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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-08-30
cLERK-cARRIER EXAMINATION

The United States civil service
commission announces that on Sep
TENDER 18th, at the postoffice, Ocala,
Fla, an examination will be held for
the positions of clerk and city carrier
in the postoffice at this place.
Clerks in offices of the first and
second class and carrier in the city
delivery service are divided into six
grades, as follows: First grade, sal
airy, $500; second grade, salary, $500;
third grade, salary, 5000; fourth
grade, salary, $1,000; fifth grade, sal
airy, $1100; sixth grade, salary, $1,000.
Clerks and carriers at first class of
fees will be promoted successfully to
the fifth grade, and clerks and car
riers at second class offices will be
promoted successfully TO the fourth
grade.
Applicants must have reached their
eighteenth, but not their forty-fifth,
birthday on the date of the examina-
ton. The age limits are waived, how
ever. in the cases of persons honOrar
bly, discharged from the United States
military or naval service by reason of
disability resulting from wounds or
sickness incurred in the line of duty.
Male applicants for the postoffice
service must be at least ) feet t inch
es in height in bare feet, and 125
pounds in weight without oyercOat
and hat; otherwise their applications
will be cancelled Female applicants
are not required to be of any specific
height or weight
For application form 1871 and In
structions to Applicants, address the
secretary of the board of United
States civil service examiners at the
postoffice at the place named above,
or the district secretary at the place
named below.
No application will be accepted I'M
less properly executed and filed with
the district secretary prior to the
hour of closing business on Septem-
Der II, 1912
Address: Secretary Fifth Civil Ser
vice District, Atlanta, Ga.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-08-30
HARRY FLOYD DEPICTED

In the incipiency of the cOntrOver-
sy between Bill Mapoles and Harry
Floyd, the editor OF the DeFuniak
Herald gives Editor Bill the following
advice and incidentally draws a glow
ing pen picture of Floyd The editor
of the Herald says;
1--WE would be surprised at anyone
but Bill provoking a tilt with the
most brilliant manipulation of the
kings English that ever wiggled a
quill. For our own part. we would
rather have Tom Watson, Claude
L'Engle, Brann's Iconoclast, the Rip
Saw and Bill Mapoles all after our
scalp at once than for Harry TO unlim-
Der his batteries at us ad get our
range. For a long time Bill has
seemed to doubt the sincerity of our
friendship for him, but We are going
TO prove it now by advising him to
get out Of the controversy as quickly
and as quietly as possible. You are
no match for Floyd, Bill. Why, Floyd
uses the moon for grindstone on
which to whet his sword of wit and
sarcasm to razor keenness. He
lives in the clouds and plucks inspira-
tion from the stars. He dallies with
the deities on high Alympus and
hurls the thunderbolts Of Zeus. The
ethereal ichor of the gods flows
through his veins and he laughs at
death. AS easy may'st thou the in
trenchant air with thy dull wit i'm
press as make him bleed" Never
mind the skin you've already lost
Bill. Drop this thing right now Like
a whole lot Of other good men, you
talk best in your sleep, and with
Harry Floyd camping on your trail
you want to keep as quiet as possible
Remember that your friends have
their hands full to elect you next No
vember over a man who ouJclasses
you in every essential save honesty
and he is perhaps your equal there
Now, Bill, this is said in no spirit of
unkindness \ lot Of us are doing
our best to elect you For goodness
sake. help us all you can by talking
as little as possible"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-08-30

The law makes it illegal for a con-
ductor to pull mileage" When one
buys a mileage book he cannot use
il in the payment of his fare unless
he first has it exchanged for a ticket
by the ticket agent So the travellers
have TO line UP in front OF ticket
office in the cities and wait their turn
for the opportunity of having their
mileage exchanged for tickets, and
sometimes the crowds are so big that
it is impossible for them to do so be-
fore the departure of the train.
The commercial men banded them
selves together and got the Georgia
legislature TO repeal the law, so far as
that state was concerned, but Gov
ernor Brown vetoed the bill granting
the conductors the right to pull the
tickets. and gave as his reason the
following remarkable excuse: That
it is entirely too tedious and too com
pick for a conductor to be saddled
with such a burden" Don't an argu.
ment of that sort freeze you?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-08-30
SISTER ESTHER cARLoTTA

