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IN THE FROG TRADE.
4 Maine Mans Way or Catching and Market
Ing Hundreds or Frogs.

vANcEBoRo. Nc. July 3l.-John Dixon OF
this town catches frogs for the epicures In the big
cities. Every morning he can be seen striking
for the ponds and boys in with his pole over his
shoulder and a basket hung over his back.
Dixon catches from 100 TO 200 frogs a day and
no finds Il ready market for them at so cents n
dozen. Some days the fishing is better than
Others. When tho weather Is lowering the
frogs bito better than at any other time. The
method used in catching the big fellows Is in.
teresting. A large hook Is used and the barb Is
filed of. The point Is filed 80 that is not 30
sharp as n needle. yet sharp enough to go
through the frogs mouth. Dixon walks along
the shore or goes In a boat. when II Is necessary,
and throws out his hook and line baited with a
piece OF red flannel. In an instant there Ia Il big
whlrl In tho water and the frog catcher knows
that he has one. The frogs seem crazy 10 bite a
piece VI rod flannel and there Is no trouble what.
ever In catching them il the weather conditions
are Just right.
on Saturday, July q. Dixon caught 200 frogs,
and on Monday he shipped them in wire crates,
made particularly for the purpose, to Dubois,
Penn. whence they are sent TO the Philadelphia
and New York markets. llo has 7cnt 800 frogs to
that place and expects 10 make many more ship
ments before warm. wcather goes, Dixon does
nothing but catch frogs. some Ot them weigh
over two pounds each. They are sent to Penn
%Bylvania alive and at several points on the
road they are sprinkled with lukcwarm water.
Whey they arrive al their destination they are
placed in u pond made for The purpose.
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OUR RAILROAD MILEAGE.
IrreEuiariy Distributed Over the Country and
Growing Unevenly.

AFFeAuihFiy Distributeu uNer the country nho
Growing Uneveniy.
New York Is the first Of the States in respect
Of population, Pennsylvania is second. Texas
is the largest of the States. California is the SEQ
ond largest. Yet neither New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Texas nor California stands first In re-
spect of railroad mileage; that distinction be-
longs to Illinois. The railroad mileage of Hi
nois exceeds 10000. The significance Of that
figure may be understood when 1t Is known that
the railroad mileage Of Russia Is only 10000.
Second In the list of States In railroad mileage
Is Pennsylvania. New York comes sixth,
Kansas, Iowa, and Ohio being ahead of IT.;
iowa Of $500. Ohio lis.ir Of 300 Mo,' and New York
OF $500. Tho railroad mileage, or New. YORK,
SINAI as II is BY comparison with ina, OF some
OF some European countries. The mileage Of
Spain, a nation Of l6.ooo.ooo people; Il only
1000 and that OF Portugal is but ] 200, though
the population Is three:quarters as large as that
OF the Empire State. Montana, with an area OF
r rs1iSSS ' GShiIs E Ss,s'' j hss Sn'y viii Ii.o only T'' $500 %
SQUARE miles, has 1900 miles of railroad. Utah
and Minnesota are almost exactly Of the same IN.
tween them Is in favor OF Utah, but Minnesota
has only ! 800 miles q railroad while Utah has
5000, Nevada and Vermont have almost TO n
mile tho same railroad mileage, but Nevada has
an area o. 10000 square miles and Vermont
The total railroan mileage OF England is IA 1000,
less than that OF Illinois and Indiana together.
ana the total mileage of the | nlled hihEdoln
England, Scotland and Ireland there Is u larger
railroad mileage in Scotland than in lrelendl Is
less than that OF New YORK. Pennsylvania aud
Ohio. The disparity between, the States in tho
matter OF railroad building Ia increasing Tor
new lines are being pushed constantly in some
SECTIONS or the country while Others are neg
ent railroad mileage has increased less than
100 In the last seventeen years, though In the
same period the railroad mileage Of Florida has
increased from bla to 5000. virginia has
doubled Its railroad t~rackage since 1880; SO has
kentucky; but Washington state has Increased
$3.50 miles.
II Is supposed popularity that there has been
less railroad development in the South than in
many or the Northern States, but the contrary
Is true; Froi: lssOt to 1893 tho railroad mileage
OF inc Middle Atlantic Statesmen YORK, New
jersey, fennsylvania Delaware, and Maryland
Increased 80 pcr cent, and that OF the five
north central Sthtes-0hio. Michigan. Indiana,
Illinois, and Wisconsin.80 per cent. But in
the same, period the railroad mileage OF what
are called The Mississippi VALLEY statss--Lou;
islana, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, and
TGnhesSee- 100 per cent, and tho
railroad mileage Of the South Atlantic stats
Georgia, West Virginia, and Floridn-incrcased
! a mile OF rSilEOAd Is S65. 600.
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UNCLE AMOS AND THE CROPS.
A South Carolina Darby Talks or tho Pros
perity This Year.

