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Middletown transcript., 1922-06-17
BOY STOLE BICYCLES.
Charged With Theft OF Watch He Con.
fesses Wholesale Robberies.

New York.-Thirteen-year-old Pedo
Gomez, of Brooklyn, arrested on a
charge of stealing S. watch from
the son of Mounted Patrolman Joseph
J. Ryan, amazed the police by confess
ing that he had stolen Ill bicycles in
Prospect Park and sold them for $40
or SIS each. He spent the money, he
said, for daily trips to Coney Island.
Middletown transcript., 1922-06-17
Head of the National Woman's Party

Here is an up-to-date photograph
Of Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, president
Of the National Woman's party. which
Is now officially ut home in its new
Washington headquarters. This is the
historic old mansion which a century
ago served as the capitol while the
capitol burned by the British was b.
ing rebuilt. Mrs. Belmont, 1t Is re-
ported, gave most of the money which
made possible . the purchase of the
headquarters.
At the official "hOuse-warming"
the official prayer ended thus: Il pray
that heaven may bless our headquar-
tiers and the cause to which it is dedI-
Gated" There seems to be some diff
ference of opinion as to what that
cause is. Some think there will ulti-
mately be woman candidate for pres
ident, appealing to all women for sup
port.
The Immediate. purpose Of the
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amendment federal
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Middletown transcript., 1922-06-17
TRAIN KILLS THREE INSANE.
Express Hits Truck On Erie Railroad
At Binghan,ton N, Y,

Binghamton, NJ Y.-Three persons
were killed and three injured when Pa
cific Express Train No. 7, on the Erie
Railroad, hit truck at the Bingham.
ton State Hospital water works cross.
ing here. The dead are inmates of the
State Hospital for the Insane.
The engineer of the train is believed
fatally scalded and the fireman also
was seriously injured. The locomotive
was derailed.
Middletown transcript., 1922-06-17
TWO NAVAL FLYERS HURT,
Mayor Brainard And Lieutenant Aid
worth Fall in Georuia.

Augusta, Ga.-Major Brainard, Ma
rine Corps officer, and Lieut.. R. T. Aid
worth, of the Air Service, narrowly
escaped death when a De Haviland
airplane in which they were travelling
crashed to the ground at Camp Han.
cock landing field. Both officers are
at the University Hospital badly in
iured.
Middletown transcript., 1922-06-17
STEP TOWARD MEDIATION.
Peruvian-chilean Dispute Goes To
State Department.

Washington.-Steps have been taken
to lay before the State Department the
differences over Tacna-Arica which
have brought the Chilean-Peruvian con-
ference here to a standstill. 1t was
indicated, however, that the move did
not involve formal request for medi-
alton. but simply was for the purpose
of informing the United States Govern
ment, as host to the conference, regard
ing the delicate situation reached in
the negotiations.
Middletown transcript., 1922-06-17
KILLED IN PLANE CRASH,

r. c. Wheelock And Bride Meet Death
At Zion, III.
Chicago.-R. c. Wheelock, of Zion,
ILL.,, and his bride of two weeks were
killed and the pilot was injured when
an airplane fell 300 feet. According to
the pilot, John Metzger, the controls
jammed, causing the accident.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-05-20

fPrepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
The cost of power on tractor farms
in the winter wheat belt is somewhat
greater than when horses are used for
all the work, according to the results
of survey by the United States De-
partment of agriculture. A prelim-
mary report just issued shows, how
ever. that three-fourths of the tractor
owners were of the opinion that their
tractors were proving profitable.
This survey shows differences in the
cost Of power and labor due to the use
of tractors, the work done with them,
and the cost per acre for different op-
erations both with horses and tractors
Some 354 tractor owners in northern
Oklahoma, Kansas and southern Ne
braska were visited and complete
record of all work done with tractors
and horses during the year was OBJ
tanned, together with statements con-
cerning the farmers opinions Of the
advantages and disadvantages of using
tractors. The farms averaged about
500 acres in size, on which 352 acres
Of crops were grown in 1921, nearly
three fourths of the crop area being
in wheat.
The cost Of using tractors for draw
bar work on these farms averaged S4S4
for the year, or S1.00 per hour. These
farmers were keeping an average Of
S.3 head of work stock in addition to
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Fairy Tale
~ NJ hTJV CDhLNhf DNMArD
HERMIT THRUSH
"WARY GRAHAM 81

