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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27
1--WE MUST WIN"

Under the above heading Mr. w. j.
Bryan, in the last issue of the Com
moner, says:
Defeat is inconceivable--it would
be indescribably unfortunate if it were
possible We cannot allow any for
eign nation to determine the destiny
of the United tates-especially a ma
nation committed, as Germany is, to
arbitrary government and militarism.
Neither can we afford to have our
allies overcome-that would bring
upon US the disasters OF defeat or the
burden of carrying on the war alone.
I'VE are in the war by action of
congress-the only body authorized to
take the nation into war The quick
est way to peace is to go straigN
through supporting the government
in all it undertakes, no matter how
long the war lasts or how much it
costs.
WE MUST WIN.
ANY discord Or division, after the
government has acted, would prOlong
the war and increase its cost in money
and men"
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HAVE WE OIL IN FLORIDA?

Rev. j. NJ Critchlow of this city,
formerly active in operations in the
local fields, but who in recent years
has been operating more extensively
in Oklahoma, has been so we'll i'm
pressed with oil possibilities in Flor
ida that he has taken leases covering
10000 acres in Sumter, Pasco, Her
nando and Lake counties. in western
and central Florida, and will drill sew
eral test wells in that region. The
first Of these wells is now drilling in
Sumter county, about five miles from
Bushnell. II is being put down by
himself and the Dundee Petroleum
Company, to which company he has
assigned 26,S00 acres He also has as
signed 25,70O acres to Admore Bros,
and has made tentative arrangements
| for the sub-letting of additional acre.
age TO others who have become in
terested in the possibilities of the re-
gon his leases cover.
| The geological formations, as we'll
as scrface indications, including the
encountering of oil in water wells,
caused we'll to be drilled number
of years ago in Sumter county to a
depth of something more than 1000
feet. 1t is known to have found some
| oil. but some of its promoters appear
to have sought to do either too much
or too little, the leases we're allowed
to lapse and when desired again were
mot renewed. Some of the drillings
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27
CONSTIPATION
And Sour Stomach Caused This
Lady Much Suffering. Black
Draught Relieved.

Meadorsville, Ky.-Mrs. Pearl Pat
rick. CT this place, writes: Il was
very constipated. had sour stomach
and was so uncomfortable. I went to
the doctor He gave me some pills.
They weakened me and seemed 10
tear up my digestion. They would
grippe me and afterwards it seemed
was more constipated than before
I heard of Black-Draught and de.
cided to try it. I found it just what !
needed. 1t was an easy laxative, ard
not bad to swallow. My digestion soon
improved. got we'll OF the sour stom-
ach, my bowels soon seemed normal,
no more gripping, and I would take a
dose now and then, and was in good
shape.
/ cannot say too much for Black.
Draught for it is the finest laxative
one can use"
Thedford's Black Draught has for
many years been found of great value
In the treatment of stomach, liver and
bowel troubles. Easy to take. gentle
and reliable in its action. leaving nc
nad aftereffects, ii has won the praise
OF thousands Of people who have used
4" NC-13s
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27
AN ocALA NEGRO MAKING GOOD

Fred Macon, a we'll known negro
man of this city, who is now in Chi
cago, writes to his mother, Mary Ma
zon, in this city, who has been SER
want in the Jack Camp family for a
number of years, that he took his ex-
aminations in Chicago last week to
practice medicine in that state. There
were one hundred and twenty-five ply
sicians-both white and colored-tak-
ing the examinations at the same time
and Macon made the highest marks in
chemistry and materia medica of any
of the applicants. He can now prac-
tice medicine in twenty-four states.
Macon graduated from the negro
medical college at Nashville, Tenn.
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DEATH OF HON. w. T. HENDER-
SON

