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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-08-04
For Sale.

| desire to dispose Of my house,
corner Of 9TH street and Orange
avenue, containing six rooms,
bath room and pantry. Anyone
wishing bargain in a piece of
property can get it by addressing.
j. n. BAGGETT,
Superintendent Barlow Electric
Light Works, Barlow, Fla.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-08-04
Personal Items.

u SVhah AtSih5s
Vanilla ice cream today at the
PostofIice drug store.
VIM. Brooks of Floral City,
spent yesterday in town.
Choicest Florida beef, fresh
and sweet at Edwards Bros.
Baskets, baskets, baskets,
big lot cheap at the Racket.
Cold Soda in all the favors
at Troxler's
Hoods pills act easily and
promptly on the liver and bowels.
Cure sick headache.
Mrs. @. L. Bittinger and little
daughter are visiting friends at
Belleview.
-Phosphatcs, all kinds and the
very best at the Postoffice drug
store.
The Anti-Monopoly drug
store is pushing borated talcum
powder at 10 cents for tin boxes.
Maj. G.. p. Lowell of Leesburg,
was in town yesterday on bus
mess.
Tho most delicious summer
drinks at the PostofIice drug
store.
Doc Leitncr, the merchant
prince of Dunnellon, spent yes
terday in the city.
Florida beef, pork and NUT
ton and country produce at Ed
wards Bros.
Mrs. John Dozier and daugh-
ter have returned from a pleasant
visit to ST. Augustine.
-Borated talcum powder at
the Anti-Monopoly drug store for
IA cents box.
L. S. Black and wife went to
Ocklawaha today for a visit of
several weeks.
Fresh water fish, trout and
Dream, always on ice at l.. S
Blacks, city market.
Mr.. Weihe at Nashe's will con-
tinue In the watch making,
jewelry and optical business.
White sailor hats-Mrs. G..
A. Brown has just received a
nice line of pure white sailors, the
aides should call and see them.
G.. L. Bittinger will interview
the reading public tomorrow at
the Belleview young peoples
meeting.
Beats the Dutch.-A set oi
new style plates, 19c; larger, 25c;
and largest SOC; decorated plates,
4Oc and SOC; gold banded plates,
55c; all new styles at the Racket
Misses Annie and Bette Sharpe
and little Eugenia Fuller left to-
day for Daytona to spend few
weeks. The Star accom- panies
them.
Watch the Anti-Monopoly
drug store for low prices and fresh
goods, our stock is always NOV
ing.
Miss Taylor, one of Knoxville's
most charming bellies, who has
been the guest of Miss Esther
Weathers for the past month, re-
turned home yesterday.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-08-04

Look for the facts demon
strated by experience. Thousands
and thousands of people suffering
from the effects of impure blood
have been cured by Hoods Sar.
saparilla.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-08-04
Held an Important Business Ses.
sion Last Night.
THE LIGHT QUESTION.
Steps Taken to Bond the City and
Erect an Electric Light Plant
No More Ice Water at Public
Expense.-BOnd of Treas.
urer Moody Accepted.
urer Moody Accepted.

urer Moody Accepted.
The city council met in regular
session last night with the fol-
lowing named members answer
ing to roll call: Chairman Liv-
ingston, Weathers, PittmaD,
Carmichael and Davis.
After the minutes of last meet
ing were read and approved the
business of the evening was ia
ken up as follows:
A communication was read
from Rev. j. G.. Porter asking
for permission to erect water
closet on the Witness building
lot. On motion the matter was
referred to the building commit
tee with power to act.
A petition was read asking that
immediate steps be taken by the
council looking to the bonding of
the city for the purpose of raising
funds to erect an electric light
plant to be owned and operated
by the city. 1t was signed by a
large number of property own
ers. Remarks on the petition
were made by II. K. Smith. On
motion of Weathers it was re-
ferred to the judiciary and light
committees for conference and
recommendation.
Mr.. l.. j. Brumby, of the Ma
rion Free Press, was present and
addressed the council in reference
to the publishing of the city de-
linquent tax list. He made the
point that two papers had been
named, the Banner and Free
Press, in which the list shall be
published, while the law in refer
cnce to the matter stipulates
that only one paper shall be
named. The city attorney was
then instructed to draft a resolu
tion amending the former motion
by naming the Free Press as the
paper in which the list shall be
published. The resolution, after
few remarks, was adopted.
On motion of Carmichael the
clerk was instructed to make
scrip warrants in amounts small
enough to accommodate the
most fastidious.
The following bills were found
correct and ordered paid; Pay
roll of officers, $3.50; j d Will
liams, SO so; Geo r Smith, po-
lice, So; r E Bregans, police, So;
L F Ballard, police, s4 25; Bill
Hudson. police, 81 so; Jas Duffy,
police; 81 25; General Electric
co, lights, S23. rs; Abe Brown
& Bro, feed, s51 50; McIver &
Mackay, lime and cement, 525;
McIver & MacKay, coffin, s4; H
b Masters, mdse, $4; Sheriff
Hodge, S5c; w w Clyatt, SER
vices, $40; Evening Star, print
ing, SIG; f P Gafrney, printing,
81 80; G H Denard, repairs, So 35:
Inspectors and Clerks Of election,
So; Ocala Lime Co, lime, S21 80:
Geo R Smith, hauling, s5c; j w
Smoak, repairs, IS As; a E Del
Quest, mdse, So 40; III & w 3
Drew Co, s11; E G Mcleod, rock.
$50; American Bonding q Trust
CO, for treasurer's bond, $50.
On motion of Benjamin it was
decided that no more ice water be
furnished by the clerk at the ex
pense of the 9th.
The city treasurer bond az
approved by the city attorney
and judiciary committee was sub
mitted and after some discussion
was accepted.
On motion of Benjamin th,
city attorney was instructed tt
secure a certified copy of the
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-08-04
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Met In Regular Session Yesterday
and Transacted Some Very
Important Business.

