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McINTOSH PETERB

1 A Thriving and Most Beautiful Little Town STANLEY

Twenty Mites North of OcalaI

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Some f Her Industries a

McIntosh a charming little vil-

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with highclass modern build-

ings

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x hard paved streets and drive-

Ways wide spreading live oaks and

other shade trees and wellkept shrub

berg Situated on the south bank of

the dreamy old Orange Lake twenty

miles northwest of Ocala in Marion

county Surrounded by some of themost prosperous farms and possi-

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the most fertile lands in this sec ¬

tion of the state Orange culture has

been one of the chief products of Mc

Intosh and is rapidly regaining its

former reputation Early spring and

fall vegetables are extensively plant-

ed

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and generally bring the growers

rich returns4 There are many true marks of

prosperity in and around McIntosh

Neat wire fences enclose fields barnsand residences The buildings generally are far above the average in

cpoint of modern style and beauty

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The people of McIntosh are a well

bred kind hearted social and ac¬

commodating kind They are espec-

ially fond of music There is said to I

be more pianos in McIntosh thanany other town of its size in the I

state Mr Stanley was the recip-

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of a splendid musical entertain ¬

lment given by the McIntosh Peer-

less

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String Band and my soul was

lost in the realms of the regions of

Golden Harps above as the softsweet strains of piano violin andguitar mingled in harmony and float-

ed away upon the soft moonlight to11 kiss the placid waters of the crystal

lake And as the echo died in thedistance Mr Manners the big travel-

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man whom it is said has soldmore farm machinery than any man

ito his weight in the world came

x npon the scene with the fussiest setof bones in Florida He joined

t the band and was unanimously votedthe star performer-

The McIntosh public school is oney of the best ia the county and begins

i this season with growing prospectsEnrollment about 90i Principal Mrs

F Lula B Bradford i Intermediate MissF

Mary Taylor Primary Miss Char-

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new Baptist church has just beencompleted at a cost of 2000 A-

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chqrcb has been built with-

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f the last arThe oldest churchI

there is the Methodist The PresbY-

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contemplate building within I

the next year A fine bathing pool1i furnishes much comfort and pleasure

to the lovers of open air bathing andswimming-

THE BUSINESS SIDE OF MCrVTOSH

Christian Dickson are the lead-

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c merchants of McIntosh Theyt

carry a complete and uptodate lineof general merchandise not usuallyfound outside of a department storeThey have recently purchased thestore formerly owned and operated-by W R Baker and besides thisthey own and operate a big depart-ment

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store at DnnnellonThey are making special efforts in

their millinery lines this fall TheirMclBtoeh department is under the

r personal supervision of Mrs Seabret while at Dnnnellon Miss Oct-aa Hellams of Baltimore is incharge-

We find these gentlemen wideawake thoroughgoing business menin every respect having attained theirsphere in the business world bystraightforward fairness justice andrecognizance of personal worth intheir customers

y MR J K CHRISTIAN-

Mr Christian came to this imme-

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section from Kentucky in 1883

and was one of the first settlers of-

t McIntosh He afterwards married inIllinois His home in the southlimits of town is a picture of comfortand beauty surrounded bya prettyorange grove and overlooking thelarge lake Mr Christian is a strictMember of the Baptist church a

i tnMtee of the public school and adirector of the Central NationalBank at Ocala He left home whilexyet a lad and threw himself solelyvpon his own resources and today

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be attributes his success to his prac-

tice of firmness in business and un-

tiring efforts to succeed in the face ofevery opposition

MR H L DICKSON

Mr Dickson who came here fronGeorgia some eighteen years ago isa gentleman of unquestionable char-

acter After taking a peep at thprospects of flowers Mr Dickson returned to Grorgia where he plucked

a fair rose of that good old statewho is now Mrs Dickson He has

the prettiest home in McIntosh is aconsistant member of the Baptisichurch an unceasing worker for themoral social and educational interests of his home to vn and surroundingcountry He is executor for the M

Neal estate at McIntosh consisting of

valuable real estate and other property

31IKTOSH HOTEL

McIntosh has one of the best hotels in the state for a small town under the personal supervision of Mrs

