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The Washington times., 1905-12-17

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body We meant to give presents.
too-just little cheap ones, o. course.
but something, anyway, to every
single boy and girl there.
You bet did enjoy getting up that
thing! l tell you, twas fun keeping
it so secret, and thinking how sur
prised they'd be, and all. Father
and mother helped. but l done most
of it myself; for father had his regu-
lar work TO dc, and mother had the
baby to tend to-litte Joshua, you
know.
But twas all ready at last. I'd
picked out real pretty little tree
up on the hill, and father'd cut it
down for me, and there twas now,
standing up in the best room, all
shiny with gilt and silver paper.
and the little tin balls of different
colors swinging on the branches.
And there was red apples and pine
cones, and the little candles from
home all ready to light. Twas
dreadful pretty. There was little
presents for 'em all, mostly things
that I'd had give to me Christmases
and birthdays, and so on; books and
pictur' cards, and one OF two little
games, things l was glad enough to
give away to them that had so little.
So you see what a splendid Christ
mas twas going to be-just the thing
to show 'em what it meant, and
make 'em always keep it afterwards,
some way or mother.
Oh, dear me! It's three whole
years ago now, but It most makes
me cry to think what happened,
and how twas all, every single bit
of that beautiful plan, spoiled! It's
too dreadful to say much about.
The folks was to come Christmas
Eve for the treat, and just the night
before that, the twenty third of De-
cember, our house catched fire and
burnt up. Every single thing was
burnt, and we just saved our little
lives-that was about all. AS it was,
poor father got hurt real bad try
ing to save things. His hands and
arms were all blistered and burnt.
and his face scorched; and mother,
she catched a dreadful cold, and
most lost her voice. At first 1
couldn't think Of anything but the
house and our furniture and things.
and of poor father, and how glad |
was we was all alive-mother. and
little Joshua, and all. But after a
spell it came over me all of sud-
ien-Christmas, and the time we'd
been going to have for the folks!
The tree and everything on 1t was
)urnt up. The house and best room.
where the ceremony was to be. the
nelodeon, and even the singing
looks that had the carols in 'em-
verything, every single thing
vas gone-eyen the barn, and Jack,
ur dear old horse, went too. Only
he COW house, that stood by itself a
title ways off, didn't burn, and our
title Jersey cows, Whitefoot and
was saved-that was bet
er than nothing.
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Davy?" Now, I amt got much cal
for music, they say, and was that
scared my voice was croakier than
common 1 can't turn many tunes.
but that one turns itself, I've heard
II so many times from mother when
she was holding little Joshua
used TO pick it out with one finger
ON the melodeon. 1 says to myself
Here goes, t any rate" and 1 let
out:
Hush, my dear. lie still and slum-
ber."
Twas kind of dreadful to hear
my own voice. and nobody j'ini.g in
to help me. and 1 got scared and
shaker, till / was just going to
break down, when all of a sudden I
found some one was helping. There
was a real Lice, loud, sweet voice
singing the words with me. and
carrying the tune all right, only
shaking a mite. just as mine done.
And, Of all the folks there, who
should it be but Lucy Ann Wells.
the toughest woman in the whole
place, that most everybody was
afraid Of, She had a cross, sharp
voice when she talked, but twas
real sweet and clear and pleas
ant-sounding now. 1 don't see how
she ever knew that hymn, but she
did, and she and me sung it right
along as far as I knew the words.
When we got to where it says:
When His birthplace was a stable.
and His softest bed was hay"
see that all the people was looking
right over my head, and kind OF be-
hind me, and not at all at me. So
when we ended up, Lucy Ann and
me, and dast to turn round. I done
il.
Ihere want anything uncoY1mon
there-just mother and the baby.
Shed been a-holding him, and he'd
heard us singing his fav'rite hymn,
and he went 10 sleep by regular, and
he'd thought twas bedtime, so he
dropped of, and mother'd laid him
down.
o. course there want any place
to lay him but the hay But that
was real soft and comfortable, and
he did look real cute lying there.
with his pretty yeller hair all fuzzy
round his little head, and mother.
with her nice, dear, motherly face
leaning over him.
Seem s if there amt much more
to tell. To this day I don't get il
through my head why they begun 10
have Christmas themselves. after
that there in Anderson. II I'd a
carried out my plan, and had thar
rec and all, why. I could see how
c come about But when we didn't
nave any Christmas at all that year
no tree, no presents, no refresh 4
