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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08

IDENTIFY did not take the pep out of his
system. - 40 'T@ .'~ 800
The editor of the Boston Trans
cript, known as the New England Bi-
BILE, is an alumnus of the University
of the South, as is the editor Of the
Springfield Republican, one of the
ablest of American newspapers.
o. Henry, acknowledged to be the
best short story writer in the world,
was southern-born and bred. Don
Marquis, the cleverest Photographer in
New York City, graduated from an At
lanta paper. Bruce Barton is south
ern.
The great majority of the prohibit
ton leaders are southern and the
first woman suffragists were the
Grimpke sisters, of South Carolina.
who freed their slaves and went north
to start the first suffrage campaign
ever inaugurated in this country.
And would it be out of place to call
attention to the fact that the historic
phrase, Americans do not know how
to RETREAT" was voiced by southern
officer who led our own boys at
Chateau Thierry?
There is one thing that the people
of the sun-kissed countries do not
have the spirit to do-and that is to
depreciate the intellect, genius and
vigor of other countries.
AS for us of the far south in Amer
lea. we are too busy cultivating our
fertile fields. caring for our miles OF
fruit groves, mining our immense min
eral deposits. drilling our great oil
wells, claiming our tremendous water
power to turn the wheels OF com.
merce, building ships, hoeing the cot
ton and the corn. to have time or in
clination to depreciate the products
Of the people Of those richer north
ern regions of which the Monthly
Bulletin of the Alaska Bureau of Pub
ticity boasts.-Pensaco1a Journal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08

If you live in some distant state,
dear reader, you owe it to yourself 70
visit Florida ON general principles
and you will find Ocala and these
springs almost in the very center of
the state, easy to reach by rail from
any point in Florida: by motor ear
over good roads, or by boat from
Jacksonville or Palatka up the won
derful Oklawaha and Silver Springs
rivers. And such a trip indeed, if you
make it by boat. Nothing l can say
will do more than just prepare you
for the surprises in store There's no
other trip like it in all the world. The
Silver Springs river boats take you
up the wonderful river (made by the
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08

tie wa.e.<, are SO clear as to be be-
lend belief Nothing you have ever
seen is as clear Ordinary atmos
phero is about as glass compared
with the waters of these, the largest
aprings 10 the wc~ld. These waters
do not magnify, rather it is dat. no
resistance whatever is offered to your
vision. Can you imagine such a
thing? And oh. such scenes, such
wonderful combinations of grotesques
My powers are unequal to the task of
describing. Your ability to conceive
and your willingness to believe would
also be severely taxed, so l admit de.
feat.
However, I do wish to urge you 70,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08
JAMES RICE TO
HANG TODAY

The earthly. career of James Rice.
the murderer of Joe 10y. our little
Chinaman, is rapidly drawing to
close. The arrangements for his exc
cution have all been completed. and
he viii be executed some time today.
The gallows has been erected in the
rear OF the Jail
He will be hanged inside the iron
fence. but as the space between thu
iron pickets IS TWO or more inches. the
condemned man can easily be seen
from the outside. and il is believed
that many will avail themselves ef
the opportunity 20 witness the pro-
ceedings.
Only a limited number viii be adj
mitted inside the grounds.
A number of Cinnamon arrived
from St. Augustine last night in order
to be present at the execution.
Rev. P. w. Pickens. (colored) pastor
OF the NJ. z. church, IS the prison.
er's spiritual adviser. and he says that
he never witnessed a greater exhibit
ton of nerve, and that the condemned
man seems more anxious than other
wise for the final hour TO arrive, so as
to have the tragedy over with. He
claims TO have made peace with his
Maker and is fully prepared TO meet
him face TO face, as he feels that his
sins-which are many-have been
fully forgiven.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08
SILVER SPRINGS-THE MOST WONDERFUL
PHENOMENON OF NATURE IN THE WORLD

ed, and I wish to assure you in adj
vance that I, too, cannot do it justice
But I'll do my best.
Let me see, how shall I begin:
All the wonderful colora Of the rain
bow;
All tie mystic miats Of the water
fall;
All tho wonderful combinations of
coI0r5 IN birds and flowers;
All TIE mysterious haze5 of the
desert;
All sae spIeador Of he speacock;
All tae grandeur of Cleopatra's
robes;
Yes jbeae and more can be seen in
She waters Of Silver Springs. And yet
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08

