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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-04-29
monster that their imaginations
create,
TRANSPORTATION CHARGES Ex-
cEED SELLING PRICE

The following comes from San
Benito, Texas
Although cabbage in Northern mar
kets is selling at good prices, the mar
ket being at levels which under normal
conditions should return growers and
shippers good profits, the deal is very
unsatisfactory this season. Cabbage
selling at s45 ton in the wholesale
market at terminal points ought to
net the producer some profit, but I'M
der the present exorbitant freight
rates. the, grower gets nothing for his
crop.
Theodore CARTEL shipper, this week
received the following letter from one
of the big reputable dealers in Cleve-
land. O., which illustrates what the
producers are up against in the. rail-
road rate situation:
"A. R. 7. 14O11. Last week we wired
you that we had sold above car basis
$40 per ton weighed out Cleveland.
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WHY THE TuM8LE2

In the discussion of the Colombian
treaty in which the United States
agrees to pay Colombia $25,00O,000 for
the injury done her in our treaty with
Panama under the Roosevelt admins
tration, one of the distinguished SEN
ators said that recently attorneys for
certain oil companies and parties in
interest had visited Washington and
had stated that if this money were not
paid to the Colombian government it
would involve the entire oil situation;
that the present administrator of Co
lombia might be overthrown and the
oil concessions granted to certain indi-
viduals might be revoked.
The substance of the talk was that
the treaty had to be ratified in order
to protect the oil interests and that is
what fetched certain senator's notably
Senator Lodge-to right about and
openly stultify himself
The late Colonel Horatio Bisbee. one
of the big leaders of the Republican
party inSthis state. was fond of telling
a certain story which bears some re-
semblance to this Colombian affair
He said that a certain prominent
colored preacher whose home was in
Ocala welded tremendous influence
during the period when the Republi-
can party was in control in FLORIDA.
Colonel Bisbee wanted to "put over
certain plans and to do so needed the
help of this famous bulwalk of the
party.
This colored Hercules agreed to the
plans outlined to him but when the
conference had ended he let it be
known that there was something COM
ing. He said:
Mr.. Bisbee: IF you have ever driven
a wagon whether with oxen or mules
you know the wagon will stop unless
you grease the wheels. What's you
want done needs a good deal of travel
ing and the wheels will have to be
creased
The Colonel understood the hint and
was quick to respond.
So in this Colombian affair. The
wheels needed fabrication. The threat
ened cancellation of those oil conces-
sions caused certain United States Sem
ators to pursue a different line of
thought.
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what CONSERVATION was produced
when the robbery was traced to camp
headquarters.
remember also when the far sight
cd shifted the inevitable and plund4s--
Ell the warehouses and commissari IS
bndened with meats and other food
stuffs for the Virginia army and loaded
the same on government wagons drawn
b. government mules and like the
Arabs silently hike1 to their respec..-.e
homes in the Silly hours of the night.
Often have / wished had possessed
vision enough to have done the same
thing for returned to a wonderfully
impoverished home.
Then followed the closing scene of
all when U. S. Army Officers appeared
upon the scene and took possession of
the flags, arms and accoutrements and
issued paroles to the officers and enlist
ed men of the regiment and sent them
to their deSolate homes.
The quickness with which they re-
covered from the vicissitudes of the
most extraordinary defensive war in
history, with slaves set free. money
repudiated, and labor disorganized, is
without a parallel in the annals of war
and illustrates that in peace as well as
in war the South can hold her own and
challenge comparison with the might
lest nations of the earth.
May the Recorder-Entevrise meet
with continued enconiums and your
splendid citizenship be showered with
manifold blessings.
Fraternally yours,
FRANK HARRIS,
Editor Ocala Banner.
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WOMAN WANTS TO BUY NILSSON.
RAMS FALSE TEETH


This is an age when false teeth are
come fad. News comes from Lubec.
a town in Missouri that one T. J..
Harnett, residing there advertised a
misfit false teeth for sale and received
any number of letters wanting to pur-
chase same. Among others was the
following from Miss Susan Cable of
Oakland, California:
Have you sold your teeth YETI Will
they fit lady who wears No. shoes.
weoghs 100 pounds and has dark COM
plexione Have you picture of your
self smiling. showing the teeth? I'd
like to see them in action,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-04-29
Mr.. GEORGE HARVEY
FRANK HARRIS,
Editor Ocala Banner.

