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The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-04

IS rcprneataUsa n one n me
,nsuranee underwriters have taken
n4rt in the Investigations o. more tlan
i00 shipwrecks." SAID O former sea cap
tsiu -The causes of wrecks are df'nk.
fazl naxleet % use the sounding ieao
as.i r.iltJun currents
~Th4 most dangerous waters ere on
AN. oaet cast q England, Cape Ushant
AMI cape Flnatcrc In the past he
strHfng " tie cargo caused o goo1
many wrecks. bat the adoption of Feed
pipes has changed an dat Garages
liable 10 sblft consls, % wheat Iron
ore coal aud 70 cd. Great feed pipes
filed with part Of such c1rgoes 1ow
ruo down into Die hold, a1d N the
cargo shifts az sli the pipes automatic
ais pour more cargo into the space
that has been made vacant
"OH a VIII part Of the South Amer
lean coast q fsur master loaded with
high heeled French shoes was once
wrecked. The native Indians stole the
shoes. but couldn't wear them. They
used them instead Tor boxing gloves.
giving each other terrific taps with the
French heels"
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-04
80. nor.e sher prIrInr.

A western man was telling some aiO-
rics Of daring driving, some realistic
and some hyperboIc. There T. a sto-
~" be said. "of One Eyed Pete Nc
Cos. n this story Is true, he fourth
hand drivers Of the east are only prnc-
tlcing q decayed and degenerate form
Of coaching One Eyed Pete drove a
DakOta stagecoach that made a slrcuit
Of DeadwOod, Carbonate, spearGsh and
Bear G1lch. He tore into Carbonate
one day on bis usual dead run. Like
an avalanche. the cOaeh clattered ~ to
the hotel door. There suddenly It stop.
ped aud one Of the horses fell stone
dead.
"a very sudden DEATH said a by.
stauder.
sudden Not Of ALL said One Eyed
Pete. That there boss died at the top
Of the bill. nine mile back. slr, but ]
want goln' to bet him down TN got
70 the reg'lar st0ppin' place"
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-04
The chinchnIa.

Chlnchllla IS a beautiful soft gray
FUR. II is not the most durable Of furs.
and. because VI the difficulty Of getting
the perfect skin. Il cannot De said 10 be
among the least expensive A muh
and stole Of Die real chinchiia cost
easily $1,000 Or 90 The tiny chlnchllla
itself. not more than twelve inches
long. with a plump little body on short,
stout legs. triyes only In the tropics.
The little beasts have 10 be killed with
the utmost precautlOB not 10 injure
theif FUR, that grows on a skin nearly
a. tender and scft as a wegloiffaf1-
A perfect Skin Mo- ger N28ii' 4 Small
s,N Vhan49efchlef Is a revelation
IN fur growth. The texture OF every
balr h finer than aOss SIX, the length
Of II nearly an inch and the coloring
about that Of the soft undyed marabou
feathers Philadelphia Bulletin.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-04

THE most remarkable arrangement
OF numbers that / know or" said a 10.
cal business college man who takes a
delight N solving curious problems
and digging up mathematical oddities,
"is the combination Of the six figures
1881 Multiply this number by 2,
and the answer q 2s5,7l4; by 3. and
the answer IS 42857l; by 4, and the
answer Is 571, 42S; by .. and the answer
Is 1925; by G, and the answer is
sj1il2. Each answer contains exactly
the same dlglts as the original sum.
and, 70 cap the climax. multiply the
number by :, and up comes the answer
10000. Try II and see II 1t Is not so"
Philadelphia Record.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-04
A Rare Coin.

When Louisiana seeded. Jan. 20
1861. the new government seized the
United States mint at New Orleans and
struck S2Jl,S2O n double eagles aud
AlOl,3l0.5O Ia silver half dollars,
wing the United States dies for 1861.
The bullion was exhausted IN May
1861, when the coinage ceased and the
United States dies were destroyed. q
Confederate States die was then made
to be used Tor silver half doll. RS. but
It was not IL for use in coming press,
the relief being too high -Four half dol.
lars were struck with It on screw
press. and these comprise Tie entire
coinage Of tue Confederate States.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-04

~ County Judges Court Dcsoso County. Florida
hy The County Judge o. said county.
whereas :. simmons has applied ia th;s
court or ictters OF Administration on the e.ta,c
OF r. J. l,awton deceased late Of said ooa,,,,' ~
Deaeo These are therefore 10 cile and nj.
mnni1hall and finguiof the kindred aud efed;t.
prs 81 said deceased 70 be and appear before
i tl sgsqt on tns llthday Of February 1870 and
re peicchons u any they have 10 the eranfinr
Xrnnted as PRAYED wv pc
Witness my name as count, iudoo M a.. .,.....
eiofesal1 this ird day of lanuan 1906
l7ltA ~ j.. q. COCHRAN.
County Judge.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-04
whnt EddIe NJ. n.nnl.

