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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-05
TICK ERADICATION
MEETING

That was a splendid meeting held
at the court house Tuesday afternoon,
and if it stimulates enough interest
among our cattle owners to eradicate
the cattle tick from this county it will
have been of inestimable value.
Plain, practical, Illuminating and
instructive talks were made by Mr..
r. w. Storrs, Mr.. John L. Edwards,
Mr.. q. c. Chambliss, Mr.. w. D. earn,
Mr.. S H Gaitskill, Mr.. W. ]. Folks
and Dr. Chapman.
Mr.. Storrs, who is an authority on
cattle tick eradication, said that this
pest can be eradicated is now beyond
all question, and has long since been
lifted from the domain of doubt.
That the cattle tick had been Grad
icated in any number of states, some
for instance, like Mississippi, with
conditions similar to our own, and
what has been done in other states,
under identically like conditions he
said can be done in Florida.
Mr.. Storrs said that if the destruc
ton of the cattle tick did not add a
single pound of flesh to a single beef
that the increased price of the hides
alone would pay the cattle owner all
the expense of the eradication C the
tick
That it was estimated that the tick
could be eradicated for less than
dollar for each COW, and the differ
ence in the price of COW free from
ticks and one infested with ticks was
all the way from ten to twenty dol
lars
All these statements were confirm
ed by the other speakers. and every
one present seemed to be heartily in
favor of making Marion county a free
tick territory.
1t was the concensus of those pres
ent that the cattle growers had fed
the ticks long enough, and that here
after all the feed should go to the i'm
provement of the stock.
1t was said that the tick more or
less poisoned the rich, red blood of
the COW and it was impossible for it's
milk to be as pure or its meat to be
as juicy and wholesome as one unin
tested by the tick.
Mr. Storrs also said that the tick
seen on deer, rabbits and other wild
animals was not the cattle tick; if
it was this eradication would be
more difficult. if not impossible; that
a reward of fifty dollars is offered
for cattle tick seen either on a deer,
rabbit or other wild animal.
Mr. Edwards, Mr. Chambliss and
all those who spoke said that the
cattle owners stood in their own light
to let the cattle tick eat up so much
of their wealth when it was so easily
possible to eradicate them, and when
the federal government and the coun-
ty commissioners were ready to aid
in the work
DR. Chapman exhibited a number of |
pictures showing the contrast be- !
tween tick-free and a tick-infested
COW in all stages of development |
These contrasts were shown singly |
and in herds. geo -.tt-~s.
After Dr. Chipman's lecture a stock |
growers association was formed. !
Mr.. John L. Edwards was named |
for temporary president and Mr.. |
Charlie Howell of Lowell, secretary
and treasurer.
A time will be set for a permanent |
organization and it is believed that
heroic steps will be taken to rid Ma
ron county of this ugly and costly |
pest.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-05

Mr.. L. II. NARROW of Holder and
Miss Hattie E. Clyatt of Texas, were
quietly united in marriage Wednes-
DAY morning at the Florida House, in
the presence of few witnesses.
-aaage Smith performed the marriage
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-05
Hints for School Lunches

Don't let the school lunch be mere
" something which will fill the lunch
box in the morning and be only a
sop to stay the kiddies' appetites from
noon until night. Make it real con-
tribution to the food which the chill
dren require to meet the needs of
their growing bodies and active
brains-to satisfy their appetites and
keep them in health.
These are the suggestions of home
economics specialists of the United
States department of agriculture,
now that millions of the future citi-
zens of the country are again eating
their midday meals from box, bias.
ket, bag or confectionery shop IN
stead of from the family table under
the watchful parental eyes.
The preparation of lunches which
will fill the needs of the child's body,
does not mean the use of more ex-
pensive foods or the expenditure of
greater effort the specialists point
out In many cases both expense and
work will be lessened. What is need
ed for the preparation of more sat
isfactory lunches is merely that pa
rents or big sisters" or whoever fills
the lunch box, shall inform them
selves of certain facts in regard to
the choice and combination of foods.
The need in many cases is for Meth
er more nor less food but for the,
representation of needed food groups
The necessary facts are set out plain
ly in Farmers Bulletin 712, School
Lunches" which may be had free so
long as the supply lasts, by applica
ton to the United States department
of agriculture, Washington, D. c.
The following suggestions are
among those made in the bulletin for
well-balanced lunches to be carried
to school:
Basket Lunches
!. Sandwiches with sliced tender
meat for filling; baked apple, cookies
or a few Jumps of sugar.
2. Slices of meat loaf or bean loaf,
bread and butter sandwiches, stewed
fruit, small frosted cake.
3. Crisp rolls, followed out and
filled with chopped meat or fish,
moistened and seasoned, or mixed
with salad dressing; orange, apple, a
mixture of sliced fruits, or berries,
cake
4. Lettuce or celery sandwiches;
cup custard; jelly sandwiches.
5. Cottage cheese and chopped
green pepper sandwiches or a pot of
cream cheese with bread and butter
sandwiches; peanut sandwiches;
fruit; cake.
6. Hard-boiled eggs; crisp baking
powder biscuits; celery or radishes;
brown sugar or maple sugar sand.
witches.
z. Bottle of milk; thin corn bread
and butter; dates, apple.
s. Raisin or nut bread with but
ter; cheese; orange; maple sugar.
8. Baked bean and lettuce sand
wiches; apple sauce; sweet choco
late.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-05

