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Meade County news., 1917-10-04
CHAPTER VII.
IEnforce Authority.

Scarcely had we taken this new
course when the sun, now well above
the horizon, red ball of fire, burst
through a rift in the clouds, and the
waters in our wake became trail of
crimson. The enclrcling mist seemed
rent asunder by some invisible power,
whlrling away like wreaths Of smoke
blown by the wind, and yielding us
broad view to where sky and ocean
met. Our straining eyes caught no.
where a signal of life or hope, no CLEAN
Of distant soil, no black shadow Of
smoke. We were alone In the drear
waste of water, with not even a speed
Ing seagull to break the dull vista Of
warning sea and sky.
forced myself to turn away from
the grim fascination, back to the boat
in which we floated. McCann had sunk
down abaft the jury mast, and rested
there hanging over the side, staring
mOOdily down into the green water.
His heavy face exhibited no interest
and looked almost brutal in the garish
light Lord, how the appearance Of
the man had changed! Could this be
the same fellow l had played cards
with on the quarterback of the Esmer-
aida only two days before2 Why, then
he had been the life of the company,
full of hulnor, a bit rough in speech to
be sure, and drinking more than was
necessary, yet apparently good fel-
low. But now--why, he actually had
the aspect of brute; aye, and like
wise the manners of one. A single
night of danger and exposure had suf-
feed to bring to the surface his true
character, had stripped off the veneer,
and proven him q bullying coward, in
efficient, and unwilling. fClt my teeth
close tightly as ! looked at him, but
relief came when l turned toward the
girl. seated near me. She must have
felt the intentness with which l re-
garded her, for she turned suddenly,
flush sweeping her cheeks.
"Isnt it wonderful, Mr.. Hollis, the
way those. clouds and waves blend
yonder. such a marvellous massing Of
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colorsi Oh, there is no beauty llke tn.

coiOrsf Oh, there is no beauty like th'
sea I"
"But always a cruelty in Its beauty,
like that Of tiger cat" 1 answered
Perhaps we had better breakfast,
Miss Vera; let me see your bag Of bis
cults by daylight"
She brought them forth, together
with the Jug. A little sea water had
seeped into the bag, and the outer lay
ers were more or less mildewed, yet
enough remained sweet and wholesome
to give me hope of their sustaining us
until we should be picked up hv some
passing vessel. The water jug. how
ever, was only half-filled and must be
sparingly used.
"We will go on short rations," an
nounced, breaking biscuit with my
Meade County news., 1917-10-04
~
THIS DRUGGIST KNOWS (.
BEST KIDNEY MEDICINE

Sixteen years ago began to sell DR..
Kilmer's SwampRoot and today believe
it is one of the best medicines on the
market, and my patrons are very much
pleased with the results obtained from its
use and speak very favorably regarding it.
Swamp.Root has been very successful in
troubles according to the reports received
and have no hesitancy in recommending
1t for have great faith in its merits.
Very truly yours,
OWL DRUG STORE,
BY r. y. Boies,
Oct. g. 1915. Sedalia, Missouri.
Meade County news., 1917-10-04

knife. "Just enough to keep us from
starving. Here, McCann, is your por-
ton"
He reached out and took what
handed him; then gave utterance to
curse.
"My God do you mean I am to
breakfast on this half biscuit?" he ex-
claimed angrily.
"On that, or on none at ALL" l an
swered, eyeing him sternly. "You
haven't done so much work as to earn
double ratlons. l give you the same as
1 take myself. All we have is what Is
in this bag, and heaven knows when
we shall meet ship"
"Ship, HI We are not far from
Long Island"
1.-TWO hundred miles at least, and
with this jury rig we should have to
make some wide tacks on that course.
Take what l give you, man, and be de-
cent about it,"
He grumbled something regarding
his belief that I was keeping most Of
the food for myself, but broke In, de-
termined to end the discussion:
"That's talk enough. Eat your half
biscuit the same as we do, and be
thankful you have got that; and when
you come to the water, one swallow
each will be all we are entitled to.'You
hear me?"
Eyes, hear you; but who In thun.
der are you"
"The only seaman on board, McCann
and the life Of this young lady, as well
as your own, depends ON my judgment
l am not seeking trouble with you, but
you will obey my orders while we are
afloat here, or take the consequences
That half biscuit is your ration; eat 1t
or leave 1t, as you please, but you'll
cut out the profanity, and I'll moi
warn you again."
He was too great coward to force
the issue, and fell to munching his bis.
cult, one hand gripping the gunwale,
as though he wished my throat was be.
tween his fingers. AS nibbled at my
own small portion, watchful Of his
movements, and thinking of how best
to keep the fellow at safe distance,
the girl leaned toward me, and whls.
pered word in my ear.
"Ie has a revolver. / saw the butt
in his pocket, while he lay asleep In
the bow. You will be careful, Mr.. Hol.
lis?
"You need have no fear for me-" ]
answered reassurlngly, and ventured
to touch her hand where II rested on
the thwart between us. 81 have been
buckO mate, my lady, and learned
how to handle his kind. If he ever
draws a gun on me out here, I'll teach
him something he never learned yet in
Wall street."
The hours Of that day fairly dragged
along, as we stared out dull-eyed on
the same vista of sea and sky. The
girl and talked, avoiding as much as
possible all reference to our situation,
and the fate Of the yacht, our conver-
satiOn drifting here and there. We
spoke of books, Of art, Of drama, and
she exhibited even wider range Of
knowledge on these subjects than
possessed, while her comments were
keen and orlginal-not p.iantic, nor
bookish in any way, but the outspoken
frankness Of young wOmanhood. In
deed, she was wholesome all through.
her face mirror of her nature, her
eyes rejecting back each mood. Never
before had | met one Of her sex so
deeply interesting, so unconventional
and plain-spoken.
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CHAPTER V-ccntinued.

