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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-12-16

IL prose Iaie, ana also the epic
"Teseide," by critics designated
"the first heroic epic in the Italian
language" Having been recalled
to Florence by his father, and as
a result, receiving complaints
from Flamm eta for having gone
so far from her, Boccaccio wrote
"L'amorosa Fam meta" Che
Amorous Fiammetta) in which he
describes Italian love, suspicion,
jealousy, despair, sorrow and
hope In the most realistic colOrs.
The granddaughter Of King
Robert, having succeeded to the
NeapOlltan throne in 134i, and
being young and beautiful and
fond Of poetry, recalled Boccaccio
to Naples, where he seemed to
have enjoyed all the distinction
and fame that a man could wish
for. Matters were changed in
1850. Fiammctta was dead, the
sorrowing Boccaccio was further
grieved by the news Of his faith
er's death, and be again returned
to Florence to look after the edu-
cation of his younger brother and
to devote himself to what was to
be his most substantial and last
ing work, the revival of the study
of Greek literature in Italy. Hav-
Ing discovered to his dismay that
the great test works of the Greek
masters were so little known, or
so little appreciated. that they
were usually found, covered with
dust, in the abandoned carrots of
out of the way converts, he set
himself to the gigantic task of
saving and copying these works,
a labor which, when completed,
astonished the men of his day.
He also agitated the establish
ment of Greek chairs in Italian
universities, and after much la
Dor, succeeded IN getting Leone
Plato, an Italian who had spent
most Of his life in Greece and
among Greeks, settled as pro-
lessor of Greek in Florence. Ever
after, it was BOccacciO's greatest
boast that the revival of the study
of Greek in Italy was due to him.
He also labored hard to bring
Dante's "Divina Commedia" be-
fore the people, and TINS perpetu-
ate that great authors name.
In 1860 he retired to the dreamy
and secluded charms of his native
Certaldo, which he has described
with wonderful beauty, but does
not seem to have remained long
there, as it appears that for some
years he led a restless, wandering
life. Early in 1873 the Floren-
tines esta blished a chair for the
explanation of the Divina Com
media and offered it to Boccaccio
who readily accepted it. His lee
ture, delivered October %, 1873,
in the form Of a commentary on
part of the "lnferno," showed
how clear and strong his mind
was, even in old age, and has re-
manned as one Of his masterpieces.
He died in Certaldo on the 21st Of
December, 1875, and was buried
in the principal church Of that
town.
1t is not surprising that man
of his personality, possessing q
style so typical and yet SO indl-
vidual, should have had so great
an influence on the national liter
allure of his day, and tC a great
degree, the Italian literature of
today. When we see the intiu-
cnce his writings have had on
such men as Florentino, Sacchetti.
Machiavelli, Aretino, Lasca and
Brandello we can understand why
he should be called "Father of
Italian Prose" J. L. RODGER.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-12-16

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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-12-16


The Racket has Oh exhibition
its last shipment Of holiday goods.
Don't wait, but buy now, we are
prepared to take care of your
packages until Christmas eve.
Bicycles to rent, also sundries
for sale and repairing done at
1onGc & Mente's.
Edwards Brothers are head
quarters for oysters.
w alking and driving gloves,
newest shades. Davidson &
VanEchop.
Did you ever. three boxes
soft2ne only ) cents at the Racket.
Best Crystal River oysters at
20c. per quart at i. S. Blacks.
-Ionge & Mentc have just re
celved a fine line OF bicycle sum
dries
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
MISSISSIPPI AT MEMPHIS HAS
BROKEN ALL FORMER FLOOD
RECORDS.
MARION ALL UNDER WATER.
THE LITTLE CITY INUNDATED BY
A BREAK IN THE
LEVEE.
NO LOSS OF LIFE YET REPORTED.
Filling That Has Cost Hundreds OF
Thousands of Dollars Likely
to BE Washed Away.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 13-To-
night at Memphis the Mississippi river
has reached the highest mark since the
establishment Of the weather bureau
The gauge registers 1871 feet, and the
water is creeping UP slowly but surely
The river reached it's previous highest
record on March 14-17, 1890, when the
gauge marked 1915 feet.
News reached Memphis today of the
breaking of the levee last night at
Marion, Ark, and the consequent in
undation of that little city and all the
surrounding country. The waters have
swept over the bottoms for miles
around and further than the eye can
reach. In the town Of Marion the
water is three feet deep, and the in
habitantS are not lingering to take a
last look at their household goods, but
are leaving summarily; although the
houses at this point are not considered
to be in imminent danger of being
transformed into floating RATS Much
destruction of stock is reported.
AT Presidents island all Of the stock
is destroyed except twenty-five horses.
and at Athen and Chicken islands the
destruction of stock has been equally
great
The ferry boat c. c. Bryan left today
on special trip to gather up all the
stock which is yet alive at the island
and other inundated localities. At the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
IN DANGER OF FLOOD.
Vermi1liOn Fears Repetition of
Former Experience.

