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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02
RHODES GRASS

Rhodes grass, scientifically known
as Chloris gayana. is a good hay and
pasture grass, and does very well on
moderately good soil, and stands
drouth very well.
The earliest record that we find or
the grass in this country is in 1902,
when DR.. David G. Fairchild, agricul-
tural explorer, secured bag of the
seed in south Africa. 1t was then
attracting a great deal of attention
in that country.
Our limited experience with it in
Florida indicates that April and May
in the spring, or October and Novem-
Der in the fall, would be the most
favorable times for seeding in north
ern Florida. This same time would
probably suit central and southern
Florida as we'll as any other time OF
the year. The seed should be sown
in a seed bed. thoroughly prepared,
and covered very lightly. 1t must,
however, be in contact with moist soil
to terminate readily. Under favor
able conditions termination will take
place in about three days, and the
seedlings may be expected to show
above ground in a week. With good
seeds, 5 pounds to the acre will be
sufficient for good stand.
Rhodes grass seed is extremely
small, consequently the seedlings
will be quite weak. so that the land
should be prepared with great thor
oughness. 1t should be broken up as
deeply as for any other far mcrop,
then worked perfectly smooth with
the harrow and the seed sown. After
the seed has been sown it will be
found advantageous to run roller or
some other similar farm implement
over the soil to compact the surface
and cause the seed to come in close
contact with moist soil.
The amount of hay that can be
made per acre of Rhodes grass varies
greatly, from fraction of a ton up
to four or five tons. The grass grows
continuously and will not need re-
seeding for several years. 1t makes a
good grazing grass and is equally
good for hay purposes. It's nutritive
value runs about the same as crab
grass or timothy.-Florida Agricul-
tural Experiment Station.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02
WHITE SPRINGS PURCHASED BY
STRONG SYNDICATE

1t was reported in this city yester.
day that strong syndicate has OBJ
tanned an option on White Springs,
the we'll known resort some fifty or
more miles from this city, and that
it will take over the property, max.
ing extensive improvements and open
ing the place for the reception of hun
dreds more than are now able TO find
accommodation there.
According to the report, the syndi
cate has had its eye on Florida for
some time, with a view to finding
some place where an ideal southern
resort could be located, and in look
ing over the state, decided that there
is no better place than White
Springs.
A large addition to the hotel is
planned, with a club house and golt
links equal to anything in the south
and riding and driving courses vii
be established also.
1t is said that the syndicate regards
the spring on the property as one O
the most valuable assets any resort
company could have, and will develoI
the watering place feature on a large
scale and model after some of the
famous European watering places
Times Union.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02
ION TO RERLIN'

That's the war cry of the allies now
warning against Germany in Europe.
To see just what they will have to
contend with be sure and get the
large, double-page map of Berlin and
its big defensive Notifications, to be
a color feature of the magazine of
next Sundays New York World. In
this issue of the Sunday World there
will also be printed the first install.
ment of Sir A. Conan Doyle's great
new war story, Danger" Order the
Sunday World in advance.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02

Mrs. James w. Gerard, wife OF the
United States Ambassador to Germany
is bearing up wonderfully under the
strain of helping her husband in his
arduous duties. She is working TO
aid the German Red Cross Society.
to help the American hospital fund
and in addition spends much time Civ
ing counsel to stray American girls
who are in need of motherly advice
and sympathy.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02

If the bond issue carries the board
of trade will be provided with ms e
nificent suite of rooms free of cost,
where samples of the products of tile
county may be shown to great ad
vontage. This feature alone will be
worth almost the interest on the mon
ely that the entire civic center viii
cost.
We shall soon see who are the city
real boosters.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02
A TANGLED WEBB