A New England father who believes
that children should be nourlshed on
good literature as well as ON good food
has always read the English classics
aloud TO his only SON, Eddie, now six
years old.
a friend Of the family. knowing OF
THIS practice rccently asked Eddie
what be was reading.
"A Wayering novel; was his reply
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-04

Marjorie had been given some hard
peppermint candles, and after holding
one IN her mouth for few minutes Size
ran 70 her mother and cried, HOh.
mother 2 swallowed that candylg
"NeYer mind" said her mother. IN
WIN tot hurt you"
Yes. ! know" said Marjorie. but
iost toe uss Of Yoash's Companion
LIE ~ the iailer death the angel
sent % draw The unwilling bolts AID
set % free Lowell
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-04

..-.,.faa Tor the issuing Of bonds ~ tAe
sac ,,r Arcadia. and Tor the expenditure
.rf digburdug Of funds received from
49, 4sfe ~ said bonds passed ~ Lnt
r-tv council OF said city on the itn
Az al February. a. d. 1905. and ay-
--.eef ~ the Mayor OF said cts on
r.. sfn dag o. February, a. u. 1893.
fouIl b. authorized and Assueli ail
M declare ana render yalid and legal
s4d election and notice thereof ana
IRE results as shown BY me returns
thereof and o. declare and render ie8A
ana valid said ordinance, ana 70 az
fhorize he issue Of bonds, az provided
81 said ordnance
And d is hereby certified and recited
that ail things acts and conditions re-
luired b. the constitution ar Ws OF
the state 0f Florida % happas and De
lone and performed precedent 20 ana
in The Issuance " This bond have nap
peusd and been properly done ana
~ formed iu regular and due form
AMI time az required By law. and thar
enc total bonded or other indebtedness
II said city. including this bond, does
not exceed any constitutional o. slatu-
tory limitation
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the
said city % Arcadia. Florida. BY us
lty council. has caused iis corporate
seal 90 be- hereto affixed and this bond
Ind each Of che interest coupons here
% attached 90 be signed ty the Mayor,
cOuntersigued by the president Of the
Council and altesiei By the Clerk OF
said city this 18Th day Of November
a. ID. 1905.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-04
form Of coupoa.J

ON ..s.s-s.s- sssssss
The CITY N Arcadia in the County
70 DegotO and state 0f Florida, viii
1ay b. bearer the sum Of FIFTY DOL
LARS in gold coin u the United
states " America 81 the current
standard ~ weight and fneness. at the
banking house VI y W Harris g. Co.
lhe city 0f New York. On the state
n New York Tor annual interest due
hat day on It's ................ bond
lated November 15. A. d. 1905. No. 49,
................-... Mayor.
COunterslgned: ..............
President OF Council
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-01-04
Attest:
; ...0IsI..s.-s >
city Clerk

