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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24

There are many acres of alfalfa
in Thomas county" says the Thomas
vile Times Enterprise, 'and not one
has yet proven a failure" Just so! Al
falfa will not fail in almost any coun-
ty in south Georgia if efforts to grow
it are made by sensible farmers who
profit by the experiences of success
full alfalfa growers. The outlook is
that the alfalfa crop in Georgia. will
increase immensely from year to year
until it is high in the list of the states
most valuable crops.-Savannah
News. Thomas county butts up
against the Florida line, and if alfalfa
win grow on one side of the line it
ought to grow also on the other side.
Our Florida farmers ought to give a
great deal of attention to alfalfa.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24
SANTA ROSA COUNTY BOY PRO-
DUCES 1872 BUSHELS OF
CORN ON ONE ACRE

How is this for Florida and for a
Florida boy?
Over in Santa Rosa county they
have just held a boys corr club con-
test. The prizes were won by James
Reginald McVickers of Baker, who
grew 1872 bushels of r on one
acre, and by another Baker boy, NAL
come Miller, who grew 165 bushels on
one acre.
Can you beat that anywhere in the
state? And are there any grown-ups
in this part of the state who can
equal or excel it?
Those Santa Rosa school boys
ought to put some of u men farm
ers to shame. If 1872 bushels of corn
can be grown by a boy, an equal
emount ought to be grown by a man.
And if 1872 bushels can be grown on
one acre, the same number can be
grown on another acre.
Also it ought to be more profitable
for a farmer to grow 1872 bushels OF
corn on one acre than to cultivate
from four to ten acres for the same
number of bushels.
The Santa Rosa boys corn club
contest illustrates the progressive
spirit of these boys and the fertility
of the Santa Rosa soil. Let us have
some more illustrations from other
parts of the state.-Washington Yer
dict.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24
PROMINENT FLoRIpIANs AT THE
BEACH
Daytona Beach. July 1s, 1914.

Daytona Beach, July 16, 1914.
Special to the Ocala Banner:
There are quite a number of promi-
nent Floridians now at the beach,
and all to be having a very de-
lightful summer.
Mrs. William Hooker and daughters
of Ocala are located for the season
in the Sea Cliff cottage, and her sis
~terinlaw, Mrs. Trusten P. Drake, of
Yalaha, and her children, are in the
Casa Coquina cottage, next door.
Mrs. c. R. Tydings and son of
Ocala are delightfully."- situated at the
Neptune, a very attractively situated
and s~plendidly conducted hotel.
Mrs. Will Dale and daughter an6
Mrs. w. B. Taylor and Miss Elizabeth
Taylor of Gainesville are at the Sc;
side Inn, and Mrs. Ben P. Richards Of
Gainesville expects to spend the re-
mainder of the season at the Seaside
Inn.
Other well known guests at the
Neptune include Mr.. and Mrs. j. J.
Tillis, Jr., of DeLand, Mr.. Robert
Bowers, Mrs. Bowers and son, and
their sister, Mrs. Pearce, of Gaines
vile.
There are also a large number OF
people at the beach from Leesburg,
Eustis, Orlando, DeLand and other
well known Florida towns.
Mrs. Chazal and daughters and Mr..
c. P. Chazal and Miss Dewey of Ocala,
also Mr.. John R. Martin and family
of Ocala are expected at the beach
today and within the next few days
several other Ocala families are
booked to arrive at the Seaside Inn.
Mr.. E. w. Clements family are
here from Ocala. Mr.. Clement is
spending the week at home, but w:
return to the beach Sunday.
T. d. G.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24
BASEBALL TEAMS DIVIDE HON
ORs IN 'DouBLE.HEADER

Clearwater, Fla, July II, 1914.
Ocala and Clearwater divided hon
ors this afternoon in a double-header,
Clearwater winning the first game by
a score of II to 4, and Ocala taking
the second game by a score OF 4 to z.
Chazal pitched the first game and
Anderson the second.
Anderson pitched a fine game, and
the boys played jam-up ball for him.
Chazal, however, was not in form
and was hit hard, and then the boys
did not play we'll behind him.
Brown is out of the game on &C
count of a bad hand.
Ocala is going to do her best to win
tomorrow's game.
FRANK HARRIS, JR.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24
CATALOGUE OF THE FLORIDA
STATE COLLEGE FOR
WOMEN