TUESDAYS SESSION.
Notary bonds of r. Z. Martin,
S. A. Bullock and j. G.. Pillans,
approved. J. H. Dickerson's re-
fused.
M. Atkinson's petition for
Strengthening road was ordered
published for a month.
T. Il. Wilson's bill of damag ge
to land on Lemon avenue because
of earth taken by county to clay
road was refused. Bill was for
1000 loads at 2 cents a load.
r. A. Burford's resignation as
county attorney accepted and on
motion of Allen he was immedi-
ately reelected for a year at a
retainer of $50, for which sum he
will consult and advise with
board, but for all suits brought
by county will charge regular
fees. Mr.. B. was then notified
by Mcleod of his reelection and
called on for advice. Regarding
suit brought by Manley Manu-
featuring Company for 5000, re-
tanned by board because jail was
not completed on time named in
contract, was asked to defend
same, when the attorney sug-
gested an expert be employed by
board to make critical eXamina-
tion of jail building, specifications
and material used in it's construc-
tion. On motion of Allen Nc
Leod was named to secure such a
man, and with county attorney
assist in such investigation.
Advised that Ocala's portion of
road fund lost in broken banks
must be borne by them, as that
money had not been turned over
to county treasurer, hence county
was rot liable for it, but to pay
over the city's pro rata of such
money secured from dividends
from said banks as soon as such
an accounting could be had.
Advised board to issue such a
warrant for collection of taxes as
outlined by Judge Hooker, which
warrant was unanimously passed,
closing tax books September 1st
and giving tax collector until
December 1st for final settlement
of his accounts.
Advised i'm case of suits to be
brought against tax collector
Pooser and ex-county treasurer
j. w. Stevens and their bonds
men for money lost to county in
broken banks, to defer action for
the present.
Matter of securing dividend on
county money in Merchants Ma
tional bank, was left over.
Amount to credit of county was
S4, ,666.22.
Following bills were then ap.
proved: In case of Mrs. Alice
MARROW, lunatic, to various par
ties, s1s.95; R E Yonge & Co,
plumbing, $3.50; ferryman Will
hanson at Sharps ferry, $3.50;
B Barco, S2O.sO; Likoski, mend
ing floor in clerks office, $3.50;
A E Delouest, chain and belt for
court house, 81; Sheriff, cleaning
cess pool, Sc; cleaning court
house, $40; jail janitor, s34; My.
ers inquest, $500; Banner and
Free Press, $3.50; Sistrunk,
county auditor, S25; moving
safe, ETC., $3.50; S T Sistrunk,
bill for stationery, s29.75, while a
bill of s3, for printing, after
much pro and con, was refused,
though the statutes say pay it:
Drew & Bro and Vance Printing
Co, vouchers. and stationery.
s2.,5 and s.; Walker Evans &
Co, Charleston, blank books.
$3.50; same for record books,
$2l; J'W Pearsons bill, j P fines
! $40, cost, $40; Alworth q Co
prescription, S34O, legal cap pa.
per, $3.50; Telephone Co, SIS; y
Crown, repairing roof of court
house, Sl2: expense of inquest OIL
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-08-04

Continued on fourth page;)
The times., 1897-05-23
THE ARIZONA KICKER.

