from $1.75 to $500
Gallon jug. Goods shipped same
order is received. G. d. Hogan.
- Fla. K
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-01-19
PIG-FEEDINe EXPERIMENTS
(By John M. Scott, of the Agricultural
Experiment Station)

EXPERIMENT SLdtlOn.J
The feeding experiments given in
this bulletin were carried on between
December, 1910, and August, 1911. II
would not be correct, however, to com
pare the results obtained from a feed
ing test carried on during the winter
with one conducted during the sum
mer season.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-08
Germany Officers Angry.

An angry controversy is raging IN
German military circles about a re-
variable entertainment given a few
days ago at the -LAndvehr officers :
casino in the Hardenbefg svasse. Tne
k1iser usually attends this entertain
ment but this year. owing to the death
Of the Grand Duke Of Luxembourg. ne
sent his son, Prince Eitel Friedrich
Tho chief feature vas champagne
dance" An omcer in uniform led IN .
lady and danced with her in very
lively ultra-modern style The lady
then disrobed on the stage and turned
out to be one Of the officers.
Prince Eitel Friedrich appaauded TINS
entertainment but some senior omcen
were highly indignant and complained
that The kAiser's uniform vas deefao-
"a. They were all the angr'er bec.nse
several prfvates were present AZ ock-
q takses, dooskeepers, etc. and tnese.
fur he flrst time Ia their HveA vefe
sen laughing Il the antics o. tner
supaiorA
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-08
MAKES ARTISTIC SASH
EFFECTIVE DRAPERY OF WIDE
MEssALiNE, SATIN OR SILK.
Will Go Far In Dressing Up q Simply
Made House or Evening Frock-
Coiors That Mako Most
Fetching Combination.

Absolutely new in sashes and an &C.
cessory Of the sort that will do won
ders toward the dressing up Of a sim.
ply made house or evening fr0ck Is
the one to be fashioned from yard
and a half strip Of the very widest
messaline. satin or silk procurable.
as the material should be doubled over
and the two long edges invisibly
Joined before the portion to be draped
about the waist is attached to foun.
dalton girdle. This girdle Of stiffly
starched linen or canvas or OF heavy
taffeta should be shaped very high at
the back. taper toward the sides. wild
en- slightly toward the front and then
covered with the sash material which.
starting from the front and at the left
side. goes about the waist and slides
through an ornamental and very large
square buckle at the other end. whence
it falls straight down the left side in
a single broad, heavy end. which is
embroidered in self-col0r. with white.
gold or silved. appliqued with tinsel
medallions or beaded in Oriental eff.
feet and finally fringed with deep.
knotted silk or tinsel fringe. The
buckle. also handmade. should as
nearly as possible match the trim.
ming scheme Of the sash end and is
easily made by covering a cardboard
or leather foundation with the desired
shade Of satin. with tinsel cloth or
with a headembroidered fabric. The
idea Is to produce rich effect and
the model affords good opportunity
for the exercise Of personal ingenuity.
For instance. II shot taffeta in rose
and gold is employed for the sash. the
large buckle should be Of cloth Of gold
embroidered with rhinestone beads.
the straight end embroidered with
gold tinsel and rhinestone bead
strands. On a white lingerie house
frock an embroidered black velvet
sash is particularly stunning. but on
account OF the bulk Of even tho chit.
fon velvets. the portion encircling the
waist should not be doubled and the
depending end would best be silk lined.
Chiffon or brussels net, II heavily Dor
dered and embroidered In pearl. crys.
tai or silver beads. makes a lovely
girdle for a young girls dancing frock
and In that event the portion going
around the waist should be mounted
upon satin decorated to match the
sash end. while the buckle should
match the color scheme Of the fringe.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-08
Chlldren'a Wear.

