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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-05-08
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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-05-08
HERE ekD THERE.

Watermelons are already being
shipped from Miami.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-05-08

judge A. Z. Maxwell, Of Chipley,
il dead He was born in l>20. He
was much revered throughout the
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-05-08

Hon. Raymond B. Bullock who has
been quite sick AT bis home IN this
city for the past week. has recovered
sufficiently TO resume his duties in the
Legislature. He returned to TaIla-
hasSee Monday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-05-08
Peculiar
To Itself

IN what il is and what it does-con-
tanning the best blood-purifying,
alternative and tonic substances and
efeeting the most radical and per-
manent cures OF al humors and all
e-uptions, relieving weak, tired,
languid feelings, and building up
the whole svstem-is true only Of
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-05-08

HoOoS SdrSapaFul6 promises 70
cure and keeps the promise.
HERE eED THERE.
Watermelons are already being
shipped from Miami.
judge A. Z. Maxwell, Of Chipley,
is dead. He was born in 1>20. He
was much revered throughout the
state.
Mr.. Louis H. Do~h left Monday
over the Seaboard for Nontezuma.
Ga, where he viii spend a month
recuperatiug.
Tie late fr0>tS mske a clean sweep
OF the peach ami berry crops in many
states. and 10 some states the potato
crop i seriously injured.
Miss Claude Ambrose, who has
been spending few days in Ocala the
guest OF Or. and Mrs. W. {. Lindsay,
has returned 10 Gainesville.
The Daughters OF the Confederscy
will be entertained al their regular
monthly meeting this afternoon by
Mrs. Edward Badger ST ter home on
Ocklawahs avenue.
Hon. Raymond B. Bullock who has
been quite sick AT bis home in this
city for the past week, has recovered
sufficiently 10 resume his duties in the
Legislature. He returned TO TaIla-
hassee Monday.
Clifford Martin, OF Orange Lake,
makes the statement that three
thousand acres have been set out in
pecan trees in Florida during the past
winter. Mr.. Martin thinks pecan
growing is one of the coming indus
tries - Florida.
Or. :. H Bitch aud family, OF
Bhtchl0n, We're visitors 10 O.aia
Monday. They were here for the
purpose % look;ug for house 81 they
expect soon 10 move 10 this city. L.
reside. Or. Bitch i the physician in
charge Of the convict farm.
Mr.. John ". Martin, representing
Safe! Brothers, of Jackson lie, i =
pleasant vI>ito- To Ocal4. Mr..
Marta il fast winning = reputation
8, uEe OF the most successful young
business men in the state. He buys
an6 sells for his house anything AMI
everything from a coupling pin 10 Al
engine. The Advertisement for ~abel
Brothers printed elsewhere IN cur
col4mn- clearly sets forth the nature
of the hgsi8es, of This irm.
Rev. Sis,runk. If Anthony, was in
Oca-a yesterday and paid this Office
very welcome cali. H SAYS that
AuIhouy J. becoming one OF the
most lmpartan. shipping points ou
IG- >ea"aaI6 Ar Line railway. That
There are tWo ana three hundred acre
fields iu waterm-lau~ and cau,aloupe-
under a single fence. That shipping
Will soon begin and that cantsIoupes
are slrva5y ripeuiug. That lust be-
fore leaving Anthony yesterday he
Was shown some ripe ones in the
fields. This Year Anthony expects 10
break ali record. a. a shipping point.
Mr.. I {. Chembliss returned YES
terday morning FROM Texas ana In-
dian Territory. He was very much
disappointed Al the appearance Of the
cattle on the ranges in Soulhe III
Texas. They are generally fat, and
beef COWS and steers are selling in -.
Louis and Kansas City Al satisfactory
prices, but they are not graded up to
good blood 20 generally a. he expected.
He purchased one car which Will be
here m few = few days, and Will e
10 enterpri.ug people who want TO
improve their Flondas.
Capt. John L. Iuglis. president Of
the Dunuellou Phosphate Company,
was in Ocala yesterday and SAYS there
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-05-08