The sight of the little craft, stanch
and buOyant, bObbing about just below
us in the glow of light, brought back
my courage. Ay, there was chance
here; we could get free of the doomed
yacht; we were not to perish like
drowning rats, helplessly. To be sure,
the boat was small one, a mere
dinghy intended for use in smooth wa
ters; why they had continued trailing
1t astern so far at sea was mystery
yet it would bear the three of us unless
a storm arose. There was no time to
seek either blankets or provisions, nor
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Added Sector.

That exalted military parsonage
called by his countrymen of France
THE Tiger has biting tongue some
times. He was informed not long ago
of the forthcoming marriage OF n gen
eral still in active service, but well
past his first youth. His comment
was:
81 suppose that he hasn't enough
fron< to defend"
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1t Was a Gray, ehastly Morning.

dawn. A rescuing vessel might easily
pass us by within quarter of a mile
unseen, nor had we any means of at
tracing attention. I confess that, sit
ting there in loneliness, staring about
into the grim expanse of fog and sea,
fell into blue funk. Nor was
greatly beartened when the sun finally
rose above the horizon, for It was no
more than a sullen red glow, barely
visible through the clouds Of vapOr,
and only rendering more ghastly than
ever the heaving leagues of ocean.
My glance turned downward to my
companions In the boat. McCann still
slept, with head plllowed on his arm,
Meade County news., 1917-10-04
CUTICURA HEALS ECZEMA
And Rashes That Itch and Burn-Trlal
Free to Anyone Anywhere.

In the treatment OF skin and scalp
troubles bathe freely with Cuticura
Soap and hot water, dry and apply
Cutlcura Ointment.S If there is . nat
ural tendency TO- rashes, plmples etc,
prevent their recurrence by making
Cutlcura your daily toilet preparation.
Free sample each by mall with Book.
Address postcard, Cutlcura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.--Adv.
Meade County news., 1917-10-04
CHAPTER VI.
Adrlft in the Boat.

To cling there longer, to delay
another moment, would be suicide. l
leaned far over and looked down at
the dinghy now rising and failing on the
swell caused by the plunge of the
yacht. McCann was upon his knees
clinging to the gunwales, his face
turned upward pleadingly toward the
light
Catch this lantern, McCann,"
called down to him sharply. II will
swing 1t to you on the end of a rope.
Easy, Danl Now throw off the LASH
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What Kind of Rlcheaf

"Riches take unto themselves.
wings and fly away" quoted the
teacher. "What kind of riches Is
meant" ,~,;l
And Johnny Jones said: Treckbh
they must be Ostriches."
Meade County news., 1917-10-04
COVETED RY ALL

but possessed by few-a beautiful
head of hair. If yours is streaked with
gray, or Is harsh and stiff, you can re-
store 1t to its former beauty and lus-
ter by using ia Creole" Hair Dress
Ing. Price $1.00.-Adv.
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The eastaways are sighted by
a strange ship which takes them
aboard. Then their real adven-
ture begins. "
Gro BE coNTINUEDJ
Right One to Switch.

Irate Parent warned you boys,
and now I'm going to switch you for
making such racket.
Bobby-Well, switch Johnny; we're
playing tain aud hR'a the locomotive.
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worklna Under Difficulty.