VERMILLION, s. D., March 10
Yesterday a dozen families moved
from the bottom land to the bluffs in
anticipation of a flood. Houses are in
great demand in the city, and several
families will be obliged to remain on
the bottom for time until accommoda-
ton can be found for them There are,
OF course, some people, mostly new
corners to the county, who will make
no preparations whatever toward NOV
ing out, and in case Of a flood will be
caught, as were so many sixteen years
ago. Nearly all the, Live stock has
either been moved to the hill, or places
have been found ready to receive them
at a short notice. The first water OF
the flood of 1881 came over the river
banks into the lower parts of the city
sixteen years ago today. There was
no damage done, however, until sew
eral days after, when the water rose
higher Everything in Vermillton dates
before and after the flood" At that
time the town was all on the bottom, on
the bank of the Missouri river where
it had been established in the early
times as a government trading post
Now, with the exception Of few cheap
houses, the old town site is deserted
and one of the prettiest cities in the
state has supplanted it on the. hill. The
name flood has a certain thrill of
horror to those who passed through
that time. Vermillion has been greatly
benefited by it, however.
Yankton, 8. D., March 13.-Not for
years have the settlers along the Mis-
souri, and James river bottoms had so
much cause for alarm over the pros
pect of an inundatiOn as at the present
time More snow has fallen than dur
ing any winter ever known, and it is no
wild prediction to say that the James
river will overflow It's banks to a depth
of five or six feet before the water sub
sides. The ice, which usually melts
and passes out before this time, is now
perfectly solid, and three feet thick,
forming a gorge that the torrent of
melted snow cannot dislodge. The re-
suit will be an overflow that will come
upon the settlers suddenly. In antici-
patton of this the farmers along both
these rivers are moving back to high
ground
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
SLAYERs OF CUSTER.
They Take Lands in Severalty In
Burleigh County

Bur1eigh County
BISMARCK, N D., March 10
Thirty-five Sioux Indians from Stand
ing Rock have made application at
the local government land office for
homesteads in the northern part of this
county. Under the law, Indians may
avail themselves of the homestead
laws and without payment Of fees or
commissions on account of entries
made. The land is held in trust for
twenty-five years by the government
not subject to sale, assignment lease
or incumbrance, and is held for the sole
use of the Indian making the entry.
Before making entry, the Indians are
required to renounce their tribal re-
lations and must produce a certificate
from the government agent stating
that they are twenty-one years of age,
or are the heads of families and not
subjects Of any foreign country.
Nearly all of these Indians were par
Elephants in the Custer massacre and
have been confined on the reservation
since they were captured. They have
tired of the restraint placed upon them
by the government and will now be-
come self-supporting. The settlers in
the vicinity of the lands which the
Indians wish 10 file upon are nearly
all Scandinavfans and it is believed
that they will be loud in their protests
when they learn of the intending action
of the Indians.
made at the local land office by Indians
and are believed to be the first to be
made by the Standing Rock Sioux,
whose bloody and f1endish massacres
created such terror on the frontier
twenty years ago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
PRETTY TRIGGER FISH.
Peculiarities of Its Fins Which Give
1t Its Name.

