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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-23
How the Birds Help the Farmer.
I'M

the robber ny, the worst enemy of
the honey bee. and known to kill 104
bees in a day. The king bird is also
destroyer Of the hairy and downy
wood-peckers, chafers, clover, weevils,
etc. He perfers wild cherries, elder
berries. ETC., to cultivated fruits.
The flicker had been wrongfully
accused of eating corn. Nearly half
of its food consists of grasshoppers,
and Professor Beal says that this
bird, also the hairy and downy wood
pecker, should be protected and en-
couraged
The red headed wood-pecker eats
more grasshoppers than any other
wood-pecker also eats June bugs,
weevils, etc.
The woodpecker sapsucker-These
birds are largely insect eaters. 1t is
only occasional that an ornamental tree
may be injured by them, and to pro-
tect these. the black alder Virginia
creeper, wild black cherry and
juniper can be planted.
The cuckoo. black billed cuckoo,
and yellow billed cuckoo are very USE
full in destroying injurious beetles,
grasshoppers, caterpillers, web worms.
etc., etc.
Hawks and owls.-These are among
the best friends of the farmer.
DR.. Fisher says: 1.-THE birds of prey,
the majority of which labor at night
and day to destroy the enemies of
the husbandsmen, are prosecuted I'M
ceasingly."
The March hawk is one of the
most useful. 1t has a white rump and
flies low over the meadow; it lives on
meadow mice, etc.
Red tail hawk, hen hawk.-The
bird does not deserve his name; 66
per cent of his food consists of inju-
rious mammals.
The red shouldered hawk. spar
most useful, destroying insects, and
mammals. 1t is said that three hundred
Swinson's hawks in one month save
60 tons of produce that would other
wise be destroyed by the grasshopper.
Only three kinds of hawk seem to
be guilty of the charges made against
them, the COS hawk. Cooper's and the
sharp Skinned. while all the rest are
very helpful to the farmer and fruit
grower
Long cared owls destroy mice and
disturb but few birds, and it is said
to do much god
Barrel OWL only IL per cent of
its food consists of poultry and game
and it would do much less harm if
chickens were shut up at night It's
food is mostly made up of injurious
insects and mammals.
The screech owl destroys both in
sects, mice and rats.
The barn owl lives mostly on in
sects. Injurious mammals gophers,
moles, mice, rats etc. 1t has been
found that SO per cent. of its food con-
sists of mice. Owls remain with us
through the winter. feeding upon the
little enemies of orchard. garden and
field
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-23
GivesHeaIth, Vigor and Tone.

Herbine is a boon to sufferers from
aneamia. By it's use the blood is
quickly regenerated and the color be-
comes normal. The drOooping
strength is revived. The languor is
diminished. Health, vigor and tone
predominant. New life and happy
activity results. Mrs. Belle H. Shriel,
Middlesborough, H., writes, L have
been troubled with liver complaint
and poor blood, and have found moth
ing to benefit me like Herbine. 1
have wished that l had known it in
my husbands time" scots. m
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-23
-WATERM[I0Ns-
Good Money I'm Growing Large Wa.
tsrmelons.

II have been planting each year
for several years, from 20 to 100
acres in Eden variety of Water
melons, and have made good mon
ey every year. / secured good
Eden seed to begin with and have
improved them each year, by Sc
lecting my seed from only large
and we'll shaped melons, / have
them dried in the shade, which
will when properly planted always
come up as they are sound and
full 1 have 1900 lbs, of choice
seed to offer at soc per ID. When
you send your order for seed and
wish me to do so, / will instruct
you how to prepare, fertilize and
cultivate. Let your order come In
at once. l sold the same kind Of
seed over S. c., Ca, and Fla, last
year which gave perfect satisfac-
ton.
|. PURITAN STILL
Blackville, S. c.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-23

Dr. w. K. Slaughter, the popular
mayor of Belleview, and DR.. Griffith
of Dunnellon, have returned from Pa
latka, where they attended the ses-
sion of the grand lodge of the knights
of Pythias
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-23

