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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

All the schools opened their doors
Monday. Those attending schools
away from home left on Mondays
early trains.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

A mammoth school pencil tablet, 800
leaves. for five cents at the Anti-mon-
opoly drug store.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08
a NEW REAL ESTATE FIRM
Money IN sirht For Inuaafors

Horace p. Eagleton, dealer in all
kinds of improved real estate in Mar
ion, Lake and the other counties nf
the state. Call on or write to
HORACE P. EAGLEToN,
Room Notes Block, Leesburg, Fla.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08
TO Indian War Veterans.

II you want a pension send all in
formation relating to your enlistment
and service to this office.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

Young Bros, the successful hOrticul-
turists, near town are supplying the
market with as fine celery, eaulifower
aud Strawberries as were ever grown
In Florida.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

Miss Flora Turney, of Weirsdale,
left Saturday for DeFuniack Springs
to take term in the normal school at
that place.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08
Plant system Excursion Rates,

The National Tobacco Growers
con vention atOcala, Fla, January II
to 18th. One fare for the round trip.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

Are our legislators thinking of crea-
ting refOrmatory for our juvenile
criminals?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08
Wanted.
I-1-977

Live, wide awake men to sell sew
ing machines and collect. Honesty
bond required. Liberal inducements
to hustlers. Address, Jos. Becker.
Ocala, Fla. 12-I1.96'
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

Misses frankie and Pearl Pepper,
of Citra, who have been visiting Miss
Grace Hines, have returned home.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

Tuesday morning we felt the effects
Of the severe snow storms of the
northwest in our bracing air.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08
Tournament at Live Oak Pend and Christ
mas Festivities at Standard.

To the Editor Of the Banner.
Christmas day the annual tourna-
ment was pulled off at Live Oak race
tract. Here the most gallant knights,
the best riders, fastest horses and
handsomest ladies and prettiest girls
are wont to assemble, and on no other
occasion did larger turnout meet
under these historic giant oaks.
Major lShad Stephens was marshal
of the day, who has taught the youth
of this section to ride for twenty years,
never appeared more majestic and
knightly, and taufiht by this gray
haired nestOr, these young knights
have no superior in the state.
Knight Jas. Butler, of Morriston,
captured first prize, the proud honor
of browning the Queen of Love and
Beauty, Miss Jennie Folks. James
Mills of Romeo, crowned Miss Lula
Folks first maid Of honor, while Wal
ter Mills crowned Miss Loeora Bridges
second maid of honor, and Handy
Curry, of Live Oak, crowned Miss
Ella Mills second maid of honor.
Christmas night dance and recep-
ton was held at Mrs. Mills in honor
of her son, f. L. Mills and bride, nee
Miss Bridges.
The celebration in this section was
commenced at Turner's Pond on the
9th, where a large crowd assembled
and witnessed a tournament, which
was spirited and exciting from first to
last. Tenney Bitch won first honor,
and crowned Miss Lollo Carter; Curtis
Carter was second, Fred Mills third,
and Jesse Williams fourth, and
crowned as maids of honor Misses
Sheets, Williams and Carter.
At night Christmas tree with APP
propriate exercises was held at Miss
Beamer's school.
Standard never does anything by
halves, celebrated on an extensive
and elaborate scale. This function
was under the management of the S.
S. club. The programme was an in
teresting and entertaining one, con-
sisting of music, reading, Rotations,
speeches, etc. The children, some of
them, making their bow in public for
the first time. Then the readings and
recitations by Misses McIvers Maude
and frankie Stewart, Messfs. Stew.
ard and Norwood LAD been carefully
selected and each did their best in
their particular line. The dialect and
character reading were fine. "Archie
Deane," by Standards favorite elocu-
ZIONIST, closed these exercises.
Then the tree was first exposed to
the admiring surprise and delight of
the little ones. 1t was brilliantly IL
Illuminated and artistically decorated,
nearly breaking under its load of toys
and other useful and ornamental gifts
for all.
Then came the dance, many couples
INDUCING in It's merry mazes until
late hour. Morriston, Blitchton, Eel
lowship and Ocala had turned out
their brave and fair, and thus contrib
uting in rendering the night before
Christmas at Standard long to be re-
membered.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

The best assortment of fine per-
fumes can be found at the Anti-mo-
nopoly drug store.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08
For Sale Cheap.

