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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07
SHALL THE POSTAGE RATE BE
INCREASED ON READING
MATTER?

Just as we expected, the postmas
ter general in his annual report for
1911, recommended an increase of the
postage rate on newspapers and peri
odicals, although every fraction OF
such an increase would have to be
met by subscribers and not by pub.
listers. His proposition is for doub-
ling the rate now, with further in.
crease in the future. He says:
LAS a first step in the adjustment
of the second class rate on the basis
of cost, the suggestion of the de-
partment is that the rate be increased
now to two cents pound, which
charge should be regarded as tenta-
tive, however, leaving for future de-
termination such additional increase
as may be found necessary to meet
the cost. 1t is proposed that legisla-
ton, providing for it's adoption, will
be enacted by congress-"
This is progress with vengeance.
We were told a year ago that the
government loses 2-3 cents per
pound in handling and transporting
second class matter-a statement far
from being correct. In making up
such a statement no account what
ever was taken of the vast amount
of stamped mail which the second
class originates, which is fairly esti-
mated to be seventy-five per cent. of
the whole. We have been diving deep
into postoffice statistics, and are thus
able to lay before our folks some
facts that will pretty thoroughly dis
credit the statements of the postmas-
ter general in his recommendations
for an increase in the passage rate.
In 1865, at the close of the civil
war, the per capital income of the
United States postal establishment
was AZ cents; that is, every unit of
population contributed this amount to
the postal revenues.
BY 1875 the per capita revenue had
only increased to 81 cents; by 1885 to
only rs cents. Thus in twenty years
it had only increased 81 cents.
In the next twenty years following
the reduction in postage rates, it had
increased $1.20.
1t is plain to be seen why, as the
country rapidly increased in popula-
ton, the total revenues of the postof-
fee should rapidly increase.
But why should the revenues per
capital rapidly increase?
Previous to 1885 the postage rate
on the public press was so high that
there was a very slow increase in it's
circulation and influence. The total
weight of second class matter was
then only 101, 057, 1868 pounds; the
postage rate had been three times
what it is now.
The following table will make mat
tiers clear:
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07

President Taft made a big mistike
at the time of the threatened disturb
ance on the Mexican frontier in Di-
AIS time. If he had appointed Teddy
a major-general, as the latter desired,
and given him command of an army
of invasion, there would have been
no opposition within the party to the
presidents nomination, and every
thing would have been lovely.-Tam-
pa Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given to all cred
itors, legatees, distributes and all
other persons having claims and de-
mands against the estate of William
p Edwards, deceased, to present said
claims duly proved to the undersign-
ed within two years from the first
publication of this notice, to-wit: May
31st, 1912.
GERTRUDE EDWARDS,
AS Administrative Estate of W. p.
Edwards, Deceased. 5-31-St.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07
It's All RIGHT. ANYWAY

After all, what's the use the old
world will move just the same wheth-
er you have the right man on the job
or not. The people are still in the
land of the living and they have a
foolish way of stepping in and stop
ping things when they go too far
Manatee Record.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07
NOTICE o. FINAL SETTLEMENT
AND DISCHARGE

Notice is hereby given that on the
2nd day OF July, A. D., 1912, the un-
darsigned will present my accounts
and vouchers 90 the Honorable Jo-
eeph Bell, Judge OF Probate in and for
Marion county, Florida. and will make
my fiual settlement and will apply for
mai discharge as such executrix.
EMILY b. GREEN,
A Fxecutrix of the last will and test
ament Of Otis T. Green, deceased.
f1.22-em.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07
NOTICE OF TEACHERS ExAMINA
TON

Notice Is hereby given that the
regular state uniform teachers ex
animation will be held in ocala, Flor
ia. beginning on Tuesday. June A.
1879. al a. m. The examination fol
whites viii be held at the ocala
Hleh school building and that FOL
colored az Howard Academy. The
regular fee OF one dollar VIII De col
lecsed upon beginning the work. ano
applicants should supply themselves
with legal cap paper, pens ana INK.
Very truly yours,
$40 ]. III. CRIMSON, SUPP
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07

In a jovial mood at Lambertsville,
n. j., Mr.. Taft said: Il was elected on
the recommendation of Theodore
Roosevelt. He told you what a good
man / was in language so superlative
and SO full of eulogy that, being a
modest man, l read now only with
blushing."
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
AND DISCHARGE

