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The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28
Tobacco Cure For Hay Fever.

Permit me to add my experience
with hay fever to your collection of
letters regarding this curious disease.
suffered with it for years, and have
gone through the regular course of
procedure with absolutely certain"
patenta medicines, md experimenting
doctors and surgeons. Two weeks
ago, while suffering from an attack.
| smoked for the first time I have
given the weed a thorough trial and
have found that it has such sooth-
ing influence on the nose and throat
thatI can check an attack almost
as soon as l begin to smoke.-Hay
Fever in N. Y. Times.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

Not much notice has been taken =,
he very close approach to completion
of the great tunnel under the Hudson
river by the Pennsylvania raiIroaa
company. A review of the work bv
the engineers establishes the facs
that the two piercings starting frpm
opposite sides of the river meet with
astonishing accuracy at the point IN
tended. Considering the magnitude a.
the actual undertaking. and the fsct
that the tunnel is but a part. and b,
no means the .chief part, OF an a.
terprise of vast magnitude and 81
nificance, such an achievement. =.
quietly received. is really one OF the
marvels Of modern science and orran.
ization.
We hear a great deal these DAYS Of
the difficulties and disadvantages IN.
der which the common people" are
placed by the encroachment OF cor.
porations. wealth and power. But here
is a work. to cost before II Is finished
some $75.0O0,0O0. from which the
Pennsylvania corporation expects a
good profit, and what Is its essential
object? Nothing less than to reduce
the cost of living and doing business
over a vast territory but chiefly with.
in the radius OF the population imme.
diately dependent on the city OF New
York. When the plans OF the corpor.
alton are carried out. as Il Is quite
certain they will be the dimunition IN
the cost of transit and the time re-
quired will make II possible for tens
of thousands OF people 10 work IN
this city and to live In comparatively
cheaper homes twice or three times
as far fro mtheir work as is now pos
sib!e. 1t is no easy task to think OF
practical benefit more essentially val.
liable to a community than a sub.
stantial reduction In the cost Of rent
without reduction In comfort and
healthiness. with. indeed. advantages
in both. That Is what this gigantic
enterprise is accomplishing. Thoagh
oenefcient II is in no sense b.snevo-
lent 1t is simply a work cut by aa-
tute and able managers OF the princi-
plea of progress governing modern
Industrial and social life. II Is GER
tainly no less encouraging on that
account.-New York Times.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28
Phosphate Discovered.

One of the richest beds of phos-
phate ever discovered in this state
was found this week about one mile
south of Zolfo. A large area of land
is found to be solidly underlaid with
the richest kind of deposits. The land
under which it was found fortunately
does not belong to the Peace River
Company, and it is extremely prob
able that plant will be established
and mining begun before long.-Zolfc
Advertiser
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28
A cowardIy PraetIee.

The habit of carrying deadly wea
pons which mas grown to such alarm
ing proportions has attracted the at
tention of many able writer's and they
have commented on and condemned
it az cowardly.
The latest object lession in the
evils of the habit comes to us this
week from Brooksville. Tuesday af
ternoon two respectable white mer
engaged in a quarrel about a negro
Hot words and insults fcllowe, and
both pulled their guns and began fir
ing. The result is both men are
dead and two families are bereaved
Both. had pistols and used them tc
deadly effect.
Had neither of them possessed a
revolver what would have been the
result? They might have fought, but
1t would have been in the good ole
fashioned way with natures weapons
and neither would have received ser
ious wounds.
We join with the many men who
are condemning the habit Some say
thy carry them for protection but
its only the towards who fear some
thing will attack him on the public
streets and highways. Therefore II
seems like cowardly practice to al
ways be found with a loaded reyol
yer ready for action against a fellow
man. Lucie Tribune.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

The Tampa city council has in
creased saloon licenses from $3.50 to
$500. 1t is urged that those whose
business calls for the most police
regulation should pay an adequate
amount of the city's expenses. The
new occupation tax ordinance raises
every license practically from 5 to
so per cent. it is said. and that it is a
sweeping one may be judged from the
fact that every family that takes ev-
en- but one boarder must pay a Ii.
cense tax. 1t is estimated that the
new ordinance viii add to the city
revenues about $4,000 but it is not
likely to stand if it is made oppres-
|sive.-Times- Union.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

