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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-12-26
FLORIDA'S FIRST PROGRESS
I'VE"

Editor Adrian P. Jordan claims to
have been the first out-spoken, fiat
footed progressive" in Florida, if the
first to protest against the aggressions
of the railroads make one a pro
gressive."
Editor Jordan, to our personal
knowledge made a cIamor against the
aggressions of the railroads a mum
Der of years before Grover Cleve
lands first election to the presidency
1t is a fact beyond contradiction
that Editor Jordan's incessant clamor
largely led to the establishment of
Floridas first railway commission.
Again at Leesburg he instigated a
fight enlisting the orange growers
there and at Citra to institute suit to
recover unjust charges levied upon
them, and won out before the railway
commission and the supreme court
This is matter of public record and
will be substantiated by Hon. William
A. Hooker, now one Of the justices
of that court, as he was the attorney
for the orange growers at the time
the suit was brought.
When Editor Jordan first inaugu-
rated his clamor against the aggres-
! sions and Entertainments of the rail-
roads they were not so plentiful as
they now are, and they were hailed
as great developers and civilizers,
and those who favored their ramify-
ing the whole state, even with large
concessions, were regarded as pro
gressives" and Jealous advocates of
the states best interests, and those
who opposed them were denounced as
"mossbacks" and enemies to the
progress and development of the
state
We remember a cartoon that was
popular at the time. 1t represented
Editor Jordan driving an OK team and
halted on a railway right of way, and
he was vainly endeavoring to stop the
approach of an oncoming locomotive
on the new laid rails.
Across Editor Jordan's team was
printed in large letters, Moss
back" and across the approaching
locomotive was printed in flaming let
tiers the word, Progress"
Editor Jordan was advised if the
blowing of the whistle and ringing of
the bell of the locomotive were annoy
ing to him, and he wanted to get be-
yond the confines of civilization, to
go with this OK cart down in the Ev-
erglades and live among the Indians,
where he would be undis .urbed save
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-12-26

When as experienced citrus fruit
grower and a shrewd business man
like Braxton Beachman extends his
holdings by investing his surplus in
more citrus groves 1t may be taken
as a good indication that he considers
the investment gilt edge. Mr.. Beach
man is now preparing eighty acres Of
land to be set to grapefruit in Jan
uary. He is making this investment
for his son, B. Beachman, Jr. The land
which is being cleared and put in con
dition for planting is of the high pine
kind. and is located at Forest City
At Apopka. Mr.. Beachman will ado
twenty-five or thirty acres to his
grove at that place, and the new
ground will be set in Valencias. Mr.
Reachman has at this time abou
175 acres of citrus fruit trees in bear
ing. When the new groves come in, hi
win have over 500 acres of bearing
trees and will be easily one of thu
largest owners of citrus fruit proper
~ In the state. He already holds some
OF the finest property Of this kind t
be found anywhere, and the produc
az his orchards command top prices
Orlando Sentinel.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-12-26

General John L. Inglis, the popular
and beloved commander of the state
division of the United Confederate
Veterans, elected at the late annual
reunion at Pensacola, is in the city,
and is registered at the Harrington
Hall. He is making arrangements
for the completion of the monument
to the women of the Confederacy'
and is anticipating a large and splen-
did general reunion in Jacksonville
next spring. General Young has re-
Gently visited Jacksonville, and Gen
eral Inglis says that he is a man OF
charming personality. The reunion
will be one of which the whole state
will feel proud.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-12-26

Major Butler of the Inverness
Chronicle. says that after ten years
residence In his town he has accumu
lated enough to buy a cemetary lot
where he finally hopes to repose. We
had no idea that the major had been
a plunger in the real estate to that
extent or that his accumulations had
reached such imposing magnitude
and we hope that it will be many
long years hence before he has use
for that cemetary lot in the way be
mentions. Telegram.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-12-26

by the boot of the owl and the below
OF the alligator.
1t is true that Editor Jordan sup
ported Wilkinson Call, the same as
the editor of this paper did, for the
United States senate, and stood by
him after he was slain in the house
of his friends, repeating the tragedy
which occurred many years before In
ancient Rome, in which Caesar and
Brutus were the principal actors.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-12-26
TIE WHIRLAoIe OF TIME