Ivy NiFAAf
Sec. That the interest which
shan become due and payable upon
ihe bonds her1inabOve referred to for
the year 1906 shall be paid ont Of the
general fund Of said city and for the
purpose; ~ providing the necessary
funds sufficient TO reimburse said gem
sral fund FOR said years interest and
90 nay the interest on said bpuA-e
November rs. 1907 there shaY I'D
there IS hereby levied anX .essed
upon an sf~ss''--a xahie property In said
city n 49, = the year 1905 the
And FOR the purpose Of providing
'unds sufficient 10 pay the Interest on
said bonds subsequent to said year
1907 promptly when and as the same
/ falls due. and also TO pay and discharge
he principal thereof at maturity there
shall be and there Is hereby levied and
assessed on all Of the taxable property
\ IN said city. IN addition To ali other
fly taxes. the following special direc,
annual tax to-wit:
/ For the year 1907 a tax sufficient Is
product the sum Of $500 for interest.
For each 81 the years 1908 to 1894
both inclusive. a tax sufficient TO pro.
! luce the sum N s2612. being $500 for
interest and S11i2 FOR principal
Provided however that In the event
l " the payment Of said bonds or any OF
HON before their absolute date Of ma
'ufity in the exercise Of the option re-
/ served 20 the city IN that behalf as
! herelnbefore stated. or IN the event OF
/ 7aid sinking fund being augmented by
interest upon its investment In the
manner heretofore provided then the
above mentioned tax shall ba reduced
so as 10 raise only such part thereof
as Is necessary to meet the interest
and discharge the principal of such of
said bonds as thehremain outstanding
ana unpaid
Sec. 4 That all ordinances OF parts
thereof heretofore passed IN conflict
with the provisions hereof be aud the
same are hereby repealed.
See $. That this ordinance take ef-
fect Immediately upon its passage and
approval by the Mavor.
PERRY c. BROWN.
President Of Council
r. b. CAMPBELL. (Ciy seaD
CITY Clerk
state OF Florida.
County OF Desoto
CITY Of Arcadia
ihe foregoing Ordinance having been
| July enacted and paesed bv the CITY
Council OF the city OF Arcadia. Flor
do, the same Is hereby certified to
w NJ Platt. Mayor Of said CITY for
anproyal as Is required BY Section 70.
~ tho Charter of said Citv.
Witness my hand and the seal If
ne 5tty Of Arcadia aforesaid this the
18th DAY OF December A. n. 1908
(City seaD r. b. CAMPBELL
City Clerk
Tho fOreqoing Ordinance Is approv-
ed by me this 18th day OF December
a. p 1905.
w N. PLATT.
Maynf, OF the civ NJ Aroa dta
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Countersigned; .......-...-.
President Or Council
Attest:
..rsssrfss.. s-..sss-ss
CITY Clerk
(SeaD
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
PEN PICTURE OF LINCOLN.
HIS UncOuth Appearance in 1888 as
Carl Schurz Observed Him.

Carl SchurZs Renaissance IN Mctlurc's.
1 observed great commotion among
my fellow passengers. many Of whom
Jumped from their seats and pressed
eagerly around a tall man who had just
entered the car. They addressed him in
the most familiar style: Hello. Abe!
How are you?" and so OF. And he re-
sponded in the same manner: Good
evening, Ben How are you. Joe? Glad 20
see you. Dick" and there was much
laughter at some things he said, which
in the confusion Of voices I could not
understand. Why exclaimed my com
panion. there's Lincoln. himself He
passed through the crowd and introduced
me to Abraham Lincoln, whom I then
saw for the first time
I must confess that I was somewhat
startled by his appearance. There he
stood, overlapping by several inches all
those surrounding him. Although meas
uring something over six feet myself, I
had when standing quite near TO him 20
throw my head backward in order 20 look
into his eyes. That swarthy face, with its
strong features, its deep burrows and its
benignant melancholy eyes, is now famil-
Tar TO every American. It may be said
that the whole civilized world knows and
loves g. At that time il was clean shaver
and looked even more haggard and care
worn than later. when it was framed in
whiskers
On his head he wore a somewhat bat
tered stove pipe hat His neck emerged,
long and sinewy. from a white collar
turned down over a thin black necktie.
His lank, ungainly body was clad In a
rusty black frock coat with sleeves that
should have been longer; but his arms
appeared so long that the sleeves Of
a store" coat could hardly have been
expected to cover them all the way down
10 the wrists His black trousers, too,
permitted a very full view Of his large
feet On mis- left arm ne carried a gray
wooden shawl which evidently served
him for an OverCoat in chilly weather
His left hand held cotton umbrella of
the bulging kind, and also 2 black satchel
that bore the marks Of long and hard US
age His right he had kept free for
handshakins. Of which there was no end
until everybody in the car seemed TO be
satisfied. I had seen, IN Washington and
IN the West. several public men of rough
appearance, but none whose looks seemed
quite so uncOuth. not to say grOtesque,
as LincOln's.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
CORINNE.

At night before she goes to sleep,
When little prayers are said.
Ny small girl hugs her big doll tight,
And pats her tousled head;
While. softly cooling out the words,
hear her oOaxing tone,
Now tell me all bout Mary Lamb,
Fore du leave mt by my lone
! bless her quaint child dialect,
And bless the light brown head.
And smooth the little coverlet
Straight on the little bed.
Then Mary had little lamb
Is told the hundredth time,
With al the tender. winning charm
That haunts the simple rhyme.
And when that's through, the tiny dot
Says: Tell me bout the Moon
So Hey diddle diddie. the cat and the fiddle"
Follows and ends too soon.
Sing 'Ladybug " she slecpily signs,
While her doll slips down on her arm,
And I sing Of the mother babe TO go home.
Lest her little ones come TO harm.
My baby's lashes fan her pink cheek
The Dreamland breeze has blown;
But she drowsily murmurs: q" Mary Lamb gain,
Fore du leave me by my lone
In ancient Greece and splendid Rome
Far greater poets wrought,
But the gentle Boston lady
Set the mighty ones at nsught
When from her mother heart and warm
She framed that simple story
OF Mary and her little lamb
That won her unSought glory.
HELEN c. BERGEN-CURTIs.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
HISTORIC WAR SHIPS.
Some Names That Might Be Revived
In Naval Nomenclature.