nents, no nOthing-well. as | said
lfore. it beats me how they conn TO
keep Christmas the very next year
md ever sence.
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day that was coming tomorrow
just shut up my eyes one second,
and then / wet my lips. and begun.
told 'em what meant to do, and
how twas all spoiled, and how
dreadful sorry 1 was. 1 said I'd
tried to get some other place to hold
the meeting In, but 1 couldn't, and
I'd tried the tavern at the Corners.
but there wasn't any room for it
there And then I put it IS well as
/ could, about how father was laid
up and couldn't talk to 'em, and
that I wasn't big enough to explain
things myself But" / SAYS. "I
can read you about il, only l amt
no great Of q reader" And then
comes over me, all of a sudden, that
our Bibles were all burnt up. II
just seemed as if twas meant them
folks shouldn't learn about Christ
mas that year, and I'd better give
UP.
But mother says in a softly voice
she was just back of me-she
says, Don't you know some verses.
Davy?" ] knew l did, for I'd said
'em at Christmas tree the year
afore. So 1 began: Now when
Jesus was born in Bethlehem of
Judea"-you know how it goes. At
first Jim Bissell laughed, and some
of the others fined in, and whis-
pered and mace fun. But the others
stopped 'em, and in a minute I see
twas dreadful still, and only lust
my voice. pretty shaky, you know.
going on with that chapter. I didn't
know only the first 1even verses.
When | come to the last one-.And
when they were come into the house.
and they saw the young child and
Mary his mother"-I heard a little
sound. l didn't dast TO
turn my head, but knew it was lit
tie Joshua taking notice. And lust
then l heard another queer noise.
kind of choky noise that was, and
l see twas Cap'n Frink, the man
they call the widest feller about
though he come from
New England. and was raised. I've
heard, mongst real good people.
There was something the matter
with his throat, and he was cough
ing till the water came into his eyes.
and that interrupted me a mite. But
in minute l went over to Luke.
and | says that part about the shep-
herds and the Baby lying in the
on account of there not
being any room in the inn. YOU
know. Then l stopped, and l
thinks TO myself, oh, if l only had
he melodeon, and the books with
he carolsI
Just then mother says. softly
'gain, Cant you sing baby's hymn,
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You see, | was raised where they
set a good deal by Christmas-the
real part Of it, | mean. All the chill
dren knew what it was kept for.
and whose birthday 'swas, and why
folks give presents that day. And
we hung up oar stockings at home,
and had a tree for the Sunday school.
and carols and texts, and all that.
somehow 1 never knew, or, anyway,
stopped to think, about there being
otner places where nobody done this,
nor took any notice of Christmas at
all. So, when we moved away out
West to Anderson that fall. and l
began to look ahead and lay plans
what | should do for Christmas.
twas a big surprise to me to find
none of the boys and girls
knew what / was driving at.
Twas a little place, anyway. you
know, and there want many young
folks There wasn't church of n
Sunday school there, neither; but
somehow that didn't seem to trouble
me SO much at first as the other
thing-that they didn't have any
Christmas, You see, I'd had it all
my life, and l thought twas lust
beautiful. Why, twas almost every
thing, or, I any rate, the beginning
OF everything. So l thought and
thought about It, and when I'd cot
things a little Strengthened out in
my head, l went to mother. You
knew mother, so ! needn't tell you
how good she was about it, nor how
she entered right into it with me.
That's her way-ain't it, ma'am?
She always enters into things so
when you want her TO. And she
talked to father for me-that's one
good thing about mothers, their
TO fathers for you-and he
come into it too. We was going to
have Christmas, a real one, for the
folks in Anderson.
Now we want rich, you know
that; but we was pretty well-to-do,
and we had nice little home fitted
up with all our things from the old
place. I'd fetched along my books
and cards and maps and pictur's,
and the carols we used to sing; and
had some OF the things we used to
lress the Christmas tree with
bright little balls and shiny stuff
md little bits of candles-so we
,ould have tree, and there hadn't
Inybody there ever seen one. Mother
lad her melodeon, and she said she'd
lay the carols, and we'd all sing
EN- together. And father, he promis-
d to talk little to the folks about
he day, and what it meant to every
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5. ma'am, OF course
I'll tell you, as well
as ! know how, but
there amt much to
TO tell. AS for the
change you say s
come over Ander-
son, why, twasn't
me that done that.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28
Horse. Stable and Barn Burned.

