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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mrs 4. DeVane went over to St
Augustine yesterday for q short visit
with her daughter. Mrs. c. {. Hill.
She was accompanied by her grand
son, Master Hansel Leavengood
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr.. S. T Sistrnk has been feeling
i'll at ease for some time, and yester-
day slipped away for few days stay
al Seabreeze. where his wife and lit
tie son are spending the summer.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr. +. c. Hood OF Cuba. but who has
been at Oxford for some time looking
after the property of the late Major
Wright was in Ocala yesterday. He
is on his way to ST. SimOnds Island
whore his family are spending the
summer.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mrs, c. y. SChlemmer left Wedncs-
day for few months visit 10 friends
IN North Carolina and Virginia. She
went first to Lake City, where ska
will he Joined by her mother
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr.. Pierce. representing the Red
Rock Ginger Ale Company OF Jack
sonville, is here looking after the
trade OF that concern, and has placed
the agency for this popular beverage
with Messrs. Abe p-ov-,, & Bro.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr. E. p. RentZ of the Rentz Lum-
her Company is back from Seabreeze.
where he has been spending a couple
OF days with his family. who have a
cottage there for the summer.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr. James \ Nor Mr. J. J. Williams, president
andenera Williams Fish
designer Company
health
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

DIR. and Mrs. l.. F. Blalock returned
Monday night from Madison. Florida
Mrs. BlalOck visited friends in Ala
hama and was met at Madison by Dr.
Blalock, who accompanied her home.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

FOR SALE-FOurIeen acres phos-
phaie land al Anthony. Fla. Address
: d Daniels. - Division St. Adrain.
Mich. 7-19-tf.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Sirs. ". {. LoOney and son. George.
caFhe home Saturday from a visit of
a week with Mr. and Mrs. ]. Car
stems at Lake Weir.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr. ard Mrs. ". F. Meadows of
Montgomery, Ala. are visiting Mrs.
Meadows parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. r.
Hendricks. at their home in the first
ward
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mrs. J. J. Pyles and family are now
occupying a residence in the in the
third ward. recently vacated by Mr..
LOhrig and family.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

NJ Nixon Of Gainesville has ac-
d~pted a position a. stenocrapher at
the Ocala Iron Works.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19
VOL. AZ, NO. ,.
Local and Personal
Sara Elizabeth Harris, Local Editor

The Misses Ross of Cater were
shopping in OcaIa Tuesday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Miss Mamie BlalOck OF Naldosta.
Ga, Is visiting DR. and Mrs Blalock
a. their home on Oklawaha avenue.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Fer Sale,-Dr, Marean's Liver Pills
made from DR., Marean's private for
muIa: have been tested for twenty
five years; purely vegetable. Sent
postpaid on receipt Of price. % cts
box. Address,
Mrs. Beatrice Marean,
Is East Belmont st.
Pensacola, Fla.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

FOR ShlE-TwO good mich COWS.
IL guineas, L buggy. l lot of plows.
See Miss Tillie Pyles. 7-19-1t.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mr.. II. ID. Bassett. manager for the
Bradley Brothers phosphate interests
in Florida. WAS among the prominent
Floridians in the city today
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Mrs. J. :. Haisley. who has been
visiting relatives in Gainesville. re-
turned homo Tuesday afternoon.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

Miss M-EEie Pylos is visiting rela-
tives al Hague. Alachua county.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19

The a. G. L. pay car was in OcaIa
yesterday. and made its employees
happy.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19
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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-07-19
Sale begins Monday. July I'D