Members of Tampa Chapter, U. D.
c., and many others in Tampa, will
be interested to know that the state
president has in quite a measure re-
covered from the serious illness that
she had while in Jacksonville, after
the L. D. c. convention in Tampa,
and is as usual busy with the affairs
of the Florida division and many 9TH
CT things besides. Recently she has
been doing good work in bringing
about the organization of a Woman's
Civic League in her home city of st.
Augustine Also she has received
many urgent invitations to visit plac-
es outside the state and repeat the
address which excited such wide
spread interest when given in Biz
mingham, Ala, in June, but she has
not felt that her duties to her own
state division would permit her alb
sence at this time, and has declined
these requests for the present.
Sister Esther Carlotta is recogniz-
ed as one OF the strongest members,
and best parliamentarians among
the more than 10000 Daughters of the
COnfederacy; and her quiet work is
very far reaching in that organization
as in many other ways. Her manual
of parliamentary law, the Ready Par
liamentarian, is having sale all over
the United States and is invaluable
to all who need such help. 1t is at
once both clear and complete. The
inexperienced find it easily under
stood and followed. while those ia
liamentary law, pronounce it excep-
tionally valuable as a read yand cor
rect reference book To all who saw
the fine presiding of the author in the
state L. d. c. convention in Tampa
in May this will seem a matter Of
course, for both men and women of
great experience in such matters pro-
nOunced it unsurpassed. The Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy in Florida and
indeed in many other places, are look
ing eagerly for the issuance of the
Life of Jefferson Davis by this gifted
writer. 1t is ever an increasing Won
der to those who know the many de-
mands upon her time, that she man
ages to accomplish so much, and each
day the Florida division feels itself
more and more fortunate to have her
at its head-Tampa Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-08-30

The Savannah Morning News says
that white man. believed to be r. B
Cornell of Newberry. Fla. was killed
Wednesday night by an Atlantic
Coast Line freight train. inward
bound. at the Montgomery street ex-
tension crossing His mangled body
was found by Conductor G. H. Ray OF
an inbound freight, which followed
the train which caused the mans
death. The only means of identif-
cation found on him was a telegram
of recent date signed by Dr. j. B.
Lee of Waycross, and addressed to r.
B. Cornell, Newberry, Fla.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-08-30

Mr.. Jeremiah B. Smith OF Lakeland
is opposed to the license tax, which
is operative in Florida. because, he
says, it is imposing a direct tax on
industry and energy on certain class
of people" OF course it is. Mr.. Smith
is eminently correct, but is not tax
on store buildings, offices. hotels
dwellings, pavements. fences and i'm
provements of all descriptions a like
tax on thrift and industry? This
brings on the discussion of the sin
gle tax" so lucidly and eloquently
expressed by Henry George, which, to
many able minds, appears to be the
only fair method of taxation.
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GONE BACK ON THE GOOD ROADS
PROPOSITION

