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The statesman., 1906-03-02
HUMBLE LOG CABIN
THE BIRTHPLACE OF PRESIDENT
BUCHANAN.
Structure Still Standing at MERGERS
burg, Pa, in Which Was Born the
Only Chief Executive Pennsylvania
Has Given to the Nation.

How few Pennsylvanians ever step
to reflect that the Keystone State has
given birth to but one president of the
United States James Buchanan.
Franklin .:ounsy claims the distinction
of being the birthplace of this nota.
bic executive. He was born in a
gorge in the mountains just off the
turnpike which leads from MERGERS.
burg to McConnellsburg on April 90,
1891.
The house in which he first saw the
light of day considering thit there
were but two tiny windows to admit
the light, the expression seems rather
paradoxicaD was little log cabin
In late years this cabin has beeL
moved to Mercersburg where it still.
stands, in Fayette street, and is now
occupied by colored family.
Think of the policies for which Blu
chanan stood touching the negro race,
add the fact that negroes now live il
the edifice of that presidents nativity,
and surely you have the irony of fate
In one of its most startling twentieth
century xempliications!
A few Of the foundation stones are
left to mark the place where the Bu
chanan cabin stood in the mountains,
but most Of them have been used for
the foundation of a scnooi mouse near
by. At the time of his birth the turn.
pike had not been made, but there are
still traces OF packers path which
ran on one side of the house, and of
wagon road on the other side. Stony
Batter, as his birthplace is called, wal
one Of the few places in those dav'
where farmers from the western couD
ties came with pack horses laden with
the produce of their lands which they
exchanged for the necessaries of life
brought there from the city of Balti
more. Near where the cabin stood
flows little stream called Trout Run
and all around the mountain peaks
tower aloft in surprising grandeur and
sublimity.
These mountains were and are even
at the present time infested with
bears, panthers and wildcats, and
there is tradition that the sollcitous
mother Of Buchanan was wont to tie
around little Johnny's neck bell SC
that she might know in the midst Of
her household cares that her boy wa,
safe.
In the year 1896 Mr.. Buchanan re.
moved with his family to the village
Of Mercersburg, where he sought 3
wider field for his business career
that OF country merchant At this
time young James was about years
Of age, and here he attended schoo,
until the year 1907, when he was sent
to Dickson college, Carlisle, from
which institution he was graduated
with honor in 1909.
An amusing incident Is told regard.
ing his trip to Carlisle, which he made
on horseback behind his father. Az
they left the town neighbor woman
ran out of her house crying: "If you
take James to that bad school he viii,
be ruined and come home good for
nothing"
The statesman., 1906-03-02
Birds as Weathercocks.

All birds when perched on trees or
bushes serve as weathercocks, as they
invariably roost with their heads to
the wind.
The statesman., 1906-03-02
Cure for Suffering.

A volunteer in Colorado regiment
at Manila has been cured of suffering
by being shot through the throat by
a Mauser bullet.
The statesman., 1906-03-02
Spend Little for Food.

OF all Americans those of French
extraction spend the smallest propo.
ton of their income on food.
The statesman., 1906-03-02
Tho Faithful One,

A woman can have more fun read
Ing old love letters than a man can
reading new ones.-New York Press.
The statesman., 1906-03-02
Short and Good.

Shut your mouth and open your
eyes and soon you will be considered
wise.
The statesman., 1906-03-02

Mariser's Compass.
The Chinese Invented the mariners
compass 5000 years ago.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05
THE ocALA HIGH SCHOOL.
Reopens for the Balance of the Year
Best Year in Its History-Many
Improvements Being Made.