After an illness covering a period of
three months, Hon. William T. Hen
derson died in this city at the home
Of Mrs. Alexander Holly, on the cor
Der of osceola and South Second
streets, at an early hour Saturday
morning
Mr.. Henderson was a son of Mr.. Ed
Henderson. who was one of the coun-
tvs early pioneers. and one of her
most upright and blameless citizens.
Mr.. Henderson's mother is still liv-
ing. al the age OF so. and is a most
estimable and lovely character.
With such parents. who began shap-
ing the character of their children at
a very tender age. II is not unnatural
that the deceased should have devel-
oped into a man Of strict integrity and
sterling worth: one honored and be-
loved by all who knew him and espe-
oially by those in the community in
which he was reared and in which he
had lived his life, for they had watch
ed his mornings and Outgoings and
knew that he had never wavered from
the path of rectitude.
The deceased was a member of the
Oklawaha Bridge Baptist church,
which he Joined in his youth, and few
ever lived a more consecrated Chris
tian life
Mr.. Henderson was elected to the
legislature in 1915 and gave diligent
and faithful service, and won the COM
plete confidence and respect of his fel-
low-members.
Mr. Henderson is survived by his
aged mother, a devoted wife and five
children. four sons and one daughter.
The Oldest son, Mr.. Ed Henderson,
is a Baptist preacher, and Mr. Henry
Henderson. the next oldest, is with
the Ocala National Bank. The others
are still on the farm at the old home
stead. ''zs.1 - - r. : v 'Sr-'
The body was taken to the home
place near Lynne Saturday, and the
funeral took place from Okla
waha Baptist church this morning at
1880 o'clock, the pastor. Rev. H. E.
Ridenhour. officiating.
This paper extends its sincere con
dOlence to the stricken family in itt
heaviest bereavement.
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FUNERAL OF mr. HENDERSON

The remains of Hon. w. T. Hender-
son were laid to rest in the family
burying ground near Lynne on Sunday
morning.
The funeral services were held at
che Oklawaha Baptist church, and
were conducted by Rev. H. E. REDEEM
bauer. assisted by Rev. Robert F
Rogers of this city.
II is said to have been the largest
funeral that was ever held in this
county.
Ocala, Citra, Cotton Plant, Salt
Springs, Orange Springs, Fort Mccoy
Oklawaha, and indeed all sections OF
the county were represented.
1t shows the esteem in which the
name of a good man is held. Modest
and unassuming, yet strong, unyield
ing and impelIing, he exercised an in
fluence for good that was felt wher
ever he was known.
The respect that was paid to his
memory shows the value to a com
munity of a life well spent.
1t is richer than gold and more pre-
cious than rubies..
The death of Mr.. Henderson removes
from across the river a life that viii
long be remembered with love and af
lection.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27

DR.. A. R. Blot, a graduate veteri-
nary surgeon of Landon, England, who
was recently employed as transport
veterinary surgeon in the British
army veterinary service in the world
war, has located in Ocala, and has
an office at Tompkins' stable. DR..
Blot stands high in his profession, at
the present time being state veteri.
nary inspector, appointed by the state
board of health. The people of Ocala
and Marion county extend him a cor.
dial welcome as a permanent citizen
-7-20-6t.
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Messrs. Arthur T. Williams, J. P,
Middlemas and W. o. MCGOWAN,
prominent citizens of Jacksonville, are
at the Harrington Hall Mr..
Williams has just erected one of the
finest business blocks in Jacksonville
and has leased a part of it to the
Woolworth people for a period of IF
teen years for sum that to many OF
us seems princely. For a number of
years Mr.. Williams was chairman of
the state democratic executive com
mittee and was and will always be
held in high esteem by Floridians, es-
pecially by the "old timers"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27
LEMONS MAKE SKIN WHITE, SOFT
AND CLEAR
Make This Beauty Lotion for a Few
Cents and See for Yourself