The Mariana Times-Courier re-
ports that a great deal of interest is
being taken in the success of the an
preaching Jackson county fair. West
Florida farmers are becoming exceed
ingly enterprising. We are glad to
note it.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-05

Miss Leila Bauknight and Miss
Alene Powell, of Archer are the
guests of the formers cousin. Mrs
EDWARD Drake. They will return to
Archer today.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-05

AIR. and Mrs. Sam Fraser returned
to their home at st. Petersburg YES
terday afternoon, after a very enjoy
able visit here with Mrs. Fraser's pa.
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Burnett.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-05

39LAn young Heating of the United
States. expeditionary forces has been
killed inc Franeey but I'VE are glad that
it was nots our Rella Keatingod sd7 !
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-05

Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Pasteur are back
from short stay at Sanford. They
are planning to leave shortly for Mi
ami
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-05

IatThei EArcadia Enterprise says that
Arcadia bids fer the honor Of furnish
ing the ~hemp---in-ea ground
glass sausage maker is caught.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-05

/ PENSACOLA seems to get more than
Der share OF, storms. hQneb beauty oi
lying in sthen interior iss that storms
SO rarely occur.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-05

Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Carlton went
down to st. Petersburg yesterday aft
ernoon to spend a few weeks with
their daughter, Mrs. M. E. Erwin.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-05

Mr. Benjamin F. Thompson. after
spending a few days in Ocala, return.
ed to south Florida yesterday after.
noon.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-05

1t would seem that Editor Bloom
Of the Lakeland Star is just a little
too "savigrous."
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-05

ooQness a0SgAta never to go fishing in a
boat when a storm is brewing.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-05

ceremony and Mr. and Mrs. NARROW
left on the afternoon train for Holder
to reside.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-12-07
LsArs,as - psast9' 1llpy
,elff'oult Lesson for Women Asserts
| English Writer, In, Describing the
Aged Queen Alexandra.

sThere 10 no more dlfncult lesson Tor
q woman to learn than that Of learning
how to forget that she has been beauti-
full" writes clever English woman.
Zone afternoon saw Queen Alex
sndra driving slowly in her open motor
through the gates at Hyde Park cor
ner. For the first time it occurred to
me that this rarely lovely queen IL now
IN old woman nearing four-score years
Of age. Perhaps she had forgotten to
be alert, as is her usual custom, or per
haps the heat Of the day had fatigued
her. But at any rate there was .
touch Of tragedy In the thought that
Queen Alexandra Is learning slowly,
but surely, that extreme beauty can
fade although the charm Of person,
atty can challenge the attack Of time,
II fancy it must have been the queen
mothers costume that brought this
Idea most surely before me. She was
wearing a mantle or cloak made Of
some material in shade Of iridescent
blue spangles with close frilling Of
black lace all round the edge. Her hat
or bonnet was of the usual royal shape
and built Of jetted stuff to match her
cloak, with small white aigrette
standing erect in front.
"Under ordinary circumstances one
would regard this quaint nineteenth
century toilet Of the queen mothers as
Q characteristic conventionality, but
somehow on this sunny afternoon it
represented to me a sacrifice to the In.
evitable."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-12-07
RARE P0SIES IN THE ARCTIC
Rich Blossoms Natures Compensation
for Long Winter During Which
There ls No Sunshine.

