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Tho dlHtrjct adjacent to Jacksonville today offers you the best
chanco to nmlco tho greatest possible returns for your money and
labor.
8i3K WHAT W13 OFFKltt Land located 12 miles from Jackson
ville, ii thriving city of 100,000 people and the gateway to Florida.
Tho land Is level with a good soil and clay subsoil, good drainage,
abundant rainfall, tho cllmato Is Ideal and there Is an unlimited sup
ply of good drinking water and artesion water.
Labor Is cheap and all kinds of building material is much less ex
pensive than in tho north. Wo have a navigable river running thru
tho land which affords cheap transportation to all markets.
The land produces big yields of pecans, Irish potatoes, sweet
potatoes, all kinds of fruits, berries, figs, winter vegetables, corn,
cotton, sugar cane, peanuts, hay and good stock.
WK IIAVU A 1,1, THIS TO OFFISH YOU at only $35.00 per acre on
easy terms. CMieap land and big profits. You cannot find a better
opportunity In tho country for making money and getting good re
turns on a small investment.
Write for further particulars about our monthly payment plan on
10 aero tracts as well as larger farms. Address
RALPH B. MURPHEY
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GBATISltAL AGENT FOR OWNEH
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Dad
Dad was never no hand to fuss;
Used to hurt him to hear us cuss;
Kind o' settled in his old ways,
Born an' raised in the good old days
When a tattered coat hid-a kindly
heart,
An' the farm was home, not a toilin'
mart,
An' a man was judged by his inward
self;
Not his worldly pelf.
Seems like 'twas yesterday we Sat
On the old back porch for a farewell
chat
Ere I changed the farm and the
simple life
For the city's roar an' bustle an'
strife.
While I gayly talked of the city's
charm
His eyes looked out o'er the fertile
farm
An' he said, as he rubbed where the
hair was thin,
"All right, son, you win."
'Member the night I trudged back
home.
Sinkin' deep in the fresh turned loam;
Sick and sore for the dear old place,
Hungerin' most for a loved old face.
When I had climbed the hilltop o'er,
There stood dad in the kitchen door,
An' he says in a voice from deep
within,
"Hello, son, come in."
One winter'a day, the first of snow,
He went the way that we all must go;
An' his spirit soared to the realms
above
On the wings of a simple hearted
love.
An I know that when I cross the bar
I'll find him there by the gates ajar,
An' he'll say, as he idly strokes his
chin,
"Hello, son, come in."
Williain Edward Ross, in Sioux
City Journal.
Where Playing a Joko Was Strenu
ous Business
"Billy" Walsh, who plays a lead
ing role in the melodramatic comedy,
jtiucKins- Kim," afforded his Ameri
can friends a great deal of fun dur
ing a visit to London two years ago.
In a joking spirit Walsh suggested
one morning that he put "on his
"Down East" makeup and have some
fun with the British cousins, says he:
"The first experience that I had
was sufllcient for the day and at its
termination I immediately went back
to the hotel and removed my Yankee
facial adornments and cowhide boots.
Going into a restaurant where were
seated two of my American friends
who went there by appointment to
see the fun, I ordered for breakfast
in my best nasal Yankee twang 'two
fried eggs, one fried on one side and
one fried on the other. The typical
iiingiisn waiter, looked slightly
puzzled but departed for the kitchen.
He returned in a moment and said:
" 'Excuse me, sir, would you mind
giving me that order again?'
" 'No,' I said, and repeated it.
"Still looking very puzzled he de
parted a second time for the kitchen,
but in a moment returned once more
and in a pleading voice said:
"'I'm very sorry to trouble you
again, sir, but will you give me that
order just once more?'
"I repeated the order again. In
perplexity he departed once more for
the kitchen, from whence in a mo
ment there came sounds of turmoil
and excitement, and in a moment my
waiter returned with his eye black
ened, his nose bleeding and his coat
and collar woefully torn, and in a
woebegone voice said:
" 'Pardon me, sir, but would you
just as soon have those eggs
scrambled, I have had some words
with the chef.' "Milwaukee Jour-nal.
A Jocular Peorinn
Booth Tarkington, like most litter
ateurs, writes a wretched hand. Of
this he said in New York recently:
"Once, crossing to Naples, I sat in
my deck-chair with pad and fountain
pen, at work on a short story. A
young Peorian stopped before me.
" 'By gosh,' he said, 'I wish I
could write as well as you do.'
"I smiled, and the Peorian re
sumed his promenade. The next time
he passed me he said again:
" 'Gee, what a hand! If I could
only write like that!'
"Again I smiled a flattered smile,
and the Peorian. made another round
of the deck. Then he said a third
time:
" 'Oh, if I could only write a hand
like yours!'
"Nettled a little by this third in
terruption, I said:
" 'Well, what would you do if you
could?'
"'Go to China,' said the Peorian,
'and write labels for tea boxes. "
New Orleans States.
, A Lightning .Clinnge ytist .
A young minister was invited to
spend his vacation at the summer
home of a wealthy member of his
congregation. The little daughter
watched the young man very closely
during the visit and one morning sat
down beside him and began to draw
on her slate.
"What are you doing?" the min
ister inquired.
"I'm going to draw your picture,"
replied the child.
The young man sat very still, and
the little girl worked away very
earnestly. Suddenly she stopped and
compared her work with the original.
"I don't like it very much," she
said. "I guess I'll put a tail on it
and call it a dog." Detroit Saturday
Night.
He Had Only to Be Humble
A minister, in an address to other
'ministers, once said that he thought
ministers ought to be humble and
poor, like their Master. "I have often
prayed," said he, "that I might be
kept humble; I never prayed that i
might be poor I could trust my
church for that." Harvester world.
Such a SImnie!
Social Agitator "Isn't it a shame
the way they work the help in tms
store? Fifteen hours a day, anu
wages almost nothing!"
Companion -"Why do you trade
here?"
S. a. "Oh, they sell things so
much cheaper." Chicago Times.
Tho New Sense
Actors frequently revive unex
pected proof of the realism of tfteir
art. Not long ago, on he occasion
of the performance of "Hamlet W
a distinguished English player, there
were no more interested and . w
sorbed spectators than two newsies
in the gallery. tnhinr tha
The boys had been watching tue
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