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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11
THE BUSY REE

To be busy is a fine trait, and the
bee has been praised for it time out
of memory, but the New York Her
aid points out that the bee has 9TH
er traits that entirely obIiterates this
one.
It paints the following picture of
the bee:
THE bee, like the German, is a
good worker, but Judas. 1t has the
virtues of industry and thrift and the
vices of ingratitude and treachery. A
rover over the earth, it gathers it's
substance from every mans field and
consumes its product in the hive of
its benefactor, Crossed in its pur-
pose, it wounds the hand that pro-
tects it. OF these traits the bucoIic
poet has sung:
How doth the little busy bee
Love to sting and bite;
1t gathers honey All the day
And eats it up at night"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11
VOTE ON COUNTY OWNED FAIR

The Marion county agricultural
committee, which met yesterday aft
ernoon in the court house, voted to
in favor of the county taking over
the fair. This vote appeared to be
about the proportion of sentiment
for and against the county owned
fair. Not all of the members of the
committee were present A number
of citizens were present who are not
members of the committee, but who
expressed themselves 1t was evil
dent that considerable misunder-
standing exists in the county with
regard to the basis upon which the
fair is to be taken oyer, and with re-
gard to the fair itself
The main objection made to
county operated fair is that the
county commissioners already have
more than they can do. 1t was
pointed out, however, that the com
missioners could employ a manager
for the fair, and it was stated that
this is the plan that the commission
ers have in mind should the fair be
turned over to them.
It has been the hope of those advo-.
eating the county's taking oyer the
fair. and operating it that the people
would take more interest in it, oper-
ated by their representatives. As
pointed out in the meeting, the most
expert manager of a fair cannot
make a success of it unless the en-
tire people are behind him, and are
giving their support. With the poe
pie operating the fair, through their
representatives on the board of
county commissioners, they would
be in a position to do away with
the things that have caused dissatis-
faction in the past.
A sentiment in favor of better
roads in the county was expressed !
in this meeting. Several of the farm
ers, who opposed taking over the fair
by the county, made a plea for bet |!
ter roads, saying that good roads are !
the greatest need of the county.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11
ALL HAvbMETHING TO BRAc
ABOUT

i Every Fla newspaper one picks
up these d is Dragging about its
own, We stold that west Florida
is making D progress in raising
cattle and Is. The razor back"
is rarely SO any more and the
places thatiow the "scrub COW"
know her more, and as a COW feed
the virtues the kudzu vine is still
talked about
Pensacola called the deep
water" cityld the ApalachicoId
Times says i Franklin county, be
cause of theany attractions, is the
gem OF the It coast.
Gadsden caty tells of the more
than a milliS dollars distributed
among her tlcco growers and that
industry is lmanent; Leon county
Drags OF her Fies and big pecan or
cnards; JeffeSn is making a repu-
tation for gring watermelon seed
for export; Nsau for her shell fish
INDUSTRY; DuV for her commercial
supremacy anlmetropolis; Bradford
Tor her remaRble prison farm;
Aiachua for b University City;
Levy as the cumber center; Citrus
OF ner waterflons and phosphate;
sumter for cbages; Sanford for
Ter celery; Pla City for her straw
'erries; Dade DR. her tomatoes:
)keechobee folher Everglades; Lee
or her avocades; Key West for her
Verseas railNy Punta Gorda for
er plneapplea Wauchula and Pal
letto for continuation of truck; the
asst coast forits hotels and tourist
'avel; Tarpon for her sponge indus
y; st. Peerburg as the Sunshine
n.y., and Mimi for the magic of
,r growth.
Every secdoI has something tangi-
g to brag abuti and every section
showing deydoprnent.
besidls her lettuce, tomato |
a bean fields, has her lime, crushed
ck' hard rot phosphate and her
: turpentine Industries to keep the
unit wolf from her door and in real
riculture ami stock farms is the
'ognized Ieaier.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11
FIGURES or WARNING