pcFity n heuF.
EDaEF1ELD, S. c., July 27.-"UncIe Amos,
how are the crops7' The question was addressed
to an old colored farmer who came to town to-
day with q load Of watermelons.
"Dey's fine, sir. uncommon fine. De prospects,
at dis season was mover better" answered the
colored man.
~ had an impression that the cotton was not
well advanced" 1 said.
In de early part oh de season de crops was
all mighty backwards, an de cotton in particu-
lar was mighty onregular; de stan was poor.
De replanted cotton cum along dis year in fine
shape, an it has all done well cher since. Den
de las rains has made q monstrous improve
ment. Wy. since dc las rains, boss, yer can
JUS hear de cotton CROWN cherry night"
There's better times ahead. then" l said
:" 1t certainly looks dat way now" said Uncle
Amos.
How about the oat cropf'
MOSTLY all gethered an put away. Hit was
fine, too. / got all / need ter use on dc farm an
ter spare. got oats ter sell; does yer want ter
about the other crops now in the Held. How
about the corn and peas and fruit T.
season al neT ob de se to sl By T tysl GFGps'i too TOO id nigh at a ais
looks like as il when de crops 10 dom %oncommon
but braggin' is likely to bring bad luck. Ineyer
likes ter run In de face OBJ providence. Der
s sSath. SuT aas Be DC no TRUTH harm i'd do al If tds s sro de
IS doin' monstrous we'll. De most of my corn Is
got two years on cherry stalk. an all do naburs'
is de same. One good year ter der stalk would
be a fair crop, an some years de, stalks has
here watermillions. Amt dcy fine unsi I'm
selling better millions at two fer a quarter dan
was brupg ter dis town Iss' year fer a quarter
SS g. toe m al de s staff dis hsld fsli put sur @erS f F%in @u tsP
cotton, too much corn, too much eberything."
asked.
cotton, but / knows dat when dey's plenty of oats
an plenty OF hog an hominy den de mule gifts
fat an moves peart ike. an dc chilluns works
better an lafs mo dan In dem years when de
gifts erlong better wild dc ole oman when dey's
plenty ter eat. Las year de bacon Civ out
erbout Angus an went to town ter git some.
Yer see didn't Ike dat store meat dat
do old oman when l got back homo widout none.
Den she said 1t was des cause nobody wouldn't
credick me-. Dat wusn't, hit or tall. but yer sec
hard times Is calcerlated ter make talk, an den
soIuethin' ter sell dc sLorekeepcrs Is always
pleasant like, an when yer wants credick dcy's
solum like an says: III. see crbout 1t, Uncle
Amos; com back sum other time. Den all yer
It's mos sho TO make trouble"
II hope the seasons will continue favorable
said, land that your crops will be every thing
they promise mis- enoTin .d Then turned to go.
desc two big millions fer er quartori Dey's
sweet AS sugar"
81 don't want any" I said.
Den take one fer 10 cents"
Not to-day. GoOd-by."
"Good.by; but yer sholy don't know my mil.
lions, er yer would buy one"
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A DOCTOR OF HIS WORD.
He Promised to Get n Subject ana He MD.
Though He Had to Shoot His Man.

