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The evening bulletin., 1901-09-28
Your Boy
is Going to School

And will need suit or extra pair Of
trousers. That's our business, and we can
fit him with
Three-piece knee Suits from So to 81.
Two-piece knee Suits from $1.25 to So.
Vestee Suits from SIPS to Sc.
Boys long pants Suits from So to SIS.
And for the men we are exclusive agents for
II. S. & M. and Robert Wicks, the acknow1-
edged leaders of fashion.
The evening bulletin., 1901-09-28

The Mt. Olivet fair will come off Oct
3rd, 18th and 5th.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22

m hIISineSS -f7-tT-i1
''Oh, no." painted Martha in terror, sim
ultaneously with Bobby's enthusiastic
"Yepp'
Santa Claus smiled and continued his
questioning, directed by nod from the
woman.
"And you, little girl" he said genially;
what do you want me to bring your
"Oh, nothing at alln' she gasped.
Now, let me see," he tantalizingly in
sisted. "a pretty doll that goes to sleep,
a nice little trunk to put her clothes in a
tricycle., "a
Please. Santa Claus, don't want
nothin'," Martha interrupted, in reckless
despair, "but-but@"
but who does? Your sister?"
'No, sir; my
your mother here?' broke in Santa
Claus, glancing mischievously at the wo-
man, whose face was illumined with a
sunny smile.
All at once knowledge of the fraud
to which she had been a party came to
Martha with overwhelming force and she
shrank with a sudden proud reserve from
man who needed nothing that Santa Claus
could bring, while the real mother
A lump came into Martha's throat and
hurt.
''TelI Santa Claus what you would like
him to bring your mother" the woman
gently said.
IT don't know she said, hesitatingly.
'If you were rich and your mother were
poor what would you give her?" the wo-
mans soft voice tempted.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22

late part of the afternoon a dozen ve-
hicles or more, drawn by trotters OF nlg9
through the broad gateway into the yard
Of what was then the famous resort lvL
the men whose blood ran fast IN J,Iis,l- Jhsn
veins and who divided nerVe-rachlIls
work with pleasure whenever the t"O
JJrderneath those sheds at Colonel Dick
ey's on this Christmas some thirty yedIs
ago champed and stamped as hne y iot ol
hOrsehesh as was ever seen any Whelvi;
Men who bet fortunes to see LOCI t,Io ~
Norfolk race on the track adjacent TO InS
house were there to dribble away bill
or two on an imprOmptu prizehght -
The cold north wind blew over w -
dunes and sent the blood TO the cneeA% 5 ~ ~
the hardy young sport lovers, ana IuSy
urged on their horses. one against ~ ~
other In succession they drove INTO III ~
ward surrounded by the sheds, and wiz
iaIIos and salutations here and there
made a perfect hedam out or the quleL
Christmas day. HaWley and bOyu w. W.
called upon to do the explaining. WLieIt ~
they did readily between the rOuhus -
drinks that quickly followed Ihere y, We -
a general satisfaction expressed Until ~
was learned that the fight was not 70 o0
tIa+ dsv some had engagements in town,
others had hurried away without ar Itne
ing their affairs. thtnhiIis tts;-1 o IlS1
would be time left to return sdt a. n SS,ItN2
afternoon. But the most serious lt5 olutG @ urry
was the lack of sleeping acconn1Oud slulls5 ,.t
Where could they all bunk 1Or the HlslS,
AS in after years Jim DicKey-5 coruidl-
ity. ingenuity anu HOSpItSSIIl1 - +Lo
words among his guests. lie arose 70 Iil0
occasion. Accommoda tions for this rois-
tering jolly crowd were seerninslS iresn ~.
ufaCtuTed i'm a tTiCe. w neu OAS -
sun sank behind a film of cloud on Ine
oceans outer edge this Christmas pdrIy ps.,
at Dickey's was the merrlest IN So - -.
counties Bets were made as raplulS -
the corks popped. and the morrow WIS
awaited with keen eaSerneSs. - "a Ia
fectiOn took root among the hoslIers s,'I Ss,J
the stable boys and their week pay dliI .at
a months advance tips were staked WITH
reckless disregard of consequences. Iiass- Ti.'N4
lev's word TO them was gOSpel ,lueds s -,
and the fact that he was back OF tlio
stranger was sufficient assurance OF IAN
play and fair run for their money q,
Until midnight the noise ana Wdssa,t ss,a-..
continued Then the crowd broke aWdy
from the big fireplace. soon after I1e
lights were out and the big. bleak 0ullu- @
Inc was shrOuded in darkness. All VS.
silent save for the sad roar OF tne OCedIlss
At ; o'clock in the morning the boys "a
the house banged away at the dOOrs dHS
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22
A Christmas Incident.