Last Saturday night about eleven
O'Clock Mr. Charles r. Veal of Cot
ton Plant discovered his barn to be
on fire, and the flames got such head
way that he found it impossible to
stay them. His losses foot up as fol-
lows: Barn, stable, horse, wagon,
buggy, harness, farming implements,
feedstuff, etc.
The flames made a clean sweep of
everything in reach, and coming at a
season of the year when his crops had
just teen planted, his losses are
greater than they otherwise would
have been. His neighbers are gener-
ously lending him a helping hand.
MIR. Veal is most deserving young
man and everyone is sympathizing
with him in his misfortune.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28
An ocala Boy Joins "Imps" Club in


The following is from the Macon
(Ga.) Telegraph of Thursday:
One Of the most enjoyable banquets
given in Macon this spring was the
one given by the !. NJ. P. S. of this
city, who compose the Alpha Chap
ter of this order. The occasion was
in honor of their second anniversary
in this city. Just before the banquit
Mr.. Hamilton Chambers of Florida
was taken into the mysterious halls
and shown thing or two to pay his
penalty for a membership into the Or
ganization. MIR. Chambers will prob
ably establish a chapter in Ocala on
his return home.
The banquet was served in seven
courses, all of which were enjoyed.
After the banquet social was enjoy
ed and the new brother, NJ. Cham
bers, was received with cordial hand
shakings.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28
G. T. Gibbs Suicides at apopka.

Mr.. G. T. Gibbs, of Tallahassee,
who has for some years been travel
ing this state for NorvilIe, Sharpley
Il Company, hardware dealers of ST.
Louis, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head Thursday.
He had been at work for NIessrs.
T. w. Smith & Company in this city
for about two weeks. up to few
days ago, and left for Braidentown,
where his wife formerly Miss Cora
Barrett of this city, is stopping with
relatives. He was financially strand
ed when he left Ocala, and it is
thought his continued misfortune de-
ranged his mind, and in a fit of tenn
porary insanity he took his life.
His father, who lives in Leon coun-
ty, was notified of the unfortunate
affair and ordered the remains ship
ped to Tallahassee for interment.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28
Best cough For Children.

When you buy a cough medicine
for saman children you want one in
which you can place implicit conf
dence. You want one that not onlv
relieves but cures. You want one
that is unquestionsbly harmless.
You want one that is pleasant to take.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy meets
all of these conditians. There is
nothing so good for the coughs and
coles incident to childhood. It is
also certain preventative and cure
for Group, and there is no danger
whatever from whooping cough when
1t is given. 1t has been used in many
epidemics of that disease with perfect
success. For sale by Anti-monopoly
drug store. m
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28
Easter Party

Saturday afternoon Master ia mes
Chase entertained his young friends
with an Easter egg hunt.
Before the hunt the children en-
loved an exciting contest, being
blindfolded aud pinning the ear on
large rabbit that was hung out on
the front veranda.- In this contest
the three children who came the
nearest to pinning it on right were
given little baskets of candy.
After the egg hunt, ice cream and
cake was served by Mrs. Chase, as
sisted by her mother, Mrs. Thomp-
son, and Mrs. Alfred and Mrs. Hy-
man.
Each little child had happy, hap
py time and carried home beautiful
eggs as souvenirs.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

Mr.. H. D. Bassett, superintendent
of the Brady Phosphate mines at
Floral City, was in Ocala Tuesday
combining business with pleasure.
Mr.. Bassett says the Bra ileys are
loading two steamers at Port Tampa
and the rock outlook was never bet
ter at any time in the history of the
industry in Florida.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

DR.. w. H. Marean is expecting a
visit next week from his lifelong
friend and adopted brother, Mr.. Jas.
w. Matthew, who is wealthy re-
tired hardware merchant of Chicago.
Mr.. Matthew will spend some time in
Ocala and if pleased with the climate
and surroundings we are informed
will invest largely in real estate here
and make this his home in the fu-
ture.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

ARGUMENT CONCLUDED
drown Bsskin Contest Case Drawing
to Close.