The attention OF our readers in
called to the half-page advertisement
appearing in this issue Of Mr.. L. A
Gabel, representative IN this territory
for the famous Delco Light Plant
These plants are now being installed
at most all the farm houses in the
country, and are proving their worth
in a short time in the amount OF Ia
Dor saved, and the satisfactory man
ner in which they do the work. Mr..
Gabel has opened an Office in the Har-
rington Hall block, on Fort King ave-
nue., and will carry at ali times a COM
plete line of electrical fixtures. he
also has secured the services OF an
experienced factory man, who win %
in charge of the service department.
On next Friday and Saturday all own-
ers OF autos--lvfhg soutside the citx--s
are invited to bring their dead batter
les to the city office and ne win dem
onstrate how easily new life can De
placed in them. at no cost TO the own
err with current generated from one
of these little plants.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08

II there is anything that tortures
an editor more than anything else
is to publish a SIS or 500 obituary
notice about some old prominent citf-
zen who never had the manhood %
take his county paper Editors fire.
quently put in such notices at re-
quest of relatives and friends. but u
griDds them TO eulogize a man 20
the skies who was too stinngy 10 sup
port his home paper. A three line
notice is all such fellows Deserve
Suwannee Democrat
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08

]. V. Burke says the democratic
party in Florida needs a platform.
Without meaning TO be impertinent,
we rise to ask, what does J. " Burke
know about the democratic party in
Florida, or what right has he to
speak for it? His connection with
the last state campaign, in which the
democratic party was ravished, would
hardly give him such right. The
democratic party needs a platform.
It is true, but it should be framed by
mocrats.-Lakeland Telegram
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08

If rainbowa occurred only at one
certain spot on ouE globe, I feel sure
that the privilege + of beholding that
beautiful phenomenon Of nature
would cause people to journey around
the world, if need be, Or, if there
were only one rainbow in all the
world, even though it be perpetual.
the spot that could boast this won
derful attraction would indeed be TIE
Mecca of the peoples Of the earth;
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08

Joe Earman writes up the state
prison most Interestingly, and ii
must be an admirably managed place
1t is indeed refreshing to find one
of our penal or eleemOsynary insti-
tutions conducted on proper and hui
name principles. II is 10 be regretted
that this much cannot be said of all
of them at times.-Lakeland Tele-
gram.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08

some day. 10 visit these wonderful
springs The sooner the better. NoA
because they are at all likely to cease
to flow, but because once you have
seen them an entirely new standard
of possibilities is set up in your mind.
Nothing you have ever seen viii
equal them Nothing you ever VIII
see can. Nature made only the one
rainbow only just one Niagara. one
Silver Springs.
And these wonderful springs are 50
easy of access.
If you live in our beautiful state you
have only to so to Ocala, and the
springs are within 10 minutes by mo-
tor car.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08

flow Of the springs onIyl and you
dock right in the springs themselves.
There you take to the comfortable
small boats which are provided with
perfectly safe glass bottoms, anu
then the most beautiful and wonder
ful Of scenes begins to unfold before
your eyes. Imagine oil these sepa-
rate scenes, eacn caused by a 'sepa
rate spring, yet all in one vast bowl
like spring:
The Submarine Gardens.
Real Geysers.
The Blue Grotto.
Christmas Eve.
Bridal Chamber.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08
THE SUN-KISSED
SOUTHLAND

