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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-09-23
Illinois at Worlds Fair.

st. Louis, Sept. pa military pa
rade, receptions at the Illinois build.
ing, given by Governor Yates, together
with special exercises, constituted tn
feature of the Illinois celebration at
the orld's fair, to5ay.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-09-23

Mrs. w. NJ. Poliica, of the DeSota
hotel, Tampa, was quietly married
Wednesday night to her brother-in-
law, Mr.. r. L. Pollica. a valued en-
ploye of the Tampa Electric Co. Rev.
J. p. Hilburn, of this city, was the
officiating clergyman.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-09-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Horner and the
Misses Horner, of Ocala, arrived in
the city yesterday and are pleasantly
located at the Notwithstanding
Metropolis.
Mr.. Horner and family are on their
way to New York City, their former
home, where they will reside.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-09-23

After reading the write-up in the
Ocala Star of the MacFarlane-G unby
meeting in Ocala Wednesday night,
il looks to a man up a tree that these
gentlemen left at least one convert
behind them.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-09-23

Master Sam Burford had the mis-
fortune yesterday morning to fall
from the acting bar at his home and
break his arm. DR.. ID. NJ. Smith
set the arm and the little fellow will
be all right in a little while
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-09-23
What is Fame7

Chas. Mcleod, of Kendrick, an ex-
tensive lumber manufacturer and
manager of the Kendrick lime kilns,
was transacting business in the city
Yesterday Gainesville Sun.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-09-23
Killed bv Train

Charlotte, N. c., Sept. 22.-Julius
Free, 16-year-old negro boy employed
by the Southern Railway COMPANY, was
run over and instantly killed In the
wards Of the passenger deDt.s
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-09-23

Ocala now has a new practicing
physician in the person of DR.. John
son. who comes to this city from
Georgia. DR.. Johnson will have
charge of the business of the Pen
insular & Industrial company.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-09-23

Mr.. J. w. Crosby came up yester-
dav from Auburndale. Mrs. Crosby
and the children will return today
from a visit to relatives in Bailey,
Ga. They spent the day yesterday
shopping in Jacksonville.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-09-23

Cards Of invitation are out for the
marriage of Miss Cora Whelden, of
High Springs, and Mr.. Edgar Mobley,
Of Lake City, at High Springs on
Oct. 4. The young people who are
alumni of the University of Florida,
are we'll known in Columbia and
Marion counties. Mr.. Mobley is a
rising young pharmacist of Lake
City. The ceremony will be perform
ed by Rector Henry w. Little, of this
city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-09-23
THEY MADE 1T HOT FOR HIM
HERE AND THERE.

Mr.. Mamie Martin, claim agent at
the A. c. L. freight depot, has re-
turned home from a trip TO the St.
Louis fair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23

tongue Of England surpasses the wealth
OF terms we possess in this regard and that
is the slang relating to money. The Ameri-
can uses astonishingly few slang words in
speaking of pieces Of money-perhaps be-
cause he has a greater respect for 1t. A
five-cent piece is usually referred to as a
nickel, but this Is practically the only slang
term applied to any of our money in gem
eral USE A dime is officially q dime, and
so Is a quarter.
But turn to the English appellations for
their money, and hardly bit OF II Is re-
ferred to under its authorized and official
designation. A shilling Is seldom called
such in London: they call IT bob; and a.
quid.' which means a piece of tobacco In
this country, is what they term pound
Sixpence they call tanner fourpence a
Joey and a penny more often than not Is
unknown to the street gamins save as
mag A cabman will not tell you ride
quire a bull to pay for it, and half
crown Is half bull These are prevail.
ing expressions for the pieces OF money
widely handled but proper terms for high
err amounts are kicked aside and colloquiai
terms substituted for them.
AT q race track if a bettor says he has
ventured pony on the probable outcome
of a race, he does not mean that as 1t
would appear to US. but simply that he
has wagered EDS on the result. Where
money is handled in large amounts 1t Is
not an infrequent thing to hear one say
of another that he has monkey OF
money meaning that the individual re-
ferred to is the proud possessor OF 300
So YOU see in comparison with this plethora
of riches our lone nickel is a poor crop OK
monetary slang. indeed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
Civilization and Safety.
From the Providence Journal.


