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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-03-21

Mrs. George MacKay Monday re-
ceived the news OF the death of her
mother, Mrs. Lewis. which occurred
at her far away home in Jamaica. In
her bereavement Mrs. MacKay has
the sympathy Of a host OF friends in
this city. No particulars OF her death
were contained in the message.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-03-21
MISS LOIS WRIGHT TO WE'D

Nr and Mrs Harry Wright
ulll -lte lu marriage their daughter
LOIS Elizabeth
to
AIr Arthur L. Dasher, Junior,
ON "Wednesday evening. April the md
nineteen hundred and thirteen
at nine O'Clock
NincNille Methodist Church
Macon Georgia,
The honor OF your presence IS re-
quested
The above invitation was received
in Ocala Monday Miss Wright is a
niece OF Judge W S. Bullock and OF
Mr. r. B Bullock OF this city, and has
several times visited her Ocala rela-
tives.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-03-21

Mr.. E. A. Strunk of Gainesville.
freight agent for the a. c. L. in that
city, spent Sunday in Ocala, the guest
of his father, Mr. A. Y. Strunk, and
his other relatives here.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-03-21

Capt John L. Inglis spent Sunday
in Ocala, and was busy greeting his
many friends while here.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-03-21

IL offences aueht ta he discussed
+. ulh chld labor 70 anWnu-
sorse 90 br.ne up child ln idle
man n the mpellmsnt of over
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-03-21

Mr.. J. w Ward, Jr., of Floral City
was here Monday and was mingling
with his Ocala friends.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-03-21

G 30 Dame. state organizer OF
woodmeu oi t1e World went O.
- Monday IUs mission IS 10 EN-
tao hundred ana dfU additional
ben to the organization and
naf he bias un doubt ot the slc
81 d mission n is 20 arowin
8fIUH
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-03-21

e O. MhuHneeu. with the o
teaHe HfoIert has been ueEotiat
several da5s lor the purchase oi
Ffw3 Coins toitage on Paimet-
HfEaia laAe Weir avenue. and
aeal Waa contaminated Friday
~ Aeil'ns b. a decorator and Is an
at'@i in ha line. and H ls said that
~ .htsElQr nnlsh o. his home Is a
tsam MF Wilmington has secured
Hile treasure sc q bargain. and
= mote INTO Il az once. MIR. Col
- - return 70 Dakota on account
= - slles heahh.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-03-21

: Elizabeth Proctor Viii leave to-
ar her home lu Ocala. after a
ant visit al several DAYS 20 Miss
|rele and Jessie Mcdonald In
efg Madison Recorder
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-03-21

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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-23
Senator and Cabinet Minister in a Word Duel

A STORMY verbal encounter be-
"A tween a cabinet minister and a
senator Of the United States furnished
a morsel Of gossip here the other day.
First reports from the field of carnage
were that the cabinet minister bodily
threw the senator out of his office.
This was later modified to a duel OF
hot words.
Senator Ashurst Of Arizona thinks
the mining laws age something afro
cious, even when properly enforced.
When decisions are rendered under
this act he can find no expressions to
o p with the situation. One of these
obnoxious opinions was handed down
and Mr.. Ashurst cleared his decks
for action and sailed down to the in
terror department. This was not his
first set-to with Secretary Fisher and
he did not quote poetry or tender a
holiday greeting.
1t is admitted on both sides that
Senator Ashurst was polite though
angry. The secretary was suffering
from an ingrowing crouch. Neither
used his Sunday voice.
The senator told the secretary that
In his humble judgment the decision
rendered against his constituent was
the most unjust, unsalted, unripe and
Bwaybacked distortion Of law and COM
mon sense into which he had ever
bumped.
The secretary informed the senator
that the opinion was twenty karat
fine, platinum tipped, warranted to
keep at the equator and in accord
ance with law and practice.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-23
A GOOD BREAKFAST.
Some Persons Never Know What Il
Means.