Clifford Martin, OF Orange Lake.
makes the statement that three
thousand acres have been set out in
pecan trees in Florida during the past
winter. Mr.. Martin thinks pecan
growing Is one of the coming indus
tries 10 Florida.
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Or. :. II. Bitch aud family, OF
BlltchtOu, we've visitors 10 O.sia
Monday. They were here for the
purpose OF look'ug for house s. they
expect soon To move 10 this city To
reside. Or. Bitch i the physician in
charge of the cnnviet farm.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-08
COTTON

New Yourk, May 6.-The cotton mar
Ito 3 points on the ear months and 1
point higher to 2 points lower on the
more distant positions. Following the
call the market ruled very irregular,
the old crop months showing p~ronounc-
ed strength under further covering OF
the shorts which drove May up 10 an
other new high level for the season.
The best prices were recorded just be-
the close when May sold at 10. a.
against yesterdays hight point of 1868.
The in the spring and summer
options was due TO a further show of
strength on the part of the bulls and
the Developments in the July option at
New Orleans which was generally at
tributed to the strong spot situation
there. The Liverpool markets being
about as expected, eXerted little infiu-
ence. At intervals through the day
there were brief and upward session
but the opening proved the lowest on
nearer month INT the close was within
1 point of the highest on May and July
and within 3 points on August. The
crop months being more easily in
fluenced by the weather exports and the
were relatively weak. After
the opening they still further declined
under the favorable weather reports
and port receipts reaching over 10000
bales as compared with 9,503 bales last
year. September sold SEINE 10 points
from the opening with the other late
months ranging from 1 to 4 points VOW
er. The general covering just before
the close brought about a slight re-
coVery, however, and the market as n
whole was finally steady net 9 points
to 3 points lower. The total
sales of futures are estimated at 125, 900
bales.
New York, May 6.-May cotton sold
today at 10. 40. Yesterdays highest
point was 1o.6s. May cotton continues
to advance n at 11:30 was quoted at
1913. In the afternoon May cotton
sold between 1910 and 1915 until just
before the close when there was a sale
at 1877.
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Charge of Plagiarism.

A handsome carriage drawn by two
fine horses drew up at the Arlington
Hotel the other day and a fine looking
man with a closely cropped white
tbeard alighted, says the Washington
correspondent of the New York Her
laid. The coachman, as straight as a
Iramrod. sat in the drivers place. On
tile side of his hat he wore a red. white
blue cockade.
That is the White House carriage,
lis it not?" asked a patron of the no.
tel.
NO. sir" replied Brown. the head
hall man, That is the carriage of the
Mexican ambassador"
Then the Mexican ambassador has
copied the White House Cockade." in
sisted the questiOner, for | saw a red,
white and blue cockade on the hat Of
the White House coachman only yes
Iterday."
NO. sir. you are mistaken again.
replied Brown respectfully. 1T IS the
White House that has copied the cock
ade Of the Mexican ambassador
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-08
BAXTER'S COTTON LETTER..

| New York. May 6.-The cotton mar
lket this morning showed some advance
flor the old crop and loss for the new
Icrop months. There was not much in
1.-THE way of business. More information
Twas to the crop situation was needed
Ito form an opinion as to what the mar
lket is likely to 10. 1t is cOntended that
there was not much cotton above
|ground to be hurt by last weeks frost.
Nevertheless it is pretty sure that no
little r~eplanting will be necessary, and
there is no sign as yet, of the general
|backWardnesS of the season being re-
paired, but On the contrary it is now
taken for granted that the start will be
$50 late that no movement of conSe-
|quence will occur before the middle Of
at least, and possibly much
later. There was more or less rain in
and the southwest generally to-
day, and indications for more tonight or
and apart from the weather
news there vas next to nothing to
much interest. 1t is now large
lily a weather market and will be for
isome time yet. A sharp rise advanced
July and August here during the morn
ling, but new crop months were quiet.
Port receipts were 10. 900 bales, against
5, 800 last year.
A.. B. BAXTER & co. Gnc.l
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SLAVERY IN CONGO.
Shocking story Brought Back by n
Treating the Natives With Cruelty.