The catalogue for the Florida State
College for Women which Is now be-
ing distributed by that College, is OF
interest not only to every citizen who
has a daughter to send to college. but
to every one who takes pride in the
progress of his state Educational in
situations. The book gives the his
tory of the college and shows the sub
stantial growth it has made since IL
was founded. The list of the faculty
and other officers, exclusive of the
State Boards, comprises AZ names.
The plant as described consists of a
campus of 103 acres, and seven build
ings, including a new $30,000.00 din
ing room. Information is given also
concerning the terms of admission to
the college and the work of the va
rious departments, viz, the Graduate
School, Collegs of Arts and Sciences.
the Normal School, the College of
Art, Expression, and Music, as well as
concerning the work carried on all
over the state by the extension df
vision of the Home Economics De-
partment. Among the items of inter-
est to those who expect to go to col
lege soon, are the calendar for the
academic year, and the statement OF
the expenses, which for regular stu
dents in the College and the Normal
School are kept within the modest
sum of $124.00 for thirty-five weeks.
Not the least interesting part of the
catalogue is the Register, which
shows that during the past year there
were in attendance at the College, 41S
young women from 40 Florida coun-
ties and twelve states. The catalogue
shows clearly that young ladies' OF
Florida who wish to receive educa-
tional advantages of the highest type
and at the lowest cost, can do so
within the borders of their own state.
Young women who are thinking OK
attending college in 1~914-1915, should
write the president of the college for
a copy of this catalogue.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24
FOR A BOND ISSUE

The citizens of Apopka are trying
to float a bond issue and as a good
many of the colored people down
there are tax payers, consequently
will have a voice in the election, Prof.
Principal J.. L. Wiley of Fessenden
Academy at Martin, was invited to go
down there and give the colored
voters a talk on the subject. He ac-
copied the invitation and the Apopka
News speaks of his speech as follows:
"wednesday night at the colored
Odd Fellows hall in this city our
colored citizens and some few of the
representative white citizens listened
with untiring interests to Prof. J. L..
Wiley, of Ocala, who came here to
speak to the colored voters in their
interest in the bonding election which
will be held tomorrow.
His address, was pronounced by
everyone who heard it as being just
t o the point. 1t was free from any
abuse of any kind but vas argumen-
tive and forceful. He showed that
every town no matter where located
that had ever amounted to anything
had achieved its greatness by bond
ing.
He showed that u government
when it undertook to build the Pana-
ma canal issued bonds to carry on
the work. He showed that if it was a
good plan for our government to bond
to carry on work, that if it was good
for large cities to bond to continue
improvements, that if it vas good for
large corporations to bond to carry
on improvements is surely could not
fail to be good for Apopka to bond to
make the improvements so badly
needed here.
HE told his people that they could
not afford to stand in the road OF pro-
gress. This is a progressive age and
we must keep in the procession. He
showed that these improvements
would help the colored people in the
advancement of their property. He
said if you don't want electric lights
yourself, vote for them anyway for
those who do want them and if you
can't stand the light sell your pro-
perty and move out in the dark; you
will be able to get more money for
your property by having the lights.
the white man is working against
He said that some may tell you that
the negro. That is not true. The
white man and the black man have
marched side by side and they are
continuing to do so. When the North
pole was discovered by the white mar
he had a negro right there with him.
When Colonel Roosevelt discovered
the River of Doubt he had a negro
right there with him. No matter
whether in war or peace the white
man and the black nan have walked
side by side and we ca not afford to
stand in the way of progress.
''The address was given the closest
of attention and everyone who heard
it was convinced of his ~earnestness
and there is now no doubt left in the
mind of anyone but what the colored
voters will vote perhaps solidly for
the bond issue which will insure
greater developments in their part
of the town as well as all of her sec
tons.
ut means a greater town, a greater
community and many other needed
improvements will naturally follow
in the wake of electric lights"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24


The editor of this paper has just re-
turned from a hurried trip to Jackson
vile. He went up on the Seaboard
and returned on the Coast Line. He
was glad to see most of the crops
along the lines of both roads in fine
shape. In Alachua, Bradford and Du-
val a great deal of cotton has been
planted, and it is in prime condition.
Where partial failures have been
made in corn crops the farmers have
supplemented same with sweet pota-
toes, peas, peanuts, etc. Jacksonville
continues to grow in stateliness and
splendor. 1t is destined to become
one of the south's great cities.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24
ALAcHUA FAIR ASSOCIATION

Alachua county has just organized
a permanent fair association capita
lied at s25, 900. OF this amount $4,000
has been paid.
Mr.. j. B. Simonton, of Micanopy,
has been elected president of the as
sociation.
The Sun says that the executive
committee will Immediately consider
the plans for buildings and it is hoped
to have actual work of construction
under way within a very short time
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24