Il have black spots upon my waist
coat" said the Hermit Thrush, land
they are not there by accident.
mo, | have not upset the ink for l
don't use ink and l haven't dropped
any food or anything unmannerly like
that.
1T is simply that l have black spots
in order to have little decoration
upon my waistcoat. | dress rather
simply for the most part.
Brown and olive shades suit me
very well. But l have a reddish brown
tall. l think it is nice to end ones
self off with a touch of color
Perhaps l shouldn't speak of end
ing ones self off in just that fashion,
but l am sure you know what l mean
MY tail is at the end of me! And
l must have q touch of color to the
end of the tail.
Although my name sounds as
though l stayed away in the woods
and never came near people, it Is not
quite so.
II like people and am really quite
sociable. Many of my family have
been the same way, too. And we're not
in the least frightened or nervous or
excitable in a fearful, or nervous
fashion.
"Some Of my relatives may be, but
none that l have seen."
"We build our nest on the ground"
said Mrs. Hermit Thrush, land for
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Tractor Useo TOR Olskino.

their tractors and the cost per farm
Of keeping the wor,- stock for the year
was $541. Thus the total annual cost
Of power for drawbar work was $1,O25.
The tractors furnished the power for
40 per cent Of the drawbar work.
Variations in Cost of Power.
There were great variations in the
practices and costs on individual
farms and the results indicate that
often the cost of using the tractors
and keeping the work stock was exces-
sive Tor the amount OF work done.
Many tractor owners have not deter
mined exactly what work they can
use their tractors for most profitably
and what should be done with horses.
The average cost per crop acre was
$3.57 per year for drawbar power for
all the farms. This cost ranged from
1921 as the average for the fourth of
the farms with lowest costs to $4.76
for the fourth of the farms with high
est costs.
The tractors had been in use for %
months on an average and the first
cost had been Slab, about One-third
higher than the present price of trac-
tors Of the same size and type. Dur
ing the year covered by the investiga-
ton the cost of fuel and oil was also
somewhat higher than at present. On
account Of these lower prices it is
estimated that the present cost Of op-
Grating tractors purchased at current
prices would be something like 25 per
cent below the 1921 cost on these
farms
Tractors Reduce Horses and Labor.
The effect of the addition of the
tractor to the farm equipment was
shown in changes recorded after the
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HAD TO STAY IN
BED FOR WEEKS
Omaha Citizen Says He Is Now Rid
Of Troubles That Had Kept Him
Miserable for Years.

II was almost out of commission
when l began taking Tanlac, but 1t
has made me feel like new man In
a short time" said w. s. MeadVille,
1904 North Twenty-n.lth St, Omaha,
Neb.
my liver and kidneys were out OF
order and | had terrible pains in my
back and sides and was so bad of L
often had to stay in bed for two weeks
at time.
"The results l got from Tanlac were
a very glad surprise to me. 1t bene-
flied me in every way and l believe
the Improvement l received will prove
lasting and feel stronger and better
than In many a day."
Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-05-20

our roof we like nice evergreen tree
that is not too tall, so that it's branches
are low.
1--WE put our nest very often in the
soft lovely moss. Oh, what lovely
home we have, and what beautiful
homes most Hermit Thrushes have!
1T is the dearest, sweetest home in
all the world.'
Il think SO too," said Mr.. Hermit
Thrush, "but l suppose there are
others who say the same Of their
homes even when their homes are very
different from ours"
81 suppose so," said Mrs. Hermit
Thrush, 'but II does seem as though
no home could be lovelier than ours.
1t seems impossible that any other
home could even be half as lovely!
"Of course we have to keep our nest
hidden so it is safe, and that is why
we are thought to be so very shy-be-
cause we must have our nest off where
it is safe while the babies are young
and before they learn to look after
themselves.
"Often we are in danger. But let
not me think of that, Mr. Hermit
Thrush. Let me listen to you sing"
Then Mr.. Hermit Thrush did as
Mrs. Hermit Thrush asked, and he
sang the most beautiful of songs.
He sang about the woods and he
sang about the sky and he sang about
the moss and the little eggs and he
sang about Mrs. Thrush and of how
much he loved her.
He sang the loveliest and the most
beautiful of songs and the melodies
seemed more wonderful than ever to
Mrs. Thrush.
And mostly he sang about his little
mate and of his love for her and 1t
seemed almost as though his little
throat would burst with the joy of so
much beauty and so much wonder in
the world.
Then, after he had sung Mr.. and
Mrs. Hermit Thrush took little nap
and then they preened their feathers
for they liked to look their very best.
And that evening, during all Of the
twilight, as Mrs. Hermit Thrush busted
herself with her little nest household
duties Mr. Hermit Thrush sang for
her.
These are the words of one Of his
songs as nearly as they can be put
into our language:
There are blue green eggs that lie In
the nest,
And of all little eggs l love these best,
For they will be brides in very short
time,
And later their voices will be sublime.
The world is SO lovely. the nest Is 80
sweet,
My happiness is here. right at my feetl
only feel Joy. / cannot feel hate,
For above all thinI have so perfect
mate.
couldn't be sad with her about,
OF that you need never have douot?
The St. Mary banner., 1922-05-20