London, May 5.-Rev. William Nor
risOn, of Lexington, Va, a member of
the American Presbyterian Mission,
who is here on his way home after six
years work along the Kassai river,
about 1900 miles in the interior Of the
Congo state, fully confirms the stories
of the abuses in the Congo adminis-
t%ration. He has furnished an eXhaus-
Congo state authorities, to the Ameri-
and to Foreign Secretary L~ansdowne
detailing the results of his personal in
Vestigation and showing that the stu
suit of the rubber m~onopoly's intro
duction of forced labor, virtually
amounting to slavery.
On his way to the coast Rev. MI.
Morrison covered eight hundred miles
OF the kassai river, formerly thIckly
dotted with villages and he says there
there. the people having fled into the
forests to eScape the tyranny of the
whites. The missionary declares it is
redress from the Congo state officials
for the fragrant abuses and cruelties
to which they are subjected.
Rev. Mr.. Morrison sails for New
York on the Cunard Line steamer
Etruria, leaving Liverpool May 9th
will furnish the state department
at Washington with further evidence
on the subject of the Congo state
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-08

New York, May 6.-The stock mar
ket today was so inert that the utmost
ndeavors of the traders did not effect
more than fractional changes except in
a handful of stocks. The prominent
stocks which started upwards On Mon
day and early continued to hold 4 con-
SpicuouS position in the trading IN the
degree of their activity but the small
net changes in prices for the day are
a strong indication that profit taking
was activity going on in them under
cover Of the new points Of strength.
ST. Paul, the Pacifics, Louisville and
Nashville, Erie, Baltimore and Ohio
and other stocks of this class ended
the day practically unchanged from
last nights prices, though they alb
sorbed a large proportion of the days
dealings. st. Louis and Sal Francisco
and Rock Island were strong and ac-
tive all day with no other apparent
reason than a revival of old rumor
seemed to meet with little credence.
Stocks affiliated with st. Louis and
San Francisco. however, quote consis-
tently strong. Pere Marquette and
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis
sharing in the strength Of the parent
| company. There was an advance Of
IA in Illinois Central. which seemed
to be supplementary to yesterdays
movement IN Louisville and Nashville.
The strength of AmaIgamated Copper
was nominally based unOn an advance
in the London prices of copper. Brook
lyn ranSit enjoyed the benefit OF
published estimates of large earnings
from the increasing summer weather
traffic. The market weakness was
shown by the National Lead stocks
which was attributed to rumOr that
the principal competitors in he trade
were about TO combine There were no
notable movements outside Of those
specified and there was a sharp falling
| off in the volume of the dealings COM
| pared with yesterday. Shipments of
| gold direct to london began to come
into calculations When the rate for de-
nina sterling got above 48S. The move
ment was clearly due to preparations
for participation in the pending Trans
wall loan. With the opening of sub
scriptiOns to the loan, which is ex-
pected tomorrow, there is likely to be
a sharp falling off in the demand for
exchange. The local money market
was unaffected and offerings on time
were rather freer than heretofore. The
market closed heavy and dull. There
was a very good demand for bonds, es-
pecially those paying four per cent. or
over on h investment. The total sales.
par value were $3.50, 900. United
States 2s advanced Is per cent. on the
last call. The total sales of stocks
were 341. 900 shares.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-08
NORTH CAROLIEA BAPTISTS.
Raised the Past Year S15,42O
for Foreign Missions and S7,O96.14
school Tax NEted.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, N. c., May 5.-Secretary
the North Carolina Baptist State on
vention, on leaving for the Southern
baptist convention in Savannah this
evening sid:
North Carolina will make the best
report she has ever made. Last year
we raised l 2,693.17 for foreign missions,
and this year 49, 41.2O. a gain of 81,
S47.43. We raised for home missions
last yea $5,3O6.24. and this year $685.
IA, al increase of 81, 10000"
Mr.. Johnston also stated that the
Southern Baptist convention is in fine
condition. Last year at AsheviIIe it
was resolved to raise 5000, 600 for foreign
missions. More than this sum has been
raised. The home mission board re-
ports no debt.
The municipal election here today re-
suited rs follows:
Mayor. NJ. Powell, present incum-
bent. GA: ). s. Wynne, %.
City Clerk-WilsOn. 666.
Tax CoIIectOr-Lumsden, 664.
The regular democratic aldermanic
candidates were all elected. Few vot-
ed.
I. e. Brekwith and b. w. Ballard,
constituting the state board i~nternatiOn-
al Improvement. leave tonight for
WiIkesbOrO to examine the states in
terest in a turnpike being constructed
from WiIkesbOrO to Jefferson.
Governor AyCOck is notified that the
special school tax carried at three
elections today. to-wit: At Mebane.
unanimously; Pelham by three MAORI
ty: Hawfield by one majority.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-08
EVENTS AT GOLDSBORO.
DIR. Spicer Reelected Health OFF,
c~er-Modern $4,000 Jail Being
Matters.
Especial to The Messenger.1


