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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-01-10
Economy in Government.

One of the elementary principles
of efficient Democratic government is
that the public business shall be con-
Quoted with the strictest econmy con-
sistent with the public needs and well
fare. l feel confident that can prom
Use the people, both for myself and
for those who are to be associated
with me in the State government, that
rigid economy win be followed in the
conduct of all the business entrusted
to us. I deem 1t appropriate, how
ever. to offer the suggestion that the
greatest portion of the tax burden
which has to be borne by the peo-
pie of Florida consists in the expen-
ditures made by their county and mu-
nicipal governments. Eternal vigil
lance on the part Of the people as
20 all public disbursements, whether
State, county or municipal, will, am
sure. be the greatest possible pre-
ventive of extravaganza. and earn
estly recommend such vigilance on
the part of the people of Florida.
Legislative Economy.
More or less extravaganza has at
times been permitted by our Legisla-
lures in the employment of large
numbers of unnecessary clerks and at
taches. This should be discontinued.
The Legislature should, of course,
have all the clerical assistance re-
quired to expedite business; but the
public funds should not be wastad
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-01-10
Confederate Soldiers and Homo

The heroism. the bravery, the love
Of country and devotion to duty of
our Confederate heroes Is a heritage
of which our State and the South Is
justly proud. Every homage and trib.
ute should be paid these veterans by
our State and her people Ample
provision should be made for the Con-
federate Home, and a liberal pension
policy followed by the State.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-01-10
Investment of State School Fund

Prior to the last three years the
principal of the State School Fund
was invested exclusively in State
bonds, paying an average of about
three and one-half per cent. interest.
This fund as it becomes available is
now being invested in Florida county
and city bonds bearing an average of
about four and one-half per cent. in.
terest. l think we can get as much
as six or seven per cent. interest up
on this fund by investing it in county
warrants when needed laws are en-.
acted to make such investments SAFE
and thereby increase the States in
come from this source materially.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-01-10
Publicity in Public Business.

l favor the fullest publicity in the
administration of the public business.
The people are entitled to know what
their officers are doing. A law is
needed requiring that the biennial re-
ports of the State officers, with com
plete and detailed information, be
printed and distributed among the
legislators. the press and the public
at least thirty days prior to the reg
ular sessions of the Legislature. This
would place the information contained
in these reports in the hands of the
Legislators and the public in time to
be of service and benefit when the
Legislature convenes.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-01-10
Check Land Frauds.

Every county in Florida has large
quantity of rich, fertile land, and
there is no reason why there should
be any land frauds in our State. To
check the few who are disposed to
defraud and deceive land purchasers,
| think We should have a law pro
viding for all literature relative to
lands to be sold under the colonial
ton or kindred plans to be first ap
proved by the Department of Agricul
ture. The expense incident to this
requirement to be paid by the party
selling the land
Authorize Cities to Change Charters.
Much of the time of each session
of the Legislature is consumed in the
consideration of local city charter
measures. To relieve the Legislature
of this work, and in order that the
people of the towns and cities may
have authority to make their OWE
charters and alter same, a Constitu-
tional amendment removing this au-
thority from the Legislature and vest
ing it in the towns and cities should
be submitted.
Initiative, Referendum and Recall.
1t is my opinion that a Constitu-
tional amendment granting to the peo-
pie the right by petition to initiate
legislation and the right by petition
to vote upon laws enacted by the
Legislature. when desired, and ex-
pressed by a reasonable percentage
of the qualified voters. should be sub
mitted. Another and separate Con-
stitutional amendment giving the
electors the right, upon demand Of a
reasonable percentage of the qualified
voters. to vote upon the recall of pub
lie officers, should be submitted.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-01-10
Investment of Insurance Funds.

f is the policy of insurance com
panies to invest their surplus funds
in Understanding securities. This
being true, it is my opinion that they
should be required by law to invest
in Florida securities a reasonable per
centage of their net surplus from
Florida earnings.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-01-10

merely 10 provide salaries for persons.
whose services are not actually need
ed, and who will not perform any &C
tual service further than signing the
payroll.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-01-10

The 1910 census credits Florida
with about 100000 head of cattle, val
ued at about eight million dollars, 1t
Is estimated that about three per
cent of these die annually from COW
ticks, causing a loss in deaths from
this source alone of about $4,000 a
year. The Federal Government has
in cooperation with certain of the
State governments. accomplished
splendid results in the eradication of
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-01
PLAN BRAIN OPERATION
TO STOP BOYS GROWTH.
Youth, Almost Seven Feet Tall, Must
Undergo 1t, Say Surgeons.