Though He Had to shoot HIS Man.
There is one thing I have always admired
about DR.. b. said DR.. W., one night last week.
"Since / went to college with him back In tho
seventies l have never known him to break his
word. II he ever promised TO do ANYTHING he
would 90 1t or break his neck rather than his
word. He has the right material In him, and
he showed 1t whom a mer, boy. The strongest
proof of 1t Is In what he did In 1875. There was
Il little group of close friends in our class at tho
medical school, and when we separated for the
summer each man solemnly pledged himself
to bring back a subject when he returned In
tho fall. I promised with the rost, but failed,
We did not feel sheepish about tho matter until
no came, and not II word was said until we met
that night, and he asked how many stifs we
no. kept our words, and he smiled.
..Mhy, DID you gel oneI' asked one OF US.
Low ga you got itf asked several OF us.
",,Shot IT, he said, IN a matter of fact way.
he Then h Not t9ld gs VI about i; He said that
Younger gang raided the town to rob the bank,
and that hc'was in the second story OF a friends
shout They're robbing the bank! He ran TO
:he, window and saw three or four men on horses
and an another on foot firing pistols IN every di;
through a pane OF glass just over his head. He
Inn to- MS friend,s room and got q W,inchester
Almost the instant he fired Il bullet anne back
a. him and splinterod the frame OF the window.
When he looked again there were two men
down in'-the street, and he made up his mind
thai one Of them was his meat.
The robbers had iod and the street was de-
serted. Tho body lay almost in front of tho
house, and no went out and dragged II in. How
no managed the rest he would not tell. hut /
know that he brought q body to the college, and
that school"
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DooiittIe and BraEG.
From Tie Bo.ton Dany Advertiser

FFOW NC BOsToH UdHy IdtefFIser.
Tidings of the death of ex-senator Doolittle of
Wisconsin recall a name that has been out OF
tho public eye and mind Tor several years, but
WAS formerly among the most prominent in the
political life OF the country. It's impossible for
any one whose memory takes in the turmoil Of
Western politics for the past couple OF decades
recalling IA strange sounding combination
framed at the time when the Democratic party
OF WiApnsin went into a State campaign with a
ticket on which the two leading names were
Doolittle and Bragg, But the worst thing about
that ticket, party issues aside. was the sound OF
many good qualities and shining abilities.
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INDIRECTLY INTERESTED.
why n Pertly Man Objected to Congress Put-
ting = Duty ON Salt
From the Washington EusntnG star.

Nom the Warrington Evsntne Star.
Tho portly man was heard to declare under
his breath that 1t was AN outrage, several times
in succession. He was going down the stairs on
the west side of the Capitol. with a quick, ner-
vous stride, which his general appearance
showed was very unusual with him. Just be-
fore he reached the Peace monument, a man
who had been pushing him over since he had
left the Capitol building came alongside and
hailed him. The portly man stopped in aston
ishment. and then exolaimed:
"Well. Smithersi Is 1t youi I must say that
II anything In tho world could make mo glad at
the present moment II would DO this unexpected
meeting. What are you doing in Washington r.
Pleasure trip. What brought you here r.
Business. 1 came to give these people a few
suggestions on how to run the Government. /
travelled hundreds Of miles to attend to 1t. But
s,si ' tSs a'f there's 5sp NO can use ,sae or s%s ! ss' sn 80 m mofe
on the tariff. but they have made SONS mistakes'
although they won't own up"
brewery interests you represent I"
"Of course; You have no idea how our enter.
prisSs have developed IN the last few years.
have treated Your ~ prodasct."' Win the way they
,"satishedl' echoed tho portly man with tho
""eortalniiy.' They didn't q put uhi aay tax | o1 beer.
as they threatened to do"
On yes. ihat was very well as far as 1t
went What l have been trying to do was to
keep them from putting a duty ON salt"
simply because a duty on salt will have tho
effect OF making il moro expensive"
prises e. ~
My friend" was the plying response, you
are a good Fellow ana q bright fellow. but you
few years OF the nineteenth century. II YOU
were, you would At once recall the fact that
case. | regard any legislation which tends to
discourage, its consumption In tho slightest de-
| ment 70 progrcss!'
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obtained Of some 1e, 100 feet, which 10 probably
not far from the true height As such - leaves
the star mountain Of. Mexico, the CttlaltePet,
or Nevada de OrisabA its superior in elevation
by some 100 feet. 1t viii be one OF tho aims Of
Mr.. Bryant's expedition to verify this result,
and he will doubtless turn his eyes also IN the
direction OF Mount Logan, n mountain some
twenty-five miles from st. Elias, which Is said 70
oYertop It's much better known neighbor.
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.F !FAsG1ts q @ c o'Ro1Es:
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lastly Relieved from Jury Duty.
From the Green Bag.

