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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-04

about the work of helping those guests
who had been injured.
William Roselle, the key clerk. was
behind the desk, when the blow sent
him in the air and landed him at the
opposite side of the office. He was
bleeding about the fac and was badly
bruised. Fearing that the hotel was
falling, he crawled into the big Office
safe and was about to close the door
after him, when Chief Clerk O'Brien
found him and assured him that the
trouble was over.
Marcel Gourmet, baritone OF the
Maurice eau Opera Company, i've
on the fourth floor Of the Murray Hill.
He had not gone out OF his room ten
minutes before the explosion made kin
ding wood of all the furniture In 1t
and sent a great deal of his costly
bric-a-brae and Jewels out Of the win
dow.
Among the belongings he priced very
aighly and which were missing when
he returned to his room were a pair
of sleeve buttons given to him by
Queen Victoria and a gold watch pre-
scented to him by Kaiser Wilhelm.
Or. James Gage. one of the house
surgeons OF the Eye and Fear hospital,
"az in the operating room on the first
floor. directly opposite the scene OF the
explosion. removing a foreign sub
''~ANS ~ tuc eye VI Il tlS1sluE pa
tent The patients face was urned
toward the light OF the window, and
The surgeons back was toward it, DIR.
Gage was using an exceedingly dell
cate instrument on the mans eye, and
the latter was wincing a little.
BE very quiet now" admonished DR..
Gage, and then the explosion came.
sotn men were thrown to h floor. The
surgeon fell on top. He was badly cut
about the neck and side Of the face.
The patient was not injured in the
slightest degree.
I'M of the remarkable incidents of
me explosion vas the wrecking OF a
United States mail box fastened to the
entrance to the New Haven offices ON
Forty-second street. A flying beam. ten
leet leng and half a foot thick, WAS
hurled against the nail box with the
.orce Of a p~rojecrIie fired from a thfr-
Iefn-inch gun 1t smashed the ton of
the box and pierced a hole I'm the bet
tom. splitting the mail upon the side
walk. The carrier. who was due at the
box for the noon collection, was but q
few feet away.
George Carroll. a paying tell.r's clerk.
when the explosion took place was
waking downstairs to the cashiers
window OF the London national bank.
ntty feet east of the Murray Hill hotel.
In east Forty-seeond street. Carving
a tray on which was 100000 In bills.
Eoid and silver The force of the crash
nlted carroll Off his feet and scattered
the fortune he carried in every dfree-
Iion- II took over two hours to collect
the scattered currency, 81 of which
could not be found
sergeant Schiller was awakened from q
peaceful siumber in the dormisery Of
the east Thirty-hfth street station
shortly after noon by a noise e IL
had been banged.
Blank the man that shut that door.
SAID the sergeant, who was tired.
But 1t was the explosion and not a
as the sergeant found out two
minutes later when he was called out
along with the reserves. He comment
ed upon the incident as illustrating
far the concession had reached
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-04

Ayden Baptist: The Ayden Lumber
Company have extended their read 20
within a few miles OF Snow Hill. They
are doing a fine business under the
very excellent management Of F. q.
Buhmann-
Mt Airy special to Raleigh Pest:
Garfield Atkins n Bud MARSHALL
white boys. while. In q Geld near the
or Atkins father. became engaged
In q controversy and Marshall shot apd
instantly killed Atkins. the entire loeA
OF shot entering his heart and iuneA
Mean corn liquor was the cause - *
al.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02
a Century of Education.

The United States bagan the nine
teenth century with an average of 50
days of schooling for each person.
They begin the twentieth century with
an average Of 99S days Of schooling for
each person. The rate Of increase is
shown 10y the following figures taken
from the report of the United States
commissioner of education: Begin
ming wife s. days in 1900, the rate had
increased to 23S days in 1910; APO days
in 1850; 40 days in 1850; GU days i'll
1870; 792 days in 1880; S92 days in
1850; 99S days in 1900. The estimate
includes instruction in the common
schools and colleges. The average for
the eleven Southern states in 1900 was
433, or about the same as that for the
whole country in 1860.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02
The Slave and His liberstor.