Great variety exists in the appiica-
ton Of punch.work. says the Dry
Goods Economist. This stitch is used
IN medallion effect, as a background
to bring q design into strong relief, or
to form the whole or a portion OF q
design. An excellent illustration Of the
last mentioned method Of application
10 noted in q poppy design with punch
work petals. which comes in scarfs
and pillow tops. and in a highly "a
vored butterfly design with punch
work wings. the latter being one Of the
favorite designs In guest towels.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-08
Doing Up Old Brown Boots,

Old boots and shoes. especially Of
the tan varieties, can be made TO do
duty by coloring them black. and this
In q way that is certain not to fail
or crack in wet weather. Put the
boots on to their trees. and then
sponge with warm water In which q
little soda has been dissolved, remov.
Ing all dressing or polish which may
have collected on the uppers. When
dry apply two or three coatings Of
shoe-makers' ink, and finish on with
any good black paste polish. The
boots will look almost like q new pair.
Tan Shoes which are too yellow or
light in color can very easily be dark
ened by applying a solution OF am
monia and soda In water, applied at
Intervals. Each coat produces a deep
er shade. TIL good dark winter brown
10 reached.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-08
E2shionl S Fane!!es

One-piece gowns are still the vogue
Crepe dc chine is enjoying a decid.
ed popularity.
In evening dress two colors are
often combined.
White is very prominent in millin.
cry and In footwear.
Many belts will DO worn. and the
leather ones are very chic.
Patent leather belts are smart for
linen. Bingham. etc. frOcks.
In millinery small flowers and
tightly pressed designs are used.
A charming new material for dressy
motoring coats is known as sponge.
White dresses are frequently re-.
lieved with bright sashes and girdles.
There is a decided revival OF the
jacket bodice popular during the sec
Ond empire
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-08

This 10 q season Of most brilliant col.
ors In millinery; cerise, kings blue
combined with green and q touch Of
pink. the tan shades, sage green. gray
And pink ostrich plumes. and smart
combinations Of black and white, al
are used with . lavish hand. One Of
the smart new touches 10 to match the
ta1ets dress with . hat faced with the
same material. trimming the top OF the
nat with . contrasting color. Con
trasting facings are the rule, but there
are excoptions.-Harpoe'e Basae.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-08
Deep Childish Reasoning.

Father ito Margery. who has been
long time fetching the newspaper)-
When you're asked to do anything.
Margery. you should always run. Mar.
gery-Yes, | will, daddy; except. OF
course. can't when my legs ache
Father-Rubbish; your legs never
ache Margery (indignantly)-iioo!
what's the use of the word "ache.
then Punch
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-08
INGENIOUS Paiindrome.

The palindrome, or sentence which
reads alike forward or backward, has
exercised the ingenuity of many minds
since Adam said to Eve: Madam,
I'm Adam" One, which an exchange
attributes to Boito, the composer. Is a
characterization of two Of Shake
speare's heroes, in Italian: "Ebro Q
Otel. ma AmletO e orbe" Drunken Is
Othello, but Hamlet is mad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-26
1T MUST BE ENFORCED.

The Connecticut Public Utilities Com
mission has issued an order to the
New Haven Railroad which, if obeyed,
will prevent further crossover acct
dents like the fatal ones at Westport
and Bridgeport. The order is that
high speed trains shall be brought to
full stop before entering the danger
OuSly short crossovers which the road
still has in spite Of its dreadful eXpe-
rienceS with them. The railroad COM
pany should see TO it that this rule for
the safety Of its passengers is obeyed.
1t will not do merely to promulgate
it, like the roads existing rule requir-
ing a speed of only fifteen miles on
short crossoyers, and then practically
nullify its effect by insisting upon
speed and the maintenance of sched-
ules; that Is, by following up engineers
who are a minute late in some part
of the run and paying no attention to
engineers who go through crossoyers
at full speed.
A grave responsibility for the recent
extraordinary loss Of life on the New
Haven road rests upon its officials.
They cannot shoulder it off upon their
subordinates by saying that the acct
dents have been due to disobedience
Of orders. Unless it can be shown
that the officials make a real effort TO
enforce obedience and do not bring
about neglect Of rules made for the
safety of passengers through the stress
which they lay on speed and the main
tenance Of schedules and through
their Indifference TO the successful
taking Of chances with human lives,
the responsibility for the fatal discbe-
dienCe will be theirs. If they think
it sufficient for them to take no more
effective means for the enforcement or
this new safety rule Of the Connecti-
cut commission than they have taken
in the past for the enforcement OF
their own requirement Of reduced
speed on crOssovers, it is to be hoped
that the public authorities will be
able to bring home responsibility for
fatal disobedience to those whose re-
sponsibility is real.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-26
DOCK LOGIC.