~ acres, cleared; new house, fine
well of water; 800 fruit trees and NJ
grape vines, will soon come into bear
ing, y miles from Ocala. Inquire at
this office. 12-o5.1n,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

Julius Howard ChailIe, the art
printer, has relinquished the drum
sticks and taken up the fabulous
trombone in the Metropolitan band.
1t will only be short time when as a
solo trombonist Howard will double
discount his fame as snare drum en-
chanter.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

State Treasurer G. B. Collins has
purchased two fine orange groves on
the west coast, of Mrs. Carew.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Looney re-
joice in the advent of baby boy,
which happy domestic event trans
pired last week. Congratulations are
in order and the Banner tenders the
same
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

The farmers alliance as an organiza-
, ton in Nebraska and Kansas has been
disbanded.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

According to the annual statement
Pensacola, Fla, makes a splendid
commercial showing.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

Miss Blanche Linduer, of Anthony,
was visiting friends in the city Thurs
daY.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

"Old, yet ever new, and simple and
beautiful ever" sings the poet, in
words which might well apply to
Ayers Sarsaparilla-the most efficient
and scientific blood purifier ever offer
ed to suffering humanity. Nothing
but superior merit keeps it so long at
the front.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

Prices lower than ever Look, a
box of twenty-four sheh of paper
and twenty-four enveloies for ten
cents at the Anti-mOnopolydllg store
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

Nashville had a disastrous fire Sat
urday night.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

joliet, Illinois, was threatened with
an inundating flood Monday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

Business manager and city editor of
the Free Press, P. V. LeavengoOd, left
Monday night for Miami to visit his
mother
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

For pain in the chest piece of
flannel dampened with Chamber
lain's Pain Balm and bound on over
the seat of the pain, and another on
the back between the shoulders, will
afford prompt relief. This is espec-
tally valuable in cases where the pain
is caused by a cold and there is ten
deney toward pneumonia. For sale
by Anti-monopoly Drug Store. I'm.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

Winfield s. Proskey left for New
York last week.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08
Important information to Tobacco Growers.

Mr.. Henry Curtis agricultural and
immigration agent of the F. c. & P,
with headquarters at Quincy has just
issued tobacco circular which is full
of information worth knowing en-
"HOw to Plant, Grow and Barn-cure
Cubaa and Sumatra in Florida" Those
growing or contemplating growing the
weed in this county or state will do
well to write to Mr. Curtis for PAM
phlet.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

Mr.. Herman Burdorf, a prominent
citizen of New York city, is visiting
his grove on Fort King avenue, known
as the Rugbee grove, and which he
purchased just before the freeze. He
says his trees are doing well and that
his tenant, MIR. Lumpkin, had great
success the past season with his Kel-
sey plums.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

Editor w. f. Stovall, of the Tampa
Tribune and Robert Muggie were fined
for using insulting language in an adj
vertisement which, appeared in the
Tribune, rejecting on members of the
late grand jury. The former was fined
S. and costs and the latter $25 and
oocts
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08
Purely Vegetable.

Books on blood and skin diseases
will be mailed free to any address, by
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08
Wanted.