What girl or woman hasn't heard of
lemon juice to remove complexion
blemishes, to whiten the skin and to
bring out the roses, the freshness and
the hidden beauty? But lemon juice
alone is acid. therefore irritating. and
should be mixed with orchard white
this way: Strain through a fine cloth
the juice of two fresh lemons into a
bottle containing about three ounces
of orchard white, then shake we'll and
you have quarter pint of skin and
complexion lotion at about the cost
one usually pays for a small jar or
ordinary cold cream. Be sure to
strain the lemon juice so no pulp gets
into the bottle, then this lotion will
remain pure and fresh for months.
When applied daily to the face, neck,
arms and hands it should help to
bleach, clear, smoother and beautify
the skin.
Any druggist will supply three ounc-
es of orchard white at very little
cost, and the grocer has the lemons
adv.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27

DR.. j. NJ Jackson, so we'll known
in Ocala, recently gave talk to the
Cocoanua Grove Red Cross branch on
the value of ammonia as a stimulant,
the value of calomel as an antidote
for poison and first aid treatments for
bruises, poisons of all kinds and
drownings, and kindred themes. The
Miami Metropolis says that he con-
Guided his talk with a pretty compli-
ment to the women, and with a word
of encouragement in their undertak-
ing this work. Were it not for the
loyalty and patriotism of the women
don't know what would become of
America" Dr. Jackson said. Il hope
you will continue the good work you
are beginning and continue to stir up
patriotism among the young men of
the community. If our forefathers
had not been loyal and patriotic in TO,
where would the democracy of the
world be today? / say the world be-
cause it was in America that democra-
cy was first taken up, and since the
foreign countries trying to follow in
our footsteps are in trouble, it is our
duty to help them, so that the outcome
of this war will be democracy for the
world at the top Of which will be the
democracy of America, a nation of
which to be proud"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27

Peter Paul, one Of our colored farm.
ers, who lives in Marti City, was in
town Saturday with wagonload of
beautiful watermelons. They were the
prettiest melons we have seen this
year. They were all very large. They
were the Alabama Sweet variety
and were indeed splendid melons. The
largest one was nearly 80 inches long
and 81 inches around.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27
SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON SOUTH
EIGHTH STREET CROSSING

A Ford touring car, driven by Pre-
siding Elder s. NJ. Gibbs, colored, OF
the Ocala district A. NJ. E. church, &C
companied by c. s. Dunklin, Betsy
Smith and c. E Mullen, all colored
was struck by A. c. L. passenger train
No. 40 Saturday afternoon about 1905
o'clock on South eighth street, and
all of the occupants were badly hurt,
two of them it is believed fatally. The
car entered Eighth street, turning to-
ward the railroad, half block down,
running about miles per hour, while
the train, it is allegeu ny occupants
of the car, coming around curve and
slightly down II, was running about
twenty ilrs per ho-r. catching the
car on the crossing and dragging it a
distance, it is estimated, of about so
yards, standing the auto on its rear
ing the occupants on the front seat to
The ground.
The passenger train, in charge Of
Conductor LeBarron, and piloted by
Engineer Hogan, was brought to halt
and the injured negroes disentangled
from the wreck of the auto. Physi-
clans were summoned, and arrived on
the scene in a few minutes.
Three OF the injured. Betsy Smith.
Dunklin and Mullen, were placed i'll
the automobile of DR.. Williams, 10.
cal colored physician, and were rush
ed to the Afro-American hospital.
where the injuries of Mullen ana
Dunklin were pronounced extremely
serious by several of the leading
white physicians, while those of Betsy
Smith and Elder Gibbs were found be
yond severity OF the shock and gener-
al bruises to be of small consequence.
Mullen, with his right cheeck-bone
crushed, scalp lacerated and large
bruises across the forehead, and his
legs torn and lacerated from the hips
down, seems to be hurt the worst, ap.
parently sustaining serious internal
injuries as well, as indicated by Sc
we're hemorrhages from the mouth.
Dunklin is believed to have receiy-
ed internal injuries also, but to what
extent could not be ascertained. His
right wrist received a COLES fracture,
and he was the only one of the trio
taken to the hospital who was rem.
dered unconscious.
Elder Gibbs was badly bruised on
the head and chest and back, receiv.
ing also a severe cut on his right leg.
He was able to walk, with assistance.
to the office of DR.. Williams, while
Betsy Smith, beyond sprained ankle
and cuts on both lower limbs, bore nc
indications of more serious injury.
The car is almost complete
wreck, and there is no doubt that had
the train been running anything like
full speed none of the occupants would
have escaped death
After seeing that the injured were
properly looked after the train pro.
ceeded on its way, the wreck occa-
sioning a delay of only about ten min
utes.
All of the occupants of the car are
prominent members of their race in
this section, and the accident created
no small bit Of excitement for the
time being.
The crossing at the scene Of the
accident is very dangerous one, as
the road curves and it is down-grade
northward toward the crossing, while
houses and trees and underground
make it difficult to see an approaching
train with great amount of time
TO spare before reaching the road.
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were preserved by local people and
samples of them were personally OBJ
tanned by Mr.. Critchlow in a sojourn
in Florida. They impress him as rep
resenting formations favorable for oil
deposits, and he will give the region
trial in several wells, as stated, both
individually and in association with
others--The Petroleum Gazette, Oil
City, Penna.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27
DURATION OF HUMAN LIFE