hungry eyes dropped disappointedly
" Cause"
With newly awakened sympathy and
tact the woman changed the conyersa-
tion.
How old are your she asked in a
softened voice.
The child. small, aged and thin. an
swered proudly:
''I m 10 years old"
The woman caught her breath.
''The little boy" she went on, "is he
your grandson?"
There was a whimsical light in her
beautiful eyes as she asked the question.
mo, ma am" gravely answered the
child. Hes my little brother. He's 8
years old. His name is Bobby"
"And your name?'
Martha"
The woman gazed a moment longer at
the two pitiful little figures. With the
divining sense of children, they already
knew that their victory was won.
At last they stood facing his Majesty,
Santa Claus-the usual tawdry, familiar
hammered. patronizing creation of the de-
partment stores. Martha's whole cramped
little soul shone forth refulgent in her
wide, wondering, reverent eyes. Bobby,
do you see him?" she asked in a stage
whisper.
Yep" answered Bobby.
ITS Santa Claus, Bobby" she whis-
pered again.
yep" responded Bobby, clinging closer
To his sisters protecting hand and trying
hard not to feel afraid Of the fantastic
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22

old fellow in the fur-trimmed jacket and
high-topped boots
His Majesty bent fierce look upon
Martha, and evidently placed her age
somewhere about so.
Why" he clustered, "you are too old
TO have a box of candy"
II know it, Santa Claus she breath
lessly stammered in painful confusion.
But Bobby-he's little, you know, and
and he just loves candy"
Santa Claus handed Bobby the sweets
and as he did so his glance accidentally
encountered that of the woman. Embar-
rassment brought the hot blood surging
to his face and he hurriedly reached for
a box for Martha.
A shake Of the lady's head arrested him.
please ask them" she sweetly said
what they wish you to bring them for
Christmas"
He understood, and put the question
first to Bobby.
Bobby's mind worked slowly, while
Martha watched him anxiously, fearfully.
II wants top what winds wiv a
string' he laboriously Jerked out, at last.
Martha breathed easily.
Again the woman nodded to Santa
Claus. and he said:
'All right; what else?'
Martha slipped her arm about Bobby's
neck, stopped, kissed his fat, red, dirty
cheek. and whispered:
"Tell him nothing else, Bobby. That's
a whole heap, you know"
Santa Claus glanced at the woman
"a wagon that you can ride in" he
urged. Some Santa Clauses have an eye
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22

speculation. losing one day and winning
the next. Business absorbed their atten-
tion to the exclusion of everything else.
The strain told on all and when they met
Christmas Eve for temporary forgetfu
ness of financial cares they were ready to
counteract all the inroads that the siren
uous life had made on them by wild
hurrah celebration. After toast to
Her Boyd silenced his friend with
quick, jerky movement of his hand and
said:
Gentlemen. we have seen the best of
the town fighters. We have paid for every
bruiser that could be found and some
have scrapped well, others poorly. Haw-
ley, l have kept account of our mutual
arranged for the pleasure of our friends.
You are $1,000 ahead Of the game. A month
ago you told me you had discovered new
boy who is the picture of strength and
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22