The name trigger fish comes from
what might be said to be comical ac-
ton of the first and second dorsal fins
The first dorsal fin is fitted out with
heavy spines, generally four spines
which are very sharp and very strong
in fact, so strong that no amount Of
pressure will force them to lay upon the
back Of the fish. OF course. they can
be broken, but they cannot be made TO
drop unless the fish so wills it-that is
by direct pressure. However. the Chi
nese know how to operate the appara.-
tus. and when one knows Just how 1t "a
extremely simple
All that is required is a slight pres
sure on the second ray. or fin, and the
first instantly falls, attaining an ND
right position the moment the pressure
on the rear fin is stopped This drop
ping much resembles the action of
gun lock when the trigger is pressed.
hence the name The trigger fish is
strangely and yet rather prettily color
ed, the background being almost a let
black, with shape of white over
and across the nose. The tail goes d.
rectly from the black to yellow at the
end of the anal fin, then comes 6, streak
of pure black; the tail then shows IN
with a golden red, and the rays end
with a vertical line of white. The low
er half of the fish is covered with large
round spots, some pale yellow and some
pure white.-San Francisco Chronicle
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14

The Cumberland river at Nashville
has risen 81 feet in the last twenty
four hours, the gauge showing 36.6 feet,
with the danger line at 40 feet. At
Chattanooga the Tennessee river has
passed the danger. line, a rise of 6.5
feet being recorded in the twenty-four
hours ending this morning. when the
gauge indicated 349 feet, the danger
line being SO feet.
The railroads are beginning to feel
the effects of the big overflow. The
Little Rock & Memphis abandoned it's
night train tonight, not caring to risk
the lives of its passengers under such
conditions. Officials of all the roads
entering the city from the west are
at the scene of the high water and are
doing all in their power to protect the
road beds. The water is within six
inches Of the Kansas City & Memphis
tracks, but Supt. Sullivan, who is here
on the ground, with a large supply of
sand in sacks, states positively that
the water will not be allowed to en-
croach upon the road bed and that
there will be no cessation of passenger
traffic.
Passengers arriving from the South on
the Valley line tonight report the water
within a few inches Of the rails of that
company, north of the Mississippi levee
system. At Lake Forest, the hotel and
railway station is surrounded by wa
ter several inches deep. The company
has a large supply of sand on hand and
will make strenuous efforts to keep It's
trains moving. The levees south of
Memphis are doing splendid service,
not break of any kind being reported.
The government engineers and the
levee boards are having the banks Of
the river patrolled night and day, and
it is believed the levees can hardly
Withstand an additional rise Of two feet
General rains are reported throughout
Arkansas, West Tennessee and North
Mississippi today. In Mississippi late
this afternoon violent hail storm pre-
vailed. The rain in the vicinity of Mem
phis ceased at s o'clock tonight and
colder weather is predicted.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14

Nicely plantation, below Mound City,
there is one vast expanse of water.
while the houses on this property have
been swept away and are floating
about on the surface of the floods. The
inhabitants there have betaken them
selves to boats and improvised RATS.
In the neighborhod of Mound City the
houses are af1oat, and the people have
abandoned them and also taken to
boats and RATS, like so many of their
neighbors There are numerous arrivals
of refugees from the overlooked dis
trict.
Over across the river, at the other
end of the bridge, a large force of men
is engaged day and night in trying to
save the filling under the trestle from
being washed away by the flood For
many months the work of filing in the
restle work leading up to the bridge
has been going on. There is a distance
of $500 feet and instead of beginning
at one end of this stretch and filing TO
the top as thework progressed, it has
been the system ofthe contractors to
ill all along, and now there is a filling
OF clrt along the entire distance that
rises a foot or two above the present
stage of the flood.
1t is the experience of persons used
to such things that when once the
water breaks through a line of en-
Dankment of that kind. the passage
soons broadens. and in a short time
there is no way to save the balance of
the work. That is what is feared on
this occasion. Several hundred thou
sand dollars have been spent on the
work already. About 500 yards from
the bridge junction a bayou passes I'M
der the trestle and this has been filed
There is much danger that a washout
will begin at that spot A large force
OF men is kept on guard all along the
line. They are on duty night and day.
ready to repair any small break that
may occur before it gets a chance to
spread. The forecast of the weather
bureau points to a continuation of the
rise here.
The river has remained stationary at
Cairo, indicating that the crest has Ger
tainly been reached at that point dur
ing the present rise. At Helena the
river was 43.5 feet high. rise Of five
tenths Of foot and So feet above dam
ger line. At Vicksburg a rise of 6 Of
a foot in the past twenty-four hours
had brought the river to height Of
39.5 feet, which is very near the danger
line of Il feet. The river continues to
rise slowly at points below Vicksburg.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
GRANT PARADE.
All Previous Efforts i'm This Country
to Be OutdOne,