You wish to DO relieved from jury duty
reason"
1t is 10 save money for the people" replied
inc unwilling talcSGian. ~ have dyspepsia
!n'Go, ana never agree with anybody. r. 70
on the jury here Will be q disagreement and ihs
trial.
Excused said the judge
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Through Sleeper to St. Louis

VIA r. c. & P,
Leave-Jacksonviile, Gas P. m.
Leave-Atlanta, 5 30 a. m.
Arrive-St. Louis, 7:Io a. N.
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NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that under and by virtue of GER
tain final decree in chancery, en-
tered on the 22nd day of January,
A. d., 1897, by the Hon. VIM. A.
Hooker, the judge of the Circuit
Court for Marion County, Florida,
in certain cause then pending in
said court, wherein the Florida Ma
tional Building and Loan Associa-
ticp, for the use, etc., was COM
plainant, and c. Canizares, ct Tx,
ct al, were defendants, the under
signed special master in chancery,
appointed in and by said final de-
cree to execute the same, will offer
for sale in front of the Court
house door in Ocala, Marion Coun-
ty, Florida, between the hours of
II am. and pm, on
monday, the Isl day efMarch, 1897,
and will then and there sell to the
highest bidder tor cash the follow
ing described real property, situate,
lying and being in Marion County,
Florida, to-wit: Lots one and
three of Block one hundred and
hfty-four, according to plat of west
end Ocala, Florida, being part of
the northwest quarter If tie
southeast quarter Of section IS, in
township IS, south, range Fl, east,
or so much thereof as may be nee
essary to be sold to satisfy said
final decree and costs and expenses
OF sale. N. M. ALFRED,
Special Master in Chancery.
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BILL FOR DIVORCE.

In the Circuit Court, Fifth Judi
cial Circuit, Marion County,
Flor,da-In Chancery. \
Anna D. Nonan VS.. James 7.
Nonan-Bill for Divorce.
IT APPEARING BY AFFIDA-
Wit appended to the bill filed in
the above stated cause that Jane 8
T. Nonan is defendant therein
named is e. nonresident Of tie
state of florida and is a resident
of the United States Of America
and over the age CT .twenty-one
years; 1t is therefore ordered that
said nonresident defendant BE
and he is hereby required to ap-
pear to the bill of complaint fled
in said cause On Or before
Monday, tie Ist day Ct Narch, 4.
D., 1897.
otherwise the allegations Of said
bill will be taken as confessed by
said defendant.
L is further ordered that this
order be published once week
for four consecutive weeks IN the
Oca]a Evening Star, a newspaper
published in said county and
state. This 3oth day OF January,
1897. S. 7. SIsTRUNE,
Clerk Circuit Court, Marion
County, Fla.
JAMES II. HILL,
Solicitor for Complainant.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Land Office at Gainesville, Fla. Jan. IS, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
proof will be made before Clerk Circuit Court at
Ocaa, Florida, on February ~, 1897, viz: Ben
jamin F. Freer of Moss Bluff, Fla, Homestead
227o7 for the S. f. quarter of :. w. quarter. ).
half of ). f. quarter sec and S. w. quarter of
s. w. quarter Sec. % lip. 10 :. K. Fl E.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land, viz:
Clarence J Smith. of GAINESVILLE, Fla.
William o. Nix of Moss Bluff, Fla
Andrew J. Smith of :. - g
Charles F. Waterman of Moss Bluff, Fla.
J. M. BARCO. REGISTER.
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| UNDER AND BY VIRTUE
| OF A FINAL DECREE rerGer,
ed on the 3Ist day of August, A
d. 1896, by the Honorable John D.
Broome, judge of the Circuit
court of the 7sh judicial Circuit CT
Florida, in and for Lake County
in chancery, in a certain cause
therein pending, transferred from
Marion County. il the Fifth
Judicial Circuit of Florida, wherein
Lewis Davisis complainant Thorn
as r. Gary, ct al were defer dants.
| the undersigned special master
named and appointed therein to
execute said decree will, or, Mon
day the Ist day Of February A. d.
1897, between the hours of II am.
ard pm. in front of the south
door of the court house in Ocala,
Marion Co, Fla, offer and expose
for sale, and Willis at public auc-
ton, for cash, TO the highest and
best bidder therefor, the mortgag-
ed premises described in said final
decree, lying and being in Marion
County, Florida, tc-wit: Beginning
at center of line dividing the AL
varez Grant east and west, and
north and south, thence running
south SIS yards, thence east $50
yards thence north SIS yards,
thence west 40 yards to the point
OF beginning, containing 50 acres
Of land more Or less. Also, Lot
No 81 according to the survey and
plat of the S. NJ. G. Gary's addi-
ton 10 Oca!a, being situate in the
West half OF the Southeast quar-
ter Of section Is, Township IS
South, Range 22 East: Also, that
certain tract described as COM
at the Southwest cornor
of Mrs. Lucretia Pixies lot On
Fort King Avenue, in the city Of
Ocala, thence running north 23I
feet, to Sol. Benjamin's lot, thence
west along said lot, IS feet, thence
south 23I feet to Fort King Ave
nue., thence east Is feet to the
point of beginning, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary to
satisfy said decree and costs.
I. z. BIGGS
Special Master.
Anderson & Hocker,
Solicitors for Complainant.
The above sale is postponed un-
til Monday, March I, 1897.
7. Z. BIGGs,
SPECIAL Master.
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The Elegant Sidewheel Steamer
City of Key West

