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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06
Local and Personal.

Mr.. Louis r. Chazal has swelled
the hospital fund in the sum of 500,
and Major L. T. Izlar, SIS.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

FOR SALE-One mare, young, fast,
sound, fancy, Florida raised. Excel
lent for buggy or saddle. E. H. Mar
tin, 12-14 Holder building. 12-9-tf.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

Mr. Roland Marsh and family are
again residents of Ocala, having just
returned to this city from Panasoff-
kee.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

That Statewide" election of No
vember 9Th is now thing of the past,
but that WHISKEY that Hogan sells
is all to the good. Go to see Hogan,
the Whiskey Man.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

DIR. Carrie Mitchell, the only woman
doctor of her race that we know any
thing about, has a nicely appointed
drug store on Exposition street.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

Mr.. F. L. Rutland of Sumterville
was visitor to Ocala Saturday. Mr..
Rutland purchased from Mr.. Emmett
Robinson his Buick automobile.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Knoblock and
pretty little daughter of Martin, were
shopping in Ocala Saturday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

There are good many vacant seats
on the water wagon-it is a good time
to hop on.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

Now the Statewide" contest is
over, and I am doing business at the
same old stand. If you MUST DRINK
get good whiskey, and buy it from Ho-
gan. the WhiskeY Man.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

Mrs. w. H. Robinson went to New
berry Saturday to visit her friend,
Mrs. Philpot, for a few days.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

Beans, Peas, Sweet Corn, Beets,
RadisE. Cabbage, and all other yarie-
ties of Ferry's Seeds lat Fishel's. go
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

FOR SALE Settings of fifteen
eggs, Single Comb Rhode Island
Reds, $3.50 setting. Address Mrs.
H. C. Jones, p. o. Box 555, Ocala,
Fla. 1923.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

5, 10 and Is cent packages. Ferry's
Seed at FishePs. S-z
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-01-06

When you want quick meal, drop
In Hegan's Cafe, where you'll find ev.
erytning in season on the bill of fare
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
Wall Stree. supsrstitien.

Almost all the Wall street speculaa-
tors are superstitous fellows who be-
neve in charms and amulets. In their
pockets they carry lucky coins, rab-
bits foot, q horse chestnut or some
thing Of the kind. One Wall street
man, much envied by his companions,
has a short piece of hangman's rope
to conjure with. Many Of the custom
ers In the offices are even more credu-
lous than the professional traders in
their belief in signs and omens. There
is a deep seated tradition that Tues
day is Glow day" in "bull market"
and "high day" in a "bear market"
Some persons speculate on Systems,
and others employ charts" Once
they exploited a machine in Wall
street known as a market register" !"
It was about as effective as helping
anybody to win at Stock Exchange
speculation as it is to rub up against a
hunchback for luck just before you bet
on horse Sace.-Munsey's Magazine.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
The Mvth of the ooones.

How largely Mr.. Blackmore drew
upon his imagination for the story Of
"Lorna Doone" is made clear by F.
W. Hackwood On his book, "The Good
Old Times" There were, in fact, no
Doones. The word was simply local
bogy, a modified form Of Dane" a
memory Of the faroff times when the
viking invaders harried the land. 1.-The
only yestige Of ,actuality discoyerable
Is faint tradition that fugitive from
the battle Of Sedgmoor, to escape the
hangings Of Judge Jeffreys, appropriate
ed the ruins of some wretched huts in
recesses Of the Badgworthy glen, now
the Doom valley finding there a safe
retreat In which he reared consider
able family, which managed to exc out
q living By committing petty depreda-
lions in the district. The last Of the
Doones,' an old man and his grand
daughter, are said to have perished in
the snow during the winter Of 1900"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
CbarIes ". at Table,

Emperor Charles v. Of Austria, by
far the most powerful ruler Of his day,
was thus described as he appeared at
table by Roger Ascham, secretary to
the English ambassador, in 1850: Il
stood hard by the emperors table. He
had four courses; he had sod beef
very good-roast mutton, baked hare;
these be no service in England. The
emperor hath a good face, constant
look; he fed well of a capon; I have
had better from mine hostess Barnes
many times in my chamber. He and
Ferdinando, king Of the Romans, ate
together very handsomely. Carrying
themselves where they list, without
any curiosity. The emperor drank the
best that ever saw; he had his head
in the glass five times as long as any
of us and never drank less than good
quart at once of Rhenish wine" It
was notorious that the emperor ate
and drank immoderately, and as nat
ural result he suffered terribly from
gout from the time he was thirty years
old.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
Genuine Sardinss.