The story floating around town and made
much OF in the last issue of our esteemed
contemporary, 20 the effect that we were
mobbed over at Grass Valley the other
night, is not a canaTd- We were at Grass
Valley, and if being egged and shot at and
chased for four miles signifies mobbing
then we were mobbed. We were invited
to go over there and deliver our celebrated
lecture on: Man; his perfections andimpeT-
fect!Ons'' OF the 4C0 men at GLASS Val
ley we don't believe there are thIee per
fec. ones There are more kD ock-kneed,
SIuint-eyed hump-backed critters to the
square foot in that town than anywhere
else in America, and we had the sand 20
say so when W Ieachedthe' i'm perfectiOns"
in our lecture. Other lecturers would have
lied about it and tickled these slat-sided
kyotes half to death, but we gave 'em
facts and came near losing our life iii con-
sequence, Fourteen eggs hit Us in chorus
before our wheels began to levolve, and it
seemed as if every man in town had 4
shot at us as we Were climbing into the
saddle. How many mounted and followed
after we cannot guess, but toCr mule realized
the situation and made no jumps of less
than fourteen feet. No. il is 10 oanard
We Were mobbed and driven out, and we
shan't visit that town again until we are
uired Of life and eady to hang
The times., 1897-05-23
NOT LIKE OTHER AGENTS.

There were five passengers Of us to take
the train Dayisburg at clock in the
afternoon, but as the hour approached, the
station agent got word that there had been
a smash-up down the road, and that we
would have three or four hours TO whit
He followed hisinformation by sa ying in the
most courteous manner:
''Gentlemen L have here copy of
Shakespeare, a volume of Longfellow, and
two or three novels / will arrange chairs
for you on the shady side of the depot and
you can sit and read. Here are cigars for
such as wish them
Our surprise was too great for utterance
kind of a Inan we had met up with, and
at the end of an hour he came out to us
with pitcher of lemonade and said:
Gentlemen, 1t is hot day. Have some
lemonade, and here Is a euchre deck and a
table for such as would like TO play cards.
When he had gone we canvassed his
strange conduct In whispers and almost
decided that he must he light in the head
After half an hour or so he reappeared and
smiiingly said:
Gentlemen, have heard from the train
You will have to wait full three hours
u
about two blocks at O'Clock, and per-
haps you'd all like to go down and kill
timer"
We thanked him kindly for his thought
fulness, hut none of us cared to go.
Would you care to go TO weddmg?'
he continued
We thought not and assured him that We
were doing well, but at the end of another
half-hour he said:
''If you gentlemen would care to see
dog figttto kill time and make things pleas
ant will arrange for one'
We talked the matter over and decided
against it, but thanked him for his kind IN
tentions. When we had yet an hour TO put
in the agent brought more lemonade and
cigars aud said:
Gentlemen, you must excuse this smash
up aud delay on our road. 1t has never hap
pcned before, and l hope 1t won't again.
| can get up a horse race in a few minutes
if you would like to see one"
We didn't want TO put him to any further
trouble, but he ddn' t seem to feel that he
had done half enough. He offered us quoits,
baseball, croquet and a lifting machine,
and wound up by saying that If any Of us
cared for billiards and would step across
the road ne would pay for the games.
.'Louk here, my friend" said the major
at last, II never saw a station agent Like
you before"
No"
"You are kindness itself You have put.
yourself out as no other man would. You
must have an objectin view
.Yes, have" was the frank reply.
''And what is it, pray?''
''Well, this station pays the agent $2S
per month"; and if lose my job I've got 10
go to cutting wood at 80 cents per cord
I'm using you dead right, So you'll speak
good word in my favor, for there's just
men in this town who want this
place so they can't sleep nights. Gentle
men, have cold bottle and chicken sand-
wich with me-
The times., 1897-05-23
KEEPING OUT OF TROUBLE.

l had gone over to country store with
Mr.. Hooper to buy some cartridges and
tobacco, and noticed the usual half-dozen
men loafing about the place. Each cne
stood or sat by himself and seemed to be
in sulky mood, and al soon as we got what
we wanted Mr.. Hooper quietly said to II, e.:
wen be goin' now, and If any Of them
ak us to stop we must say We ar in a
big hurry"
We had started to go when one of the
men called out:
''See yere, Jim Hooper, it's my opinyun
that kin jump ten feet on the level!'
Don't doubt it. Tom-tlon't doubt II"
was the reply as we hurried on.
'And say, Jim Hooperl" called a secon d,
it's my dawg- goned opiny un that yo' can't
jump five feet on the leveli"
mo, reckon not, Abe" replied Mr.
Hooper. as he hurried me along. Two or
three others shouted something we did
not catch, and when we were half a nile
away 1 asked Mr.. Hooper what was the
trouble.
mo. trouble tall" he replied. I'VE got
The times., 1897-05-23
Feminine Louuacity.

