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shop was built while Morse. the banker
was in the prison. for helped build il
and the warden, with another official
was down to see it at 10 in the morning.
Speaking Of the statement that the
dark hole was no longer in use, he
adds. in his letter to me. you know of
the hanging up in the dark cell of the
| old Englishman in October"-the month
! left the penitentiary. l do know of II !;
the fight Of this stubborn old fellow
against the oppression of the prison
authorities was the talk Of the ranges
just before my departure; he had done
nothing worse than to use bad Ian
guage he would not give in: and l
believe that it was found advisable at
last to release him.
| The case of poor little Il. had a less
agreeable sequel. He was dying of dia-
betes during the latter months OF his
confinement; he was an incorrigible
little thief, a man of extraordinarily
acute mind and a sort of saturnine
humorist withal. He had been re-
peateday convicted and imprisoned, but
II can't let 1t alone" he would say.
! He was plump and fabby. CHASTITY
pale, with protruding eyes, very clear
and penetrating. He was ridiculously
impudent. but being so soon to die as
he himself well knew. none of the
prisoners bore him grudge.
The authorities. however. thought 1t
well to discipline him. and he was so
repeatedly maltreated by them and put
in the dark hole that his disease was
greatly inflamed and the end hastened.
l said something designed to be en-
couraging to him shortly before left,
1 hitt hat
and said, Il am doomed"
The last heard Of g. was in letter
from a lady who has done much to help
and relieve the sufferings and wrongs
Of prisoners in the Jail.
"B. Is in dying condition" she
writes; "he was severely punished while
suffering from his disease. W. she
goes on. died three days after a ten
days punishment. He had to be lifted
from the dark cell and carried to the
hospital by attendants"
Upon the whole one has grounds for
believing that the dark hole is not a
fairy tale and that 1t still exists and is
at work In Atlanta penitentiary in spite
of the impression to the contrary of the
humane warden and his officials.
The geography Of the place IL, how
ever, obscure and is known to the elect
only: 1t Is said by inmates of old stand
ing that underground passages connect
the prison buildings and lead from one
dungeon to another. This sounds ro-
mantle but would be obviously useful
in practice. a map OF the premises,
surface and subterranean. would be in
teresting and may hereafter be achieved
by some inspection which really in
spects.
| have not spoken Of some features OF
the dark cells, as described by men who
have experienced them. because they
are SO revolving that editors OF news
papers would decline to print them.
Human beings are compelled to endure
many things which the fastidiousness
OF other human beings cannot tolerate
even the hearing Of.
| A prisoner named Keegan was killed
at Atlanta not long before I was re-
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10 the hoor from exhaustion, and did
not rise till the next morning.
That was during the present ad-
minlstratlon. When visitors and news
paper reporters so through the prison
there isn't any hole: but the pris-
oner who thoughtlessly infracts a rule
knows that there Is one!
In the isolation building there are q
number of three cornered cells where
men are chained to the doors; they have
little cots; these cells are shown. But
down beneath there is the real hole.
These underground cells have no cots /.
when man drops he drops on the
cement floor. II they wish severely to
discipline a man. they can make these
cells practically alright and then turn
on the steam through the pipes"
Let us have more testimony as to the
dark hole.
THE hole" writes another inmate.
is not hole in the wall or in the
ground. but II Is a place to turn a mans
cheeks white and to make his knees
shake and his lips tremble when for
some infraction Of very strict rules he
Is ordered to the hole. 1t is a row OF
holes; far down in the bottom of the big
bastile Is row Of little cells. six feet
wide, nine feet long and perhaps ten
Feet high. Solid concrete. with iron graf
ing IN the narrow door. Absolutely dark
Furniture. one iron rod. one blanket.
The man is handcuffed between the
ROD and the wall, hands apart as far as
ne can hold them; at night the wall
Fastening is loosed and he can lie down.
sliding the ring OF his handcuff down
me rod No mattress or bed-just floor
Food. three ounces OF bread and a glass
OF water at noon.
The rules are said to be less severe
IMAM formerly, but two halfbreed In
uiahs. former friends. recognizing each
other In Sunday school, ventured to
Whisper greeting; they were put In
the hole two days and nights, and one
OF them, stout, hardy boy, came out
trembling and shaking as with mortal
Illness"
man who served as guard in the
prison under the present warden, but
LETT In 1907, affirms that barbaritics were
not the exception at that time, but the
horrible custom. The dark hole Is a
reality; men were kept there weeks at
time to my certain knowledge, within
sitting walls. chain ID standing for in.
tolerabie periods, with great suffering.
THE public understands SOLITARY con-
nnement to mean a cell by oneself, but
this cell Is dark dungeon below earth
level. One convict had to be brought
out on litter. his legs swollen to a
frightful size; he could not stand erect.
l was repriinanded for entering his cell
and helping him to sit up.
"A man named l.. who had drawn back
his hammer threateningly when a guard
advanced upon him armed with a
square but who ceased to resist when
the guard drew his revolver. was sen.
fenced to las days In the dungeon. with
three slices Of bread with water a day.
christian Endeavorers," this witness
adds, never have an opportunity to OBJ
serve the real conditions. No outsider
comes In contact with things as they
are. No outsider In Atlanta has ever
seen the dungeons"
g. W.. formerly employed in the prison.
says that "the hole near the plumbers
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aristocratic. engaged to attend four
hours day at the penitentlary at a sal
airy OF $500 year. Il need the money"
he once admitted to a colleague in the
prison.
Keegan, as we have seen, was under
his penetrating eye for months. and he
died few days after the young gentle
man had assured him that there was
| nothing the matter with him. The
doctor dresses well and has an air. he
has the use of an automobile and Some
times escorts good looking young nurses
or other young ladies about the prison
grounds.
He has knack at surgical operations
| and urges prisoners IL he operated
| upon. They sometimes recover, and
sometimes do not. His use of drugs In
his practice seems to have been mainly
restricted To prescribing salts and the
| hole. both effective in their way bu,
not always happy in their applicat ion
to the cases under consideration.
He was always civil to me and put
me under the obligation of saving my
| life, for he ordered me "A milk diet when
| ! was succumbing to the influences OF
prison'hash and hot dog" II was part
| or his duty to visit the dining room
| every day-or was it every other day.
and inspect the food served to the prls-
| Oners.
During my six months stay he ap-
peared twice In the doorway where
he exchanged amenities with the guard.
and once he traversed the aisle between
my row of tables and the next, accom-
panied by some very nice looking girls
He had other duties. which he dis
charged with similar punctuality and
| fervor. And all for fifteen hundred a
year.
There was a hearty, full blooded. good
natured young fellow. with red hair,
who worked in the blacksmiths shop,
and worked well. His overscer was a
negro-this often happens in Atlanta
pepitentary. The heat in the forge
| room during summer was intense and
the red haired boy used to get rush Of
blood to his head and finally asked a
high official for leave to step out in the
open air occasionally and cool or 1t
was granted.
But on one OF these outings his negro
master ordered him to 20 back and do
a job of work for him; the other quoted
his official permission, there was a
wrangle, ending in an appeal to higher
| official still. The latter. in the face OF
the lower officials personal testimony
that he had authorized the recess. sup
ported the negro, and the young black
smith was sentenced to five days in
the dark cell and thirty days loss OF
good time. Discipline must be pre-.
served.
| Are such conditions as l have de-
scribed general? The newspapers dur
Ing my stay at Atlanta described a dis
cuss!on In local prison circles as to the
propriety or eXpediency Of whipping
female prisoners in the Georgia female
prison mot connected with the Federal
penitentiary) and combining them In
the dark hole. The warden of the prison,
a gentleman named Mitchell, and his
guards said that women did not mind
confinement in the dark hole and got
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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-05-21