Notice is hereby given that on the
Sth day of October, 1912, the under
signed will present my accounts and
vouchers to Hon. Joseph Bell, judge
of probate in and for Marion county,
Florida, at his office at the court
mouse in Ocala, and will make my f.
nal settlement, and will apply for dis
charge as such guardian.
LAURIE T. IZLAR,
4-5-6m Guardian of M. G.. IZlar.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
FINAL DISCHARGE

Notice Is hereby given that on June
10th. 1912, ! will present my accounts
and vouchers to the Honorable Joseph
Bell. judge of probate in and for Ma
rion county, Florida. as administra-
cor aud guardian in the estate of Zu-
IA Weatherby, deceased, and apply for
final discharge as such administrator
and guardian.
Dated December End, 1911.
JACKSON ID. BASSETT,
Administrator and Guardian Estate
of Zula Watherby. 12-S-6m.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07
In immortal life our heroes

In immortal life our heroes
Anchored on the Ship of Faith.
Now they join the Heavenly chorus,
Nearer, Oh, My God, to Thee!"
darkness now, no longer DER us.
In the light of eternity.
And they watt, from heights supernai.
God be with you evermore,
Till we meet in life eternal
With the Christ, whom we adore! :"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07

FOR SALE AT A Low PRTCE-2O
acres of good pine land, 11a miles
northwest of Spar; one half has been
cleared; also so acres of meadow
and hammock land IL miles north
east of Sparr. Will sell at a low
price. Call on or address Alex Nc
Conn, P. o. Box 16, Ocala, Fla. 5-31-4t
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07

FOR SALE-we have seye,,, !.
and secondhand sacks for al. :
They are splendid for yelvs, !
cotton, potatoes, peanuts Or -
coarse. We will nearly e,,. J
away. They are good sacks =
not be used for fertilizer. o,.s
tilizer Co. a.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07

WOOD WANTED-Twentv !.
ty cords lightwood daily. h,s.,
Seaboard cars. Apply r.. g.
Ocala, Fla. x.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07

FOR SALE-Good, gentle :.
safe for lady or children 10 Z
also buggy and harness; also d .
of good land. Will sell at h,''
Inquire J. r. Shurtleff, Is Tu.n'
ST., second street east Of coas
railroad, off Oklawaha avenue
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07

Poor appetite is sure sign of i'm
paired digestion A few doses of
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets will strengthen your digestion
and improve your appetite. Thou
sands have been benefited by taking
these tablets. Sold by all dealers. X
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07

The ONE REASON why We a
cheaper than competitors Is u
buy and sell for CASH only. /
Hogan, Ocala, Fla.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07

FOR SALE-Good, gentle Ii
safe for ladies or children to a
also buggy and harness. Inquire n
master, Bay Lake, Fla. k.t3
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07

TAKEN UP-One Berkshie /
about two years old. Owner "a, !
same by paying for advertiu:
and keep. Call on H. L. GrIggs.
Fla. 81.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07
THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC
(Isnay.)

Vampire, drinking at the fountain j
Of your fellow beings blood,
Wrecked upon the icy mountain
In the oceans solitude;
Drinking blood of dead and living,
Needless of the countless cost
What atonement to the grieving
Can you make for loved ones lost?
In your reckless race for glory,
Stalking lives on games of chance;
What to you that seas heaved CORY?
What to you the dying glance?
What the lives to you entrusted,
You on mammon's altar sold?
Your own life secure, you lusted
But for glory and for gold.
bastard! Rescued from the surges
That, in death, your victims claim,
Ignominy's wave submerges
In it's depths your shipwrecked
name.
rom your slime Of base ambition
Rears sins octopus, most dread;
Coils your soul in helfs perdition
Till the sea gives up it's dead!
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07

Douglass Shoes at Fishers.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07

Peach, Apple and Blackberry Bran
dies, $3.50 per gallon. G. D. Hogan,
Ocala. Fla <
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-23

If you have no hen, borrow.
Many a .bfoiler has been started
by borrowed hen. Eggs can be
secured from any poultryman.
They are all eager to furnish eggs
in thirteen lots at 1000 per cent
above the market price You
ought to get a fairly'reliable set
ting for SIS. The box is easy. The
patience, if not inherent, can be
cultivated by course of eating
at fashionable a la carte restau-
rant or by trying to balance a bill
lard ball on the point of a. darn
ing needle.
Fake>a spade and carve from
the front lawn a square of sod a
trifle bigger than the bottom Of
the box. Force this sod into the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-23

