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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-04-30
C\BA\A CA\\O\\DED
Sampson SmiteS Another
Spanish Fort
FRANCE AND GERMANY MEDDLING
Administration Not Disposed
to Allow Interference
WE WILL THRASH THEM NEXT
If They Don't Attend to Their
Own Business
ARRANGEMENTS FOR INVASION
Are BEING Rushed and United States
Troops Will be On the Island
Next Week
CABANA tRt MBLES

Key West, April 80 Sampson,
with the llrgship New York,
ShrlIrd the Notifications at Port
Cabana, thirty miles west Of Ha-
vana. The fort had fired on the
torpedo boats Ericsson and Por-
ter. In fifteen minutes the fort
was q mass Of ruins.
The firing from the forts had
no effect ON the New York except
to draw from the latter eleven re-
taliatory shots from the eight
inch guns amidShips, seven OF
which fell prcciSel y where intend
ed, so far as discernable from
aboard. The Notifications were
entirely destroyed. Several Span
ilrdS are supposed to be killed.
Spelling TO FIGHT
Chattanooga, April 80 -Eigh-
teen hundred troops left here fol
Tampa today. All the troops
here are chaiing under restraint.
ENGLAND INDIGNANT
London, April 3O-There is
much Indignation here because Of
the attempt to mob the English
consul ut Santiago de Cuba by
SpaniardS yesterday. Intense
anti-Spanish feeling has been
created. -Four Spanish torpedo
boats are prowIin% about the
English channel today looking fol
American merchantmen.
COMING IN CAR LOADS
Jacksonville. April 3O-FOrtV-
five car loads Of troops passed
through here en- route to Tampa
last night.
THE RED MAN WILL LEND \ HAND
Buffalo. n. Y, April 3O.-The
TuSrarora Indians of the resecva-
tion in Niagara county offer tC
furnish Il regiment OF SharpShoOt-
ers to go to CUBA Chief VII
liams says his tribe is ready and
anxious to fight.
THE PARIS SAFE
New \ ol'k, \ ADril 80. The Paris
arrived I his lnOlnincr
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-04-30
Talk / bout Soap

The Racket has just received
about ton of Laundry and Toilet
soaps, Lonox Blizzard, Grandpa 5
Wonder, Lone Fisherman, Butfa-
10 Bill, Cuba Free, Kangaroo,
Dime Leader, CASTLE, etc.
Take look at prices.
Children like it, it saves their
lives. We mean One Minute
Cough Cure, the infalIlblc remedy
for coughs, colds. Group. brOn-
chItIs, grippe and all throat and
lung troubles. Anti-MOnOpoly
drug store.
Stop and look at the Racket
windows.
Drive in pantS-The Racket
has just received a bic stock OF
men ; and boys pants right from
tn" factory, and YOU can bet your
bottom dollar prices are right.
-LooIl out, a bI@ variety of ID.
NJ. Ferry 4 Co.'s garden and
flower seeds just received ut The
kacket.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-04-30
MOntpZuma Barber Shop

First-class artists. all work
done with stvle and n"atness.
Hair cutting, shaving, sham
pooing. dyeing, etc. Courteous
treatment to all customers.
If G. +. WILLIAMS, Prop.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-04-30

Washington, April 3o.-Sanita-
ry Inspector Drummer has ad
vised the navy department that
s., 900 Spanish soldiers are sick in
Cuba.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-04-30
4 Narrow EScapp

Thankful words written by
Mrs. Ada +. Hart Of Groton, S.
ID. "WaS taken with a bad cold
which settled on my lungs:
cough set in and finally terminal
ed in consumption. Four doctors
gave me up. saying | could live
but Il short time, | gave myself
up t. rsy Savior, determined if |
could not stay with my friends on
earth, | would meet my absent
ones above. My husband was
advised to %rt DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds. | gave it a
trial, took in all eight bottles.
1t has cured me. and thank God
| am SaVe0 and now "A well and
healthy woman. Trial bottles
free at +. G.. AIwOr1h x Co.'S.
drug store. Regular size 10 cents
aud 81. Guaranteed or price
refunded.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-04-30