One reading the fulsome praise be-
slowed upon our newly appointed am
bassador to the court of st. James by
the Miami Herald, ever clinging faith
fully to anything that shows a leaning
of hostility toward the late occupant of
the White House, would think that Mr..
George Harvey illustrates in his life
one of the sweetest characters in all
history.
Others. knowing more about him,
hold to entirely different opinions.
Here is the character of the man as
outlined by Senator Pat Harrison of
Mississippi:
He is a remarkable man in that his
whole life has been one of inconsis-
tency and vacillation. He never re-
manned true to any purpose, loyal to
any friend or steadfast to any convic-
ton. He is welded to no principle
and bound by no conscience. He is II
writer of the most cunning and dam
gerous speeches and a past master in
fomenting trouble and aggravating
delicate situations. AS a creator of pref
JUDGE and stirrer of strife he has
no equal. He is vindictive. selfanoint-l
ed, intolerant political accident. He has
been constant only in one thing, and
that to attain high place in the coun-
ellis of political leaders, and to realize
his life's ambition, political prefer
ment. There is not renowned states
man of this generation who has not
been praised and abused, glorified and
maligned, elevated and debased. ec-
logized and "cussed'' at one time az
another by George Harvey. the violence
or mildness of his expressions being
controlled by the exigencies of the
and his tempermental condi- /
tion. There never was such an insult |
ed and unfit individual in all the his
tory of mankind by training, tempera-
ment. and environment to take up the
important duties as our representative
at the Court of st. James as Col. Har-
vey.''
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OUR FLORIDA TRUCKERS ARE
HARD HIT

These are the words of a dispatch
from Washington.
In plain language factory prices
have fallen much more than store
prices. OF course they have. and it
does not require any investigation or
reports to reveal the reasons. Most
of these reasons lie on the face Of
things.
Fright rates for instance. Between
producer and consumer. in a country
of the size of the United States. the
distances are often tremendous. Whe,.
freight rates were low the miles made
little differences in prices Today, with
freight rates at the top, every mile
takes its toll out of the man who eats
or wears the goods that are transport
ed. He pays it in an increase of price.
At the convention of wholesale groc
ers in Chicago last week the CHER
speaker said:
The railway charges from Denver
to Chicago would send New Zealand's
products twice around the world.
Also: Present freight rate increases
in this country moved the interior
cities, farms. forests and mines 600
miles back from seaboard and mar
ket.''
In terms of freight rates Belgium's
glass is nearer New York City than
.Ohio's; New zealandw's apples nearer
San Francisco than Colorado's. A
man shipping lettuce from Florida
TO a seaboard market recently got
Just IS cents for the carload, after
paying the freight charges. In some
cases Florida truck gardeners have re-.
ceived not even IS cents, or 80 gents,
after paying the freight. but have been
Obliged to take net loss for their
products
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padded, perhaps with char g
which the criminal will be strap
the convicted murderer is led Z
room is hermetically sealed ana
gas turned on.
The idea is to kill the man 'n''
fully"
However. Imagination hurts
than blows. No one needs
told how many thinking aD0u
lethal chamber and waiting i1
gas. will hurt the Criminal
" more than the familiar rope
its quick jerk.
So writes Mr.. Arthur Brlsps%
the Chicago Herald and EAs'
But why cannot our criminals
demned to suffer the death pe''ee
mercifully chloriformed WINE
sleep and thus pass out painiss''
unconsciously to the unknown IS
outside our little sphere which
spec in the infinitude OF space
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-04-29
POOP, WRETcHED HUMANITY