1t Is undoubtedly true that with tAe ad-
vance OF civilization life and property have
become safer. Moreover, this safety is OBJ
tanned by measures in themselves compare
lively ineffective. The police Of large city
bear but small proportion to the rest of
the Inhabitants. and in smaller towns and
remote communities the concrete repre-
sentation Of the law Is practically invisible.
That Is to say. there is nothing to prevent
a return to the conditions Of two or three
centuries ago except that Intangible, but
none the less powerful, public sentiment
which years OF settled and orderly govern.
ment have created. The respect for stat
utes that obviously could not be enforced
without something like common consent is
in peculiar degree the growth Of recent
times. England was q highly civilized
country in the eighteenth century, and
even in the seventeenth and sixteenth CEN
turtles. Yet there were dangerous brawls
in cities then every day-disturbances that
would be exceptional now even In the low
est slums. AS for the main roads through
the country. including those near London.
they were often the scene Of robberies and
murde.s. and respectable travellers had TO
go in companies. armed for resistance, If
they wished to escape the attentions OF
some Galloping Dick OF the highway. In
other words. the personal safety which We
now accept as an ordinary incident OF life
and about which we do not directly concern
ourselves, was once a matter Of the utmost
concern to whoever stirred far from his
own hearth. In our day the necessity for
carrying arms exists only in half-civilized
communities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
The Riot Of Ancestry Fads.

From Golfers Weekly.
Patriotism is a noble emotion which lends
itself easily to the ridiculous. Boston
woman has carried the fad for ancestry
societies TO it's legitimate conclusion by
heading q movement to consolidate the
grandchildren OF the war veterans of 1851
8. Hsr society should have at least the
merit of voluminous enrolment. 1t has al
ready led to suggestions for aunts Of the
heroes Of San Juan HILL brothers-in-law Of
conscripts of the sixties and first cousins
once removed Of Filipino exterminators.
Anything which is snobbery masquerading
az historic interest or patriotism deserves
burlesqua Patriotism. according to DR..
Johnson, Is the last refuge Of a scoundrel.
Socially it is rather the last refuge Of a
fool. Perhaps we can get beyond the wars,
and organize all the relatives OF Carnegie
heroes. a heroic race needs no hero fund.
A race Of patriots needs no patriotic gossip
parties Historical societies should be COM
posed OF historians. Snobbishness pedantry
and their kindred vices consist in putting an
over-emp basis on some one possession or
distinction. and the smaller the trait cele-
brated the pettier the vice. Pedantry
which is the vanity Of knowledge. lie there
fore a step or two above snObbishness
which is the vanity Of class The singular
fertility shown by the genealogy societies
i'll devic 30 for making themselves ridiculous
Is to be explained by the absurdity of the
motives en- which they are founded Layinia
l, queen Of the Holland Danes. and her
theatrical career were a natural outcome
of the laseudo-patriotic movement. In or
ganizations fiimsily founded, f1imsy people
get to the top. The Boston woman and her
new burlesque will be we'll employed If they
hasten the end Of queens. daughters and
danes. Our librarians are kept busy fur
n,shing books to ladies VINO wish to dig up
remote ancestry for social glare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
Why He Cried.

From the Galveston Tribune.
Yes, indeed. we have some queer little
Incidents happen to u.s." said the fat engi-
neer. Queer things happened to me about
a year ago. You'd think 1t queer for q
rough man like me to cry for ten minutes.
and nobody hurt either, wouldn't your
Well, I did, and / can almost cry every
time 1 think of it. I was running along
one afternoon pretty lively. when I APP
preached a little village where the track
cuts through the streets. / slackened up
little. but was still making good speed.
when suddenly, about twenty rods ahead OF
me, little girl tot not more than three years
old toddled onto the track. You can't even
imag CINE my feelings. There was no way to
save her. 1t was impossible to stop. or
even slack much. at that distance, as the
train was heavy and the grade descending.
and after reversing and applying the brake
l shut my eyes. didn't want to see any
more. AS we slowed down my fireman
stuck his head out of the cab window to
see what I'd stopped for. when he laughed
and shouted at me: Jim. look herel
looked. and there was big black New
foundland dog holding the little girl In his
mouth, lefsurely walking toward the house
where she evidently belonged. She was
kicking and crying, SO that l knew she
wasn't hurt. and the dog had saved her
My fireman thought 1t funny. and kept
laughing, but / cried like woman. / just
couldn't help it. 1 had little girl OF my
own at home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
Huns Instead of Negroes.