Surgeons at the Medico-Chirurgfcal
in the case of John Michael, not yet
fifteen years of age, who is six feet
seven inches tall and is still growing.
He is outgrowing every organ Of his
body.
The boy went to the hospital about
men of manhood in every way. ALL his
organs were in proportion, but his par
ents complained that they could just
see the youth grow. In fact, he would
not attend school, or church because
people laughed at him
DR.. Judson Daland and DR.. Theodore
Weisenberg finally determined that the
only way to stop his growth was to re-
move the pituitary body, a gland at
the base of the brain which was once
considered without function. At first
the parents objected, fearing serious
years, but their objections were finally
overcome by the doctors promising to
remove only part of the organ.
DIR. Daland, who has charge of the
case, sailed for Europe a short time
ago. On his return an operation will
be undertaken.
In explaining the case DR.. Weisen-
berg said that such cases are not rare,
but that the Michael boy has grown
unusually fast even for a case of the
.... -
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-01
SWAPS PUPS FOR CHICKS.
Collie Mothers "PeepingT Brood, and
Hen~Cares For Litter.

Collie Mothers "Peepingr Brood, and
Hen~cares For Litter.
A fairfexchange that satisfied both
"swappers'' twas made when Scotch
collie traded her litter of seven pup
pies to barred rock for A-er brood of
ten chicks. Both the hen and the
collie belong to o. L. Rodman of Ra-
VIENNA. o.
The collie, with her pups, had been
placed in a small kennel near the coop
where resided the hen and her brood.
On the same day the collie and the
barred rock decided to swap families.
That night Mr. Rodman came home
and found the collie with the peeps
and the barred rock with the pups.
Tney were both mothertng their fam
lilies. and the pups and peeps" ap-
peared contented with the change.
Mr.. Rodman therefore refused TO In
terfere.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-01
BEWARE OF OINTMENTs FOR CA
TARRH THAT CONTAIN MER-
CTTRY.

as mercury VIII surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when enter
ing it through the mucous surfaces.
except on prescriptions from reput-
able physicians, as the damage they
will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. ].
Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains 10
mercury, and IS taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure
you get the genuine. 1t is taken in
ternally and made in Toledo, Ohio,
by F. ]. Cheney G Co. Testimonials
free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c. per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-01
BY Capt. GEORGE [. KILr1ER. Late U. S. ".

T%HE Gettysburg campaign, the
semicentennial of which is now
upon us, began with fighting on
the Rappahannock river in Vir-
ginia, June 8, 1868, and ended with
fighting on the Potomac, in Maryland,
July II, 1863. Incident to the military
maneuvers, there were combats in
Virginia every day from June to
June 81 The first serious encounter
on northern soil took place June so
at Hanover, Pa, and for three days
following the opposing armies con-
tended for the mastery around the
town of Gettysburg.
On the battlefield, now a magnificent
memorial park, anniversary exercises
are scheduled for July /, 2, 3 and 4.
The celebration is perhaps the great
est and 1t assuredly is the most sig
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-01

nificant OF the kind known to history.
Assembled under one flag tens of thou
sands of the survivors of the warning
hosts will recount upon the scenes of
their occurrence the battle episodes of
half century ago.
On the morning of July /, 1868, the
opposing armies, led by General Rob-
ert L. Lee and General George G.
Meade, were marching in the vicinity
of and generally in the direction of
Gettysburg.
The seven corps composing the Army
of the Potomac were then distributed
in northern Maryland from one to
three days march from one another
and from Gettysburg. Meade ordered
them to proceed to that point.
Fighting Began July /.
The First corps was in advance and
closest to Gettysburg. Its commander,
General j. f. Reynolds, who was a
Pennsylvania, without waiting for
brders marched forward with the
attention of holding the town. He
directed the Eleventh corps to close
up In support and recommended to
General Daniel E. Sickles, head Of the
Third corps, that he move his com
mand forward also.
Early In the morning General John
Buford's Federal cavalry encountered
General Henry Heth's Confederate in
fantry marching toward Gettysburg
by the road from Chambersburg
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-01

rected the division of General A. Won
Steinwehr to ascend a height rising
north of the town and there remain
as reserve. These were the first troops
on Cemetery ridge.
Howard sent word to Meade, who
was several miles away, Of the death
Of Reynolds and the situation at the
front. Doubleday's First corps line
faced west and the Eleventh corps line
faced north, both at that hour being
less than a mile from the town. The
divisions of Rodes and Early, the for
mer marching south and the latter
southeast, arrived in sight Of Gettys-
burg at the same time and struck the
Eleventh corps line in front and on
both fianks almost at once.
Ewell's line as it forged ahead turn
ed the right flank of the First corps
line west of Gettysburg. The troops
fought desperately to hold the Cash
town approach. The "Iron Brigade"
and the Pennsylvania "Bucktails'
were conspicuous for their valor and
sacrifices. Over 30 per cent Of the
corps fell, killed or wounded. At
nightfall the remnant retreated to the
ridge, where the Eleventh corps sur
vivors had preceded them.
The Struggle For Round Top.
Lee in person had directed the
close of the fight on July 1. His op-
ponent Meade, only arrived at 2 a. m,
the I'd. By that time the Third and
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-01
Casualties Heavier Than In
Any Other Battle of
tie Civil War.
So sssooOeSeSeSosso