Ocala, Fla. July l8, 1907.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20
g Gbe GI2o0ern MQbip@Qn Grm@oe@ q

its beginning from Swedish and Norwegian cast
aways hurled ON shore from wrecked ships, seized
and wrenched to pieces by Diamond Shoal, swung
and swirled in the nav of KillDevl blown down
from the Northern seas to the mouth of grin,
old Knnakeet. The names Olsen Tosen, Eric
and Elvin are common, and the Americans who
help populate the settlement have come from the
mainland for fish and found it more convenient
to reside on Ocracoke than across the inland
sounds. There is pretty old tale that has aged
almost enough to become legend, that when
the old Morse king of Corei's story "ThelIna"
set adrift after death in a viking ship, tie
woodwork set afire and the craft was steered out
to sea with living sailors. Then, so the story
runs, the waves of the sea rose up in fury and
the winds lashed the craft and the maddered
elements drowned out the flames, and the viking
ship drfted on and on in the paths of the dere
icts, with its human freight, and was carried by
the currents into Silver Lake, at Ocracoke. where
1t sank, the funeral attendants of the old sun
worshiper going ashore and since that time max.
ing their residence there When in a communi-
cative mood some old resident on the island will
tell in their quaint dialect in which still linper
the traces of North Country European accent
of the Morse or Swedish blood that courses in the
veins Of the settlers, and their folklore and love
of the sea has been transmitted from the early
days to the hardy inhabitants of the dismal
dreary, wind-lashed reef of the Carolina coast.
Some years ago the American sailing shin ,Jo.
J seph Spinney, when about 200 miles from the
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20

after drifting about eighteen hundred miles in
nineteen days, and the Mariposa, of the
Oceanic Steamship Companys fleet, of San Fran
cisco, went out Of her way to rescue the Gust
aways, in compliance with the urgent request Of
the dauntless volunteer boats crew.
Owing to the fact that quite a number of ships
have met their fate on the islands of the South
ern ocean, between the meridians of the Cape
of Good Hope and Australia, the maritime ma
tions have deemed it necessary to establish de-
pots of food and clothing on few of the most
important of the islands along this route. On
Hog Island, Croizet group, French war vessel
left considerable supply of neceSsaries in hut
erected near the landing place, and similar ar.
rangement has been made by the British warship
Comus on Possession Island Another French
warship has established similar depots at the isl
ands of Amsterdam St. Paul and Kergueen.
Nearer New Zealand there are also depots of
like nature on several OF the islands, and a gov
ernment steamer visits them once or twice a year
to replace such stores may have become unfit
for use and take of any castaways that may have
arrived, irrespective OF nationality At Cape
Beale and Carmanah Lighthouse, on Vancouver
Island there are similar satisfactory stores for
castaways. Needless to say, the direction of the
caches are clearly indicated ON shore, SO that
the famishing arrivals may reach the provisions
and clothing in the shortest possible intervals of
time after landing, and notices with respect 70
them appear regularly in the government publi-
cations issued TO mariners by the several mari
time nations.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20

Pellew Islands, rescued an old chief and five
other natives of that group who had been blown
out to sea in an open boat. They had been
eighteen days without food, were Just about to
kill and eat the sixteenyear-old son of the chief
when the vessel bore down on the curious object
to reconnoitre, and two of the castaways died,
despite the most careful nursing and the good
food supplied to them by the master of tie
succoring ship.
While on her way from China to Australia the
American bark Tewksbury L. Sweat was wrecked
on one of the Caroline Islands during hurri-
cane, The castaways lived with the savages for
seven months; then, grown tired of involuntary
exile, they sailed 1000 miles in boats and canoes,
and were eventually picked up by another vessel
and taken to Honolulu. A few of the old-time
American whale ships met with curious adven-
lures in the Pacific Ocean and the men not in
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20
WHERE THE MONEY GOES.

frequently preferred life of sensuality and ease
on one of the islands rather than risk their lives
in pursuit of the crafty cetacean for return
scarcely worth mentioning. And there were some
whale ships sailing under Old Glory in those days
Commodore Wilkes, U. S. N, in his renowned
exploration cruise, saw several American whalers
during run of few miles, and Captain Coffin,
of the Plymouth whaler Mary and Martha, spoken
by Commodore Wilkes to the southeast of New
Zealand in 1s40 reported that there were at
least hundred similar ships FISHING in the
neghborhood. One of these whale ships in 1904,
under Captain Folger, happened on the descend
ants of the castaways known for all time as the
Bounty" mutineers, who, after sending adrift
their commander and those who refused to join
in the mutiny, had settled at Pitcairn Island with
some male and female natives of Otabeite.
Captain Folger apparently did not disclose his
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20

