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Ocean Steamship Company.

Tickets on sale via the popular and
quick Ocean Steamship Co., known as
the Savannah line, only rs To 81 hours
sea trip, finest ships in the coastwise
service, apply to Ellis b. Wager, at THE
STAR office, Tltusville. Reservations
secured in advance. Through tickets from
Titusville, via either Plant or f. G. Il p.
route to Savannah, then Ocean steamship
line TO all points north.
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Pell-Clarke Hall.

Pell-Clarke Hall is the name of home
and day school founded at Orlando by
Right Rev. VIM. Crane Gray, bishop of
Southern Florida. This institution is
prepared to educate girls thoroughly, to
develope their physical mental and moral
nature. Girls received at all ages, boys
to the age of II. The school gear begins
the first Monday in October and closes
MAY 3lst.
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LATEST NEWS AND INCIDENTS.
Matters OF Interest That Are HappenIn
Around Town.

Matters OF Interest That Are Happening
Around Town.
Charlie Crabb, of Cocoa, drove up the
first of the week, and spent a day or so
in town.
Judge Jones paid a short visit to Mel
bourne Saturday, returning home Sunday
afternoon.
Judge NJ. L. Mershon and p. ii. Sey-
mour, of kissimmee, were in town the
first part of the week.
Mr.. r. r. Taylor. prosecuting attorney
for Dade county, was in town for day
or so the latter part of last week.
Mr.. VIM. Treutler, of Eau Gallie, spent
a part of Friday and Saturday in the
county seat attending to some legal bust
ness.
Mr.. S. n. Gladwin returned from his
trip to the st. Johns river Wednesday,
business there keeping him longer than
he expected.
DIR. w. S. Graham, of Miami, passed
thro ugh on the sOuthbOund train Satur-
day, returning from his northern trip to
New York and Pennsylvania.
During the storm of this week it is re-
ported that POO feet of the ocean pier at
Palm Beach, including the T at the end
of the pier, has been washed away.
Capt. K. A. Hardee, of Sebastian,
spent several days in town this week,
joining Mrs. Hardee Monday, who had
been here the week before nursing John
ME Harris before he died.
Mr.. X. C. Scrimgeour went to st. Au-
gustine Tuesday to consult DIR. WOrley,
at the hospital there, in regard to his i'll
ness, and TO see if that renowned physi-
clan could do something to relieve him.
DIR. C. II. FulwOod, p. f. jacksonville
district, will hold third quarterly confer
ence at Minis Saturday morning, and
preach there at 1890 a. M, and at Titus
vile et 7:30 p. m. next Sunday. All are
cordially invited. Rev. j. +. Mickler
will go as usual to Cocoa for the Sunday
service.
DR.. q. w. Holmes has been attending
Mrs. Albine Brady several days the past
week, but returned home Tuesday by
which time his patient was entirely out
of any danger. Mrs. Brady was taken
with neuralgia of the heart in connection
with prostration and grief over the death
of Miss Smith, and was very i'll Sunday
and Monday. We are pleased to state
that she is now quite herself again and is
as well as usual for lady of her advanced
years.
"My own Sweet Southland Rose is
the title of new song just brought out
by Mr.. X. I. Butler, of Cincinnati, with
music by Mr.. Andrew j. Boex. The
sentiment is directed To Florida, where
MIR. Butler spends considerable of his
! time, having winter home at Sea
Breeze Mr.. Butler has also paid Ii
tusville several visits while in Florida,
and is well known 10 the editor. Ills
production is most excellent, and, aside
from the lovely sentiment he has in
trOduced, the air has considerable merit
The same authors have published song
entitled among the Hills OF Dear Old
CINCINNATI and have now ready for
press "Way Down on the Summcrland
River" Ii our readers desire :. copy of
the above productions they can he had
OF Mr.. Butler, whose address l. Is East
Fourth street, Cincinnati.
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Teachers Examination.

The following teachers were taking ex-
animation this week for first grade certi-
ticates, the examination being conducted
Tuesday, Wednesday and yesterday be-
fore School Superintendent Sans: Miss
Fannie c. Carter, Miss Elizabeth Hop
kins, and Mrs. Eunice Schofield. Also j.
S. Perry, colored. Miss Hopkins will
teach at Sea Breeze the coming term.
The Florida star., 1900-09-07

Cake Ratified For Round Sum.