Congress has deliberately gone
back on our good roads proposition.
Our lawmakers, with most lavish
hand, have appropriated a million for
the improvement of our streams, but
not cent for improving our roads.
There is a movement on foot to ap-
propriate fifteen millions for single
battleship. The Florida was built at
an expense of seven millions and 9TH
ers at the same average figures. Not
a cent for roads that perambulate
into the interior and benefit the whole
people.
One almost stands aghast at the
amount appropriated for the construc-
ton of the Panama canal-three hun
dred and seventy-hve millions, or APP
proximately seven millions and half
per mile. But not one cent for good
roads.
There was a bill pending in con-
gress to appropriate the pitiful sum
of s250000 to aid the states to develop
good roads. but it was killed dead as
a hammer in the senate.
And unless the newspapers in the
interior, with the people back of
them, stand together on this PROPOSE
ton every bill having for its object
the betterment of our roads will be
elecrocuted in that chamber
The Railway Age-Gazette, speaking
of the defeat of this bill, says:
The need for better roads is one
of the crying economic and social
needs of the United States. \ rea-
sonable outlay for their development
probably would do more to reduce the
tota economic cost of transportation
than any other equal possible expend-
iture The benefit of such eXpendi-
ture, if it were spread all over the
country, would be shared by all class
es of the people The largest part OF
it would accrue to the farmer, whose
expenditure for transporting his crops
from his farm to the nearest railway
station to the great central markets.
Yet while congress proposes to open
free 10 the owners Of cOastWise YES
sells a waterway on which it is ex-
pending 1915, 100000, it refuses to ap-
propriate S250,000 for good roads The
much-denounced railways. the animus
against which is one of the main in
fuences back of the Panama canal
legislation. are doing much and spend
ing much every year to promote the
raj districts, and the government Of
the United States does practically
nothing at all along this line while
it spends millions on millions, not
only on waterways. such as the Pana-
ma canal, which will be used, but also
on inland waterways which are and
will be used harly at all. Why is
there such a difference between the
way waterway legislation is dealt
with and the way good roads legisla-
ton is dealt with? The only explana-
ton, seemingly, is that the selfish in
terests which benefit or hope to bene-
fit. by the waterway legislation are
organized and vocal, while the very
much larger interests which would be
very much more benefited by a very
much smaller expenditure on the
highways do not so clearly perceive
where their selfish advantage lies,
and are not so we'll organized and per
sistent in lobbying to promote IL"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-08-30

A vast amount of i'll health is due
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properly the whole system becomes
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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-08-30

A war cloud is lowering over c. H
B. Floyd, legislator and 'prose-poem
writer, and Bill Mapoles, the fighting
editor of the Laurel Hill News. The
editor of the Punta Gorda Herald
naively suggests that it is not yery
far from Apalichicola or Laurel Hill
to the Alabama line.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-08-30

Speaking of the retaining of the
Everglades. Tom Watson says: The
farms which smile where l, a few
years ago, shot waterfowl. are pic
lures of fruitfulness. 1t may be that
spectators have sold much land on
which the water yet lies, but the
state is pledged to system OF drain
age which will reclaim every foot of
it."
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-08-30

A New York butcher was recently
arrested with a large roll of bills"
as If anyone were surprised. In these
days of the high cost of living" are
not butchers supposed to have "a
large roll of bills?"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-08-30

Mrs. Annie K Daniel of New York
City, who argued a civil suit in her
own behalf in the supreme court.
told the court that she did so because
as dishonest as she believed the judg-
es were all the way up to the supreme
court, she thought that lawyers were
ever so much worse.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-08-30

5 or 6 doses of 666 will break any
case of Chills and Fever and if taken
then as tonic, tue Fever will not
return. Price, csc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-14
.ST. BERNARD CLOSES SUCCESSFUL YEAR
 Twentieth Commencement Over Yesterday
 HIGH MASS YESTERDAY
Exercises Commenced Wednesday With College Play-Bishop Allen Addresses Graduating Class.
 Students Awarded Medals

St. Bernard, June 1s.-(speciai)- The twentieth annual commencement of St. Bernard college began yesterday and ends today. The exercises take place in the St. Bernard Dramatic hall. One of the most successful years in the history of the institution comes to a close.
 A large number of visitors, parents and friends of the graduates and stu dents from all parts of Alabama and the neighboring states have been in attendance also a large number of the reverend clergy of the diocese. This commencement is generally considered to have been one of the most brilliant academic events that has occurred at the college in years.
 The exercises commenced wednes- day evening at o'clock with the production of the three-act drama en-
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CONECUH FARMER GETS $14,5OO
 FOR PEACH CROP LAST YEAR
By w. D. ATKINSON