AZ am not said Abraham Lincoln
at Charleston on September Is, 1898,
"nor never have been in favor Of
bringing about i'm any way the social
and political equality of the white
and black races. am not, nor ever
have been, in favor Of making voters
or Jurors Of negroes, nor of qualifying
them To hold office, nor to intermarry
with White people. will say in ad-
dition to this that there is physical
difference between the white and
black races which ! nelieve will ever
forbid the two races living together
on terms of social and political equal
Y; and, inasmuch as they cannot SO
live, while they do remain together,
there must be the position of the in
ferior>and superior, and am, as much
a. any other man, in favor of having
the superior position assigned to the
white race"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02
The BATTLE OF LIFE.

A plant to be healthy, robust and
strong, must face and endure the ele-
ments.
II needs the rain and tile sunshine
an to be blown by the winds.
To be hid away from the rays of the
sunlight; to he sheltered from the rain
and the dew drops; to be barricaded
against the lightning and the winds,
the plant will live sickiy life and
finally perish without ever unfolding
its beauty, its fragrance, or it,
strength.
As it is with the plant so it is with
man.
TO develop his full strength, to pos
sess his full powers, he must over
come vicissitudes, endure disasters,
ia dangers, be acquainted with sor
rows; and to achieve success he must
make an uphill fight.
To win success without a struggle,
except in rare instances, is TO win it
without honor, and it will be no pleas
ure to him.
4 man who has endured the pangs
and heartaches of poverty is in a bet
ter position to enjoy the blessings of
riches and better prepared to act the
philanthrOpist.
Difficulties may intimidate the weak,
but they act only as IA stimulus to the
strong and the daring-to the man of
pluck, determination and resolve.
Experience shows that impediments
thrown in life's pathway are over
come by good conduct, zeal, activity
and a determination to stand up
against misfortune, and through the
winter of discomfort and outrageous
fortune fight ones way to the burst.
ing sunshine of glorious summer.
Who are the men who have moved
the world to sublime heights in art, in
literature, in craftsmanship, in relig-
ion and i'm war?
1t has been the men who have
fought from the bottom to the top. Ii
has been men who have faced perils
and overcome misfOrtunes.
The enthusiasts of the world are the
worlds builders, men who have
thrown their whole souls into their
work-the Martin Luthers and the
Loyolss.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02
The Dream of Texas.

Houston hopes some time to see
ocean-going vessels receiving and dis
charging cargo on granite wharges at
the foot of Main street. Dallas antic-
ipates the not distant day when side
wheel steamers shall tickle the bosom
of the Trinity within three blocks of
the court house. Beaumont dreams
Of a mighty future when the product
of her deep and narrow mines shall
feed the fires Of industry throughout
the world. Fort Worth revels in the
expectation that her packeries may
become the larders Of the universe
from whence shall be drawn the suS
tenance of nations and generations
now unborn. Waco wonders if Prov
idence holds in store for her yet other
seats of learning larger aud grander,
where education and refinement shall
pervade and prevail, and religion per-
petuate through the ages the warmth
of love and the glow of gladness-
the sweet, soft spark divine that lights
the heart of man to q realization of
God. All of which goes to prove that
Texas is a state of great expectations.
-Clarksville Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02
Pineapple Growing In Orange County