Mr.. +. A. Losley won the cake raffled
at the opera house Monday night for the
benefit of the baseball club. In turn Mr.
Lesley presented the cake to the boys
and it was raffied the second time the fol-
lowing day, Tuesday, and was won by
Mr.. G. r. Stewart. The cake netted the
club the neat sum of S28.l0.
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FOR STATES ATTORNEY.

hereby announce myself a candidate
for state attorney OF the Seventh judicial
circuit Of Florida, and respectfully re-
quest the support of the Democratic
voters of the circuit for the place, at the
primary To be held OH Nov. 9TH, 1900.
JAMES ID. BE,aS.
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HARPER WHISKEY RECEIVED GOIu
MEDAL

Special Dispatch Paris, August -,
American WlIiSkleS received the official
approval of the exposition TO-DAY, when
gold medal Was awarded 10 Bernheim
Bros, Louisville, Ky, on their |. W.
l.oSlev X MOtlow.
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR STATES ATTOI;NEY.

At the solicitation of many friends
Throughout the circuit, announce NV
SELF aS 4 candidate for states attorney of
the Seventh judicial circuit Of Florida.
and respectfully request the support Of
the Democrats at the primary election
ordered for November 9TH, 1900
JOHN {. JONES.
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Don't he Imposed Upon.

Always insist on getting Foley's Honey
and Tar, as it Is positively absolutely anl
unqualitcdly the best cough medicine.
Accept no substitute. Wilson ~ son.
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FOR SALE.

lightwond posts for pineapple sheds,
windbreaks and fence posts. Write for
special prices in car lots. Address +. W.
White, agent for +. I'll. Allen, Eoseland,
Fla.
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Boat and Yacht sails.
respectfully,
l,uET. \. IIAEDEE

Fit and workmanship guaranteed. Fish
boat sails q speciality. Al! grommcts hand
made. send for estimate.
II. BESDrKE,
IItuSVille Florida.
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GASOLINE ENGINES

Illustrated folder free. Address W. L.
UNDERWOOD, Agt., ROseland, Fla.
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WANTED,

Men to cut cross ties. Call or write,
Contractor, Box 200, Roseland, Fla.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-03-11

or not at ALI Besides. can't see as it's
any bizness of yours
But I've got mishun- I'm travelling
over the country to solace and console and
tighten the burdens of the sorrerful Hev-
IN promised to marry this wilder you'll
come along with u.s."
TN be burned If do'' he said as he
got up and worked his ears back and forth.
But you'll hev to- says /. sToyin' with
a wilder woman's heart strings is agin
the law. and you'n be a married man afore
sundown.''
we went at 1t.
He was rough and tumble man, and ne
had never heard that thrice armed Is he
is he who hath Justice on his side, He
would have elasped me In his embrace and
gouged my eyes and used his teeth, but |
met him accordin' to Queensberry rules
and overcome him. When he had got
enough he hollered and when he hollered
/ let up on him.
s'Are you a licked man. says as /
stood over him.
81 are he replied, without loss of time.
"And you'll marry the wider woman
81 WILL
Then git UP and come along and may
the Lord hev mercy on both your souls. .
Two hours later l saw 'em legally mar
ried, and as / parted from them to con-
tinue my travels. / felt to exclaim:
Behold! how easy it is for one who hath
a proper speerit to replace sorrer with joy
and lead his Teller man into ways of gen
tleness and peace"
Copyright 1900 by c. B. Lewis.)
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LITTLE JIM.
BY NJ. QUAD.