to Be OutdOne.
NEW YORK. March 13.-Arrangci
ments for the Grant monument parade
on April u are progressing favorably
and the indications are that it will
be the greatest demonstration of the
kind ever witnessed in this countryi
1t is understood that the president of
the United States, his cabinet, the SUI
preme court of the United States. rep.
Tesentatives Of foreign nations. tho
governors of twenty states and the MAJ
tional guard will take part
Gen. Dodge, grand marshal, an4
nounces that a prominent feature OF
the parade will be the part taken by
the United States army and navy, A
large turnout of the national guards
of the states, commanded by their Cow
ernors, and attended by their STATS,
has been assured, also a brigade OF
uniformed and armed school cadets. !:
Commander-in-Ch Chief Clarkson. of the
Grand Army; Commander Rohl Of the
Sons OF Veterans, and Col Donahue,
or the Union veterans, have issued or.
GERS to their commanders requesting
them to take part in the parade.
A large number of applications for
place in the line have been received
from civic and military organizations
In Massachusetts, Indiana, Virginia.
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and other
states. The G. A. R. commander Of
each state encampment has been Inv
Vited to be present with his staff and
command the posts of his departments
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
BEER IN WATTS.
Polish WOrkmen Drank 1t and Then
Fought

BEREA, O., March 13.-SeveraI
months ago the North Shore brewery
was Quilted by fire. Yesterday after
noon about fifty Polish stone quarry
laborers, temporarily out of work.
learning that several watts of beer re-
manned in the ruins, went there ard
empowering the Waterman began to
drink. Several times small parties of
them had tried to get the beer. but
were repulsed by the Waterman. Yes
terday, after becoming intoxicated.
they began to fight among themselves.
The drunken orgies continued all night.
and early this morning the police at
tackled the brewery. arrested a number
OF the Poles and broke up the gather
ing. A large number were badly cut
and bruised. Martin Mahallock's head
was fearfully cut and he lost so much
blood that he will die 10y When Mike
Fkirtz was picked up unconscious his
back was found TO be broken. He can
not live. William Parks was struck on
the head by stone jug and his skull
fractured. He will probably die.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
LAMOREAUX SILENT.
Declines to Discuss the Chicago Lake
Front Decision

HORIZON. Wis, March 13-Comrnis-
sioner Lamoreaux. was in no mood to
be interviewed when visited by a re-
porter today, and positively declined
to talk about the Chicago lake front
matter, except TO state that he knew
nothing whatever about the decision.
and that the land Office was the only
place to get any news about the mat
ter. Mr.. Lamoreaux was propped up
in a large arm chair with pillows, and
appeared to be very sick man His
voice is weak. and a doctor is in daily
attendance. During the past few days
he has been very i'll, but the doctor
hopes for his recovery in a short time.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
so THE PROSECUTION IN THE
ROCHOLL CASE FALLS
FLAT.
CLAIMS WERE NOT ALLOWED,
SO WITNESSES DID NOT MATERIA-
L1ZE-ATTORNEYs WITHDRAW
FROM THE CASE.
REDS WILL TAKE HoMEsTEADs.
Sioux Who Slew Custer File ON
Lands in BurIeigh Countrywide
Northwest.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, March 13.-The
Rocholl investigation suddenly ended
this afternoon. An adjournment had
been taken to this date, and it was ex,
pected much more testimony would be
introduced but it did not materialize
Attorneys for the prosecution have
withdrawn from the case The reason
is said to be that the firm has not been
paid. The board of county commission
ers has refused to allow witness fees
in the investigation, upon the ground
that they are not legal claims upon
the county. They amount to several
hundred dollars.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
snow blockade Holds Good.

ABERDEEN, S. D., March 13-The snow
blockade still continues effectual on all lines
centering here. The Milwaukee has three
train crews in drifts on the Mitchell Aberdeen
line, and nothing whatever is being done for
their release. The government thermometer
recorded 20 degrees below last night and
winter conditions are still pronounced as
ever. The newly appointed state commits
sioner of insurance, ]. H. Kipp, OF Campbell
county, is in the city today and gives notice
that he has chosen w. A. McLaren. a drug
gist of Aberdeen, as his deputy. The place
is worth 81 900 per year.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
Reminder of the sioux War.