Grief-stricken beyond compare a Mrs.
Cameron, prominent in social circles.
writing a letter understanding her soul
in anguish to her husband. closed by
saying: I am bound for the deepest
depths of hell
She then deliberately killed herself
Commenting upon the deplorable IN
cident Mr.. Arthur Brisbane writes in
the Chicago Herald and Examiner as
follows:
Fortunately, we know that the
young woman was mistaken. Divine
power that created this earth. and
Betelguese, on which this earth
would be about as big as a potato.
does not sentence unfortunate crea-
lures to eternal fire for the mistake
OF moment, or year.
But divine WISDOM is shown II
the fact that we suffer here for orr
sins and crimes as did that unfortu.
nate woman driven to death bv SELF.
condemnation. And weak. supersti-
tious minds, attributing to divine
providence brutality that womb
shame an Apache, frighen themselves
into good behavior. by the nonexistent
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-04-29

A Mr.. Stokes. New York banker,
recently paid s427O0 for a fast trip
on a railroad from New York to Phila-
delphia. The trip was made in so
minutes by the watch. 1t could hav.
been made much quicker in an air.
plane flight. The time is not far dis
tant when that will be the mode of
fast travel and the trip from New
York to Philadelphia will be much less
than $4,000.
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HUMANE PUNISHMENT

The state Of Nevada has passed a
law along teh line of what is called
modern thought" Criminals in Ne
vada will no longer be hanged by the
neck until dead. They are to be killed
by lethal gas. as animals are mercifulIy
killed in the pound.
Into lethal chamber, presumably
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-04-29

One editor lately making a trip
through Florida with the National Edi-
torial Association. stated for himself
and his fellow excursionists that, so
far. their trip had corrected all the
erroneous opinions they had heretofore
held with relation to Florida
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-04-29

The Pointers, Of Pennsylvania
were .'Ponzied'' at ocala. The Pont
zers were trying to -Ponzie'' the rae
ing news, or thought they were. when
they were "Ponziei'' BY wire tappers
and an of them are nuts together.
Sanford Herald
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-04-29

1t is cui .us TO note. says county
sgent Gom1ae q Pasco county that
areas between gainesville and sisala
showed hardly any damage inst an
other freak Of I.asure. Citrus was not
damaged at all III any case
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-04-29

We have received $51s.SO. The rail-
way company is endeavoring to collect
$575.31, which. in our opinion is about
800 in excess of what charges should
be.
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The Boston TRANSCRIPT, ultrs 8
lican, says that President Ha''
Senator Lodge will live to res's
position on the Colombian y
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Evening star., 1921-07-31

squealings now, though there was
more to this music. There should
be added, among other noises. all
the agony three poisoned cats can
feel In their entrails, the belaborings
of hollow-log tomtoms by. sruwimi
witch doctors. and incessant cries of
passion from the depths of negroes
ecsN with toddy.
A plump h;nd touched Mr.. Blake's s
shoulder, and, lifting his pale glance
from below, he found that his sister
had ascended the gallery stairs to
speak to- him.
"What are they doing down there?'
he shouted.
'Toddling.'
"You mean dancing?"
Yes: toddling. It's dancing-great
fun. tool"
turned to look again. To his per-
turbed mind everybody seemed
bent upon the imitation Of an old
colored woman he had once seen
Sswaying on the banks of creek,
at baptism. She jiggled the upper
portions of her. he. remembered. as
If she were at once afflicted Fnd
Suplifted by her emotions; and at the
same time, she shuffled slowly about.
her very -wide-apart feet keeping
well to the ground. But this was not
sall that interested the returned Mr..
Blake. Partners in the performance
below him chung to each other with
q devotion he had never seen except
Evening star., 1921-07-31
vTf;- - "A Short Story by BOOTH HARRINGTON

at Jeanette, one would have to 60
back to the Restoration Of Chars
Stuart At that time she had BIZ
great gre eat-great-great
GRANDPARENTS. and probably some or
II EN- were familiar with n" conr
They would have misunderstood
Jeanette. and they would not have
been shocked.
81 just wanted you to see her.
Mrs. Troup shouted. ~ must run back
to my partner and finish this. Come
down when this number is over ana
meet some people"
was seen Than when she stood W"
side him. and sculptor would nave
been interested.
But he did not appear at the end
of the dance, nor could she md him
in the gallery or in his room -.
a little anxious, she sent maid TO
look AZ h M md 'r"seniiy the mao
came back and said that he had
walked away in the direction OF the
kitchen.
How strange" Mrs. Troup mur-
INJURED; but as her troubled eyes
happened to glance downward ooth
Of her hands o - - reSt ~ -, -,
alarm. Jennie. where's your apronT
she cried.
"It's on me. ma'am." said Jennie;
then shn disc. c"red that IL WASH l.
"why. how in the world
Uncle Charles was discovered in
the coal cellar. He had upon MIN
several aprons. a fur overcoat be.
longing to one of the guests. ana
most Of the coal.
Copyright. 1921. Consolidated Magazines Cor
Corporation. All rights reserved.
Evening star., 1921-07-31