other. Then both seemed TO lose interest
3n the surroundings and glanced at each
other whenever a chance offered. After
that came the looking into space with the
sinner eve" and a ransacking OF brains
Tor time, place and circumstance.
Hswley had a good memory for voices.
He was positive that at some time in his
life he had met this man. He followed
every intOnation in the New Yorker ;
voice but was still at sea. The guests
Hfter-dinner speech was the brightest,
wittiest and cleverest OF the evening.
Light and happy IL was until the warm
applause and hearty appreciation filed
his heart with a glowing qualification.
Then he switched the tenor of his re-
marks 10 a fine bit Of pathos. MY Christ
mas" was his theme and the development
OF Il brought tears 10 the eyes of the men
were reputed hard as granite and cold
as the ice foes. As the New Yorker s
story went on HaWley's interest grew
snaee. when the conclusion. Gentlemen,
i will pay a handsome fee TO the lawyer
or detective who viii find the man that
iev sat mute. both elbows on the table
his hands shading his eyes. Tomorrow
will do" he thought. i will earn both
fee and reward.
on Christmas eve 1856, Chester IIaw-
lev graduate Of Yale, lawyer and shrewd
sneculatOT in mining stocks, sat down 10
a mild carOusal with three close friends
in what was then San FRANCISCO prime
restaurant There had been a sudden turn
ia the market and all four had Jared wei
by the deal Of fortune HaWley cleared
some twenty odd thousand dollars by the
turn- the others amounts in the same
neighborhood They were all unmarried,
fond of work during working hours and
lust as fond Of pleasure when work was
7,lIr aside They owned their own horses,
and whenever the occasion presented it
self fhev would drive out to Jim Dickey s
old Ocean House, along What IS now
known as the Ingleside road, for break
fast. a lunch or dinner These four
men made money easily and they spent
it with ? free hand. jim Dickey- latteriy
known as colonel. and perhaps the most
famous Of all California roadhouse pro-
prietors. often said in reminiscent mood
fhat Ches Hawley Frank Edwards, Jim
BOYD and Fred McAllister We're the four
princes Of the West, and that Eawley was
the fit leader Of this unparalleled quartet
II was true Hawley was the gamest, but
jim Boyd, cut and out STOCK gambler,
vas a close second. Whether at poker,
i ct faro or in business these men would
stake all their ready available FUNDS II
the dare was properly and genulneiy
given.
During the few weeks preceding this
partie caree dinner HaWley and his con-
freree had been dipping into the sea OK
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22

N HE woman hesitated as she neared
the entrance of the great depart
ment store. Santa Claus was hold
ing his court within and the busy
throng jostled each other good
naturedly as they struggled through the
crowded doorway. Richly gowned and Of
refined appearance, the woman's natural
beauty was marred by a bored, unhappy
look
please. ma'am, will you take us in to
see Santa CLAUSE"
The wistful question. in a pleading
childish voice, and a timid touch on the
arm, drew the woman's attention to a
ragged feminine creature at her side.
With a flush of annoyance she was turn
pulse possibly stirred by the gentle
Christmas spirit that once a year steals
into every heart worthy of the Master s
again into the pinched and haggard little
Silently she sazed at the little, old child
aged with poverty and grinding cares
beyond her years and strength. small,
square shawl was pinned across her
shoulders and shapeless arrangement of
straw and faded ribbon did duty for a
hat Her mouth dropped al the corners.
Clinging to her hand was a tiny tot as
ragged and as pitiful looking as herself.
The hard lines Of the wOman's face re-
laxed and she asked:
Cant you go in alone2"
mo, ma am" the answer came with
brea thless haste, 'they won't let children
go I'm unless they are taken in"
Why doesn't your mother take you
The childish lips quivered and the
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22

"Oh," exclaimed Martha, thrown off her
guard by this adroit move, "I would give
her new shoes and stockings and a hat
and a pretty dress and a cloak and"
Suddenly she checked herself with a droll
little gesture of dismay: II was only fool
ing" she stammered; t
Come" the woman said, smiling con-
tentedly and taking Martha tenderly by
the hand she conducted them back to the
entrance, where she bade them good-by
In each eager hand a gaudy trinket was
tightly clasDed and the weight of years
seemed to have dropped from Martha 8
small shoulders as she turned for a last
affectionate glimpse Of her benefactress.
Her little crushed soul was already eX-
come, for the WOman-her beautiful friend
had written her name and address in q
dainty jeweled book, that she might tell
Santa Claus where her mother lived.
AS the woman stood gazing after her
erStWhile proteges, a man gave her an
idle. careless glance in passing. Some
thing in her face seemed to arrest his at
tened back with cordially outstretched
hand
why" he exclaimed "how well you
are looking! 1 hardly knew you. More
beautiful even than when / went away
A delicate blush overspread her refined
features as she mutely protested, but he
replied:
ut is true. How glad I am to see you
again! I thought l had forgotten, but
where have you been?'
She glanced down at the jeweled memo
randum book in her hand as she quietly
answered:
81 have tust arrived from the north
pole, Don't you see my reindeer and
sleigh outsider
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22

that YOU would be willing TO back his
chances against even Dick Scannel, pride
and glory of the beach. IL YOU have n
mind TO Il will take Dick give you odds
OF $3.50 to $1,000 and leave all the arrange
ments in your hands"
AU assented that the terms offered were
fair. With raised glass Hawley pledged
acQuiescence. "Can you get the boys to-
gether tomorrow" said Edwards Boyd,
violator Of quite few commandments,
looked Mortified at the suggestion. why,
it's Christmas" he shouted. Surely not
on that day?'
Hawley had the same reverential feel
ing toward the holiness of the day so the
prospect of the prizeight was deferred.
The wine fixed into the glasses and
mounted to the brains Of the four diners.
Try as they would they could not get
away from the fight. Discussion followed
and the end of it all was that an agree
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22