There were five men of us and boy
in the far western stage coach as it
rolled over the rough roads of Dakota.
We had been together for four days.
We called the boy Jim, because his
father did. We knew his father to be
Colonel Weston, banker, cattleman
and mine owner. He wasn't a man
the Colonel-whom a stranger would
take to at first glance, and even after
four days of his company none of us
could say we liked him. Most self
made men of the west are democratic
and approachable. The Colonel was
naughty and reserved and evidently
felt himself made of superior clay.
When you came to study him closely
you saw that he was revengeful and
relentless. The boy was frank, chip
per and good-natured, and you took a
liking to him as soon as you looked
into his big blue eyes. His age was
about ten, and he had wit and knowl-
edge beyond his years. We had yet
twenty miles to go to reach the ter
minus, and the hour was about two
O'Clock in the afternoon, when the
coach came to a sudden halt as it
tolled up hill. Next moment the
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boy. Are there robbers around, Mr..
Pelton?"
With gentle hand the man pushed
the boy back into the line and then
stepped back a pace or two. AS he
did so his face grew very sober, and
saw flash in his black eyes | did not
like. His voice was low and steady
as he finally said:
I'm much Obliged for your prompt
ness in climbing down and lining up,
and l think I'll let you off this time.
The four of you may get back into the
stage and go on. I'm leaving your
guns with you, but don't attempt to
play me trick"
The Colonel took his son by the
hand and attempted to enter the stage
with us, but the robber motioned him
back.
.W-what do you want of me?" ask
ed the Colonel, in a voice which
quavered.
"Ill tell you later" was the reply.
AS the coach started on we looked
out to see the three standing in the
road. Little Jim still had hold of his
fathers hand, but had reached out the
other and caught the robbers sleeve.
When we had gone two hundred feet
the road turned and shut them from
our view. At our disappearance the
man turned on Colonel Weston and
pointed to the hillside on the right
and said
"Move on that way. Jimmy, give me
your hand, and I'll help you along.
The white-faced Colonel entered the
pines. and held straight course up
the hill. Behind him came the robber
and his son. The boy had been full OF
curiosity at first, but presently he
was awed and frightened by the LOOKS
cast upon his father. Two or three
years before he and Mr.. Pelton had
been great friends. Mr. Pelton had
been manager for his father. One day
there had been bitter quarrel-pistois
had been drawn-the sheriff had
rushed in. and Mr.. Pelton had He'd TO
escape arrest. He remembered his
father calling the fugitive thief, and
of men being sent out to hunt him
down. All this came back to him as
+bev followed the father up the rough
way. and though he knew nothing OF
mans vengeance there was a feeling
of dread in his soul. Now and then
the robber ordered the Colonel to the
right or left, but those were the only
words spoken until they finally reach
ed a rude camp among the boulders.
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MR.. BowsER's TR1BULATIoNs.
A Sleeping Car Episode In his Check
cred Career.