The Monthly Bulletin, published in
Juneau, Alaska, for the promotion of
the Land of the Yukon, carries as it's
slogan: Pull for Alaska OF Pull Out
and as an indication Of the spirit Of
its promoters, under a reproduction Of
the great seal Of the territory, car
ries this:
Curb your taste for sun-kiiled coun.
tries,
Where the natives loaf and shirk;
Come to richer northern regions
Where the people think and work.
On turning the pbge, in contradlc.
ton to this verse, we find the follow.
ing:
Never have labor conditions in
Alaska been more Unsettled than at
present, not that there is a scarcity
OF men numerically, but that many OF
them are not disposed to work.
Down in the sun-kissed countries
men are not only disposed to work,
but it is to this very disposition on
their part that this republic owes it's
being and has reached it's present
height of achievement
Washington was born in the south
as was jefferson, and Woodrow Will
son. Lincoln and Lee, Clay and Cal
houn, were southern Roosevelt was
born in New York, but his mother
was southern-born and bred
Surgeon General William c. Gorgas,
the acknowledged sanitarian of the
world, who took the fangs from vel
low fever, cleaning up Cuba and the
Panama Canal Zone, was born in Al
ALBANIA, was educated at the Univer-
sity of the South, and was a surgeon
1 t the Pensacola navy yard, prepare
tory to his great life-work.
Read, the Columbus of the air, and
Towers and Bellinger were all train
ed at the Pensacola naval air station
and in spite of the southern cline,
managed to learn enough of the rudi-
ments of flying to make good.
Sergeant York, who bagged more
Germans than anybody else, was born
I'm Tennessee, near that same region
where Lincoln spent his early;dagss-s
Worth Ragley Of North CaiDlias
was the first man killed In Sife Spaft
ish-American war: Richmond p. Hob
son, who bottled up Cervera's feet,
was a southern man. Josephus Dan
iels is a North Carolinian
The songs of Lanier were the
songs of man of vision, not the lays
of the idle dreamer; the stories OF
Thomas Nelson Page throb with the
Vigor and spirit of the southland.
Alaskans have not yet invented
anything to take the place of the
southern cotton fields, but Florida,
through the genius of DR.. John 3.
Gorrie, born at ApalachicOla, invented
artificial ice, quite as pure as the
Alaskan product, and in the statuary
halls of the national capitol a monu-
ment has been placed in honor of this
contribution to science.
Rex Beach, the best publicity writ
er that Alaska has ever bOasted, at
tended the public schools of Tampa as
a boy, and the southern climate evil
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08

The New York Herald has modern
lied the most oft quoted lines Of the
immortal bard to read: who steals
my purse steals trash: but he who
flches from me my new car steals all
have and leaves me poor indeed"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08

While in ocala Governor Catts
visited the jail and had an intervisw
with James Rice. the condemned muir
derer of the Chinaman. who In %
be hanged today. The govEnOr said
that he made a fun confession OF his
guilt.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08

Many good writer, after viewing
these springs felt called to write about
their wonders, only to admit that he
tailed TO do them justice. admit de-
feat now, even before ] begin.-C. J..
Notes, in Florida Motorist.)
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08
Reception Hall.
Ladies' Parlor.
The Shell Room.
DEVILS Kitchen.

Florida Snow-Storm.
Rich in legends which thrill You,
the story Of these springs is told you
by the boatnan as you slowly move
around over the enchanting valley OF
wonders below you.
And last, but not least, the batnlns
at the springs is simply fine. No
fairy nymph could ask for more. Too
wonderful for description, therefore
you should visit Silver Springs sud
make Ocala your headquarters while
you see them, again and again.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08

1t is short-sighted not to say suicidal
to let those greedy cattle ticks get
the first serving Of our juicy steaks
in these times Of the high cost OF
living" Ask Lon Edwards.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08

My her mother loved that song!
(She was reared in MississippD
Doesn't seem so very long
Since she babe goodbye to Dixie,
Golden Dixie,
Sunny Dixie,
For our old Kentucky home.
Met her at sorghum making.
She was visiting the Grays;
How it starts old mem'ries waking,
Up the golden sweetheart days,
Where the cypress tree is signing,
Family signing,
Softly signing,
She dreams Ger the golden days.
You're her own spit-image, Dearie,
With your small head beating time
Guess you don't remember nearly
How her eyes would softly shine
AS she sat there in the cleaning.
Bissful cleaning,
Restful cleaning,
Playing favorites Of mine.
Would you mind to play that over?
Silver Threads Among the Cold"
Play it slower; play il lower;
Darling, 1 am growing old"
Soon together wen go drifting,
Idly drifting.
Idly drifting,
Where true hearts can ne'er grow
old.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-08

On the old melodian, Dearie,
Play the songs of long ago
Some old ballad. light and CHEEKY,
Or love waltz, sweet and low;
While let my thoughts go drifting,
Idly drifting
Idly drifting,
Through the days of long ago
Money Musk" or "Sourwood Noun
TAIN"
Little matters what you play.
I'm the Moonlight by the Fountain. !"
Or my Darling Nellie Gray
How they start the old friends steal
ing,
Softly stealing,
Ever stealing,
Back along the moonlit way.
Barlow Knife"-that's full of ginger,
How we used to make it ring
Hey straw. rye straw, shake your fin
ger,
Now. gents, swing your partners
swingD
Maids with starry eyes go swaying,
Lightly swaying,
Blithely swaying,
To the hddlers tuneful ring.
Bless my SOUL She's playing Dixie!
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-01
AT THE oRPHEUM.