The war department has made tne
following estimate of the cos OF the
Human lives sacrificed in battle
1852. 500 ooooo ~
s1s5 OOa .6o0.ooo
wa-ships, des, with 3 total tonnage
of 1885,, rs. .,o,,.
Merchsn. ships, a total deadwelsn'
tonnage OF 2s.OO5,sSS.
Properly damage due to battle "a. az.
vastatioa aad troop movements Szz'-
oso, 100000 4no
The rnisery ana suffering whicn inc
w. cost can neither be estimated nor
expres ie@ IA fgnrea Ert t-e1e ne
rrea are safdc.cnt 70 aerTe : = f'erri-
b,e warning. IL is well enough 10
preserve them>-Columpus s1a''
dex.
I And vat there are some who oppose
a league of nations the objects Oh
which is to prevent the world from
being convulsed with announcer '0i
catastrophe.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

Congressman Herbert ]. Drane
who succeeded in beating Congress-
man Sparkman to the wire by a full
length ahead, feat many Thought
impossible on account Of the promin-
emit position Mr.. Sparkman held as
chairman of the rivers and harbors
committee, is doing lot of good
work for his constituents in particu-
lar and the country in general. We
confess that we were disappointed
when Mr.. Sparkman was defeated,
because we believed that his expert
ence and standing in congress wero
valuable to Florida. We are ready
to admit now that as a congressman
who is alert and working hard and
making success of it, Drane is no
SLOUGH. Although not in this con-
gressional district we have kept an
eye on him, and we believe that he
is credit to Florida
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

Miss Elizabeth Wetherbee of this
city is having a delightful summer
visit in the east. She at present
visiting her uncle and aunt, Dr. and
Mrs. Roswell Wetherbee, of Cam
bridge, and before the summer is
over she will visit Mr.. and Mrs. Flag
of Boston. She will also visit rela-
tives and friends in Concord, New
York City and other places.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11
LIcfrEN SHIP


| A contributor to the New York
world reads the antirleague speeches
OF Senator Knox and Senator Borab
is reminded of 'some lines in a
poem descriptive of a storm tossed
canal boat" to-wit.
one heaved and pitched and pitched
and heaved. :
And high her rudder flung b
Ana every time she heaved and
pitched, 80 80.
When the crew started out to cross
the surging, sea of pro-peace and pro !
league sentiment and overcome Pres
ident Wilson, they freighted their
ship with much that must be showed
over the side if the members of the
crew are to reach dry land safely.
The dumping of the Knox resolution
is indicative of dawning wisdom.
The Worlds contributor, his mem
Dry refreshed, may recall other lines
in the poem he quotes:
Then overheard keg eff nails,
And anvils three, we threw;
Likewise four bales of gunny sacks,
Two hundred pounds of glue
A bag of corn, four ditto wheat,
A box of books, COW
A violin, Lord Byron's books,
A ripsaw and a. SOW.
The nails with which Senator Poin-
dexter hoped to nail the president 20
the mast, the anvils Of Knox, Lodge
and Borah, the gunny sacks in which
Senator Reed hoped to carry back to
Missouri enough political capital for
several campaigns, the violin Hi
Johnson dreamed of playing while
Rome, and everything all the way
from Rome to Paris burned, if only
President Wilson were scorched;
MedilI McCormick's little ripsaw
which wasn't "set" and wouldn't, take
hold, and the muscilaginous discourse
of Lawrence Y Sherman, which
makes the pages of the Congression-
al Record. but not an audience, stick
had as well be. dumped.
The old tub, emptied of all the
crew treasured four or five months
ago, will be lucky if she does 'not
heave and swamp and carry down all
hands and the cook after President
Wilson carries out his plan to ad-
dress the country upon the league
and the peace.-Courier Journal
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

There is a statute of the United
States which forbids the expenditure
Of more than $4,000 for campaign
purposes in the election Of United
States senator's but in hts election
Mr.. Truman Fl. Newberry. OF Michi-
gan. who ran against Henry Ford.
spent several hundred Thousand dol
iara His campaign managers have
been indicted but Mr.. Newberry him.
self is honored with q seat in the
senate and is the puppet Of those
who are embarrassing the president
IN his efforts to secure the peace Of
the world.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11
Theca Bara in Cleopatra and
Other Big Temple Features
During Next Week