Every town in Florida is making
solid and substantial improvement
Brick and artificial stone buildings
are In evidence everywhere. Lake
land and all the towns from there to
Fort Myers are alive with industries
Of various sorts. The town of wau-
chula for instance has sprung into
existence since our last visit to that
section and Is now erecting three.
story buildings. II has the largest
crate mill In the state. The orange
groves and vegetable farms are con.
stantly being enlarged and prospect
Of moving the crops Is getting to be
a serious problem. The increase in
the size OF these farms means the
establishment Of more crate mills and
the employment of more labor and
the building OF more railroads will be
an absolute necessity. II Is estimat
ed that along the Caloosahatchee val
ley alone. II developments continue
at the same rate as the past few
years indicate, the orange and grape
fruit alone win amount TO several mil
lion boxes. Tampa and its environ
ments are growing so rapidly that the
railroads find Il almost impossible te
handle the incoming and outgoing
freight. When the Everglades are
drained and Governor Broward's
dream becomes reality Florida viii
indeed become more than the prairies
of the west. the river bottoms of ths
Mississippi and the basin OF the Nil,
combined In the growth OF stapI.
and profitable crops. and II viii re
quire more engines to remove he
productions than now enter the stat.
An al directions.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

An Ocala young man who poses as
one who is wise about that which is
writte recently answered the fol-
lowing advertisement In an eastern
25-cent paper: I'VE will send IL cents
for 1902 pennies" He scraped around
until he got fifty of the 1902 coinage
and forwarded them in a registered
letter. He received immediate reply
saying that when he sent 1852 more
pennies. sufficient to make up thenum
ber-1902-he would receive his II
cents He gave himself a kick. hor-
rowed enough to subscribe for this
paper and proposes in the future to
KEEP posted on those little graft
games.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28
IN st. Petersburg they are consid-

In st. Petersburg they are consid-
-nGerec6eae says: "The city council
will pass an ordinance az its next
meeting to 'pen up the chickens and
turn the garden loose" Some of the
people down that way who like to
Yep gardens are objecting to having
to maintain chicken proof fences
about them. Residents of some of
the Jacksonville suburbs would like
have the cows penned up and their
gardens turned loose" Jacksonville
has a good stock law but the cows
treat it with Times Union.
Ditto Ocala
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

This seems to have been the boss
snake season in Florida If we may
judge by the numerous snake stories
getting into the papers. That such
large numbers of reptiles are
crawling around, apparently out OF
a jobS may possibly be due to the
fact that so many Florida counties
have gone dry this year.-Live Oak
Democrat.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

This paper copied a little item
some time ago from one of the ex-
changes. saying that Hon. Jno. p Wall
having been defeated for the
state senate by Dr. e. 8. Grill, had
quilted the democratic party aud
taken TO the woods. This item was
printed merely as a passing event
with no intention or desire of plac-
Ing the distinguished statesman of
Putnam county in a wrongful posi-
tion tefore his fellow citizens. In
a letter to US he states emphatically
that the report Is without foundation.
That he Is still aboard the democratic
ship and expects TO stay right there
as long as there is plank left. Ex,
Senator Wall is all right. all wool
and more than yard wide.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

Roosevelt has paid his dollar to the
republican campaign fund and son-in-
law Longworth has now paid his, so
the Roosevelt family. who are repub.
leans are accounted for Why do not
Co ON and Fairbanks and the 9th.
er standpatters come dpwn. or dc
they think tina the glory Of the cam
paign is to rest on the Roosevelt brow
that the expense Of producing the re-
suit should not res. there also?
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28
A million dollar loan and trust CON-

A million dollar loan and trust COM
pnay has been organized at Arcadia.
The following are the new officers of
the new company: President. ]. J.
Heard; first vice-president, t. B.
King; second viee-president, w w,
Langford: general manager of the
field department, M. e. Goldsmith
secretary. Walter Graham: treasurer
Ed. Scott; attorneys. Treadwell E
Treadwell.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