Burglar--I hate TO work job alone.
If git plnched l can't turn states EVIL
dence on nobody and git Off
Meade County news., 1917-10-04
SOAP is STRONGLY ALKALINE

and constant use will burn out the
scalp. Cleanse the scalp by shampoo
ing with LA Creole" Hair Dressing,
and darken, in the natural way, those
ugly, grizzly hairs. Price, Sl0O.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1917-10-04
Details Wanted

OetdIIb WdnISu
"Even this dog here did his bit in
the war"
"Who|d he. blte?p
Meade County news., 1917-10-04
Letter to
DR.. Kilmcr u Co.
Binahamton, N. \.

Prove What Swamp-Root win Do For You
Send ten cents to DIR. Kilmer 4 CO.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive booklet of valuable IN:
formation, telling about the kidneys and
tion this paper. Large and medium size
bottles for sale at all drug stores.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1917-10-04
Obviously.

"Come on" said the first flea, as he
hoped from the brown bears left fore
leg; "come over and join me at a
short game Of gClf."
"Golf," exclaimed the second flea,
hastily taking Il bite of hyena; 'where
In the realm of Barnum are we going
to play golf?"
"Why," said the first flea, "over on
the lynx, of course. Jack o. Ian
tern. ,,sttsu
Meade County news., 1917-10-04

corn between the toes, as well as pain
full calluses on bottom Of your feet. 1t
never disappoints and never burns,
bites or inflames. If your druggist
hasn't any freezone yet, tell him to
get little bottle for you from his
wholesale house.r-adY. -.
Meade County news., 1917-10-04
PAlN7 NOT A BITI
LIFT YOUR c0RNS
OR CALLUSES OFF
No humbua! Apply few dropp
then Just lift them away
with flngers.

This new drug is an ether compound
discovered by q Cincinnati chemist. II
Meade County news., 1917-10-04

Past Emfhencs.
"The hyphen seems about done for"
"Yet In its day ltactt dash"
ai,balld 70 ,r >" =
Meade County news., 1917-10-04

is called freezone, and can
.aMD now be obtained In tiny
S bottles as here shown at
RG.M very little cost from any
E,M drug store. Just ask for
O freezone. Apply drop or
W two directly upon a tender
corn or callus and Instant
ly the soreness disappears.
Shortly you will find the
corn or callus so loose that
q you can lift 1t off, root
-N- and all, with the fingers.
(lSI M M Not a twlnge of pain,
IhfITM soreness or irritation; not
lHuI iA even the slightest smart
GE,r, @,Wlng, either when applying
!. ! ] ! !. ]. ! ! ! !. !: !. ] !. ! . ]. !. !. : !
hlNlIII NIlIIh freezone or afterwards.
HIHIIIl UNNiWlA This drug doesn't eat up
HIENIIl HI,T the corn or callus, but
NlNI' lI II shrlvels them so they loos-
ElNL IIDLlIT en- and come right out. It
NN II Vlll DNI Is no humbugl It works
~ l like charm. For a few
wv cents you can get rid of ev-
arv hnrd corn coft onrT1 or
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-09
A NOTABLE FAMILY

We are in receipt of copy of the
Carmi Qll.) Tribune-Times, which
contains an interesting account of the
Bacon family, pioneer family of that
splendid Illinois county.
Among the number mentioned are
Mr.. Mark r. Bacon, now a member of
congress from Michigan, and Mr. De-
los Bacon, his brother, who number
of years ago were citizens of Ocala,
and were the pioneers here in the alb
stract business.
Mr. .Bacon's father was practicing
physician, and lived to be 80 years
old, and his mother, Mrs. Sarah B. Ba-
con, lived to reach the age of "a years
and was the mother of nine children.
Mr. Adolph H Bacon, for a long
time was editor of the Carmi Courier
Democrat, and was known as the
''hayseed" poet He is still writing
poetry, and it sounds intensely patri-
otic.
This family traces its ancestry
from the revolutionary patriots.
We are always glad to hear from
them.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-09
SHORTAGE OF PENNIES SAID
TO BE IMPEDING BUSINESS

Washington, Nov. 7.--Among the
new troubles of the business world is
the shortage in pennies. All over the
country the shortage of small curren-
cy is being felt. especially since the
new tax law became effective, and so
many pennies are needed The mints
are working twenty-four hours a day
to meet the demand, but no relief is
expected until after the first of the
year. In addition to pennies, nickels
and dimes are also in short supply,
but the situation is not SO serious as
in the case with pennies. There is
also shortage of small bills, single
and two-dollar denominations, which
has bothered banks and business hous-
es in many parts of the country for
several months.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-09