Miss Cornelia Brittle, who has been
|the guest of Miss Elizabeth Booth for
the past few days, left Thursday for
ocala, where she will spend a short
while with friends, and from there
VIII go to Palmetto, to be the guest
OF her father and brother before re-
turning to her home in Sutherland.
Miss Booth accompanied her as far
as Ocala.-Tavares Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24

Miss Elizabeth Mcdonald of Jack
sonVllle will arrive in Ocala early
Eext week for a visit to her aunt,
Mrs. Frank Harris. Later she will
visit Miss Alice Sexton and other
Ioeala friends. This will be Miss Nc
Donald's first visit to Ocala since she
was a little girl, and her young friends
mere will be delighted to see her
again.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24

If all large employers of labor were
to do as Mr.. Jack Williams did at
Citra on July 4th, there would soon
be the strongest imaginable ties be-
tween the races, and n would have
to grow as old as Methusaleh to wit
ness a labor strike on the part Of the
colored people. Read just what Mr..
Jack Williams did.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24

Mr., j. NJ. Fisher of Tampa, after
Il brief visit at the home of Mr.. E. l..
rarf, left today for Tennessee and
mississippi, to spend several weeks
looking around with a view of locat-
lug. Mrs. Fisher and children will
SHORTLY come to Ocala for a visit and
|wlll remain until MI. Fisher returns
from his trip.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24
FUNERAL OF MRS. NJ. A. PILLANs

The funeral services over the re-
mains of Mrs. NJ. A. Pillans were con-
Quoted at the home at $3.50 o'clock on
Thursday morning by DR.. j. ". Stagg
of the Presbyterian church, and the
remains taken to Electra, Fla, for in
terment.-orlando Reporter-Star.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24

mr.. Henry G. Dunn of Citra was
uOwn to see us Thursday. He is en-
lying life to the fullest for he pos
sesses the factors that go to make
|nie worth lving-good health, coed
appetite. and nerves that induces
sound sleep. Happy man.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24

DIR. w. F. Noble, u popular drug
gist, went to Ocala last week where
he underwent an operation at the hos
pital, and returned Sunday.-Bushnell
Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24

Secretary j. d. Rooney returned
home Friday from Woodmar. He
was accompanied by his family, who
have been at The Oaks, at Woodmar,
since the first of June.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24

Mrs. Laura Cook Corey, former
wife of the steel magnate, w. E.
Corey, who divorced her in order to
marry Miss Gilman, a beautiful &C
tress, has married again, her hus-
band being a wealthy musical dealer
of New York.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24

Miss Theo Wallis has returned
home from a pleasant visit with rel
atives at Fernandina.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-24

Mrs. Will Moore and children have
gone to Lake Weir to spend a Iort-
night.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-15

Printing the plan nest Lind--thst e
risht = Times Job Depsrtment.--Main
The Detroit times., 1914-12-15

objectionable characters out 81 ~
'bus. My brother knows how 20 boz
and he showed me the swings onQ
feints. / cau deliver the prottiest leI1
hook you ever saw without leavlnG
my seat at all.
Wont be long" she says, before
there will be lots OF women chau6ours
driving tax.csbs. for private families
a everything. Takes q little nerve
to get In. you know. but after that
it's easy"
Early m the morning Miss Wordtnl
ls on the job. She puts In IL 70 "a
hours a day on her run, and enjoys
every minute OF Il.
Outdoors all the time, you know,
and then folks are always mighty
nice. Why. rye had as many as 10
on this little car all at once. They're
all good-natured and anxious 70 help
US" w
Attired In regulation motoring cos
tune. with big can half-covering her
ears. and chauffeur's badge pinnodf
rakishly over one eye. Miss Worden
scoots down the streets with her ca
pacity loads. She. drives swiftly. but
carefully.
1.-THE jitney's the thing!" she ex-
claimed. That's what we're after.
and We surely are getting 4"
The Detroit times., 1914-12-15
GIRL USHERS MUST
FIGHT FIRES OR LOSE JOBS

