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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-12-27
Wanted il Complete,

Several days ago a housefurnishing
shop on Chestnut street, west of
Broad, had a display of bathroom sup
plies in their window. In one cor
ner was a bathtub. Over this was
hung a portable shower with a sign
attached which read, Complete,
So" A man came into the store
and said to the salesman, 'Tll take
the shower" The latter was rather
surprised that such a seedy-looking
individual would make such a pur-
chase and said, Eve do not send
these C. o. D." That's all right"
he replied, and took a ten-dollar note
from a roll of bills. In the course
of the day the shower was delivered
10 a certain address. The next day
n little girl came into the shop, and,
giving the address of the purchaser
of the day before said, Eve got the
shower all right. but my father wants
to know where the bathtub is" The
firm sent for the shower and re-
turned the $40 bill without comment
Philadelphia Ledger.
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BEARS IN FIGHT TO DEATH
Wyoming Hunter Tells How He
Started Fierce Fight Between
Two Enormous Grizzlies.

A Wyoming man gives a graphic
account of battle to the death be-
tween two bears, which a shot from
his rifle had caused to attack each
other. II was out after elk and
discovered the two bears a long way
off, digging in rotten down timber for
grubs. l dismounted from my pony,
and, making wide detour, came up
behind the bears and got within easy
range without being winded or dis
covered by them. Taking good aim
at one of the grizzlies l fired. The
bullet tumbled him over, but he was
On his feet again almost Immediately.
THE other bear had stopped its
grubbing when this one fell and
The wounded bear glared at its COM
panion a moment and then appar-
emily made up its mind that it's COM
panion had knocked it down, for it
pitched into that bear with a fierce
ness that plainly meant business, and
instantly battle was on. The bears
clinched and bit and raked one an
OlueT With their CLAWS. III d very
short time their tough hides were
hanging in strips on their huge bodies
and the bears were drenched with
blood. l never saw nor expect again
to see such sight. 1t was fearful.
The grizzlies fought for at least ten
minutes, and then the one l had shot
failed to get up after being hurled
to the ground by it's antagonist, and
the latter stood over its PROSTATE foe
and tore him with his paws until it
had disemboweled him.
Then the victor, growing and
gnashing its teeth, moved away few
steps, staggered like drunken per-
son and fell to the ground. 1t tried
to get up, but could not. l crept
cautiously to the spot, fearing that the
bear might still have enough vitality
to make it lively when it discovered
me, but my caution was not called
for. The grizzly was as dead as his
rival Those two bears were the
most prodigious specimens of their
kind l had ever seen, but they were
literally torn to pieces. There was
not a whole piece of skin or flesh OF
either of them as big as my hat"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-12-27
Unappreciated Mercies,

You're glad to get them back
again. l guess" said the optician as
he carefully adjusted pair of spec
tacles on a customers nose.
Yes" replied the customer, a
boy of eighteen, Il am indeed"
THAT poor boy" explained the op
tician after the youth had left the
shop, has practically lost the sight
of one eye, and the other is so near
sighted that he can see with it only
by the aid of the strongest glass.
Hard to go through life so handi-
capped"
And I've ben groaning and com
planning" said the man who had just
had a pair of eyeglasses made. "be.
cause I have to wear specs to cor.
rect a mild astigmatism. How little
we appreciate our mercies!"
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the
board of county commissioners will
receive bids on Tuesday. January eth.
1913, at 10 o'clock a. m. for one So
perintendent OF the poor farm or In
Urinary; one superintendent OF hard
road construction; one superintend-
ent OF hard road repair crew one su-
perintendent Of scrape crew. and road
overseers for each road district and
sub-road districts. bridge tenders for
all county bridges. ferrymen for ali
county ferries. a physician for poor
farm or infirmary and fail. The ply
stefan in charge TO Inspect the iail
and poor house AT least once a week
and determine whether or not same
is in sanitary condition. Said physl-
clan to attend all cases IN jail and
poor house. including the surgery
work. The board reserves the right
TO reject any and all bids.
This December eth. 1914
1920 8, T. SISTRUNK. CLERK.
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DAVID s. WOODROW, REAL ESTATE.
TWENTY.FOUR YEARS RESIDENCE in OCALA
Ocala House Block