Evergreen, June 13.-(Special )-Thinking that the immense peach business of w. D. Brown would be of general interest, concluded on yesterday that l would in- tcrview him on this subject.
 MT Brown lives at owassa, about five miles north of Evergreen. He is a capi- talist, merchant and farmer, and one of the largest, if not the largest. taxpayers in the county. Besides his other enter prises he is engaged in peach raising. and has heen for several years. His suc- cess in this line has been really phenom- enal. In reply to my question as to the area of his various orchards he told me he had 100 acres in peach trees.
 How rauch did you raise last year?" he was asked.
 "sixtv-five hundred bushels" was his immediate reply
 What variety do you grow?" was next asked, to which he replied: "The Slappy and Eiberta.'
 'If you do not object to permitting the
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from the well known adage which de- clares honesty to be the best policy"
 The feature of the day. however was the annual address to the gradutes and students delivered by Rt Rev. E. P. Allen. D. D., bishop of Mobile. He spoke in a clear, distinct manner and held the audience spell bound from begin ming to end. He emphasized the fact that no education can be considered complete without thorough religious training.
 The following having successfully completed the commercial course re- ceived the degree of master of ac- counts:
 Ernest obering. Blocton; Jose Molero. Havana. Cuba; Francis Mulvaney, Bris- tol. Va; Joseph F1oersh, Nashville Tenn: Thomas Berberovich, Jackson. Miss George Kramer, Cullman; Carlos Diaz Pensacola, Fla: Thomas O'Leary. Nashville, Tenn; Nathaniel Kartus, Bessemer; Jesse Carey. Birmingham; William worthington, Birmingham; Jose Romero, Havana, Cuba Thomas Nenon. Nashville, Tenn; Russell Me Worther, Haynevillei Francis c. Pc runko, Brookside Peter Scaturro. Bes- semer. Roy Philips. Houston, Tex.
 These students were the recipients of gold medals:
 For good conduct in the senior de- partment-George Simkus. Charleroi, Pa For good conduct in the junior de- partment-Francis Mulvaney. Bristol. Va. For good conduct in the minim de- partment-Malcolm Rafferty, Pensacola, Fla. For the highest average in the " Latin c1ass-William Cusick Birming- ham. Ala. For the highest average in the IT Latin class-Magnus Cross johann, Warrington. Fla. For the high est average in the II Latin class--Har- ry Eheul, Birmingham. Ala. For the highest average in the I Latin class J. B. Clark, Montgomery. Ala. For the highest average in the graduating class-Ernest Obering. Blocton. Ala. For the highest average in the second com- mereial class-Ioseph Walters, Bloc ton, Ala For the highest average in the third commercial, division A. Joseph Eros, Anniston. Ala. For the highest average in the third conner cial. division "Bn-George Weidner.
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public to know, l would be pleased to | ascertain how much your crop netted you
 last year,"
 To which he very readily replied that
 he had no objection whatever and that
 his peaches in 1911 paid him. as they hung
 on the trees, $1i,5oo, or S145 per acre.
 Asked abcut the depredations of the San Jose scale, MT. Brown replied that the | pest could be controlled but not destroyed
 and the only way to prevent the scale
 from multiplying and destroying fruit trees was continual spraying, and this
 must be oone in the fall and winter in or der to destroy the scale and in the spring for the cucula and brown rot "The San Jose scale was unknown in this country
 until about 10 years ago." and .dr. Brown
 held to the opinion that nothing had yet , been discovered that would completely ex-
 terminate this pest.
 C"ntintiing to speak on the subject of peach raising, Mr. Brown said that there was no reason that he knew why d crop
 of peaches could not be raised every year as well as one of cotton or corn That
 the Idea prevailed that in about three
 years in each five there must be a failure,
 but there was no cause for such an idea Fruit trees need attention continually and nothing in the way of fruit responds
 more bountifully than peach trees when they have the proper care. The orchards
 niss. be cultivated as reguiariy as any srNwing crop. Weeds and grass must not be allowed to grow to any size, and the roots and limbs of the trees must be ex-
 amined at least every week, in order that
 any foreign substance may be at once re-
 moved. Give your trees said he, "lale same cultivation and care you give to a | growing cotton crop, and the yield would
 never fail "
 You believe. then, that peach orchard
 Is better investment than a cotton l crop?" was said.
 There is no comparison" he replied T would prefer the first four to one. for | 19s, was not an exceptional year with me. by any means,
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titled The Malediction." It was pre- sented under the auspices of the St. Bernard Dramatic club, assisted by the college orchestra. The play was well rendered. and each of the participants did justice to his respective role. The play carried one back to the time when the cross and the crescent were fight ing for the supremacy of southern Eu- rope. The rendering of a difficult pro- gramme by the orchestra was well ap- preciated by the audience, as was man. ifested by the rounds of applause that greeted each number.
 The closing exercises proper were held this morning. At o'clock a solemn high mass of thanksgiving was sung by the Rev. Boniface Seng, o. S. B., director, assisted by the Revs. Isi- dore, o. S. B.. and Martin, o. S. B.. as deacon and sub-deacon, respectively. The Rev. Philip, o. S. B. offieiated as master of ceremonies.
 Immediately after the mass all re- paired to the Dramatic hall, where the commencement orations were held and the honors distributed. Thomas A. Berberovich, a member of the gradu- ating class, in a few we'll chosen words welcomed the assembled guests. After a selection by the orchestra the con- ferring of degrees and the awarding of medals took place la.
 Joseph Floersh of Nashville was val edictorian. He used the motto which had been adopted by the class, Firm ness in the Right" as the subject of his speech. He said in part: Tt Is a principle of true Christian excellence, and in the higher life 1t is synony- nous with virtue. To be firm ia the right involves that strength and worth of character which is able to resist both the allurements of evil and to stand superior to the smallness Of nu- man fears when there Is question of doing that which God would have us do As a mark of character it is the great moral quality which Is so singu- larly fitting to the dignity of beings formed for endless duration. Manly adherence to the right is a virtue dear to every American. This is evident
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-14
LIMESTONE COUNTY
 ACCEPTS NEW JAIL
Structure Comes Up to Plans and Specifications-Sa to Be With
 out Superior in State