CHICAGO, Ill, Dec. lis 1t the
business OF the girl usher 10 lush"
or is Il her business to fight fires and
help fear-stricken men and fainting
women from theaters In case OF fire?
The girl ushers of Chicago say
they are hired to usher folks to their
seats and distribute smiles and pro-
grams. II there's any fire fghting to
be done let the firemen do 1t and
please don't bother them about 1t.
Chicago's fire chief says the girl
usher must be fred because she's mo
good in a panic" and he has asked
the city council to pass an ordinance
chucking the usher girl into the cloak
room and putting a man in her place
in the aisies. "She should be OF as
sistance to the firemen In a theater
panic" says the chief, but IL there
are girl ushers there are just that
many more fainting women folks TO
carry out"
ALMOST al 1.-The theaters In Chicago
employ girl ushers and the theater
managers declare they will fight the
proposed ordinance to finish. They
say that the girl ushers are proof
against the faint habit and they fight
fires as gracefully as they distribute
programs.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-15
7-LINE STORY in
PAPER CLUE TO
, LOST HElRESS
Policewoman's Statement to Re-
porter Read by Uncle, Who
Traces Girl
BISHOP IN IRELAND,
RELATIVE, BEGINS HUNT
Foster Parents, After Much
Pleading, Give up Child,
Who Gets Legacy

CHICAGO, Dec. Ito a little
seven-line story printed In a Chicago
paper nine months ago, Mrs. Alice
Clement. Chicago policewoman, as
oribes the end of nine-months'
search which resulted In locating Lii
liam Coyne, 14-year-old heiress. who
left recently, for New York before
going to Ireland to claim a legacy.
The story OF the search and finding
OF the girl sounds more like fiction
than q page taken from the record
book Of policewoman. Ten years ago
LILLIAN Coyne's father died in Chicago.
Her mother married Isaac Meisner. or
No. 900 Wellsst., and died shortly aft
or. Lillian was given into the care or
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Morris, who lat
or moved to Key West, Fla.
Then. apparently, the rapid changes
In the girls life ceased. For ten years
she lived as the child OF the Morrises.
Last winter the Rt. Rev. Bishop
Bernard Coyne. OF Elphin, Ireland. an
uncle Of Lillian, started steps to find
her. The girl was named by another
uncle In his will Bishop Coyne wrote
TO Father Cody, OF Newark. N. j., who
In turn wrote to the Rev. ]. ]. Nor.
risey of the Church or the Blessed
Sacrament In Chicago, asking aid In
finding the girl. Father Morrisey went
to John j. Halpin, at that time Chief
Of Detectives. He placed the case In
Mrs. Clements hands, who told a re-
porter about 1t.
THAT story Is responsible for the
finding Of Lillian" said Mrs. Clement.
"An uncle by the name OF Oscar
Busch read the story and called me
up. He said the girl had been adopted
by the Morrises, who since had moved
to Key West. / traced them down
there only to learn that they had
moved back to Chicago. renewed
the search here among railroad men
because Mr.. Morris Is an engineer.
1 learned that he had coal mines at
Rosedale, Ind When went there he
was not In the town. l notified the
Sheriff to watch for his return and
let me know.
Then, one day, / received word
that the Morrises and the girl were
In Rosedale. went to the little town
and after much pleading won the
girl. The Morrises had learned TO
love her as their own child and she
loved them as her parents. It was
hard to separate.
Bishop Coyne Is coming over from
ireland and Lillian's future residence
will. be decided upon after HIS arrival.
She probably will go to Ireland and
live with him until she becomes old
enough to get the legacy"
Lillian is q bright, blue-eyed golden
haired girl.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-15
SWINGING STUMP. TOY z
FOR VARSITY CATTLE

MADISON. Wis, Dec. l5.--What iss<
unquestionably the last word In kind
ness toward dumb animals il devtoe
in use on the campus OF the Agricul-
tural College Of the University Of Wis.,
oonsin which has become known sss<
the first animal toy in the world. y
A sO-pound tree stump supported In
the air by a heavy chain 30 that III
may swing like pendulum. but ms
any direction. has been placed IN ~
small pasture adjoining the dairy
barn for the pleasure Of young and
old bulls and cows that stand for
hours In front Of II. butting the stump
with their heads. rolling the weight
over their heads and backs and ralns1'
ing II high In the afr az q bull wo9sds'
lift q person when enraged.
30 far as IL known Il ~ the nzstr
animal toy In the world.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-15
RABBIT FINDS LIFE
in CITY Is SWIFT
Leads Men, Women and Boys
Lively Chase, Escaping Dogs
and Football Tactics

