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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08
HAS SENSE OF HUMOR
MERRY SPINSTER NOT SENSITIVE
AS TO HER AvoIRDUPolS.
Thereby Her Friends Have Been Re-
called With Two Really Funny
Stories Connected With Physi-
Cal Help She Received.

Most stout women are sensitive
about their weight. A certain large
and merry spinster, to whom an &C
cident resulting in permanently
weakened ankle has for some years
forbidden her to take the exercise that
used to keep her comparatively slen-
der, is a fortunate exception. Her
weight is we'll over 200 pounds, but
she neither worries nor repines. and
often entertains her friends with
Jokes at her owl expense. 1t is very
difficult for her to get on and OFF a.
trolley car; indeed, she cannot do so
without help.
That's all right, ma'am," rough
looking man, who had jumped down
and almost lifted her aboard, recently
replied to her thanks. ME and Bill
have to carry ma upstairs every nfsht,
and mas heftier'n you be-"
But Bill wasn't here to help, and
I'm very, very betty" she answered,
smiling.
"Oh, we'll, I've tackled ma alone,
sometimes" he admitted, though l
amt saying that halfway up the stairs
one-half my brains wasn't inventing
a passenger derrick, and the other
half wondering if she'd smother me,
falling on top Boosting you was
nothing to that, ma'am; and there's
only one step to a car"
She chuckles most delightedly, how
ever, when she relates that. last sum-
mer, after having travelled all night,
she reached, very early in the morn
ing, small country town, whence
she was to take the stage for 20
mile drive to a friends mountain cot
tage. The station was deserted, and
she was glad to accept the help of a
small boy, who, with great difficulty,
got her, with all her bags and bundles,
into the empty stage. to which the
horses had not yet been attached.
II don't know what ! should have
DONE" she told the freckled little fell
low, gratefully, IF l hadn't happened
to find such an obliging cavalier. wait
ing to help me when most everybody
is still abed."
"Yes'm," he assented, with wide,
ingenious smile Il was down to see
'em unload the circus. and they let
me help with the elephants and the
baby hippopotamus. That's how it
happened / could help you. ma'am."-
Youths Companion.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08
HEAR OLD VOICES
PROMISE OF REcOMPENSE FOR
AFFLICTED SPANISH PRINCE.
Forced to Dwell Within Himself, the
Glorious History of His Country
May Be Whispered Within
= His Ears.

Much more frequently than is noted.
a great misfortune has its silver lin
ing. May there not be SOME recon-,
pense to the deaf and. dumb prince
and some benefit to the Spanish peo-
pie from the little lad who may some
day rule that ancient nation, though
bereft of the rugged health and per-
lection seen on a thousand farms and
streets of a democratic land?
The gentle English mother, the we'll
behaved Spanish father, have had to
take the sorrowing lot as it fell writes
Emory J. Haynes in the New Yorh
Mail SO falls it every day some
where, and man and woman are dts
mayed A million fathers are glad
beyond all words, when they hear rpe
tidings that it is perfect child. And
mothers thank God as they fold the
babe to their hearts. 1t may be that
his toll is hard and his wage small.
But the father often sits at evening to
watch his sturdy lads and is glad that
they have all their members, and all
their powers.
AS the little prince wanders
through the palace of the Escurial
and sees old Philip H., the old dead
Spain may get voice that he can
hear. The Spain of Ferdinand and
Isabella and the Moors keeps talking
to the rest of us through the books.
But this lad may be one of those
gifted with the power to feel things.
He may startle Spain with his soul
perceptions.
Maybe the Spain of the centuries
will have whispered great things to
him-things which Motley suspected
but could not prove. What will he
have to tell of cathedrals that never
have revolted from Rome, not once,
but in whose aisles the censers have
shed the faithful incense perfume of
many Catholic centuries?
How far away from Spain seems the
remedial skill and modern invention
of cures! 1t is not in the scope of the
Spanish mind to do such thing. A
hospital for research, like the Rookie
Teller, is no more Spanish than 1t
would be African. The new Is not well
come, even in hospitals.
Heaven is much in the Spanish
mind; that is, in the daily task, the
daily duty at church, the constant
chant and procession of priests. This
chapel was founded by the most Cath
olic Don Fernando" is a common scrip
in the roseate stones above a door
way. But the name of curative or
sanitary experiment building has not
yet been much chiseled on any build
ing.
1t is land of dreams; more than
Italy a region of romance. The peas
ant lives but to adore his God. All
the splendid virtues the Spanish wor-
ship, such as loyalty, courage, con-
stancy and faith.
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Had Followed instructions.