Goldsboro. y. G. May 5-At the reg
uIar meeting of the county commission
ers yesterday DR.. William Spicer was
reelected county superintendent Of
health. There were several applicants
for the position. The county commits
sioners appointed a committee to inter-
view the commissioners of Wilson on
the subject of re-surveying the county
line between Wayne and Wilson couh-
ties.
Work was begun yesterday on a new
Jail for Wayne county. The building
will cost l 5000 and viii be located in
front of the old Jail building, which IS
a substantial structure but is too small
TO accommodate the crowd of prisoners
that accumulate between courts n the
county rOad force at the same time. 1t
is probable that the old building will
be used entirely for the road force. The
new structure will be an ornament to
the court house sQuar which is one Of
the most picturesque in the state. 1t
VIII be equipped with electric lights,
waterwOrks and sewerage and will be
constructed on scientific sanitary prin-
cipI.s. MeSsrs. Porter & Goodwin, cor
tractors of his city, lave the contract
for the brick and stone work and
MeSSrS. Pauly Brothers, Jail builders of
St. Louis. have the contract to put in
the cells and do the iron and steel work.
The KinstOn cOlOred base ball team
defeated the GOldsbOro team yesterday
by L score Of 6 to , and there is a hot
game in progress at the park with sew
eraI hundred spectators present his
afternoon.
The closing exercises by Mrs. A. 3.
Freeman's Music class at her home on
John street last night was an event of
much pleasure for those who held Y
tations. The different numbers on the
programme were rendered in a manner
which reflected the greatest credit upon
the manner in which each pupil had
been trained. After the exercises were
over dainty refreshments were served
in the handsomely decorated dining
room.
The new board Of city aldermen who
were elected yesterday will hold their
first session IN Thursday night when
they viii announce the slate of city
employees for the ensuing two years.
The board will I'D a caucus on Thurs
day afternoon make up the slate.
1t IS thought tkat all OF the present
official list will pc reelected.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-08
Sugar Cane Growers and Manufac-
turer

Macon, Ga, May 5.-The Interstate
sugar cane growers convention VIII
convene in this city tomorrow. 1t Will
be the most important gathering inter-
.ested in the cultivation Of sugar cane
and the manufacture Of uga and
syrup eve held in the United States.
hundred delegates came i n this
Afternoon. This number will be large
ly increased tomorrow.
Washington, May 5.-Secretary Will
son has gone to Macon, Ga, to deliver
an address before a meeting Of sugar
growers there. Professor Moore, chief
Iof the weather bureau. is acting secre-
Itary of agriculture.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-08
Difficulties i'm Training Wild Ami
mails.