on the market and far moro than tho
standard set by law in any OF the
states.
Farmers agree that those varieties
are the heaviest Weighing grains they
have ever produced. This Increased
weight means moro and hotter feed
tor the Same money,
Q. Because many of our pure bred
varieties arc especially we'll adapted
to our conditions.
Our purc bred grains havo been
bred ur and selected. not only to suit
the climate of this state, but to suit
the various types Of soil found in the
different sections, These seeds are
bred to grow ON Wisconsin soil. our
climate Is their natural cuvir-nmont.
They viii thrive in our state oven
under adverse conditions that would
kill off less hardy varieties.
For instance. Wisconsin No. s corr
Is an early maturing variety peculiar
~ adapted to the northern part of tho
state, The No, 70, requiring n longer
growing period, thrives In the central
and lake shore sections Of the state.
The No. Z. Il softer and moro tender
variety, tiuds ample time for maturing
In southern Wisconsin, where tho
growing season IL from ten to four
teen days longer than in the north
country
Besides these, different varieties of
oats have been developed for the
heavy and light soils Of the state.
Also n pedigree rye. suitable for tho
sandy regions, and n barley for tho
farms of n loan texture,
10. Because the growing Of pure
bred and high yielding grains com
blne we'll with stock raising.
No rotation IL complete without live
stock TO consume the surplus products
ard return To the soil some of It's fer
tility. Wisconsin farmers long ago
realized that their thrift and success
depended upon feeding their stock
we'll, and in turn having them feed
the soil.
Without the manure from live stock
To replcnish the soil. grain growing
In his state caunot succeed. Without
grain to feed the stock they viii not
thrive. Pure bred high yielding grains
because Of their size. weight and food
value, are superior to any other farm
product az Il stock food.
Grain sold for see will furnish
more thar sufficient funds to buy CON
contracts to take their place. With
both grain ana live stock products as
cash crops, the Wisconsin farmer Is
IN Il position to draw Il continuous
and permanent salary. sufficient to
feed. clothe and provide for himself
and his family in a way such as few
city dwellors have ever even dreamed
of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-05-21
BRED CORN
MOST PROFITABLE