In the brief, bright, nightless sum.
mer the Arctic is paradise of flowers.
1t would seem to be a compensation
Of Dame Nature for the long winter,
during which the sun never shows his
jolly face once, observes a correspond
ent.
A great many Of these plants have
OF late years become familiar to gar
den lovers because they are much used
In rock gardens and every flower lover
knows their deiicacy of structure, their
brightness ek color and their hardi-
hood.
But nothing can beat their original
environment. These patches e yellow
and blue and rose and purple, cheek
by jowl with great beds of snow or
some stranded and long unmelted berg,
look lovely. It Is the setting they were
made for.
Strangely enough, when brought
south and coaxed to grow in our gar
dens, these Arctic and Alpine plants
lose both part of their great vitality
and their lovely tint. They pine for
the Arctic like the Eskimo does.
Nansen tells of delicate bluebells
nodding in the breeze, saxifrages with
large blossoms, pale yellow mountain
peoples, white cloudberry flowers, and
blue forget-me-nots in countless mil
lions in the neighborhood of the north
pole. So 1t is not all desolation and
death. A flower seed is one of the
most difficult things in nature to kill.
Give 1t half chance and 1t will show
up smiling, and do its "bit" in making
the world brighter place to live In.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-12-07
Shotquna In War.

That ahotguns should be largely uti-
HEED In modern warfare is the conten-
ton Of number Of military experts.
It Is pointed out that such guns would
be particularly useful to sentries at
night time, as an intruder might more
easily be crippled and captured by a
spreading charge Of heavy shot than by
q single bullet. Moreover, a person
moving quickly might often be missed
by shot from a rifle, whereas snap
shot from shotgun in semidarkness
could hardly fail to find it's object.
In the trenches shotguns could be
used with success. A shotgun loaded
with about forty-eight grains of pow.
der and one and q half ounces Of big
shot, with about twenty-five pellets
would be Of much more value than the
rife. as during night attack, either
for attack or defense In semidarkness
a single charge would hardly fail to In.
fict serious wounds on one or more OF
the enemy.-EXchange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-12-07
A 1aie If aix ct$jo.

There are at least six cities on this
continent which every one should see
Every one should see New York be
cause 1t Is the largest city in the world
and because 1t combines the magnifi
eence, the wonder, the beauty, the sor
didness and the shame Of a great me
tropolts. Every one should see San
Francisco because it Is SO vivid, &C
alive, SO golden. Every one should see
Washington, the clean, white splendor
OF which is like the embodiment Of a
national dream. Every one should see
the old gray granite city Of Quebec
piled on its hill above the river, like
some fortified town In France. Every
one should see the sweet and aristo-
cratic city Of Charleston, which sug.
gests museum of tradition and early
American elegance. and of course every
enc should see New Orleans.-Julian
oAeet In Golfers Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-12-07
Quick Hitting.

DR.. White was once a champion box
er in Philadelphia One day be asked
a big ,teamster to move his wagon for
ward about two yards. but. the team
ster, instead Of doing that. called the
physician wicked name.
Like a fash White knocked him na'
in the gutter. and Of course the team
ster had him arrested Magistrate
Devlin heard the case, and the In
jured man complained bitterly thai
DR.. White had struck him so quickly
he had no time to defend himself.
"W ell" said the hardheaded magis
trate. what did you expect him to de
send you postal card to tell yor
he intended to knock you DOWN.
The doctor was discharged without
a fne.-Philadelphfa Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-12-07
Vegetable Soup. or Pursss.