Mr. and Mrs. ]. Buttgenbach, who
nave been spending several months in
Florida. left for their home at Brus-
sells, Belgium. Saturday.
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strata of society impressed into service and
made to carry rife like the ordinary bare
footed soldier. But this Is not usual, 1t oc-
curing generally as the result of spite upon
the part of some military commander.
The militia Is Differed by volunteer Of
ficers selected or appointed from the better
element of society, and also by the regular
army officers, who always take precedence
above them. AS a rule the men and boys
enrolled in the militia are required to ap-
pear at the headquarters of their enroll
ment every Sunday morning, ana at the
sound of the assembly call they are formed
In the plaza, given their equipments and
they are drilled and put through the regular
army ma3euvers.
In case of war or Instruction 1t Is part
of the governments policy to suppress all
immediate information. The telegraph
wires are put into play sending direct
orders to the military governors through
out the country to mobilize the volunteer
army as quietly as possible. The military
governor Is usually faithful to his trlst
and orders are given to assemble the
various bodies of militia for review" in
the different districts in his particular de-
partment,
If possible word Is mentioned of any
pending difficulty, for it Is generally real
lied by the military authorities that If tho
militia" has an inklng of any serious diff
fculty there are sudden duties which call
many of its members far away where they
cannot be readily found; hence, in case OF
war, it is usual for the news to be sup
pressed untth the militia has been assem-
bled for It's regular Sunday morning drill.
The various bodies thus assembled through
out the country are thus virtually cor
rallied, are put under the command as far
as possible of the regular army officers,
equipped with arms and ammunition, and
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No one would ever suspect for moment
that such soldiers as these would fight. but
they do fight, and fight well. They are
| young men usually, who have been taught
obedience from their very childhood. Obe-
dfence is impressed upon them by their
mothers and grandmothers; they are taught
obedience in their village schools and ODE
dience is hammered into them with their
regular weekly drill as soldiers and at their
night classes, if they are fortunate enough
to obtain an officers rank and attend them.
The regular officers of the army are
usually graduates from the polytechnic
or military school at the capital and
men who frequently work themselves UP
from the ranks. There are no restric-
tons placed upon young soldiers work
ing himself UP from the ranks as IN the
armies of the old country. He must
first serve, however, through the grades
OF corporal and sergeant, although revo-
lutions have brought forth such military
geniuses as Gen. j. Rufino Barrios, who
never was a soldier or studied In any
military school. 1t was this same Bar
rios who perfected the present military
system of government throughout the
country.
Bushwhacking tactics are never resorted
to In Guatemala's wars and revolutions In
case Of revolution, the absolute Indifference
of the individual soldier as to which party
wins out precludes this. In case of war
the soldier has never been called upon to
actually fight any one but the Salvadorean
for generations, and he never could be
made to comprehend why he should be
called forth to fight these people, his neigh
bors The result is he is led forth TO war,
driven might be a better word, and with
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his officers to the right OF him and behind
him he hears the bugle calls and the Or
ders to advance, deploy, and skirmish, as
the case may be.
He hears the rifle fire of the enemy with
out seeing him, perhaps; sees only the bull
fellow soldier occasionally fall by hts SIDE
He knows that he is getting etot at and
must shoot back, and to kill IL possible to
lessen his own chances of getting hit.
When his officers fail hin--when he no
longer hears their commands-it does not
take him long to make UP his mind what
to do He runs. He may not even take
the trouble to carry his gun along with him
in his anxiety to get out.
1t is not so with the Salvadorians- They
have not the military equipment. the dis
cipline or the organization of the Guate-
malans, but they have the fighting blood
which the Guatemalans lack, and an Unborn
hatred for these neighbors, who have al
ways been the aggressors in warfare While
they have invariably repulsed Guatemala's
past, they have rarely followed up their
victories by an invasion of Guatemal8's ter
ritory
The battles between the two countries are
usually fought not only with considerable
bloodshed on each side, but with great
slaughter The death of one of the COM
handing generals Is usually a reason for q
suspension of hostillties.
1t may mean the complete defeat of one
of the contestfng armies, as was the case
when Barrios met his death leading his
hitherto victorious army at Chalckuapa.
upon which his troops Immediately aban-
doned the field and retreated in panic. or
it may mean an arnistice with both armies
resting on their arms, while the dead are
gathered up and burned and the respective
representatives of the contendins govern
nlents meet and decide upon terms of peace.
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HEALTH OFFICE REPORT.
Weekly Announcement From the
District Building.