A good farm horse cheap. Apply to
Geo. B. Tyler, Ocala. 272t.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

Branch's
snake Wa
market that d

These seed "a
greatest care al
careful cultivau
PURE for the 3
other variety of
be planted on this
bls to- have PUR
ETY. where two
grown on the sa
of Augusta, Ga
sesdsrnen of O.
ternelon cr5E
nouGeeS il to-
ever seen tha
it. The follo
Atlanta ConsG
watermelons ev
been sent he9
Branch. the g..
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08
The Re-
is the only thing ID

IS the only thing %
you pay for tenderldl here. Ii
loin, and not shin tender
say we sell tender Inhen we
meat, and it's not Il tender
muscles, hard to chehots Of
digest. Meat is eateiIrder h.
and strength. If thenhealth
the meat, you're wdAlth In
you had eaten none. an
EDWARDS
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

Mrs. Irvine, the photographers WIFE
is visiting ;rlepds as 49, a.,
- $500 - MudiS0ns ana the
= Isl y lonesome without her and the
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08
Valuable ProrertY for salaA

Buy your milk of Geo. b. Rler nj
The Hermitage dairy.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08
TO HORSE OWN

For putting a horse in a fine
1ltion try DIR. Cady's Condit !.
IIney tone up the system, aid a
I so :ss q appetite, relieve constipak q
a .s.l disorders bnd destroy worm
lew NE 10 an Of or over-worked ho|
sn's per package For sale BY drug
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-01-08

ion with the Barner.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-16
.,r. - .-,..ss--s s1s7-s
The New Chinese
Minister Chats of the
Changes Which
Are Going on in China.

in my interviews with Lii Hung Chang
of lacking question on the end OF
each of my answers, and in this way
was able to turn the conversation to
Chinese matters. Among other things
l asked the, minister if he had passed
the literary examinations at Peklng.
No" replied9his excellency, have
not. I have, of course, spent years IN
Chinese studies, but a large part OF
my time has. been devoted to Engilsh
and to foreign branches. l was porn
in Canton. and first studied Engiisn
at Hong Kong. Then 1 went to Lon
don and spent some years there. i
see you have the idea that the only
way of getting into office In CHINA Is
through the literary examinations.
This is not altogether true. MOST APP
pointments are made~in that way, out
when a high official, such, for instance
as Ii Hung Chang, sees person Whom
he thinks will be valuable to the gov
eminent he calls him into his service.
He can give him a. place without such
examination. 1t is the desire OF the
emperor to get the ablest men he can
to do his work, and it was in this
way that I9beeame an official"
THE CHINESE CIVIL SERVICE.
How about those literary examina-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-16