The article this paper printed on
its first page Friday under the title,
Repeating the Declaration" should
have been credited to the New York
World
That paper tells US that the repub-
lcan party met for the solemn pur-
pose of putting itself on record as
favoring the repeal OF the fifteenth
amendment to the constitution Of the
United States, which reads as fol
lows:
THE rights Of citizens of the Unit
ed States to vote shall rot be denied
or abridged by the United States, or
by any state, on account of race color
or previous condition of servitude."
When this amendment was passed
by congress and ratified by the requis-
tie number of states making it a part
of the organic law of the land, the
hatreds and preiudices engendered
+by the civil war were at their height,
and the adoption of the amendment
intensified those feelings TO a still
worse degree.
The ratification of the amendment
was done as much for the purpose of
furnishing and humiliating the white
people of the south as it was for the
supposed elevation of a race just
emerging from slavery.
The adoption of the amendment
was signalized throughout the north
ern states by bonfres and other dem
constructions and acclamations of JOY.
General Grant, as We were told by
the World, never given to ELUSIVE or
atory, said that he felt as if it were
the final realization of the declara-
ton of independence"
Colonel John w. Forney, editor
then of a Philadelphia and Washing
ton newspaper, said that words were
inadequate to express the emotions
that swelled the great heart of the
republican party for placing this final
capstone to its achievements"
Vice President Colfax was still
more ELUSIVE, and gave wonderful
outburst to his overweight feelings
and POLITICALLY entwined the name of
the one who affixed his signature to
the amendment as the inyincible hero
who was the central figure in putting
down the rebellion.
The political, social and material
results that followed were discredit-
able to the nation and disappointing
to all except those who were stepped
in prejudice and fattened on the offal
of sectional disturbances.
Southern statesmen predicted that
the measure would recoil on the par
ty that proposed it, and that that par
ty would be the first to favor its re-
peal
Booker Washington, and other sin
cere and conservative leaders of the
negro race, are outspoken in saying
that it was the most unwise step that
could possibly have been taken, and
the worst calamity that could have
befallen the race; and, as the great
bulk of them were totally unprepar
ed for the ballot, thrusting it upon
them at the time, placed them in
false and unfavorable light before the
nations IF the earth
SO it has come to pass, as the
southern statesmen predicted, that
the same great party that proposed
and adopted the amendment is the
first to seek its repeal.
1t was the rock upon which that
party now finds itself engulfed.
Truly, chickens come home to
roost."
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-12-26

They are making a hundred gallons
OF syrup a day over at ZePhyrhills,
me company paying the farmers 81 a
ton for the cane-and cane over there
averages about twenty-five tons to
the acre and it costs about fifteen
dollars to raise an acre of it. This
Is the sort of business that is to car
~ forward Florida's prosperity
Every county in the state can grow
good sugar cane. while the possibili
ties OF the reclaimed Everglades land
for sugar production are Of the great
est.-Miami Metropolis.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-12-26

The democratic party's platform de-
Clares for good roads. Good demo
Gratis feel that the great inland EN-
Iire Is as much the care OF the gov
eminent as are the rivers and har.
bors. That hard surfaced roads are
as needful as deep rivers. 1t is the
duty OF democratic members of the
senate and house to get busy.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-12-26

nod bless the flag! Let 1t float and
fill
Ehe hky with its beauty; our heart
strings thrill
20 the low, sweet chant OF It's wind
swept bars,
And the chorus Of all its clustered
stars.
Embrace 1t, o mothers! and heroes
shall grow,
While its colors blush warm on your
bosoms ofisnow.
Defend 1t, Q fathers; there's no swee.
or death
Than to float it's fair folds with sol.
dier'r last breath!
And love 1t, o children! be true to the
sires
Who wove 1t In plain by the old camp
fires.
Samuel L. Simpson.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-12-26
THE FARMERS SONG

The cackle of the cheerful hen
When eggs are fifty cents;
The nooing of the gentle cow
Whose butter pays the rents;
Oh, these are cheerful mornings
sounds!
Glad music to my ear;
That make me more than satisfied
That Christmas-tide is here.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-12-26

Since the Inauguration of the policy
of ''watchful waiting" the news from
Mexico Is not scanned with so much
eagerness.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-12-26

New Orleans has celebrated the
first anniversary of its adoption OF
commission government. Knockers
will please notice that the Crecent
City Is still on the map.-Pensacola
News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-12-26

Messrs. Robert and Leslie Ander-
son, students of Washington and Lee
University at Lexington, Va, arrived
home Saturday afternoon to spend the
holidays with their parents.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-12-26