A good breakfast, q good appetite
and good digestion mean everything
to the man, woman or child who has
anything to do, and wants to get a
good start toward doing 1t.
A Mo. mar tells of his wife's good
breakfast" and also supper, made out
Of Grape-Nuts and cream. He says:
IL should like to tell you how much
good Grape.Nuts has done for my wife.
After being in poor health for the last
Is years, during part Of the time
scarcely anything would stay on her
stomach long enough to nourish her,
finally at the suggestion of a friend
she tried Grape-Nuts.
Now, after about four weeks on
this delicious and nutritious food. she
has picked up most wonderfully and
seems as we'll as anyone can be.
Every morning she makes a good
breakfast on Grape-Nuts eaten Just as
Il comes from the package with cream
or milk added; and then again the
same at supper and the change In her
Is wonderful.
I'VE can't speak too highly Of
orape-Nuts as q food after u TO
markable experience" Name given
by Postum Co, Battle Greek, Mich
Read tho little book, -The Road 10
wellyiile." in pkgs. There's a Rea
SON."
Ever rsaa fhs Above Ietterf A -
one appsara ffam tine 20 tfnA Tbey
are kenuiae, tree and san u hu1a4n
Interest Aas,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-23

did you ever try a mining case?"
shouted Mr.. Ashurst, after the sands
In the dictionary began to run low.
DO you mean to insult me?"
shrieked Secretary Fisher, who was
admitted to the bar twenty-five years
ago.
1t was explained by the angry SEN
ator that he did not intend to insult
the secretary, but that he really
thought the head of a great executive
department should have a little horse
sense; it would not impair his useful
ness, and might prove wonderfully
helpful in mining decisions.
In turn the secretary intimated to
the superheated senator that he was
weary Of scolding and denunciation.
He conveyed the impression that the
senator might find a number of suit
able climates, but all of them were
outside his Office.
This broke up the party. The SEN
ator backed through the door. The
secretary looked out of the window
until he saw the visitor stalking
down the street, being determined to
guard against flank movements and
rushes.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-23

feet long, and should be spiked to OPP
posite sides Of the trees with their
tops on an exact level with one an
other. Then the horizontal pieces B
should be set upon the tops Of these
and be spiked to the trees, and the
pieces c spiked to the bracket blocks
A near their lower ends. Cut and
fasten the block D between pieces G.
The floor joists should be laid IN
top Of horizontal pieces B. One OF
these should be fastened outside OF
each tree, one inside Of each tree, and
one or two in the space between. Then
pieces F should be spiked to their ends
Gig. ~.
The struts G should be cut of the
right length to reach from pieces q to
G, and should have notches cut in
their ends for these pieces to At in
Gig. a.. When these have been Sc
curely spiked In place, cut the floor
boards and nail them to the joists,
1t is easiest to construct the walls
of the tree hut in sections, building
them on the ground, and then hoist
ing them into position by means Of a
rope thrown up over an upper limb Of
one of the tree supports. Figs. 8 and
0 show how the wall sections should
be built up. AS you will see by these
diagrams. the ends Of the boards are
nailed to board battens; also, that
where there is to be a window an ex-
ira batten must be placed each side
Of the opening to nall the boards to.
Lay the battens fiat upon the ground,
at the proper distances apart, connect
them temporarily with horizontal
strips at top and bottom, and after
checking up to see that they are ex-
actly parallel, and that their corners
are square, turn the frame owe and
nail the side boards to the other side.
In the case Of the end walls, build
them up square as shown Gig. 81;
then ft in pieces at the proper angles
for the pitch Of the roof, and saw or
the corners on q line with them. The
bottom board Of the end section In
which the doorway is made should be
extended cross the opening for a
brace Gig, 81, and be sawed of after
the wall has been fastened In place,
Use nails long enough to extend
through the boards and battens, and
clInch them upon the inner face of the
battens.
The two end walls can be set up
in position first. and nailed to the end
tree supports; then the side walls can
be set up and fastened to them; O. one
end wall can be set up. then a side
wall. then the second end wall, and
then the second side wall
Fig. l shows how to put on tho roof
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-23
Tragic and Comic Elements Of Offceseeking

