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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-04-17
a Business Change.

have bought the list comprising
the membership Of the Oca!a Pressing
Club from Mr. Frank Ditto and in
tend II conduct the bu-iurs- III fu-
ture, doing first class work i'm an up
to date plan. We will call for and
deliver all work promptly, guarantee
ing satisfaction. Thanking YOU IN
advance COR your future interest and
approaching any extended ;avor-, ]
am, Yours truly, J. \. DEWEE-E.
Warul4 street between Fort King
avenue and south Fourth street, j.
being paved.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-04-17

Mr.. I. ". Barwick, Formerly of
Wildwood. now Of Tampa, II suing
Messrs. Biount and Phelps, Of Abbott,
for S40ou0 damages IN preventing
him from organizing = million dollar
company.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-04-17

Mrs. Finch. Mrs. Mason ami Mrs.
Mcconnell will entertain this after
noon at a large reception. Miss Mary
Aprer.on will De the guest of honor
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-04-17

Deputy [. :. Marshal Hamp :.
Chambers had Edw. Willis, jr.. Of
Crystal River IN limbo yesterday for
violating see. 52+2 Of the revised
statutes. The young man was held in
a $500 bond and l. cited to appear At
the next sitting Of the L. :. Court in
Ocala.
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Mrs. Trusten Polk Drake, who has
been spendinga short while in Ocala
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hooker. xiu return to her home at
brakes Point tomorrow.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-04-17

Mr.. and Mrs. 4. r. Colborn, after
spending the winter in Ocala, left
yesterday morning for their home at
Michigan City, Ind. Mr.. Colborn Is
interested IN the Ocklawaha Lumber
Company, whose headquarters are at
Silver Springs. Mrs. C0lborn j. "a
very charming woman and has an
unusually sweet voice that has been
heard at numerous social affairs and
81 the churches this winter.
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Mrs. snyder, of Sacramento, Cali
foruia. who has been spending the
winter ir Ocala the guest Of her
brother. Mr.. Richard McC"nathy,
left for her home yesterday afternoon.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-04-17

Mr.. Bob Adams has returned from
= visit to Tampa aud viii be the guest
of his mother, Mrs. }. F. Edwars at
the Ocala House, for = few days be-
fore going 90 New York. where he has
accepted position with the Western
Union Telegraph Company.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-04-17

We learn that r. \. Burtord, jr., Of
Ocala. Fla, has passed the COMPETE
tive examination emitting him to q
naval oadef-nio Al Annapolis. He
did 80 with unusual distinction, carry
ing of the honor- ~ ten points above
his best comp~cit-r amonga number
Of applicants. The young man has
received the appointment and iu-
tend, To leave for Annapolis in Il
week or TWO. Ne heartily cougratu-
late has many relatives and friends IN
Troy Troy Ala. Messenger.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-04-17

VOL. AXXNI. NO. B.
MORO: THIS PAPER WILL Not .
FAwN AT THE FEET OF THE MAN WHO [.
HAS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT MERIT 1
REACHED THE Top OF THE HILL; NOR /
WILL IT KICK THE MAN WHO Is GOING /
Down IT.
sgsA E-.zAsE-z HARRIS. LEGAL EATER
HAPPENINGS ABOUT TOWN.
We regret 10 learn that Mrs. J. c.
Porter i quite i'll.
4 little daughter was born yester-
dsy morning to-Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
earn.
Ms. Woods and Miss Mary Stafford,
Of Lake Weir, were in Ocala yester-
day.
Miss Pasteur and Miss May Pas
teur, Of Anthony, were shopping in
Ocsla Wednesday.
Mr.. c. ChAmbliss left Wedn-s-
CAV afternoon for the Indian Terri
tory for short business trip.
Mr.. q. :. scott expects soon tn
make some very handsome improve
meut. to his home on Ocklswahs
avenue.
DR.. w. y. Newsom, who l. visiting
his daughter. Mrs. Nathan Mayo, at
Summerfield, came in yesterday but
returned immediately.
Mrs. K. r. Young, Of the Ocsla
House, left yesterday afternoon for
Gainesville, where she will spend \
short vacation.
Mr. r. :. Hall has just purchased
10000 more acres OF timber lands
near Tampa. He went down yester-
dav AFTERNOON 10 look after his prop
erty.
Miss Jennie NJ. Payne, one Of the
Efficient teachers Of the Plant City
school. left for home, Fairfield, Fla,
Tuesday morning. Plant City cor. to
Tampa Tribune.
Mrs. Finch. MIS-. Mason ami Mrs.
Mcconnell will entertain this after
noon at a large reception. Miss Mary
Apperson will De the guest Of honor.
Mrs. Trusten Polk Drake, who has
been spendinga short while in Oc2la
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hooker. xill return to her home at
brakes Point tomorrow.
Mr.. snyder, of Sacramento, Cali
foruia. who has been spending the
winter ir Ocala the guest Of her
brother. Mr.. Richard McC'nathy,
left for her home Yesterday afternoon.
Mr. l. ". Barwick, formerly of
Wildwood. now Of Tampa, II suing
Ne-srs. Biount aud Phelps, of Abbott,
for $4,000 damages IN preventing
him from organizing million dollar
company.
Messrs. D. ". Davis, Of this city,
and Geo. w. Thames, of jacksonville,
have gone of for a few days business
trip in various points IN the state in
the interests Of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society.
Nr. and Mr.. F.. Il. Swain and
their aunt. Mr.. Haines, of MunIce,
Indiana, who have been spending
most delightful winter with friends
and relatives al their old home al
Anthony. returned to their western
home Wednesday.
Walter Lancaster formerly with the
Banco National Of Cuba, Is now with
Purdy Henderson. the well known
contractors. Mr.. Lancaster II one OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-28
An Ancient Clock.