through ,'ashtown. Brisk fighting fol-
lowed. Heth was REINFORCED, and, op-
portunely, Reynolds reached the front
with General ]. S. Wadsworth's divi-
sion. Reynolds was killed while di-
rectlng the deployment of General A.
Doubledays division to support Wads-
worth's line on the left.
The fighting and new dispositions
had consumed the time from 8 to IL
o'clock. Doubleday succeeded to the
command when Reynolds fell. Gen
eral John c. Robinson's division, the
remainder Of the First corps, arrived.
and Doubleday posted the brigades
and batteries to hold the Cashtown
road at all hazards.
On the Confederate side General A..
P. Hill brought forward General W.
d. Pender's division to aid Heth.
About noon the commander of the Fed
eral Eleventh corps, General o. o.
Howard, reached the battlefield. He
outranked Doubleday and took com
mand. While his corps was coming
up q fresh Confederate force, the d.
visions of General Jubal Early and
General r. E. ROdes Of General r. S.
Ewell's corps, was sighted north of the
town by Buford's wat2hful troopers.
Federals Seize Cemetery Hill.
To meet the new menace Howard
pushed forward the. Eleventh corps di-
visions of General F. c. Barlow and
General A. Schimmelpfennig and di-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-01

Operations on the pituitary gfand
are frequently performed" he said.
''They. are not dangerous, and the NOR
tality lis almost negative 1t VIII not
interfere with his mental capabilities
even though II requires a delicate brain
operation. 1t is the only way to re
lieve the youth"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-01

Before you start on your va
cation see that you are supplied
with some Neura Powders for
Headache. 10 and rs cents,
Sold everywhere.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-01

The Citizen office is fully equipped
to do all kinds of Job Printing.
Special cuts to illustrate work OBJ
tanned on short notice.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-01
GETTYSBURG CASUALTIES.

Trustworthy computations of the
losses OF the Federal army in the
battle of Gettysburg give the aggre-
gate as 23O01, of which number 800
were killed, II, 41 wounded and 5,494
missing. Confederate records avail
able give a total of 20, 44S, the killed
numbering 1882, the wounded 12,7O6
and the missing $780, Aggregate
for each side was the heaviest Of
any battle of the war.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-01

Referendum election has been order
ed in lola, Kan, on an ordinance for
bidding dogs to run at large.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-01

New Jersey man wants to keep flies
off president and offers trap which, will
draw them half a mile to their doom.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-01

A Ferndale IN. " woman tried to
spank her young son ana in so doing
upset an oil stove. In the fire that
followed twelve business houses and
three dwellings, including her home,
We're destroyed. The loss was $4,000.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-01

"PEDOS" CORN CURE re-
lieves pain at once and event
ually cures. IS cents.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-01

Young woman has started to walk
from New York to San Francisco. One
Of her chief articles Of food will be
nuts.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-01

French aviator flew 1111s miles an
hour. This speed sustained would
take him across the Atlantic in twen-
ty-seyen hours.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-01
Minute "MOyieS'
of the News
Right Off the Reel

Chicago has ruled that 'Nrotters"
and tangoers will be endured If they
keep half foot apart.
Washington society girls have new
fad-the wishing SASH" Must wear
it until wish comes true.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-01
GETTYSBURG.

FIGHTING
GETTYSBURG
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-07-10
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL
CLEARING HOUSE
Correlation of Effort Necessary to At
tain Highest Measure of
Success.

National Crop Improvement service.1
1t is high time that the different
forces working on the better country
life, crop improvement and kindred
subjects, should have more efficient
clearing house of information. There
are workers enough, and money
enough, to put the whole plan upon q
business basis, but it seems that too
many Of the propagandists will not
play in the band" unless they can have
a solo. We lack team work. Every
man wants to make touchdown,
and then kick the goal, instead Of
working for success, shoulder to Shout
der with all of the others who are en-
gagged in the work.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-07-10
COUNTY SEED CENTERS
Many States Following Example Of
Wisconsin in Growing Pure
Bred Seeds.