The way in which a statement Is
made frequently changes its effect
greatly. James, the new Office boy,
had been directed by his predecessor
to perform certain duties daily at reg
ular times. James proved rather in
efficient, and Dick. promoted, but still
in the Office, undertook to reprove
him. Among other derelictions it had
been reported that written instruc-
tons to inform visitors that certain
member of the firm was only visible
at certain times, that the calls and
orders of the head of the firm must
always be given precedence, and that
the private secretary, a young lady,
must be kept supplied with fresh
drinking water had been disobeyed.
Said Dick, sternly: Look here,
boy, what did l tell you about Mr..
Blank and Mr. So-and-So and Miss
Dane?"
Answered James with surprising
mixture of shame and impudence:
''You told me that Mr.. Blank would
be in the office some time on Monday.
Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday,
that l gotter humor old So-and-So or
lose my job, and that I gotter water
Miss Dane twice day. An l tell yer
done it ALI"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08
Capture UNDERGROUND Water.

An ingenious method has been en-
ployed by a Wyoming live stock COM
pany in bringing to the surface and
thus making available for use, the wa
ter and underground streams, of which
there are many on the slopes of the
Rockies. These streams percolate
through beds of sand and gravel at
depths varying from 10 to Is feet be-
low the surface, but are prevented
from sinking deeper by underlying
strata of impervious clay. In build
ing the irrigation system row of
steel sheet piling extending across the
arroyo, or dry river bed, was first
driven through the sand and gravel.
penetrating the clay bed to a sufi-
cient depth to prevent seepage. The
spillway portions of the sheet piling
were then incased in concrete. form
ing a continuous concrete dam. Since
there was no underground escape for
the water, a reservoir was quickly
formed, providing a permanent source
of supply for the irrigation system. By
which many acres are sb9in4 re-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08
SUM M ERFIE.O

Special Cor. Ocala Banner:
Miss Hazel Seymour, who has
been visiting at Daytona Beach, has
returned.
We are now having seasonable
showers, which are doing the growing
crops much good.
Mrs. Nathan Mayo returned to
Daytona Beach this week to complete
her vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Kichline of Ocala
were visitors here last Saturday.
Little Gertrude Mayo visited with
little Johnnie Lou and Eugene Pot
ter in Ocala for some days last week.
Nathan Mayo, accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Foxworth and J. @.
Baker were Ocala visitors Monday
last.
Mrs. J. F. Ricketson and children.
who have been visiting relatives at
Brandon, returned last Saturday.
Mrs. Ricketson was accompanied
home by her mother
J. A. Scroggie, prosperous farmer
of Levon, was among the business
visitors here last Saturday.
Mrs. Jos. w. Davis and children of
Glendale Farm have moved to Ocala.
Mrs. Davis has rented the Feltham
house, and will conduct it as board
ing house. The many friends of the
Davis family regret to lose them. Mr..
Davis will remain here to look after
his farm, but will visit his family
weekly.
Mr. and Mrs Geo. Boutwell,, Mr..
and Mrs. J. S. Pyle and Mr.. and Mrs.
P. w. Collens and Arthur and Ide
Collens, spent last Sunday with the
Geo. Hickey family at South Lake
Weir. The day was delightfully."-
spent. Music, bathing and good
things to eat was the order of the day
which was much enjoyed. A. ]. Leh-
man was also of the party.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08
MISS ANNIE BALL SUES BROOKS
VILE CITIZENS

Representing Miss Annie Ball, the
millionaire lawyer-realty dealer of
Chicago, Dickinson & Dickinson to-
day filed their plea in federal court
against George c. Lanier and County
Judge G V. Ramsey of Broksville for
$4,000. and Sheriff " s: Law and
his bondsmen. ". -Flemiss, John
]. Hale and W. Va MA than, TO.
$4,000, resulting from .Ae< alleged
false Imprisonment ofs afisN Ball for
trespassing.
The suit is certain 10 be one of the
warmest tried at the next term of
federal court, with Miss Ball assist
ing her attorneys in the fight. She is
not only a lawyer of great ability, but
has amassed fortune said TO be
larger than that of any individual
man in Tampa through her business
ability. and if the prominent officials
land citizens of fernando county do
not lose their goat" in this suit, it
will not be the fault of the plaintiff.
Miss Ball has purchased what is
known as the George Smith property
In or near B~ooksvi!'e. which was
claimed by l.anier, a man of means.
AS she refused to vacate Lanier had
her ARRESTED by Sheriff Law on a war
rant Issued by Judge Ramsey, and
she Was sent to Jail, and remained
there Several days in preference to
making bond. When tried before
Judge Ramsey he was forced to re-
lease her, as a result of which she
hopes to-" land on" the financial anat-
omy of every man connected with the
affa.
Miss Ball declares that her imrr;s-
onment hunlilia;a ed and injured her TO
great degree. She expects to put
up a strong fight in Uncle Sans
COurt.-Tampa Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08
Quakers Live Long.