and on the stage in France, because
But in France" he interrupted,
lin France they didn't let the jeune
file read the books or go to the
theater."
mo"
She paused. then added thought
fully: 'of course, Jeanette smokes"
what"
"Oh. that's nothing at ALL" she
said hastily. They've had to per-
NIT it In nearly all the restaurants"
He rose. leaning heavily upon his
chair, as If for support, and looking
rather more pallid than usual Il
think, If you don't mind" he mur-
INJURED, "I'll go directly to bed-and
rest"
DO" she said, sympathetically.
We'll talk some more about Jeanette
tomorrow. She's the most tovably
pretty thing in the world. and you'll
be era" She changed the phrase
hastily. you'll be delighted to have
such niece"
But. as 1t happened. when she be-
gan to speak of Jeanette the next
day he gently protested. I'm sure |
couldn't understand" he said, land
the effort rather upsets me. It would
be better to wait and let me form
my own impressions when see her"
A week later, When they were on
the train. and half the way home. a
telegram was handed to~Mrs. Troup
by the porter. Her brother. in the
Evening star., 1921-07-31

that she's just done exactly what
she pleased" :
He wiped 'his forehead again. and
inquired: You say she's gwen dances
while you've been away with me?"-
"Oh. she asks plenty of married
people, of course. We won't reach
the house till almost nine, and you
can go straight to bed Charles. I'm
afraid the music may disturb you T;
that's all. Dance-music is rather loud
ish. nowadays"
II was thinking he said slowly!
Il was thinking maybe I'd dress
and look on for a while; 1 do want
to see these new young people. 1t
might be a good thing for me to
begin to get accustomed"
so it might" she agreed, bright;
ening. THE truth is, I enjoy jean
nette's dances myself. like to enter
into things with her and be more like
a sisterly companion than a mother
in the old fashioned. strict sense
That's the modern spirit, Charles; to
be a hail-fellow of your Children
more a wise comrade than a parent
So. If you feel that you would be
interested in looking on, and won't
be disturbed-well, that's just too
lovely! And you'll adore Jeannette!'
He was sure of that, he said; and
added that as he was Jeannette's
uncle. he supposed it would be prop
er to kiss her when she met them
at the station.
"Oh, she won't be at the station"
Evening star., 1921-07-31

once or twice, and then under chance
circumstances which had cost him
a hurried apology. Moreover. IN
performers were by no meaps all
youthful; heads white as clouds
moved here and there among the
tuddlers: so did dyed heads, and so
did portly figures.
81 came up to point Jeanette out
to you" Mrs. Troup explained. shout
ing in her brothers ear. II wanted
you to see her dancing; she looks
SO beautiful. There she is! See!
Doesn't she look pretty?"
ed forefinger and found Jeanette.
JEANNETTE did look pretty" in
deed. She was glowing. dark
eyed. dark haired, exquisite young
thing shimmering with innocent
happiness. One Of her childish
shoulders bore a jeweled string:
the other nothing Most of her
back and a part of each of her sides
were untrammeled; and her skirt
came several inches below the knee.
unless she sat. Nothing her uncle
had ever seen had been SO pretty
as Jeanette.
To her four grandparents jean
nette would have been merely unbe-
lievable . Her eight great-grandpar-
ents, pioneers and imaginative, might
have believed her and her clothes
possible, but they would have be-
lieved with horror. In fact, to md
ancestors who would not be shocked
Evening star., 1921-07-31