When Umatilla played Ocala on
| Thursday, September 1.-THE last ball
game of the season-Mr. Chas. A. Ire
| mere, popular representative of
Belleview, and Mr.. Bradford Webb,
| the amiable and affable Lime King
of Kendrick, witnessed the game, and
first inning to Ocala's nothing, the
Belleview representative wagered a
planked steak supper at the Harring.
ton that Ocala was gone gosling. .
Mr.. Webb instantly accepted the wa
ger, for he feels that Kendrick is a
part of the suburbs of Ocala, and he
feels that he is as much an Ocalan as
any Ocala man.
When the game was concluded the
score Stood Ocala, Z; Umatilla, 2
Mr.. Tremere did the handsome
thing, and not only set up the supper
for Mr.. Webb, but also for number
of his friends.
However, in a little mention of it
this paper got the names reversed,
and the same has been called to it's
attention by the following correspond
ence:
Mr.. C. A. Tremere of Belleview and
Mr.. B. c. Webb of Kendrick were in
the city Thursday and witnessed the
ball game. Mr.. Tremere enjoyed a
splendid supper at the expense of Mr.
Webb, on account of the result of the
game.-Ocala Banner:
Belleview, Fla, Sept. %, 1914.
Mr.. B. C. Webb, Kendrick, Fla:
Dear Sir-Say, it's good to stand in
with the push, amt it?
TREMERE.
Kendrick, Fla, Sept. "a, 1914.
To the Editor Ocala Banner:
Dear Sir-It is hard enough to be
accused of gambling, but when an old
'stand-pat" like yours truly is ac-
cused of betting against the home
team, it is too much! You have WOW
en- tangled Webb" please untan-
gle.
Yours truly,
B. c. WEIR
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02

Throughout nature the male animal
is the fighting animal, except when
the female sees that her young are In
danger. With the inherent love of
fight that exists among men. handed
down from centuries of combat. II Is
well that some gentler element should
be blended. Let the women vote says
Anna Stone Blackwell.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02

State highway commissioner Chas.
w. Gates, whom the republicans have
nominated for governor of Vermont
has held his present office for the
past five years. His home is in Frank
lin, where he has a large farm. He
has served several terms in the lower
branch Of the Legislature and is 55
years old.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Shilz, who came To
Ocala several weeks ago from aCna.
da, have rented a portion of Mrs
George Campbell's home on South
Third street, where they are now
keeping house Mr.. Shilz is associat.
ed with Prof. Eigle in the Ocala Bus
mess College.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02

Mr.. G. K. Williams is now in La
fayette, La, where he Is erecting a
federal building. Other things being
equal, the firm of Jenkins & Williams.
of which Mr.. Williams is a member.
always is accorded contracts from the
federal government because the work
gives the supervising architect such
infinite pleasure.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02

The Kaiserine is one of the most
tireless visitors to the hospitals in all
Germany. She speaks comforting
words to the wounded soldiers. 1t
is said that she leaves either fruit or
flowers at each cot. 1t is being gen
orally talked that more than 10000
wounded are being cared for.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02

Mr.. J. M. Barco of Clearwater, for
mer popular Ocala man, was a visitor
in Ocala Thursday the guest of rela-
tives. He went on out to his farm
near Martel.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Camp and
daughters arrived home Friday aft
ernoon from Asheville, N. c., where
they have spent the past four months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Camp and sons,
who have also been at Asheville all
summer( arrived home on Monday
afternoon.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02
JAKE A KICKER

Ocala, Fla, Sept. %, 1914.
To the Editor Ocala Banner:
Don't let Ocala's boosters" be
alarmed about Jake Brown. Jake is
one of the best fellows in all the
world, but is kicker" Jake can't
help it--he was born that way.
If there were no bonds he would
be even a worse kicker.
But Jake will vote for bonds all
right, because he wants the town to
grow.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02
MEETING OF THE BOARD or
TRADE