The average duration of human life
is about thiirty-three years One-quar-
ter of the people of the earth die be
fore the age of six; one-half before
the age of sixteen, and only one of ev-
cry 100 lives 10 the age of sixty-five.
The average, however, is slowly in
.creasing, probably owing to the better
sanitary conditions and greater medi-
cal skill
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27
YES! LIFT A CORN OFF WITHOUT
PAIN!

cincinnati Authority Tells How to
Dry up a Corn or CaIlus so il
Lifts off With Fingers
You corn-pestered men and women
need suffer no Ginger Wear the shoes
that nearly killed you before, says
this Cincinnati authority, because a
few drops of freezone applied directly
on a tender, aching corn or callus,
stops soreness at once and soon the
corn or hardened callus loosens so it
can be lifted out, root and all, without
pain.
A small bottle OF freezone cost very
little at any drug store, but will posi-
lively take of every hard or soft
corn or callus. This shoald be tried,
as 1t is inexpensive and is said not to
irritate the surrounding skin.
If your druggist hasn't any freezone
tell him to get small bottle for you
from his wholesale drug house 1t is
fine stun and acts like a charm every
time. 90
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27

Captain Jefferson Davis Young has
been spending several days in Ocala.
He said TO representative of this
paper that all of the Muclan Farms
property is located in Marion county.
and the several thousand acres that
he is now at work retaining are all
within the Marion county line.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27

The friends of Miss Dora Mae Yogt,
who has been so i'll for the past few
weeks. will be delighted to know that
she is now steadily improving.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27

Miss Geraldine Ball returned 10 her
home in Tampa Saturday afternoon,
after a short visit at Lake Weir with
Miss Eloise Henry.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27

Mr.. Joseph Bell went down to Tam
pa Sunday afternoon, and on Monday
appeared before Major Mathews fo1
examination to enter the second re.
serve officers training camps. return
ing home in the afternoon.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27

Mrs. H. B. Potter and son, Martin
of Jacksonville, returned home Mon
day after visit of several weeks at
Lake Weir with Mrs. Potter's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. r. L. Martin.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27

Mr.. Robert Moorhead has received
MS orders to join his company in
Gainesville on August 5th, to go into
camp until sent into active service.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27

Mrs. Annie Martin has been up
from East Lake Weir for the past few
days, visiting her daughter, Mrs. .. 8.
Woodrow.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27

Hip. Hip, Hooray! Get a move ON
you, go to FishePs New Store and
trade ss or you will piss something.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27

Hon. NJ. L. Payne OF Fairfield has
bee non visit to the Everglades. ana
the Fort Lauderdale Sentinel says
that he intends to invest in some of its
rich lands.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27