The woman was very careful In OPEN
ing the door, but he had on toothpick shoes,
and he got one of them inside before she
could slam it again She waited for him
to lead off and spared for an opening
Madam" he said, as he set his vaIise
down on the top step, II have some articles
here that are Indispensable to every house
keeper. This new patent Gripper Little
Jumbo coffee pot saves its cost ever
week that you use it. Observe the in.-
proved arrangement Of"
"I don't wantit," said the woman We
have small"
Just the thingfor Il small family, ma am.
Forty per cent of the coffee is wasted with
any other pot. If you don't want a coffee
pot let me show you something else
Idiotina, the latest parlor game out. Fas
cinating, Instructive, educational. All the
young people wild over it. Makes dull
evenings fly like
II tell you we have small
Finest thing for small children right
here you ever saw. Safety pin with music
box attachment. If the pin sticks the box
plays. Don't want 1t? Well, when you
see this latest improved clothesline and
pins youn wonder how you have managed
to live all this time without them The
line fastens--"
Don't want 1t. Besides, we've got
small"
'Small yards are Just what they are
made for. The lines a self-fastener; can
be attached to tree, side of the house or
brick wall; smooth surface no obstacle
The pins Were invented by"
Take your foot out of the door," said
the woman. I've been trying to tell
you we've got smallpox in the house,
and"
During the four seconds the agent took
to slam the things into his valise and
tumble down the steps ne managed to
say:
why in the thunder didn't you say SO?
Some women can talk an hour without con
veying the idea they want to. New York
Journal
The times., 1897-05-23
WAYSIDE PHILOSOPHY.

Now it came to pass when our
Mother Eve left the Garden of Eden she
desired much to take with her a Wardrobe
So it was granted Her that she should take
SO much as she could carry. Thereupou, her
arms being filled with figleaf Draparies
she was much perpleXed how she should
transport certain Flowers, Fruits and Vege-
tables which she wished much to exceed
ingly to Transplant in her Suburban Home.
And she made then Wreath of V ynes and
set it on her Head and therein stuck half
q hundred Flowers, Fruits and Vegetables,
adding thereto the Carca sses OF certain Birds
which Adam slew for Her with a Slung
Shot. And this bequest left she to her chill
dren, and her grandchildren, and her great
grandchildren, charging them that they
Keep the Custom Faithfully. And it was
destined to become a Curse to the sons of
Adam, for that Adam did Eat of the Apple
anu blame it on his Wyfe. So when the
Woman bulGeth up on her Head Creation
Of Flowers and Fruits and Birds twisted
cunningly together and goeth beneath it to
the Theater, Man not only loseth the Show
but payeth the bill for the Hat even unto
this Day.
'You ought 10 be happy said the alley
cat to the house cat, with a good home,
plenty Of milk and mice and warm place
under the kitchen stove
"Do you think so?'' said the house cat
"Of course I do,'' said the alley cat
'I'd give my whiskers for such a BERTH
Every well,'' said the house cat, I'VE
Will exchange"
So the house cat went out and sang
songs on the roofs o'nights, and ran races
with the dogs, and lived with the rats IN
an old warehouse, and was happy The
alley cat went into the house, drank milk
and ate meat and slept, when it slept a t
all, Under the stove. But still 1t was
not happy.
There was babyi in the house justlcarn
ing to walk, and they kept the cat for the
baby to play with. The cat was thus de-
prived of any sleep in the daytime, and
lay awake of nights listening to the war
songs of it's companions, whom it was
not allowed to join.
A nd the first chance it got it found
another alley cat and exchanged places
again.
Moral-Better is a dinner Of rats where
freedom is than too much petting and tail
that is pulled
Once upon a time a bold, bad scorcher was
soorching down the street.
He had "a record to make the brarest
trembie
He had run over men, women, and chill |
dren and never punctured tire. He had |
pedaled gayly down the avenue with four
policemen, one of them mounted, In full |
chase after him nd paid no fine next m orn-
ing. He had been scooped up by the fender |
of trolley car while crossing the street, |
and caused three women to have nervous |
prostration at the sight
Yet this man was to meet his fate
BE met it In Swampoodle.
A hen tried to cross the road in front of |
him. With wild, agonized squawk ehe
put in her bill and the tire collapsed
In the next three seconds the scorcher |
experienced the combined agonies If all |
his victims, including the trolley-car
But the hen never burned feather.
The times., 1897-05-23
Department Stores and Dressmakers