Mr.. Bowser had one Of his good
streaks' on, and when he came home and
found Mrs Bowser in tears and tele-
gram that her mother was very ILL., ne
neither kicked the cat nor charged reckless
mismanage ment of household affairs On
the contrary, he expressed his sympathy
and magnanimously added:
She's my mother-in-law. of course, and
she never visits us except to make things
uncomfortable for me, but I'll forgive her.
I'll not only forgive her, but as you are not
feeling we'll I'll run up to Concord and see
just how she is and chirk her up all ]
can"
"You--you don't mean it!v gasped Mrs.
Bowser. in the greatest astonishment.
'sWhy, of course do. Just throw few
things in the satchel for me and I'll take
the night train up. 1 haven't been out of
town for year, and I shall rather enjoy
short trip
but I'm afraid you can't sleep on the
sleeping car
'Ill sleep like top. It's all settled that
co."
And two hours later Mr. Bowser was a
passenger abroad the night train enjoying
the feeling that a good action always
brings. Every berth In his sleeper was
taken and there were several children
aboard. He made friends with two or
three from the start, and before the train
had gone fifty miles he was gratified at
hearing one mother say to another:
.Now there's man who makes his home
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and his whole neighborhood happy. I don't
believe that anything ever puts him out,
or that he has a cross word for ANYBODY"
Mr.. Bowser is In the habit of tu1nbling
into bed, rolling over on his back and fall
ing to sleep within five minutes AS soon
as he strikes his bed the family cat. rats
and mice walk about on tiptoe and the
grocery wagons, butcher carts and fire en-
gines never pass his house if it can be
avoided. The small boy who would dare
utter one "coo-ee!' in front of his house
after ten o'clock at might would realize
that he was taking his life in his hands.
He got into hds berth In the sleeper expect
Ing the usual results to follow, but SOM
what to his surprise they didn't. AS is US
ually the case two or three men were not
vet ready to turn In, and they began dis
cussing politics. Every word was audible
fro mend to end of the car. For about ten
minutes Mr.. Bowser wondered over their
tmprudence. For five more he was amaz-
ed at their disregard for the rights Of 9TH
ers. Then he jumped to the conclusion
that it was personal matter, and he call
ed the porter and said
This is a sleeping car I have gone to
bed to sleep. Those men must either shut
UP or get OUT
Yes, sah,' replied the porter and he
went off about his business instead of con-
veying the message. He had been on a.
sleeping car long enough to know that
twenty-three people had no rights in case
the twenty-fourth didn't feel sleepy. The
discussion continued for ten minutes. Then
Mr.. Bowser poked his head out between
the curtains and exclaimed:
Are you fellows going to keep that chat
ter UP all night How does it happen that
you didn't take the hog train?
There was an exchange of courtesies.
The language was vigorous. Mr.. Bowser
was derided and 6eied. but his dander was
up and he called the porter and conductor
and insisted so strenuously on his rights
that the political discussion came to an
emo. AS a windup however, Mr. Bowser
was called a crank, kicker and a cheese
head, and was advised to go off and die in
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driver called to us:
"All you folks what don't want your
heads blown off had better git down
and line up. We've bin stopped by a
road agent"
We had arms in plenty, but no one
moved to resist. Every bullet fired by
the robber would bore its way through
the coach and find a target. while he
had the cover of the horses and was
safe from our fire. 1t seems cowardly
when you read of it, but TO get down
and submit to be robbed was the wis
est thing to do under the circum-
stances. Little Jim was not a bit
frightened On the contrary he rather
enjoyed the situation. 1t was not so
with the Colonel. / saw him turn pale
and heard him cursing under his
breath, and he was the last man to
get down. The robber had a double
barreled shotgun in his hands. He
cautioned the driver to hold the coach
where it was, and then advanced upon
us. He glanced carelessly into each
face until his eyes rested on the Col
onel. Then he gave a sudden start,
drew in his breath with a gasp, and
we realized that there was reeogni-
ton. The Colonel grew white under
his look and began to tremble. The
boy had lined up beside his father. AS
the road agent looked down into his
face the lad cried out:
why, it's Mr.. Pelton-Mr. Pelton.
say, Mr.. Pelton. I'm awfully glad to
see you. Where've you been this long
timer
so it's you. jimmy" laughed the
robber as he held out his hand for a
shake. well. you have been growing
since saw you last It's a wonder
you knew me at first sight.
On. ! used to like you 80 vel I
couldn't forget y1ur face, replied the
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man of beef, and he had sand in his craw
but when I>jabbed him on the nose, upper
cut him on the chin and landed a right
swing on his jaw he lay down and express
ed a desire to leave the town behind him.
The enthusiasm of the people was I'M
bounded, and l could have tarried among
them for a week and paid no board. l
dwelt fur day longer and then I bid them
farewell and went my way towards the
town of Boundin' Billows, named thusly
fur the pillows which wasn't there to
bound i had covered five miles of my
journey, and my heart was singin' with ex-
ultation that l was a part of EARTH when
I met a wilder woman sittin' by the road
side and weepin' in her sorrer.
'Why these tears?" | asked as halted
before her.
ION account of the onsartinty and dupli-
city of mankind she says, with a wall.
''What onsartinty have you met up
with?' says 1 as reaches out to pat her
on the head in fatherly way and secure
her confidence.
The wilder woman begun to weep the
harder, and realizin' that when woman
starts out to weep she means to make a
bizness of it and won't be checked off until
L
wait and reflect, and 1 found myself say
in:
"A tempest on frog pond and a wo-
mans tears drown no ducks
And yet again:
She who hath tears to shed is no long
er woman"
Bimeoy her sorrer begun to fade away,
and when / inquired agin fur the cause Of
her grief she answered:
Il am a wilder woman with a shack
and sixty acres of land and alas, I am
lonely. The critter Of man who owns the
next claim on the east has toyed with my
heart and brung me to grief He asked
me to marry him and 1 said yea, but to-
the town of Boundin' Billows and preach
er backed down and threw me over
And his reasons? I asked.
Because l am not beautiful"
''But beauty has nuthin to do with the
heart. Neither does it aid a woman to hoe
corn, chop wood or become an everlastin'
comfort to her husband I'm agreein with
the man that you amt beautiful but your
disposition is gentle and there is innocence
in your heart. Where kin the critter be
found?"
In his shack
'"Then git on to the wagon with me and
we will overhaul him"
The wilder woman wiped away the last
of her tears and mounted the vehicle with
me, and as we journeyed by cross road
her spirits begun to rise. After drive OF
a couple of miles we drawed up to the door
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Even then nothing was said for long
five minutes. Each sat down to rest
They did not look at each other. By
and by the robber half turned to look
the Colonel in the face, and said:
GIVE waited for this for two years
could neither die nor go away until
| had killed you"
1T will be murder-cold blooded
murder" replied the Colonel as he
folded his arms.
eff it was murder a hundred times
over I'd do it. Do you suppose | can
forget Rose Harper? Who separated
us? Who maligned mez Who wrecked
my life and sent her to a suicides
grave? Who drove me to be a fugitive
from justice on a false charge? I'd
kill you IL thousand men surrounded
met
The Colonel was silent for a time.
He did not look at his boy, but past
him. The boys eyes were fastened on
his face, however, and chill crept
over him as he noted the look Of q
man standing in the shadow of death.
II was the first time he had ever seen
it. He turned from his father after
awhile to look at the robber.
There was another look strange TO
him. It was a set determination to
kill-the look of man who had hated
and thirsted and waited.
Take the boy away FIRST" said tho
colonel with touch OF entreaty in
his voice.
Yes, that viii be proper" answered
Pelton. Come, Jimmy. let's take a
walk
''What-what you going to do to
father whispered the boy, as he
walked slowly over. and put hts hand
in that Of the would-be murderer.
Never mind Do you see that big
rock ~ there7 Wei. 80 up there and
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PILGRIM JOE.
He Continues to Take Tin Types and
Speak Words of Consolation.

