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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-09-17

General IsOngstreet is demOnstra-
ting the fact that he is by long odds
one Of the most remarkable men of
the century. He has lived to see all
his compatriots in arms called to their
last account and respond to this roll
call on the other side, and at the age
of seventy-five, elastic and firm of
step, erect and princely in bearing,
leads to the matrimonial altar blush
ing bride of twenty-five, and through
the columns of the great newspapers
discourses on love and marriage with
all the ardor aud enthusiasm of a
youthful lover. The mellow tinge of
maturity that he gamers around his
romance only makes it the more at
tractive. The congratulations of a
nation have been showered upon him.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-09-17

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic loo or sc
II c. G. c. fail TO cure, druggists refund money.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-09-17

The Banner stated in its last issue that the
proprietor Of the star voted republican, popu-
list aud prohibition ticket. We would ike to
know how il secured this information: lor in the
last election the ballot was strictly private. No
person could possibly know how he voted hut
himself and he says y was transferred from
oeala TO the Lake Weir precinct last fall, was
appointed one Of the managers OF the election.
hut owing TO pressing duties could not serve. /
voted the straight democratic ticket from the
Bryan presidential electors down 10 the consta-
ble."-Rvening Star.
The Banner obtained its Informal
ton from Justice Smith, who, among
his neighbors, enjoys the reputation
Of telling the truth, and we regret
that Brother Porter, good man that he
Is, fails 10 impress this fact upon those
who know him best. He never seems
60 have mastered the art.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07
Ancient Lake Beds.

The maps made by the Ptolemies,
kings of Egypt, contained a lake to
the west of the Nile, and the name
given was Moeris. As there was no
lake to the southeast of Cairo, the
matter remained q puzzle until an
American named Captain Whitehouse
discovered depression in this locality
forty.ive by twenty-five miles; this
he bought of the Egyptian government
for $4,000. The eastern edge of this
depression is ten miles from the Nile,
and Mr.. Whitehouse's plan is to have
a canal cut, and when the Nile over
flows to fill it with water. This de-
preston, called the Raiyan, thus filled
with water, will be a fertile region,
aud, it is estimated, will produce an
increase of crops worth seventy mil
lion annually. There is another de-.
preston not far north of the Raiyan,
called the Fsyoum, which has been
thus treated, and it supports 250,OOO
people.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07
VermOnt's FIRST Maple Sugar.

According to the Confectioner's
Journal, the first maple sugar made IN
Vermont was at Bennington in March,
1853, in the log cabin of the first set
tier, Captain Samuel Robinson. The
sep-probably from trees on the hill
side IN Bennington Centre-was
caught in short sections of logs, hol-
lowed out to hold gallon or more.
The season was favorable for a free
run of sap. the nights being frosty and
the dsys still and sunny. Evaporation
was performed in small iron kettles,
bought in Albany few weeks pre-
viously. A liquor cask of good syrup
was obtained, but only small guam
tity of sugar was made thirty or forty
pounds. The precise method of tap.
ping the trees is not known. Public
records of the time make no mention
of sugar making, and the only infor-
nation on the subject is in the diary
of hiram Harwood, the first white
child born in Bennington. It began
in 1910, covering twenty-six years, and
was continuance OF his fathers diary
begun in 1906, and giving a minute
record of everyday life and many facts
relating to the early historyof Ben.
nington. The particulars of the first
sugar-making were obtained from
Mrs. Mercy Robinson in 1874.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07
A Calculating Cat.

It takes smart cat to catch English
sparrows, as any observant person
can testify who knows anything about
these active and enterprising little
birds, but an Ellicott City cat can do
the trick successfully almost any day
she wants good meal for herself or
family. The feat is accomplished
by the aid of the most wonderful
feline shrewdness in this way:
From distance of twenty or thirty
yards away the cat spies sparrow or
or two that she wants to eat when they
light on a railing of the Tiber bridge
at the station yard. She can approach
them without being observed by get.
ting in close to the wall that borders
the pavement. This she does. She
cannot be seen by the sparrows even
as she turns on to the bridge, for the
railing is broad at the top, and she
keeps under it and cannot even herself
see her victims. but she does some
good guessing or intelligent calculat.
ing and stops directly beneath them
every time; then she pauses to make
a spring to the top of the rail, cover
ing with her two paws the place where
she has reckoned the bird is. She
seldom misses her prey. Three times
out of four, in fact, she catches the
bird. Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07
A Gigantic Harp.