Baldwin rates 200 per day The

rooms are neat and clean and thebeds are comfortable The fare is

firstclassJ A ilUKRELL CO

J A Murrell Co growers anddistributors of Florida fruits and veg-

etables is one of the leading businessconcerns of this that section Theyhandle in connection with otherbusiness Mr Sampsons fruit consist ¬

ing of two large groves one at

Boardman and one at Seven OaksThey handle the Key West varieties-of fruits and vegetables in car loads

and local lots Last season this firm

handled 200 cars of watermelons andexpect to exceed this figure this sea-

s nDR G S MEANS

This gentleman is a well knownMarion county boy who has alreadyreached large degree of success inhis line of business Dr Means tookmedical lectures at Mobile Ala in1893 graduated at Atlanta 189495

after which he returned to his home-

at McIntosh and practiced five yearsHe then went to New Orleans where-he took a second graduating coursefrom Tulane University goingthrough with exceeding high honorsThe doctor is yet a young manthefuture husband of some charmingFlorida girl He enjoys a large prac¬

tice and a gilt edge reputation andis still climbing going on up the hardold ladder of success and usefulness-

THE DUXGARVAN FARMS-

A friend in McIntosh advised meto drive by and take a peep at theDungarvan Farms lying from oneto four miles southwest of this village-by the lake I had never met theowner Mr S H Gaitskill but fromthe description given me had notrouble in recognizing this true typeof old Kentucky blood when I methim riding in on horseback from hisfarm to his picturesque home intown He waybilled me to his manager Mr Rhodes R Whittington-who with his interesting wife andtwo sweet babies live out on thefarm

This farm consists of three hundredacres

The leading product of the farm isShorthorn Durham beef cattle and

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there is some beauties of this typeI there The entire stock of cattle is

about two hundred and fifty headI

These cattle are pastured altogetherunless fed a little in the dead of win¬

ter on velvet beans and other pro ¬

ducts of the farm They have soldabout forty good beef steers this sea¬

son at a remarkably good price Iwas shown two fine bulls threefourths blood that will be for salethis season They arebeauties to saythe least All different breeds arekept in separate pastures thereforekeeping the blood and breeds pure

All owners of fine cattle shouldj

take a look over the thanFarms

Eighty five sheep have recentlybeeh added to the live stock Ofthese there is six pure blood Dorsettemutton sheep that will be used forbreeding in several different respects

Eightyfive Berkshire hogs are now

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on the farm They are sold gross foi5c per pound One ofthe ehoggwas butchered last season and out

of which the hams alone after being

smoothly turned weighed 25 pounds

each The hogs here are fed principally on velvet beans being turnedmon the beans just before maturity

There is one hundred and fifty healof goats common scrub and Angorawhich are being crossed resulting-

in a splendid animal Some February kids were recently butcherecwhich weighed six pounds to thequarter-

The agricultural feature of thefarm is interesteng and instructiveWithin it lies a lesson that every

farmer in Marion county should learna lesson of proved farm machin-ery and its uses

There are about one hundred anc

fifty acres planted to corn fifty acres

of which are also planted in velvetbeans Let me pause just here tcsay these are beyond a doubt the

finest velvet beans the writer hasever seen Riding close by them on

horseback it is impossible to ridethrough them ones head is justhigh enough above the solid mat of

vines to see over The tangled mass

is perfectly level on top like a largegrape arbor and the vines are very I

heavily fruited It is reliably esti¬

mated that the fifty acres will make-

an average yield of forty bushels ofbeans to the acre

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It is the managers opinion thatthe corn will average twentyfivebushels some will go as high as thirtyfive

Among the farm implements weI

we noticed one fourmule Deering-

corn harvester cuts and binds six

acres of good corn per day A Deering oat harvester cuts and binds five

acres per day with two mules A

first class weeder a corn planterwhich opens drops and covers tworows at a time Two walking culti ¬ I

vators one spring tooth riding culti-

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besides the various styles of

disc plows mowing machines rakesetc etc

A gasolene engine is installed forI

elevating cutting and grinding-

A splendid well of water 150 feetdeep with wind mill attachment fur-

nishes

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water to cemented waterI

boxes throughout the lots stablesand into some of the pastures

There are six tenant houses severalI

barns and feed rooms wagon sheds I

etc A modern and thoroughly uptodate dwelling house for the ma-nagera

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beautiful home indeedOne of the finest specimens of stock

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the farm is Herbert a very fineregistered stallion This horse waswas bred by cKee Wilson of theCloverdale Stock Farm in Tennessee-He

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is one of the fastest and prettiestmovers in the state I