The Sumter County Times says
that the Twin-County Fair-Marion
and Sumter-recently held in Ocala
was a pronounced success.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-12-26

No faetionalist can become a
broad-minded statesman. He moves
in too circumscribed a groove.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-12-26

The turkey trot is never out Of
place in a well regulated farmyard
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-12-26

Weigh your words on the scales Of
patience.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-12-26
Dealers in Gift Giving Goods

Diamonds, Precious Stone Jewelry,
Rich Gold Jewelry, Watches, Clocks
Cut Glass, Sterling Silverware, Shelf
field Plate, Novelties, Fine China
Toilet Sets, Etc.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-20

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Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-20

THE "PRESS' is to-day of the same size, and
/ gives the same telegraph and equal local news
service as newspapers in many small cities that
charge So per year. 1t will continue to be- at the
rate paper worth far more than the price---the one
paper that ccuates everywhere throug ghout the valley
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-20
your subscription for than One Year the old
Of One Dollar Imperial County Two Dollars outside the County

. BE- FAlR to all, this warning given that
at midnight of December 3 st, the old rate will
to be effective and the new rate will be enforced
in all cases.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-06


q "a really comforline AFTER me
iosine presidential aeh, IA uhleh tns
i4erah ~ura1ce issi mii 20 naee ihe
iealine pto tom nsmorraul ncWe-
papcf ~ ibb staie come ont manfuuy
and ferrelfuil, even 40 this iato eate
and ACKNOWLEDGES thai 49, wsrt on
~, riehf sidc 81 tbe conuo,sre u
q niu ~ ihs tanaH.shea o. has, Cha
victor confcss that " ooshl D. hn,e
been ilskcd. and This HaUetl0e ad-
misstan that our contemporary hs
nnau, ceus asound to em Wat of
thlnhnR s. souree of unron.cslcd
qualification u b. pleasant even
thoneh On the LOSING side uf ood
nshi So have yogn opponon, acRnoUi-
edge after ails nud and homo ibat
sou were right snd everyone snoNs
thas one rhouid RATHER b. RIGHT than
elect % president
No oue. stt. th, Morning ioar
mat "aan rcnd 'bc addrcss dcH,,rcH
pa President Tat ms nieht without
% roennr of reerct for tho poht
cahmty tht o,rftoeb mon n
thorough, -ousriDntlous apd .,upu
iousir honest in administration. aud
e gentleman Loo dcfoat Tive ra1 ad.
ADMINISTRATION wIn 20 down Boo hisintr
as an ciu ol unprecedented prosper
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-06

Sow YORK. Jan 81 \ En'tzc nn
architect and ha 0ifc Gertrude.
vrr, hurued to dca'h luH night IN
tb.ir bum, u fashionable residence
di-uir u D. Que thai started from 10
drIrH uul Durima. trcc md spread
urah through ua huldIrs
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-06

stanford University IAN G--An-
uounccmcnt is mado of tho appoint
mcnt of iudgo Emum McCialn. Of
iowa go, iowa. formerly of tho
iowU supreme bench. to the faculty
of the low school of Stanford uni-
Norsltl
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-06

come 10 nay coli upon The eagiNg
Gagged in tho ZOO urNr Bt hand. -
fixed wns Che birds determination 'o
reach one of lts own Kind that q
bent aud twisted tho steel Wiros ot
the cage with its t1lons before it vns
frightened away
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-06
SENATOR rut