ment was reached that, il The fighters
could be rounded in the morning, the four
would drive out to Jim Dickey's, spend
the day at the beach, remain over night
6mn Win 5nS atSb risns s sun ta co ogt 0I The
fight for the championship on the level
piece of ground back OF the stalls
Hawley knew where his man could be
found; Boyd was equally sure of the loca-
tion of Scanned. Messengers were dis
patched at once and within an hour both
We're asking for admission to the private
dining-room already filled with cigar
smoke. They declared that they were In
good condition, needed no training and
would be on the corner of Kearhy and
Commercial early in the morning wait
ing for the wagon to drive them to the
scene of pugilistic conflict. After COUNSEL
ing their respective principals to abstain
from liquor and tobacco HaWley and Boyd
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-22

HNHE Hon. Chester Hawley's age
was an enigma to his friends
When In an anecdotaI frame of
mind nc would take his listeners
a at the club far back to the early
days Of the city and tell them of
1ne men prominent in almost every phase
OF lie and Of things famous then b,,t
long since forgotten. Some of his leosI
associates called him compendium of
uselu local antiquarian information Tbis
was IN measure the truth. Hawlev ere1v
up with the city. lived its life and bis
memory did the rest for the delectaticn of
Going home this Christmas o,,o go
hcaung his way through the rain he VAS
a most self-satisfed man. "rbev ali +elI
~, - ny experiences make me so. but nv
looks ut.that age in two. / really fhinir
re truth-siXty tonight So naIIsad
1aWiey returning home after 5arnn
evening al his favorite club The dinner
S[5 - SN e sooo one, the wine property
lcea ino the company of his own picking
ara yet who would ever think that
my, my suIn9I uFn life would be so shaken
"''"A unexpected fashion Tbirfy o ~ l.s
go i gave this man a 500 bill. To-day
ne : leading politician in New Vc,.!:
So naUse5 H. ssn bI, me out dozen times"
loI1loh lawyer as he entered his bache-
~ nome not many blocks distant from
,,,9.,, IL 81 lne surprise which sent his
e ee9iE-isoig Esi scOrrylng backward to the years
oL MS youth. the time when he was Tho
10y puiSe and spirit of the quick San
j I,EaAclsco life known to the speculator
me gambler and the successful nracfi,,
toner P'"O'l-
Iley tried 10 inveigle Hawley into a
S33la caro game & 3 that night: but he was not in
% .-lls loI social gambling. His New York
sCest came as the particular friend of
one one OF HaHley's own human table FIX
lures whenever the latter acted as host
az a olnner. Not until the ices. had been
served did either man recognize tbe
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-16
Bryan on Schley.

When the first news reached the
American people concerning the San
tiago naval battle the impression was
that Admiral Sampson was the real
hero of the occasion. This was due
TO the fact that Admiral Sampson
sent to the president a message in
which he said that 1.-THE fleet under
my command" offered the American
nation the Santiago victory as a
Fourth of July present. But as soon
as the newspaper reports and the
statements of eye witnesses came in,
il developed that Admiral Sampson,
while theoretically in command of
the American feet, was at least
twelve miles from the scene of battle,
and that it was Admiral Schley who
commanded and led the splendid
fight. Immediately systematic at
tack was opened upon Schley, al
though that great sailor did not in
dulge in bOastings of any character.
III iNbiS " a HuCStIob bS SalN bAViC
Is glory enough in this victory for all
of us.n Since then the aGherents of
Sampson and the administration pol
iticians have kept the newspapers
filed with things intended to discred-
it Schley, but that officer has main
tanned dignified silence.
Finally, because Of formal ami Sc
riouS attacks made upon him, Admit
raj Schley has been forced, ia defence
of his manhood, to demand a court OF
/ inquiry. His statement To the news
papers after having demanded this
/ court of inquiry are characteristic OF
/ the man. He said, 1T is a very grea {
/ pity that there should be a controver.
F sy over matters wherein everybody
/ did his best" How different this is
from the attitude assumed by the enc
mics Of Admiral Schley.
1t is indeed very great pity that
! there should be any controversy over
a matter wherein the world has given
credit where credit belongs 1t is in.
deed pity that there should be any
controversy that seeks to discredit q
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-16
The Hero in Common Life.