The new bill ut the Orpheum
starting today features a colored
singing and dancing act known as
Ralph Dunbar's Tennessee Ten. This
is also termed an Ethiopian epilogue
in three scenes. introducing "A group
of real southern darkies in Ievee
pastimes. There is a Jazz band that
keeps things lively ard the act goes
with "a rush from start to finish.
SLIDER and North, two clever enter
tainers. present their laughable act.
in which the comical antics of q
bashful lover are a conspicuous fea-
ture. Bud Snyder and Joe Melino
present a sensational oddly which
has many original twists and Will
be found entertaining. Cpl. Joe Ma
than earned reputation in the
army as an entertainer and was i'm
mediatelv booked over the vaude-
Vile circuits upon obtaining his re-
lease from service ToSan and
Geneva. a sprightly young couple.
complete the bill by presenting an
amazing wire act.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-01
Ar TIE AUDrrORITNI.

"Blackie's Redemption. the grip
ping story OF a reformed crook, in
which Bert Lytell is appearing at
the Auditorium today The plot
shows how Blackie. tired of his
lawlesS life, tries TO reform. but is
prevented 10y the undetermined
'frame-up' of a crook which sends
him 10 prison. How he escapes and
returns 10 the girl ne was about 10
marry when he was arrested, is one
OF the vivid and gripping series Of
incidents which go 10 make this
production Of unusual strength and
appeal. The climax and big sur
prise Of the play comes when the
warden. who hnds Blac<ie in the
girls house, decides that she is more
entitled 20 the man she loves than
the law is. and leaves them 20 their
uninterrupted happiness. The
Master Mystery" the thrilling seri-
al featuring Houdini, the Chicago
News Review and SesSue Hayakawa
in a Victory Loan reel are also on
for today. The Houdini serial will
close next Thursday when a new
serial. The Lightning Raiders, g"
starring Pearl White, will begin
VaIeska Suratt in The Soul of
Broadway. "Cupids Day of" and
'Vod-a-vil Movies" are tomorrows
attractions.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-01
STAGE STORY WITH
QUAINT NAE MARSH

Stories of life behind the scenes
are always interesting and IN Spot
light Sadie" shown at the LaSallc
today. added to the paint and pow
der atmosphere, there are many at
tractive scenes Of the sea Wistful
Mae Marsh plays the leading role
that of a young irish girl who comes
20 this country and finally gets a
position on the stage. She is quite
different from the ordinary nashy
chorus girl and attracts attention
on account OF her occurrences She
remains true to her early teach
ing. in spite OF the Johnnies, the
taxi rides and the late suppers
Miss Marsh's work throughout is
charming and refreshingly natural.
The picture has been we'll produced
and is very entertaining.
Friday: Priscilla Dean in THE
lined Burglar"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-01
GERMANS PLAN
To COME BACK
Already Begin Attempt to
"PiCk Up Threads" of
Trade in France.

PARIS, March Shy mail -
Warnings are being heard on all
sides that the Germans will exert
all their ingenuity TO make true the
prediction attributed TO DR. Richard
Won kuehlmann. former German
foreign secretary that in less than
FIVE years time. the Germans will
be back in Paris (pacifically. that is
TO say and in favorable conditions. q"
Evidence Is accumulating that the
preliminaries of the kind Of pacific
penetration at which the Germans
seems 10 be particularly adept. al
ready have commenced. German
merchants with pre-war business
connections in France are endeav-
Oring 20 pick up the threads" again
and the papers now and then pub
lish obseQuiously worded missives &c
French firms, inviting them TO re
sumo our pleasant relations"
Servants Slip Back.
More dangerous in the eyes Of
the French are the attempts that
are being made by German serv-
ants, now posing as Alsatians or
Swiss. 10 slip quietly back into their
old places with French families. In
some cases, their TeutOnic accent
betrays them; in others suspicious
employers have detected minute
flaws i'm otherwise irreproachabie
legitimation papers. Registry offices
although exercising Ahe most scru-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-01
LEAGUE URGES CONTROL
OVER ALL IRISH POSTS

LONDON. March 29.-(By Mail. }
The executive committee OF, the
navy league has adopted a resolution
calling attention 10 what it describes
as the necessity of preserving in i'm
perial and allied interests. both in
peace and war, absolute control over
Irish ports. harbors and communica-
tions and for maintaining inviolate
the freedom of the seas in the Brit
ish sense of the term"
a preamble to the resolution
shows that it was prompted by the
fact that the United States house Of
representatives had adopted a reso-
luton suggesting that the peace con-
ference give favorable consideration
to Irelands plea for seif-govern-
ment.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-01
At THE OLIVER.