whose pfiva,s auarrel With Uuitod
states senator Alhcfi o. Fau has led
into num,r ons .ndiscreu"ns j. re-
newsnc ~ efforts o. promutc aiscord
IN inc session - ine state lcsirls,nrc
about 70 open m furthernce of tho
effort ~ .nut the legislature wide
open aGain on she senatorial eon,ro-
sersy our contemporary yesterday
morning punished with as-oni~hina
headlines an ouinlan ny Hon Sum.
iners RnrRhart I,esui ADVISOR 20 th.
Governor 20 iho cncli that thc lasi
election OF = senator Fall WIS il-
ipgai and Invalid Rcmsrkinp in pass-
Ing thar the Intrinsic news yaiue "i
tho article feeaurcd la moro startl'ne
manner Than %" wreck 81 tho IT.
ianie. hardly warranted such l1rid
headiines. in tiev ~ The ftot thar
was generally ramored Mr Enrkhnri
would take such view. the Herald
freely admits thsi az q iczni OPINION
Mr Rurkhslt's iengthy statement of
the rase IS su admirahic pi"ce oi
work Fumherm,vs ar Hurkhari b.
an able lawyer and b r. possible Chat
he b. riiht "a IS also auiie possible
that b. b. wTong sa BE- b. wei known
thai the most eminent attorney
sometimes amer r,hlcan, "n matters
~ greet iB3'ortanre.
Mr pmrkhart. contention. iu fine
IA that ihk lesismtur~ committed q
technical error la VS. manner "f elect
inc Mr. Fan tse bret thine Admitting
for the sake ~ srgpm"nr ihat M
Burkhar is technically right Ne sul
face she fset thst SENATOR Fall wns
twice voted far 40 senator ht e fun-
iaris, ~ ~. ulemnors ~ th" i"siSla-
tire
rcrhaps those are right vino run-
tend that the forms were MT c"m-
piled with a. thy letter in che last
election. nui niaIer.t, having twice
voted for MI Fait b. ir faIf Go gree
sumo 'hsf ~ aruthor hall'r is ios'n
me maiori'' "'' 'S"'N wa
waN rms ''iNs T'' "
70 p" 90 e'4' "i'' -
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motor,t or Ala. .,st. ieai-.stura
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-06

proeement vill a. you no eopd here.
HW there VIII 81 time when you
viN pave o. lrag theae ysads Win a
load when troy are hud rcrhors
you con hau thlrt, bushels win one
team where win thc roads in ths
condition he, might havo hecn al
ihst ,oW uo, aith nropor work ru
cnuld Rave hantd svA caiuate
What eStra oypcnsr 90 umc and hihor
you oSpcnd lu lua tbat vot u on.
toar and soe hou mu,h 5000 might
ha,c afforded Go pui nto road in,
poecmcu m tha $50, sud stdl bo
winner
rhon eeaIn u is au established tact
that thr ooudiuon ui th, roads n tive
Strain aroVing districts or inc hos
nisine districts ,t sus districts which
have markenhlc proarcts howe % di.
re, and ,rt, de.id,d bearing On the
.nnruou"u of ,bc mstkc,s Good
roads mean luu pr.c.s snd hed roud,
$3.50 oaus, tu, prices ,p som Sew
20 is uot uuy tsrV dyop asdu.u BE-"
mtke tHtt o. tn, mrmors loo ga, eoe.
uou vli u thp ra1- boz condition.
inrt WIH Dol, Iu position to command
thv hiah uf... t,.uare Ng,u boz
Iu-f Dob wu.1 thrl ou lower thr
ensi ,r Transporting pruduets r.nm
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-06

- hlurtSlt SPECIALIST .tf uUt|
Ni".'"n died r'm tH" eu,.is uf o.
F.'r Post mort,ms urld IuU vows
'Itrr"trd to. however wu-tu-lI.-
fur. Hs. rHI,
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-06

Grwd Iuk. Michaoi down peg sc.
r"ns'd Do" married Madeline Sh,romp.
'i'' sNhiH Tu"rr urr suup uumcs
900 witch even 90 l(pmtuu0 bsINs
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-01-22
OLD MAN MEETS TRAGIC DEATH.
II. S. Osteen, of Piedmont, Dies AS
Result of Injuries.

Greenville, Jan. 16.-As the result
of injuries sustained on Augusta
street last Monday week, when he
was knocked down and run over by
vehicle, r. S. Osteen, Of Piedmont,
father OF Superintendent F. M. Os-
teen, Of - 9 F. w. Poe Manufacturing
Co., Of Greenville, died yesterday af-
ternoon at Q O'Clock at his home.
While in Greenville on January 6
Mr.. Osteen was crossing Augusta
street near the station of the Column
bia & Greenville Railway, known as
College Place, where he was run
down by negro boy driving a bug
gy The blow crushed Mr.. Osteen's
hip, and as result from his injury
pneumonia set in, from which he
died. The negro boy was arrested
after the accident and brought befofe
Recorder, Watson, charged with reck-
less driving. The recorder dismissed
the charges againts the prisoner anu
he was released. The boy was eight
years OF age. The buggy Is said to
have belonged to the Southern Cot
ton Oil Company and was in charge
OF one of the employees of that con-
cern. This boy, 1t is said, had been
accustomed to going about in the
buggy with the gentleman in ques-
tion for two years, and had never
been entrusted alone with the horse
and buggy until the day on which he
ran down Mr.. Osteen. Tie negro's
name is Bob Harrison.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-01-22
LAND BARGAINs.