Dressmakers and milliners, especially the
first, have reason to complain of the de-
partment stores. Dressmakcrs have lost no
end Of customers among busy women
through the quicker and cheaper, IL not
better, service offered by their wholesale
competitors. street gowns, and even more
elaborate garments. which would require
an average dressmaker week to make,
can be got at department store inside of
a day Although they are ready made, a
fit is guaranteed, and the alterations take
usually but few hours Such gowns, too,
of the material.
Women who have patroniZed department
stores say that never again will they go to
dressmaker except when time and money
are equally of no object. Dressmakers, they
declare, act as though their customers had
no rights to respect. After they have once
cut the material, so that the customer can
not go elsewhere, they take their time TO
finish the work confided to them Days are
spent In getting gown fitted at dress
makers when hours would serve in de-
partment store.
Not only busy women, but women Of leis-
ure have revoIted against the dressmakers.
Although tne idtter nave time 10 spare,
they are tired OF having i6 wasted in the
waiting rooms of tyranncai modistes, who
subordinate their customers wishes To their
own.
Miliners, though perhaps not in an equal
degree, are suffering from the competition
of the department. stores. Many women
prefer to select something from large
stock, which they can wear at once, rather
than have hat made from model, whose
pattern may not be followed. But it is
the saving Of time and money which chiefly
causes women to rclinquish the milliner as
well as the dressmaker in favor of the de-
partment store. = Minneapolis Tribune.
The times., 1897-05-23

away befo' the trouble begin. That Tom
Denncrs he kin jump Jest six feet and 10
no mo-. He's cut To- feet off his tape line,
and when he measures his jumps he claims
ten feet"
But suppose he does claim it,
'Then yo' hev to allow the claim ar
he begins to pop at yo, and 1 don't
keer to be popped at today
And what about the one who said you
couldn't jump five feet?''
ABE Wharton? Wall, he's put five feet
on to his tape-line, and i'll jumped and said
anythin' about it he'd git mad and begin
poppin'. jest hurried away to keep cl'ar
of a fuss oneo' the others would a-wanted
to bet that his mewl could out-run mine,
and a race would have signified shootin
If we'd hung around bit longer the old
feller on the bari would hev wanted TO
wrassle with yo' and IL yo' had downed .iiIn
he would hev loaded yo' withlead."
Rather queer people, aren't th:y?'
queried.
wall, can't say as to that In course,
they do mo or less shCotn' when they git
mad
But they seemed anxious to pick q
fuss
1es, softef ANXIOUS, ana IN hHuer
sorry to see 'em disappinted. Hello!
Thar's Mr. Davis. Good mawnin', Mr.
Davis"
Good mawnip'," replied the man on
mule, VINO mad just turned in from a cross
road
.Gwine TO stop, Mr. Davis?''
Yes
"Got yo'r gun?''
Yes
'wall, the boys ar down thar and ready
fur fuss, and mebbe yoll be so kind ana
condescendin as to ohlige EN-
II reckon l Will, as I'm feelin power
full peart this mawnin."
That's good. Wanted to do it myself,
but had the stranger along. Yes. .obleege 'em
if 'yo kin, Mr.. Davis, and I'm suah you'll
cum out top o the heap "
The times., 1897-05-23
A Patient Patriot.

AtPark place and Broadway, New York,
as a mail wagon turned into the latter
tboroughfare to go up town, the horses
Knocked down pedestrian " no WIS hurry
ing into City Hall park. For a wonder
the driver pulled up, and though the man
was at the horses feet he escaped the
wheels. He came crawling ont, covered
with oirt and more or less hurt, and the
driver looked down at him and coldly in
quired:
DO you know what you have been do
ing, sir?''
Il do replied the man as he brushed
away at the dirt, but l couldn't help it,
I'm not the man to interfere with the
United States mails"
Better look out in future"
Yes, I will "
I followed him into the park, where lie
sat down on bench to get his breath,
and told him that mail wagon had no
more right to run over him than an Ice
cart"
rs that so?" he asked In doubling
tones. We'll, by gum, but this is the
fourth time I've been run over by them,
and next time they try 1t on III raise q
fuss. Chicago Journal