A 'IIUIN LOAD OF HLTTIiKltS VISITING I1UKUANIC-OOAIA COLONY
WHERE THOUSANDS ARE FLOCKING
A BRIEF STORY OF COLONY BUILDING THAT HAS ASTOUNDED
THIS COUNTRY.
BY CLEMENT YORE.
One of the most tremendous land
movements ever seen in America is
progressing at the present time to
wards Burbank-Ocaia Colony , In
JMarlon County. Florida. Ono simply
cannot compichendhat it means to
eo a thousand people purchasing
farms in Just a few days. Ono haa
no Idea of a country that ono month
contains no habitations , and the next
thirty clayy la dotted over with cot-
tagcu ; is throbbing and active with
Slfo and movement , and is the center
of improvement that canals , If not sur
passes , those great days of the far
west when whole counties were peopled
pled oror night.
Out this movement towards Florida
OHAH. 11. mm ; .
Florida' ! Wow ICoiplru llulldor.
la far more Interesting and of greater
Import than any movement towards
3and heretofore recorded in this coun
try. Thu pilmal Influence of this
great movement IB Charles II. Slog
md ' the organization which ho has
promulgated.
i This man is the pioneer of Florida
In the matter of placing northern men
land women upon Florida farms. Less
Shan ono year ago Charles II. Sleg or
ganized his first colony , which was lo
cated In St. Johns Park , Florida.
Every acre of the 30.000 comprising
thlb colony was sold within 30 days.
The demand was so great ( hat Mr.
Sleg secured another tract of land ,
amounting to some 30,000 acres , at
Jacksonville Heights , and this In turn
fjraa nold out with the rapidity of the
Orst colony.
Today nt these two great colonies ,
8L Johns Park and Jacksonville
Heights , are to bo seen many beautl-
tul cottages ; hundreds of farms are
being worked ; settlers are thoroughly
atlslled ; land values have aribcn
100 % , and many of those settlers who
bought land , and have not even im
proved u as yet , are actually refusing
In profits more than the amount of
money they paid for their homes.
Then Mr. Sleg began his bearch for
his greatest and his best Florida farm
community. After careful scrutiny
of nil Florida lauds , ho decided that
Marlon County , north of the County
Seat , Ocala , hold the greatest piomiso
for his Ideals , and ho purchased a
largo tract of land here.
Upon one side of this property lies
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad ; on
the other , the Seaboard Air Line ; and
ffhl liov how casr It la to clear land , tlmnly br
tottluc iiro to tbo 'uunu , which contain
Urgu qunntltltb of turjicmtno.
through the heart of It travels the
Ocala & Northern Railroad. Upon
the eastern border of the colony ,
which Mr Sleg has called Burbank-
pcnla. the beautiful Ooklawnha river
jrunt , and over the breast of Us waters
Itravel pustengcr and freight steam-
rs from Palatka to Silver Springs.
It Is thus neon that transportation ,
the gicatest and most necessary ot all
adjuncts to a farm community ,
reaches its highest point of develop ,
meut at Burbank-Ocala finlnnv.
i But a short time ago Charles II.
Bleg announced through the public
press his Intention of selling this prop-
srty , as he had sold hla former colonies
nies In 190D. The response to those
announcements so great that it
lurpassed the Ideas of Mr. Slog. To
day the evidence which this man haa
kt hla flnger ends of the enormous
Demand for Florida soil , is more aston
ishing than the reading of a work of
fiction.
Surely thla Is the day of back to
the boll.
To take a trip over the Burbank-
Ocala Colony la to have a pleasu.ro
that amounts almost to n vacation.
l As ono approaches Florida upon
my of the great railroads reaching
tbla state , QUO la at once struck with
the conversation ona hears in the
making , dining or sleeping car. This
conversation IB almost wholly con-
lined to the topic of Florida , and gives
nn Intilght into the real condition of
the fame of this great state , for these
people come from almost every sec
tion of the North American continent.
Every train carries many men and
women who arc going to Florida , and
strnngo as It may seem , the majority
of them are routed to Burbank-Ocala
Colony.