No. 5-One-story house on Adj
ans Street, one block
north of Oklawaha ave-
nue., in first ward, four
rooms.
No. 7-One-story house on South
Orange Street in third
ward, two acres of land;
five rooms
No. 11-52 acres of excellent
farming land on Lemon
avenue, cleared and un-
der fence
No. 21-Three-story building. now
occupied by Marion Co.
Hospital, on Orange ST.,
fourteen rooms; rents
for $35 per month; room
for another house.
No. 25-House and twelve acres
of land near city limits,
north of town.
No. 31-110 acres near Orange
Springs. Marion county,
formerly the home of A.
R. Griffin; large house
and outbuildings. Good
farming land.
No. 43-Three small tenement
houses in third ward:
one has four rooms and
two have three rooms
each. Good renting
property.
No. 55-House with six rooms.
with fourteen acres of
good land: on Silver
Springs hard road; I'M
der fence House has
just been overhaulei
and new well drilled.
No. 57-Five blocks in Goss's Adj
dition in Tuckertown.
Will sell in lump. or
in lots.
No. 61-S0 acres fronting on Lake
Weir, known as the Car
Isle place. Small house.
No. 63-One two-story house on
South Orange Street. in
third ward; seven
rooms; lot 175x225 feet.
No. 65-Two one-story houses in
first ward in Smith &
Dougher:y Addition; 3
rooms in each house.
No. 69-Lot of block IL, Cline's
Addition to Ocala.
No. 70-14 acres on north edge
of Ocala, suitable for
colored subdivision.
No. 77-Six lots adjacent to Lin
coin Park Addition, on
Exposition Street Two
of the lots are suitable
for store buildings and
four of them for resi-
denceS.
N. 5000 feet frontage by $50
feet on Buckalew Hts,
just east of the Ford
residence and directly
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-12-27
ANYTHING TO SAVE THE HAT
Lucinda Forced to Smile at Antics Of
Men Caught In Rain With New
Straw Headgear.

Il have nothing to say against
men," said Lucinda, 'but really it
makes me smile to see them in the
straw hat season when a shower
comes. At such a time you may see a
woman in all her finery keeping calm
ly on her way quite unruffled, while
men are darting into open doorways
or starting to run, all to protect their
precious straw hats from few drops
of rain. And what funny things they
do besides!
Plenty Of men when the sprinkle
begins take off their hat and carry it
sort of carelessly down at their sides,
as If they had taken it off just to cool
their fevered brow, don't you know, to
make themselves more comfortable;
but really so that less. of the hats
surface may be exposed to the rain.
And then you may see man carrying
his hat so tilted that the rain will
fall on the under side of the brim and
not on the top and crown.
you may see some men take off
their hat and put it quite frankly I'M
der their coat and hold that over it
to keep 1t dry, while the number of
men who open out newspaper and
hold that over their bright straw hat
is not small.
THE man who holds a newspaper
over his hat tries usually to do this
with careless air, as if he didn't
care much about it, but thought he
might as we'll give his hat some pro-
lection. But sometimes you see man
wrestling with a newspaper desper.
ately.
Here, for instance, was man who
had been standing in a doorway wait
ing for car, and who now
when he saw his car coming, clapped
a newspaper over his hat and ran out
into the rain. Heavy business this
was, for he had to hold that news
paper on with one hand while he
grabbed for the handhold on the side
of the car with the other. And after
all / know he must have found that
his hat had been ruined when he
got aboard.
But here was another man. who
with the aid of a newspaper was keep
ing his hat absolutely dry. He had
carefully and completely wrapped his
hat up in a newspaper, and now here
he was with his hat so wrapped and
carried under his arm, walking bare
headed down Broadway!
Really, it does make me smile
when l see what men do with their
hats when a shower comes."-New
York Times.
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American "Aristocracy."