Genuine sardines are the young Of
the pilchard. Their name comes from
the fact that they are most numerous
off the coast of Sardinia They swim
in the spring in shoals containing mill
Ions--fish shaped shoals ten miles long
and a half mile wide. The sardines are
netted and taken at once to the shore.
There they are washed, scraped and
sprinlled with salt The salt is soon
removed, the heads and gills cut off
and there Is another washing. Then,
on beds Of green brush, the fish are
dried in the sun. Next they are boiled
in olive Oil till cooked thoroughly. The
packers-women always-.take them
now and pack them in the tin boxes
we all know, filling up each box with
boiling Oil, fitting on the lid and max
ing the boy air tight by soldering the
joints together with jet Of hot steam.
Sardines are more or less perfect ac-
cording as they are preparedAnore or
less Immediately after their capture
and according as the oil they are pack
ed in Is more or less pure.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
Jefferson Davis and His Nerves.

Jefferson Davis shrank from the
eight Of every form Of suffering, even
In Imagination. When the Babes In
the Wood" was first read to him,
grown man, in time of Illness, he
would not endure the horror Of 1t.
Ills sympathy with the oppressed was
almost abnormal, 80 that" says Mrs.
Davis, ait was a difficult matter to
teep order with children and serv-
ants" All this shows that he was
nervous, sensitive, which is a terrible
handicap to leader Of men. He suf-
fered always from nervous dyspepsia
and neuralgia and "came home from
his office fasting, a mere mass OF
throbbing nerves and perfectly ex-
hausted." He was keenly susceptible
to the atmosphere about him, especial
" to the moods Of people, abnormal
" sensitive to disapproval. Even a
child,s disappCoval discomposed him."
And Mrs. Davis admits that this SEN
sitiyeness and acute feeling Of being
misjudged made him reserved and un-
approachable. 1t made him touchy as
to his dignity also, and there are sto-
ries of his cherishing grudge for
some insignificant or imagined slight
and Furnishing the author of it.-Gama-
nel Bradford, Jr, In Atlantic.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
Ths YOUNG French Girl.

A young French girl enters the thea
ter with her father. She takes her
seat directly in front Of the privileged
American girls finishing" their edu-
cation. Her untouched fowerlike face
is alight with anticipated pleasure,
with a soft vividness Of intelligence
that could never be cursed with the
word "brainy." Her hair is bound
with a little old fashioned snood and
tiny buckle; a strangely simple even
ing dress covers the exquisite ardor
Of her slender body. Quickly four
faces, the faces Of the overindulged, d,
the overprecocious, the overathletic and
the overdressed, turn to study her.
There is something to learn in this lit
tie French maid, whose eyes never
meet a mans, who Is never allowed to
walk alone On the street, whose un-
conscious grace enyelops her like a
veil, who is sheltered like a delicate
bird, yet trained to the utmost energy,
reserve, accomplishment and useful
ness.-Atlantic.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
What "Hamletn Lacked.

In mining camp town Hamlet
was one evening given by a strolling
company, and this is the criticism that
appeared next day in the local papers,
written by the miner dramatic critic:
'aThere is too much Ginning in this
piece. The author is behind the times
and seems to forget that what we
want nowadays is hair raising situa-
tions and detectives.
"In the hands of a skillful play
wright detective would have been
put upon the track of Hamlet's uncle,
and the old man would have been
hunted down in manner that would
have lifted the audience out Of their
cowhides.
"The moral Of the piece is not good.
The scene where Hamlet sasses his
mother is a very bad example to the
rising generation.
"Our advice to the author is more
action, more loyemaking and plenty
Of specialties. The crazy girl scene
should be cut out altogether and a
rafting good song and dance subsd-
tuted."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
He Got Valuable Information.