From the worn-out hills of New Eng
land , from the cold and bleak moun
tain camps of the mining districts of
the Rockies , from beautiful California ,
from chill and snow-laden Canada ,
from the cities and from the larms ,
Catholic and Jew , college professor
and bricklayer these are the people
who are settling today in Burbank-
Ocala colony. Every race , every re
ligion , every trade and every profes
sion has some man or woman who is
n settler at Hurbank-Ocala , and who
from i his fact , prove that this land
satisfies all people and all classes of
people.
Theio are three new townsltes in
this colony , places where Chas II. Sleg
and his oiganlzatlon have decided to
build cities. When ono sees what
these cities were but a short time
ago , and looks at them when ono arrives -
rives at Uurbank-Ocala Colony , ono
has on idea of what their appearance
will bo six months from today.
The people are moving upon the fertile -
tile Holds of Durbank-Ocala Colony in
largo numbers ; they are preparing
those fields for the reception of their
Ilrst crops ; they are building their
homes , and in the wake of these set
tlers is traveling the commerce to
the various lines of business , that de
pend upon an agricultural community
for their existence.
Marion County , Florida , Is the ban
ner county of the state. It is the
county which but a few years ago in
competition at Tumpa , Florida , with
every county in the state , took first
pri e for agricultural and horticultural
products.
Marlon County has more flno roads
than any county in the state. It has
local and long distance telephones
upon Its farms , and one sees here
more luxury in an hour's travel by au
tomobile or team than one would be-
llevo possible in a farming section.
Wo must remember In traveling
The { Experiment Fnnu nt Jlurbnnk-Ocala Colon/ .
over Florida , that these people whoso
homes \vo see , and whoso fields we ,
marvel nt. make their njonoy and'
build their homes , not by the man-
killing toil of working ICO acres of
ground like is done in the north , but
Florida is the spot where a man is
rich who owns a ten acre farm.
Without the question of a doubt , the
greatest and most delightful portion
ot Florida , \\hero plcasuio and profit
aiowound and Inters omul , Is Marlon
County , and in the very heart of this
great county is located Burbauk-Ocala
Colony.
If you want to toad something of
this gieat colony ; if you want to know
in the language of irrefutable proof
and undeniable facts and figures ; if
you want to see with the eye of a
camera what is now being done at
Hurbank-Ocala , write for "Ten Acres
and Freedom. " a book Issued by Chas
II. Slog , and prepared \\ith a most
comprehensive knowledge of nil ques
tions arifaliig in the mind of a man
who contemplates making Florida hia
homo
This great book Is very expensive ,
and It Is Illled with absolute proof that
tolls a story which no man can deny ,
and it tolls it in the language of com
mon sense.
In nn interview with Mr. Slog re
cently , ho nuxdo the prediction that
every aero of Uurbank-Ocala Colony
would bo sold before fanners in the
north \\eio enabled to start plowing.
Thlb means that many thousands of
acres must bo bold each and every
week , and that hundreds of settlers
are bu > lng this land every day.
The olllco of the llurbank-Ocnln Col
ony Is located at the city ot Ocala. in
Marlon County , is filled with settlers
and prospective bottlers to this colony -
ony , and the best part of It all Is that
these settlers are hatlsfled. Many of
Settlers living In tcnti unUl their homes are built
them are sent to Burbank-Ocala for
the purpose of investigating and mat
Ing sure , not only for themselves , but
for their friends , relatives and nolgh <
bors , and most of these men buy lui
mediately after & clug this land ftr
many peoplo.
To glvo one scfmo Idcn of the value
of this property , and how firmly con
vinced the Company Is that it will
stand any investigation , the Board of
Directors of the Now South Farm &
Homo Company have authorized Chns.
11. Sieg to sell this colony land upon
the strict guarantee that if it is not
satisfactory to the purchaser , ho may
ask for and receive back every cent
ho has paid , together with C % Inter
est , any time before the actual deliv
ery of the deed.
This land is selling nt the price of
$25.00 per acre , upon the terms of
50 cents per acre clo\vn , and 50 cents
per aero per month until the land la
paid for , thus giving every purchaser
4 ! ) months after bin application has
been received to complete his pay
ments , while ho can move on and take
possession of bin farm after a single
payment of only fiO cents per ncro.
