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4 Bible Sled.

A friend of the Listener SAW funny eight down in Maine. At place there. which needn't be named, thers lives q small boy named Jonathan Longfellow, who 5s third or fourth cousin of the poet, and he is q great boy too. One day this friend of the Listener was driving past young Jonath ans house and saw the boy engaged at little distance Ill sliding down hill on the slippery crust on something that was not a sled. What could it be? Evidently the scrutiny of the passerby was observed by the boy, for he stopped his eoasting and eallca out amiably, I'm sliding dewn hill on the Bible. And it Tas tie fact too He had got tlle smooth. leather bound fam iiy Bible. containing tie generations oi all the Longfellows, and was ccastine on 1t with magnificent success. -Bosteh IzauspripE
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wo,aen Read Advertisements.

It is claimed, says the Philadelpkla Press, that the women are the only read. CTS of advertisements. In measure thia is true, and necessarily so, for womes ire the larger purchasers for the house hold and spend mos. of the money thai ssearned by business professional and working men.
 Even i'll the larger transactions it will probably surprise dealers to learn how influential voice women have. Ths purchase of home is almost invariably determined by the women. of the house. hold and in nine cases out of ten their khformation as to the situation and de. Variability of purchase is gained from the newspapers.
 And every furniture dealer, dry gooda dealer, grocerynan ard keeper of any sort of q store knows that he must ap peal to tho women if Ee wishes to sell his goods. One of the largest elements in the success Of one of the greatest mer. chants in the world today is the fact that he knows how to appeal attraetively through the advertisement to the wom. sn.-Fonrth Estate.
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Indoor photosralf a'i y.

To make 8 good portrait in en l ortll- nary room Is quite difficult task, as all the light to be had comes through the window and leaves the shadow side of the portrait underexposed. This can somewhat be remeditd [. :.a aigs Of a piece of Whlte muslin about l. feet long and about feetwide or more
 Stretch string across the room par allel with the window and fasten it to a point about six feet from the window, and also six feet from the floor. Fasten the muslin over the top of the window and throw the other end over the string, allowing 1t to fall to the floor. This forms q sort of one-half side of tent, and this somewhat confines the light and re- fleets it on the shadow side of your ob- ject and helps to brightels and soften the light. In using curtains for back ground place them back of the sitter as far as the wall will allow, so as to pro duce soft effect Place the sitter about three feet from the window and about opposite the far side of the easement. Pull the windowdown from the top, and perhaps 1t would be best to cover up the lower part of the window with some dark cloth or paper. Close all doors so as not 10 have any draft, and then make the exposure -J A. Beos ill New York Mail and Express.
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Noosing a Sea Lion.

correspondent of Ram $ Horn nar- rates a pulling match between a sea lion and q farmer:
 Near Tillamooll. Or, an old German farmer chanccd to be driving along the beach, when his watchful gaze was greeted by the sight of large sea lion some distance out on the sand, fast asleep.
 It was the work of q moment for Ja- cob to make lasso of a stout rope he had in his wagon, fasten the end of it to the hind axle and adjust the moose over the sea lions head Then Jacob jumped into tho wagon and started homeward with his prize
 The sea lion did the same, and as his team was the stronger of the two Ja- cob started seward at | good pace. and only saved himself and his outfit by springing quickly to the ground grasp ing his jaekknife and cutting tho rope.
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ZANsRINER AND ARrslARnokE.

across from Siberia by the government agents for the purpose of propagation for food supply.
 The parents of tie littleone were too poor to keep them, and Mir. Bruce de cided he would bring them up himself, Tkfy aro deyoledly attached to him. Ho says they never quarrel among them selves over the possession of toys or other matters, as some children, nor do they give any trouble to the hotel peo- pie, but, on the contrary. become prims favorites with all with whom they como in contact. Neither does the transition in their mode If life ner lhe change ci climate afIeet their health or disposition, They thrive in any plaen. Boston Her gld
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Snow ball.