find, for six years had elapsed before the island
was again visited by anyone from the outside
world. Four years ago the Nova Scotia bark,
the Angola, was wrecked on reef six days after
leaving Cavite, in the Philippines. Seventeen
survivors remained on the reef until two RATS
had been constructed, aud then attempted TO
reach the nearest land. During the voyage the
smaller raft with five men disappeared, and the
twelve men of the large craft were fated to I'M
dergo most terrible experience After drifting
twenty-five days, destitute of food and water,
two men went raving mad and drowned them
selves. Next day French sailor killed the matO
with an ak, quenched his thirst with the mur-
dered officers blood and was later on killed by
the second mate His body was eaten, and can
nibalism was resorted to again and again, until
only Swede and Spaniard were left to tell
the horrible tale when the raft drifted ashore
after fortyeight days experience on an island Of
the South Natuna group, where the natives at
tended to their every want until strong enough
to proceed to Singapore in junk
In 1892 the metal bark Compadre caught fire
at sea and was run ashore at Auckland Island
to save the lives of all on board, There the cast
aways spent about as monotonous hundred days
as can be imagined until rescued by a passinI
ship. Another bark, the Henry James, bound
from New South Wales to California, piled up on
a coral reef near Palmyra Island. Her crew and
passengers sought safety on this inhospitablC
place; boat, with four men and the mate, wbo
had volunteered. succeeded in reaching Samoa
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20

Below given figures of Uncle Sam's
expenditures during the last fiscal year and it is
shown that he has been most lavish in his self
indulgence in the matter of laces, diamonds,
wines and cigars. His bill for imported luxuries
alone amounted to over $100,000,000, and ac-
cording to the records of the Bureau of Stats
tics of the Department of Commerce and Labor,
over $40,000,000 worth of diamonds and other
precious stones; about $40000,000 worth of
laces, edgings, embroderies and ribbons; about
100000 worth of feathers, natural and artificial,
over $6000,0oO worth of champagne; and the re-
mander miscellaneous articles, such as perfum-
cries and toilet articles, smokers articles and
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20

of diamonds, though large proportion represent
value added by labor in those countries, since
they come in the finished state cut diamonds,
while considerably more than one-half of those
from the United Kingdom and about one-third
of those from Belgium come in the uncut state.
The cotton laces, edgings and embroideries i'm
ported is drawn chiefly from Switzerland, France,
Germany and the United Kingdom. The silk
laces and embroideries imported are drawn chief
Iy from France, from which the imports in 1906
were valued at So, ,463,51O The ribbons amount
ing to about $2,000,000, come chiefly from Switz-
erand, France and Germany. The feathers and
downs amounted tc nearly $4,000,00O in 1906,
are chiefly ostrich feathers, very large share
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20

of this total being drawn from the United King
dom, which obtains these articles chiefly from
South Africa.
OF the artificial feathers, flowers fruits grains
and leaves, amounting to over $3,0OO,OOO in the
importations of 1906, about two-thirds are drawn
from France and nearly all of the remainder from
Germany. OF the champagne imported about 80
per cent. is drawn from France, the remainder
chiefly from the United Kingdom and Belgium.
OF the tobacco suitable for cigar wrappers import
ed in 1906 full 80 per cent. came from the Meth
erlands, which obtains it from its East Indian
island of Sumatra; and the remainder comes
from Cuba and Turkey; while of the cigars i'm
ported nearly the entire value is from Cuba.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20

A. G. Jalland. Nine years later she welded
Mr.. j. p Wagstaffe, Deputy Lieutenant of
Bediordshire. Mr.. Wagstaffe died in 1903. eav-
ing almost the whole of his estate which was
considerable, to his wife Some two years ago,
after the will had been proved, relatives of Mr..
Wagstaffe began to make inquiries, and entered
an actibn against Mrs. Wagstaffe, who, by the
way, they did not accuse Of bigamy. This is
likely to be heard soon and promises TO be most
dramatic. if not absolutely sensational
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20