There is room on the North River
Der of thousand or twelve hundred foot
piers, and the placing Of them there
would be satisfactory to those who
would use them. The only question
seems to be whether the much-needed
marginal railroad, which is TO connect
the shipping terminals with inland
transportation lines, will be built there.
1t is desirable, we might say essen
tial that there shall be direct railroad
connection with the docks. The two
systems must be developed in co-opera-
ton. But there Is this radical difference
between the two, that railroad may
be built at almost any point on the
waterfront, while the spots suitable for
piers of great length are few and OF
course cannot be shifted. In brief, the
docks and piers cannot go to the rail-
road but the railroad must come to
them.
The logic Of the case therefore seems
10 be that the site Of the new piers
should be selected with primary re-
gard to the piers and docks them
selves; provided merely that 1t is not
one TO which it would be impossible,
or prohlbitively difficult or expensive,
to extend a connecting railroad. 1t is
understood that there is no such bar
rier to the construction Of railroad at
the place now urged for the piers. 1t
seems fitting, therefore, to proceed with
Mr.. Tomkins's plans for long piers at
the earliest practicable date and let the
marginal railroad plans be adapted
thereto.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-26
DOG-IN-MANGER ATTITUDE
Don't Understand Why Some Women
Oppose Suffrage.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Under the caption "Anu-Suffragist $
Views" in your paper OF November 10
you publish an impassloned appeal from
lady signing herself "A Bull Moose
Spinster." Here we have two incongTui-
ties--hrst, a Bull Moose being a spinster.
and, second, Bull Moose being an anti
suffragist Is she a Bull Moose on ac-
count OF the platform behind the Pro-
gressive movement or on account OF the
man In front OF III II is most dangerous
for a spinster TO worship an individuality
II she does not approve of the principles
for which that individual stands.
| can understand women wanting to
vote. ! can also understand a few well
protected and comfortably situated wom-
On not wanting TO. But what cannot un-
derstand is the dog-in-the-m atti-
tude on the part OF some women who do
not want other women 10 vote. The vote
Will never be thrust upon ant-suffragists.
II will always remain optional with them.
even IL they have the right, whereas by
their opposition they make II more diff
cult for women who love liberty TO OBJ
tain IL. SQUARE DEAL
New York. Nov. q, 1912
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-26

official than of that of the individual
out of office.
Fortunately the public standards of
duty are rising under the stimulus of
graft exposures, followed by prison
sentences, and Of much varied discus
sion of the. subject. Practices once con-
sidered. entirely legitimate, like the
corporation contribution to party cam
paign funds 'and the corporation Of
ficers stock tips TO legislators, are dy-
ing out. The strike bill' is unprofit-
able, not because the race Of dishonest
legislators and self-Seeking business
men is extinct, but because Of pub
icity. 1t may not be too much to hope
that some day every citizen doing bust
ness with the state or city may con-
slider himself as much bound to respect
the law, even though merely an "hon-
est business man." as If he had taken
an oath of Office.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-26
A PRACTICAL MAN.