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 15.-"Do
see 1t, or do ! only think see it,"
asked a rather wabby individual with
a red nose as he emerged from a grog
shop near the court house.
His dim blue eyes fastened upon an
especially agile and speedy specimen
OF the rabbitus cottontailus, which
swept into view from the court house
yard and made haste In the direction
OF the market house.
Trailing after the quarry was a
crowd of women. men and boys. Like
Diana OF the chase the women ran
after that rabbit at a pace that made
his hind legs pass his front legs In
his haste TO get away.
Rabbits are not usually given to
seeking the white lights, but this par
ticular bunny had an enterprising
spirit and an investigating turn Of
mind. Maybe he thought he stood as
good a chance on Delaware-st. as he
did in the woods or fields with the
hunting season on, for accidents will
happen.
Everything had gone right until he
decided to give the court house the
up-and-down. With palpitating nose
cult OF it, but when he entered the
playground he was discovered. A
blade of grass proved a poor hiding
place. The women screeched, the
boys yelled, and with every lope OF
the rabbit the parade grew. He de.
cided that the market house was the
place for him, but some one heaved a
sack at him.
He swung into high speed and
collided with two city dogs, which,
never having met rabbit personally.
declined to recognize him. But, aside
from this, he was not neglected.
Bunny made for the fountain In the
court house yard and swooped
around one side just as a young man
came around the other. This person
used football tactics and tried to fall
on the ball." but when he fell Bunny
was far away. Then the rabbits old
yearning to view the fascinating In.
terror Of the market house reasserted
itself and he vanished under q build
ing in that noighborhood.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-15
MODERN ENOCH ARDEN
ACTED SCANDALOUSLY

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 16.--Michael
Breen had been officially dead since
last March. He was killed" In a rail.
road accident. his body was buried
and his insurance paid to Celia Breen.
his wife. With the $1,000 she started
restaurant and was doing we'll
Michael Breen came back from the
grave to deny vehemently he had
ever been In it. He learned that he
was dead when his two sisters, Mrs.
John Madden and Mrs. William Dee,
tainted at the sight of him.
|, Mrs. Breen refused to ACKNOWLEDGES
him, He refused to accept her ultima,
tum and was fined $500 by the cour;
for wrecking the insurance bought
restaurant. When the Judge finally
understood the Enoch Arden feature
of the case he RENTED the fine and
Mrs. Breen accepted her resurrected
husband.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-15
BOSTON GIRL PLANS
TO MARRY A CHINESE

BOSTON. Dec. IA Chinaman
and an American girl applied for a
marriage license at the city hall, and
when the girl was asked her age, she
said 20. you don't look over 49,"
the clerk replied, and demanded that
the girl send for her mother.
The mother appeared. said the girl
was 20 and the intentions were fled
and the license will be duly issued.
The girl Is Lillian M. Frazer, and the
prospective bridegroom is Charlie
Ong Leong, 26. He was born in San
Francisco and Is q clerk.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-15

PASADENA, Cal, Dec. 15.--"House-
hold jewels are as necessary for
proper setting to woman as personal
jewels. The woman who wears them
In house which lacks beauty makes
foolish mistake. That's the chief
reason why wanted grandfather's
clock for a birthday present instead OF
any more personal jewels
This Is the theory OF Mrs. Jack
Cudahy, of this city. whose husband
The Detroit times., 1914-12-15
MRS. JACK" cuDAHY AND HER eRANDFATHeRs CLOCK

presented her with $500 clock for q
birthday present In response to her
special request. The clock Is of solid
mahogany. OF gothic style, to cores
pond with the rest of the furniture in
the drawing room, where 1t has the
place OF honor.
1--WE more jewels than l can wear
in lifetime" Mrs. Cudahy said, so
| have determined that my house shall
be another great jewel to serve as a
setting for my personal adornments. ("
The Detroit times., 1914-12-15
Girl Chauffeur EnLsts In Fight to
Break Back of Biz "TrOILeu Trust

Los ANGELES. Cal. Dec. l5.-Men
have no monopoly OF the auto-bus
driving business In Los Angeles. Ber-
tina Worden Is leading the feminine
attack on the trolley trust.
Her little bus makes 20 round trips
day She takes passengers from
the crowds on the corners, collects
fares, elects buns, fights for her
rights on the crossings harder than
her male competitors-andd drives with
The Detroit times., 1914-12-15

beginning TO enter the cab-driving
business. They are acting as messen-
ger boys, sign painters, street sweep
ers. floor walkers. and In many other
capacities hitherto Nsonopolized by
the so-called stronger sex.
Stronger sex? Ha, hal l wonder
why they call 1t the stronger sexi
I'm not built like a Jeffries, but I've
never vet had any trouble In putting