stances against their wills, by adverse
gales The virile Vikings, long before Columbus
put in an appearance had accidentally discovered
what is known as North America; and Left son
of Eric the Red, is said to have founded colonies
900 years ago where Boston and New York now
stand. Island after island in the Pacific was
doubtless peopled in some measure by castaways
who had started out from some lonely iset under
auspicious omens, intending to return at night
fall but who were caught in unexpected cy-
clonic storm and driven many miles to the Ice
ward of their island home, Some of them per
ished mserably at sea; some died from exhaus-
tion, after arrival at an unknown land, and some
remained just where they gained safety, and
eventually forgot whence they came.
Twentieth century successors of Robinson Cru
soc are not altogether unknown, although their
wanderings do not always have so happy "a .er
mination 1t is reported that the shore Of
Guano Island there have been discovered the
remains of a ships hull, many packages of COR
go, a number Of skeletons and ships spar, bear
ing the inscription "Castleton, Newport"
BY all odds the most interesting American col
ony whose inhabitants are largely the descend
ants OF castaways is Ocracoke Island, just below
Cape Hatteras situated on a sand bar severa
miles in width off the coast OF North Carolina
Now peopled by perhaps 1000 persons. it had
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20
HEAVY DIAMOND BUYING.

Diamonds and other precious stones show the
largest increase during the decade the total value
OF precious stones, jewelry, and manufactures Of
gold and silver imported in 1895 having been ST.
944 ,032, and in 1905 $42,12O,715. Of this item
of precious stones and jewelry diamonds alone
formed about $35, 100000 in 1906, against lit
tie less than $7,O00,O0O in 1896 Cotton laces
edgings, and embroideries are the second item in
value in this list of luxuries imported, aggregat
ing $34 100000 in 1906, against little less than
$11, 100000 in 1896. Tobacco and cigars if in
cluded in this category of luxures imported, form
the next largest item in value, aggregating nearly
$27 100000 in 1906, against about $4,000, 900
in 1895. Ostrich feathers and artificial feathers,
fruits and flowers aggregated nearly $1,000, 900
in the imports of 1906 and about $5,OOO,OOO in
1896; and of this total in 1906 ostrich feathers
alone formed between 100000 or $4,000, 900
value, the bulk of the remainder being artificial
feathers, fruits and flowers Champagne import
ed in 1906 aggregated over $6,000,00O value,
against about So, 100000 in 1896. Silk laces,
embroideries and edgings aggregated nearly 3d.
100000 in 1906, against little less than $2OOO-
600 in 1896; and silk ribbons amounted in 1906
to little $2,000,000 against a little over
81 100000 in 1896. Opium for smoking, which
amounted to $1,125,000 in 1906, was about
$750,000 in value in 1896. Perfumeries and all
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20

TCLE SANS holiday celebration is al
most as important function to his
friends across the water as it is to the
children within his gates. 1t is at this
season of the year that persons indulge
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20

toilet preparations amounted to little over ST.
100000 in 1905, against half million dollars in
1896; and pipes and other smokers articles
amounted to $S00,000 in 1906 against
1884 900 in 1896.
WHERE THE MONEY GOES.
The bulk of this hundred million dollars worth
of Injuries other than tobacco comes from Eu-
rope, OF the $35,000,000 of diamonds imported
in 1906 over $11 100000 worth came from the
United Kingdom; the same amount from Meth
erands; S6,500,000 from Belgium; and about
So, 900 600 from France. These countries, how
ever, may be considered as merely dealers in
these articles, since none of them are producers
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20

opium for smoking. If to this is added the value
of tobacco, cigars and cigarettes imported, the
total will reach $125,OO0,OOO. This total is
more than double the imports of similar articles
decade ago. the total for 1896 of the articles above
named, having been SOL 100000, and in 1906,
$125 900 900.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20

spending money for luxuries which would not be
thought of at any other time. Those making a
study of the economic conditions say that the
prosperity of country is indicated by the
amount of money spent for extravagances and
making an estimate of the condition OF this coun-
try on this basis, it would seem that things have
never before been in such a delightful state of
satisfaction
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20
SELF~ACCUSED or BIGAMY