At the regular hour Tuesday morn
ing the Ocala public school reopened
for the balance of the term after a
Christmas vacation of ten days.
The teachers and children both en-
joyed to the fullest extent their holi-
day and have gone back to work with
renewed energy and vigor. All IF the
teachers and very nearly all of the
scholars were in their regular places
at the opening hour and the prospects
are very bright indeed for the next
five months of the session.
Mr.. J. H. Workman. the young prin-
cipsi of the school, is an enthusiastic
and interchangeable worker and is doing
everything possible to make the Ocala
public school second to none in FlOri-
da and Florida has the best schools
in the South. His heart and soul are
in the work and the Improvements
made since he came to Ocala have
been very marked.
During the summer the school board
had the two large rooms up stairs par
titioned off and their is now only one
grade in each of these rooms, which
makes it very much more convenient
for the teachers and the scholars as
well.
The walls have all been done over
in two shades of green and new black
boards made, the woodwork varnish-
ed and the rooms are all exceedingly
neat and attractive
The school has just received and put
in during the holidays one hundred
new single desks. These are in the
rooms occupied by the seventh and
eighth grades, WHICH are taught by
Miss Hattie Dye and Miss Georgia
Boeger. These new desks are a Won
derful improvement and Mr.. Work.
man hopes at no very distant date to
be able to secure single desks for all
the departments.
The latest addition to the school is
its new library. They now have
about five hundred dollars worth of
books. The Elks, it will be remember
ed, gave to the school a large part of
the excellent library that they won
several months ago in the merchants
voting contest and the school already
had several hundred dollars worth of
histories, reference books, etc. They
are having one of the small class
rooms in the rear of the building ex-
cellently fitted up for their library 1t
will be a very cosy, neat and pretty
room when completed. The floor will
be covered, the walls papered and the
room furnished with several comfor-
table chairs and the books will be kept
| in the latest style sectional book
cases, and in every way it will be a
splendid little library.
Ocala is and certainly has every
right 10 he proud of her public school
and all of the teachers in this excellent
institution.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05
CITY FATHERS IN SESSION.

The city council held its regular BIZ
monthly meeting Tuesday night
Those present were Nessrs. Gates,
Ford, Weathers, Chace, Carmichael
and Robertson.
The meeting of the regular and
special sessions of the council were
approved.
A communication from the Ocala
Evening Star and the Ocala Banner
asking the privilege of using an cleo
trio current from the Smith and Spen-
Ger electric plant until the city is able
to supply such a current, was referred
to the judiciary committee
\ communication signed by Wart-
man and Lytie for the placing Of an
electric light in their locality second
ward, was referred to the light COM
mittee.
Mrs. Gary addressed a communica-
ton to the council suggesting the ad-
visibility of erecting line fence di-
viding off the white and colored graves
in the old cemetery was read and re-
ferred to the cemetery committee.
w. w. Clyatt addressed a commu-
nication in references to discrepancies
in the tax books which was read for
information.
The building permit asked for by
Thomas Needham was not granted
and d. w. Davis application for a
rebate on taxes met with the same
fate.
A communication from the water
company was read and placed on file.
A resolution authorizing and requir-
ing the marshal to kill all dogs bitten
by mad dogs was passed.
The ordinance regulating bar rooms
! was read for the first time.
BHls aggregating a large amount
| having been regularly approved by the
several committees were passed.
Reports of officers v ere referred to
appropriate committees.
The telephone ordinance and the
paving of South Fourth and Wautula
streets, South Seventh and Sa-chez
streets and for placing electric lights
| on corner of latter streets, We're passed
until the next meeting.
Clerk Graham brought TO the atten-
| ton of the council the condition of
| the present ledger and asked that a
committee be appointed to go over the
| same and balance it up and procure a
new ledger at the beginning of the
next official year, which was done.
The present board of alderman will
| expire at the next meeting and the re-
ports of officers and the books of the
I city are being put in ship shape. and
will be turned over to the next admin
| istration in better condition than has
| been the case in many years
This leads us to say also that the
| finances of the city present very fine
showing and Ocala begins the new
year with flying colors.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05
The New Years Dance.

The young people enjoyed an infor-
NAL dance at the Armory Monday
night. The weather was pleasant and
the evening was in every way delight
full. It was as largely attended as
was the Christmas dance and was
thoroughly enjoyable.
Among those present were Misses
Esther Weathers, Valeta Potter. Mat
tie and Carrie Williams, Ethel Robin
son, Sara Harris, Edna Dozier, Allie
Van Julian, Sallie Camp, Eloise Miller,
Grace Howell, of Jacksonville, Sue
Anderson, Pauline Sullivan, Edith
Patch, of Boston, Mary Burford, An
ME Atkinson, Leta Camp, Carita Dog
gett, Ida McDougald, Alta Pearson,
Beulah Hall, Caroline Pasteur, Messrs.
j. H. Taylor, w. D. Taylor, o. B.
Howse, Harvey Clark, Ralph and Phil
Robinson, Stephen Jewett, L. B. Dun
can, Troy Hall, Alfred Beck, John Sui
livan, Harry Palmer, r. T. Adams,
Robert Mathews, Louis Chazal, Nor
ris Smith, E. ]. Crook and several
others.
Mrs. c. S. Cullen chaperohei, the
dance and excellent music was fur
nisLed by Messrs. Weihe, Hoffman,
Tucker and Mathews.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05
Observation-Disclosures.