pponte perform folows
day, Thursday Saturday, keywes day.
KYwest every Sunday Wednesday and Friday Miami
Monticello
Steamship service Miami Nassau Proposed
sangs Feb 27-eave Nassau
Saturdays; leave Miami Mondays Wednesdays FIR
the seasoLeave Nassau Wed and
Saturdays Leave Miami Tuesdays and Fridays.
J. P. BECKwITH. D. RAINIER,
Traffic Manager. Asst Gen Pass. Agent
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Trains 81, 3, s. and Is between Jacksonville
and St. Augustine daily.
Trains %, So and s. between Jacksonville and
ST. Augustine daily except Sunday.
Train 81 between Jacksonville and st. Augustine
daily EXCEPT Monday.
Train 400 between Fort Pierce and Miami daily
except Monday.
All other trains south of St. Augustine daily
except Sunday.
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LEAVE.

no. ~ Daily I7:z5 P: n, for LdseseuTg, Fitz;
al intermediate stations.
Ua Or Daily, 43I p. NJ, for Leesburg. Fitz-
W., % gerald, Trilby, Lakeland, Tampa,
Barlow and Punta Gorda making close
correction at LecSbarg for tustis, Umatiila,
Aston, Iavares and al; stations on ST. ]. & L. f,
X. K. 1T Fitzgerald for Brooksville at Trilby for
Ta-poo Springs, Dunedn, Clearwater and St.
Petersburg south, and Clermont, oakland, San
at Lakeland for Punta Gorda, Arcadia, Barlow and
al intermediate stations, and Tampa and Port
Tampa west, and all stations east to sanford.
b,o 20 Daily, I35 P. NJ, for Gainesville Lake
w. . City, Live Oak, Savannah and all
TCit IS north eat, and east, also con-
nection Via Rochelle for slatka, Jack sonvie and
Sleeper from Port TAMPA to St. Louis via Ocala.
Gainesville, Montgomery and L. & N.
IA % Daily, I:55 A. NJ. for Gainesville. Live
w. SG Oak, Waycross, Montgomery. Charles
ton ana Ill points north. east. and
west. This train carries through Sleeper from
Port Tampa to New York, via Ocala, Gainesville,
Savannah and Charleston.
In I'm Daily. 400 p. NJ. Rochelle. Palatka
w. iT1 Jacksonville, and all Intermedi tie sta
tions connecting It Jacksonville with all trains
d.vergirg.
Na ~ Daily departs. co A. NJ. except Sun
it's To day for Julette and intermediate sta
tionS.
Rim III Daily departs, ESQ. p NJ. for Juliette,
W. 70 Port Tampa ard all points south, and
daily except Sunday for Crystal and
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a. 81 w. Branch

Trains 81 and S. are composed exclusively of
Pullman cars.
Buffet parlor cars on trains %, IS, u and IS.
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To Cure a Cold i'm One Day
Take axative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. ALI druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. 25c.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS
Creditors. Legatees, distributes and all persons
Thomas Playfair Lloyd deceased, must present
them within two years. And all persons indebted
to said deceased Estate must settle the same at
once. HENRY ). LLOYD.
January Ist, 1897. Executor.
z. o., Ocala, Fla.