If gilt were only gold, or sugar
candy common sense, what a fine
thing our society would be! If to
lavish money upon objects de vertu,
to wear the most costly dresses and
always to have them cut in the height
Of fashion; to build houses 80 feet
broad as if they were palaces; to fur
nish them with all the luxurious de-
vices of Persian genius; to give SUI
perb banquets at which your guests
laugh and which make you miserable;
to drive fine carriage and ape Eu-
ropean liveries and crests and coats
of arms; to resent the friendly ad-
vances of your bakers wife and the
lady of your butcher (you being your
self a cobbler's daughter); to talk
much of the ''old families" and Of your
aristocratic foreign friends; to despise
labor; to pirate of good society,"" to
travesty and parody, in every con-
ceivable way, society which we
know only in books and by the super
fetal observation of foreign travel,
which arises out of a social organiza-
ton entirely unknown to us, and
which is opposed to our fundamental
and essential principles; if all these
were fine. what a prodigiously fine So
ciety would ours be!-George William
Curtis.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-12-27
How to Bankrupt the Doctors

prominent New York physician
says: If it were not for the thin
stockings and thin soled shoes worn
by women the doctors would probably
be bankrupt" When you contract a
cold do not wait for it to develop
into pneumonia but treat it at once.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is in
tended especially for coughs and
colds, and has won a wide reputation
by its cures of these diseases. 1t is
most effectual, and is pleasant and
safe to take. For sale by all dealers.
ADV. m
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-12-27
California Woman Seriously Alarmed

A short time age I contracted a
severe cold, which settled on my
lungs. and caused me a great deal Of
annoyance. l would have bad cough
ing spells, and my lungs were so sore
and infamed l began to be seriously
alarmed. A friend recommended
Chamberlain Cough Remedy, saying
she had used it for years. | bought a
bottle and it relieved my cough the
first night, and in week l was rid
of the cold and soreness of my lungs"
writes Mrs. Marie Gerber, Sawtelle,
Cal. For sale by all dealers.-Adv N
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-12-27
On the Square

in front of Mr.. brakes.
Elevation, high. Two
beautiful building sites.
No. S9-Store building lot on Elk
position Street, just east
OF and adjacent to the
Colored Masonic build
ing; % feet front by 125
feet depth.
No. S7-Eight acres on Lemon
avenue, just across from
the r. l.. Anderson new
residence-beinS part OF
the Harris grove. Beau
tiful property for subur-
ban home. l ALTO have
So acres of the same
property on Lake Weir
avenue.
No. 106-"WOODMAR," on Lake
Weir, is situated on a
bluff % to IS feet high,
overlooking the lake.
Nothing is more beauti-
full for a winter home.
Call at my office and see
the plat.
NO. l2b-Palmetto Hotel. formerly
the Alfred Hotel. This
hotel has % rooms,
kitchen and pantry. and
is situated on the BLOCK
just north Of the S. A. L.
passenger depot The
lot has lis feet frontage
on Magnolia ST., W / a
depth of $50 fee = en-
ty of room for kitchen
garden and other hous-
eS
No. 127-Corner lot, suitable for
store building. 41x112
feet, between S. A. L.
railroad and sidings and
Palmetto Hotel
No. 133-"Magnolia Place" 1
have several lots in this
beautiful subdivision,
all of which are high
and dry. There is moth
ing finer in the city.
No. 136-The Anthony Orange
Grove" at East Lake
Weir, containing 3S7
bearing trees, has a lake
frontage of PSI feet, and
a total depth of GA feet.
Several beautiful build
ing sites can be made
without disturbing the
trees.
No. 140-Methodist parsonage
property. This house, consist
ing of seven rooms and kitchen,
located on the block south OF
the new Harrington Hotel, is for
sale at bargain price.
NO. 143-The house on the block
south of the new Harrington Ho-
tel, formerly the residence of Joe
Shuford, containing eight rooms.
is also for sale, and is a bargain.
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Intelligent Ostrich.

An ostrich which recently passed
away at private zoo in Bedfordshire
was found to have eaten seven pounds
of stones and bicycle puncture out
fit. 1t IS thought. says London Punch,
that the Intelligent creature had tried
to cure an internal cut caused by the
sharp edge OF the stones.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-12-27
Daily Glimpse of Manhattan.

The question of chief public inter
est is not whether head walters call
themselves "dining-room superintend-
ents" or by any other name, but rath-
er what effect such a change will
have upon the amount of backsheesh
exacted from the hapless diner. Will
the tip increase as the square of the
title?-New York Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-12-27
Deserved Protest.