Special to TIE Ocala Banner:
Tallahassee, April 25.-Argument
was concluded before the senate COM
mittee this afternoon in the Brown
Baskin case.
Hon. w. X. Zewadski opened the
was followed by Hon. F. T. Myers
with an hours talk. Mr.. Zewadski
also had the closing.
There were no new developments
today. L. B.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

Mr.. Ed Carmichael says the trip
through the country made by Mr.. J.
H Spencer and himself in an auto
mobile was most profitable one,
and shat the horseless carriage was
quite show TO many people along
the route who had never seen any,
thing of the kind before.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

Mrs. B. 7. Perdue is among the
prominent guests at the Leon hotel in
Tallahassee. She is working very
assiduously for the pigeon bill,"
which is to prevent the shooting of
live pigeons from traps for sport.
Both the senate and the house have
reported favorably on this bill
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

Messrs. Masters and Redditt, who
have recently taken the agency for
the southern portion of Florida for
the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance
company, of New York, are doing a
splendid business. Their territory
includes Alachua, Levy aud all coun-
ties south. Both these young men
are hustlers and we predict for them
continued success.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

Mr.. F. p. Cahoon, a successful
trucker of the Oak section, was a Wis
iUor TO Ocala Saturday and made the
Ocala Banner Office a pleasant call.
He reports that his brother, a police
officer in Jacksonville, who was shot
some time ago, is on duty again.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

Mrs. F. w. Flint, of Chicago, who
has been visiting her cousins, Mr.. G.
T. and Miss Jessie Maughs for sew
eral weeks, returned home Sunday.
Mrs Flint's husband is prominently
connected with the Chicago Record
Herald in the Windy City.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

DIR. H. NJ. Taylor, of Crystal River,
was in the city Saturday on his way
home from the meeting of the State
Medical association at Jacksonville.
He has also been in attendance upon
the tuberculosis convention in At
ianta
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

Mr.. NJ. Rubin has moved the Uncle
Sam pawn shop one door north of the
old stan / to the store room recently
vacated by Mr.. Geo. K. Robinson.
The show windows have been enclos-
ed, which greatly improves the looks
of the place.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28
The coiored People Have Big Day

The coiored People Nave Big Day.
Tuesday was quite big day for
our brother in black" quite large
number were on the street dressed in
their 'best bib and tucker" The
colored cornet band paraded the
streets headed by an aggregation
dressed in beaver hats and gaudy
Prince Alberts. The festivities cul-
minated at night with a big perfor-
nance at Mitchell hall composed of
local talent, under the stage name of
Campbells Pan-American Trouba-
dour Company.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

Mr.. G. H. Dame went down to
Leesburg Monday to meet with the
Woodmen of the World tonight.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

Mr.. P. T. Dean, one of the SUBJ
tied Ocala Monday on official busi-
ness and paid this Office a pleasant
visit and enrolled his name among
our growing list of subscribers.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

Mrs. John Daugherty and little
spending several weeks with Mrs.
Daughterty's sister, Mrs. w. j.
Chambers, have returned to their home
in Savannah.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28
|. o. O. F.
Tutuis Lodge No. 22 Celebrates the
86th Anniversary of the Order

The members of the Tulula Lodge
I. o. o. F. of this city had "a magni-
ficent entertainment in Yonge's hall
Tuesday night.
The hall was decorated with ferns,
palms, and pot plants, the work of
the deity hand of the Rebekahs-the
ladies' auxiliary of the order.
The celebration called together d
large concourse of the men and
women of the city, who rarely en-
joyed more pleasant and profitable
evening.
The guests were met at the door by
a committee consisting of Mesdames
c. L. Bittinger, II. c. Jones, Jake
Brown, j. H. Spencer, II. Pope, and
Messrs. J.fH. Spencer, J. P. Gilmore,
o. NJ. Goodrich and NJ. NJ. Little.
After the guests were seated they
were put at ease by Mr.. I. E. Biggs,
who gracefully acted as master of
ceremonies, and in a most chaste
manner introduced Mr.. c. l.. Bittin
ger, editor of the Ocala Star, who
eloquently and warmly bade them
welcome. Mr.. Bittinger is noted as
an orator and his effort Tuesday
night won him fresh laurels.
Miss Sarah Whitfield, one of Ocala's
sweetest singers, next rendered
beautiful solo. She was in splendid
voice and her singing was delight
fully appreciated.
The balance of the program was
rendered in the order named below:
Fraternity, NJ NJ. Little; Love,
Rev. L. w. Moore; Truth Rev. c.. c.
Carroll; Recitation, H. c. Parkham;
The Newspapers-Their Relations to
Benevolent Societies, Frank Harris,
of the Ocala Banner.
We are compelled to say briefly
that they all delighted the audience
and received very generous and spon-
taneous applause.
The 'ecitation by Miss Kingman
was especially fine and showed re-
markable eIocutionary power.
The paper entitled ''The Rebekahs," :"
by Mrs. Fred T. Jones, who was the
guest of honor, was an eloquent and
meritorlous literary effort and gave
in very beautiful way the benevo-
lent work of the Rebekahs.
In addition TO his efforts as an ora
tor Editor Bittinger acted the part OF
an auctiOneer and excelled himself.
After the feast of reason came the
refreshments IN the shape of ice
cream, cakes, fruits, etc.
All present pronounced the enter
tainment a grand success, and those
in charge of the affair covered them
selves with glory by the manner in
which the evenings entertainment
was given
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