Married, in this city, Tuesday morn
ing, at Mrs. BOstick's millinery par
lors, Judge j. H. Bell officiating, Miss
Annie Robinson, Of Warrenton, Ga,
and Mr.. David S. Henrick, of Crystal
River.
For several years Miss Robinson
worked for Mrs. Bostick at Dunnellon,
but for the past few years has owned
a millinery business of her own at
Warrenton. Mr.. Henrick has made
his home at Crystal River for aAnum-
Der of years and is employed in the
Cedar mills of that place.
Mr.. Henrick and Miss Robinson met
by agreement in Ocala and were mar
ried here. Mr.. Henrick then returned
to his work at Crystal River and Mrs
Henrick to Warrenton to dispose of
her business at that place and later on
will join her husband at Crystal Riv-
err
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05
A New Brick Block for OcaIa.

Ocala is taking no step backward
The indications are that nineteen hun
dred and six will be a record breaking
year for building. Among the build
ings now regarded with some degree
of certainty are a new court house
and the new government building, and
we are pleased also to say that Mr.. A.
E. Delonest will have a two-story
brick block erected on the west side
of the square where the New Racket
store is now located. The architec-
tural design of this block will be in
keeping with the buildings that have
made Ocala famous.
Mr.. w. B. Camp, a Jacksonville ar
chitect, was in Ocala Monday con-
sulting with Mr.. Delonest and will
draft the plans for the new block
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05
Commissioners Meeting.

The board of county commissioners
met in regular session Tuesday, and
besides the routine business transact
ed. quite a discussion was entered in
10 anent the proposed new court
house. 1t was finally decided to hold
a special meeting of the board next
Monday to meet the citizens of the
county and thoroughly discuss this
question.
Full proceedings of the meeting will
appear in these columns later.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Messrs. Helvenston and Pasteur
have placed in the window of their
store a box of paper money which is
creating a good deal of interest. With
each purchase of S1OO key is given
TO the buyer and one Of the keys will
unlock the box and the person securing
this lucky key win be presented with
the box Of money. There is also a
similar box of money in the window Of
Mr.. Carmichaers place of business.
The winner Of the right keys will be
very lucky indeed.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

1t behooves you to use the best
fertilize,s on your crops. Favorite
Fertilizers are honestly made, and
viii give the best results. Lang,
Swarts & Co., agents for Ocala.
Mrs. d. s. Woodrow and little
daughter Annie Blair, Miss Meta
. gwett and Miss Emily Ford went
Down TO Woodmar- Lake Weir on
Tuesday afternoon TO spend several
days at the Woodrow cottage, blair
villa" Wednesday afternoon Rev. G.
II. Harrison, and Mr.. Stephen Jewett
went down to be Mrs. Woodrow's
quest until Friday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Master Raymond Toph was unfor-
Junate enough to burn himself very
badly on Christmas day by the explo-
sion of a fire cracker in his hand. His
face was painfully burned but not at
all seriously.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Mr. Fred T. Harris, of Rochester, y.
his parents. number of years ago
Mr.. Harris was on the staff Of the
Ocala Banner and was quite we'll
known in Florida Journalism. He is
row telegraph editor of the Roches-
ter Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Mr. F. c.. Hoffman, of this city,
Florida manager of the Cameron &
Barley Company, of Charleston, s.
c., left Friday for a two weeks bust
ness visit to Montpelier, Vermont and
Erie, Pennsylvania.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

NJ. r. s. Hall came up Friday from
Tampa He was accompanied by his
nephew and neices, Troy Hall and
Misses Beulah Hall and Ida McDoug-
aid, who will be his guests for the bal
ance of the holidays.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