Cost Of Power on Horse Farms.
A group of s. farms where trac-
tors were not owned, but comparable
in size to those where tractors were
used. were surveyed in order to OBJ
tain direct comparison between
costs on farms where tractors are
owned and costs on farms Of similar
size and type where tractors are not
owned. There was an average Of 10.5
head Of work stock on these farms,
of which 1O.1 head were needed for
the work. One horse was needed for
each 33 crop acres while the tractor
owners were keeping one for each AZ
crop acres and needed, in addition to
their tractors. only one for each 81
crop acres.
The cost per head of keeping the
work stock was S66 per year where
tractors were not owned and $64
where they were owned. The horses
worked 4S2 hours per head on the
tractor farms and 624 hours on the
other farms. The cost per farm of
power for drawbar work where trac-
tors were not used was S701 as COM
pared with $1,025 where both tractors
and horses were used.
What Farmers Think Of Tractors.
The owners opinions regarding the
use of tractors showed that IS per
cent of the farmers interviewed be-
lieved that their tractors would be
profitable investments, and 72 per cent
of them intended to buy others when
needed The principal advantages
mentioned were the ability to do more
work in given time, and the saving
of horses in hot weather. Among the
disadvantages. the first cost and de-
probation and the running expenses
were mentioned most frequently. The
tractor was used as the primary
source Of power for field work by 50
per cent Of the owners, while Al per
cent used the tractors as supplement
tary to horses. In 21 per cent Of the
cases the tractor owners believed that
the tractors had been responsible for
some increased yield per acre.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-05-20
An Athlete.

although you considerably out
weigh your antagonist, you seem to
have had the worst Of the fight" said
the sympathetic old gentleman.
II was out of luck when l struck
him." replied the man who was nurs-
ing a broken face. "NObody told me
he'd been playing for years in jazz
orchestra" a."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-05-20
TAKE ASPIRIN ONLY
AS TOLD BY "BAYER"
"eayer" introduced Aspirin to the
Physicians Over II
Years AGO.

To get quick relief follow carefully
the safe and proper directions in each
unbroken package of "Bayer Tablets Of
Aspirin" This package Is plainly
stamped with the safety "Bayer Cross"
The "Bayer Cross" means the gen.
uine, world-famous Aspirin prescribed
by physicians for over twenty-one
years.-Advertisemen
The St. Mary banner., 1922-05-20
No Place 70 sszy,

(Little Helen breaks 10 "
newly engaged sister and As Y
Big Sister-Why, Helen a'sf
told you to stay in the hteha
Jessie till mamma comes hpnel
Helen-Yes, / know; but 'Al
sweetheart just now came, w' ]
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Obeys Orders.

Boy Scout (on right guard)-Halt
Who goes there?
Voice-Officer of the day.
advance, officer of the day, and eX-
plain what you are doing out at night
Answers.
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FOR HURTS AND SORENESS

Apply vacher-Balm. Nothing
as good" no matter what yea ~.
your druggist. E. W. Vaehs DC J
Orleans, La.--Adyertisemenl
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Her Diplomacy.