"A rather large anu 6uLuuSldSIkC
number OF citizens greeted the board
of trade meeting at the court house
Thursday night.
Secretary Rooney said that with
the sanction of the president, he
would introduce DR.. Weaver, to give
a brief outline OF the Florida Market
ing Bureau, which was recently or
ganized, and it is hoped will soon be
in successful operation, as its origi-
majors believe that it will be the most
important anil advantageous assCcia-
ton yet devised for the shippers.
DR.. Weaver gave very brief but
lucid explanation of its operations,
He began by quoting Tolstoi's pro-
phecy Of the present war in Europe
and the generally depressed condi-
tions throughout the world.
To partly meet these depressed
conditions this bureau was organized.
1t has the active cooperation of
the Citrus Fruit Exchange, the South,
ern Express Company and the leading
commission men of all the big cities,
DR.. Weaver is chairman of the E
nance committee, and is going active
" over the state raising funds for it.
He says that while the principal ship
ping point will be in Jacksonville the
main offices will be in Ocala, as it
originated here. and was done at the
instance of the secretary and mem
bers of the board of trade.
President MacKay, after thanking
DR.. Weaver for his very interesting
speech, said that the next thing to be
discussed would be the bond issue,
this being the main purpose of the
meeting.
President MacKay said that the
board of trade would take no part in
the bond issue as a board of trade,
but he desired that every member
should be free to express his individ-
ual opinion. He first called on the ed
itor of this paper, who, in respond
ing, said that! he did not know that
he could do better than to read the
editorial that appears in this morn
ing's issue of the Banner, as it fully
expresses his views of the bonding
issue.
Messrs. George Rentz, J. R. Dew
ey, Jake Brown, A. c. Cobb, John H.
Taylor, L. F. Ballard, c.. H. Lloyd, r.
=. Martin, M. J. Roess, c. Carmichael, |
:. w. Hunter, E. E. Robinson, DR.. |
Walter Hood, B. H. Seymour and a |
number of others were called upon |
or an expression of their views on !
his important matter.
Messrs. Roess and Hunter made |
lengthy speeches, reciting
Why the city council felt impelled to
submit the bond ordinance to the |
people.
We shall take occasion in future |
SSu6S vi ILLS paper " llOAC
ully on the information that they i'm
parted. We have only space to say
low that at the conclusion of their
speeches they were very warmly ap-
)lauded
Nearly all those called upon were
heartily in favor of the bond issue.
Mr.. George Rentz made an especially |
strong speech in favor of their adop-
ion
Messrs. L. F. Ballard, Jake Brown |
Ind B. H. Seymour seemed to be the
,nly ones putting themselves on rec
>rd as being opposed to the issue.
DR.. Hood is strongly in favor of ev-
srything except the sewerage, holding |
% the opinion that Ocala has the best |
sewerage system OF any interior city |
n Florida.
There is a strong concensus of
opinion in favor of the bond issue |
md the sentiment is steadily grow
ng.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02

Pleasant Holt didn't add anything
to his reputation for campaign man
aging by going to Virginia to manage
for the liquor interests. The dry
forces won by over thirty thousand
MISUNDERSTANDING ReporterStar.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02
BOARD AND LODGING WANTED

Why pay so cents night and up
ward, when you can get good accom-
mediation for 25 cents. Meals % cts.
Board by the week $500 Apply to
80 N. Main st. Four doors north
from postoffice.-9-18-tf.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02
JAKE'S FRIEND.

A great many people were surpris-
ed Thursday night over the very gen.
eral sentiment in favor Of bonds
they will be more surprised when the
votes are counted.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02

For SALE-improved SO acre farm
in Riply County, Mo-, for small i'm
proved place in Florida. Write Chas.
Scarsdale, Fair Dealing. Mo.-S-i4-4t
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02

MEAT HOGS wANTED-wilI buy
In lots of 25 and up. Nathan Mayo.
K. l.. Clyburn. Summerfield, F1a.-S-4t.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02

WANTED--to buy a good work horse.
write to .. A. Keep, on Blitchton and
leagues hard road.-S-174-1t.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02

FOR SALE-FlOriGa Grown SEED
Rye. Any one wanting seed rye write
T. c. Dixon. Ice. Florida.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02