How many farmers, If "A friend
made them a present OF II 5000 check,
would refuse It?
While tho average yield of corn In
Wisconsin for 1913, as seen by the
government crop report. was 40.6
bushels, the members Of the Wiscon-
sin Experiment association and hun
drcds OF other farmers who are mem
beers of the county orders Of that as
ISOLATION raised an average OF 500
bushels per acre on the same kind of
soil The high average for the state
this last year was due no doubt, to
the extremely good season for corr
on the lighter or sandy soils.
An increase OF ten bushels per acre
In your crop Of 40 acres ut 80 cents
yourself. It takes no more time for
planting and c%ultiyating of n crop OF
scrub corn than a pure bred field. II
will take more time perhaps to husk
out the extra ten bushels that comes
from raising pure bred corn, but who
isn't looking for work of that kind?
The extra bushel that can be Sc.
cured without any increased work,
fertilizer, or expense is pure profit,
and 1t is the getting of these extra
profit bushels that is going to deter
mine whether or not the farmers are
in the business for their health or
wealth.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-05-21

But in his slender baggage were two
bottles Of the best whisky that ever
softcncd the heart Of man.
My general said Blue softly.
will you join me in "A toast to Cuba
Iibrc%'
Would hrF He did. Blue handled
the bottle and filed II lineup 50 fun
of whisky that it drihblcd down tho
sides. The general began to gaze on
him with misty and alfectiouat" eyes.
My general" said Blue. before !
go, Will You not join me in n toast to
the ~alIicS-the United Statcs and fair
Cuhuf'
The general did, in another lineup
full Of whisky that was charged with
conversation and love. Pretty soon he
put his arms around Blue and kissed
that young gentleman.
"A man YOU asked me for wcpt
the general. and ] refused you. Alas,
cheu! Take 100 men. my hero
Blue took eight men and wriggled
through the tail grass until he came
to the PERCEPTIONS edge Of Santiago
harbor. Sparkling In the darkness be
low him he saw the lights a.. Ger
vera's ships. He reported to Sam,
son, but that was not enough. Sanp
son wanted the position Of every ship
mapped. so that the Americans could
elevate their guns and shell them over
the hills which locked Santiago har
Dor. Blue went back another night
in danger ~ his lie at every Wrigglc
through the grassland climbed a tree
which oycrLung the harbOr's edge
There he managed by Il miracle r.
make a perfect map Of the position Of
the Spanish ships. Between times he
had TO come down out Of the tree and
boot his impctuous patriots into giyln.
mp their guns. The tree hung directly
over a pofulons Spanish fort. AMI
Spanish soldiers were within easy po'
ting range. His Cubaus wanted 10 get
a few s"alps before they went back 10
the jungle Blues map making struck
them as academic ana absurd ana q
waste Of time.
For that exploit Blue was jumped
five numbers Ia rank. for "extraordi
nary bcroism." He had fairly divided
the Sautingo louors with Lieutenant
Hobson, although the latter's feat was
more Spectacular.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-05-21
READY FOR
MEXICAN WAR
To Him Is Entrusted Duty Of
Supplying Vessels.
FOUGHT IN CUBA IN 1898,