Pineapple culture is one Of the chief
industries of Orange county, and every
one who is engaged in it has been en-
tirely successful with the experiment
and 1t is now regarded a. one of the
staple productions.
The Orlando Daily Record recently
sent out set of questions to every
pineapple grower in the county ask
ing how long had they been engaged
in the culture, the siz" of the
acreage, did they make or lose money
by the investment, their opinion of
the safeness Of the business, if they
would enlarge or curtail the area or
abandon the industry altogether.
Every reply received was favorable
to the profitableness of the industry.
Many will enlarge their area and
not one will abandon the culture.
There is very little difference be-
tween the weather conditions Of Ma
riOn and Orange counties.
Before the freeze Mr.. Richards had
a profitable pinery at Gambler and Mr.
Stevens at Citra.
If the farmers in this county will
use the same care and industry in cul-
tivating the pineapple a. DO those
engaged in its culture in Orange
county we are quite sure the same re-
suits can be obtained.
We should not let our southern
neighbOrs reap all the profits in the
production Of this lucious fruit.
We are reminded in this connection
also that Marion county was once no.
ted for its production of the straw
berry and one of our citizens bore the
title of the strawberry king of Flor
ida" But this industry seems To have
been permitted to perish away. Yet,
we are told that the profits In the cul-
ture of this berry around Lakeland
this season amounted to the magnifi
cent sum of 100000.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02
The New York World Asks q Hard
Question.

Sir Michael Hicks Beach's hope
that the cost of the Boer war will be
repaid from the wealth of the Trans
vaalr is a cool confession that the
purpose of this effusion of blood is
conquest and plumber. The remark
also exhibits an almost chi!dlike OPP
timism.
By his own figures the war has
already cost SS25, 10000; the coming
year will add S225, 0O0,OO0 besides S92,-
100000 for gratituities to the sol
diers and for bringing them back
home-if they can be brought home
so soon. Englishmen estimate the in
direct cost at $3.50, 900, 900 and the BOer
peace proposals may call for another
$50, OOO, 900 for restocking farms, etc.
Altogether there will be a total OF
not less than II, $40, 000, 000-just half
of our own national debt in July, 1868,
at the close of the civil war.
The two perhaps-cOnquered repub
lies are a triiie larger than California;
they contain l07, 500 Of parcheG
welt and rock konje. Britain is pay
ing over So an acre for eminent do
main" in this barren land-beside~
the price in blood that "staggers hu
the cost will rise to
$50 before she is through.
Will the Chancellor explain how
these enormous sums are To be repaid
"from the wealth Of the Transvaal?"
World.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02
4 PRINCELy GIFT,

Mr.. John ID. Rockefeller, president
of the Standard Oil Company, one of
the richest corporations in the world,
has recently given 81 100000 to be
used for educational purposes in the
south, and it is said that he will follow
up the gift with other millions.
In no other section of the union
could a gift of this sort be used for
nObler purposes or that would yield a
richer harvest.
The brunt of our civil war was
heavily felt in this section. 1T had
to feed 10th armies for larger part
of the time, and when the war ended
the money Of its government and its
bonds ceased to be of value and its
slaves, which were under the cOnstitu-
ton classed as property, were set free,
which entailed a great money loss to
the owners of the same.
The southern people had to begin,
"a it were, life over again and have
not had the means to build high
schools, colleges and universities in
order to give her youth the education
which would be most helpful to them.
The south j. now undergoing an
evolution. From a strictly agricul-
tural she is beginning to he mining
aud manufacturing section, and
schools of technology and higher edu-
cation along practical as well a. class
zeal lines are her urgent need, and We
rejoice that Mr. Rockefeller has taken
this step and we hope that he will he
led Ia see the South's need in this di-
reciinn in a way that will appeal most
strongly to his generosity.
The South already is gratefully in
debted to Mr.. Vanderbilt for the es-
Enlistment of the university at Nash
vile, which bears his name to Mr..
Stetson for the StetsOn University at
DeLaud to Mr.. Seney for his gener-
Gus gift to Wesleyan at Macon; to
Mr.. Flagler for his gift to the Florida
Agricultural College; to Mr.. Carnegie
for the establishment Of libraries in
of her cities, and we hope for
his generous contributions yet to fol-
low that it will be able to lay its
greatest need of praise at the feet OF
Mr.. Rockefeller.
A gift to education is a gift to all
the ages.
1t is q seed planted along life's path
way that will spring up and blossom
and besr fruit that will prove bless
ing to all races.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02
PEACH GROWING IN FLORIDA.