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat
1t Is enough to make all the old Missis
sippi river men who have passed away and
gone to their reward stir in the tomb could
they know that Hungarians are to be sub
stituted for negroes roust abouts on the
river. This skaters the last tradition We
cannot imagine these silent, taciturn little
men Of central Europe making the moon
light nights vocal with their minstrelsy on
the lower deck. or scramblng with each
other for nickels thrown by sportive pas
sengers. Nor shall we believe that the
mate dare unwind that panorama of pic
turesque profanity at his long. wavering,
undulating line of roustabouts as they
move from deck to shore with the cargo.
The darby roustabout hears these objur-
cations with Il joyous and appreciative ear
and welcomes a burst of originality In 1t
by rolling the whites of his eyes express
lively at his fellows. or. II it Is particularly
moving, by loud Yah, yah, YAH" that is
reward enough for the objurgator. What
will the Hungarian care for the expletive
wit that stirs the responsive negro heart
so deeply? He will not understand 1t, and
IL he did his perception Of the humor of
swearing Is not of the open and ready ma
ture OF that of the sons of Ham. He would
get mad about II. Everything Is changing
o.. the river. The passengers are not the
same. the boats are smaller the table fare
is sadly scant and luxury has long since
departed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
SWindler Met His Match.
from the London Telegraph.

From the London Telegraph.
The classical confidence trick has been
neatly played ON would-be swindler by
his intended victim. The latter. a cook oa
a transatlantic liner, had been done himself
before, and was too old bird to be caught
again. He struck up an acquaintance with
an engaging but obviously sham American
millionaire in the train to Paris. confding
to him that he had 10000 francs in his bag.
and meant to amuse himself on the boule-
wards.
well met, indeed" said the millionaire.
I have also made my pile. and intend seeing
the merry side of life in gay Paree." They
started the evening with an expensive din
ner, paid for by the American millionaire.
At coffee the latter exclaimed: "Hullo. 1
have not any cigars: suppose you go ana
buy some You can leave your bag here.
where IT will be quite safe. But, as you
might be suspicious. here's my pocket DOCK.
Keen IL till you join me again."
AS soon as the cooks back was turned
the American millionaire of course bolted
with the bag. but the latter only contained
old newspapers and the cooks card. with
the words: II have been here before; you
have met your match this time" In tho
would-b swindlers pocket book was a sum
of G24 in French notes. which the cook took
to the police station. asking the officer to
whom he told the tale with understandable
relish to give the money to the poor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
Boston Smoke.
From the Boston Courier.

From the Boston Courier.
II Boston is to recover its reputation of a
decent. Clearly city, pleasant to live in,
radical means must be taken to abolish
the smoke nuisance. The pestilence of
soft coal smoke today envelops the metro
politan district. With the coming of the
early spring days. the nuisance has become
terribly offensive. To open the windows to
the balmy airs of summer is to invite
smudge and filth and stencil, with which
the atmosphere is filled There is no es-
cape from it. 1t covers the city with a pail.
smothering the bright sunlight and darken-
ing the blue Of the sky. How to do 1t is not
an occult mystery. In fact 1t is one of the
simplest problems ever presented for solu-
ton by legislative wisdom. 1t involves the
passage of very short law forbidding the
creation of smoke nuisance and empower
ing municipal authorities In the metropol-
ltan district to enforce the law. This is
all. 1t has worked to charm in New
York city, where there is burned ten times
the amount OF soft coal that is burned in
Boston. Nothing more Is needed here 1t
1s not necessary to forbid the use of bitum-
nous coal. for with proper care and skill
full stocking soft coal can be burned in
every furnace in the city and no nuisance
be created.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
Natural VS.. Chemical Feeding.
rom the New York Herald