This is at the basis of 17 cents per day
for each 10 acres purchased.
My ndvlce to ovciy man who really
wants to make nn investment out of
nis tinny savings , umi win como uncic
to him in profits that are limited only
by his own capabilities , is to write at
OHCO for the great book called "Ten
Acres and Freedom , " and Inform him
self thoroughly before ho buys , and
; > rove to hit , own satisfaction that Bur-
ijank-Ocala Colony is really entitled
to all of the tremendous patronage
which It is receiving today. ,
Just send in the coupon below. No
letter is necessary , and you will re
ceive by return mall this great book
freo.
BIG FLORIDA FREE BOOK COUPON
NEW SOUTH FARM & HOME COMPANY
950 Merchants Loan end Trait Bljg. , CHICAGO
AB per jour announcement In our paper ,
[ ilcasc send me "Ton Acrrq anil Freedom , "
which dencrlbca your Burbank-Ocaln Colony
farms In Mai Ion County , Florida. I do not
agree to buy u furm , but I will read this litera
ture thoroughly.
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Address , N
The Walter Was Too Smart.
"I ate my breakfast this morning In
a Market street restaurant , " said a
down-town business man , "and some
thing occurred that particularly ap
pealed to my sense of humor. A man
and a woman were seated opposite
me , and the waiter placed a large
plato of biscuits before the two. 'I
prefer bread , ' said the woman. In a
jiffy the biscuits were whisked away
and replaced with the staff of life. I
noticed a wistful sort of expression on
the man's face as the biscuits disap
peared , but he made no remark. 'I
guess she's the boss of that ranch , ' I
thought , and then the woman turned
and said : 'I bellevo the girl thinks wo
are together. ' As the waitress came
back to give the couple a check she
was just about to punch the amount ot
two meals on ono when she looked up
suddenly and asked If they wcro to-
jethor. In ono breath they said 'No ! '
Well , you should have seen that girl's
face. She blushed furiously and then
capped the climax by saying : 'Oh , you
sat there so quiet like , not speakin' ,
I thought you were married. ' " Phila
delphia Record.
Sight-Seeing with Reservations.
Out of the Grand Central station the
other day came a couple the slsht of
whom caused citizens who saw them
to admit to themselves that there
might be , after all , some basis of
truth in the "Uncle Josh" jokes of
the allegedly funny papers. The old
man grasped his carpet bag and bulg
ing green umbrella firmly , and looked
up and down the street , his mouth
agape.
"There's a heap o * sights in Now
York , I gv.css , Maria , " ho said. "I
misdoubt If wo sco them all. "
The old lady's mouth set grimly.
"Well , Silas. " she replied , and her
manner was more than significant ,
"boin' as I'm with yo'li , there's some , I
expect , that you ain't goiu' to see ! "
Llppiucott's.
Pushing the Goods.
A number of drummers were sitting
In a hotel lobby , when ono ot them be
gan to boast that his firm had tho' '
most number of people pushing its
line of goods.
There was a little argument and
then a drummer who had not had
much to say before suddenly rose and
said : "I'll bet any man in the house
that my firm has the most number of
people pushing its line of goods ! "
" " exclaimed the boastful
"Done ! ono
The money was accordingly put up
with a stakeholder , and then the boast
ful drummer asked : "Now , what is
your firm's line of goods ? "
"Baby carriages , " murmured the
quiet man as ho took the money and
inada for the side doorc Exchange.
Pessimistic.
"What a pessimist Brown is. "
"What's the matter now ? "
"Ho even bewails the fact that ho
can't live to collect his life insutanco. "
Detroit Free Press.
A Mark of Distinction.
"Why do doctors wear Van Dyke
boards ? " '
"So they won't bo mistaken for
bankers , with sldo whiskers.- Bos
ton Herald.
Wo are told that the tide of the
Thames affects the base of St. Paul's
cathedral. The tide of our llfo may
undermine the character of some man.
Douglas Adam.
When shiftless people are unable to
annoy their neighbors in any other
way they got a dog that will howl i > U
night long.