The report Of the health Office for the
week ended last Saturday has been issued,
as follows:
The mortality of the past week, when
compared with the record for the previous
week shows decrease in the total num-
Der of deaths from 1873 to 141. OF these
recent deaths 10 were white inhabitants
and 66 colored, which represent a death
rate per 1000 of the former Of 1877, and of
the latter $3.50. The death rates for the
previous week We're white, 1856; colored,
1.5, and total population 2S6. and during
the corresponding period of last year
white 16.1, colored 30,4 and total popula-
ton 1915. These rates for last year show
q much smaller mortality during that week
than there was during the past week, ~
deaths occurring during this period of 1905
Although the mortality during the past
week was smaller than the previous week
the number Of deaths among infants under
ono year of age remains very high there
having been 40 deaths On this period of life
recorded. During the same week of 1905
there were 40 deaths recorded of infants
under one year. Deaths from diarrheaI
diseases among the population general de-
creased from 4S (the previous week. to 81,
but still form by far the largest element
IN the mortality. Consumption ranked
next. as it did in the previous report, with
1S deaths, while IA persons succumbed to
diseases Of the heart, and 10 to diseases OF
lLc hiuIeSs 1nere were I'VE deaths from
typhoid fever and Ave from pneumonia.
The typhoid fever record shows an In
crease In both the number Of cases re-
ported during the week and also the num-
Der of cases under treatment at the close
of the week, when compared with the cor
responding week of 1908, and also with the
previous week just gone. During the week
ended July Is, 1905, is cases We're reported:
during the week ended July 7, 1906, % cases
and during the week Just ended, 80. Cases
under treatment at the close of the week
ended July Is, 1905, numbered 81; at the
close OF the week ended July T. 1905, 81.
and at the close of last week, 90.
One new case of diptherfa was reported
during the past week, which. however, was
leaving but two cases under treatment At
were cases in quarantine. No new cases
of scarlet fever were reported during the
past week. and 5 cases were discharged,
leaving 25 cases In quarantine There is
no smallpox in the District at the close of
the report period.
The births reported during the past week
numbered 147. 105 of which were white
children and AZ colored. During same week
of 1905, 113 were reported.
The atmospheric conditions as reported
by the weather bureau were as follows:
Mean temperature, T3; mean relative hui
midty, IS per cent; mean actual barometer,
2o96. The winds were northeast averag-
ing miles an hour, and reached a maxi
mum of is miles on the 18th instant. The
maximum temperature was 50, on the 10th
instant. and the minimum SO. on the 14th
instant
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Among the Small Craft.

The power launch Elk, belonging to the
Waterbury brothers, was hauled out on
the marine railway at Reagan's boatyard
last Monday to have her hull under water
cleaned and painted and other repair work
done. The summer cruise of the Elk will be
on the Chesapeake and. 1t Is stated, the
tributaries OF the bay on the eastern shore
will be visited. The Elk was put overheard
yesterday afternoon.
The schooner yacht Cicona, belonging to
Mfr. Ralph Gait of this city, Is to be hauled
out at local shipyard for examination of
her hull to locate leak which developed
a few days ago. The leak will be stopped
by the cauIking of the hull OF the yacht,
and she will leave here soon for an extended
cruise of the river.
The steam launch Little Angus, Capt, Cook,
which was reported disabled on the river,
IS lying at the K street wharf for repairs.
She has one OF the links on her engine
broken and will be out of service for few
days.
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News From Boyds.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
BOYDS, Nd. July IS, 1905.
citizen living near Gaithersburs tied
his horse to a tree near the station there
Yesterday afternoon and had not left the
animal five minutes before a bolt Of light
ming struck the tree and killed the animal
instantly.
Frederick NJ Browning OF Hyattstown
and Miss Esther NJ. Show of that place
drove to Frederick yesterday morning and
were married in the parsonage of the Bap-
fist Church there by Rev. W. II. Parker.
Soon after the wedding the bride and groom
returned home and surprised their friends
by the announcement of their marriage.
Farmers are now harvesting their hay
crop which will be OF finer quality than
was at first expected.
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For Philadelphia, New
York, and the East.