Give the W men a Trial

In twentyfive states charges ofgraft are being or have been re-

cently¬

under investigation Thisdoes not include the deparment ofagriculture and the public printing¬

fice at Washington Such a state ofpolitical affairs might operate to pre ¬

vent women from wishing to assumeany responsibility as a governing fac¬

tor were it not that the underlying-force in the woman suffrage move¬

ment is a sense of duty and a feelingthat womans criminality in thesepolitical matters has been her indiffer ¬

ence andwillingness tojshirk the right¬

ful duties and burdens of citizenshipThinking men are beginning to feeltheir inability to cope with the grow¬

ing dishonesty in public life and tofeel that in some way they ought tohave the aid of the reserve moralforce ttere is in women Often dothey sign eagerly a woman suffragepetition saying Yes I am lor that i

women cannot do any worse thanmen have done and I believe in giv¬

ing them a trial to see if they canhelp us out Our greatest encour ¬

agement hope that they will liesin our belief that men and womentogether can accomplish for good inany direction more than either canaloneExchange

Cause of Insomniay Indigestion nearly always disturbsthe sleep more or less and is oftenthe cause of insomnia Many caseshave been permanently cured byOhamberlains Stomach and LiverITablets Forsale by all Druggists m

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PROHIIITIOH DOES NOT prOIlIIT

To the Editor Ocala Banner I

Permit me to use your columns inanswering the overzealous misleading expostulations of our worthcounty school superintendent and ap

prentice reformer Mr CamSMr Cam in his article in the Even-

ing Star wants to know whether thegrantees of liquor permits issued by

the board of our county commission-

ers at their last meeting can do business without United States licenseNow is this not an intelligent inquiry

I coming from one who is supposed toenlighten our future generation-will

Iassist you Mr Cam All people

engaging in any kind of business requiring United States license have tocomply with that statute first justhe same as they have to procurestate and county license second andif doing business in any incorporatestown city license third This is toprocure revenue to pay the running

expenses of the different branches ofdirect government

Now that I have enlightened Mr

Cam about United States license Idesire to state that I am not only reliably informed but I know that twcof those 13 permits granted will not

be materialized and have reliable information that another making threewill not be used thus leaving only 1C

as we now have in the county-

Mr Carn says he is possessed of

reliable information that there are

six blind tigers already in Marioncounty It would seem to the ordi ¬

nary citizen that Mr Cams duty as

the ardent reformer which he pro ¬

fesses to be to say nothing of his be ¬

ing a county official is if he is pos ¬

sessed of such reliable information-to immediately have his reliable in-

formant procure the necessary affi ¬

davits and put these men in tigersclothes in the county jail

Mr Cam has placed himself on thehorns of a dilemma He has either a

reliable information etc or he hasnot If he has and does not put itat the service of the county officials-

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is wilfully neglectful of his duty-

as a reformer as a citizen and as acounty official or if he claims thathis information is not sufficient toconvict how does he expect to stopthe illegal sale of liquor in a dry I

county if such reliable information-as

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he boasts of possessing is useless-

in a wet county-

If there are six blind tigers now in-

a wet county which Mr Carn and I

his reliably information cannot putan end to how many blind tigers I

does he expect to be in operation in I

the same county if dry I

Now Mr Cam why keep on pra ¬

ting prohibition does prohibit whenI

you furnish proof that it does notAbout Alachua Mr Carn seems to

be very well pooled as to her blindtiger business He tells you that outof the fifteen United States licenseholders six were put behind the barsMaybe he also attributes the allegedprosperity of Alachua county to the

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flourishing of blind tigers there buthe has not told you yet what has beIcome of the remaining nine blindtigers which he admits exist by say-

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that only nine remain there nowwhilst Marion county being wet hasonly six blind tigers according tohis reliable or unreliable infor ¬

mation as the case may beYes Mr Cam you have furnished

proof that prohibition does not pro¬

hibit Yours very trulyJOHN JERRY

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Consulting and Analytical Chemist Memberof the Society of Chemical Industry Lon ¬

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P O Box 703

OCALA FL Oct 22 1901

Messrs Strauss Co Wholesale Whiskyi Merchants Ocala Fla t

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nstructions I visited your warehouse on

the 19th instant and personally selectedfrom your stock a sample of

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The aboVe results show the whisky to be-

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srpan S tcarefully blended brand of high grade

and that it has been disstilled from a clean pure grain mu fThe amount of fusel oil and of volatile acids is very low

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