"Why is it a young sna w w
widow always seems to have Y VI /
chance with a man than sln !. "a
1ust as young and Just as ple'a T. = .
zone reason, l think, ! ,l.s,' Y, ;
young and pretty widow Aa' ! ~, I
how to keep from chanelns !, = y
the man has started on t.
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Try it. I now feel fus ~ sast .
Ga,s hGousework without any i,s t,ars. 81 |.
70 You can ?. use this letter a, svsss \. |. !
others 9t if you wish. "~arr ir Ss ~
HATFIELD, R. R.s, Sa5ias. ~ ~
.,I Housewives make a p,.,, = !;
allowing themselves d sls.s 49,
ana nervous that II i vsiI',;.a yG Y 1
sible for them to stteud y S!a
sary household dutiea 4a
pound should be taken sBss .a.a ]
notice such symptoms y s,s ~. u
backache, weakness ,nd h i,.s,l!'s ~!
will help you and prevent msr ~, 4
trouble: Give it I tair tri,l 'i N =
helped Mrs. Hatfield, jussaAlsss "
many other women.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-05-20

DR., peery's Dead Shot. 10 ssa II s.s,sis
Pin Worms. Round "o.u .s.aa,uss viss 81
,Ss,t hut the nsssi1s mass' IL e s ,.s, :
out also. One dose p''
advertisement.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-05-20
The Principal lndu'sass :,

The PTIHVIPeH n. n n
what sends men into 'as =, : ! )
ners of the worldr' asks = ,s,l " III d
magazines. Our guess y sar,s 'rs i b
hone of seeing their nar''
newspaper headlines -
The St. Mary banner., 1922-05-20

We are all sorry for the man who
never feels sorry.
The St. Mary banner., 1922-05-20

Treat Seeds for Smut.
Treat seed oats, wheat and rye for |
smut
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AGENTSeIf you have spare time and would
like to make IS per day write me. e. ].
GOoDIER, Boz 3sl A. BEAUMONT TEXA1
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Worst Animal Pest.
the world.
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SURVEY SHOWS DIFFERENCE IN
COST OF TRACTOR AND HORSES


purchase of the tractor. On an aver
age, these farms had been increased
by so crop acres and there had been
reduction of IA months In the
amount of regular labor used. Three
and one-third head Of work stock IN
addition to those on hand at the time
of the Investigations would have Deen
necessary If the work had all been
done with horses The tractor owners
considered that they needed in addi-
tion to their tractors an average OF
only G5 head, whereas they were actu-
ally keeping 8.3 head.
Effect of Use of Tractors on Power
Costs.
There was q net increase OF S1Ub
per farm in the combined cost OF
power and labor due to the use OF the
tractor, after deducting the cost OF
keeping the work stock which had
been displaced and the value OF the
family and hired labor saved.
Had all the surplus horses been
sold there would have been a further
reduction of about Sis per farm in
the cost of horse labor. On many OF
the farms there had been reduction
of feed for work stock due to the use
of the tractor, and If this had been
taken into account a further saving
of about SAT per farm would have
been shown.
The analysis of the cost per acre OF
power and man labor for different
operations when done with tractors
and horses gave the following aver
ages:
Flowing spring and fall with
tractors 81 80 per acre
Flowing spring and fall with
horses ........................ 1ss per acre
Listing with tractors ........ 1.10 per acre
Listing with horses ...... LOS per acre
Disking (tandem disk) with
tractors NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. III per acre
Disking (tandem disk) with
horses LOS per acre
Drilling with tractors ........ So per acre
Drilling with horses .......... 81 per acre
Drawing binder with trac-
tors 81 per acre
Drawing binder with horses. Sc per acre
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08

President Harding, apparently, does
not share the view of the Ku Klux
Klan that Catholics are a menace to
the United States. Mr.. Pierce But
Ter nominated Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court by the President,
is member of the Roman Catholic
church and first class legal mind
besides. That nomination is as good
an answer as any that could be made
to religious prejudice. one of several
things that this country does not
ant..-Arthur Brisbane
If there is one besetting sin great
er than another in this country it is
the sin of religious intolerance and
denominations warning against one
another set poor example. We be-
lieve that the membership of all de-
nominations are sincere, their pur-
poses laudable and that all of them
are travelling by different routes to
the same end We believe with 10
Sharp Williams that God is as good
to his children as we are to ours, and
you know that, while we chide and
chastise them for their sins, we al
ways forgive them and always love
them. He put us here with the birds
and trees and flowers to make us hap
by. We believe that men and women
who try to be good fellows in that
they are good and helpful to one an
other, will have a good reception
when they cross the border We get
tired of the Puritanism that teaches
that God is hunting for an excuse to
dam. us, says the retiring sentaor.
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08
FRIENDS OF 4oLD LANG sYNE"