LITCHFIELD, Mimi, March IA N.
Fosen is dead. He was a Norwegian and set
tied in Meeker county in 1857. He was
the first man to sound the alarm Of the
Indian outbreak in 1862. He was living
near where the Indians butchered the Jones
and Baker families, at what is known as
the acton massacre He then started to the
settlements at Forest City and possibly saved
them, as the town was next day attacked
vigorously by a large band of Indians. Mr.
Fosen has been public officer many years,
and was a brother Of ex-County Treasurer
Nelson, of Otter Tail county.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
Respectfully yours,
Big Mill for PaynesviIIe.

Special to the Globe.
NEW gainesville, Mimi. March -
Ever since the big -four mill burned here in
December, some Of the progressive citizens
have been trying to get another one built.
They have now received from D. r. Chandler,
Of Osakis, proposition to put in a S25, 600
plant if the town will provide the site and
give a 81, 800 bonus. The members of the COM
mittee soliciting for the bonus are jubilant.
as they say they will easily raise II. The mill
will be about $50 barrels a day In capacity.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
New Office of Rosen.
Special TO the Globe.

Special 70 the GIODe.
MADISON. Mimi, March 13.-Word has been
received from Washington that a new post
office has been established near the Catholic
church at Yellow Bank, this-Lac qui ParIe
courtyard called Rosen, after the Catholic
priest of this place. Father Rosen has raised
the standing Of the Catholic mission at yell
low Bank to such extent during the last
twelve months that now there are ffty-four
families attending the church. A good oppor-
tun1ty is offered for German Catholics to buy
land on suitable conditions around the church
Parochial school is held during the months
of April Nav and June.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
Light and water for Winthrop.

Special 10 the Globe
WINTHROP, Mimi, March 13.-At the an
nual election here the proposition to build an
electric light plant and extend the water works
carried The new officers are: Ed H. Huebner
president; H. G. Garfield. Henry Klossner,
n. A. Lilyquist, trustees; Frank Dinlond re-
corder; G. NJ. Peterson, treasurer; c.. F.
Bergquist, assessor; ALT Torngren, justice; F.
A. Osberg, constable.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
Heavy Rains.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-The weather
bureau reports tonight show heavy rains
throughout the lower Mississippi valley and
Arkansas. At New Orleans the water is
one-tenth Of foot above the danger line.
Mobile, Ala, reports that the Tuscaloosa
river will probably reach Sc feet by Monday
morning, and Demopolis reports the water
has attained forty-eight feet.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
GRIP IN THE AIR.
THE CRY FULL OF IT.
Like a Cold, only Stubborn.

The symptoms of La Grippe as de-
scribed by ply sicians are so like
Cold as to battle the skilled practitioner.
First slight fever with chills, fol-
lowed by catarrhal condition of the
head, descending to the throat and
ever to the 1arynx and bronchial
tubes. In most gases there is a dis
tressing and stubborn cough.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
oarted to high ground or placed on house
River Booming.

FLORENCE, Ala, March 1S.-The Tennessee
liver at this place is on a boom, the guage
showing 2 feet, a rise of two feet in twelve
hours The bottoms submerged but no
serious damage is reported. Heavy rains
above as we'll as here will cause further
rise of three or four feet
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
Big Muddy Is Breaking Up.

VERMILLION, S. D., March 13-The ice In
the Missouri river is beginning to show
signs Of breaking up. Many farmers along
the river are hauling quantities of hay to
north Of here, are making preparations to
move at the first warning. But if the break
occurs here or below, as seems probable, there
is little danger Of bad floods
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-14
Badger Teachers.

Special TO the Globe.
ASHLAND, Wis, March BAT a conver1-
ton today OF the North Wisconsin Teachers
association the following officers were elected
for the coming year President B. B. Jackson,
Ashland; vice president, A. w. McCullooh
Bayfield,: secretary and treasurer, Mary Sta
pleton, Washburn; recording secretary, ]. t.
Hooper, Ashland.