The most gigantic harp ever con.
structed, as far as the record goes, was
that made by Veritan. the Provost of
Burkli, near Basel, Switzerland, in
1857, says the St. Louis Republic.
That was a long while ago, but the
fame of NJ. Veritan's gigantic harp
was such that it is still occasionally
mentioned by writer's on the rare and
and the wonderful, Just as the sea
serpent, bloody rain, live mastodons,
ETC., are. NJ. Veritan's colossal
musical instrument was 320 feet in
length, and, on that account, was con.
structed in an open lot instead of in a
harp factory. 1t was most simple in
construction, consisting of fifteen
wires strung tightly between two poles.
These wires were of different sizes,
the largest being one.sixth Of an inch
in diameter and the smallest one
twelfth of an inch. They were
north and south and inclined in such
a manner as to form an angle of from
twenty to thirty degrees with the hori-
zon. This queer instrument was not
intended as an exaggerated toy, but
was constructed for the express pur-
pose of foretelling changes in the
weather, which were calculated by
Professor Veritan according to the
different tones the instrument made
when the wind was blowing through it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07
The Dismal Swamp.

The Dismal Swamp is by no means
so dismal as it has been painted, ~
according to the description of late
geographers. possesses features which
ought to make it an attractive water
ing place and sanitarium. It is NOD.
as most people imagine, vast bog
sunk low in the ground, into which
the drainage OF the surrounding COM
try fowe. On the contrary, according
to accurate surveys, it is above tbs
level ground, some fifteen or twenty
feet, and, instead of being the recep-
tacle, is, in its immense sponge-iks
bulk, gathering the waters that de-
scend upon it, the source of rivers
five of which take their origin within
it and flow onward to the sea. The
swamp is entirely of green timbers
there is no decaying wood, the tvo
principal woods that grow there being
the juniper and the cypress, which
never rot. They fall on the ground
like other trees, but instead of do
composing, they turn into peat, and
in that form remain Interchangeable
and indissoluble. There is nothing iA
the swamp to create miasms no rising
of the tides and decomr osition of rank
vegetables; no marshes exposed to the
burning rays Of the sun. All is freGh
and sweet, and the air is laden with
balmy odors. The water is tinged with
juniper to faint wine hue, and il
thought to possess valuable sanitary
qualities. It is often used by vessels
going on long cruise on account of
its healthful properties, and also bs-
cause it keeps fresh and clear foe
years. Those who live near it are not
slow to declare that it is the healthiesS
place on the continent, and are, per
hsps, not without reason for the faith
which is in them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07
The Useful Giraffe.

"Useful?' said the old circus man.
"Why, in many ways, the giraffe is
the most useful of all animals in cir
Gus. The elephant is good; you can
have him push or pull heavy loads. or
you can hook him up to go-cart, and
have him haul child around the ring
in it. This always pleased the people
very much, to see the elephant haul
little go.cart around when it would be
just as easy for it to haul house. But
that never began to please them 80
much, for instance, as it did to see the
giraffe light the lamps.
"We had a giraffe that was fully
eighteen feet high. Humph! The
tallest giraffe I ever saw. We always
used to have him light the lamps
around the centre pole before the even
ing show. These lamps were on a
square frame around the pole, held up
by a rope running over pulley. The
ordinary way of lighting them WAS to
lower the frame down to the ground
and light the lamps and then hist her
up. But we always used to have the
giraffe light 'em. Just before the show
was going to begin, tent full of people,
and everybody wondering why it was
60 kind O. dark, in would come the
giraffe's keeper carrying a lighted
torch, and after him the giraffe. They'd
walk out into the centre of the ring
and walk around the centre pole and
halt, and then the giraffe would bow
around to the audience. It was funny
enough TO see him bow; but when he'd
got through bowing he'd bend his
head down and take the torch in his
teeth and then raise his head up and
walk around and reach up and light
the lamps on the frame. When he'd
got 'em all lit he'd give the torch back
to the keeper, and bow all around
again, and then walk off, the keeper
following him with the lighted torch.
Fun? Why! 1t used to tickle
the people most half to death. New
York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07
SuflOCa!ed by Ants.