A retirement by the Italians to a
shorter defense line is under way
along a front of 100 miles. Not only
from the Carnic Alps to the Adriatic
along the TagIiamento are General
Cadorna's men retreating before the
Austro- Germans but also in the Dolo-
mite and. Carnic Alps.
The river Piave appears to be the
next stopping place of the Italians,
but there are indications that even
the northern reaches of the river have
been abandoned to the enemy. Gen.
eral Cadorna probably is retiring
upon the Sugana valley, which lies
east of Trent, and upon the lower Pi-
ave, connecting the two natural posi-
tions by a line from the Bretna,
which flows through the Sugana val
ley to the Piave at point south Of
Feltre.
1t is improbable that the Italian
commander would retreat to the line
of the Bretna along its entire length,
as this would leave Venice in the
hands of the invaders Basing his
new defensive position on the upper
Bretna and the lower Piave, General
Cadorna would have line about 100
miles shorter than that of the Taglia-
mento and upon it he apparently will
give battle to the Austro-G Germans for
the possession of Venice. Behind this
position the Italians would have bet
ter lines of communication and easier
access to the great manufacturing
cities of northern Italy.
The retreat from the Tagliamento
apparently is not so rushed as that
from the Isonzo and the Italians are
reported to be falling back steadily,
their rear guards in constant touch
with the advancing Ausrto-German
scouts.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-09
ITALIANS MAKING Still FUR
Their RETREAT BEHIND RIVER
Mr.. MccuLLY WHITES ON THE
SENATORIAL ROTATION
To the editor Ocala Banner:

To the Editor Ocala Banner:
Fellowship, Nov. s, 1917.
/ have read with considerable in
terest the articles written by my
friends, William Hooker and w. w.
c." commenting on a clipping from
the Tattler, published at Webster,
relative to the reelection of Senator
Glenn Terrell, also in rotating sena-
tors with Sumter county.
! was in the convention in 1894, to
use my influence, if any had, for DR..
Bitch. You remember what strug-
gle we had. Quite number of DR..
Blitch's friends got together the ma
jority of the Sumter county delega-
tion and promised, first, last and al
ways, If Sumter would give her sup
port we would stick to Sumter in
1898. The result was DR.. Bitch was
nominated. Then what? In 1898,
just as soon as 4 arrived in Ocala to
the convention was approached
three different times by persons ask
ing me to support a Marion county
man for senator, and each time they
proposed new man. First, G. W.
White ce Citra: second, w. J. Cham.
bers of Mcintosh; third, G.. j. Stro-
zier of Blitchton. I told these gentle.
men that I was honor bound to sup.
port a Sumter county man.
The convention convened William
Hines was elected chairman, and ii
my memory serves me right w. w
Clyatt was elected secretary.
w. c.. G. Kilgore nominated d. H
Baker. and he was elected unanimous
ly. Then Mr.. ID. H. Irvine of Orange
Lake rose to his feet and offered q
resolution to obliterate the rotation
of senators, as Marion county had
three times the population as Sumter
county had. After some discussion
especially by some of the Sumter
county delegates, am quite sure that
the resolution was adopted. If these
records could be found I am sure they
would bear me out in this contention
However, it seems to be the custom to
rotate, and it has been kept. If Sum
tier county wants to put a candidate
in the field for senator it is certainly
open to her. Senator Terrell has
made a good senator, but Marion
county has just as good men, just as
loyal men, and who are broad-minded
enough to represent the twentieth
senatorial district as whole.
Respectfully,
S. J. McCULLY.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-09
DETERMINED TO
FIGHT TO A FINISH IF SUP
PORTED BY THEIR ALLIES

London, Nov. 6.-The allies are
facing their new problem-that of
rushing supplies to distressed Italy
sbravely. The continued success OF
Haig's forces on the western front
keeps the national strorg-hearted, al.
though affairs in the east have had a
depressing effect, for everyone realiz.
es that Italy's wholesale loss means
an extension of the war; Reports from
Italy say that the morale of the Ital
ian troops still is good and they are
determined to fight to the end, as long
as they are promised support
Britain is taking lessons from Amer
lea in the matter of curbing the &C.
tivities of peace agitators. There is
a strong suspicion that German mon.
ey has found its way to England. and
both press and public demand the in.
formation as to who has financed the
peace movements. Several members
of parliament will demand an inves.
tigation into these peace funds i'm.
mediately during the present session
There are said to be over fifty peace
societies actively at work in Britain
and their output of pamphlets runs to
something like million copies week
ly..
A new trans European route linking
London and Paris with the Balkans
and the Orient as counter project to
the German plan linking Berlin, Wen
ma and Budapest with Constantinople
and the Orient is one of the develop
ments of the eNwar which is now being
worked out in much detail 1t is a
leading feature of the plan to rehabili-
tate Serbia by making her the nu-
cleus of a great confederation of the
Balkan Slav communities-Se Serbs,
Croats. SIovenes, Dalmatians, Bosni-
ans-for the natural highway of the
entente powers to the Orient lies di-
rectly through this proposed new
southern Slav state.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-09
HAVE WE THE GENUINE BOIL
WEEvfL?
S. j. McCULLY.