Perhaps the most interesting gift to
theSpope on his puntifical jubilee was
aniancient clock lin the form of a plan
isphere, dating from 1725. 1t was con-
structed at Plaisance by the mathema-
tician, Bernardo Facini, who present
ed it to the wife,of Philip IL of Spain.
The planisphere gives the hours and
the minutes according to the italian
and Spanish style, the length of days
and. nights according to the seasons,
the daily position ofithe sun according
to the signs of theszodiac, solar and
lunar eclipses, the real seasons and
the, seasons according to astronomy.
Notwithstanding the enormous prog
SIS made in mechanics fsince its con-
truction, theemovementIo f the wheels
Is absolutely unknown. When once it
broke down, 'no one was ifound able to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-28
SATISFYING Heart Hunger.


'The poor have hearts as well az
gtomachs," said the proprietor Of a
flower store the other day. Most Of
my patrons, it is true, are Of the well
to do class" he continued, "but quite
often sell flowers to those whose out
ward appearances are loud in proclaim
ing them poverty stricken. One day an
old negro, clad in what gave faint evil
dence of having once been khaki suit,
with shoes down at the heels and hat
in which the crown had long outlived
the rim, stopped here long enough to
buy a twenty-five cent bunch Of vio-
lets. One Of my regular patrons who
no doubt never has known want said
when he saw this purchase. tAag
THE old fool! He needs bread!
What right has he to flowers Y,gYq
"Quite likely none Of the old darky's
family ever suffered from the govt, yet
l contend that those violets did more
to Danish the feeling of poverty from
his fireside than all the food he could
have bought with the quarter. There is
a heart hunger that feeds only on SENT
ment, and its gnawing is not always at
the breast of those well provided with
this worlds goods. New York Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-28

OF course the women think that kid
gloves are made out of the tanned skin
of kids. Manufacturers have their Sc
crets, and three or four names suffice
to designate all finished gloves, yet
those who know say that if all the ami
mails which contribute skins could be
reincarnated it would be the most re-
markable menagerie ever exhibited,
and few known animals would be miss
ing. Even the water has been searched
and an attempt made to use eelskins.
Coltskins from Buenos Ayres, sheep
skins from the Cape Of Good Hope, OK
hides from Calcutta, antelope skins
from the Rocky mountains and Mocha
sheepskins from Alden, on the Red sea,
are perhaps the staples, but moose,
musk OK, llama, kangaroo, peccary,
water hog and many others lose their
identity when they reach the glove.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-28
THE HoTTENToT