BY Giving Cuhans Whisky He Was En-.
abled to Draw Map Showing Enact
Location OF Spanish Vessels-Story
OF Brave Exploits and His Promotion
In the Service.
Washington r. DO You remrmhc,
what the governor Of North Carolina
said 10 the Govcruor OF South caro-
Liza? Wei, the application OF that
Immortal principle made Victor Blue
famous.
Just now he is Rear Admiral Blue.
in ,ommaud of the bureau OF uaviga
tlon of the navy department. That
bureau is To the navy y good deal
what Il peculiarly broad gauged train
dispatcher, with collateral authority
over the general managrr. might hc
to a railroad II practically runs the
department, During the WSr with
Mexico it will he Rlur's duty to see
that the ships are NruviSinuNd and
coalcd and manncd Between times he
will give the commanders their sailing
orders, The chief of this bureau is the
eyes and LEGS and right hand of the
average civilian secretary ot the navy
When he was Lieutenant blue. Samp
sons fleet was lying outside Santiago
larhor waiting for CcrVcra'S fleet to
come out. 1t didn't come. No one
was even positive that it was in.
IN find cut" said Blue.
He went ashore alone, depending ON
the guidance and escort Of the Cuban
patriots who were campcd in the tail
grass thcrcahoutS. Tho patriots had
been badly skinned up that day in a
sharp skirmiSh with the SpaniardS.
The Cuban chief was one of the
@rouchicst Cuban chiefs Blue had ever
encountered. Wounded patriots were
lying all W the camp grooming.
Lieutenant Blue asked for guides aud
an escort.
Not Il man" said the savage gcncr
nj. Not Il onc!'
He meant ii. That was Obvious. SO
Blue didn't argue the case with him
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-05-21
~Pesslmistic JUDGE.

Counsel in . case before sir. Jus
tice Darling at the Old Bailey, Lon
don. England, wanted a Shorthand note
OF a statement which was being made.
His lordship replied that the note vas
being taken: he could see the short
hand writer at work Counsel said
the judge had noticed what he had
not. Mr.. Justice Darling: There are
some advantages Of being on the
bench there are not many"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-05-21
Daily Good.

We are TOO apt to U0derrate the
moral quality of a mans regular yoca.
ton, his daily task. his business 10
look somewhere apart from this for
his opportunity for achieving charac-
ter and doing good. Tut there is loth-
ing else THAI IS 50 dererminative OF
a mans character, nothing else that
so furnishes hands for his beaedcence
and feet to run his erraIds OF good
wilI.-John ". Chadwick.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-18
SILVER MEDAL CONTEST

The silver medal contest held last
night at the Baptist church under the
auspices of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union was very interest
ing and successful. The following
program was carried out:
Opening song, Onward Christian
Soldiers" by everyone.
Piano Solo, Avalee Edwards.
Contest
''He Never Blamed the Booze" by
Lottie Curry.
How a Little Girl Emptied the
Jug" by Emily Wenzel.
''The Brave Hunters Child by
Maryela Bray.
"A Fathers Story" by Cevie Rob
erts.
can Old Mans Story" by Alethea
Ashley.
Duet, ga Light in the Gilded Par
lor," by Mrs. ID. A. Smith and Claud
Smith.
Recitation, ''Poorhouse Man," by
Mrs. G. V. Roberts.
Quintette, go, Holy and Most
High" sung by Mrs. D. A. Smith,
Miss Eunice Marsh, Dr. L. F. Blalock,
Mr.. McMahan and Mr. Frank Gates.
Presentation of medal by Rev Roy
Bowers.
Piano Solo by Miss Ollie Floyd.
Short talk by Mrs. T. f. Bridges
asking for new members which re-
suited in one new active member and
two honorary members being added
to the roll of the Union.
Closing Song, Saved by the
congregation.
In presenting the medal Rev. Bow
ers told the story of 1.-The Sleeping
Rock of Gods" and likened the young
girl contestants to the Daughters of
the Gods of Hellas" trying to destroy
the source of the poison that is kill
ing the inhabitants of the Garden
Of the Gods. 1t would be difficult
to find more fitting illustration or
to have it applied in simpler Ian
guage so that all might understand
the application.
Much credit and thanks are due to
all who helped in the singing and in
other ways.
The judges were: Mrs. G. L. Bit
finger, Mrs. T. E. Bridges and Mrs.
R. E. Brigance.
The medal was awarded to Alethea
Ashley.
Next week there will be a speaking
which promise to create quite an in
| terest and lends variety to the en-
| tertainment
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-18
BURBANK

Burbank, July 1.-THE baseball
game Saturday between Burbank
and Fort Mccoy was a very exciting
game. The contest was umpired by
Mr.. F. NJ. Chaffee. The home boys
played good ball and showed the
Fort Mccoy boys that they knew
something Of the game. The score
was 4 to 2 in favor OF Burbank.
Miss Helen Hubbard was called to
Palatka Sunday on business.
Mr.. John Dickinson had the mis-
fortune to loose his mule Tuesday.
Mr.. H. Langworthy worked on the
excursion train Tuesday.
Mr.. John Tilghman came to Bur-
bank Sunday in his car from PaIat-
ka and spent the day with friends
returning that night.
Mr.. and Mrs. It. P. Bernard and
son, Ted. spent Sunday in Burbank
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-18