The story is told of the times Of
Aretas Blood and the old Manchester
locomotive works that student came
to Mr.. Blood once and wanted to study
the business Of locomotive building in
his vacation days. The student came
well recommended, and Mr., Blood,
,9ho-never-half @aeh use e ffesf esf these
'stech" people, sent him down to the
boiler shop and placed him in charge
Of the old foreman. The old man took
the 'tech" man around, and in the
course Of the inspection of the shop
they came across one boiler on the In
side of which was man at work.
"How does that man get out?' in
ouired the "tech" man.
"oh," said the venerable pilot, "he
doesn't get out. We always count
upon losing at least one man in build
ing q boiler."- Union.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
Irxina and His Money.

John Hare, the English actor, said
that one Of the failings charged to
Irving's account was that Of extrava-
gance-that he did not know the value
Of money. 1t is quite true he did not
know the value Of money for himself,
but he knew its value to others. He
knew its value to the poor and help
less, and to these he gave with a
lavish hand.
Once, not long before his death,
playing three nights engagement in
an unpretentious midland town, his
habit was to drive nightly to the thea
ter "a very short distance from his
hoteD in the same dilapidated fly. The
fare was shilling. The conveyance
was shabby, the driver old, poor and
worn out. AT the conclusion of the
engagement, on entering his hotel, Irv-
ing said to the landlord, "Haye you
paid the cabman% Eyes, Sir Henry"
''What did you give him for himself"
81 gave him half crown, Sir Henry"
aGive him sovereign" was the re-
doinder; "he drives very well, and he
doesn't drive often"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
PUTTING the Owl to Use.

There is choice old recipe, in which
the owl figures, "to make any one
that sleepeth. answer to whatsoever
thou ask" given in "Physick For the
Poor" published in London In 1857.
1t says that you are to take the heart
Of an owl and his left leg and put
that upon the breast of one that
sleepeth, and they shall reveal what
soeyer thou shalt ask them"
The Hindus, however, declare that
the flesh or blood Of an owl will
make person insane who eats or
drinks it. On this account men who
are devoured by jealousy of rival or
hatred of an enemy come furtively to
the market and purchase an owl. In
silence they carry it home and secretly
prepare a decoction, which an accom-
plice viii put into the food or drink Of
the object of their malignant designs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
Dirt and Death.

When a celebrated Paris physician
was asked how the city could prevent
the coming of plague then ravaging
other European places he answered,
"Boil your icep That tersely called
attention to the necessity of utter
cleanliness and that even ice made
rom-impure water carried disease.-
yellow fever" said Henry Ward
Beecher, 'is God Almighty's opinion Of
dirt" The chief contributing cause
toward modern efficiency in surgery is
that surgeons have learned to keep
clean. Nothing is so spotless as a good
hospital. Everything is boiled and
sterilized-beds, instruments, clothing,
washrags, floors, hands and finger
nails. That is why they save lives
there. Nobody would die If he could
keep perfectly clean. Death Is the
final triumph of dirt.-Chicago Trib-
une
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
Wanted q suppIy.

"Politics," remarked a Washington
official, "is q science as well as cir
Gus. One of the funniest things ever
heard in that connection was about
the cowboy delegate to the constitu.
tional convention Of Nevada when that
territory was about to become state.
In the constitution was the stereo-
typed paragraph about the new states
having two senators to represent 1t In
Washington. When 1t was read to the
convention the cowboy delegate rose
and yelled out: What's the use Of
limiting it to two? We're overwhelm-
ingly Republican, and we can elect as
many as We want t.'"-Washington
Star.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
lmprisonmsnt For psba.

About the middle Of the last cen
fury the power Of imprisoning debt
or for life was taken from the creditor,
and 1t fills one with amazement to
think that system so ridiculous
should have continued as long as it
did. The three principal debtors pris-
ons in England were the Kings Bench,
the Marshalsea and the Borough
Compter. In the year 1859 there were
10000 prisoners for debt in Great Brit
ain and Ireland. The futility of the
system was quite as great as its bar
barity. More than half the prisoners
in some of the prisons were kept there
solely because they could not pay the
attorneys costs. Many prisoners had
their wives and children with them.
There was no infirmary, mo resident
surgeon and no bath. Imagine a 9ace
in these days containing 1899 persons
and no bath and no inhrmary! We
have indeed progressed" d."-Dundee Ad-
vertiser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
JOY In sser. For Some One.