WANTED-50 Sea Island Cotton
pickers. Price s1.0O per hundred. j.
| r. Martin, Valdosta, Ga. Gilt
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02

COW FOR SALE-Fresh young Jer.
sey cow for sale cheap for cash. w.
ID. Carn.-ad els
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE for
cattle and hogs, 20 mules. horses. J.
4. Williams, Citra, Fla.-9-4-4ts
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02

Mr.. James Engesser returned from
Atlanta Sunday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-02

Specialist: Eye. Ear, Nose and
Throat Law Library 3ulldtRs.
0cala, Flt rida
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-08-25
ParenthOOd.

The blame, then, for the boy who
goes wrong does not rest with the
boy himself, or yet with his remote
ancestors. 1t rests squarely with the
parents who, through ignorance or
neglect, have failed to mold him
Alright in the plastic days of childhood.
What is needed, especially-in this COM
pick civilization of ours, with it's myr-
lad indictments and temptations, is
a livelier appreciation of the RESPONSE
bilit1es as we'll as the privileges of par
enthood. Most of all, perhaps, from
the point of view of coping with the
problem of vice and crime, do parents
need to appreciate that it is In the
very first years of their children's
lives that the work of character build
ing should be begun.-From THE Boy
Who Goes Wrong" by H. Arlington
Bruce, in the Century.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-08-25
How Customs channe.


J If some of the notables of ancient
times were living now how differently
they would actl
(. Noah would charter an ocean liner
Nero would step into the parlor and
turn on the photograph while Rome
burned and the heather ragged. Ben
IHur would pilot so horsepower rae
ing car and spin around saucer tracks.
Jason would hire the great detective
to find the Golden Fleece, instead Of
going after it himself Icarus would
mount to the sun in a Bleriot mono
plane without fear of it's wings melting
off. Napoleon would invade Russia In
a Pullman palace car. Demosthenes
would go on the Chautauqua circuit
Cain would plead circumstantial evil
dence, self-defense and emotional In
sanity.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-08-25

opportune moment to bring in the run
ming to and fro at the appropriate time
lin the end of this Age.
How about the increase of knowl-
edge? Is it not true that greater in
crease has been made in knowledge
within the past fifty years than ever
before? Not only is this knowledge
exemplified in tunnels, bridges, build
ings. machinery, electric lighting and
power, and in every conceivable device
for human comfort, but it is especially
marked in human education Within
the past thirty years free schools, yea.
compulsory education. have seemingly
been forced upon the people of every
land. as though to fulfill this prophecy
knowledge shall be increased"
What about the statement that the
wise shall understand? Many are per-
picked by these things and wondering
" are deserving the Bible and f1ocking
to evolution theories, only to find them
unwise The wise are those who hold
fast to the Word of God, and in its in
creasing light see new beauties. The
only satisfactory explanation of the
times in which we are living is that
these are the days of the Son of Man.
Do not these things give the people
Of God a ground for faith that we
Rre now in the closing of this Age
and in the dawning of the Messianic
Age, when the world is to be blessed
by Gods Kingdom? Many. of course.
may scott at the thought: but many
others. Gods sanity ones, are lifting
up their heads and rejoicing. knowing
that their redemption draweth Nigh
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-08-25
Gambling Due to Ennui.

Wherever ennui Is to be fought,
there is gambling. In the Journal of
Religious Psychology Mr.. Albert N.
Gilbertson notes that winter gambling
Is one Of the favorite amusements of
the Eskimo, and he quotes the follow
ing statement on the passionate gam
blers" among the Alaskan natives of
the Ungava district, described by
Holmberg:
Gambling is carried on to such a
degree among both sexes that even
their own lives are staked upon the
issue of game. The winner often
obtains the wife of his opponent, and
holds her until some tempting offer is
made for her return. The only article
they possess is frequently wagered,
and when they lose they are greeted
with derision."
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-08-25
SUCCESS MUST BE EARNED
Earnest, Intelligent Effort, With In
dustry, viii Set One Well on the
Path to the Goal.