Mr.. Lindley Heimberger, who has
position on the farm locally known
as the Colonel L. p. Miller place.
now owned by a stock company, was
in to see us yesterday and brought
with him several cotton blooms, and
each bloom contained several boil
weevils, which he said were the gen.
uine pests which, like an invading
army, have laid waste an area of
country stretching from the borders
of Mexico to Florida, and now appar-
emily are ready to lay waste to its
promising hopes.
However, in the beginning of the
season We were shown number of
weevils very siimalr to the ones shown
us by Mr.. Heimberger and they were
pronounced very similar but differ
ent insect.
We hope that Mr.. Heimberger is
mistaken in his classification.
Mr.. Heimberger was the first agri-
cultural graduate of the Agricultural
College when it was located at Lake
City, now the University of Florida
at Gainesville. He afterwards took a
course at either Columbia or Cornell
and for three years was in the office
of State Chemist Rose at Tallahas-
see, so he is thoroughly posted in
things pertaining to agriculture.
!. Mr. Heimberger says that he sees
great possibilities for stock raising
in Marion county, but with the preva-
lence of the boil weevil his advice
would be to go slow on cotton plant
ing, for this diminutive enemy is as
destructive and incorporating in
his deyastations as the German inva-
sion and occupation of Belgium.
Mr.. Heimberger says that he for,
merly just signed his name L. Helm
berger, but he now signs it "Lindley''|
Heimberger, for his ancestors, the;
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-09
CHARACTER LETTER FROM
GOVERNOR CATS

Judge Jones is bidding fair to be re.
moved from Office, for / would remove
him as quick as would Guinea ne.
gro in case this injunction is dissoIv.
ed against you by the court of Judge
Campbell.
Whiskey is doomed in this state,
and if Marino Jones hasn't got sense
enough to see it as a Judge, he can
view the same as private citizen, if
he doesn't look out.
You can show this to Mr.. BIount,
too, because he seems to take the
same side Of this situation that Jones
does; but intend to see that the SER
vice clubs are broken up in Pensacola
il ] have to remove Jones from office
to do il.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-09
PARTY or WILLIsToN VISITORS

Quite number of visitors were in
from Wiiliston yesterday on shopping
and business tours and social engage
ments.
Among the number was that former
Marion county prince, Mr.. Gus A.
Morton, who is now one of the most
prosperous and successful men of our
sister county, Mr.. and Mrs. d. ]. M.
Willis, and Mr. and Mrs. c. Hinson
and daughter, who is just returning
home from visit to the southern part
of the state, Mr.. L. C. Hester and a
party of friends who came over be-
cause it was such beautiful day for
motoring and Ocala is such an at
tractive place to visit.
Mr.. Morton says that Levy county
is in excellent shape; that the farm
ers, almost to man, made good crops
and have more money in bank than
ever before.
II prices for farm products are
maintained and the seasons are at all
favorable next year will see a harvest
of plenty, and the Levy county farm
ers will be able to sing the song they
are now singing in Georgia that Frank
Stanton wrote about the 'horn of
plenty"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-09
THE PENSACOLA BAR AND GOV.
ERNoR CATS

"That we condemn in unmeasured
terms the above cited letter as an ex-
ecutive threat to substitute executive
win, caprice and policy for the consti-
tuition and laws of the state. by an ar
bitrary and unconstitutional exercise
Of the powers of suspension from Of
fice.
Second, that we, the members Of
the bar OF the city OF Pensacola, state
OF Florida, have perfect confidence in
the judicial integrity. ability. upright
ness and fearlessness Of the Honora-
BILE C. Moreno Jones, Judge OF the
court of record, in and for Escambia
county. state of Florida
Since the adoption Of the above res
olution the circuit Judge Of Escambia
county has upheld the decision Of
Judge Mareno Jones, so it would be
ill-becoming the governor to remove