Athens. June 13.-fSpecial.)-Th county commissioner have accepted the new jail just completed by the Pauly Jail company John Adams, assistant to pr. oates. came up from Montgom cry and inspected the building and re- ported to the court that it was up to plans and specifications and upon this information the court of county com
 nissioners accepted the building. 1t is said to be without a superior in the state in point of sanitary conditions.
 The Jail is a two-story structure. steam heated and well ventilated, hav- ing many large windows, all of which open into large. airy cells. The en- tire building Is Of steel and concrete.
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tended down to my feet Then l suffered agony with the burning, itching sores. could hardly walk and for long time 1 could not put on socks.
 All this time was trying everything I could hear Of. got no benefit from all this. was nearly worn out. and had given up in despair of ever being cured when was advised by a friend to try Cuticura Remedies. pur- chased Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Kesolv- ent, and used exactly as directed. used the Cuticura Remedies constantly for four months, and nothing else. and vas perfectly cured It is now year, and have not lad the least bit since. I am ready to praise the Cuticura Remedies at any time." (signed) E. l.. Cate. Nov. 10, 1910.
 Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment are sold throughout the world. Liberal sample of each mailed free. with 32-p. book on skin and scalp treatment. Address, Cuticura, Dept T, Boston Tender-faced men should shave with CuticuIa Soap Shaving Stick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-14
L. & N. IS BUSY WITH
 CONSTRUCTION WORK

Athens. June 13-(Special)-The Louis Vile and Nashville railroad, which is doing the work on the new track from Athens to Decatur itself, not letting any of It to contractors, now has force of several hundred men on the work between Athens and Rowland, four miles south or Athens. Most of the heavy cut work is between Athens and Rowland, and 1t win be some months getting this work done. The largest steam shovel In the entire line is at Rowland
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inc concrete floors being reinforced with steel. both tub and shower baths being plentiful.
 The color and races are separated the whites occupying the upper floor, while the eolored occupy the lower floor. There are large exercising cor idors in which the prisoners have com fortable seats and yet they are Kept away from the outer walls and win dows. The huilding in 'ddition 10 the old jail cost the county IF af m 'r than $12,000.
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ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH
 RITE
 THE MEMBERS OF THE RITE ARE REQUESTED TO ATTEND THE FUN EEAL OF BROTHER EMMETT L.. JONES, WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE MASONIC TEMPLE FRIDAY, JUNE IA, AT fs30 P. M. SERVICES WILL FEE CONDUCTED BY BIRMING- HAM CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIx. IN- TERMENT AT ELsIWOOD GENIE FIERY. N. l.. MEWHINNEY,
 WISE MASTER CHARLES J. GEOHEGAN, sECY.