Raising spring chickens as a
sport is something peculiar to
that variety of genus homo
known as the suburbanite. 9th
srs raise spring chickens profes-
sionally. Only the suburbanite
abides by the A. A. A. rules.
!, The paraphernalia of the game
are: CD large, able-bodied hen
with a pronounced penchant for
notification and incubation. ~
Thirteen eggs of irreproachable
character. 60 A soap box or 9TH
er like receptacle. CD. Patience.
t5) More patience.
You will need a little of the pa
tience yourself. At least nine
fenths of it, however, should be
left for the hen.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-18
FUN FOR THE kIDDIEs
MAKING OF BLOsSoMlNG TWlGa
PAsTiME FOR PARTY.
Are Easily Made and Invaluable for
Decoratlon-Work That Will
Keep Children Merry on
Winter Afternoon.

Most OF us, when going round the
shops, have admired the pretty, Jap
anesy' blossoming twigs used for dec
Grafton. They are not expensive. bui
II one has Il big house to decorate
ana must at the same time keep o
firm hold on ones outlay it Is not al
ways possible to order as many a.
one would like.
They can, however, be made quite
Well at home after little practice.
indeed, Ii you have a housefuI OF
young people you could scarcely de.
wise a better pastime to keep them
merry on an afternoon II chill.
dren's concert or amateur theatricais
are In the air pile OF blossoming
twigs Is Invaluable for decoration, as
a property garden may be devised
by making the twiGs on larger scale
The necessary materials are dead
twiss. some fairly thick but soft pa.
per and some sealing wax. First OF
all the petals are torn from the paper.
Almost any soft paper will do, but a
kind that leaves rough edges Is best.
DO not try TO cut the petals the nat
ural effect can only be got by tear
Ing Sometimes several sheets OF pa
per can be torn at once ii they are
held firmly to prevent slipping.
The next process is to curl the out.
err edges Of the petals by drawing
them between the thumb and knife
blade as one curlS feather. Every
body who has made paper roses un-
derstands this process, but In this
case the curing mCst be very slight
indeed, or the flowers will have q
withered look. The object is to give
the petals look of rounded softness.
The petals are then fixed on the
branch by the help OF sealing wax. A
little Is dropped on the base of each
petal and the petal pressed against
the stem before the wax cools Care
must be taken not to use the petals
Of exactly the same shape in any one
blossom.
Some sense OF the artistic is, OF
course, necessary in making success
full Towering branches. The blossoms
must not be all on one side OF the
stem or too regularly placed. Con
1ure up memories of the blackthorn
blossom OF last spring to help you
or get q japanese print which shows
branch of almond blossoms as a
guide.
Experience teaches which are the
best colcrs ard textures OF paper to
use. Pink IS unusually successful, and
II the only branches procurable are
dlngy ones, spoEging or coat OF
yarn!sh will restore them.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-18
lalong the broad lines laid down by
the Carpenters Nazareth

lalong the broad lines laid down by
the Carpentersof Nazareth
Many Of us have long had the CON
viction that what our age most needs
I is a revival in theory and practice
OF the teachings OF Jesus and rot
lonly in religion, but in politics and
in life. 70 those OF us who have be
Iieyed this Mr.. Churehin's article Is
doubly welcome llre are tr"
sentences that give his essential
thought:
"The truth is, We are at the dawn
ing Of an age, spiritual like all the
great ages which have preceded It
s What our age needs and What
If has lacked Is the conviction OF i'm
morality We are beginning
10 understand al the dawning of the
twentieth century that there is a
still higher. more Christian concep-
ton of government to come. :"
A moral awakening, qnjckened
public conscience. a revolt against
selfish and materialistic standards
who has failed to observe these as
impelling forces in the political
change of the past few years? Yet
these things are spiritual, They arc
nut sy4uptems of a spiritual revival,
I'll the heSfts of the people, revival
that has only Hegun and that yet
VIII work nightly for Righteousness,
for the rule Of the people and torI
progress, The twentieth century VIII
make az great progress spiritually as
did the nineteenth in material thing
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-18
Preaching and Practice.