it to himself or perhaps makes only. one OF
two machines. If he tried to sell the ma
chimes other men would copy them, and he
would have no protection. If we had patent
laws / think the Chinese would display their
former inventive power. l don't see why
not"
How could such laws be secured?' 1
asked.
Very easily" replied the minister. Amy
Of our great statesmen might suggest or
memorabilia the emperor. If it seemed good
to him he would put out decree estab-
fishing q patent law, and the law would
be enforced.
WOODEN WAR HORSES.
"Have you seen any evidences of inventive
genius existing among the Chinese?"
No; / cannot say have, replied the min
lister. but our people are, you know, a very
ingenious people, and | have no doubt that
in the past and lost because there was no
patent law to foster or preserve them. We
have Instances of such things in our history.
You are now talking here OF your vehicles
which go without horses and other such, IN
ventions. Now, it is fact well known to
every Chinese gentleman that one OF our great
generals of the past who lived during the lat
ter Han dynasty, about 220 A. D., invented
wooden horses and buffaloes to be used for
military purposes. These horses were worked
by means of machinery placed in their insides,
and they moved rapidly over the earth, car
rying men their backs.s They were used
in battle, and it was by means Of them that
this general conquered the enemy. Every Chi
nese boy knows Of that invention, but the
details of 1t have been lost and never re-
discovered. have no doubt that we have in
vented many other things which have met
with q like fate.'
At this moment one Of the Chinese secre-
taries called upon the minister and our in
terview closed. Upon leaving, the minister
gave me his latest photograph, writing at my
request his autograph in English and Chinese
upon its face. The photograph was made by q
Chinese photographer at Shanghai, and Ia az
good as any Of the photographs which are
made In America. Frank q. Carpenter,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-16
INVENTIONS
and INVESTORS.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-And still
the crowd Of ofticeseekers floods the
city. And still the assault on the civil
service wall Of decentralization contin-
ues. There t. more trepidation among
those who are In office, and an increase
in Indignation among those who are
out OF it. At the skirt Of the array Of
iofficeseekers ds the usual spring influx
of inventors. Both ofaceseekers and
inventors are at the mercy in many
cases of bureau chieftains. There
seems to be tendency toward despotic
rule, not only In the house, but in the
departments .ias .jweH. Congress may
pass laws ae- WILL and the president
may sign thSrn. but that Is not the
end Of it. Somei obscure corporal in
legislation, chartered in the treasury
department, ar elsewhere. will take 1t
upon himself to declare them unconstl-
tutional, without waiting for action by
the supreme court.
There has been change in the pat
ent office Resolute John S. Seymour
has retired, and genial Ben Butter
worth has again resumed the toga. APP
plicants and attorneys were nearly all
dissatisfied with Mr.. Seymour's ao-
ministratien.s They regarded him as
arbitrary, If not unreasonable. BEFORE
his incumbency, applicants for patents
were allowed Atwogyears In which TO
complete their-applications When COM
pleted they were examined IN Que
course. If the application was REJECT
ed, the inventor was allowed two years
in which to amend his case or seek re-
consideration. All this was done unoer
an act of congress passed in 1861.
Occasionally "a shrewd inventor or at
terney applied the law to his own ad-
vantage and the disadvantage of the
public. Through technicalities he kept
his application pending for years. But
there were very few such cases-not
one in a hundred. Mr.. Seymour recon-
mended to congress that it enact leg
islation which would stop such prac-
tees, by shortening the time allowed
an inventor in which to complete and
prosecute his case. Congress paid no
attention to the recommendation.
Thereupon Commissioner Seymour de-
termined to apply a remedy without
waiting for congress.
The applications for patents filed
average about 125 day. There are
thirty-five principal examiners, with
perhaps 200 assistants. Every examiner
and every assistant examiner has his
own speciality Let us take the case,
say, of poor inventor living in Oregon.
He makes a svalaable invention and
desires to obtain patent, He SENDS
his application with SIS to the commits
sioner Of patents It is referred to the
examiner having charge of that pecu-
liar class of inventions It is his duty
to reject it, if anything can be found
on which to basesa rejection. Nearly
100000 patents have been granted in
|sthe United States and probably more
than a million in the rest Of the world.
If any Of these anticipate the Invention,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-16
John p Rockefeller
Leads the World in
RAPID Money Making

ever, Where in the history of the
world did any man ever make s55, 000,-
600 in nine months? The luck of the
bonanza kings of early California days
dwindles to pigmy proportions COM
pared with it. Nothing like it was ever
heard of among the diamond mine
princes of South Africa. Wall street
or Lombard street furnish no parallel.
The histories of the financiers of
Europe, or of the potentates of the
East, could be ransacked without I'M
earthing it's duplicate.
Rockefeller's wealth is not all locked
up in the Standard Oil company. He
has nearly solid 500, 000, 900 invested
in many enterprises of vast ma gnitude.
In real estate he has tied up SIS, 100000
in steamship lines, 100000; in iron
mines, SIS, 100000; in railroad stocks and
bonds $25,000,0 900; in bank stock $S,000,-
0G0; in natural gas stock, 81, ZOO, 600; IN
manufactured gas stock, $1,000, 900; in
mines in Western states, $5,000,000; in
government bonds and miscellaneous
securities, about $12,000,O00, and in cash,
about $2,000,000
All Of the figures just given are ap-
proximate, as the securities are con-
stantly f1uctuating, and the incessant
flow of income necessitates new in
vestments. A total estimate, however
of $244, 000, 900 can be regarded as con-
~ N@tANS' AAAS AOA SUiAS Aieiy OC 81 CdtCi
by $10,O00O00, but it is hardly less than
the figure just given.
This places John D. Rockefeller at
the head of the millionaires, not only
of this country, but of the world. At
one time it was said that Ii Hung
Chang was worth $780, 000, 900, but this
was proved a great exaggera ton, the
noted Chinaman not owning property
worth one-fifth Of that sum.
None Of the potentates of the world
has the fortune or the income of Mr..
Rockefeller. Queen Victoria receives
$2,OOO,000 a year, about one-ninth of
the income of Rockefeller, and out Of
this sum she must spend S1,700,000 to
maintain the court. She doesn't even
have the pleasure of spending it, either;
the government performs that duty.
The car of Russia enjoys a trif1e
larger income than Victoria, but Of
ficers Of the court attend to the spend
ing of it.
But no one dictates the disposition of
the Rockefeller income. He can invest
it in interest-bearing securities, give
it away to Baptist churches and coll
leges, or build floral timepieces in the
gardens Of his Tarrytown palace.
There Is one important question con-
nected with the fabulous growth Of
this mans fortune, and that is-What
will 1t amount to in the next twenty
years. should Mr.. Rockefeller live that
long?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-16