PARTY LEADERS WILL EXTEND
BRIBERY INVESTIGATION
TO HURRY THE ALLD INQUIRY
Alld's Chnrgcs Arc Sunk In Flood of
More Important Revelations
Senator Conger Is Again
on the Stand.
Albany. N. Y. The name on an
other of Hiram Moc's eiw'lopoa was
spoken nt the legislative bribery inves
tigation. The manner of Ita revela
tion showed that the weight of evi
dence descending alike upon Senator
Bon Conger and Senator Jotham P.
Allds , acctibcr and accused , has driven
them in dcopcrntlon to distribute the
blame.
The name heard Wednesday was
that of Jean Burnett , once assembly
man from Ontario county , who died
In Albany during the legislative ses
sion in 1U07.
The story Conger and Moo told last
week is that the $6,000 sent to Albany
by the American Bildgo company on
April 23 , 1001 , was divided Into three
envelopes. Allds , they say , got the
first envelope containing ? 1,000. The
second envelope hold $1,000 and the
third $1,000. If the words spoken by
Conger on the stand are true this thhd
envelope was given to Burnett.
Senator Conger's assertion that the
republican state committee got a con
tribution from the bridge companies'
legislative "protection" fund In 1901 !
has only strengthened the determina
tion of the ropubllcation leaders here
to extend the bribery investigation
without delay.
In whatever way the circumstances
of this contribution during the chair
manship of Col. G. W. Dunn of Bing-
hampton may be explained , the party
leaders here seem to realize that it
would bo suicidal to attempt to stillo
the Investigation.
Senator Conger's ordeal before the
senate committee of the whole was
not over when the investigation of his
charges against Senator J. P. Allds
was taken up Wednesday. The Allds
charges , however , have all but sunk
from public attention in the Hood of
more important revelations.
The senate Is now expected to hurry
the A.llds inquiry to its close and then
proceed to an investigation along the
lines of Cougei's testimony.
On taking the stand Senator Conger
Identified a check of the Groton
Bridge company , and was turned over
to Allds' attorney for cross-examina
tion. He was questioned by Louis E.
Carr of Albany.
By a series of questions it was
brought out that the Conger family
during the last ten years had con
trolled or possessed a heavy interest
in several Groton enterprises. In sev
eral of these Hiram G. Moe had held
stock.
The witness said that at present ho
was vice-president of the Gioton
Bridge company , and his biother , Jay
Conger , was its president. The stock
$100,000 was controlled now by th\j \
Conger family.
Refuses to Submit.
Guthrie , Okla. Governor C. N. Ilas-
kell in a letter to the secretary of
state , icfused to take part in the fil
ing of an Initiatho petition for the
submission of a local option amend
ment to the state constitution. This
is the movement to re-open the ques
tion of prohibition which Is now a fai
lure of the constitution and is blocked
unless the courts overrule the gover
nor. The initiative petitions were of
fered by various organisations , but
they cannot be filed legally unless the
signatures are attached in the pres
ence of the governor.
The governor contends that tt > e pro-
por.cd amendment violated the enabl
ing act which provides lor twenty-one
years prohibition oL the Indian tcrri.
tory side of the state.
Convict is Inventor.
Omaha. Judge Estello of the dis
trict court has just been notified by
the state paidon board that if ho will
designate a suitable person to take
charge of him , William Ilowaid , ; i
convict In the state penitentiary will
be paroled to enable him to perfect his
invention ot a self-bniar.oing aeroplane
which the prison authorities aio con-
vlnced will bo an lnipro\emunt over
any flying machine now in iibe.
Howard was sent to the penitentiary
fioiu Omaha in 1907 qn conviction i ?
burglary. lie was known as an iuve-j-
tor before that timo.
Ho has In his cell now a model ot
his proposed airship. The necessary
financial backing lor the manufactme
of his invention Is said to bo tihc.uly
in sight.
Iowa Sends One Statue.
Washington. The first contribution
of the state of Io\\a to the hall of
fame in the capltol arrived Wednes
day. It was the statue ot former
United States Senator James Ilarlun
of Iowa , in bionze. When mounted on
the pedestal it will bo one of the
largest statues in the collection , it
Is the work of Miss N. V. Walker.