: Most men who have amounted to
anything started with nothing but abil-
lily and determinations combination
which recognizes no man-made nmita-
tions
Any kind of work is better than idle
ness, which is directly responsible for
most of the unhappiness In this world.
Idleness is a dangerous thing; 1t
may grow into habit that might stick
to you after you get back in harness,
and the man who loafs on his job Is
only fooling himself.
! Eternal, intelligent effort is the price
of commercial growth, and where
there is no progression there is bound
to be retrogression. Business is some
thing like aeroplaning; to stop is to
drop and to drop is generally to bust.
I: Pin your faith to the law of COM
pensation, but don't take any stock In
the law Of chance; there's no such
thing. Waiting for something to turn
up in the belief that things are bound
to come your way evestually is throw
ing dice with fate. Many a good dog
never got decent bone until his teeth
were gone.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-08-25
PROPER HANDLING OF a HOE
Light In Weight, Easy to Use and
More Effective Than Any Other
Implement on Farm.
(By l. M. BENNINGTON,

So many people have a horror of
using hoe. It Is the most comfort
able implement to use in the equip
ment Of gardener or farmer, and it
is handy to use for SO many purposes
that one cannot get along without 1t.
Probably one reason that people do
not like the hoe Is that most hoes ex-
plain at once how dull as hoe" came
into proyerbial use.
A dull hoe Is certainly not a pleas
ant implement with which to work.
The good gardener will keep his favor
lite hoe filed to sharp edge all the
time u Is impossible to grind hoe
on grfndstone because the bevel
must be on the upper side of the blade
when 1t is in use, in order to make
the hoe bite" into the soil.
File your hoe. making the bevel
about twice as wide as the thickness
of the blade. Then keep 1t bright and
when you go out after weeds the hoe
slips through the soil so easily that
hoeing is not much like hard work
In hoeing. a long, slow movement
should be made, if the soil is in good
condition. Simply "scuffing" half an
inch of the top soil is enough to kill
weeds and one can go over a lot of
ground in one day If the hoe is sharp
and bright and the strokes long and
smooth
With sharp hoe one can cut this
ties, dock, dandelions and other nox-
ious weeds. with quickness, dispatch
and ease. 1t is light to handle, easy
to use, and more effective than any
other Implement for many purposes.
In choosing a hoe, select one the
blade of which lies, not quite fiat on
the floor when you are standing erect,
with the hoe handle extending from
your hands when in working position
to the floor. The heel Of the hoe
should not quite touch the floor from
this position.
Such hoe will bite into the soil
easily, when 1t is bright and sharp and
will work smoothly and effectively.
Sharpen the hoe as soon as 1t gets
noticeably dull. This will be hard on
the hoe, but 1t saves muscle and hoes
are cheap. Garry small fiat file In
your pocket and do not allow a nick
to stay in the hoe a minute after it IS
made.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1914-08-25
PROPER TIME TO CUT GRASS
Haste Makes Waste When Crop Is
Hurried to Barn Not Fully Cured
-Hurrying Doesn't Pay.

AS to the best time for cutting
grass, it does not pay to be in too
much of hurry. When the grass is
young and tender and seemingly sue
culent in the fresh state, it is harder
to cure, dries and shrinks more and
has not nearly the food valye of tn
more mature crop.
While the opposite extreme should
be avoided, cutting before the seed is
so ripe as to scatter, there is much
more nourishment in the matured
stalk; and one farmer who was com
plimented for bringing his cattle
through the winter on a minimum
amount of grain and yet keeping them
in good flesh attributes his success
largely to this fact
Haste makes waste when the crop
is hurried to the barn not fully cured.
Hay cut green requires more thorough
drying than that almost overripe If
the season is a wet one hay can be
mown and taken in the same day
when pleasant day comes, even
without tedder, If matured.