the examiner musN reject the applica-
ton It is notShaSessary that exactly
the same thing shoald have existed be-
fore, for If anything substantially SINH
lar can be founds the applicant must
go to. the wall. But more than this,
if anything similar has been described
in any prfnteds publication, in any
language, anywhere in the world, or
If without being patented or described
in print it has been used anywhere in
the United States, the examiner should
reject.
The rub comes all the time upon the
degree Of similarity which will con-
stitute an anticipation of the invention.
A tremendous responsibility, it will be
seen, is thus thrown upon the examiner.
He wants to be safe. It is both his
pride and his duty not to allow a patent
to go out that ought to have been re-
jected. The consequence is that great
many examiners reject almost every
thing on the first examination. No
matter how broadly new the invention
may be, something can always be found
that is akin to 1t. The nearest thing
that can be found Is used as basis
for rejection.
The Oregon man in due time receives
the information that his application has
been examined and rejected. He sends
to Washington and gets copy Of the
patent upon which the rejection is
based. He has been working at the
thing for years, While the examiner
spent perhaps day on 1t. He sees at
once that an injustice has been done
him. With superficial resemblance
between his invention and the patent,
there Is a vital difference. Often the
examiner is right in rejecting the
words Of the claim fled. while the in
vention shown in the drawings and de-
scribed in the specification Is novel and
valuable. II the Inventor can raise
the money to- co8e to Washington
with his model and especially il he can
employ a goodellaMyer when he gets
to Washington, hde may readily con-
vince the examiAe he has right
to a patent and th@t the words Of his
original claim did bot accurately de-
scribe his inveRtien. The examiner,
while strictly conscientious, often
sympathizes with the inventor, and is
willing to put himself out Of the way
to assist him. in some cases. seeing
that the inventor s. too poor to pay an
attorney, he drafts his claims for him.
But at the sanne time It must be fen1ena-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-16
4 Talk With
Wa Ting Fang,

Copyrighted, 1897 by Frank G. Carpenter)
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The effect
of Lii Hung Changes trip around the
world is seen every day in the new
foreign policy which has been adopted
by the Chinese emperor since Lis re-
turn home A general change is TAX
ing place in the diplomatic circle, and
new ministers are being sent to the
leading courts of Christendom. First
it was announced that Lo Feng Lun
was to be minister to Great Britain. A
week or so ago a commission was or
dered to go to England to represent
the emperor at the diamond jubilee
of Queen Victoria, and within the past
few days a new Chinese minister has
arrived in Washington. The striking
popularity of the new appointments
is that the men chosen are those who
are up to date in foreign affairs. Lo
Feng Luh was educated in London. L
think he studied law there. He has
spent some time in Germany, and he
speaks the English and German Ian
qua ges almost as f1uently as the Chi
nese. When I met him in Tien Ts1n