Teddy never meant to do 1t, but when Tom threw snowbalI what conid he do but squeeze up another and toss it back? And how could he know that naughty ball would hop right oyer Tom s head and go smash right into tho window of Miss Priscilla Prim millinery shop But there N as the bro. ken pane and the glass scattered al. over the ladies bonnets.
 Tom lodged around enc corner and Teddy around the other. When Mss Priscilla looked out, the street was as empty and still as if therc was not one little boy Ill town.
 '.I got off pretty we'll thought Ted. dy. eff she caught me, she'd make me pay my whole ST cents. Nobody but Teddy knew how many errands he had run and how many paths he had swept and how much candy and popcorn and butter scotch ne had not eaten to get together that 87 cents. As soon as he could earn just I3 cents more they were all to go for the littio steam i'sfsaaipe in the toyshop window.
 Just five lmaiiiqnnte.,,s,-.e CT Teddy stepped ;.,ta M;ss. sfee with his little ihto MISS ff1scllla siis 4 a-s.-,rIo or,,y. red savings bank in his hand s9ie emp tied it on the counter, and out cahaF rolling such swarm of dimes and nick. els and pennies! Miss Priscilla was sa surprised that her eyebrows went right op to her little gray cnrls.
 Say, I fired that snowball, said Teddy brayely. sSo l ought to pay for 1t, course, you know.
 Well, you are an honest boy!" said Miss Priscilla But you are dreadful careless. '
 Teddy went past the toyshop window on his way home, and he could not help just looking at tho little engine. But he was not sorry for being honest, uof bit. -~-Y You.h's Companion
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MEN BURN SPONTANEOUSLY
Medical Science Records Instances Of the
 Combustion of Flesh From Within.

Medical Science Records Instances Of the
 Combustion of Flesh From Within.
 When Dickens u~ad so effectively the spontaneous combustion of the human body as q climax for novel, he had back of him a great deal of evidence that such miracle had actually taken place
 In an article on 'sThe Pathology of Man " in the old French Encyclopedia Methodique. D A2yr gives the case of a woman 50 years of age who had ma9e practice of going to bed drunk every day for many years. Her bones were finally found in the bed with the flesh charred from them as scientists sup posed, by spontaneous combustion.
 The somewhat similar case of Grace Pitt is given i'll the transactions of the English Royal society. She was the wife of fishmonger who lived Ut Ips. wich, and she was found stretched on the kitchen floor by her daughter, burn ing, the girl said, without flames. ' Her body and legs resembled smoldering coals and when water was thrown on her gave forth the odor Of scorched flesh, accompanied by q snffoeating smoke The sirl ran from the house and called in t'ae neighbors, wh9 found nothing bus bones and charred flesh left of the woman. She, too, had been q hard drinker.
 X third case, given ill French essay, is that of Mme. de Boiseon. so years old who lived near Dol It is said she was very lean and that for several years she had drunk nothing but spirits Her waiting maid found her burning in her room, tho fire in her case, as in the others, seeming to originate in the flesh itself and not in the clothing. Water thrown on her failed to check the fire, and she burned until nothing but her skeleton remained in the chair. The chair itself was only slightly seorched. .[Ne4y York World.
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MELTED SNOW POWER.
Swiss Towns That Utilize the Mountain,
 Ni ra < Ing.

NtreRms.
 Besides considerable number ol large water power installations Switzer land is full ct small power plants, nearly every town ill that land of mountains and waterfalls being vel supplied with power from the white coal, as tn, melting snow on the mountain sides has well been called. When there are ns large streams, many small ones are i'm. pounded and collected in reservoirs on niF1 hi}fsides, and it is rare to find : plaee of any size which is not well lighted by the power of some mountain stream.
 At Montreux the electric tramway gets its power ill this way, aud from tis old Roman town of Vevey to the me. difbyal castle of Chiffon one may ride in : trolley car propelled by the power oi an insignificant little stream which may or may not be noticed when climbing up the hillsides just above.
 The capabilities of this general util. ization of natural power are beginning to be understood everywhere, and, with the appreciation of the possibilities of the besr methods Of long distance trans. mission, the development of many noun tain streams must surely come There are innumerahle streams, which, while very small, are yet very high. and thess can with comparatively little difficulty be inspounded and carried down many h1ndreds of feet, thus making up for tfieil lack of volume by the great pres. sure readily obtainable, and, either by the nse of electricity or compressed air, the power may be transmitted to malls points of application with but Ittl. loss. -Cassier's Magazine
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Tne MAN WHO IS Nor NEEDED.

I'm sixty years Of age today, And l,aee worked and slayed. And some one elso shail presently Get aii shat have saved. But 1t is not
 The simple thought Of going that 1 deplore.
 lis this--when ]
 In he cold earth lie They Il think of ma no more. I've labored on from day to day With one hope in my alina Twas thas N'hea 1 was -.lid awa1 I'd leave a void behind
 Something, y9u know,
 Te always show That 1 had lived and wrought. But now at last
 That dream is past I've got to share the common lot. Iye thrown fever off today And risen from my bed For mont hs Eve been but helpless clay, With wild thoughts in my head Id fonaly thought
 rhe mill would not Ran if were not there 10 sec, But it $ kept right on,
 Though Eve been gone, And that's the thing that saddens mo.
 S. r. Riser i'll Cleveland leader.
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rlY feet.