The college instructor should take
pains to practice what he breaches.
One member OF a class in English
composition brought his theme to the
professor after recitation hour in Or
der that the professor might read q
marginal correction which he had
written, and which the pupil had been
entirely unable to make out.
why explained the professor.
that says, Write more plainly" -
Youths Companion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-18

The world is full OF takers. bat
they cannot all get their names In
print. Some by one means, some by
another. reach this goal OF their am
bition. Fer publicity is advertising
That means business. also self graft
fcation For your ~ rage faker Is
vain as wei as thrifty
We have our takers at homo VIII
try TO tell the future by means Of the
stars, the palm, greasy playing cards
rappings or any old way, so long as
people will pay for it, Likewis are
there takers abroad One or two
have reached enough prominence TO
have their prognost cations eablsd
across the Atlantic This they do by
making predictions for the who'll
world at the beginning OF each year
thar are sufficiently lurid to be OF a
certain news value, for there are
people who believe the things, even
though they seldom or never com
true Usually they are phrased in a
gay general enough that II there is
my satrostrophe the predictions car
be twisted to fit it,
These soothsay are nos named
acre. for the reason that to do so
would help along their publicity
-ame. Eut one in Paris and another
London, by means OF reading thr
tars or by some other pseudo occuj'
arneess,- announce lat there are al
Jirds of trouble for 1912 That g.
4 safe prediction for almost any year.
The enc specific prophecy Of import
4nCe is that the German emperor is
u for it. AS Frame and England
awe recently had trouble with Ger
many. that should be immena2ly pon-
Mar in tae two countries wter the
ioothsayers live. They agree that
the Kaiser is to have dire thiags hap
pen to him One even says he viii
lose his throne William should
have an astrolog OF his own
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-18
HUMOROUS QU|PS
SHE WANTED TO Be IN TIME
lnqulsltlve Clerk Finally Discovers
That Likely Young Woman Cue
toner Was Looking Ahead.

81 would like to look at some house
hold goods" said the tall brunette al
she entered the big furniture shop.
"You see, r expect to be married
SOON"
"Ah, indeed" said the polite clerk:
lust step this way. We have special
Inducements for young couples start
ing in housekeeping. When Is the
glad event to come OFF,
'sWell-er--the day hasn't been set
tied yet"
"Oh. | see; the lucky man has just
proposed, and"
No. he hasn't proposed yet, but"
"Ah, he is going 20 propose, How
long has he been calling?"
We'll, he hasn't started calling yet,
but
What is the young mans name"
Really, don't know at present, but
mamma says she thinks some nice
young man will start calling soon, so
| wanted to be in time"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-18
UNIQUE REPLIES ARE GIVEN
Among Others Piekpoeket Said He
Was in Prison AS Result OF Mo-
ment Of Abstraction"

The visitor was collecting informa,
ton, and was taken into every cell
that she might ask each prisoner
what causes had led him to his sad
state, and the replies threw strange
sidelight on crime.
Il am here" said the pickpocket.
as the result of moment OF alb.
str;,ct.on
1T vas simply an unfortunate habit
OF miEe,' exclaimed the incendiary,
and it caused me to make light OF
things"
"Me?" queried the forger. "Nothin'
nuch, really. Only | always had
natural desire to make name for
myself"
Not brought me 'ere?" asked the
burglar. Just simply cos tried to
take full advantage OF an opening
which was offered in a big CONNER
cial office. That's all, miss. "--An.
swers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-18
The Deficiency.

X all the unwiltten happenings OF
the Civil war should be put into print,
the result would be an exceedingly
human and humorous story.
Said a colonel at Kit inspection to
Private Flanagan:
Yes, shirts, socks, all very good,
now you can assure me that all the
articles OF your Kit have buttons on
them?"
Il can not, sir" said Private Flani-
gan, reluctantly.
"How's that, sir?"
Amt no buttons on the socks,
sir Youths Companion.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-18