Many Chemists Called.
Now Orleans. The healing of testi
mony iu the bo-callcd "bleached flour"
case will probably extend over a per
iod of several days. Following the
ovoi ruling of exceptions attacking the
constitutionality of the pine food law ,
filed by the Aetna Mills & Elevator
Co. , ot Wellington , Kas. , the defen
dant In the case , the government Is
proceeding to take testimony , expect
ing judgment in default against the
milling company.
Many prominent chemists of the
country have been called to testify.
REMARKABLE CAMERA LENS
'Recent Invention of a Johns Hopkins
Professor Photographs Every *
thing In Sight
Baltimore , Mel. Prof. Robert WIN
JHama Wood of the chair of exporlmen-
| tal physics of Johns Hopkins univer
sity , hns received word from the offi
cials of the International Photographic
exposition nt Dresden , Germany , that
Hhero has boon awarded to him n prize
, for hla striking ; exhibit of photographs ,
made with his flsh-eyo camera , and
which show how the world appears to
the fish.
Prof. Wood's camera dooo not have
'the usual flat lens , but a projectlvo
bull's-eye that photographs everything
Picture Taken with Fish-Eye Lens.
In sight , from the feet to the sky over
head and all around the horizon , cover *
Ing an angle of 18'0 degrees. It will
photograph objects above water or
while submerged In lake or pond. Thu
professor has been at work on his
camera for three years , but It was un
known to the public until ho showed a
scries of photographs at the Interna
tional show at Dresden , where they at
tracted marked attention.
' The ordinary camera reproduces
only what Is Immediately In front of a
small circle represented by its lens.
If 1'rof. Wood's device bo placed on a
floor the projecting fish-eye will photo
graph all four sides of the room and
the celling at the same flash. If held
c'oso to a man , say a half foot from
his vialst , It will photograph all on
either side of him and all above his
head and below his feet. Should It bo
suspended from a balloon , It would
take a panorama of a city out to the
horizon.
The photographs that won a prize at
the international exhibit are unique.
One shows a string of Johns Hopkins
students that Prof. Wood lined up on
a curbstone. The result has a concave
effect , but the camera caught every
man in the line. Another shows sev
eral students in a circle. . The camera
caught every one of them and Included
the sky and the cobblestones in the
street. They appear , it is explained ,
just as they would to a flsh looking up
from a pond nt a group of men around
a circular railing.
WOMAN RUNS FOR SENATE
Candidacy of Miss Vlda Goldstein Puts
New Life Into the Australian
Campaign.
Melbourne. Miss Vida Goldstein ,
president of the Women's Political as
sociation of Melbourne , is a candidate
for the senate at the federal elections.
Miss Goldstein io a talented young
woman and the acknowledged leader
of the woman suffragists of Victoria.
Her candidacy has put new llfo into
the campaign. The women of the fed
erated states of Australia were given
the vote In national elections In 1902 ,
Miss Vldn Goldstein.
and Victoria was the last of the states
to yield the state suffrage , which It did
in 190S.
Miss Goldstein stands as a strict
non-party candidate. She advocates n
federal marriage and divorce law , ab
solutely equal for men and women ;
dqual opportunities for women In the
public service , and she favora olectl\
ministries. She Is an ardent National
ist.
Providential Interest Gone.
The philanthropist had persuaded
the noted tenor to sing at the enter
talnment of hia mission Sunday
school.
The Italian relieved himself of a
classic which giatcd on the untrained
cars of the Impatient chlldien. But
the white-haired philanthropist was
moved. With tears in his eyes and
sobs in his ( boat ho insisted that the
tenor's song had surely been heard in
Heaven.
"If It has , " Interrupted a dies > stcd
youth , "it's nil off with this school
and we might as well disband. '
PHYSICIANS OF
jJU
DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON COOP-
errs REMARKABLE SUCCESS
HELD BY MEDICAL MEN OF
NEBRASKA METROPOLIS.
Omaha , Nob. , Feb. 1C. The aston
ishing bale of Cooper's preparations in
thl.i city has now reached such im
mense figures that the medical frater
nity at laigo have become forced Into
open discussion of the man and his
preparations.