The annexation of Cuba would
prove a solar plexus blow not only
to the cigar manufacturing interests
of Tampa and Key West. but would
pronounce "skiddoo' on the orange
growing business Of rural Florida.
Cuba has the richest soil on earth. It
grows the tobacco and once in the
Union would manufacture 1t ell at
home. 1t also grows oranges much
cheaper than we can and were it not
for the duty imposed would long
ago have put our growers out of
business.-Tampa Times.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

"The farthest fields are always the
greenest." People are never salts
fed" are some of the expressions
you constantly hear. Fort Myers
wants drainage. When that influx of
water comes tearing down the Caloo.
sahatchee. and its salt water bay is
made fresh of bralish. the tarpon
win seek new sporting grounds and
one Of the glories will have departed.
and II be left with sand bar to con-
sole itself with.-Lake City Index.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

The oldest royal house in Europe
is that of Macklenburg, which traces
its descendants from gentleman
who sacked Rome A. D., ASS. Some
time there may be American families
of distinction who can trace thair
lines back to gentlemen who sacked
New York life insurance companies
from 1890 to 1906.-Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

I'm the face of this years record
breaking crops it will be idle for Mr..
Bryan to try to talk down the coun-
try's prosperity.-Chicago Tribune.
And also idle for stand-patters to
tell the farmer that the protective tar
IN is the cause OF prosperity.-Courier
Journal.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28
JUDGE CARTER ON DRAINAGE.

Judge Sgd L. Carter has returned
from trip to the Caloosahtchee
river into Lake Okeechobee and the
Everglades, where he went with Gov
ernor Broward and number OF the
members of the legislature and Flor
ida editors.
In speaking of his trip Judge Car
ter says he will frankly admit that
the trip shattered many of his precon-
ceived opinions of that section OF the
state. A more generous, hospitable
anu intelligent citizenship than the
Fort Myers people cannot be found on
the globe.
"The river is exceedingly beautiful,
said Judge Carter. ut is lined with
thrifty farms and magnificent orange
groves, and Lake Okeechobee is a
splendid body of water, said to be the
largest south of Lake ~'"Higan; and
it is only a question of time when
its shores will be lined with stately
hotels and beautiful residences. for
he who contends that the waters of
the lake cannot be lowered and the
adjacent country drained and brought
into high state of cultivation, does
so through dense ignorance of the
facts. or else from interested mo-
tives; and if he will go and view the
land for himself, he will admit that
Governor Broward's plans are entire
ly practicable, however, much he
may differ from the governor about
other things" s."-Gainesville Sun.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

And now comes along man who
objects to Hon. VIM. Jennings Bryan
being president Us his home in Ne
braska will not permit of an annual
naval review in his front yard.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

Various excuses are given why
clerks should stand at their desks.
but the most potent seems to be thar
1t prevents bagging at the Knees
Galveston Tribune.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER as, 1905.

Kind Edward has rendered a cup
to be contested for at the jamestown
exposition by yachtmen. It's cast
was over $500.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

was spreading all over my body and
limbs. Before / had used one bottle
Of Cuticura Resolvent, together with
the Ointment, my sores were nearly
healed over, and by the time / had
used the third bottle, ] was entirely
well. had good appetite and was
heshier than ever was. To any one
who has any skin or blood disease 1
would honestly advise them 70 get the
Cuticura Remedies and get well quicker
than all the doctors in the State can
cure YOU" Mrs. NJ. Z. Falin,
May 10, 1905. Speers Ferry, Va
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

After this who can say that the
is not growing better. A man living
In Mount Vernon. H.. several days
ago sent the general passenger agent
OF the Nashville & st. Louis railway
a money order for $3.50. explaining
that II was in payment of a ride he
stole on that road twenty years ago.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

stay. / had three
good doctors TO do
all they could, but
none of them did
any good. l then
used one box Of
Cuticura Ointment
and three bottles OF
Cuticura Resolvent
and wascompletely
cured. My hands
were raw all over,
inside and out,
and the eczema
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

An Indianian who never bathed
ali lived to be about eighty years
old is described as 'one of the best
known merchants in the country
The Louisville Courier-Jouranl says:
Doubtless he could be readily iden-
tilted even in the dark of the room. "
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28
The mshopper,s Face

The shoppers face" is one of the
ills that strenuous life has brought
upon long suffering modern wome2.
1t is described as a fixed ten anx-
ious, puzzled look, that brings
wrinkles before their time" London
Penny Magazine.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28
A REMARKABLE PARTY.