some Names That Might be Revived
in Naval Nomenclature.
From the New York Herald.
All naval roads seem at the moment to
lead to the Dreadnought, and, from what
ever aspect this great ship may be viewed.
new inspirations, sometimes Of action,
often of sentiment, and always Of good
example, are sure 10 be revealed. Even
before her first commission is finished,
the play Of fact and fancy is translating
this battle type into a compelling force
and an honored tradition.
The latest point OF interest is that es-
tablished by the admiralty In christening
two of her fleet mates the Temeraire and
the Benerophon. Both are time graced
ships names in the British service.
Temeraires were famous in the days when
hearts of oak and wooden walls were the
bulwarks of English liberty. And who
can forget Turner's pathetic picture Of the
Fighting Temeraire, her days Of useful
ness gone, standing up in the blUshing sun
down for her last resting place in the
Midway? A BelleTOphOn fought with Mel
son at the Nile, with Howe off Ushant on
the glorious first OF June" Aboard Of
her the great Napoleon surrendered when
St Helena was. at the end. awaiting him.
This preservation Of historic names
possesses so deep n significance that the
practice OF the admiralty is commended 10
Congress and the Navy Department. Our
annals are rich in the names Of memorable
ships Why not utilize them? What an
incentive to sailor pride and honest pa
triotism will be such a revival. But where
are the Macedonian, Java, Cyane, Levant,
President, Congress. United States-there's
a name to conjure with-Frolic and Wasp.
Hornet and Peacock. Enterprise and Box
or, Independence and Liberty-not 20 array
a host Of other heart thrilling naval
worthless And. inded, TO come to our own
day where IS the DelawaTe-irst Of the
States 10 adopt the Constitution, and the
only one as yet unhonored as the law pro
vides by a master ship Of navy where
for bristling years other DelawaTes have
flown with so much credit the country s
sea pennant and fag2
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
BISHOP McCABE'S CHARITY.
Paid on an Old Soldiers Mortgage
With Lecture Proceeds.

!
With Lecture Proceeds.
From the Kansas City Times
Many can recall the night when
Bishop Charles c. McCabe collected s, 900
to pay off a mortgage on an old soldiers
farm said Rev. W. A. Brown. pastor Of
the Washington Avenue Methodist eEpis-
copal Church, on the West Side Il was
a member Of the Grand Avenue Church
at the time. It was about 1889. The
bishop was travelling through Kansas
when he heard Of an old soldier who was
about to lose his farm because of a mort
gage. He came to Kansas City to deliver
his lecture, The Sunny Side of Life in
Libby Prison. He decided to devote the
receipts to paying OF the old soldiers
mortgage.
AT the close of the lecture he said
| Brethren. out in Kansas there is an old
soldier who is about to lose his little
farm I'm going to give him every cent
of the admission tonight, but it's not
enough. VIII you give the rest?
'The church was crowded. and in about
| ten minutes every cent necessary was
pledged and a committee appointed to pay
off the mortgage.
Bishop McCabe received thousands Of
dollars for that lecture. but gave every
cent to charity. Once on his return from
South America, so they say, he visited a
wealthy friend
9" Well. bishop said the friend, did
you come back without making any
pledges?
=" Not exactly replied the bishop, but
I only pledged $4,000.
g" How much of that do you expect me
| to give?' inquired his host.
We'll, about a TENTH said the bishop.
" We're building three a day That was
| the telegram Bishop McCabe sent TO
Robert Ingersol when the latter deliv-
cred a lecture in which he said the
| church was tottering to its FAIL
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
Valuable Time Wasted.