The physicians as n whole seem to
bo divided with icgard to the young
man's biiccess in Omaha sorao be
ing willing to credit him for what ho
has accomplished , whllo others assert
that the interest ho has aroused is
but n passing fad which cannot last ,
and which will die out as quickly as
It has sprung up.
The opinion of these two factions Is
very well voiced in the etate'meats
made recently by two of a number ot
physicians who were Interviewed on
the subject.
Dr. J. E. Carass when questioned
about the matter said : "I have not
been a believer In proprietary propa-
latlons heretofore , nor can I say that
I believe in them at present. But I
must admit that some of the facts re
cently brought to my notice concern
ing this man Cooper have gone far
towards removing the prcjudico I had
formed against him when the un-
| icard-o demand for his preparations
Drst sprang up In this city. Numbers
of my patients whom I have treated
for chronic liver , kldnoy and stomach
troubles have met mo after taking
Cooper's remedy and have stated
positively that he has accomplished
wonderful results for them. I notice
particularly in cases of stomach trou
ble that the man has relieved several
cases of years' standing that proved
rery obstinate to treatment.
"I am the last man on earth to
stand In the way of anything that may
prove for the public good simply
through professional prejudice , and
I am Inclined to give Cooper and his
preparations credit as deserving to
some extent the popular demonstra
tion that has been accorded them in
this city. "
Another well known physician who
was seen took the opposite view of
the "Cooper-mania , " as he called It ,
tvhich now has this city In ita grip.
He said : "I can only liken the present
state of affairs to a certain kind ot
ialluclnation. For want of a better
lame , I might call it 'Cooper-mania. '
The people of Omaha seem to be
Inn in the belief that this man Cooper
las health corked up In a bottle.
"Some of them Imagine that he haa
: ompletely cured them of various Ills ,
ludglng from their statements. It is
'jcyond ' mo to say -why the city has
jone crazy over the man. It may bo
safely put down , I think , to ono of
.he passing fads that so often attack
: he American public.
"Sooner or later the people are
jound to regain their senses and will
: hen realize that the reputable physi
cian Is the one to whom their health
lad best be entrusted. "
In the meantime Cooper meets sev-
2ral thousand people dally , and only
smiles when statements of the above
sharactor are quoted to him.
Johnny Knew.
The class in physiology was being
called on.
"Remember , children , " said the
teacher , "there are no bones in the \
*
stomach. "
Johnny Smith's hand went up ,
"If you please , teacher , my baby
brother has one in his. He swallowed
a dollar yesterday. "
Rheumatism Is Curable
NATURE'S REMEDY ( NU tubletc ) will
euro llheumntlsm and do It quickly. It so
tliotoughly cleanses and icgulutea the
Kidneys , liver and digestive system that
Its euros seem almost magical. Results
Kunruntecd. TdKe one to-night , you'll
feel better In the morning1. Get a 25o
13ox. All DrUKRlBts. The A. II.
Medlclno Co. , St. Louis , Mo.
There aie plenty of people that have
good judgment , but few that have reso
lution enough always to follow it
Carleton.
cora >
nndwctlstliv tlritbt < 'pu > I'numionlu.
Jirin PulnUlIn niiil tlio danger la nvrrtcil.
( jualcil for tolas , bore thro it , qulnsy.'Jio,25oanatOa.
Every man is worth just as much as
the things are worth about which he is
concerned. Marcus Aurolius.
ONTAON12 "ItltOWO ODINTNK. "
That iHl.A\ATIVK 1IUOMO gifa'tNl ! . look for
tlio hiirnunro < il K. W. l.UOVii. TJsoU the World
o\er totnroaColulnUnu Uay. 10.
Noncommittal.
"What do you call your cook ? " /
"Mary Is her name. " < f
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Suffered Ten Years Relieved in Tkrea
Mont/a T/ianteio PE-RU-NA.
O.B.FIZER.Mt. Sterling , Ky .says :
" i have suffered with kidney and
bladder tcoubto for ten yesrspust.
"Last March I commenced using
Peruna and continued for three months
I have not used it since , nor have I felt