A remarkable phenomenon was wit
messed in Jerusalem recently. A swarm
of flying ants settled upon the city and
filled the air from sunrise until 8
o'clock. Visitors to the Holy Sepul-
cher were obliged to use their handker-
chiefs constantly in order to keep the
insects out of their eyes and nostrils.
The natives asserted that this extraor-
dinnry flight of ants was the precursor
OF an earthquake, and two slight
shocks of earthquake were felt in Jeru-
salem on the evening of the same
day.-Chicsgo Inter Ocean.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07
Telegraphy Without Wires.

The Postoffice Department of Great
Britain is experimenting on new sys.
lem OF telegraphy which is embodied
in the following idea: "The system
depends not on electromagnetic but
electro static effects; that is to say, on
electric waves of a much higher rate
of vibration, not less than 25O, 900, 600
f. seeond-that is, Hertzian waves.
These vibrations are projected through
space in straight lines, and, like light,
are capable of reflection and refrac.
ton. Indeed, they exhibit all OF the
phenomena which characterize light.
More than ten years ago the discovery
was made in London Office IN the
Telephone Exchange that operators
read from sound messages that were
in transit from London to Bradford
by telegraph wires. Other expert
ments have demonstrated the posslbll-
ity of telegraphing even though the
wires were broken. The probabilities
are that the attraction is strong enough
to continue the sound through the
space between the broken ends OF the
lines.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07

| We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F.. CHENEY & Co., Toledo. O.
/ We, the undersigned. have known +. j. Che
ney for the last Is ears. and believe him per-
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
ton made by their firm.
WEST 81 TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALDISa, KINNAN & MARvnN Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
I Ealls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
! Halls Family Pills arc the best
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07
Wise as an Owl.

The owl Is said to be the wisest OF birds
because he keeps both eyes and ears wide
open, says nothing and keeps up good deal
of thinking. When sciatica takes hold OF
man, he Is wisest who says nothing but keeps
his eyes and ears open for the best remedy,
who thinks and knows it may result in
crippling, and who finds by trial that ST.
Jacobs Oil is the best known remedy for its
treatment and permanent cure. 1t pene-
trates to the seat of the excruciating pain,
soothes ano cures it, and prevents what
sometimes happens-the use OF the surgeon $
knife to get rid OF the torment. The owl
thinks and then acts quickly, and the sciatica
sufferer should act promptly to arrest the
progress of the dis ease and to restore the
nerve by tho use OF St. Jacobs Oil to its nat
ural condition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07

The cost of state dinner at the
White House runs from $500 to $1,000,
according to the price of wines fur
nished.
State dinners, as a rule, are unin-
teresting aside from their picturesque
ness. The scene, however, is one of
beauty and sumptuousness in effect.
The walls of the large dining-room
are banked with tropical flowers and
plants.
The table is gorgeous with gold and
silver plate.
The centre of the table, which ac-
commodities thirty-eight persons, is
adorned by large mirror, represent.
ing a miniature lake, which is sur.
rounded by a bank of flowers.
The mirror has golden frame, and
was purchased by Dolly Madison.
At either end of the table are golden
candelabra.
With additions the table accommo.
dates sixty persons.
The Presidents place is at the cen
ter of the north side, the length of
which extends from east to west.
The wife of the Chief Executive of
the nation is seated opposite to her
husband upon these occasions.
The wives of recent Presidents have
obtained large grants from Congress
for the purchase of costly table fur
nlsaings.
The spoons and the forks are of pure
gold, and some of the china is almost
priceless.
The cups, for instance, could not be
dur Heated for S100 each.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07
Injecting Perfume Into the Blood.

It is said that certain French danes
have carried their passion for eweet
smells to the extreme of injecting Q
few drops of perfume into the blood.
regardless of the folly and danger OF
such proceeding. This is mors
radical even than the Oriental method
of perfuraing the body by means of
baths and unguents, while Americaa
women content themselves with sachet
bags scattered among their linen and
sewed into their gowns ~ .. II
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07
International Stamp Show.

The collection of postage stamps has
risen to the dignity of needing an in
ternational exhibition, such a phlla-
telic festivity having been arranged
for next July in London. AS John
Fiske pointed out in one OF his lec-
lures, it will be remarkable demon
stration of the worldwide power OF
Great Britain, for the exhibition will
consist very largely OF portraits OF
Queen Victoria.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07
A silent Club in Vienna.