The biggest feature of an especial
ly big week at the Temple thaater
for next week will be Theda Bara in
Cleopatra on Thursday. This is said
to be the most seductive and most
suitable role for the display of the
talents of this rare star
In this production Thurston Hall
handles the character of Antony
most magnifcently.
Then for next week on Monday
there is adorable little Billie Rhodes,
and on Tuesday Norma Talmadge,
who is always very lovely, and on
Friday Madge Kennedy, who is an
other great favorite in Ocala, will
play DAY Dreams,n one of her very
sweetest photoplays. On Wednes-
day there is George Walsh in Help,
Help, Police" and on Saturday Ev-
elyn Nesbit and her young son, Rus
sell Thaw, will be featured in "Her
Mistake"
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis A. Shepherd.
formerly OF this city, reached Spring
field, Mass, on the night of July s,
after few days most delightful mo-
tor trip from Chicago They found
the roads as smooth as glass and en-
countered thousands upon thousands
of tourists traversing these good
roads. Good roads mean wealth, to
the sections in WHICH they are locat-
ed, and some day Marion county will
wake up to this sslf-evident fact.
#s%
MISS Emily WenEel left yesterday
for Chicago, where she will spend
her vacation of several weeks with
relatives. She is being accompanied
as far as Cincinnati by Miss Eliza
beth Murray, who will spend the re-
mainder of the summer with rela-
tives in that city,.
$50
Mrs. G. G. Balkcom expects tn |
leave shortly for Montreal, N. c., for
q stay of several weeks. after which
she will visit Mr.. Balkcom's reIa- |
t1Ves in Georgia before returning
home.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11
Mrs. H. A. Waterman and
daughter are visiting RELATIVES
Jacksonville.

Mrs. George Bats of Ocala,
merIy Miss Ruby Knight, is In
city the guest of Miss Louise Bi
at her homie 545 Pine street il
Mrs. Bats has been visiting r.
in Jacksonville and Deer Park.
before coming here. She has vi
here several times before and
probably remafn for several wee
st. Petersburg Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11
FEDERAL BAKERY TO
NEXT WEEK

Work is progressing rapidly ole
new Federal Bakery, which hop.o
be ready to open on Tuesday ofSt
week.
This new bakery is located ihe
Ocala House block, and is goito
be one of Ocala's leading buss
enterprises.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

II was athirst and we gave me no
drink" so despairingly the bibulous-
ly inclined win longingly turn their
eyes and perhaps their footsteps in
the direction of either Canada or
Mexico. rs
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

Mrs. w. S. jennings. state chair.
man of the Florida woman's loan
committee for the victory loan, has
made her final report, which shows
that the women collected sS,S27,S25.
It shows that the women did good
work.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11
A JULY TEXT

'The new wine mourneth, thin
languisheth, all the merryhear d
sigh. There is yin
for wine in the streets; all I j
darkened, the mirta of the d
gone. Isaiah 24:7-1t.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

Argentina offers greater possibili-
ties than any other country in South
America as a market for automobile
vehicles. says David Beecroft in re.
port made public by the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce, Of
the department of commerce.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

The Boston Transcript is moved to
remark that with the Prince of wales
coming in August and the king and
queen of Belgium and Cardinal Mer-
cier in September, it looks as il there
wiz be striking additions to the list
OF distinguished names in our guest
book before the season is over.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

Forty-six thousand automobiles
registered in Florida means one IN
every two heads Of white tamilleS u
tbe state. Can that record be beat
en?-Tampa Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

The Syracuse Post Standard would
like to know what sort of league
Of nations Senator's Lodge, Borah,
Johnson, Reed and Sherman could
put together. 1t would make a crazy
quilt ashamed of itself
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

Mr.. Carter Glass, secretary of the
treasury. says that New York is soon
TO become the money center of the
world.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

Europe is undergoing period of
Reconstruction" we hope that her
Statesmen will not make such mess
of it as was made over here after our
great civil war conflict.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11
FINE COMPLIMENT f TO TWO
FLORIDA coNGREssMEN