Soup is not necessarily made from
meat stock. Vegetable soups or Purees
are made by boiling potatoes, beans
peas CT other vegetables until soft.
MASKING through sieve and then heat
ing with a little liquid (water. milk,
soup stock or whatever seems desir-
able) and flavoring. Using leftover
vegetables for such purees Is an eco
nomical practice Milk soups, which
are really milk thickened and favored
with some vegetable, fish or other food.
to give flavor and perhaps thickened
still more with a little -four or stale
breadcrumbs, are both nutritious and
appetizing. They furnish also an ex-
ceuent means of using up skimmilk.
Those who wish to bring down the cost
of food should remember that skim
milk, cup Of which contains as much
protein as cup of whole milk, Is Tar
too valuable food to be overlooked.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-12-07

The manner In which a turtle con
sxucts her nest is both interestin
and suggestive, It being one Of tn
most expeditions operations ever per
formed BY that slow moving creature
After selecting a suitable spot she he
gins digging out a hole with her him
legs by moving slowly in circle an,
throwing the excavated sand in rin
all around it. When that is abou
eighteen inches in depth and lively
In circumference she drops her EGG
into 1t, pulls the rim of sand owe
them and, rising on all four legs, let
her body drop heavily on the coverin;
sand until she has made it as compac
a any part Of the surrounding beach
she then makes a few false demonst.cs:
lions on the shore to mislcad inqC
tive enemies and hastens to the sea q
fast as she can travel
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-12-07
WHY COAT WAS UNBUTT0NED
Private, Unable to Speak Enollsh,
Gives Explanation After He
Second Reprimand.

A private Of foreign extraction re.
Gently appeared at reveille with his
overcoat unbuttoned, contrary to reg.
ulations, relates a cantonment CORE
spondent. The colonel, who happened
to be on the scene, noticed this dis
crepancy; he called the man out Of
the ranks, took him to his Office and
delivered stern lecture ON the neces-
sity of military exactitude. During
the admonition the private maintained
a dignifed silence. When the colonel
had finished, he pointed to the door.
The man went out.
The following morning he appeared
at reveille with his coat again unbut-
toned. When the Formally was con-
Guided, the captain called him to one
side.
Didn't the colonel tell you to keep
your coat buttonedr he demanded.
The private regarded him blankly.
II say, didn't the colonel tell you
to keep your coat buttonedT
The man looked at the officer With
a puzzled expression.
me no spik English" b affirmed
mildly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-12-07
Teach Children Thrift.

We Americans are VIGOROUSLY the
most thriftless Of peoples. You have
heard how much we throw away. We
are too prone to think Of thrift as stin-
ghess. We hate to hear about saving
Dorothy Garfield Fisher in her recent
book, Self Reliance" gives parents a
strong word Of warning She says:
There is nothing in the fact Of being
children which need cut off our sons
and daughters from great deal of &C
curate information and considerable
practical experience with the ms and
outs of wise money spending. But
there is a great deal in the fact Of their
being Americans which will shut them
of from such information and expert
ence unless parents make very deter
mined effort to see that they get the
proper training, for the whole spirit OF
our country and age is against us In
the effort"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-12-07
Mrt$er and Force.

There is no such thing as loss OF
matter or force. The so called ''con
servation" of matter and its forces was
demonstrated years ago by Joule and
other scientists. When, for instance
thing burns up" as we say, the sub
stances that give out the light and
heat are changed, not destroyed. The
wood or whatever the substance hap
pens to be becomes ashes and gas, and
If we could gather up all the products
OF the burning we should find that they
had not lost particle of their weight
and that the form of them only was
changed. The eternity OF n.atter was
a teaching of the old Greek philiso
piers, or of some of them at least, and
the modern teaching of the conserva-
ton or 1ndestructibility of the stuff Of
the universe would seem to corroborate
the ancient idee
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-12-07
Testing Wool..ta.


Pure woolenS are adulterated ever
more than silk because they are Ii
greater demand and also because the,
ire quite easy. to initiate. Many g
yard of cloth sod as pure WOOL COZ
sains from so to GO per cent cotton
Blankets sold as half wool" have fire
luently been found to contain only /.
er cent Of pure wool There are ma
hines today which cleverly wral
WOOL around cotton threads, and tht
inished product has every appearance
of being ''all wool" Another method
II adulterating d by taking cotton
10th and telling" short wooden
hrsads upon, IT. surface. by mems Q,
ieat, moisture and pressure.
A purchaser may b, fully convinced
nom the appearance and feeling Of
'istA that It y al wool. but the only
safe method u to take home the sam
pie and make tests, lmmerss the sam
pie Of % called wool In OH Of vitriol for
about two minutes. This viii dcstro,
The cotton, but the wool win not b
Affected Another test Is, to moisfen
sample with 50 per cent nitric acid
This WIN tsrn the wool yellow, but tn.
cotton win retain its color.-Washing
ION Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-12-07