Among the advertisements in a
asSont6iy magazfne we find this:
For Sale or ExchaHge.-A fine young
male bobcat and female coyote; also
mandolin and pair OF fieldglasses.
Such opportunities as this are not
often offered. The fieldglasses most
Of us could manage to do without, but
the male bobcat, the female coyote
and the mandolin would go far to
make Life happy for any reasonable in
diYidual. All these are productive Of
music, and music gives joy to all right
" constituted persons. There are, OF
rourse, some people who cannot play
upon a mandolin, but e~vbody can
play upon bobcat or coyote. This
fne chance to get varied and inter-
esting collection Of musical instru-
ments win undoubtedly bring many
repnes.-Rochester Union and Adver-
hser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
Game TO the Last.

Douglas Macdonald and his old cro-
ny, Donald MacDougal, were once op-
posed to each other in famous curl.
ing match, and the last two stones to
finish the game were the two cronies'
Donald MacDougal, with enormous
deliberation, threw his stone. He
threw it well. He made what is called
a pat lid and jumped for joy. Then IT
was Douglas MacDonald'f turn. His
case seemed hopeless, but puch a splen.
did throw did he make that the pat
lid was knocked off, and his stone lay
at the side Of the tee, winning the
game. In his Joy the old fellow jump
ed sky high. He came down so hard
that he broke right through the Ice.
He sank, but, bobbing up again, ne
shouted from the cold water:
"Hi, lads, we've won, and If l dinna
come oot O. here alive be sure ye pit
that stone on my gravev'-Exchange.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
hanolson obsxsd tho Mob.

In "The Corsican-A Diary Of Ma.
poleon's Life In His Own Words
Bonaparte tells how, as an obscure sol.
dier. he witnessed some Of the open.
ing scenes of the revolution: 81 lodged
Rue du Mail, Place des Victories. AT
the sound Of the tocsin and at the
news that the Tuileries were attacked
I started for the Carousel. Before
had got there in the Rue des Pedts
Champs was passed by mob OF hor.
rible looking fellows parading a head
stuck on q pike. Thinking l looked toe
much of a gentleman, they wanted me
to shout eYive la nation! which did
promptly, as may easily be imagined" !"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
The LATEST psopIe.

There Is no doubt that the Malays are
among the LATEST people in the world.
Exert in rare cases they will not take
the trouble to learn when they are
young, and afterward, If they have
learned, they will not exert themselves
10 apply their knowledge to any object
which require a sustained effort.
That they possess effort is known to
any one who has seen Malays engaged
In any enterprise which savors Of
sport They do not mind the trouble
if there is only some risk and excite
ment in the work.-Times Of Malaga.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
How Far Can YouT see,

What is the farthest, limit to which
the human vision can reach? Power
in his book, "The Eye and Sight" gives
the ability to see the:stcr Alcor, situat-
ed at the tail Of the Great Bear. as
tho test. Indeed. the Arabs call it
the test star. It Is most exceptional
to be able to isee Jupiter's satellites
with the naked, eye, though one or two
cases are recorded, the third satellite
being the most distinct Peruyian1 are
said to be the longest sighted raes on
earth. Humboldt records q case where
thess Indians perceived a human fig
ure eighteen miles away, being able
to 1ecognize that It was human and
clad In white. This is probably the
record for far sight.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
A Marked judge.

The descriptive reporter Of certain
eaily paper in describing the turning
Of dog out Of court by order Of the
bench recently detailed the occurrence
as follows: "The elected canine as he
was ignominiously dragged from the
room east a glance at the judge for
the purpose Of being able to identity
him at some future time"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
Probably He Wouldn't.