This poor unfortunate Hottentot Dh
He was not content with his lottentot: IN
Quoth he, For my dinner, II
As / am a sinner,
There's nothing to put in the pottenrotT
This poor unfortunate Hottentot
Cried: Yield to starvation I'll nottentot.
I'll get me cantaloupe
Or else a young antelope, J.
one who'll enjoy being shottentoI w
This poor unfortunate Hottentot
His bow and his arrows he gottentoes ~
And, being stout hearted, !
AT once he departed
And struck through the bush at trotten-
tot.
TINS poor unfortunate Hottentot,
When several miles from his cottentot,
He CHANGED to set eyes on 7
snake that was p'lson
A-tying itself in knottentot. N
Then this poor unfortunate Hottentot
Remarked: This for me is no spottentOtl
I'd better be going; 'A"
There's really no knowing
II he's trying to charm me or whatten-
tot!'
This poor unfortunate Hottentot 4
Was turning to flee to his grottentoe
When lioness met him !
And suddenly "et" him,
As penny's engulfed by the slottentota
MORAL.
This poor unfortunate Hottentot
Had better have borne with his lottentot
And grown even thinner
For lack of dinner
But should have had, then, no plotten-
tot.
Laura E. Richards in ST. Nicholas
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Had No Money to Burn.

'T worked for John D. Rockefeller
once" says a Boston landscape garden
er. zone morning I was out in the
ground doing some work among the
plants and flowers, and as 1 worked I
smoked. Pretty soon the old man
strolled out that way and when he
came up to where was said in a quiet
way, 4 never had any money to burn
l didn't tumble for a second, and he
stood there looking at me. i have man.
aged to put away a few dollars he
continued, but never had any money
to burn 1t came to me all at once
what he meant, and threw the cigar
away. Next morning when he came
around there l wasn't smoking. He
came up with smile on his face and
said, well, the stove isn't going to-
day"
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Bonnp.rte and the vfoIets.,

Bonaparte having on his departure
for the island of Elba promised his
confidential friends to return in the
violet season, his adherents adopted
the above simple flower as rallying
signal. Corporal Violet" became their
favorite toast, and each was distin-
guished by gold ring with violet
in enamel and the motto, 'Elle re-
paraitra au printempsr' ut will ap-
pear again in spring. As soon as It
became generally known that he had
landed at Frejus a multitude Of the
women Of Paris were seen with bas-
kets full Of these flowers, which were
purchased and worn by his friends
without exciting the least suspicion.
1t was customary on meeting any one
thus decorated to ask, "Aimez vous Ia
violette?' do you like the violetD
when, If they answered, "Oui" yes),
1t was certain the party was not q
confederate. But If the reply was
"Eh bien" (welD they recognized an
adherent and completed the sentence.
"Elle reparaitra au printempsg'
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New Executive Building.

The new executive building contains
a central reception room about which
are arranged q spacious cabinet room,
a suit of rooms for the president, Of
fees for his secretary and for one of
the assistant secretaries, telegraph
and telephone room, large room for
the clerks, one for the press and ade-
qlElte filerooms. Planned under the
supervision Of Mr.sCortelyou, the presi-
dents ex-secretary, the new office
building contains every convenience
for the dispatch OF the great and con-
stantly increasing work of the execu-
tive. Intentionally subordinated to the
White House. both in location and
architecture. or lack of it, the presi
dents offices in time will be made still
less conspicuous tby the growth of
vines, land whenfonce the public be-
comesa used to the building it will be
only Rss noticeable than the ivy cov-
cred wall it repaaces.-Charles Moore
in Century.
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-,
Hard to Answer.

"A Chicago dentist tells this story:
"Some years ago a young woman re-
Gently from the Emerald Isle called at
my office to have some dental work
done. / examined her teeth and found
that among them was one so badly
wasted that it was not worth filling. /
told her this. How long, she asked,
@do you think it would last if it were
filled? 4 have no idea,' replied. Not
very long anyway Well, how long
do \you think? she persisted. L can
not say l returned. I would not
guarantee it for any length of time
Still anxious and determined to Sc
cure a favorable and definite answer,
she asked, will it last longer than you
think it will?"
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Path Breaker For Lightning.


In the "Annalen der Physik" there Is
a paper by Herr Walter on the genesis
of lightning in which he shows that
lightning flashes are preceded by minor
flashes, which, as it were, feel the way
and mark the course for the major
flash or flashes. Something Of the kind
is also observed in electric sparks. The
path, once marked, is utilized for fur
ther discharges; hence photographs OF
lightning taken with moving camera
may show more than one fash. One
picture shows three main flashes at In
tervals Of OFT and .04S9 parts OF a
second between. OF course to the eye
they seemed one flash. Another pic
ture showed five flashes lasting alto
gether aquarter Of second. Although
signs Of an alternating discharge were
seen on one picture, it may be taken
for granted that as rule lightning is
series Of continuous discharges from
cloud to earth.
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Saved by n Joke.