At the last meeting of The Kings
Daughters, il was decided upon motion
TO hold all Iuture meetings in the fore
noon. The meetings will be held on
the first and third Thursdays of each
month at ten A NJ. in the Elk's hall.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Mrs. T. II. Lancaster and son, T.
D., jr., and Mr.. Henry d. Stokes have
returned home from Atlanta. 1t will
be remembered that Mr.. Stokes and T.
d. were bitten by a mad dog several
weeks ago and have been at the Pas
teur Institute ever since for treatment.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Miss Edna Jeffords, who is teaching
this year at Astor, Florida. is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edd Jeffords, having come up for the
holidays.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Mrs. lee Cox left Friday, for her
the Christmas season in Ocala with
Mrs. w. S. Pike and Mrs. p. V. Leav-
engood.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Mr.. A. r. Griffin, merchant and veg
etable grower of Anthony, made us a
very pleasant financial and social call
Monday. Mr.. NJ. II. Morrison, of Lake
Weir, an old time friend and admirer
OF this paper, was also among our
callers the same day.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Word has been received here of the
death of DR.. j. Z. Smith at his home
in Saint Louis, Mo. He was the father
of Mrs. w. w. Stripping, of this city,
and her friends here will sympathize
with her in her bereavement. DR.. Smith
was 10 years Of age and had been
practicing medicine for over forty
years.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Miss Jessie Palmer. who has been
the guest of Miss Pauline Sullivan for
the past ten days. went to St. Peters,
burg Saturday 10 visit her mother be-
she has a music class.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Mr.. Richard b. Taylor, of Homo
sassa, for a long time a citizen of this
county, was here attending the Shaw
Thompson trial as witness and made
us a friendly call Friday and left
his autograph on our books.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Miss Edna Jeffords returned TO AS
tor Monday afternoon after spending
the holidays in Ocala with her parents,
Miss Jeffords is teaching school at
THAT place this year.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Hon Frank Clark has already come
into prominence as a national legis-
lator. He has introduced several mer-
itorious bills, which have called forth
general approbation.--Pala Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Moody, Of Sara
sofa, have come to Tampa and will To-
cate here manently.-Tampa Tri-
bune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Mr.. c. C. Rawls, of Montbrook, a
prominent merchant and orange grow
er, is registered at the Montezuma.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Frederick Hooker. who goes to
school in Virginia, is visiting his
brother and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Hooker.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Mrs. J. B. Cureton is at the Monte
yuma Hotel and will spend some time
in Ocala. She was formerly Miss Ju-
liza Wilson, of this city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Miss NJ B. Wartmann has returned
to Ocala after spending the Christmas
vacation with relatives at Citra.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

The famous Gold Medal Jersey but
ter, 25cents a pound may now be had
at +. w. KunZe's store. North NJ ~
nolia street Free delivery. 1-3-tf
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Mr. Bob Sanders, of Dunnellon. gen.
doing" the Brick City Tuesday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05
A Farm For Sale or Rent.

] will sell or rent my farm of $50
acres in the Fellowship neighborhood
at a reasonable price. Good living
house and outbuildings; partly under
good fence. Apply to Mrs. Jessie Hay
craft. ltd 2tw.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Sidney Maddox has returned to Lake
City to continue his studies at the uni
versity of Florida.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Mr.. and Mrs. d. +. Davidson and
baby went down to Leesburg Monday
afternoon TO visit relatives.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Sheriff Nugent, now one of our
big turpentine operators, is a visitor
to the city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Bruce Meffert has returned TO Win
ter Park, where he attends Rollins
college.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Miss Bessie Leavengood and her sis
ter have gone to Kendrick t. visit
friends.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Capt. w. Z. Fosnot, of East Lake
Weir. was a visitor to Ocala Tuesday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05
SARA ELIZABETH HARRIS,
Local Editor.
HAPPENINGS ABOUT TOWN.

Mrs. ]. ]. Carstens was up from
Lake Weir Tuesday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Twenty pounds of sugar for S1.0O
at the Fair X
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Mrs. d. w. Scates and daughters, of
Tennessee. are the guests of Mr., and
Mrs. j. A. Pittman for the winter.
Mrs. Scates and Mr.. Pittman are
brother and sister.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Twenty pounds of sugar for $1.00
at the Fair. X
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-01-05

Twenty pounds of sugar for $1.OO
at the Fair. x
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-01-05

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infiamed condition of the mucous lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is infiamed you have a rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, Deafness is
the result, and unless the infiamma-
ton can be taken our and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Ca
tarrh, which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrhD that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circu-
lars, free. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
F.. j. CHENEY Il CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-01-05
HAVE YOU WEAK LUN0s7


When we take into consideration
the fact that one out OF every seven
in this climate die Of consumption, il
it any onder that it Is feared by the
people of Aberdeen who have weak
lungs and chronic colds and coughs?
A famous London physician has for
years urged his patients, when the
slightest tendency to consumption ap-
peared, to take the best cod liver
preparation they could find, and phys
icians everywhere have recognized
that the Gods liver contains curative
values for coughs, colds, bronchitis,
consumption and all wasting diseases
unequalled i'm medicine, but, untOrtu-
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benefit from old-fashioned cod liver
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indigestible grease which they con-
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Mr.. Scrape, of the Phoenix Drug
company. says: I'VE want every
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of our new cod liver preparation,
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Therefore, where old-fashioned cod
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