A country rector, coming up to
preach at Oxford in his turn, complain
ed to DR.. Routh, the venerable princi-
pal, that the remuneration was very
inadequate. considering the travelling
expenses and the labor necessary for
the composition Of the discourse.
"How much did they give your In
quired DR.. Routh.
"only e." was the reply.
"Only f5? repeated the doctor.
"Why. would not have preached that
sermon for fiftyg'-Bric-a-Brac.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
The pemona

."Critics are fine chaps" said an Eng
lish actor, "but I must confess that
when they condemn your play you feel
annoyed.
"T wonder why we call the people
In the top Of the house godsF an ac-
tress asked an unsuccessful playwright
once.
"'We do that the unsuccessful play
wright answered, so as to distinguish
them from the people in the bottom OF
the house who write the criticisms
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
Ha Understood the People.

One Of Jay Gould's campaigns as q
dealer in railways was with the Wa
bash system Of railroads. he got con-
troll and after effecting reorganiza-
ton which increased the capital stock
and also the bonded debt sold them
out 1t is related of him at this time
that an associate said to him, "Mr.
Gould, don't you think you are bond
ing this much higher than the property
will stand?' 'That may be-" answer
ed he, "but the American people are
mighty partial to bonds"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
IL Depends.

An actor and a retired army man
were discussing the perils of their re-
spective callings.
"How would you like to stand with
shells bursting all round you?" the
general demanded.
"Wen," replied the actor, ut depends
on the age Of the egg"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
She Has Positive Proof.

The Cook-Sure, an ye don't name
to tell me that ye think it's bad luck
to break a mirror? The New Maid
(earnestly)-I don't think; I know 1t.
The Cook-Glory be! An how do ye
know. it? The New Maid-Byery time
I break one I lose my job.-New York
Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
When a Great Man Dies.

There can be but austere and serious
thoughts In all hearts when a sublime
spirit makes its majestic entrance Into
another life, when one Of those beings
who have long scared above the crowd
on the visible wings Of genius, spread
ing all at once other wings which we
did not see, plunges swiftly into the
unknown.-From Hugo's Funeral Ora
Hon on BalZac.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
Hens, Tooth.

"Your composition, es whole" said
the professor Of literature, deserves
a great deal of praise, but must OBJ
ject to the expression, 'as fine as hens
teeth 1t Is not merely uncouth. but
also suggestive Of nature taking, for
It is common knowledge that hens
teeth do not exist"
'T do not see why they don't exist" J"
muttered the composer. Don't combs
have teeth, and don't hens have
combs ?"-Chicago News
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
Part of the Role.

"shan we pose as millionaires or as
foreign dukes at the hotel?"
GAS the latter, my boy. AS million
aires we might be expected to display
some evidences Ok wealth, but as
dukes nobody can possibly take 1t
amiss if we skip."-Kansas City Jour-
nal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
Thought works in, silence; so does
virtue. One might erect statues to
sflence.-Carlyle.
Ti,n Very Idea!

Mr.. Woggs--I'm through with Bump.
I told him We are going to name our
baby after some great parsonage and
asked him for Il suggestion. Mrs.
Woggs- What did he say? Mr.. Woggs
He said. Name it after ours" Puck.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
Work of Providence.

'The man died eating watermelons,"
some one said to Brother Dickey.
"Yes, suh," he said. Providence
sometimes puts us In paradise befo'
we gifts ter heaven."-Atlanta Const-
tuition.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
Tho Change.

"He used to complain because he
never got what he wanted to eat"
"Yes, but he's rich now"
eyes, and now he complains because
he never wants what he gets to eat."--
Catholic Standard and Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
How Could Hep

Aunt-You will never learn how to
manager your money. Karl. Nephew
Can you wonder at it, auntie? My
acquaintance with it is always so short.
-Fliegende Blatter.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
Solid Goods.

'sWhat became of that cake baked
8oY your demanded the fancee.
"I sent it downtown to have my
monogram engraved on It," replied the
GAance.-Kansas City Journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-17
a pio at Nav.

81 thought you said May Nagget had
married good natured man?"
$50 she did"
NONSENSE! rmet him jsst now, and
he's beast" 81
"Well, he's been married to May
nearly four months now. you know"
illustrated Bits.