Arcadia to the Atlanta Journal gro"
enthusiastic on the prospects OF gro"
ing peaches in Florida.
He says:
"Having lived several years III ea' u
of the following states, Texas, LpuiS'
ana, Mississippi, Alabama and "'"I'
gia, and number of years in Florida
have felt inclined through the me-
dunn Of your journal to tell some "l
the promising things Of Florida.
Especially am | interested III peach
growing in Florida, comparatively
new industry for this state, only walt
ing development. While It's true
that the central portions of the state
that suffered the Incompatible loss 'I
its beautiful orange groves IN lo9i-S5,
some time since placed beyond the
stage of experiment the profitable
ness of a few peach trees. The writer
trayersed considerable of that portion
of the state last summer and found in
NOlusia county some thrifty 0rchar's,
at that time laden with luscious
ripe peaches. Osteen and DeLand es-
pecialIy shipped many crates OF eN-
ceptiOnally fine fruit.
In DeSota county, Arcadia, county
seat, we have the ideal of peach
growing section. These facts are ap-
parent to even the casual observer. !
now haze in mind trees planted three
years ago which have every indIca-
ton IF bearing . or crates each, con-
tail ~ baskets To the crate, retail
in. lu our home market, Arcadia, AZ
t. 20 cents per basket. This is fair
example and shows what may be eX-
pected from this industry, and being
three to four weeks i'm advance Of
Georgia peaches, opens to the orchard
ist an unprecedented opportunity of
realizing enormous profits from well
kept orchard in the near future.
"The opportunity awaits the capt.
talist, nor should the word capitalist
frighten the timid and less mOneyed
prospectOr. Our lands are cheap, our
labor somewhat high, but to some up
the whole, the following estimate was
made from inquiries made among the
growers for the cost of one acre, which
| believe il conservative estimate:
One acre, set with $50 trees, includ-
ing all costs, will not exceed so per
acre. Planted say October, 1902, sum
mer of 1904 these trees will give you
returns Of to 3 - crates per tree.
We will for sake of argument say ID"
trees yielding crates TO the tree will
give the grower 800 crates at 80 cents
per basket, or 81 50 per crate, we have
$40 per acre; besides two years crop
of good hay, two tons to the acre, can
be made and a ready market right at
home for it at good prices. If any
country will grow crab grass and pea
vines, Florida will do it to the finish
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02
THE OCALA BANNER.
FRAME HARRIS, Editor.

MOTTO: The BANNER, BELIEVING
TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES, HAS
TAKEN ITS STAND IN THE BARRI-
CADEs WITH THE COMMON PEOPLE,
AND ITS FIGHT WILL BE MADE FOR
THE BETTERMENT OF THOSE AT THE
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02

ment in young girls should promptly
have them begin the use OF DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. 1t establishes reg
ularity, tranquilizes the nerves and tones
up the whole system.
MY troubles started during my girlhood,"
writes Miss Flora 1. Greer of Io7 Howe Street,
Akron, o.. ubut did not prove serious until 1893.
From that time I did not see a well day. /
suffered al every monthly period with terrible
headache, irritation Of the spine and pains IN
INV heels had soreness through my hips and
0varies all the time and constant backache
One doctor would tell me one thing allied me,
another would say something altogether differ
ent but they only relieved me. 1 then wrote
you and followed your advice. took i've bottles
Of DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, four OF
Golden Medical Discovery and flve walls OF
Pellets Have not had a single symptom OF
nv old trouble so far. Can sleep good, work
hard. and eat solid and substantial food with
out distress"
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse the
bowels and stimulate the sluggish liver.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02