The recent attempts by scientific expert
mentors to prove the relative nutritious
values of different foods. have not been
as successful as might have been expected.
In spite of the careful chemical feeding
of the army squad by Prof. Chittenden
the instint of natural hunger asserted itself
in very plain and practical ways. Instead
of being perfectly nourished by the labora-
tory method the boarders were more than
hungry for very ordinary viands. All the
ingenious theories regarding the physical
energies in food constituents were put to
naught by cry for plain corned beef with
it's cabbage accompaniment. The men
complained that they had been starving for
meat while living on little more than a
vegetable diet for weeks.
Yet during all this time the protelds albu-
menoids and carbohydrates were apportion-
ed to them with mathematical precision.
becoming a strictly scientific experiment.
The human stomach. however. refused to
be governed by test tube rules. and natural
appetites proved that there was something
more needed than mere weights and meas
ures for food equivalents. 1t is well, them
that nature can still be trusted to make
her own food selection. in spite of the ever
changing theories of digestion and assimi-
lation that are now SO much In vogue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
Bear Story From Maine.
From the Kennebec Journal.

From the kennebec JOURNAL
Here is a bear story from South Paris:
The other night Ira Murch Of that village
went to a pasture near the Stony Brook
road after his COW. When well up into the
pasture he stopped down to pick some
strawberries, and little distance away
heard a combined grunting and squealing
sound. Looking UP he beheld a large fe-
male bear with her family OF three little
cubs about two rods ahead of him. Tho
mother bear was lying down, but got up
slowly onto her forwsN feet and took a
careful survey of Mr.. Murch. He then
tossed small stick toward her. when she
got onto her feet and walked away. closely
followed by her three babies. Mr.. Murch
says she was quite thin, but thinks she
would weigh about 200 pounds The cubs
were, from his description. some eight or
ten weeks old, and very cunning. Several
boys armed with guns started Saturday in
pursuit So far as we know the boys got
lack alive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
Engineer, Fireman, Flagman Kille

A dispatch from Chatham, Va, last night
says:
Local passenger train No. Q, going south,
struck a car door lying across the track
about one mile south of Franklin junction
this afternoon, derailing the engine and
killing the engineer. fireman and nagman.
The victims OF the accident were Engineer
Charles f. Hall. Tye River, Va: Fireman
Adolphus Milloway OF Browns Summit, NJ
None of the passengers was injured All
of the coaches remained upright and none
was damaged The main line was blocked
for a short time only and passengers on
through trains were carried through with
out delay. wrecking train was on hand
a short while after the accident. the line
being cleared and business resumed with
slight Interruption.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23

graphical Union is said to have voted s10O
to each Of Its delegates to st. Louis.
Captain j. Lyon King Is being congratu-
lated by his brother comps in the G. P. o.
body of United Spanish War Veterans.
Mr.. John B. Dickman. the newly elected
president Of the Central Labor Union, is a
popular employe of the first division.
fully injured several weeks ago while at
work in the warehouse has returned TO
the Office and been assigned to duty as a
composttor on the temporary roll
Printers Praise Service.
A printers praise service was held last
Sunday at the Church of the United
Brethren. corner of North Capitol and r
streets. The sermon was preached by a
printer. Mr.. Ogg, and a quartet of male
voices from the government printing Of
flee job room furnished music for the
congregation, which was largely COM
posed Of typos. The membership of the
church Is made up largely of employees
Of the big printery. and the managers
cordially invite all printers and their
families to attend the services.
The recent leave-takers In the G. p. o.
include George Ellis and c. p. Brown Of
the first Division. Henry Patterson. f. B.
Buzhart, c. D. Scott and Robert P. Pie
hon OF he third division, Joseph w. Pal
mer Of the Official Gazette and William
II. Murphy of the library branch.
The resignation Of Mr. George w. Syl-
vester of the library branch has been ac-
cepted by Public Printer Palmer.
temporary appointments in the second
division have been made as follows: F. p.
Fugitt. Alfred Dietz. ]. D. Newlan, L. P.
Lppincott. J. D. Bradley, J. T. Miller. ].
I. Geracci, F. T. Hodges and S. R. Thomp-
son.
Those on leave from the third division
are Capt. Hoyt Holton, late chaplain of
the District Corps. Spanish War Veter-
ans; G. J. unger, r. NJ. Cheshire. F. E.
warren. Samuel Edmunds. T. J. Arlington
and r. W. Christian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
GERTRUDE HARRIS HELD.
It is Said She Shot Shields Because He
Refused to Pay Her Fare.