0hio's Constitutional Convention
! The fourth convention in tho
history OF the state OF Ohio. was con
vened last week and win give thc
people CT the state an amaadcsl. re-
v!sed or entirely uew constellation.
In this age OF lectric swiftnes5
men ard manners change and with
them the laws require changes liz :
wise
When Sc romcu Der that tAe en-
( Tire system Of government is being
/ ersduaily altered We can appreciate
the necessity of new laws In some
statea theFold antquated statute de-
Z branding imprisonment Tor debt ~
,-ssi.I in existence 1t is an obsolete
tave but irstill remains on the pages
o. aho statute books,
Take the recent constitutions Of
arizona, California, Washington
and the other recently admitted
states andA compare them with the
constitutions of The olda4 states One
'aa5e viii show how absolutely
old-fashion and inadequate the
older ones are
/ Tennessee above all the states OF
the union is most in need OF a new
constitution.
roEeuet rats will ov rwhAlmingly
control The Ohio convention bur this
figt shotld not be permitted to in
auence the new constitution makers
C8y Jud5on Harmon has an i'm
,ortant work cut out for him for h
will be one of the most conspicuous
# the lawmakers engaged in the
preparation Of the new constitution
There is one change proposed that
1as both wisdom and risk in it. Per-
aaps the time is not yet ready for
such radical change. but public
antimer is leaning in that direc-
ion Tho QUESTION is shall the state
'etain rs bicameral form OF le&isla-
ltivc government or whether TIC
'wo branches OF the legislative shall
be combined in one
The general tendency Of govern
mcnt is now to concentrate This
| has been one reason why the com
! mission form Of government has
gained such a foothold No on
doubts for minute that tho bicam
eral form OF legislation is RESPONSE
bic for much OF the ineffciency ahn
corruption Of many STATES.
Those WHO have had any expert
enec in the legislative bodies OF the
| country know how graft flourishes
! \ bill! that is passed in one house tra-
an, ntly encounters opposition II Me
next, and the opposition is merely
exercised for the pecuniary benefits
which may, perhaps. result.-com-
mefcial Appeal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-18
| U1M&Gg

kitchen. The houses are being built
with a view to abolishing as FAR as
possible all incentive TO domestic
drudgery.
Several Of the houses are already
occupied, and the tenants take their
meals i'll central hall. The ann CT
the promoters Of the kitchenless town
idea Is to abolish every kitchen In the
village except the one in the central
hall, and induce the tenants to dine
like one big family,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-18
a Spiritual Revival.

Winston GMrchill the American
novelist and political reformer, rs
0iltein a regent magazine with an
ide9 that Is worthy of study 1t is
that the political unrest in America
IN due TO q spiritual awakening. He
might have, made the statement
4 broader and have included the world.
ffor other lands are filled with politi-
cal unrest as we'll as our own. What
else occasicned the revolutions in
China and Mexico. the reforms in
Great Britain, the founding Of re-
public in Portugal the success OF
constitutional government in Tur-
key, Persia and Russia and the ad.
-Tss, eat iii Democracy in Germany and
France? The past year say marked
extension Of Christian rule and de,
inoeracy throughout the world. MAY
not n spiritual revival have been bach
IN all this?
There never was great revolution
III history resultag ~ Il furwar,
I.if smcnt Of The ',u':a race that it
ra rave back d, It a spiritual i'm
.ti;ss' No man can rfad the st>ry Of
r',s .sa.ians w.t.. suc irrieEt 40
vtsft this conclll \, Such Is tlt
vitw taken by Mr. Churchill The
. spiritual moyement he makes broader
thaa Tho church. Sometimes thu
shnrh even opposes Il or. follows
with lagging Sips. Vet the move.
Ment does rs work. sand this work |,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-18
NEVADA VIEW or DIVORCE.

believe tie time has come
for us here iii the thitet States
10 take Il tlrm stand upon this
qupstion-iu work for uniform
divorce law that Will regulate
this evil and will result IL more
justice to all conc erned AN
OF the opinion that the divorce
laws Of New York state and
< some other commemorative ARE
rather too stringent and that the
laws of Nevada and some 9th
er states are too lax perhaps.
have advocated and many 9th
ers are advocating through the
press and the governors confer
ence the passage OF uniform
laws In all the states upon this
matter fhe divorce business
hrs brought great deal OF mon
ey to Reno. but it is money that
the people of Nevada do not
want. We do not need 1t, and
We do not want It, The man
hood and the womanhood of Ne.
vadg are as high as IN any other
5state. and the spiritual life
among the people is very deep
Tlw movement to abolish the
wide openness of Nevada has
taken deep root-Governor Tas-
ker |. eddie.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-18

In describing the daily life OF a
certain distinguished citizen OF the
republic a writer gives. by way OF
contrast, the story that follows:
This calls to mind the English hu-
morous writer who sketched out his
daily program as follows: Rise at
noon; breakfast at one; stroll to
the club; attention 10 mail, some
afternoon calls; a ride in the park;
dinner; round OF evening parties,
and then to bed
But when do you do your literary
work." he was asked.
Why, the next day of course" was
the reply.-Review OF Reviews.