Col. Frank Harris, the editor of the
Ocala Banner, and the editors of the
Gainesville Sun have been fast friends
for full forty-three years. We knew
each other before there was any rail-
road to Ocala or to Tampa or to Mi
ami or any railroad connecting us di-
rectly with Pensacola Together we
have seen Florida grow. And, to this
growth Frank Harris has contributed
very large share. We have now to
thank our old friend for saying:
I'VE are sorry that Col Bob Davis
is too modest to have reprinted in
the Sun those beautiful eulogies paid
to him by the state press. His ''own
people" should know how he has in
gratiated himself into the affections
of the people of the whole state"
If we have not printed those more
than kind mentions which the state
press has given us it is not for the
want of appreciation. They are craven
on our heart and we cherish them
more than we would great riches
Gainesville Sun.
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A WAR VETERAN DIES

A dispatch from Fort Lauderdale
says that Currie A. Bennett, %, a
world war veteran of Ocala was
found dead this morning about Is
miles west of here where he was en-
ployed in dredging operations. A
coroner's inquest rendered a verdict
that he had died from heart failure.
Bennett served as a sergeant of
artillery in France and was gassed.
He was confined to government
hospital for several months, under
going treatment and had been re-
ceiving government compensation for
his disability. Bennett was placed in
charge of operating supply boat
from Grifin's dam to the dredge. 1t
was in front of the supply shack west
of Davie that his body was found.
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08
BROOKSVlLLE HAS A DlSTlN
GUISHED VISITOR

Our good friend, Mr.. Raymond
Robins of Chicago, who has won an
international reputation is spending
while in Brooksville, the place OF
his nativity.
He recently made an address be
fore the Rotarians of Tampa and is
booked to make another address in
Tampa on December 10.
In his younger life Mr.. Robins was
citizen of Ocala, and if we remem
Der correctly studied law and was
admitted to the bar here.
We hope that an invitation will be
given him to visit our city and ad
dress our citizens
In the world conflict Mr.. Robins
visited Russia on commission of
some sort, and has great many in.
teresting and some thrilling exper-
fences to relate.
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WERE THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE
TRAITORS?

Rev. J. S. Lean. retired Methodist
minister, preached a Thanksgiving
sermon at st. Petersburg, and in the
course of which, eulogising Mr.. Abra-
ham Lincoln, he said.
He gripped the viper of treason
by the throat, ehoked it to death and
bung its body into the deep sea of
forgetfulness, with no possibility of
resurrection.
This retired minister should devote
some of his spare time in reading up
on the formation of this government,
and when he shall have done so, if he
be honest and candid, he will not be
so ready to say that Mr.. Lincoln
"gripped the viper of treason by the
throat because there was no viper
of treason for Mr.. Lincoln to have
"gripped by the throat, choked to
death and flung its body into the sea
of forgetfulness. =
Fortunately the record of history
is quite clear upon these points.
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sixty-five days. Not many FEARS ago
the clerk of Sc court vsS paid as
clerk for the eounts commissioners
from forty dollars to seyenty-five dol
lars per month. Now the pay is one
hundred and sixty-fye dollars per
month The cost Of the superinteB-
dent schools ofice shows a like cost.
The cost of road construction and re
pairs shows worse condition.
IN the behalf Of the owners Of the
twenty-fonr hundred the different
pieces of properties that are adVer-
tised for tax sales last spring and IN
behalf of low sales Of farm goods and
ready cash on hand beg OF you 10
have our gossrnmsnt aud the next
legislature TO cut out some Of the
immense cost of state and county
government and to reduce state tax
levy so there will be little surplus
in our state treasury
Now is the best time for our tar
payers to appeal to our aw makers
to reduce cost of state and county
government. ->-.-~>,
Yours truly.
L s LIGHT.
The Ocala banner., 1922-12-08
POSSIBILITIES OF THE WIRELESS

David Sarnoff, said to be one of
our greatest electrical engineers. has
the following to Say about the possi-
bilities of the radio:
''The time will come when we will
hear in our homes, in our public
places, in our offices, the protests of
a multitude in some foreign and op-
pressed land crying out against the
tyranny of their rulers, or the clamors
of the public toward some great and
beneficent leader.
When this comes to pass we will
have literally for the first time the
voice of the people, and what this
will bring in its wake challenges the
Imagination of a Wells or the prophe-
tic powers of an Isaiah. But whatever
will come, it will be in the direction
of greater freedom, for the oppor-
tunity of expressing ones self is the
greatest gift of freedom"
So it will prove worldwide Gala
nifty if gotten into the possession of
a private monopoly.