Deep, rich soil, producing in sbund-
ance every year the crops that top
the market and never glut 1t. Pure
artesian water and salt air make the
lowest death rate on record. Winters
delightful and summers cooler than
in Illinois, Lands yield 25 per cent
yearly profit on present prices and
double in value every three to Ave
years. Rainfall AZ inches, well dis
tributed; but irrigating water abund-
ant IL desired. Unirrigated corn
yields 40 to 60 bushels per acre;
irrigated rs to 100. Ideal cattle,
hog, mule and dairy and poultry
country. Great for fruit, melons and
winter truck. Fish and game plen-
tiful, big and little. Write for book
let giving experiences OF big farmers,
little farmers, old settlers, new set
tiers; in GOOD years and bad years;
from one year to twenty-five years, as
told by the farmers themselves
MAGLLh LAND CO., Bay City,
Texas. adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-01-22
FLOOD VICTIMS CRYING HELP.
Small Towns i'm Inundated Territory
Are Short OF Provisions.

Evansville, Ind, Jan. 16.-The
Ohio river to-day passed the 46-foot
mark, the highest stage for several
years, and was expected to go seve-
raj tenths higher before the crest was
reached. .....
The inundated section of Evans
Vile proper Is estimated at three
square miles. Many families have
been driven to the second stories Of
their homes by the rising tide, which
has covered the downstairs floors to
a depth of 1S inches in many cases.
Small towns in the trade district
of this city are sending cries for help,
as their food supplies are being ex-
hausted. Calhoun, KY, to-day char
tered steamboat and sent to this
city for supplies. Interurban SER
vice practically has been abandoned
in the flood district.
Driven from Beds.
Lawrenceburg, Ind, Jan. 16.-A
serious break in the levee early to-
day flooded large portion Of the
I lower part Of this city and drove
many Of the residents from their beds
for safety.
The break was discovered by a
levee patrolman, who gave the alarm,
and the city was aroused by factory
whistles and bells. The court house,
churches and schools are filled with
refugees to-day. Several thousand
sacks Of gravel were thrown into the
break and the danger Of a disastrous
flood, 1t was said, has been averted.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-01-22
Treasury to Issue New Nickel.

The design Of the new nickel, the
creation Of j. e. Fraser, an artist of
New York, has been accepted by Sec
retary MacVeagh, of the Treasury
Department, to replace the five-cont
piece that has been in circulation Fer
many years. George e. Roberts, di-
rector Of the mint, will order its
coinage and it probably will be in cir
culation shortly after February 1. On
one side of the new coin is the re-
production of the head OF an Indian.
At the top is the word Liberty" and
at the bottom is the year 1913. On
the other side appears the figure Of
a bison, closely associated with the
history Of the Red Man, and the de-
nomination of the coin.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-01-22
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 1913.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 1918.
Golden Text: "Cain and Abel"
Gen. WILLS.
Golden Text: "Whosoever hateth
his brother Is murderer" John
III:15.
/. Verse (which are more desir-
able, large or small families?
2. Should every mother, with truth,
be able to say from her heart at the
birth Of each child, 81 have gotten a
child from the Lord?'
3. Verse 2-In the beginning they
seem to have specialized in farming.
Would it be wise If farmers were to
do that at this time, and why? '
4. What is the advantage in giving
every boy a trade?
5. Verses 3-4-What is the evil
dence that worship to God is uni
versal instinct of the race?
6. OF what use were sheep and
vegetables to God?
Z Ought children to be trained to
worship and to sacrifice to God, re-
gardless of their dispositions?
s. What made God accept the Of
fering of Abel and reject that of
Cain? ts.
8. Suppose Abel had been the gar
dener and had brought to God his
first fruits and Cain had kept sheep
and had brought to God the firstlings
of his flock, would it have made any
difference as to the way the offerings
were received?
10. Verses 5-7-Which class of
men generally show the greatest re-
sentiment, and why--those who are
justly blamed for their sins or those
who are blamed unjustly?
II. What sin would you say Cain
had been guilty of up to this time?
10. Does all wrong-doing imply
that sin, like beast of prey, is
crouching at the door, ready to spring
upon the sinner? Give your reasons
13. What are the conditions for
controlling sin, or of being controlled
by it? (This is one Of the questions
which may be answered in writing
by members of the club.)
IA. Verse 8---What is the first