400 Pm. CONGRESSIONAL LIMITED" for
New York oniy. daily. all Parior Cars, Dining
Car.
Express. e.55, $50. 1000 {Sev York only and
t1loo An. 3l2.s5, t3.oo, LAS, $50 and 1000
PM. 1890 night. On Sundays, 1880, I'll 90
An, 120t, ts.oo, +4.45, $50 and 1000 PM.
1880 night.
For Philadelphia only, Express, 74o, 1000 AM.
1901 PM. week days, 400, s.15 400, 1885 and
$40 PM daily; e55 An. Sundays
For Boston, without change, 7.40 An week DAYS
and 1885 Pm. daily.
Tor Baltimore. 500. els, 855, 74O. $50, $50.
1000. 1880, 100 AN. 1901. I233, Ito, lib.
geo. 500, sl5. $40 400 (4O0 Limited. 40.
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lo.4o, l1.s5 PM. and $50 night week days.
On sundays, 6.55, $50. $50, eco. 1880, 1lOo
An, 1901. lis. zoo, 400, ais, $40 400
(4.O0 Limited, 400. 4-45, 5s5, $40, 6lo, $50
7;15, 740, 1000 1910 PM. and IL 80 night.
Atlantic City Special" ITO PM week DAYS,
For Cape May, 1855 PM. week days; sundays
1890 night
Tor Asbury Park. 100 AN aud ~ IS PM. week
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For Annapolis. 74O. $50 AM. 1885, AS and
$40 Pm. week days. Sundays $50 AM. $40
and 1910 Pm.
For Pope's Creek Line. 100 AN. and 44s PM
week days 8 20 M. Sundays
Ticket Offices. Fifteenth AMI Streets,
and at the station. Sixth and Streets. where
orders can he left for the checking of baggage to
destination from hotels and residences
Telephone call Main $3.50" for Pennsylvania
Railroad Cab Service.
tDining Car.
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General Manager Pass'r Traffic Manager
GEO. ". BOYD,
General Passenger Agent
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RAILROADS.
PENNSYLVANIA
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B Streets.
RAIL ROAD

$50 AN. daily. PITTSBURGH EXPRESS AND
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Buffet PaIlor Car to Harrisburg.
1850 AN daily. MAIN LINE ExPREss-Pull.
msn Buffet Parlor Car to Harrisburg. Parlor
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road Dining Car Harrisburg to Altoona.
i2ol PM. daily. THE PENNSYLVANIA LIN.
ITED.-Pullman Sleeping. Dining, Smoking and
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Cleveland. Toledo. Detroit, Cincinnati, Indianapo-
lis and st. Louis. Buffet parlor Car to Harris
burg.
200 N. daily. ST. LOUIS LIAlITED.-Sleepins,
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$40 PM. daily. PENNSYLVANIA SPECIAL us
hours to Chicago pullman Sleeping Dining,
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$50 AN. daily. BUFFALO DAY EXPRESS, with
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via Emporium Junction.
$50 AN for Erie daily, Canandagua Rochester
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1850 An FOR Remove daily. and EImira week
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The wise business man places
his Inducements to customers
in the widely circulated news.
paper, like The Evening Star,
because he knows it pays him
to make public announcements
rather than TO waste his time in
attempting to do business by the
circulation OF pamphlets, book
lets and the like through the
mail
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GUAT EMAIL AN ARMY
interesting Description of Its
Queer Soldiers.
LARGE FORCE OF REGULARS
Militia Liable for Duty Between Six
teen and Sixty.
COMPARED WITH SALVATORE
Not Equal as Fighters to Their War
like Neighbors Over the
Frontier.
COMPARED WITH SALVATORE
Writfen for The Star