Hevin' slept the sleep of the just on a
straw bed in the town of Boomerang | rlz
up in the mornn' with my bones refresh
ed and my spirits borderin' on the festive.
AS l stood in the door of the hotel and
watched the sun come up and a man en-
couragin' two dogs to fight l could not
help but reflect to myself:
THE wicked flee where no man pursue,
but the righteous kin face four constables
all at once with his hat on his ear.
Also:
IAN honest man may have to use soft
soap to grease the wleels of his wagon,
but the sight of jail does not disturb his
placidity of SOUL
And likewise:
Integrity may not bring riches, but 1t
and wire fence
will help to boost a man over a mudhole
and a wire fence"
After breakfast I sought the public
square with my tin type wagon and OPEN
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ed up business. Nobody in Boomerang had
been took for two or three years. and as
my price was low and my presence cheer
in they came by dozens. 1t was three
days before my work was done. Mean
while sinful man with a lung tester and
another with soap to remove all sorts of
grease spots, struck the town and endeav-
ored to lay me low. but it was without
avail. The lung-tester man bowed his
head in humility and passed on towards
the town of Cedar Hill, but the soap man
fingered to wrestle with me. Havin' es-
pied my grasshopper in his bottle he set
up a great cry over my hardness of heart
but the inhabitants only laughed at him.
Then it was that he growed still more
wroth and cried out that he was the cham
pion grasshopper defender of Oklahoma,
and that 1 must meet him in mortal COM
bat. or turn my hopper loose to wander
where he listed. While the people was
with me they also itched to witness a COM
bat, and l girded up my loins and made
ready. While girdin' 1 stood up on my
wagon and said:
Right does not allus triumph over
Wrong. but if her suspenders don't bust
she kin ginerally take keer of herself
And also:
He who hath Justice behind him hath
two knock-downs in his favor before the
fight has begun
And further:
Let the angry man go his own way and
say nuthin to detain him. but when crit
tur insists upon a scrap because of the
envy in his soul then plant thyself as
rock before him and fear not
The man with the grease remover
would also have addressed the people, but
he was neither an orator nor a philan-
thropist- He simply sold soap al ten cents
a cake and cussed the country. He had
his teeth sharpened and smile of conf
dence on his face as we were ready to bait
tiA The conflict did not last long. He was
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of shack and saw man sittin' in an at
titude of humility He did not deceive me.
however. 1 at once detected that he was a
critter with deceit in his heart.
What is 1t, stranger" he asks. as he
purtends not to see the woman whose
heart he had toyed.
IT'S about marrytn this wilder wo-
man. says I
Il can't 90 IT 2 says he. .'rm man with
a soul. am and shall marry fur beauty
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the first train back, and I'll be hanged
if I don't see lawyer tomorrow and
start about four hundred damage suits. :"
Copyright 1900 by c. B. Lewis.)