Students Of Edinburgh university
who could not spell fell on evil days
when Professor Trail, editor of for
mer edition Of the Encyclopaedia Bri-
tannica was an examiner.
According to Professor Knights
"Recollections," Professor Trail one
day objected to candidate for gradu-
alton, who was native Of Ceylon, on
the ground of false spelling.
"Why, he actually spelled exceed
with one 'e!" said he.
"Well," instantly replied Professor
Henderson, who filed the chair Of
pathology in the university, you should
remember that he comes from the land
Of the Singal-ese."
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VAGARIES OF THE YAK. q
A Clumsy Beast of Burden, but Sure
Footed and Faithful.

A Clumsy Beast of Burden, but Sure
Footed and Faithful.
''The yak goes much his own way,
no matter how strongly, his rider may
witch the cord drawn through the
cartilage of his nose. 1t is his wont
to march doggedly on with his muzzle
close to the ground, breathing SO hard
that you can almost imagine your ears
are buzzing with the sharp 'drone Of
steam saw some distance away tearing
its way through timber"
So writes the great Swedish explorer,
DR.. Sven Hedin, who has Travelled over
a great part Of the Asiatic continent
ON yak back, and therefore knows
whereof he speaks.
One day while Or. .Hedin was ex-
ploring a glacier the good and bad
points of his yak. steed were brought
plainly out. The heavy creature picked
his way through the rugged moraine,
avoiding all holes and balancing HIM
self in a marvellous manner on the
sharp edges of rocks. When q steep
slope was to be descended, he would
draw his four feet rigidly, under him
and coast to the bottom. He stopped
short when he chose, andsneither blows
nor coaxing had the slightest effect,
but after a time he would ,grunt'cheer-
fully and proceed on the interrupted
journey. A snowstorm overlook the
party later in the day, and, though the
explorer feared that his steed might
balk again, he showed excellent sense
by making as rapidly for the camp as
his legs could,carry him.
HE flung himself down declivities
and dived like an otter through the
snow" says1Dr. Hedin; "but, alas, sit
ting in the saddle was like riding a
high sea in rocking, pitching skiff.
Often l was obliged to fling myself
backward till my back touched the
back of the yak, and I had to adjust
my balance to- all his unexpected
movements"
One day he witnessed an amusing
race between yaks and camelS in a
camp at the Pamr, mountains. The
long haired ,camels, with their rocking
humps, burst at oncewinto a wild gal
lop and deafened the bystanders with
their screams,as they dashed along, re-
CARELESS of the course laid down for
them. The yaks were, as usual, both
self possessed and obstinate. Two Of
them declined, to bulge an inch. An
other walked quite away from the
course. Some made an attempt to
move sidewtse while one philosophic
pair slowly and solemnly stalked
around the course and came in as
prize Winners.-New York Tribune.
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Theory md Practice.

Here is good story from the collec-
ton of German school inspector. The
pupils were being examined on the
subject of personal hygiene. A boy
was asked, what have you to do In
order to keep your teeth sound and
winter? "Clean them," was the prompt
reply. "When ought you to clean
them?" Morning, noon and night"
"What are they to be cleaned WITH"
'sWith toothbrush" Every good.
Have you a toothbrush" "No, sir"
HAS your father toothbrush?' "No.
sir" "Has your mother toothbrush p
<"No, sir" But how do you know
about the use Of toothbrushes" eve
sell them, SIR"
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The 3PIumb Line In Porto Rico.

Onetof the. curious things that men
of science have discovered in their in
Vulnerable efforts to measure and map
the earth with the least possible error
is the fact that there are places where
the direction Of a plumb line is not
vertical. Irregularities Of density in
the crust Of the globe may produce
this phenomenon. A remarkable in
stance has been found in, our new is
land of Portos Rico, where the devia-
ton from the vertical is SO great that
in mapping the island thesAorthern and
southern coast lines as shown on the
older maps had eth to tbe moved in
Ward,half a mile. A.. =:
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The Caustic Carlyle.