Congressman Smithwick is evil
IDENTIFY smasher Of precedent. We
have been so accustomed to hearing
the remark: A congressman can't
do much during his first term because
he must go slow until he learns the
ropes" until the blamed thing got
into our system and we believed it
was true. But here comes Smith
wick only few days in his seat in
congress turning up things for his
ggb dsJtdfset r and PIE teeaJlg dalixering--the
man in congress who does. things,
and we believe that John Henry is
going to do, more than answer the
roll call and draw his pay. In short,
he has done more already, and he Is
on the job early and LATE.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

Ex-President Taft asserts that un-
der the terms of the league of ma
lions the Monroe doctrine is secure.
The ex-president. is high authority.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

Mr.. ]. ". Burke thinks Florida
needs another political party. Well
the field is open. -
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

Mail from New York is now deliv-
cred in Chicago in eight and three
quarter hours. The limit Of speed
has not been reached. The schedule
will be lowered.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

Sir Douglas Haig recently decorat-
ed sixteen American officers for dis
tinguished service.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

Germans like the trial of the kaiser
the least Of all the penalties impos.
ed upon Germany. 2
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

The republicans are still up in the
air. but really their proper place is
not in the air at all.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

The German empire died in the
very hall in which it was born. Such
is the irony Of fate.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

American bankers say that China
is making fine progress.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-07-11

Entered as second class matter a
the postoffice at ocala, Fla. unde
Acts Of Congress regulating secoc
mail matter.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14
THERE was never a time il

THERE was never a time in
the history of this town when
the readers of this paper were SC
interested in the advertising col
umns as they are, today. With
prices of everything up in the
clouds, the average man or WON
an is keenly alive to the POSSIBLE
ity of shaving off a cent or two
in the price of necessities, and
watches the ads like a hawk in
the hope of finding some relief
The WISE merchant takes ad'
vantage of this and places his
propositions before the people
each week.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14
An "Old Timer"

The following reference to the
Post-Dispatch is clipped from the
editorial columns of the News
Reporter,p Unpublished at Whiteville,
Columbus county:
1--WE thought that hand conlpo-
sition and a good newspaper were
two things that were forever d.
vorced from, each other by vari-
GUS modern things up until last
week when the Rockingham
Post Dispatch stepped in, and
took an honored place at our ex-
change table. The particular is
sue that aroused our enthusiasm
for the old-time hand method of
setting type was a little larger
than the Post-Disptch usually
puts forth. 1t generally carries
IL pages but on this occasion four
pages extra were put on to do
honor to the previous Friday
when Richmond county and more
particularly the town of Rock
ingham, covered itself with glory
IN doing honor to it's returned
soldiers and those who will never
return.
Let it be understood here that
the Post-Dispatch does not mere
ly cut a splurge one week at the
expense of preceding and fol-
lowing issues-it comes out IL
pages strong every issue. A pa
per that is doing its best to serve
the best interests of the town and
county in which it is located.
While we are now ready to grant
that hand composition and good
newspapers are not yet travelling
entirely diverse paths, the admis-
sion is made with some reserva-
tions and one of them is that this
particular paper must have a
genuine "old timer"-a A-No. l
at the case. The other reserva-
ton is that, even with such sup
port in the mechanical end, no
body but Ike S. London could be
a guiding figure with enough
power to- overcome the difficulties
of hand composition and make
his paper the equal of any week
ly with modern equipment in the
state.
The success of the Post-Dis-
patch is of particular interest to
Whiteville people through the
fact that the editor and proprietor
is a nephew and namesake of a
former we'll beloved Whiteville
physician, DR.. Isaac S. Jackson,
who passed into the beyond sew
eral years ago.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14

Mr. RALPH SMITH has retired
from the newspaper field, having
last Friday sold the Hamlet News
to Mr., |. Homer M Hanlon, of Iowa.
The News was established by
Mr.. Smith in April of last year,
and it has been a hustler. Mr..
Hanlon has been associated with
Mr.. Smith for the past four
months, and he will continue the
policy of the paper as published
by Mr.. Smith.
Hamlet is one of the leading
railroad centers of the country,
and has a certain future. 1t has
two good weekly papers, the
News and the Messenger, and the
Post-Dispatch felicitates that
town upon being so worthily rep
resented.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14
"Cordovia News"
(C0ntributed)