The Tallahassee Daily Capital
is supporting Attorney General
Lamar for congress from the third
district and the Tallahassean il sup
porting Hon. Fred T. Myers.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02

looked upon as
a young woman.
b ut nature
knows nothing
of such stand
ards. When the
woulanly func-
ton is establish
ed wonanhood
is attained &C.
cording to her
standards, and
there is need of
won anly care
and caution. II
is girlish ignor-
ance or neglect
al this critical
timewhich often
results in long
years of after
misery.
Mothers who
perceive the evil
dences of func-
tional derange-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02

The Memphis COmmercial-Appeai
suggests that the people of the United
States who eat approximately 8, 000,-
900 worth Of beef day, abstain from
eating beef for forty days i'm order TO
bring the the beef trust to its senses.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02

The Florida cow and the velvet
bean are the best implements to en-
plOy in fighting the beef trust
Gainesville sun.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02

Congressman Thompson, of Ala
baIna, has invited number of con-
gressmen, including Mr.. Crumpacker,
10 visit him at his plantation home
and study the negro ss he appears at
Tuskegee and in the corn and cotton
fields.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02

The Florida Magazine is an Illus
trated monthly published at Jackson
vile, Fla, by e. ID. Ackerly, and is an
excellent magazine, containing nu-
merOus short stories and pictures Of
Florida scenery. The latest number
is always the best one, and the May
number 10 be out on or about the 2Sth
of April promises to excel all others if
we may Judge from list of its con-
tents. Among other good things it
will have an illustrated article on the
rebuilding of Jacksonville, showing
what the plucky people of the city
burned on May Sd last have done
within the short space of about eleven
months. Every Floridian should sub
scribe for copy for himself and fam
lily at least, if not for his friends out
side the state who feel an interest i'm
our welfare.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02
GIRL WOMEN.

The general standard of measurement
for womanhood is vgrown-up-ness."
When a girl is emancipated from school
and arrives at the dignity of trailing
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02

True riches must be measured by
what is given TO others instead of 10y
what is ground from them.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02
The Best Prescription for Malaria

Chills and fever is bottle of
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t is
simply iron and quinine in tasteless
form. No cure-nO pay. Price 20c.t
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1902-05-02

Colonel Estill, of the Savannah
Morning News, is making a tour of
Georgia and is writing for his paper a
series of letters that are both descrip-
tive and historical. The distinguished
editor is also developing into an orator
of no mean proportions. 1t really
seems that all GeOrgians are natural
born orators.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-18
Big Freighters Raced
Across Pacific
Ocean.

n WO FREIGHTERS of TIE new line
between San Francisco and Hon
u olulu arrived yesterday morning.
They were the Hyades and Hawaiian.
The former arrived at 7:3u a. m. and
the latter half an hour later. The YES
sells left the coast within an hour of
each other, the Hawaiian getting away
first. The Hyades was expected to beat
the Hawaiian to port and the mail,
consisting OF $50 bags, was put aboard
her. This is the Hyades' first visit to
this port. She is a smaller vessel than
the regular boats of the American
Hawaiian Company and is under spe-
cial charter until the company's own
brought 1000 tons of general cargo for
Honolulu and $500 tons for Kahului.
The Hawaiian brought 2O0O tons OF car
go for this port and 500 tons for Hilo
as wen as a few boxes for Lahaina.
Four days later mail and newspaper
files came on the Hyades. The vessels
did not sight each other after leaving
the Golden Gate. The Hyades is at the
Pacific Mail wharf ana the Hawaiian
at the railway wharf They will re-
main in port four or five days. The
Hyades will take sugar to San Fran
cisco. She will maintain a monthly
schedule between here and San Fran
cisco until the new vessels come out.
when the service will be twice month.
The Hyades is commanded by Cap
tain Garlick, who has his wife with
him this trip. captain Nichols is now
master of the Hawaiian, her former
Captain Banfielu, having
gone East TO take charge of the II, 900
ton steamer Alaskan.