A popular innovation in Vienna. Austria,
is club in which tho rare but delightful
luxury Of silence can be enjoyed by its mem-
bers. The rule of silence is very stringent,
and under no prelext is a word allowed to
be spoken in any part of tho club house. All
necessary COMMUNICATIONS, including the
giving of orders to the attendants. must be
made in writing, and the members are even
forbidden to recognize each others presence
by nodding. Only married mon are expected
to join the club. but applications for MEM
bership are coming IN rapidly. There is no
ladies' parlOr.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07
A Singular Collection.

A Canadian gentleman has expended
a vast amount of patience. and shown
considerable perseverance, in gather
ing collection of buttons of officers
of every regiment and department. Of
the British army. The collection,
which comprises 14S buttons, has
taken nine years in its formation, and
the owner wrote 5S5 letters to all
parts of the globe in pursuit OF his
hobby.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07

One fitting way suggested for cele-
brating Queen Victoria's sixtieth an
niversary is the emancipation of the
100000 slaves kept In bondage i'll the
British protectorate of Zanzibar.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07

Jack Frost irritates sensitive skins. Glenn's
Sulphur Soap nYercomes the irritation.
.Eilf's Hair &Whisker Dye, black or brown, Soc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07

We have not been without Piso's Cure for
Camp St., Harrisburg, Pa, May 4, 1894
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07

1t is stated TINT a company is about to be
organized in England to place on the market
steel bicycle whose total weight will be a
matter Of only twelve pounds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07
No-To.Bac for Fifty Cents.

Over 100000 cured. Why not let No-To-Bac
regulate or remove your desire for to6acc9!
Cure guaranteed. 50 cents and Sl.OO. at all
druggists.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07
Florida.

The West Coast of Florida. the finest semi
ropical country in the world. Illustrated de-
scriptive book sent upon receipt four cents
postage. J. J. Farnsworth, Eastern Pass.
Agent, Plant System, 26l Broadway, n. Y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07
A Towns UnIaue Predlcament,

1t has been discovered in the town OF
jamestown, R. l., that it Is impossible to
secure man there for jury duty as they are
all members of the fire department..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07

The council OF Oconto, Wis, has abol..
ished the fire department on the sore OF
economy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07
How'a This? ?

Mules III carload lots have been shipped
at profit from Hepner, Oregon, to Virginia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07
White House State Dinners.

JUST try l0c. box of Cascarets. the fine
liver and bowel regulator ever made.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
ton, allays pain cures wind collie. Csc. bottle
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07

CAscARETs stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe; lOc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07

Fear not that which cannot be de-
Mod
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07

FITSstopped freeand permanently cured. No
hts after first days use Of DR. kLlNE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. Free S2trial bottleand treat
ise. Send to DR.. Kline. e31 Arch St, Phila., Pa
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07

WHEN bilious or costive, eat Cascaret.
candy cathartic; cure guaranteed: l0c., 25c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07

Londoners drink 80, pounds of
tea every day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-07

MED.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-19
SAFETY TROUSERS FOR FOOT
Rail-.

The new foot ball rousers recently
invented by Mr.. Woodruff, coach Of
the University of Pennsylvania foot
ball team, are something entirely new.
They are about tw4ce as large as an
ordinary Dair Of trousers, and were
designed for the purpose of improving
h tackling of the men and at the
same time to protect the runner with
the ball from unnecessary injuries.
The trousers are copiously supplied all
around with padding, excepting the in
side of the legs. This gives the maj
plenty Of protection, while it does not
interfere with his running. MI. Wood
ruff or n of the men puts on the
trousers and the Varsity players are
sent at him. They may tackle as
viciously as they like and bring the
runner down with great force without
danger Of injury to either themselves
or the runner. The illustration shows
the trousers as worn by Newton, the
largest man on the scrub team.
The new creation is especially valu-
able in bringing out timid men. Many
a man is unconsciously afraid TO tackle
hard, but after he has practiced against
these trousers for a while he forgets
all about getting hurt. He acquires
confidence, and at once becomes a good
hard tackler.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-19

Dr.. c. T. Fisk of Lewiston, a special
list in the treatment of piles and rectal
diseases, will be at Hotel North today.
If you are a sufferer from any of these
complaints you should not fail to see
him. The doctor performs no surgical
operation, in fact uses nc knife of any
sort. The writer can testify from his
w experience that the doctors
method is perfectly safe and painless,
but affords relief almost Immediately.
Give him d call and you will be aston
ished to know what skill can do f"'
you. This is not a paid advertisement,
but is written by one who was himself
cured and wishes all sufferers to know
there is safe and painless help for
them.