The means by which fly can creep up pane Of glass CT walk oil ceiling have long been the subject eff contention among scientists, some claiming that the fly foot is a sucker, others that ad- hesion is effected by the aid of a viscors fluid exuding from the foot, and others again thai the fly walks by means of ! ciliary apparatus winch answers the purpose of hook.
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Tile nIanniaI. Woman.

A masculine woman has always been the abhorrence of men and women alike. She IS as repellent to nature as an etfeminate man The woman who dresses i'll nannish garb, who walks with q stride, who talks in loud. harsh voice, who assumes an air of busie ness importance, who is always threat ching 10 do things that are unrefined or difficult because they have been man $ privilege, is subject Of amusement to some and of aversion to others. Brook lyn Eagle.
 Doesn't Know It All,
 What do you study 1t school my little mall:'
 t'I am studying the history of France. sir.
 ''Indes,l What can you tell me alortt Charlemagne:'
 0h, sir, We have only got as far as Adam and Eve Polichinelle.
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ING RIM BACK,
tvby an Eh. rprising Man Has No Cbaaae
 fo Become II Millionaire.


 Rluramer is one of our citizens who i've well and Go nothing. He tolls mi. neither does he spin, and yet he end his family live in comfort that is ,ot many removes from luxury. This has subjected Hummer to adverse crit. ,eisrn, which fairly laeerates his sensi. tive feelings and he unbosomed himself to few friends the other evening while they were enjoying the good things hs keeps on tap.
 ssThere's s not lazy bone in my body, ," he began aggressively 'I'd rather work than eat, and I've ;.ihgays thought that 1 had great business head on me. But the records against me. My father set me up in a mercantile business, and when I had balance struck at the end of year there was not enough left to make 8 decent assignment. On his death I came into handsome fortune, and just thought I'd show my rela. tives how had been nisjudged by in. vesting secretly i'll a great southern land scheme. ] weEt down gleefully to look over my new purchase and gloat over my prospects. Most of my real es. tate was at the bottom of lake, and what was on dry land wouldn t raise a hill of corn to the acre.
 Ny brother got me nice position As travelling salesman, and l had sold whole carloads of goods at half price be. fore the house could head me off. They told ne that I must sell to hold my place, and that was what I was doing. but they discharged me so hard that never got rightly over it. Mother bought me farm. and again l started to astonp ish my folks by nay business shrewd. ness. I traded the farm for the state right to patent fence. All got out of that was a judgment against me in an infringement case. Mother left me what have now, with proviso that l should forfeit every thing if l tried ta dc business of any kind. That's why < have no chance to make myself mil. lionaire "-Detroit Free Press.
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Meeting Grand Lodge Free and accepted Masons, Little Rock, Ark, Nov. i5 10 %. For this occasion the Cotton Belt Route win sell tickets, Pine Bluff to Little Rock and return Ut one fare. SIPS. Tickets on sale Nov. II to l9, inclusive; return limit Nov 2l Il Bringman. Agt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-11-09

There is q species of pine tree which grows ill California and is known as the giant pine which is the largest of the pine genus, often rising to ! height of 200 feet, with trunk 20 to 30 feet in girth.
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ssJUST AS GOOD FOR ADULTS WARRANTED. PRICE 50 cts
Foo Weak 10 Hold It.

Charles- Uncle, want you to try this limburger It was imported all the way from Germany, each bound care- fully wrapped in tinfoil
 Uncle Josl. -Gosh Air you sure they didn' have to do it up in b Her iron?-- Indianapolis Journal
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1ns ,tanor.us ,.4s,cl4 Itsp.irs

fsrubel. Kalesslaw-Wesl, look There's sign that say Bicycle lunl. What sn. that l.e for?
 Roxana Kakestraw--Oh! Why. must be for folks that have this hicycle craze that wa've bean about. -~B Brooklyn Lifa
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West Arkansas Annual Conference. A. NJ. F. church. Philadelphia, Ark. Nov. l7 to 24. For this occasion the Cotton Belt Route will sell tickets. Pine Blnff to Philadelphia andrcturn S435, on certificate plan Tickets on sale Nov T. 10 20: return limit. Nov 27. II. Bringman. Agt.
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Testing His Uondltlon.

