The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-11-28
The Balloon Ascension

ne BALLOON ascension
The balloon ascension was again
an arrow-like flight, and the triple
crop was prettily done, and was en-
soycd by every beholder.
Master Fred Blalock won the blue
ribbon for the prettiest decorated
cart. Driving with him were little
Emily Rentz and Dorothy Schneider.
His cart was transformed into a big
white basket, trimmed in white chrys-
anthemums.
Mrs. l.. Horne's automobile was a
work of art 1t was entirely covered
in white, and buried in a perfect ava
lanche of white chrysanthemums and
white butterflies The ladies in the
car were gowned in white, and car
ried white chrysanthemum parasols
1t was one of the most beautifully
decorated cars ever seen in Ocala.
1t was a matter of very great regret
that more interest was not taken in
the automobile parade.
Mr.. Carlos Sistrunk's car was most
unique. Standing on the front of the
car was the enormous deer killed by
him and Judge Bell Wednesday, and
squirrels, rabbits and other game or
namentetd the car. In the car were
Messrs. Sistrunk and Bell, wearing
their hunting clothes.
Mrs Walter Hood has a baby's gold
pin, left at the better babies booth
yesterday The owner can have
same by asking her for it..
Better Babies" Contest
The better babies" contest was a
magnificent success. Between eighty
FIVE and one hundred babies were
examined. AS each baby had to be
examined separately, and an Official
record made of each one, the ladies
in charge of this contest wish US to
announce that it was impossible for
them to complete the work yesterday.
The prize winners win be announced
this afternoon from the grandstand.
There were ten more boy babies
entered than girls. and Marion county
and the other counties competing had
some wonderfully fine babies in the
contest We are certainly proud of
our babies, and this examination
should mean much for them, as the
slight physical defects, such as ade-
noids, bad tonsils, weak spines, etc,
can be corrected Immediately, and it
will mean very great deal to the
health of the coming generation.
Notes
Mr.. Chas. Peyser, our pioneer cigar
manufacturer has as has been his GUS
tom for several years, a fine exhibit
of cigars. tobacco and all the smok-
| ing devices that go Herewith. Tobac-
co is product of this county and the
enterprise went to pieces not because
of the want of virture, quality and
fineness of the leaf but from the same
cause that produced its disaster in
Gadsden and other counties, viz: The
American Tobacco company manipi-
lating its price to control the output
or for some other cause by those
| higher up" Our soil is all right for
/, its production and the quality and fla
vor of the leaf are AL. II the sug-
gestion of Secretary J. d. Rooney
were carried out, and the citizens Of
this city would confine their purchas-
es to "Ocala made cigars only,
and buy no other brand. instead
OF having one exhibit of "Ocala made
cigars at the fair we would have
more than a dozen.
| In the Woman's department among
other novelties is violin, which has
been in the Sanders family for a.
period of one hundred and twenty
five years, and perhaps for very
much longer time but its history can
be traced back that far. The violin
bears this inscription: This violin
has been in the possession of one
family for four generations its owners
bearing the name of Linn Banks San
ders." 1t is said to possess a very
sweet tone.
In the agricultural department is a
very notable device in the shape of a
toy automobile cut out of a solid
block of wood by ID. C.. Stats, al
young deaf boy of this city. With
the exception of the tenders, and
the wind shield which are made of
tin, the entire machine is carved
from the block of wood. Two men