That party that excurted into the
Everglades the other day must have
been composed of gentlemen OF re-
markable PERCEPTION. They must have
been all lightning calculators of phe-
nomenal ability. To them, vast en-
gineering problems, demanding the
most patient calculation and investi-
CATION of men who have given life
time to such study and such work,
were but child's play, and were solv-
ed with one casual glance of the
eye.
This party-or rather, those mem
bers of it who approved the resolu-
ton adopted at Alva-sailed into
Lake Okcechobee and sailed right
out again. The entire expedition
occupied only two days. What they
saw of the Everglades could have on
ly have been small portion thereof.
1t is safe to presume that they slept
awhile, dined few times, loafed a
little and occasionally partook of re-
freshments. But in the space of per-
haps twelve hours they settled the
great engineering problem of drain
ing the Everglades and pronounce
it entirely feasible.
Here is what these wonderful ~obser-
vers, who figured out great engineer
ing problems with one squint of the
eye, established, beyond peradven
ture, and from their own observation,
in their momentary glance at the
Everglades, as declared by the reso-
lutions which they adopted.
That the property owners along
the banks of the Caloosahtchee
UNANIMOUSLY desire the Everglades
drained-in other words they saw
all of them, got an expression from
every one of them-in two days.
That Okeechobee can be easily
draincd-dead easy, this-and that
little or nor obstruction is offered"
That the governors plans are en-
tirely feasible and practicable
Our Uncle Sam was entirely unfor-
tunate ir not having this estimable
body of lightning engineers at com
mand when he was doing all that fg-
,Iring over the Panama Canal prob
lem All the months and months of
| time and thousands of expenses in
CURED in figuring out the canal con-
| struntiou problem. might have been
saved if the president could orly
have corlaI!ed this Florida excursion
party and given it an opportunity to
get just one glance at the Culebra
| Cut.
The Tribune is not exaggerating
Pthe case in the least-for the resolu-
tions themselves tell us that the
party made an accurate finding,
and "diligent and faithful obserya-
tion -ail IN twelve hours and be-
,Ween refreshments.-1am Tribune
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28
An exchange says: Never iuds

An excnaIge says: Never Judge
by appearance. A shabby coat may
contain an editor. while the man
wearing a plug hat and yellow kid
gloves may be a delinquent sub
scriber."
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

The old Savannah theatre was burn
ed Saturday night; loss about $75,-
900, partly covered by insurance. This
is said to have been the oldest play
house in the country, having been
built in 1918.
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

Just because the Baltimore Sun
makes a plea for the razorback hog
an exchange comes along and throws
cold water on its enthusiasm by
shouting what office does he want?''
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28

This disease Is caused by a de-
rangement of the stomach. Take n
dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets 10 correct this disorder
and the sick headache will disappear.
For sale by all druggists. m
The Ocala banner., 1906-09-28
HANDS RAW WITH
TERRIBLE ECZEMA
Suffered for Ten Years-Spreadlhg
to Body and Limbs Despite Efforts
of Three Doctors-Another Re-
markabIe and Speedy
CURE BY THE
CUTICURA REMEDIES

"I had eczema on my hands for ten
years. At first it would break out only
u winter. Then IL finally came To
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-30
SLAYS AN INTRUDER LITTLE GIRL SHOWS NERVE IN
 PINCH. Man Who Deserted Wife, Bent on EkiII- iDg spouse, TFaEicaiIy Stopped By Child of Rhode Island
 Policeman