J. E. Boehm, the sculptor, once met
Gladstone at country house and was
immensely impressed by the extent
and diversity Of the statesman's knowl
edge, as revealed in his conversation.
Boehm was still full Of the subject
when the morning arrived for Carlyle's
sitting for a bust, and to the philoso-
pher the sculptor poured forth his ad
miration for Gladstone's intimate &C
quaintance with subjects so far apart
as gardening and Greek. Carlyle lis
tened for a time in scornful silence;
then he said, "And what did he say
about your work." "Oh, nothing"
said Boehm. "He doesn't know any
thing about sculpture" "Of course"
growled Carlyle, "of course, and he
showed his knowledge about things
that you didn't understand. No doubt
if you asked Blackie he'd say that
Gladstone knew nothing about Greek,
and the gardener would tell you that
he knew nothing whatever of garden
ing"
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Too Much For the Distance.

Racing men tell a story concerning
an overanXious horse owner and a par
ticularly conscientious rider. The horse
owner had issued full orders as to the
way horse was to be ridden in COM
ing race to small negro boy, the only
rider he could secure. The original or
ders then were added to, with provi-
sions for all sorts of emergencies, until
the jockey became bewildered.
Look we're, boss" the boy broke in
at last. "Dis yere race is only one mile.
1 KANT do all you done told me in just
one mile"
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AstroIOry and War.

TIT has been stated on what is said to
begood authority that representative
of uhe Prtrssian government asked Of q
French astrologer the proper time to
pick quarrel with France. After
carefully comparing horoscopes Of high
officials he answered that any hour in
the afternoon as near as possible mid
way between the 9th and 18th Of July,
1870. On the 18th Of July. William
snubbed Benedict, the French ennis
.sary, and on the 18th friendly relations
ceased.
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The Columbia.

, Itamight be- just as well to1treat the
Columbia with considerable respect.
The designers have been theorizing a.
bit with the Reliance, it seems, and
have adopted a broader beam, whileI
the Shamrock III. has been given al
narrower one. The foreigners have'
been following, winning designs, while
our constructors have taken the otherl
tack. So, after all, the Columbia should
not be slighted. 1t wouldn't be sur
prising if the. Herreshoffs have done
their best work in her. She may be,
needed.-Phladelphia Inquirer. /
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Insidious Scheme.

"New move of the tobacco trust to
create more business"
Flows that?"
"They're going to take advantage Of
mans vanity by putting beautiful
mems smoking jackets for fsale cheap
where women shoppers buy. Then
some men will have to learn how to
smoke just to keep up appearances."-
Baltimore Herald.
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A Greater Feat.

Wharton-Last night at the theater I
saw a magician break two eggs into a
silk hat, hold the hat over flame and
then produce two live rabbits from it.
And the hat was not injured. 1 think
that wonderful trick.
Barton-Pshaw. That's nothing. AT
the house where board the cook can
break two eggs into a bowl and afteE
beating them little turn out an ONE
let the landlady willimake to serve six
persons without straining her con-
science in the least-New York Times.
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Brother Diekey ovsrdid 1t.

II declar'," said Brother Dickey, II
got ter be mo- keerful in future. I sho'
has,
whats the trouble now?"
"Well, sub, whirled in en- prayed
fer rain DIES two hours en- half, en-,
bless God, dey come regular deluge
dat come mighty nigh drownin' de bes'
mule 1 had. Providence is so partial
ter me!'-Atlanta Constitution.
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WFl'TT
Oyermatched.

"'Now, witness" said the lawyer,
ssyou say THAT your hearing is good"
Eyes, sirt'
"How good? Give me an illustration.
Can you hear my watch tickW
mo, sir. It's three days since saw
70 u going into the pawnshop, and the
wa tch must have run down by this
tdrte" =, =.
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She Was.

''You shouldn't oppose me,whentI've
made up my mind to do anything"
sternly said Mr.. Tyte-Phist- I'm tho
head of this family. Doesn't the Bible
say woman was made to 'be a help
meet for man,
eyes, and I'm all the help there's
ever been in this family, "'retorted Mrs.
Tyte-Phist, vigorously wfping the sup
per dishes.-Chicago Tribune.
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Makes Her Dumb.

Mold - What! You are out every
night until 8! Isn't midnight late
enough?
Todd find that when I get home
at midnight my. wife can'talk to me,
but when I get home at 8 words ffail
her,-Life.
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SuperhuOus.

Barker-Come over here, old man. I
want to introduce you tommy wife.
Parker-Oh, l know Mrs. Barker al
ready. We were engaged for three
months in the summer Of 1S94.-Somer-
vile Journal. ~