my influence to get him a small feder-
al job, wrote me a second letter in an.
swer to my acknowledgment of his
first favor, saying that I had complete,
ly mi~sconstruted his meaning. He
had not intended to apply for a minor
place, but wanted my help to get
named as a member Of the interstate
commerce commission.
Every senator has these experiences
as a part Of his routine work, and my
applications are not at all exceptional.
The most remarkable and extraordi-
nary incident In this line that ever l
knew Of was a reversal of the regular
order. In this case a young fellow
living in one Of the territories applied
for a Job as postal clerk in the railway
mail service. 1t happened a good
many years ago, and nobody will be
hurt by the narration at this late day.
BY some curious mix-up the applica.
ton went to the wrong department
and to the utter amazement Of the
man and all his friends a commission
was sent him appointing him associate
Justice of the supreme court of the ter
ritory. He took the Office and kept
1t for the full term and was. SO far as
I know. considered a very fair Judge
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-23
Smokes Cigar While His Toe Is Being Cut OF

The physician was not prepared for
such a ready response and suggested
that next day would be a better time.
When Shively arrived at the hospital
he was enjoying a good cigar-in fact
he had negotiated only about half an
inch of 1t, and as there was about
five inches of good smoke" remain
ing. he was loath to part with It He
states positively that he had no In
tention of pulling of any heroics, and
the only reason he chung to the CT
gar vas that it happened to be q
mighty good one. He was hustled
into the operating room, and he never
fiinched while the toe was being re-
moved, following a light local applica-
ton Of cocaine.
AS for his refusal to take an anes-
thetic, Senator Shively claims no
credit on that account.
There are two ways of rendering
a man insensible to pain" said the
senator. "One way is to take a base
ball bat or a big stick and hit him q
resounding blow on the head. The
other way Is to give him an anesthet-
ic. In the first case he is apt to
have a mighty sore head for a time
after returning to consciousness. In
the latter Ease there will be a sicken
ing aftermath of u that is al
most unbearable. In either case 1t if
a complete knockout. My personal
preference is to endure the pain while
the operation is in progress"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-23
NO CHANCE TO REACH THEM
Precious Foothills, the Eiaven Of
Safety, Were Far, Far Away in
the Distance.

A Kansas lawyer was stranded in q
small Oklahoma town not long ago,
where heavy rains had raised the river
to such an extent that 1t was feared
that the town would be flooded before
morning. Before the anxious towns
people retired for the night it was ar
ranged that warning would be given Of
any further danger.
The Kansan, in the little hotel, was
awakened from a heavy sleep by a
knock on his door and a summons to
arise, Reluctantly he arose and made
a careful toilet, because, as he after
wards remarked, eff I'm to be a corpse
floating around, at least I want to be a
~presentable one"
When he went to the Office he found
a number Of half dressed people trem-
bling with fear whenever a daring rider
dashed along the village street, with
the warning, Fly to the foothills, the
foods are coming"
A travelling man, a German, who had
been in a cyclone the week before,
rushed into the Office with uncombed
hair pointing skyward, shoes I'M
tied and collar flying, and yelled at the
clerk:
"Sherusalem, my happy home, where
is dose foothills"
The humor Of this question was
matched by the clerks laconic reply:
"Oh, Just across the ver."-Kansas
City Star.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-23
This Dog Has Reasoning

Jasper, an educated dog, entertain.
j ed a party of scientists at the
Smithsonian institution the other day.
He was examined by DR.. Frank Baker,
~zoologist, and Charles D. Walcott, sec.
rotary OF the institution. and described
as wonderful"
It was demonstrated that Jasper 10
familiar with 200 words and that he
understands any reasonable command
given by his master. Dixie Taylor.
The following night Jasper was the
guest of honor at a party of scientists
given by Prot. Alexander Graham
Bell.
For tho e~difcation Of the Smithson'
Ian stan, the dog wrote on a type.
writer. distinguished between man"
and woman" picked up bits OF paper
and put them either in a %cuspidor or
4 waste basket as directed to do.
go into the room across the hall,
und a typewriter and write said Mr.
Taylor to the dog.
The dog obeyed. undirected.
-nook out the window and then
oush this book over" said Mr.. Taylor.
placing a book on It's end on the floor.
The dog looked out Of the window
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-23