Written for The Star
Guatemala has a population Of 1900, eco
people. She can mobilize an army of 5000
soldiers. 1t Is doubtful If she can raise any
moro than these Considering that only
one-third of her entire population consists
of creoles or mixed races, and that the
other two-thirds are aboriginal Indians,
who thave no more part In her body polite
than our Apache Indians have in ours 49,
w soldiers for this little country Is an
enormous number But the law requires
every man or boy between the ages of six
teen and sixty to serve his country as a
soldier in time of need.
Tho country Is divided into DEPART
rients. and every department has it's
cabezara, or capital, with Its military
governor, called the 'jefe politico," or
chler of the department. These jefes
poltlcos, or chiefs, are appointed by the
president, are always his personal IA
Vorites. and are under his Immediate con-
troll The country is strong with q net
work or telegraph and telephone wires,
ard each chief of department Is re-
CURED to send a dispatch to the presi-
cent at the close Of each day announcing
that in his particular department "all is
well.' -
In turn. every town or village of import
ance. unless 1t be a community. of purely
aborigines. Is connected by wire with the
caoezera or its particular department Such
towns as nave garrisons of regular soldiers
nave commandante or mayor de la plaza.
who Is required on his part to report daily
to the military governor or iefe poltico that
all gees well'' in his particular bailiwick
In towns which are SO small or Of so little
Importance garrison Is deemed unneces-
sary there is usually a commisslonardo or
commissioner, to look after things and re-
port any suspicious doings. Thus, by a sys-
tenn OF military government more complete
and perfect than that of Russia, Guate-
mala's president has the country under
complete control at all times, and renders
the probability of a successful Instruction
extremely difficult.
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POTOMAC RIVER BOATS,

WASHINGTON & POTOMAC STEAMBOAT 70.
randall Line.l
STEAMERS FOR POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS
Str. Harry Randall. Monday and Wednesday at
Z p;n,, and Saturday. am, for river la9dinss
TO Wieomieo river and Nomipt creek landings
stesmer arrives in Washington Wednesday and
Friday mornings and Sunday afternoons.
day at Z a.h,.. for river landings including Port
&c AafaS1 eek anf hs
ton Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons.
Steamer for Glymont AID intermediate landings
pm. uiy21-tf
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RAILROADS.
4 TLANTIC COAST L INE

Effective May 81, 1905.
Notice.-Tbese departures are given as informa-
ton, as well as connections with other companies.
but arrivals and connections not guaranteed.
4:30 am. daily-Sleeping Car New YORK to Jack.
sonviiie, Fla.
3:45 pm daily-Sleeping Cars New York to Jack
sonviile, Fla; New York to Port Tampa, Fla, via
Jacksonyille; New York TO Augusta Ga; New
York to Charleston, s. O.; Washington, D. c., to
Wilmington, N G. Connects at Petersburg for
this train.
For tickets and all information apply at the
OFFICE OF THE LINE, col PENNSYLVANIA
AVENUE NORTHwEST, AND PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD STATION.
GEO. P. JAMES
District Passenger Agent. Washington, d. G.
w. J. CRAIG,
Pass Traffic Algr. Wilmington. n O.
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Seaboard Air Lime Railway

TICKET OFFICE. 1921 PENNA. AVE,
For Petersburg. Raleigh, Wilmington, Columbia.
ham. Mobile Pensacola and New Orleans.
1880 AM. DAILY = Sesboard Mall - Through
Pullman Sleeper to Jacksonville. Fla. also through
Sleeper Washington to Birmingham. Ala. Cafe Dfa.
ing Car Washington to Hamlet. N. g.
6.25 PM DAILY-Seaboard Express-Solid train
to jacksonville and Tampa, with Pullman Sleepers
Through Sleeper to Atlanta. Birmingham and Mem
phis. Cafe Oinip. Car.