.i.l i,fo,,,1tioy, ro..ivoJ +lio
,,o,ni,e. cto+o. that two Gn,nicb
tornedo hoots which were d.-
+,inoa ,ootord.v l,f+ (,,no \-orda
th,, ,ar,inn
l.,.>,.,It,, Anvil ,n Sn,p;Cb
,o,,,do ho.t.. oro .-ifl .rn;o;no
these waters.
,,,x>.. t,,usr p,r~r,r
Kew West AorjI 20 Two
Snanish n.unbootS tried 10 run he
blocl1,de last MONT. but were re-
nulsed bv the Iowa. BIanco had
csta tabIishrd SIGNAL posts all along
the coast
TWO MEDDLERS
Paris An,il 3O.-Gernonv and
France are said to be considering
= i0unt note to the United States.
PROTESTING against the splZnre
of the PhjliDDjnrS.
EsTaHiJsuISt: coyuj,NIcATIoHS
Kew West. April 3O.-Li, uten-
ant Whitney is in Cuba trying to
csta blish means Of communication
between Gomez and the United
States.
ARpAxGIxG FDR IHvAsIcH
=,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-04-30

Congressman Davis, in writing
to tie Jacksonville board of
trade about his efforts to have
maritime laws amended to allow
foreign bottoms for coaStwise
trade, without which Jacksonville
and all other Atlantic seaport
towns must suffer, but from
which it seems there will be no
relief. closes in these words: Il
believe YOU will hear more talk Of
peace inside of twenty days than
YOU will Of war
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Health Foods at Grrig x Go :.
Thousands Of sufferers from
grippe have been restored 10
health by One Minute Cough
Cure. II quickly cures coughs,
colds, bronchitis, pneumonia,
grippe, asthma and all throat
and lung diseases. Anti-MonO-
poly drug store.
Wanted. a case of letter Or
eczema that my letter Cure will
not conquer. TydingN < Go.
-F0r good meal go TO the
| Home Restaurant.
just try a lOC. box of Casca-
rets, the finest liver and bowel
] regulator ever made.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-18
Translated for The Mirror.
A LETTER.
HOP SING.

Little Jean was six. He had golden
yellow hair and blue eyes. He was
ragged, hungry and cold. 1t was a
winter evening.
Then it occurred to Jean to write a
letter, and am going to tell you how
he did it, although he could neither
read nor write.
Down in the quarter Gros-C Gallon on
the corner of the avenue was kiosk,
where letters were written by an old
soldier. He was very poor but not suffi-
GENTLY disabled for the Hotel des In.
valides soldiers home.) He was cross
and hot-tempered, but had a good
heart.
Through the smoky panes Jean saw
him walking back and forth smoking
his pipe, waiting for customers.
Jean opened the door and said bash.
fully: "Good evening. 1 would like
very much to write letter."
"That will cost ten sous" said Daddy
Bonin.
Il beg your pardon" said Jean and
opened the door to go. But Daddy
was struck by his appearance and
asked:
care you a soldiers son, my boy?
"No, am mama's boy and she is all
alone"
$50, and you have not ten sous?"
"No, not one"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-18

spent the happiest year of my life. But
alas; like the prince of the valley, l
knew not when was we'll off. 1 wished
to WOO the goddess, Fortune. Well. I've
wooed her all right enough; but the
marriage feast is not yet. 1t seems
like the irony of fate to now know that
during the year 1 spent at Swarze's
Bluff walking over wealth galore, which
| might have then for the taking. I
was offered thirty acres upon which
my house stood for three hundred dol
lars, and would not purchase it. Since
then phosphate deposits of great value
have been found there. So you see 1
narrowly escaped being a "bloated
monopolist." 1 have wandered why
some of the tramp-I beg pardon-hobo
fraternity do not "get next to- these
islands. Here they would find para
disc. Fish and oysters ad libitum,
sweet potatoes, watermelons, figs and
wild grapes ditto. The wreckage cast
upon the beach will more than supply
the other necessities of life. Should it
be found desirable to occasionally break
the monotony by indulging in little
excitement, why! there is Capt. Kids
treasure-"suh nuff'' buried in half
dozen spots, and that most glorious of
sport, Shark fishing. The latter at least
is profitable also. Just imagine your.
self harnessing up a big shark and set
ting pace down NASSAU Sound to beat
SalvatOr's record. Talk about driving
tandem in Central Park or cantering
in the Row, bah! they are insipid CON-
pared to shark catching. And then if
you are lover Of the beautiful you
will find an endless source of delight
in the Florida sunsets. 1 have seen old
Sol bid the earth good-morning from
dAtlantic and | have watched him
''leaving the world to darkness and to
me- in the Tyrol of Switzerland, but
nowhere has he appeared so grandly
beautiful as from my shanty porch in
Florida. No pen can do justice1 to
Florida sunset.
That perfect blending of sea, land and
sky. The grand, harmonious whole
must be seen to be fully appreciated.
If could only reconcile longing and
dissatisfied nature to that sage philos-
ophy which that "man wants but little
here below nor wants that little long"
l would wander back to these islands
and there, sitting under my own vine
and fig tree, would end my days with
out care or sigh and laugh at the world
as the world went by.
HOP SING.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-18