boards, by fastening first one laye. in
place, about 1k inches apart, and
then tapping another layer Of boards
over the spaces between the first
layer. If you can get some roofing
paper you will find 1t easier to make
a tight roof. This can be tackled to
a layer of boards spaced several
inches apart.
The window opening can be made Of
the right size for an old window sash;
but If you cannot find a sash, a wood
en- shutter can be used for closing up
the opening.
Batten together several boards at
top and bottom for the door, and At a
diagonal brace between the battens.
Hinge the door in place with the dag
onal running in the direction shown in
Fig. L. This is the proper direction
for the brace, to keep the door from
sagging.
The post H Gig. p should be fast.
ened at the edge of the platform Sc
you will have something to steady
/ yourself by in descending and ascend
ing.
copyright, 1912, by A. Nicely Hall.)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-23

said she had loved me and would have
fulfilled her promise, but she had re-
solved never to marry a poor man."
The horrid catls exclaimed NIL
dred Indignantly. slipping her hand
into his.
That broke the spell, Mildred. |
realized then that | had loved
her. l learned to laugh II my infatua-
ton, for l saw her as she was, and my
love was dead. So don't you be
afraid, in case we ever meet, for |
have seen her two or three times since
then, and there is nothing left in my
heart but aversion"
Darling" said Mildred, putting up
her face for a kiss.
"And l am forgiven, d~earest?" whis-
pered George.
Absolutely. Now listen, for the
guests will be here in a few moments.
I'm going to announce it and tell
them your name. It's all a profound
secret, just as 1 promised you. want
you to meet my friend"
But she did not finish the sentence,
for the maid opened the door and an
nouced Miss Upton and Mr.. Edward
Brooks. Mildred darted forward and
embraced Fanny and shook hands
with her 1ance.
Il want to present my f%iance," she
annouced triumphantly. "Mr. George
Howard, Miss Upton-Mr. Howard,
Mr.. Brooks. Now you have got to
like each other rs hard as you can
Fanny"
The last remark was almost an in
terjection, for Fanny Upton had put
forth her hand as gingerly as though
1t were Of porcelain, and George was
stretching out his finger tips Is though
he was afraid of never getting them
back again.
"Mr. Howard and 1 have met be-
FORE" said Fanny icily.
you have? You never told me
Where?"
81 think it was at Atlantic City, oil
thereabouts," said Miss Upton casual
ly.
Copyright, 1913, by W. G. Chapman.)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-23
A TREE CLUB U

Every boy at one time or another
builds a shanty in the back yard OF a
nearby vacant lot, and where one or
more trees are available preference is
generally given to a tree hut. Not
only does a location among the tree
branches appeal to the romantic side
Of the young builders nature, but
recognizing the fact that once the lad
der leading to the entrance has been
removed and hidden, the hut is mac
cessible to p~assers-by, there is a feel
ing of security in knowing that Meth
er unfriendly boys nor tramps can dis
turb 1t.
The construction Of the aerial foun-
dalton for a tree hut is the most i'm.
portant part Of the work. This Of
course must be very carefully planned
and securely put together. It's form
will depend largely upon the size Of
the hut, but principally upon whether
one, two or three trees are used for
supports. Where two or three trees
are close enough together, it is advan-
tageous to build the hut between
them; again, a most satisfactory plan
is to construct the hut in the crotch
Of a large tree, or to build 1t around
the tree, extending brackets from the
trunk to all four sides of the platform.
The tree club house illustrated in
Fig. 1 has been designed with a two
tree foundation, as this Is the sim.
plest kind to build. Fig. 2 shows a
large detail diagram Of the foundation
framework, and Fig. 8 the first steps
in it's construction. If possible to get
them, use 2x4s for the framework;
otherwise, nail together two pieces OF
4-inch board for each member. .
First of all, construct your ladder,
splicing together pieces Of 2x4 for the
side rails, and mailing 1x2-inch strips
across them for rungs.
The four pieces Of board, A Gig. 81
should be s or 10 inches wide and {
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-23
Renrlnted hx Rsnuest-