As alike as two peas in a pod are
the little Garfield twins who play
roles of "Topsy" and "Turvy' IN
the musical comedy The Gold Dust
Twins" which come to the Oliver
theater Friday and Saturday nights
and Saturday matinee. Off the
stage. the Garfield Riddles are
called "Topsy" and "Turvy." No
better selection could have been
made for the Twins" for the Can
field tots are the very personifca-
ton of laughter song and dance,
and the very incarnation OF pep"
As the dusky "Topsy" and the deep
black 'Turvy." they furnish the
Cold Dust Tw ms" show with a
most remarkable resemblance to
the red-sbirted twins Of national
fame. The Gold Dust Twins.
with a company Of funmakers,
headed by Jack Trainor and Olga
DeBaugh. including a chorus, comes
10 the Oliver
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-01
GREENsBURc Is AZ A.GnG.

Grcensburg tlndl Times.
When "a box of imported goods
was opened this mornin- M the
Morris store a letter written in lap
anese was discovered which proved
interesting but uninteIueibIe TO the
saleswomen and CLERKS
Local IinSuists arc unable 20 de-
tevmine whether the letter ls mess
sage Of Honorable jap Alan or a
note from some Iotelorn uaIc o.
the sunrise Kingdom cast adrft TO
rend The heart or ar occidental
swain. It IS written ou good ruled
PAPER ~ notehead size in good ink
md the appearance of rcatress bur
the import OF AZ Is eattely lost TO
GreenbuTgers.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-01
7 FIEAT ERS

the war 10 find an odd situation
confronting him in the household he
had looked upon his own he is the
spirit of Chantecler persOnifed.
UnctuOus, clustering Thereafter
his methods are deliciously drolls
and his sangfrOid remarkable. With
this play and character. Mr. Skin
ner went along as a three season
sensation And now comes the
CHEEKY news that ne is TO revive for
the balance of the season the same
comedy which is the brightest page
i'm his history II will prove a
timely Offering and a profitable one
for one of the most distinguished
actors OF our stage. IL comes TO
the Oliver theater Wednesday night
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-01

puIous care in wedding out suspects,
are not infallible
In a case cited by la Liberte. a
factory owner near Paris, who ad-
vertised for a foreman received an
applicant who. came highly recon-
mended" and whose papers were in
seemingly perfect order Still the
employer had some vague misgiv-
ings and consulted a detective. with
the result that the would-be fore
man was unmasked as a German
who had escaped from an intern
ment camp in Brittany i'm May last
year. His papers we're forgeries.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-01
AT THE CASTLE.

Fred stone. the popular musical
comedy clown Is featured at the
Castle today in his third motion
picture Entitled Johnny Get Your
Gun and adapted for the screen
from the play by the same name.
IL tells OF the amusing adventures
OF a cowboy nero who comes east
20 save his friends sister from a
foTtuue-huntinE count. Il is un-
necessary 20 dwell on the work Of
the star. his genial personality and
his ability ass comedian and athlete
makes Johnny Get Your Gun" a
most entertaining subject.
'SpouIEht sadie featuring Mae
Marsh. is tomorrows attractive
photcplay
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-01
Al THI nIn1R

Through al the brilliant career
OF Otis skinner. not excepting his
remarkable performance OF Hadj.
the besgar iu "KiSmet" the role of
Colonel Philippe Bridau. In "The
Honor Of thc Family" stands as his
most Iustrous achievement As the
Napoleonic officer returned from
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-01
At THE OLIVER.

Featuring practically the same
remarkable cast OF players who
made ''Tarzan OF the Apes" one Of
the outstanding film triumphs OF
recent years. THE Romance Of
Tarzan." which dramatizes the con-
Guiding chapters OF Edgar Rice
Burroughs great story of Jungle
life, comes 10 the oliver theater
Sunday Cor a three-days' run.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-01

Z. +. Werner. Florist ana L-ind-
scape Gardener. Coquil ard Park,
South Bend. Ind. Rose shes.
trees. and shrubs furnished and
rlanteI Flower beds made. grass
cut, yards and lawns taken care of.
satisfaction guaranteed. Mai, or
ders 20 7f4 y. NOtre Dame av.
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