Mrs. S. w Igou and children have
concluded their visit TO the formers
Darents at Palmetto and are now
guests of Mrs. Overstreet in Eustis.
Miss Hannay Ellis, who has been
visiting Miss Elizabeth Davis at the
lake for a week, is now the guest of
Miss Blair Woodrow at Woodmar.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A Frazier and
two sons. who have been guests of
Mrs. J. w. Davis, Mrs. Frazier's sis
ter, since Monday, left this after
noon for Symmetrical to visit Mr..
and Mrs. A. D. Mitchell before re-
turning to Plant City.
Miss Theo Wallis, after a fortnight
visit to relatives in Fernandina, has
returned home.
Mrs. d. T. Jeffcoat has as her guest
for a month her sister, Miss Luzella
Speir of Plant City.
Mr.. Cecil Robertson of DeLand,
travelling Cadillac sales agent, who
has been a guest at the Harrington
since Sunday, left this afternoon for
Jacksonville.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Lloyd, Mrs
Harvey Clark and Miss Frances
Clark left for Daytona Beach this
morning in Mr.. Lloyd's car
Tomorrow morning, Mr. ]. H.
Spencer and daughters, Misses Louise
and Loureen Spencer and Miss Callie
Gissendaner will join Mrs. Spencer at
Bassy Island, where Mr.. Spencer has
made an attractive summer home for
his family. They will motor through
the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Osborn have
bought from Mr. Cecil Robertson,
travelling salesman for the Cadillac,
a 1914 touring car.
Miss Pauline Coulter concluded to-
day a delightful visit of several
months to friends in the city, leav-
ing on the afternoon train for Jack
sonVille to spend a few days with
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-18
WISE AND OTHERWISE

A broken word is hard thing to
mend.
Might doesn't always make right,
but it seldom gets left.
1t is wiser to trust some people
with a secret than with a dollar.
The farmer is the only one who
can conscientiously water the stock.
The less people know about you
the more friends you will have.
If you luck isn't what it should be,
put a "p" in front of it and try
again.
One way of making an enemy of
a man is refusing to laugh at his old
jokes.
England has one thing to be
thankful for The picture post card
craze is dying out there.
We can understand the case with
which fool and his money are part
ed, but what puzzles us is how the
fool got the money to part with.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-18
AT THE CHURCHES TOMORROW
Grace Church (Episcopal)

Grace Church (Episcopal)
Corner S. Broadway and watula
st. Rev. Jas. G. Glass, Rector; resi-
dence, 81 S. Broadway; phone 415.)
1880 a. m.-Holy communion.
9:45 a. m.@Sunday school.
II a. m.-Morning prayer. litany
and sermon.
1880 p. m.-Evening prayer.
Choir practice 1880 p. m. Friday.
Meetings OF vestry and societies al
hours appointed.
East Broadway Church
DISCIPLES of Christi
(Roy B. Bowers, Minister)
9:45 a. m.-Teachers' meeting.
10 a. m.-Sunday school.
10 a. m.-Men's class at the arm
DRY.
IL a. m.-Sermon: 1.-The Sermon
on the Mount; w., The Functions OF
the Citizens of the Kingdom
s p. m.-Lecture, "God as Others
See Him; Christian Science"
Baptism after evening service.
Special music both services.
Methodist
Rev. J. NJ. Gross, d. D., Pastor.
$3.50 a. m.-Sunday school.
IL a. m.-Morning service.
Subject of sermon, The Sower -
3 p. m.-Junior League.
p. m.-Senior League.
p. m.-Preaching.
Subject, THE Flee HIS"
All cordially invited. Strangers
welcome.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-18

You can be a friend to some o!
your friends all Of the time, and q
all of your friends some or the time
but no honest man can be a friend I.
all of his friends all OF the time.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-18
TURNIPsEED- HoLLANDswoRTH

Dunnellon Advocate: Last We'd
nesday evening Rev. S. S. Mathis
joined in wedlock Ernest Turnipseed
and Alice Hollandsworth, two we'll
known young people of Dunnellon,
both born and raised in this vicin-
ity. While the marriage was a sur
prise to their hosts of friends, all
join in wishing them happiness.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-18

the guests of Mr.. NJ. d. L. Graha|
and family.
Those going on the excursio
Tuesday to Palatka were Messr
Langworthy, Milici and Chaffee.