"Youl' wife is literary, isn't she?"
 .'I should say so. When I come home late at night, she makes mo say, Re view of Reviews five times, as fast as l can gel it oil Chicago Record
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TOR LITTLE FOLKS.
TWO LITTLE MAIDS.
xhese Eskimo Tots Have Been Adopted
 hY an American Gentleman.

6J 8in1i1ran
 Two httIe Eskimo tots. from taroH Alaska have Eeen entertained at Cilouces. ter, Mass, rne past few weeks. They are twins, 6 years old, and travelled overland with their adopted father Mir. Miner W Bruce. who came from Seattle in order to purchase fishing schooner destined for the north Pacific fisheries. Mr. Bruce, who was horn in Boston, K we'll known scientific and literary man, whose work on Alaska is | stand ard publication Of it's kind
 In 1892 he established the government reindeer station at Port Clarence, Ans sa, at which place reindeer arc brought
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-12-28
A Good One On Professor Earle.

All Of us know Prof. j. j. Earle,
the efficient and effective princi-
pal of the Ocala High School.
Most Of us know he was honored
with the presidency of tie State
Tea chers' Association at their
last years session in Ocala, and
it was an honor worthily be-
slowed. For several weeks he
has been busy preparing his ad-
dress to deliver at DeLand today
Sunday afternoon he, to test his
memory and to feel that be had
committed his address without a
flaw, took pos" "Ssl0n of the school
blilGing, where With no eye to
see or mind to criticjSr, as he
thought. he let loose, and when
he had gotten intO the most in
terestllg and eloquent portion OF
it and its effect Ua the vacant
seats began to have hypnotic
effect, who should confront and
confound him and cause him to
make a break he never mcnded,
but a bevy Of his lady friends,
whose merry laughter drowned
his oratory and put the handsome
and kniyh,Iy educator to flight.
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The Opening German.

The Nine O'clock German Club
gave their opening German in
the Ocala House last night, which
was led by r. /. Mcintosh and
Miss Lollie Haley. The others
present were Lieut.. S. r. Bird
sey and Miss Loretta Bullock, E.
7. HelvenstOn and Miss Lula
Gary, +. e. Bugbee and wife, E.
l.. CrOssett and Miss Gcrtie
Pareda, Mr.. Blank and wife, Of
New York, w. w. Condor and
Miss Matte Alfred, Capt r. E.
Davidson and Miss Bessie Halle,
w. A. Redding and wife, j. H.
Livln gStOn and wife, Ben Rhein-
auer and Miss Kate Livingston,
j G.. NOrcross and Miss Lavel-
cite Martin, G. l.. NanEchop
and Miss Edith Piatt, Lieut.. j.
w. Lancaster and Miss MAY
Leonard, II. @. and Miss Mamie
Ea gleton, w. w. Martin and
Miss El1ie Burnett, U. r. Water
man and wife, G.. S. Cullen and
Miss Sidney Pasteur, A. II. Bird
sey and wife, Col. Winfield Scott
Proskcy and DR.. s. Potts Eagle
ton.
The rooms were brilliantly
lighted and handsomely decor
ated and the ladies were as hand
some as can be gathered in city
Of much larger dimensions than
Ocala. The affair was highly
successful and the participants
say the most enjoyable ever
spent. Profs. Pike and Berg
man and Messrs. VIM. Dale and
Ray Alworth furnished the music.
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Appreciated.

The job force Of the Witness
Office, owl ing to the rush of work
in that department, were COM
pelled to spend Christmas at the
''cases," and to encourage, cheer
and strengthen them for their de-
NAL of a home Christmas dinner,
Mr.. Phil Brown, who is running
over with the "mill1 of human
Kindness and thoughtfulness for
others, hearing of their depriva-
ton, sent them such a royal
spread as only the chef of the
Ocala House can supply. 1t was
appreciate and thanks are here
by rendered.
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Elected Officers.

At a regular convention of
Ocala Lodge No. 10, K. of P,
the following officers were elect
ed: j. G. Ferguson, G.. c.; nj. j.
Turner, V. c.; w. 7. Frierson,
P; II. NJ. Connell, NJ. Of W.; j.
r. DeVane, K. of r. and S.; D.
e. McIver, NJ. of f.; S. T. Sis
trunk, NJ. of E ; j. 3. Watkins,
NJ at A.; H. E. Co;lnell, l. G..
Representatives to the Grand
Lodge were j. G. Spurlin, A. G..
Gates, w. w. CIyatt, Jr., who
Will be Installed in the Opera
House Friday night, January
sth, 1898, by Deputy Grand
Chancellor H. Crook, at which
time Rev. w. w. DeHort, of
Tampa, will address the audience
on Pythianisn.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-12-28
There Were Others.