"HE MUST PRETEND HIS IDEAL
BREAkFAST IS ONE-HALF GRAPE
FRUIT, ONE-HALF SKINNY SLICE
OF TOAST AND ONE MISSES SIZE
CUP OF vOLsTEAD COFFIsE.-
be sure and trust the wife's instinct
when some important question comes
up like shall I let the cat IN or leave
her out
As far as future brides is concerned.
they must be taught that nature
has so constituted man that they's
certain times in the day when he IL
cross and oher times when he il in
a good humor. When a t-ide has
accordingly. The times of day when
a man is in good humor IL generally
always always between 2:01 and 2:03
Pm. and the spell sometimes lasts
as long as fve minutes.
bride should also learn some
casions when the husband don't come
home. In the old days she use to
be able to amuse herself guessing
whether he was in a saloon or with
another woman. Now days they's no
fun guessing as she knows he amt
in a saloon.
One form of entertainment which
I have noticed moot wifes can dnd
q great deal of harmless enjoyment
in same. Is moveing the liveing rm.
furniture to different parts OF the
rm and changeing It back and make
ing up her mind II she likes II bet
ter here or there. Even IL you only
got one chair they's almost no limit
10 the different ways you can pose II.
These is only a few of the things
that every boy and gal should learn
before they enter the holy state of
matrimbny but even II they mas
tered these few rudimunts the papers
would have a whole lot less. divorce
news to print and more rm. for m
terviews with Edison and Bernard
shaw on what to do for gum boil1..
RING w. LARDNER.
eGreat Neck. July'29.
Evening star., 1921-07-31

roe Doctrine. The ideal husband
limits his remarks to:
II seen Mildred today and she
looked terrible" or Il seen Lizzie
this PM. and she looked terrible"
-History-The husband must school
himself to remember important dates
In history SO as when he is asked
what day is this. he can answer
right of the reel. this is the % Of
May and just yrs. ago today was
the first time you let me hold your
hand, or the first time you set In
my lap at the picture show. or what
ever 1t was that happened.
X X \
T Asst but not least, husband should
ought to know when to confide
in his wife and when not to. as 1t is
well known fact that a womans
intuition is a whole lot more reliable
than a mans judgment and they's
many a time when she Is libel to
give him a hunch that will help him
IN business or personal affairs. Like
for inst. every womHn in the world
thought Carpe-f;"- r''d win. So
Evening star., 1921-07-31

Wells and Shaw since she was
twelve. When you meet Jeannette
you must try to understand that she
belongs to different generation.
Charles: You see. Jeanette has had
so many influences that didn't effect
your own youth at all. For in
stance. she always insisted on going
to the movies even when she was
a little girl. and 1 rather enjoy them
myself when I'm tired; and then
there's the new stage-and the new
novel-you know, we have everything
on the stage and in books that we
used to think could only be in books
Evening star., 1921-07-31

THIS was but natural outgrowth
of this disease. which within a
year or two had developed. to the
point of fine legerdemain. and at
the end of ten years DR.. Cowrie. the
chief at the sanatorium. declared that
his patient Uncle Charley Blake.
could "steal the trousers off mans
legs without the man himself being
aware Of it." IT. is certain ths.
carefully fastened and safety-pinned
apron from a nurse. without the
nurses being aware of it. Indeed.
attendants. nurses and servants who
wore aprons learned to remove them
most watchful could seldom prevent
what seemed a miraculous exchange,
and "Uncle Charley would be wear
ing the apron that seemed but a
moment before to be secure upon the
He read nothing. had no diversions
and was immersed in the sole pre-
occupation of devising means to OBJ
tain garments which, Immediately
after he put them on, were dissolved
seriousness was concerned. Mrs. Troup
made efforts to interest him In books
and the outside world" kindly ef-
forts that only irritated him. How
can 1 reSu DOCKS ana neWSpdperS
he inquired peevishly from under the
bed. where he received her. Don't
you know any better than to talk
about intellectual pursuits to a man
that hasn't got stitch of clothes
to his name? Please use your reason
a little, Frances"
Mrs. Troup sighed and rose to de-
part-but found that her fur cloak
had disappeared under the bed
In fact, he had explained his con-
dition to her quite perfectly: it was
merely an excessive protraction of
the nervous anxiety experienced by
Q rational person whose entire ward
robe Is missing. No sensitive gen.
tleman. under such circumstances,
has attention to- spare from his eff
fort to clothe himself: and all in
formation not bearing upon that