National Crop Improvement service.1
The plan of the Wisconsin Expert
ment association has been adopted by
Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, and a number of other
states are now laying the foundation
in each county to create an interest
in seed breeding.
This makes a permanent organiza-
ton to look after the purity of I'M
mixed varieties best adapted to soil
and climate SO that eventually it will
be possible to obtain seeds in car
loads of the uniform type bearing the
guarantee of the county association.
This County Seed Breeders associa-
ton will not interfere in any way
in the formation of county farm bu-
reaus, but will undertake the grain
work of that organization when
formed.
There has long been a need of
county associations for grain breeding
to look after the matter the year
round, instead of neglecting it until
a week or so of seeding time. In this
way the crop Improvement committee
is putting the seed selection work
upon a permanent basis.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-07-10
HOME SEED BEST.

National Crop Improvement serVieo.I
One of the most interesting and
beneficial projects is for each of the
members OF County Corn club to fur
nish sample of his seed corn and to
plant it all side by side under the
same conditions, properly numbered.
One such experiment. showed that seed
brought in from outside the county
produced IL bushels per acre less than
some Of The seed from good seed
houses, showing % bushels per acre
less than that produced by the local
seed selected by the club at home.
The crop from the homegrown seed
got ripe, while that from seed shipped
in contained a lot of soft corn.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-07-10
Dead seed wilt not grow-Test
it-before you plant It.
COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
COMMERCIAL CLUBS
~county Adviser" Merely One of the
Adjuncts to the Success Of Farm
Bureau-The Business Side of
Farming Is the Question
at Issue.

National Crop Improvement Service.1
DR.. Knapp used to say that farming
was one-eighth science, three eighths
farm practice aud one-half business.
Up to date most Of the work has been
along greater production, but farm
management is the real solution. The
government has been making what 1t
calls surveys, which means that they
are studying local conditions, and are
formulating plans to put farming upon
a business basis.
Business men are just beginning to
realize that the responsibility of better
farming is laid at their door. The
first thing necessary to 60 in every
community is TO organize an Agricul-
tural Commercial club, which shall
study each county as a unit, finding
out what is the matter with it, and ap-
plying the proper remedy. 1t has
been proven beyond doubt that great
er production is not the fundamental
problem-it is tho creation of busi-
ness plan to use Ill of the by-products,
eliminating waste, insure proper pack
ing, growing not only quality, but suf-
iicient quantity to demand attention,
and then make set of rules for mar
keting, which will protect every man
in the equation, producer, distributes
and consumer alike.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-07-10
at planting uma

at planting trr1aL
1t is a good rule never TO leave the
field either at noon or at night with
out first narrowing the ground that
has been plowed. In my estimation
no ground can be properly prepared,
giving a good seed bed for corn, with
out the use of the disc. A half pre-.
pared seed bed means poor stand
and an uneven growth and the corn
will suffer more from drouth and
from insects
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-07-10
Getting Back to the People.

In the recent decisions of the su-
preme court, the pendulum of
judicial decision seems to be swing
ing back toward the welfare of the
people.-Albany Ledger.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-07-10
A Widows Are, ANYWAY.

Gibbs-Here's table showing wom-
ans chances of marrying at various
ages between twenty and forty. OF
course 1t grades down. Dibbs-Rub.
bish! If woman really wants a man
her chances are 100 in 100 at any age.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-07-10
Not What He Wants.

A Washington dispatch says that
the United States will see to it that
Porter Charlton, who murdered his
wife, will get justice in his trial in
Italy. 1t had been imagined that
he wasn't picticularly keen for
that. Kansas City Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-07-10
Look Out For the Upheavel.

When the standpatters take to
calling the Progressives "Progs" it
is time for another explosion from
the vicinity of Oyster bay 60 Hanni-
bal Journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-07-10
What the Missouri
Editors Are Saying
Get the VOLTS PeIt.

When the wolf is at the door is
the time to get your winter furs.-
Atchison County Mail.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-07-10
SPRING FLOWING.

National Crop Improvement servica.l
We often abuse our spring ploYinE
by turning 1t up TO the sun and dry
winds to bake and dry out, depending
ON q shower to mellow uD the ground
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1913-07-10
Mcpherson Cost the People
$5,OOO,O0O.

According to a writer who has
figures at his command Judge
Smith McPherson's mistake" or
whatever you wish to call it in the
Missouri rate decision cost the ship
pers approximately four million
dollars and the passengers who trav-
ell on the roads another extra mil
lion. And this is not the only mis-
take" that Mcpherson has made
against the people in favor of cor
porations. If the recall of judges
was effective there is no question
that Mcpherson would be one of
the first officials to walk the plank.
Albany Ledger.
Turn the Yellow Devils Loose,
On June IL the United States