The Star in it's interview arti-
Gle Of Christmas trade yesterday,
which was hastily written, mad
vertently overlooked the Ocala
clothier, J. J. Fuller, who depict
ed his shelves III disposing of his
wonderful bargains Of S. and s.
suits. while N. Fishcl, The dry
goods merchant, Benus, the ba-
ker, and Phelps, the Shady
Grove grocer, were well pleased
with the splendid trade they had
during the week.
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Christmas Echoes.

The scholars Of the primary
department Of our public school
presented Principal j. j. Earle,
of the Ocala Graded School,
with q silver blotter, of which to-
ken he is very proud.
The only exercises to mark the
close for the holiday term were
the interchange of courtesies be-
tween the pupils of the primary
department and those of the in
termcdiate department OF the
school in attending each others
exercises, which were very pleas
ant and entertaining.
Another pleasing feature Of the
occasion Of good will and
thoughtfulness to their fellows
was the gathering by the chill
drcn of boxes of material COM
forts for the needy and destitute
ana Une OlSJflDuJlOn Oh Lnt same
to those in distress and want by
the teachers of the school. Be
sides these boxes $3.50 in cash
was contributed and given to Dr..
Van Hood, who will use the same
in buying medicine for sick peo-
pie who are not able to pay for
it. All Of which reflects great
credit on the teachers of this
school for their thoughtful
ness in implanting in the pupils
one of the highest and noblest
traits of human nature-to have
sympathy for and to assist the
poor and unfortunate of earth.
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THE CHRISTMAS CANIATA
An Appreciatiye Audience Gathered
Last Evening at the Opera House
to See the Program.

to See the Program.
The Baptist Sunday School
Cantata was rendered very beau
tifully at the opera house last
night to a good house of repre-
sentative citizens. The carefully
arranged program, which repre-
Sented weeks of unceaSing toll
and care, was carried out to the
delight Of all. The cantata was
G.. II. Gabritl'S "JolIy Christ
mas, and q competent character
was found for each Of the many
parts. w. T. Gary represented
the president and master of cere-
monies, sang good solo and per-
formed bis part nicely. w. NJ.
Dl'c, the sweet singer of Ocala,
appeared in the capacity Of a re-
porter representing the Evening
Star. His solo, "Happy Days of
ChildhOOd," was rendered in fine
style, and his singing is always
listened to with pleasure. Mrs. j.
w. Sylvester as "Mother Nc
Clure" contributed largely to the
success of the evening. She sang
very sweetly "What Shall be
Done" Banjie Weathers as the
''POct" was very good and rem
dered hi, lines to fine effect. Leafy
Sylvester as Ada, whose duty it
was to keep order, was pretty
and performed her part well, as
she always does. Her rendition
and gestures IN the recital of
Goods Poor" were excellent.
The minStrelS were the following
young misses, who looked pretty
IN their fancy costumes: Gilla
Smoak, Linnie Tucker, Mamie
Durand, Rosa Messett, Matte
Culvcrhouse, Dora Vogt, Sallie
Johnston and Johnnie Liddon.
Ncrnie Stevens as Santa Claus
was good. He also took Mr..
Winters part in a freezing man
ner. Annie Edwards represented
Frost, Lula Mellon, Sieei: and
Pansy Souter, Snow. These little
misses performed their parts Very
creditably aud made a pleasing
picture in Their appropriate cos
tunes. The six beautiful fairies
created much applause. They
were Mary Burford, Alice Bull
lock, Caro- LiddOn, Edna Culver
house, Florence Mellon and Mary
Gates. "The Blessed Story" was
prettiIy sung by several little
tots. The marching, particularly
the grand march, was pretty, The
red lights lent great effect to the
picture. Mrs. a. l.. 1zlar rem
dered q fine selection on the piano
with delicate touch and skill be-
tween the first and second acts.
Mrs. L. d. Crawford was the
pianist for the evening and aided
the children greatly by her skill
ful music.
JUST before the goodnight song
by the chorus, Santa Claus again
appeared, bursting out Of spa
cious chimney on which was
stacked ii present of candy fo1
every pupil Of the school.
The entertainment was quite a
success financially, and the credit
Of the cantata is largely due tC
MeSdames Crawford and Sylves
ter, who nave given 1t almost
their entire time for weeks.