The average age of Quakers in Phil
adelphia is greater than that of any
other class of people in this city. Phil
adelphia Quakers are probably older
than any other equally large society
of persons in America
AS for the typical Quaker dress, a
stranger might easily spend week
here and never see a single example
of it. l for one, regret the disappear
ance from our streets of the quaint
garb that lent unique distinction to
Philadelphia.
DR.. J. William White, the eminent
surgeon, told me that Quakers show a
better recovery from surgical opera
tons than any other people. Pla-
cidity of temperament was the reason
he gave for his Observation-Disclosures
phia Ledger.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08
Sometimes "PIace Makes Right"


Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson, the
famous London actor, who was knight
ed by the king the other day, has
been telling his experiences to the
pressmen of the capital of the empire.
One relates to John Davidson, the
Scottish poet, whose death took place
under tragic circumstances two or
three years ago. The knight was pro-
ducing play by the poet, and the
latter was attending a rehearsal.
Presently a well-known actor came
on the scene waving his arms like
windmill" says Sir Johnston. David
son edged up quietly to me and said:
4 suppose that will be a vera we'll
known actor?
YES l agreed.
land I presume he will be in re-
ceipt of vera considerable honor
arium?'
Il confessed he was right.
Then why does he wave his arms
about in that extraordinary manner?
inquired Davidson, in his broad Scotch
accent. adding, humorously: If he did
that in Piccadilly he would render
himself liable to be arrested"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08
Tooa of an Ex-President.

In this part of the country it is our
understanding that only women wear
kimonos. In France. however, it is
different. 1t may not be that French
men as a rule wear such garments,
but certainly former President Lou
bet wears one, or at least owns one.
And thereby hangs the tale of a mo-
mentous. event in human history: He
bought the speckled, striped garment
from Japan and paid $3.50 for it.
An American wife-that is, the wife
of ordinary means-would not think
of paying that much for kimono.
But the husband of Mrs Loubet
wants comfort in his old age, in the
days when he is not officially en-
ploYed.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08
INSPIRED BY CHARGER
RIDERLESS HORSE STAINED THE
RETREATING SOLDIERS.
Faithful White Stallion, After the Col
oneI Had Fallen, Went On, as
He Would Have, to Victory
or Death.

Three hundred yards from the spit
ting trenches nickel jacketed bullet
caught the colonel squarely in the
forehead, and he lurched from the
saddle. A hoarse cry went up from
the laundering regiment, and the
white horse plunged wildly, one of
his riders feet still in the stirrup.
The trenches broke into Wells and
their fire swelled louder The cuiras-
siers slowed; their long lines wavered,
hesitated. and broke
From the other side of the river,
the infantry, struggling vainly under
the pitiless mauling of the enemy's
fire, saw the charge through the
smoke of the guns-saw the colonels
fall, and grOaned when the splendid
squadrons broke. The sweat pouring
down the generals face, felt cold as
he wiped it away with hand that
trembled
They're gone." he muttered brok-
emily. And he's gone with them!" he
added; for he had known the big
blond colonel, and loved him as the
men did.
Stung by the fire which pelted their
backs as unrelentingly as it had their
faces, the broken masses of the cav
airy rolled back over the ground al
ready heaped with their dead. Sud-
denly. from the scattered fringe of
horsemen cloaking the rear of the
fleeing cloud, broke the big white
stallion. the heavy empty saddle show
ing pitifully against his white flank.
An instant he stood, trembling; then
his head went up. his name shook out,
and he started back toward the hostile
trenches
Across the river, the infantry gasp
ed; the gunners stack their heads
from gullies and cheered; the bleed
ing, covering infantry wiped their
rifles. Something seemed to catch in
the generals throat. and something
streamed down his cheek that was not
sweat.
The white horse had gone twenty
yards when a cuirassier officer flung
his long blade high in the air. The
wavering columns slowed, jolting up
and down like rocking horses as the
men sawed on the bits. Above the
din of the firing sounded the cracked
blowing of the cavalry trumpets. A
single shining figure turned and sped
after the empty saddle, little group
followed. a line veered round clumsily
and started back. then the whole
lurching mass pulled about and went
back through the heaped-up bodies on
the ground. the white horse with the
empty saddle galloping steadily before
them.
A hoarse yell went up from every
heavy-eyed, broken-spirited infantry
man in the long lines. The two pun
meled columns broke into little drib-
lets of men, who ran down to the
shore. plunged into the current and
started splashing for the opposite
bank without an apparent thought of
the hail of metal slashing through
them. The gunners jumped from
their shelter and iammed the shells
into the cold breeches of the guns.
The supporting column awoke, and its
front was suddenly lighted by thou
sand flashes of fire.-Donal Hamilton
in McClure's Magazine
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08
ARRANGING FOR ROUTING FLOP.
IDA BOOSTER TRAIN