C1RS. WAGsTAFFE is the central figure
M of one of the most extraordinary of
ksEczssS the numerous self-aeeusation cases
(ks&y that have been recorded of recent
years. A few days ago, Mrs. Wag-
state went into Kensngton Police
Station, accompanied by her secretary, and there
announced her desire to give herself up for big
amy. 1t appears, according TO the London
Chronicle, that Mrs Wagstaffe was Miss Jose
phine Burns. and that in 1884. she married Mr.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-20

IKE the old-time Roman poet, some of
the pioneers in exploration shuddcrcd
at the watery mountains in motion; but
they were driven seaward, in many in
Sfnnnn, n1rn;rnnA 4hnir ,uilln L.. .,.l,.nr...,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-18
CABLE.

The Caol Valley Mining company's
mine resumed operation here Monday,
Sept. 16, after being shut down all
summer. All the men now employed
at Sherrard who formerly worked here
will be given employment again.
+. d. Hays went to Albert City
Iowa, Monday to join his family who
have been there for some time Ii
has disposed of his livery business
here to Robert Whan who will COLI
tinue the business at the old stand.
Gust Wydeen was taken to the hos
pital at Davenport, Tuesday, where he
will go through an operation. He ha>
been suffering from appendicitis fo'
several months at different times.
Roger Scott moved his family and
household goods to Rock Island last
week where they will make their fl
ture home.
Mrs. John Edgar went to Cambridg5
Monday for a few days visit with rel
|atives.
Mrs. Murt Conner of Coal Valley is
visiting relatives here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-18
THE SINGLE T AK

Editor Argus: l had supposed that
the debate over the single tax was
ended that about all had been said n
its fayor that could be said, and that
any Eaa. determination of the theory
mus bee me appeal to experience. t
is worth while to notice, therefore,
that t1s avperience of a little town
i'll Norway has very little value here
in the United States, conditions being
so vastly different.
1t may be trac that if the single tax
had been adopted when the country
was new, and yac land unimproved, it
might have developed into a workable
method of raising revenue. The in
itial difficulty would have been that
land was then so plenty that nobody
would care to pay for the privilege Of
occupying it, and until after improv ,
ments had been made upon it the lal3
had no rental value. and would have
produced no revenue. Still the state
could have refused to convey title To
the land, only granting permission to
the settler to occupy the land he had
Improved as long as he was willing to
pay to the state that somewhat indeii-
mite something called by single takers
ground rent" In some such way the
system might have been introduced,
and it might have been, for any thing
| know to the contrary, an improve
ment on the methods now in use
Beyond all doubt the government
made great mistake in surrendering
the title TO the mineral and forest
lands. But the mistake having beeL
made, it is not easy to see how to
correct it. If there is any way for the
state to recove" possession OF these
lands, except by purchase, l am ignor-
ant of it, We all remember the old
adage about locking the stable door
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-18
Nervous Exhaustion
From Hard Work

The story that Mrs. b. Z. Smith of
222 Bird Ave, Buffalo. N. Y, tells of the
complete recovery of her niece from
Ia most deplorable condition of ex-
IRENE weakness and nervousness only
goes to prove the wonderful power that
Dr. A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills have
lover all nervous affections. So COM
plete and full is the statement of the
case and the splendid recovery that we
need only quote her own words. This
lady says: My. niece, a young lady Of
22 years of age, was in a deplorable
condition from nervous exhaustion. the
result of hard general work. Her
general makeup was of the high strung
nervous kird-the appetite was poor.
The head ached constantly-no rest at
Inight-the heart action was very weak,
the slightest exertion bringing on pain
about the heart and palpfta ton. She
grew very weak and lost weight rapid
Ty. heard of the splendid work of Dr.
A. w. Chase's Nerve Pills in such cases
land procured some, and 1 am pleased
to say they acted ,finely-she sotn rest
| ed easily at night-the headaches stop
,ped-she picked up in weight-the APP
petite was good. and, in fact, the change
! on the whole was most marked and
gratifying. AS a consequence of this
| splendid result / can conscientiously
and heartily recommend the medicine
to others in similar cases. SOC a box
| at all dealers or DR.. A. w. Chase Medi-
| cine Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
! For Sale at Harper House Pharmacy.