Wildcats, tigers, jaguars, panthers
and leopards offer the greatest menace
to their trainers These are the ami
mails hat appear to long most ardent
ly to stalk their prey and utter their
night cries in their native hauntS. AL
most necessarily they swing back n
forth behind the bars, peering over the
heads of the spectators with wild eyes
that seem to be trying to discern the
forest beyond the confines of their
house. Besides their restlessneSs. a
reason why the big beasts Of the cat
family are considered more dangerous
than the others is found in their de-
ceptiVe methods of attack. Lions and
bears meet their enemies boldly, u a
tiger or a leopard-particularly the
Iatter-creepS up stealthily, crouches.
draws back when faced, AMI then,
when a victims guard is relaxed, gives
a mighty leap. Kind treatment has
but slight effect upon the creatures OF
the forests. Their deep feeling of pro-
test against a life that is most un-
natural to them cannot be banished by
Jumps of sugar and friendly pats.
The process of subsection is. Of
urse a very gradual one. A trainer S
first step is to make himself known IN
a pleasant way to his new pupil He
attends to its feeding for a week or so.
stands by its cage talking to il, and
opens the door a little. rubbing its head
cautiously if it approaches. Inally
when the animal has become accustom-
ed to its presence. he enters the cage,
being as un~Obtrusive as possible. so as
not to brighten or f~rritate his host. For
an hour or more at a i'm he may sit
in the cage, reading, or playing with
the animal f he dareS. a trainers
next move is usually to give the pupil
a taste of his power 4 rope is fast2n-
ed to its neck and passed around two
or three bars of the cage. The animal
is given plenty of room in which 70
move. u when it makes a leap At
the trainer. III has become more die
tatorial in his manner than before, II
is pulled up short. This practice Is re-
sorted to 50 often during the pretiml-
nary training that the beast loses CON
fdence in its powers a whipping now
and then is also necessary. When an
animal is we'll under control. II Is taken
from its cage into the arena, where IN
structiOn in tricks begins. 1t Is first
made to take and retain the place as
signed TO it. On its seat at the sue
of the big cage, meat is placed. Inc
animal learns that, on entering, II Will
find food there, and soon acquires a
habit OF going voluntarily to its place.
Then it must be taught to keep its
seat. When it jumps down without
being called, it is punished a little and
forced back. At length 1t comes 10
| realize hat it can have no peace ex-
cept on its own perch, and so II stays
there. The same general tactics are
used in teaching animals their posi-
! tons on pyramids and other forma-
tions.-J. H. WEIGH in May Success.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-08
Firebug at West Point.

Richmond. Va, May 1.-The excite
melt caused by the fire at West Point
last week was renewed last night when
II residence Of Richard Pitcher. the
mar IN whose house last weeks fire
started The flames. however. were
quickly e~NtluguiShed. An unknown
man was seen running from the alley
in real of Mr.. Pitchers residence after
the fire was discovered last night. He
was pursued, but not captured.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-08
FUTURE OOKE DARK
H. ". Bagg, the Wilmington Man.
ufaCturer, Saw Little in it
But Pain.

The following story is a personal mar
ratfve OF an experience that seemed
TO promise the narrator nothing for the
future but a life of pain and discOm-
fort. How he found the way but is a
story which viii interest many Will
mingtOn readers.
H. ". Bagg, merchant and furniture
manufacturer, of Second and Market
streets, residing at ia North Sixth
street, says II used Doan's Kidney
Pills n they proved to be a grand
medicine, n 1 can ais say that Doan's
ointment is the best remedy of the
kind on the face OF the earth. 1 suffer-
ed with my back for a long time. When
L sat at my desk for a while n at
tempted to get up l would have to
catch hold of the chair for support and
straighten myself up gradually. The
kidney secretions were dark colOred
and full Of sediment. I read about
Doan's Kidney Pills in our papers and
went to R. r. Bellamy's drug store
and got q box. Since using them my
back is strong and I can move about
and stand up as straight as ever and
the kidney secretions have all cleared
up. o may use my name as an en-
dorser of the claims made for Doan's
Kidney Pills and also Doan's Ointment
which 1 used with good results"
Sold by all dealers. Price so cents per
box. Foster-MiIburn Co., Buffalo, n.
Y. sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no substitute
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-08
Father WaIser Discharged.

EIyria. O, May Sat the end of :
rather complete investigation III the
cause of the death of Miss Agatha
ReichIfn. who was murdered last
Thursday night, Coroner Freuch Of
this county. this evening. gave as his
conclusion the verdict: That Agatha
ReichIin came to her death from
wounds inflicted by a stone in the hands
of a person unknown
The investigation was held in the
presence of a large n deeply inter-
es-ed crowd OF witnesses and specta-
tors. The conclusion reached by the
coroner resulted in the freeing Of Faith
er Walser from confinement later in the
evening.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-08
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, May 6.-Quietness prevailed
the board of trade today and after
ruling firm h greater part of the day
wheat closed weak with July 3-S to 1-2c
July corn was IA to 3-S and
oats a shade lower. while provisions
closed firm, the July products being
from . - to IL 1-2c. higher.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-08
Separate Street Cars for White and
COIored.

Tallahassee, Fla. May 5.-Senator
Williams today introduced a bill re-
quiring street car companies TO pro-
vide separate cars for blacks and
whites, the cars for one is TO be as good
as for the other. The bill does not re-
quire two cars run together but re-
qUires that in the schedule the cars be
-apportionted to each race according to
travel.