% a.. Wilder. ct,v oa..o
Louisville and Nasbv,,Ia r.,' asen'
Jacksonville. was IN taesh,ra 50
day comforting with "a 49,
uho b. managing tho -. - '.'''
irrf Of the Plo.,a. h.l p.OpOseu pro,
traln Co 5. run from r.,o-,sa ape |.,.
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ron 81 emo state r. i. aad.g-. 80
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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08
BERLIN

Special Cor Ocala Banner:
Messrs Charles Rawls and Charles
Beck of Ocala spent Sunday with
their parents.
Mrs. L. Turner and children of
Crystal River are visiting relatives
here.
Mrs. H. E. Snowden and daughter
visited relatives and friends at Oxford
last week, staying over for the an
nual barbecue at that place.
Quite a number from this commu-
nifty visited the Brick City Tuesday.
Messrs. NJ. P Frink, c. C. Stevens
and J. L. Beck attended the veterans
meeting while in Ocala Tuesday.
Mrs. William DeHon of St. Peters
burg has arrived for a visit with rel
atives and friends.
Mr.: Joe Hudgens and little nephew,
Overton, enjoyed a visit with the for
mer's sister, Mrs. W. T. Henderson,
at Lynne. They had the pleasure OF
catching some nice fish while gone.
Mrs. r. W. Ferguson and children
of Emathla spent Sunday, the guests
of the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. S. Weathers, at Cotton Plant.
Remember next Sunday is our reg
ular preaching day. Sunday school at
10 o'clock: sermon at II.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08

Mr y % Baum and Mr.. Frederick
KauRoy 81 Crystal River. owners OF
fhe largest and best electrically
equipped crate factory in the state,
pasaed through Ocala yesterday The
former vas on his way to join his
family who are spending the summer
In Michigan. and the latter TO Jack
sanvllle on business trip, and will
return a. once. 80 as TO be in charge
81 ihe plant
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08

We note with a good deal of pleas
ARE that nearly all the newspapers
outside Of Ocala print the ordinances
at the towns aud cities in which the
nea spapers are printed We hope
mar .u time the city council of Ocala
Wai show the same friendly and loyal
spirit to It's newspapers. Surely the
ueu spapers DO enough in the way of
publicity % enjoy TO its uttermost
thls legitimate financial crumb.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08
ROYAL Crest Counts for Something.

Royal Crest Counts for Something.
Some Irishmen are nothing if not
ingenious. Here is a good story told
of one, a terrible scamp serving in
South Africa under Colonel Hamilton
Browne. On discharge he asked for
a character, and was given one by the
colonel so bad as should ordinarily
have barred him from employment
forever.
Some time later the colonel met
him, a most prosperous man and about
to embark for the mother country.
But" said the colonel. how was
it that people, reading such a charac-
ter as l gave you. should have been
so taken in?"
Read it," the scamp replied. "Never
a one of them read it, and for very
good reason. as not one of them could
read a word of English. 1t was the
lion and the unicorn fighting for the
crown on the top of the official paper
that did the trick, and that's what l
wanted when l troubled you for a
character So long, colonel; there's
the all for the shore bell ringing
Good luck, and many thanks. as it's
through you I'm in for high old
time"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08