M IN Nm satsrsas
4AYn I'm 4Hy tdes1 Did You ever
taottaltse your wages and figure 1t
eptf This y the way to ascertain how
ouch your labor ID really worth.
Fer instance, q man who has saved
10000 and invested it at s per cent re-
eeives an annual income of $1,000 a
year. or about $40 q week.
The clerk IN the office or the work
man In the factory who gets 500 a
week therefore receives the income at
3 per cent on an investment of $4,000.
He 10 Q $4,000 man-that is, he is
setting a. much week by week as the
man with $4,000 who depends solely
upon the income from his investments
and who does not work for living.
The man who earns $40 a week has
about the same income as the investor
with $4,000 put out at interest at 6
per cent
30 labor u capital. 1t has a market
value. It can be called commodity
because It can be sold by its owner the
same a. any other possession he may
have.-John A. Sleicher In Leslie's.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-12-07

On all seagping steamers tho steam
10 condensed by sea water pumped
through the surface tondensers.. Tai !
circulating water is then discharged
overheard. In the process OF conden-
sation the cooling water taken in at
temperatures varying from 81 degrees
to So degrees F., according to climatic
and other conditions, Is raised to tenn
peratures varying from so to 120 de-
grees and then discharged. This great
loss Of heat is practically unavoidable.
says the Popular Science Monthly.
Even on comparatively small steamers
hundreds of tons OF heated water are
pumped overheard daily. This eonsti-
tutes one Of the greatest heat losses In
the operation Of ste IN machinery, al
though sometimes portion CT the
warm water Is ussl for scrubbinx
decks and for BATH water on passenger
ships.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-12-07
Iennyson,s ractIessness.

Several stories are told Of Tennyson'f
thoughtless speeches. What fish Is
this?" he once asked his hostess where
he was dining. whiting" she re
piled. THE meanest fish there Is.
he remarked. quite unconscious that
he could have wounded any ones feel
ngs.
Yet his kindness Of heart was such
hat when his partridge was after
ward given him almost raw he ate
steadily through it for fear hts hostess
night be yexed.
On one occasion Tennyson was very
-ude to Mrs. Brotherton. a neighbor q,
f'reshwater The next day he came t.
Ter house with a great cabbage under
.ach arm. 49, A<4
i heard you like these, % ! brought
.hem." he said geniauy- II was b,
'dea Of . peace Offering
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-12-07
A Chineso Hero.

At Looping Hsien Is statue draped
IN full dress Of a mandarin (the pu
ting or police MASTERY named Chin.
who gave his life for the people An
exile who was In the camp at Jao-
chow and who owed the hsien district
magistrate) a grudge. rode a black
morse to Looping and, having killed the
hsien, got back for the Jaochow roll
call next morning. AS the murderer
could not be found orders came from
the capital that large number Of the
people should be killed. To prevent
this slaughter Of innocent folk the pu
ting, a good old man. said he stabbed
the hsien, after a few words over the
wine cups. and he was consequently
beheaded. No resident Of the district
would deal the fatal blow. but an itin-
Grant cobbler or bamboo worker did 1t
for a reward Of 40 taels. Tradition
adds that he was struck dead by light
ming after leaving the execution ground
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-12-07

~ hnndEsa aeNs o. paint. costing
a1psoximatsly e2AO0Q represents ths
initial colos reQulFements for q new
battleship. Tho annual upkssp cost
nay exceed this sum, since Il y tie
custom to rspalnt the different parts
Of . modern war vessel every three to
ok months. This would indicate an
annual paint protection outlay Of near
ly 81 100000 for the navy. II to this
sum IL added the cost Of painting the
thousands Of lake boats. freighters,
river steamers and pleasure craft some
conception may be had Of the tmpor-
lance Of marine painting.
Among the most important naval
paints are those which are applied to
protect the submerged parts Of the
hulls from corrosion or fouling By bar
nacles. The word barnacle = the pop
ular name for that form. Of marine
crustacea which consists Of . clam
ike body lodged In q shell that II often
formed In a series Of rings or plates.
They adhere with great tenacity.
without anti-fouling paints the speed
Of vessels would be greatly retarded
by the piling up Of thick incrustation
of barnacles and attached sea grass
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