There are many heroes in every day
life-as brave as those who ever faced
lannon's mOuth-Of whom the great
world hears nothing, and to the few
who do, their names are quickly for
gotten; yet they lay down thier
lives for humanity even more dis
interestedly than those who lead
armies to victory.
Here on our own shores a young
man loses his life in attempting
TO save cOmrade from drowning. In
Indianapolis not many months ago a
negro stepped into the very jaws of
death so his companion might be res
cused for the sole reason that his COM
panion was q married man with a
family and he was not. in a city in
New Jersey an old lady attempted to
cross a railroad track. A train was
rapidly approaching. Her deafness
made her ignorant of her peril. n
youngI man who saw her danger, al
though total stranger, sprang in
front of the advancing train to rescue
her but was too late. The locomO.
tive struck both and both were killed.
These are simple instances in the
ordinary trend of life where ordinary
men show the spirit of GOD that is in
them and invite hero's death, not in
the emergency of fiery war, not in a
blazing shipwreck, where herOism
and self-sacrifice would be heralded
before men, but in the obscure walks
of life where the sacrifice of life
would make no more of stir in the
busy world than the dropping of a
pebble in the depths of the ocean.
Yet if We test the heroism of these
men by the real standard that meas
ures the higher and nobler impulses
of human nature, who shall say that
their names are not worthy 10 be
enrolled with the mightiest of earth's
beroes2
A sublime authority has said:
"Greater love hath no man than
this: That a man Law down his life
for his friends"
Does it not make a person have a
| nobler feeling for his fellowmen, aud
is it not some consolation to know that
in every community there is Wash
ingtOn, or a Patrick Henry. or a
Grant, or Il Lee, or a Decatur
| or a Hobson-some hero who only
awaits the opportunity to arouse the
people with his elOquence in some
great cause, risk his life for friend
in peril, or put himself opposite the
lannon's mouth in the forefront of
| battle at his cOuntry's call.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-16
PREVENTS SICKNESS ovn,,n
mr.. TEACHERS LIVER AND bLuUD SInor
DsEs lHTSs'. -, nr,aots 25 and

brave, honorable and modest sea-
fighter, who successfully led the
American forces in one OF the great
est, if not the greatest, naval battles
in the history of the world. /, i IN
deed very great pity that the pollti-
clans and the bureaucrats having the
favor of this administration should
insist upon discrediting and accusing
man who has served his country so
faithfully as Winfield Scott Schley
has served the United States of Amer
lea.
Admiral SIMPSONS friends should
be satisfied with the fact that their
fav0rite obtained the prize money
won in a battle in which he did not
participate. and that his face is to
grace a medal that is TO cOmmemOr-
ate a fight in which he did not take
part. 1t should be sufficient for them
that Admiral Schley has never made
any claim as to his part in the great
battle in Santiago Bay; that he has
been content for the newspaper cor
respondents and other witnesses TO
give the facts to the American people.
The difficulty is that these statements
have convinced the American people
that Schley was the real hero of the
day and entitled to all the honOrs At
the hands of a grateful people, even
though he is denied the emoluments
in the way of prize money and med
aIs.-COmmOner.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-16

IL is true David did some very bad
deeds and said good many things in
haste, but that does not authorize the
editor Of the Bronson Times-Demo-
crat in prorouncing bis utterances as
forming no part of the Bible. If our
esteemed brother is going to elimi-
nate the writings OF David from the
sacred volume what will he do with
the writings of Solomon, who, if he
should come to life again, would be
forced 20 live in Utah?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-16
a Minister'S Good Work

Il had a severe attack of bilious
collie, got bottle of Cham berlain' :
Collie, Cholera and Diahrreea Remedy,
took two doses and was entirely cured, -
says Rev. a. a. Power, of Emporia,
Kan. my neighbor across the street
was sick for over a week, had two or
three bottles 0fns Ii cine from the
doctor. He used them for three or
four days without relief, then called
in another doctor who treated him
for some days aud gave him no re-
lief. so discharged him. ] went over
To see him the next morning. He
said his bowels were in terrible fix.
thar they bad been running off. 50
ong that il was ain est bloody fiux.
] asked him If he had tried Chamber
laiu's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhopa
Remedy and be said, No went
home and brought him MY bottle and
aud gave him one dose; told him to
take another dose III fifteen or twenty
minutes if be did not find relief, but
be took no more and was entirely
cured" For sale 10y, Anti Monopoly
Drug Store. IN