Suggest a name ror our new store
and get the Clock, FishePs, Ocala.
6-29-4t.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27

Should old acquaintance be for
got" Remember US, Fishers. 6-29-4t
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-07-27

We specialize on Mems Atwood
Pants, 81. Fishel's, ocala 6-2S-4t.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-05
MRS. |. A. FREEMAN
HAD SUFFERED FOR
FIFTY LONG YEARS
WAS IN WRETCHED HEALTH
AND COULD HARDLY WALK.
GAINS Is POUNDS ON TANLAC
AND is NOW WELL AND HAP
py

"Tan1ac has made a we'll woman of
me after suffering for nearly fifty
years and l believe Pm the happiest
woman in this whole country, said
Mrs. Lyle A. Freeman, living near
Martin, Ga, on R. F. D. No. 3.
"You may not believe it," she con-
tinued, but it s the honest truth, ev-
er since l was a little girl / have suf-
fered terribly with indigestion and
the older / got the worse l felt. |
was told my trouble was catarrh of
the stomach and l tried every kind of
medicine and treatment, but nothing
helped me particle. Nearly every
thing I ate soured on my stomach and
formed gas that would get up around
my heart and make it f1utter until
could hardly get my breath. 1t al
most makes me cry now to think OF
the misery / suffered all those years
and then on top of this trouble rheu
matism set in and got me so crippled
up could hardly walk. Oh was in a
miserable fix and l was so nervous the
least little noise would almost drive
me distracted, and at nights | would
just lie in bed and toss with pain I'M
til almost morning. The little sleep
| got didn't do me any good and
got weaker and lost weight until
was down to ninety-five pounds.
81 heard so much about the good
Tanlac was doing for suffering peo-
pie that l decided to try it and now
l know why everybody is praising
this medicine Just little while af-
ter I started taking it my trouble be-
gan to leave me and / started getting
stronger and now I haven't sign of
trouble of any sort and feel as well
as anybody would ever want to feel.
1 gained fifteen pounds on two bottles
and l now eat anything I want and
nothing gives me a minutes suffer
ing. All the rheumatism is gone and
am full of energy all the time.
Tanlac has done more for me than all
the other medicine 1 took in those
fifty years put together and I just
think it's the greatest BLESSING in the
world and I wouldn't be without it
for anything on earth.
Genuine Tanlac is only and ex-
clusively in Pensacola by the Crystal
Pharmacy.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-05
NO NEW CAMPS
IN PROSPECT
AT THIS TIME
ran+;nuoI from, Pa0o One
Continued from Page One

stating that efforts have been made
by the department to stop delegations
coming to Washington in regard to
the camps because their visits will be
fruitless.
The secretary's statement also as
serts that if it should later be found
necessary TO establish a firing ground,
cit almost certainly will have to be
located on public rand.
1t was learned at the department.
that if it decided to establish such
machine gun schools and field artil-
1ery ranges that tract of land %
miles square absolutely devoid of all
inhabitants will be necessary, and the
only place the officials believe such
a tract could be found is on the I'M
inhabited public lands of the west.
All but two or three of the West
Florida men have left for home.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-05
ATTRACTIONS OF
CITY SHOWN UP

In response to large number of
inquiries which have been pouring in
daily to the San Carlos Hotel, Charles
B. Hervey, manager of that estab
lishment is sending out a large
amount of literature showing the ad-
vantages of Pensacola as a year
round resort, but particularly as a
winter resort.
The folder which is being sent out
sketches briefly the pleasures of win
tering here, and contains several
illustrations. Mr.. Hervey stated to
The Journal yesterday that the tour
list season this year is expected to
be the largest in the history of the
city.
The Christmas season will probably
be unusually large, as indicated by
requests for information from rela-
tives of the men in training at the
aeronautic station and forts. AS
number of Pensacolians are probably
receiving requests for information
from Northern friends, Mr.. Hervev
stated that the hotel will be glad
to send out the bulletins to any ad-
dress, if the names are supplied
them.