An who's responsible for the change? reckon
its PecOs Bill
allus said if war d come an they'd give the
OF man chance
He'd lead the foes O. the Glory flag the liveliest
sort of dance,
An when 1 war readin' the other day of his
work on the Cuby shore
ripped streak in the Texas air with firma-
ment-Shaking roar!
1 danced the Apache victory dance an whooped
like painted brave
At the way his Texican cowboy lads fixed Span
iards in shape fur the grave,
An filled my system cl'ar to the neck with the
snappiest sort O. swill
In visible honor O. Uncle Sam an his pardner,
OF PecOS Bill.
Denver Post.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-18
A CON COON CONTEST.

The Chester Gill; Clarion tells of the
following contest between four colored
undergraduates of the Chester Prison:
There was watermelon eating con-
test at the prison on Friday night
which extended the corporosities of
the participants extensively and af-
forded considerable amusement for
the audience. 1t was conducted under
Marquis Of Queensbury rules, and War
den Tanner, Paul Hull of the Inter
Ocean, E. l. Prickett of Edwardsville
were judges, referees and time keepers.
There were four contestants, each of
whom was provided with twenty
pound watermelon, each had a knife
of standard size and box to receive
seeds and rinds-pulp to be slowed
elsewhere. The rules governing the
contest were that each man could cut
his melon as he saw fit, melon to be
eaten close and rinds to be thrown in
box; any pieces falling on floor to be
counted a point against contestant and
no attention was to be paid to COM
ments of audience.
Deputy Dowell entered as a sure
prize winner Sol Pettis, a coal black
coon with a mouth like a cellar door
which, when open, causes wrinkles
back of his ears; Assistant Deputy
Ryan chose Henry Thomas, whose in.
terror is sunburned from carelessly
leaving his mouth open in hot weather;
Commissioner Jobe backed d Dorsey,
who is a good twO-hand feeder, and
Clerk Millspaugh and Dr. Lane risked
their Judgment on George Washington,
sure nigger, by reason of his name in
part-not so much on account of the
size of his fly trap, as his general
make up and appearance as a famine
breeder.
The judgment of the latter gentle
men was correct, as in exactly nine
minutes by the watch Washington
slowed his melon and then, in order to
be neighborly, ate quarter of Henry
Thomas. He made remarks that
would indicate void yet existing in
his interior department. was willing
to fill if more melon was provided
He was awarded the prize, fifty cents.
Paul Hull also presented him with a
half, which Clerk Millspaugh covered
with another.
Henry Thomas, in consideration of
earnestness of purpose, while lacking
speed and capacity, was awarded twen-
ty-ive cents as consolation prize by
the judges.
1t was great feed, an interesting
occasion and furnished merriment in
chunks for the officers and audience
assembled in the hall to see the novel
entertainment.
1t seems to us that 'prison reform"is
badly needed in Chester. Such un-
seemly Qualifications will surely have a
tendency to cause the cOlored pOpula.
tion Of Illinois to break into the Ches-
ter Prison.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-18

The following story is now going the
rounds: There was pious man in
the crew of an ironclad. He had been
told one evening that in all probability
the next day would witness great
battle. When he prayed that night he
put special stress upon the plea that
the vessel upon which himself and his
comrades were serving might escape
disaster, saying among other things:
go Lord, shield us from the shells and
other projectiles of the enemy, but if
any shells and solid shot do come to
our vessel, 1 pray Thee that they may
be distributed as prize money is dis
tributed, mostly among the officers"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-18
Written for The Prison Mu1Or.
THE SEA ISLANDS.