Mrs. DeVane and Mrs. H. E. Schoe-
film and children, after several days'
visit with relatives here, left Tuesday
for Savannah.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

Mr.. Frisco, promi lent merchant
of Weirsdale, was among the strang-
ers in the city Monday.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

Miss bessie Leavengood is visiting
her sister, Mrs. NJ. d. Turnipseed, in
DunnellOn.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28
Replies to "Citizen.D

Ocala, Fla, April 25, 1905.
To the Editor OF the Ocala Banner:
A friend has drawn my attention to
a letter in your issue of Sunday last,
referring to scrip, interest on scrip,
bond issue, etc., signed "Citizen.''
l think it is fair inference that l
am one of these gentlemen" alluded
to in this letter, and if the writer will
come out openly, over his own sig
nature, instead of hiding behind an
assumed name, shall be pleased to
discuss the question with him and de-
nonstrate the absurdity of his posi-
ton, if indeed it needs any demon
stration; but do not propose to en-
ter into a discussion with anyone
who declines to sign his own name to
his communications.
HERBERT A. FORD.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

Mr.. r. A. Green, the produce
buyer. is in the city the guest of his
daughter, Mrs. r. B. Snyder.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28
4 Daredevil Ride

Often ends in sad accident. To
heal accidental injuries use Bucklen's
Arnica Salve. "A deep wound in
my foot from an accident,'' writes
Theodore Schuele, of Columbus, o.
''caused me great pain. Physicians
were helpless, but Bucklen's Arnica
Salve quickly healed it.'' Soothes
and heals burns like magic. 25c. at
Tydings & Co.'s. m
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28
4 Thousand Dollars Worth of Good.

81 have been afflicted with kidney
bladder troubles for years, passing
CRAWL or stones with eXcruciating
pain," says A. II. Thurnes, well
known..coal operator of Buffalo, o. 'I
got no relief from medicine until
began taking Foley's Kidney Cure,
then the result was surprising. A few
doses started the brick-dust-like
substance and now / have no pain
across my kidney and feel like
new man. 1t has done me $1,000 worth
of good.' Foley's Kidney Cure will
cure every form of kidney or bladder
disease. PostOffice Drug Store. m
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

High daddle diddle,
The president in the middle,
The jack rabbit laughed
To see such sport;
The wolf fell over in a sWoOn.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28
LEGISLATIVE SENSATION,
Senator 6siIey After C. n. Brown for
Accepting Free Pass.

Special to the Ocala Banner:
Tallahassee, April ga sensation
was sprung in the senate today by
the introduction of a resolution by
Senator E. B. Bailey, of Jefferson, al
leeing that according to the records
of the Florida railroad commission,
Senator &. NJ. Brown had i'm violation
of the constitution and the laws OF
the state, as a member of the senate,
accepted free railway transport alton.
The resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted, calls for an investi-
eating committee of five with power
to send for persons and papers.
Senator Brown read a statement
admitting that he had accepted pass
but stated that it was given to him
for services rendered as agent for the
sale of lands and he said that he
would welcome an investigation.
The penalty against a member of
the legislature accepting free passes
is one thousand dollars fine or one
years imprisonment. L. ]. B.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

Mr.. Benjie Weathers, of Holder,
spent Easter Sunday in Ocala with
his parents.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

Miss Floride Stephens, an attrac.
tive young lady of Norfold, Va, is in
the city the guest of Miss Annie
Davis.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

Mr.. Arthur Doyle, one of the most
popular knights of the grip that
travels this section of the. state, is in
town interviewing his customers.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28
Mr.. Walter Ellison, OF Anthony
visited the city Monday.

Mr.. NJ. j. Roess has gone to Jack
sonville on business.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

In the game between Stetson and
the University of Florida at DeLand
Saturday, Stetson won and wears the
state belt championship. Up to the
sixth inning the game stood to o.
After that inning Stetson managed to
make three runs. It was a very close
game.
The Ocala banner., 1905-04-28

Prof. Karl Weihe, of Jacksonville,
is in the city on visit to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred G.. B. Weihe. His
Ocala friends will be pleased to learn
that he is meeting with great success
as a music teacher in the metropolis.