Gertrude Harris. theeyoung woman from
Baltimore who shot William Shields of
1863 I'd street southwest in 46th street. near
Long Acre Square. New York. Thursday.
was arraigned in the ,Yorkville court yes
terday and held withent bail to await The
results of Shields INJURIES
The woman was brought into court by
Policeman Mehrer who said that the pair
had auarreled BECAUSE the woman claimed
that, as she had paid the mans fare from
Washington. he, should pay her way to
Baltimore
Shields is in Bellevue Hospital with a
pisto. wound in the left breast. and is in
a serious condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23

and honest effort to have his promises put
into execution. but being without any rear
power and not even enjoying the right OF
direct access to the sultan. his efforts have
proved futile against the fanaticai palace
clique. whose advice has undoubtedly been
stimulated by foreign Influence. -
The Port Declared Incompetent.
The porte has acted favorably upon all
pending questions. but is absolutely incorn-
petent to complete them. and several mat
tiers recently adjusted have not as yet been
put into execution.
Mr.. Lefshman states that as Turkish az
fairs generally are In a rather unsettled
condition owing to complications arising
out of the Macedonian trouble. he would
feel disposed to recommend further patience
IL he thought it would be of the very least
benefit. but Is quite convinced that longer
delay would prove injurious rather than
helpful. being satisfied that patience has
ceased to be virtue.
A Year Of Patient Waiting.
The correspondence on this subject closes
with dispatch from Mr.. Leishman dated
December ID. in which he says:
Referring further to my telegram OF
November IS last, I am unable to report
any material change in the situation Of
school and other unsettled questions
The grand vfzier and the minister for
foreign affairs spend very little time at the
porte these days, and when do succeed in
seeing them / am politely put off on the
score that nothing can be done until after
RamaZan.
I'm the absence of any instruction from
the department 1 continue the patient but
persistent role I have been playing since
January, at same time exerting every eff
fort to preserve the friendly relations.
which. I am happy to say. remain un-
changed, despite the rather complicated
and disturbed conditions. So that am In
position to pursue any line of policy that
the department may dictate"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
Attempt to Burn Glass Works.

A dispatch from Cumberland, Md. last
night says: An attempt was made late last
night to burn the Cumberland glass works.
A strike has been in progress for some
time, and the plant Is now being operated
by imported non-union men. George M.
Houck. returning from the shops OF the
Georges Creek and Cumberland Railway,
discovered a blaze in the packing room
where hay. paper. boxes and old infamma-
BILE ma teiial are stored. Mr.. Houck and the
Waterman managed to subdue the flames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
English Currency Slang.

From the ST. Louis obeDemocrat
1--WE may think there is a great deal OF
slang in English. as we commonly use 1t In
this country Mr.. ]. e. Soraghan observes.
'but Il OF least onA respect the colloQuial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
encouragement.

From Puck.
He-'There's a rumor that the Russian
and Japanese fleets are engaged"
She-"Engaged? Oh, Mr. Spooner, what
an inspiring reporti"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23

The steam yacht Castanet OF the yisgor
line, returning from Kingston. Ontario,
with a load of $50 excursionists, caught
fire in midstream yesterday and only by
the most fortunate circumstances was an
awful accident ayerted.