In the good old days-"befo de wah"-
when Cotton was king, he had no sub
jects more real and true than the group
of islands off the coast of Georgia and
| FrOrida. Here was raised that world
famous staple known as sea island cot
ton.
There are quite number in the
group; but 1 can speak with personal
knowledge of but four of them,-name-
ly, Cumberland, Amelia, Talbat and
Tiger. Of these Cumberland is the only
one belonging to Georgia, its only
claim to fame-so far as l know--is
the fact of its being the burial place of
''Light Horse Harry" Lee. Amelia is
the largest and by far the most import
ant, it is fourteen miles in length; and
is said-and l believe truly SOTO pos
sess the finest beach in the world l
have measured at low tide one hundred
and twelve feet which was as level and
hard as marble floor.
Fort Clinch, dilapidated and al
most dismantled fort, is situated at the
northern end where it commands the
the harbOr entrance. Here also is To-
Gated the oldest settlement upon the
North American Continent, it is called
Old Town, and claims, not without
some basis, to have been settled before
st. Augustine. could devote columns
to describing this quaint place and
"piecing OUT the many stray bits of
romance which 1 picked up during the
several months l spent there. Old
Town is connected with Fernandina by
board walk, resting upon tresels which
spans nearly mile of salt marsh. A
visit to Fernandina from Old Town, is
like stepping out of medieval Spain into
modern Yankeedom. At the time of
my sojourn there was but one railroad
reaching Fernandina, this was called
the Atlantic Gulf and West Indies
Transit Co. and it ran from Fernandina
to Cedar Keys, it was, however, com.
monty known as the TrI-weekly line;
from the fact that it's one train would
start for Cedar Keys one week and try
to get back the next.
One of the many stories told at the
expense of the road relates that the con-
ductor once entered the coach as the
train was approaching Fernandina and
espying an old man with long white
beard veritable patriarch-seated at
the farther end demanded ''tickets."
The old gentleman stated that he had
delivered up his ticket on entering the
car at Baldwin about forty miles back
the conductor replying "why; nobody
got on at Baldwin but little boy"
eyes" said the old gentleman, 81 was
that little boy"
The most picturesque spot on Amelia
Island is Swarze's uff-(pronounced
Swar-e) which is situated near the
southern end, it takes it name for
Spaniard who settled there many years
ago as an indigo planter and whose re.
mains are buried there Here, at Swar-
ze's Bluff, in three-roomed house, with
| no companions save dogs and books, 1
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-18
OF Pecos Bill.

Don't hardly reckon there ever was tougher
OF soldier pill,
In any way that you'd size him up, than that
same OF PecOs Bill.
A great big man with great big heart, an the
proper sand in his craw
Fur to handle the reds when they showed their
teeth, and the whites that laughed at the
knowed the OIL bunch O. scrap fur years in
the state O. the single star,
I've camped with him on the scoutin' trail when
the lnjuns was huntn' war,
I've been with him in the frontier fort an out
in the huntin camp,
An I'm free ter say as thOrrerbred OIL Bill
was the proper stamp.
AS fur ben' Christian goes, saint O. the
piOus brand,
An sich like racket, he never held a winning
trump in his hand;
That wasn't OF Gin'ral Skaters STYLE he wan
the prayin' kind,
But all the same at the trumpet call he'll never
be left behind,
I've heerd him swar till the air ID pop, and the
breezes ID spit red fire,
An reel of talk O. the snappy sort that OF
Beelzebub d admire,
buI all Cne same MS Oh hostile h0art was as
soft as the heart of kid
When want an misery caught his eye which
the same it frequently did.
His creed war justice to high and low, his
Bible the Golden Rule,
I reckon his boy pants never warmed seat in
Sunday school.
An he never worried the Lord, know, by re-
citin' chesnut prayer
That died afore it war halfway up on the trail
through the Texas air.
But I've bundle O. cash that says he stands
jes' as good chance
O. heaven as some that bore the Chief with a
prayerful song and dance,
An when he's called from the sarvice here to
the camp in the better land,
He'll hold the rank that he won by worth, if he
don't wear the pious brand.
When OF Bill come to the Texas land the Pecos
war Overrun
With the toughest outfit O. desperate men that
ever handled gun,
An the Injuns hankered fur paleface har'. and
swarmed through the hills an dells
A rippn the echoes all to strings with their
devil-invented yells
Jes go an look at that valley now, with it's
oceans O. golden grain,
An its homes O. peace upon every hand, an its
cattle on every plain,
An you'll say that it duplicates Glory-land, the
kingdom on Zion's hill,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-18
TERMs.( Shopper year. in advan, 9
Six Months SO cents.

child in his arms, he said, as if speak
ing to someone far away:
"Now, dear mother, be happy. For
1 will come where you are by and by,
and l will take the little one with me.
He shall not leave me, pauvre petite,
for his letter, yet unwritten, has done
two things: 1t has given him father,
and me-a heart.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-18