An editor in the Blue Grass state
has been trying for a long time to in
ject himself into politics and get elect,
ed to something. At last he was
made a delegate to the state conven-
ton Of his party. The day on which
the convention opened was also the
date of issue Of his militant weekly
newspaper; and in the excitement of
the moment, he had forgotten to write
his usual burning editorial, He was
reminded Of his dereliction just as he
was leaving town for the convention.
"Oh," he said to the genial facto.
tum of the mechanical department.
"tust reproduce last weeks editorial,
and state that 1t is reprinted by re-
quest"
The intelligent foreman followed In
structions, and the editorial was
served up to the amazed readers un.
der the startling caption:
Reprinted by Request of the Ed.
itor."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-23
Depth OF Ocean.

It appears that the depth of the
ocean at the place where the Titanic
sank was something over 10000 feet,
or approximately two miles. The
place where the Inflated ship went
down was not by any means the deep
est in the Atlantic. The greatest
depth of the North Atlantic is sup
posed to be the depression about a
hundred miles to the north Of st.
Thomas, where the ~soundings indicate
1875 fathoms, or about four and one
third miles. The floor Of the basin
proper of the Atlantic, at its widest
part, lies at q depth Of from 1000 to
5000 fathoms, while the plateau" is
found to be On an average not more
than 10000 fathoms. 1t was on the
plateau, therefore, that the great
White Star liner found her grave.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-23

StTNTO the sordid and often tragic
1 business Of seeking public offices
there sometimes intrudes an element
of the romantic and quite frequently
Of the comic" said a United States
senator from a southern state.
Not long ago | got a letter from a
hungry Democrat, a loyal supporter of
mine, who advised me that he would
like to get the appointment of commits
sioner Of the United States patent Of
fce, but he wanted me to understand
that this desire on his part vas not
to be construed as any evidence that
he would decline the offer of postmas-
ter Of the village in which he lived.
Another one of my fellow citizens who
had, as l supposed. written and asked
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-01-23
NOT HARD TO TELL FORTUNES
Little Need for Soothsayer to Be Fit
ted With Much More Than ordl-
nary Intelligence.

The way to tell peoples fortunes Is
to have one list Of characteristics,
and use it for every n without the
slightest variation. 1t is bound to
succeed. For instance, suppose Fal-
staff and Hamlet had their fortunes
told by the same sothsayer. imag-
inc he would have told Hamlet's char
acter as follows:
You are not as fortunate as you
seem. You have a great deal Of sense,
but more sense than knowledge, You
can give admirable advice to other
people. Your judgment is excellent
as regards others, but bad as regards
yourself. You never value your own
good advice. You are fond Of your
friends. You prefer to talk to action.
You suffer from %indecision. You are
fond of the stage. You are suscepti-
BILE to female beauty. You are witty,
amiable and well educated, but you
like coarse jokes. You are supersti-
tious and believe in ghosts. You can
make people laugh. You often pre-
tend to be more foolish than you are.
At other times you will surprise peo-
pie by your power Of apt repartee.
Your bane will be your inclination to
fat, which will hamper you in fight
ing. You are unsuccessful as a sol
der, but unrivaled as a companion
and philosopher. You will mix in high
society, have friends at court. You
will come off badly in personal en-
counter and your final enemy will be
a king"
Now imagine him saying exactly the
same thing to Falstaff. Doesn't it fit
him just as well? Can't you imagine
Falstaff- saying: He has hit me off to
a t." and Hamlet murmuring: my
prophetic soul!" In fact, l believe for
tune telling after that Of medicine, to
be the finest profession in the world,
and the easiest.-Metropolltan.