Mr.. Erwin Quick moved here
this week from Entwistle.
Mr.. Jesse Ratliff is moving this
week to Great Falls. i
Born, Sunday morning, to Mr.
and Mrs. Spencer Moree, {
daughter.
We are glad to learn that the
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Ashley Griffin is much better,
We are sorry to learn that Mr..
and Mrs J. H. Sasser are going
to leave us, and move to Kannap
oils.
Work on the water works here
will soon begin. The force is
moving their machine here this
week.
We are glad to learn that
Fletcher, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs Charlie Skipper, who was
struck by an auto a few weeks
ago, is still improving.
Mr.. John Lott returned to Cor
dova last night, after spending a
few days in Chester, Columbia,
ann Orangeburg.
Mr.. Tom Watts returned to
Cordova last Saturday after
spending a few days in Orange.
burg.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14

THE city of Rockingham is to
vote on August 10Th on the ques-
ton of issuing $4,000 in bonds
for the purpose of erecting a
building or buildings for school
purposes. A special registration
is being held for this election.
The registration books will close
Saturday. If you do not register
especially for this election, you
cannot vote. Henry Guthrie is
the registrar, and he can be found
at the courthouse. If you regis
ter and find that you will not be
here on the 10Th, then 60 to the
registrar, set a ballot and leave
your vote with him and thus vote
under the Absent Voters law.
Every citizen of the city should
take a stand, either for or against
this proposition. The Post-Dis-
patch feels that a wonderful step
forward will be achieved by vot-
ing this issue. In fact, the en-
tire county is looking to Rocking
ham in this with the keenest in
terest. That the election will be
carried by a big majority, no one
doubts. The only question is the
SIZE of the majority. Register,
you men of Rockingham, and
let's make the majority so over
whelming that when it comes to
the matter of selling the bonds,
a handsome premium can be Sc
cured for the city.
The School Board has else
where in this issue a clear-cut
statement of the needs of larger
school facilities. 1t is an unan-
swerable argument. Read it care
fally-an then register and vote.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14
HE COULD NOT LIFT
LEFT HAND TO HEAD
}. B. Woodward After Being
in That Condition Two
Years Is Relieved By Tan
lac. Feels he Could Win
Foot Race. m

Il feel like getting right there
in the street and out.running any
other man in town." said ]. B.
Woodward, of 256 Rand Avenue,
Lexington, KY, in telling Of the
remarkable benefits he derived
from the use of Tanlac.
For many years." he contin-
ued, II had suffered terribly from
stomach trouble, rheumatism
and neuralgia. The rheumatism
was so bad for two long years,
that | couldn't raise my left hand
up to my head. Nothing ate
agreed with me, and i was
almost afraid to try to eat any,
thing. One thing after another
kept making me miserable and
| hardly knew what to do for
my self. You know, a man can
suffer until he loses hope of get
ting well, and that was almost
the fix | was in.
Everybody had been praising
Tanlac so highly and so many
people | knew had been helped
by it, that here a while back l
tried it myself. In two or three
weeks after | started taking it,
| began to feel like a different
man. | kept on using it and now
my troubles are all gone. My
stomach don't bother me a bit, |
can eat heartily and digest it and
| can use my arms as well as |
could before l begun to suffer.
My family and friends all see
the great difference Tanlac had
made in me and am certainly
glad to recommend it."
Tanlac is sold in Rockingham
by L. G.. Fox and S. Biggs, and
by all good druggists every
where.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14


Dave Robertson, several years
ago the leading player on the old
A. & NJ. football and baseball
teams, was a few days ago traded
to Chicago by New York and
in his second game on Chicago
team last Sunday he lined out a
homer with Herzog on first, and
won the game, 20.
About $500 operatives of the
Ehrd and Wiscassett mills at AL.
bemarle went on strike last Mon
day. The mills are closed, and
the owners are making no effort
to run them.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-08-14

THE University is to set the
pace again, this time for Sum
mer School" for the various
State and County Official activi-
ties. A State and County Coun-
Gil, composed of representatives
of the State and County admins
trations, headed by the Governor,
will assemble at the University
Sept. 18th for a weeks study of
State legislation with a view to
better correlating State and
County activities in carrying it
out. Every official body in each
county is invited. The men will
be housed in the University dor
mitories, and the week should
prove a most profitable one.
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