TaN Collector W l.. Colbert has is
sued circular letter to all dealers
Tea soods Ia Which coupons are made a
part of che sale that the same is
hereafter forbidden. as IL Is in viola
tion Of a statute enacted at the late
session of the Florida legislature. To
cell goods In which coupons are used
90 promote the sale requires a state
tax of $500 and a county tax of $3.50.
The penalty prescribed for violation
of this las Is punishable by fine not
exceeding $1,000 or By Imprisonment
lu the county Jail not exceeding six
months just Why this should have
been made a crime is puzzling to us.
nuf 80 IL goes. What Is lawful and le-
siilmate today becomes a crime to-
morrow punishable with imprison-
ment and stripes More and more We
are convinced that Ne are governed
teo much
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08
Captured Russian Stamps in War.

From the war large quantities of
Russian stamps fell into Japanese
hands. Those of which the authori-
ties had cognizance amounted to
100000 roubles in face value. OF
these, the stamps used for official cor
respondence between government Of
fees were, of course, ''of no value to
anybody except the owners" but the
rest were sold off to whatever buyer
made the best offer. The Russian
government, hearing of this distribu-
ton, Cancelled the issue, changed the
designs, and prohibited the use of old
stamps. The buyers found them
selves the possessors of large quanti-
ties of stamps which were of only Sec
ond-rate value in the waste paper
market. The Japanese military au-
thorities have now taken them back
at the prices originally paid, and have
burnt them. 1t is hard lines in these
days of retrenchment, but if the les
son in the vanity Of paper values is
learnt, the money will not be altogeth.
er wasted.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08

tHnIer has submitted
i Agricultural Society
wH uf neW vegetable
tum the aibamen OF the
ta'a smaH palm lof the
aa tribe nnrassusl grow-
tfeeia 81 French sudan.
aafaena on exposure 90
E FrHemhiea natural ~
$50 texture rhls product
fmHie tse eegelabie ~
$685. palm fphytelephas
a a eeaainflai south
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08
NEw RESIDENTS FOR ocALA

Mr n % Huntsman and family,
.armerly of Tampa. have moved TO
Orala fo reside and are occupying the
Residence OF Mrs. Maize Lyles on
IS aiua street We extend a cordial
welcome 90 Mr. Huntsman and fam
IH Mr. Huntsman travels for the
standard Od Company
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08
Horrid Man.

Pa" said little Johnny, do all
roses have thorns?"
Eyes, my lad" patronizingly an
swers father.
81 don't see any thorns on these
roses in mas new hat" continued
Johnny
You would if you had to pay for
the hail" sadly signs daddy.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08

Mr.. Goodwin Mixson, who has been
spending this week with relatives at
Williston, viii spend the remainder OF
his vacation at Sylyania, Ca, with
relatives. His sisters will accompany
him from WilIiston.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08

Mrs Ben Borden and children have
eone 10 Newman, Ga. where they
M spend the next few weeks visit
INK Mr. Borden's sisters in that city
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-08-08
To Cure Bee stinos.

A physician advises that the best
remedy for bee stings is TO apply oil
of cinnamon with a small brush. 1t
will slightly blister. but Immediately
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-18
TRY TO SWINDLE
NORTH DAKOTA

st. Louis, Dec. 18.-Two men, one
giving the name Of John Murray, the
other Fred Owens, were arrested
charged with trying to swindle Roy
Langdon of North Dakota, on a "fx-
ed" race at, Juarez, Mexico. 1t is
charged the confederate of the men
offered Langdon a profit Of $4,000 If
he would deposit $1,000 as an evidence
Of good faith. Langdon, who drew the
money from the Woodlawn, ILL.,. bank,
protested to the police against the ar
rest of the two men,, saying the race
vas fixed, as claimed, and that Pro
visional President Huerta was in on
the rake-off''.
Langdon was on his way through
st. Louis to Woodlawn, Ill, when he
met the three men who offered to "let
him in on the betting.
Langdon and the two men We're ar
rested today. 1t is charged they put
up $50 each, and were told by the third
man they cleaned up $4,000 each. The
deposit OF $1,000 vas asked from each
man as an evidence that he could have
paid the money had he lost.
Langdon telephoned the cashier Of
the bank at Woodlawn for the money,
but. the latter refused to send it to
him. He then went to Woodlawn to
see the cashier personally. The cash
Ter handed over the money but teIe-
graphed to the head Of the detective
agency to- save Larlgdon from his new
friends. The arrest Of the two men
followed. The third escaped. s3-