AAtN oUPPOoO yOuI Iuduld Ids
none, either. You want to write for
something to buy for, eh petite?''
eyes, that was my intention" said
Jean.
"Come in then. A half page will
cost you nothing"
Daddy BONN taking his pen, wrote
with large letters: Paris, December, II,
18-. Mr.
"What is his name, my boy?"
"Who?" said Jean.
"The gentleman, of course"
"What gentleman
"Why, the gentleman who is to send
you money"
Now Jean understood. "That is no
gentleman"
'Ah, lady, eh?"
Yes-no-that is
"Mordieux, don't you even know who
you want to write to:''
Eyes, of course"
"Well, say it then and be in hurry
about it,
Jean blushed very red. The trouble
was he was ashamed to make public
the nature of his correspondence. But
finally, he picked up courage and said
hastily:
Il want to write to the Holy Virgin, -
Daddy Bonin did not laugh, but he
laid down his pen and took his pipe
from his mouth.
"See here, my little boy, l hope you
are not trying to make fun of an old
soldier. You are too small to lick. But
right about face, march,
Jean obeyed and turned to go, but
when Daddy BONN looked at him a
feeling of pity interposed, and ne look
ed closely at the boy.
"Parbleu," he muttered, "there is
lot of suffering in this Paris. What
is your name, my boy?"
"Jean.'
"What else?"
Nothing else'
"What is it you want to write to the
Holy Virgin?"
II want to tell her that mama has
slept since last evening, and 1 can't
wake her"
Daddy Bonin made believe he did
not understand, and asked again.
'But you spoke about bread. What
do you want that for?"
II wanted to eat it for [ am so hung
ry. Mama gave me crust just before
she went to sleep, but have eaten that"
"What did she eat, then?"
"She said she was not hungry. She
always said that the last few days."
Didn't you try to wake her?" "Oh
yes. l kissed her, as 1 always do"
'And did she breath then?" asked
BONN.
"I don't know. Do people always
breathe?''
Daddy BONN looked in the other di.
rection. Two tears ran down his cheeks.
He did not answer, but asked instead,
with trembling voice:
"Didn't you notice something unusu-
al when you kissed her?"
eyes, she was cold-so cold. But it
is always very cold where we live"
"And she shook with cold, didn't
she?"
"No, she lay so still. Her hands were
clasped over her breast-and so white"
Daddy Bonin thought: 81 have en-.
We'd the rich, although I've had enough
to eat, and here is one who died from
want-starved to DEATH
He sat down and took up the boy iu
his lap, saying:
"YOur letter is written and sent and
has arrived, too. Can 1 go with you to
your mama nOw?"
eyes, but why do you cry?" said
Jean wonderingly.
II don't cry" said the old soldier as
he pressed the boy to his breast. "Men
never cry. I had mother once, too,
although it is long ago, and when she
was dying she said: BONN, be an hon.
est man and Christian "Well, I've
been an honest man, but Christian"
He stood up, and still keeping the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-18
Written for The Prison Mirror.

Written for The Prison Mirror.
One Day Nearer To Thee.
Our joys and pleasures doth come
Amid the sorrows, so free,
When on and on we hasten
One day nearer to Thee.
'CarewOrn oft with you and 1,
Unlike the humming bee,
Der earth, betimes, we tread and sigh,
One day nearer to Thee.
A troubled oar is dipped again
In hope, faiths last degree;
Trusting, praying, not in vain,
One day nearer to Thee
Through weary, chilly, earthly strains
A light in yOnder lee
Will lead us on in life'S domain
One day nearer to Thee.
Cheer up, lift up thy neighbor's care;
Join them in song of glee;
Today. tomorrow and on we fare
One day nearer to Thee.
'Childlike in their innocence
Young hearts in joyous spree,
COurting, wedding, golden ties
One day nearer to Thee.
HERBERT E. GRAHAI
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-18
Vol. XII.-NO. 3.
<>;spoEFRka~
SSSSz2@ss9S@&s~ f.

Written for The Prison Mirror
Tired Hearts.
o, tired hearts, that ache and break
With all the weary stress of years,
o, dimming eyes, that backward look
Through heavy yelling mists of tears
Poor tired ones, lost on life's road,
Bearing of pain crushing load,
For you lift my voice today
And hopefully the Father pray
God bless you all.
LIBBIE CONNOLLY.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-08-18

HERBERT E. GRAHAM
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-03-30

ences, autocratic powers are o danger
GUS. but the country has no assurance
that the speakers chair will always be
occupied by a man of Mr.. Reeds stamp;
therein lies the dangers which the coun-
try will have to face sooner or later.
Should, by the eyer-changing political
affections of the Americans, the control
of the honse fall into the hands of un.
s%crupulous ringsters and a man of like
nature possessed of strong will power be
placed in the position of an autocrat,
made possible by a precedent established
by a man In whom the nation had i'm
plicit confidence, troublesome times for
the country would result.
1t has been truly said that every gem
Grafton has its W problems to solve,
and it is not out of the line of possible
ties that coming legislators will have to
correct some of the abuses that have
crept into the house of representatives
in the past six years, as Mr.. Reed was
compelled to when he was elected
speaker nine years ago.