From the Cardiff Times.
Tommy" said mamma, who had
noticed severe bruises on his face, you've
been fighting again"
Yes, mamma"
And didn't you promise me that when
you wanted to hit any one you would
always stand still and count a hundred? ."
so 1 did, mamma. and this is what
Jacky Jones did while was counting"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
LOST or WON:

As the pearly gray Of twilight
Enc-owns the close Of day.
And ere the pail Of night lets fall
Its drapery DER the way.
While countless weary tOileTS
From their labor seek respite.
While honeward turn Of beast and bird
ForeteIls the coming night
While the Sentinels of Silence
Guard alike each hope and fear,
As the spirit of the Age
Waits TO claim another year.
Let us open, each. LIES Day Boot
of the deeds we each have done.
OF the talents used or wasted,
OF a day that's lost or Won
Have we failed to do our duty,
Howsoeyer great the costi
Each our duty as We knew it,
Then know the day is lost.
Have we helped a struggling brother
Alright LIES race b. run2
Have we comforted another2
Then know the day is won.
For whether much OF little
Be the work that We have done,
II in the Masters spirit
Then know that we have Won.
CHARLES 7. MILLER
Washington, d. c.. December, 1906.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
AN ADMIRER OF LEE.
President ROOseveit's Generous riD-
ute TO the Great Commander.

From the Macon Telegraph.
The citing Of two instances wherein
Gen. Lee punished a considerable number
o. troops for the crime Of the undecided
few. in the Presidents message defend
ing his action in the case Of the dis
graced negro battalion, calls to mind the
interesting fact that when Theodore
Roosevelt wrote his Life Of Benton" he
paid the very highest tribute to the con-
federacy's great commander
On page 81 of that book Roosevelt says:
THE world will never see better soldiers
than followed Lee, and their leader will
undoubtedly rank. without any exception.
as the very greatest Of all the great cap
tains that the EngIish-speaking people
have brought forth"
Theodore Roosevelt has proved his
courage on many occasions. both as a
soldier and as a statesman, and this fine
quality was never more resolutely dis
played than when he made this statement
in q book intended for q Northern audi
ence more than twenty years ago.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
More Troubles.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Mrs. True-Aren't you glad you don't
have to vote?
Mrs Personal---very. no. I'm worried
10 death for fear John won't vote the way
want him to; I'd a great deal rather do
il myself
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30

love the sailor-his eventful HE
His generous spirit-his contempt of danger
His hrmness II the gale, the wreck, the strife;
And though a Wild and reckless ocean-ToyeT.
God grant be make that port when life IS o'er
Where storms are hushd and pillows break no nor
Cotton.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30

1t was in the Baltimore that Comman-
der Schley took part in the settlement OF
the Chilean difficulty of 1891, and this
once settled, he came back TO this coun-
try and was appointed chairman OF the
Lighthouse Board, in which capacity he
was serving when the war with Spain
broke out. He was at once detached
from duty on the Lighthouse Board and
ordered to hoist his broad pennant on
the Brooklyn, and to command that ship,
the Columbia. the Minneapolis. and such
other vessels as may be directed to report
to you.
The story of Santiago is comparatively
recent history. and Of the dispute that
arose between Admiral Sampson and Ad-
miral Schley there IS no need here to say
anything save, perhaps, to recall the cpl
gram that was made at the time: There
is glory enough for all" Certainly the
facts show that the Brooklyn. with Ad-
miral Schley on the bridge. did heroic
service that glorious day. The admiral
himself summed up the whole thing when,
some time after the fight. he wrote:
'The grand result Of the day was that
the Brooklyn and the Oregon won a re-
nown which cannot be impugned by dis
appointment. or mitigated by jealousy, or
condemned by envy, as long as Justice
holds empire in the reason of our coun-
trymenr'
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30

More boys have been sent to sea
through tie influence of Capt. Marryat
than the world dreams of. Many q quiet
lad sitting In the corner Of the play
ground. away from his noisy fellows,
coming the adventures Of 'Midshipman
Easy" or Peter Simple. makes up his
mind then and there that it's the sea.
the sea. the open sea" for him. So it
vas with Winfield Scott Schley, rear ad-
miral, retired, who. after fOrty-five years
service in the navy-service as varied
as ever a seaman knew. covering
both hemispheres and every ocean which
extends from duty under Farragut in the
Gulf Of Mexico TO the days when, with
his own pennant flying In the breeze, the
fine feet under his command gave the
qu.etus TO the most modern and. per-
haps. the last, Spanish armada, in the
historic battle off Santiago.
FOrty-hve years of achievement, Years
that have seen the most vital changes
that were ever made in the navies Of the
world Years that required the young
sailor to hand. reef, and steer 10
climb aloft on many a dark night and
haul, with stinening fingers. on weather
earring. Years of sailing in tropic calm
and Cape Horn gale; Of searching in the
arctic Tor lost explorers and along the
ice foes Of the antarctic for lost seaiers
Years Of hard work and brilliant glory.
winning promotion step by step until
II was given him, as it is given 20 few,
TO enter battle with his own pennant
blowing 10 the breeze, and, before retir-
ing. to win a permanent place on the
oil Of