Roscoe Conkling once said that
Lon" Payn was the best practical
politician In the State Of New York.
Mr.. Payn proved 1t 10y retaining his
hold on the Republican machinery OF
his county year after year, yielding II
as a matter Of choice only when he
felt ne had worked long enough and
had all the honors he needed. The
retirement he has just announced will
recall to that portion OF the world
which is Indifferent to the personnel
Of politics the fact that he IS alive.
The politicians, especially the little
group in the mountains Of Columbia
County. have never been permitted to
forget it,
Conkling man, Plat man, Black
man, Barnes man, Payn was first OF
all a Payn man. From the time he
obtained his first Job, at twenty-one,
until the day of his retirement he was
so practical" that he wanted to see
where he "came In" In any political
contingency. 1t was not always a
material consideration which moved
him. Friendship OF hatred would stir
him TO action, as hatred Of Colonel
Roosevelt, who removed him from his
place as Superintendent Of Insurance
induced him to form an alliance with
Mr. Barnes in the Republican conven-
tjon of 1910. Mr. Payn was an organi-
cation man Of the most determined
type, because "the organization got
him what he wanted and aided him to
get what others wanted for them.
His political ideas and methods were
those Of a quarter Of century ago. 1t
is significant that while he retained
his control Of his party's machinery In
bis county he could not retain the
party vote, which has gradually grown
smaller, until now Columbia Is a de-
batable county I'm ordinary elections.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-26
OUR DAMMED-UP TRADE.

The forecast Of the Department OF
Commerce and Labor is that the for
eign trade Of the United States this
gear will amount to S4,0O0,0OO,0O0. 1t
reached 100000, 900 for the first time
in 1906, and S2,0000O0,00O in 1899.
Thus il will have increased 1873 per
cent In six years and 100 per cent in
thirteen years. Moreover, more than
half Of our imports will this year come
in duty free, the aggregate OF free
merchandise increasing from $4O9.-
100000 in 1902 to probably $975,OOO,0OO
in 1912, or more than 1913 per cent in
ten years.
In view Of these things 1t would
seem TO be high time for a trumpet
blast from Bermuda against that
dam against which all the tides Of
"our prosperity have banked up. That
"great dam that runs around all our
coasts; the tariff which holds us back,
"the tariff that hens us in, the tariff
chat chokes us, the tariff that smoth-
"ers u.s.; the protective tariff, in adopt
ing which, according to the Sage OF
Princeton, we "chose to be provincial
land to have as little to do with the
"rest of the world as possible
Indeed, 1t might be advisable for
Mr.. Wilson to hurry home on the next
steamer and devote himself to prepa-
rations for calling special session OF
Congress on March 8, TO take imme-
date action against this tariff dam
by which our foreign trade is 50
cribbed cabin'd and confn'd, lest In
the persistence OF present processes,
we shall presently dominate II not
nonopolize all the markets OF the
world and have a free list so large as
10 make the dutiable part Of our i'm
ports seem a negligible quantity
What a mOnstrous dam It Is, to be
sure. which permits our trade to dou-
BILE in a bakers dozen Of years! Those
at Ashokan and Gatun put together
are not marker compared with 1t!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-26
BACHELORS CLUB REVIVAL
Washington Organization May
Have New Lease of Life.
[From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington, Nov 25.--There is a story
In Washington society to-day to the effect
that the Bachelors Club. the smartest
dancing institution Washington ever had
will come To new life in the near future
I'm the Riding and Hunt Club, which last
spring took over the Rock Creek Hunt
Club. The suggestion carries many pleas
ant possibilities. for, while the Bachelors
outgrew itself. the hunt balls of the last
two years--one each season--were Ideally
arranged
There are so many diplomats AMI So
ciety men I'm the Riding and Hunt Cluo'
and tho possibilities OF the chase are 50
limited. that the organization IS bound 70
maintain It's exclusiveness. Miss TAFT
member of the riding club, and was one
OF the first 10 follow the hounds under the
new organization.
Even II the reorganization OF the Bache'
lors takes place it is not likely that any.
thing will equal In unique features ahO
brilliancy the hunt ball which Will %
given this winter