Thornton. R. l.. Nov. 2s.--Ethel Smith, the 15-year-old laughter of special po- liceman Leander Smith, is under arrest tonight charged with killing Elmer Briggs, 8 resident of Thornton.
 The circumstances were such that af- ter being obliged to arrest the child, Chief Kimball took her to his house, gave her a Thanksgiving dinner and declared that she would not go to jail as long as she was under his juris- diction.
 About two weeks ago Briggs is al- leged to have deserted his wife, leav- Ing her without means to support her. self and three small children. Special Officer Smith took pity upon tho woman and he and his wife received Mrs. Briggs and her children into their home. This afternoon during the ab- senca of Smith, Briggs tried to force an entrance to the Smith house. Mrs. Briggs and her children in fear, looked all the doors and windows.
 Ethel procured her fathers revolver as Briggs drew a large carving knife from beneath his coat and cut away the netting from the screen on the front door.
 He then smashed Q pane sf glass door, reached his arm on the Inside. turned the key in the lock ana threw back the bolt. As he forced the doo~ open, the little girl fired two shots at him, both bullets lodging in hIs body Briggs hesitated for a moment and then kept on The child fired three more shots and Briggs fell dead.
 Witnesses say that when Briggs approached the house he was mutter- ing threats to kill his wiee and chill dren.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-30


 I wanted a maid. SC I went to the woman of my acquaintance who is the best housekeeper.
 What intelligence office shall I go to?" I demanded.
 'Intelligence officel' she scornfully replied. "You'Il find no one there ex- eept the regular hangers on who change places every ten days And you won't get anything by answering advertisements either. The thing to do is to advertise"
 I went to another friend. "Adver- ttse? Never.'' was her comment "You should answer the advertise ments yourself before 10 In the morn- ing and engage six or seven of them
 Six or seven of them What If they should all come2"
 She looked at me scornfully. My dear. it's easy to see you haven't kept house long,. was what she said. Prob ably none will como at all
 That seemed pleasant
 | went to an intelligence office.
 | went to two intelligence offices.
 I went to three intelligence offices.
 | went to ak home for French immi- grants. They didn't want to do wash Ing.
 E went to a homo for Swedish imn1i- grants. They didn't want to do cook tng
 went to a. home for Irish girls. They didn't want to work at all, or
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-30
WONDERS OF DELIRIUM.

Sleep walkers Have POvveFs In Trance
 More Than Normal state.
 Baltimore News
 Prof. Pierre Janet, of the Paris sor- bonne. apologized to an audience in Mccoy Hall of the Johns Hopkins Uni versity this morning for sssaying to speak in an unfamiliar tongue, and then proceeded tc use admirable Eng fish. the charm os which was height ened by the French accent and an oc- casional mispTonunciation.
 It was Professor Janst's second lec- ture on Mind and Medicine" and it dealt with hysteTia, particularly that form of hysteria which evidences Itself in sommanambulism. This was his fin~ al conclusion: "I maintain that If hys- teria is a mental malady 1t is not Q mental malady like any other. Hys- teria Is a form of mental dtsaggrega- tfon characterized by the tendency to a Association of the systems of Ideas and functions that constitute personal cOnsciousn
 If this definition rather stumped the lay portion of his audience, that DOT ton was intensely interested in the recital of cases which formed the basis for 1t.
 ,'I win ask. you toe onsider one of the most typical and characteristic symptoms of hysteria, and that Is som namDQllGn. TO uuuGfeLdNu tb WNA A@B l believe. to understand all hysterieal phases that are more or less construct ed on the same model
 What Is somnambulism7 Popularity, a somnambullst Is an individual who thinks and acts while he Is asleep. That answer Is not very clear, for we do not know very well what sleep Is. You will find nowhere a more beauti- ful description of the popular Idea of than In ShakAHDRnFA' a tragedy of Macbeth Modern exam ples are much less dramatic, but you will let me cite a few which have come under my personal observation.
 There is young woman, twenty nine years old. whom I will call 'Gib.' She heard one day that her niece, who lived next door, had thrown herself out of the window in a fit of delirium- She rushed down stairs and was con- fronted with the sight of the body in the street. After the first shock she seemed to be but little moved, pre-