A French newspaper refers 20 the
members Of the stock exchange sing
ing God shave the king" I'VE must
protest against this total misrepresen-
tation of our national aspirations"
observes Punch.
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ProhabIy a Robbers Hoard.

A woodcutter at Moisson. in the
Forest of Compeigne, northern France,
found box recently. in the trunk Of
an old oak. Opening the box, he
discovered $500 in gold pieces. On ex-
animation the coins, which have been
in the tree trunk for nearly a century,
were found to be stained with human
blood.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-12-27
Fit His Case Exactly

when father read an advertise
ment of Chamberlain Tablets in the
papers that fit his case exactly"
writes Miss Margaret Campbell of FIT.
Smith, Ark He purchased a box Of
them and he has not been sick since.
My sister had stomach trouble and
was also benefited by them" For
sale by all dealers.-Ady. m
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-12-27
Price Of Fur Advances.

The price OF every fur except bear
advanced last year. Fine sable skins
brought $500 each, arctic fox from 800
to $3.50 a skin; wolf. $3.50; squirrel
from Is to 80 cents; bear, $3.50.
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DR.. w. <. LANE

Specialist: Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat. Law Library building.
Ccala, FL rida.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-12-27

Undertaken Smith. Phone 10 or 81.
ADV.
The Washington times., 1912-03-05
INCREASE IN NBUTTER
PRICE BY THE EELGIN
BOARD IS ASSA|LED
Manipulation Of Market in
Interest of Some One
Charged by Dealers.

Dealers are complaining bitterly at
the action OF the ElRin butter. board,
which at its meeting yesterday after
noon again boosted the wholesale price
of huttCr " cents per pound over the
quotation Of last week which in turn
was 1 cent higher in price thar the
week before. The wholesale price of
butter here now is 80 cents and 50 cents
rer pound. The retail price has jumped
from 35 cents TO 3S cents per pound
IT the meeting of the Eutter board
three weeks ago IL slash Of cents a
pound was made in butter. washing
ton dealers ut the time claimed that t
was a manipulation OF the market, be-
cause, they argued, the supply of butter
in the country did not Justify such
spectacular action on the price.
Today butter men are as emphatic
in saying that the total rise OF 3 cents
per pound is manipulation. while the
retailers say that such great fluctuations
menace their business
"It is very disorganiZing to legiti-
mate butter business to have the Elgin
hoard quote such widely divCrging fig
ures on a staple. the production of
throughout the winter SAID a leading
iRtion. to hcIb somebody's pT5d rocket. HI While
dealers have to bear The brunt."
Dealers say that such wide fluctua-
tiuns max g a regular gamble out Of
try comes the report Of the nigh price
of feed. which. experts say, will influ-
ence the price Of butter until the OPEN
ing of pastures this spring.
The Washington times., 1912-03-05
AUTOMOBILE TRADE
ASSOCIATION TO Be
ORGANIZED IN CITY
Meeting for Formation Will
Be Held This
Afternoon.
BY HARRY WARD.

The formation of the Automobile
Trade Association of Washington will
be the object of meeting to be held
this afternoon in room 6O4, Colorado
building. 1t is expected the entire au-
tomobile and accessory trade of the
city will be represented. The main OBJ
jects of the proposed association are to
encourage the trade in general and TO
promote closer and more friendly re-
lations among the dealers.
Automobile trade associations have
been formed in many cities throughout
the country and have done much to
improve conditions in the trade, par
ticularly as regards the trading in of
secondhand machines. This is one Of
the big problems confronting the deal
ers here, and it is believed it can be
worked out to the satisfaction of all
concerned through the proposed asso-
citation.
The meeting will be called to order
at o'clock, and IL sufficient number
OF dealers answer the call set of
officers will be elected and n ConStitu
tion and bylaws adopted.
A., G. Batchelder. chairman OF the
executive committee of the American
Automobile Association, arrived from
New York today to attend the hearing
before the House Committee on the Lii
brary on the Borland bill to build a
Lincoln Memorial highway from this
city to Gettysburg.
-.
The Ruick plant has long had the repu
tation of being. one of the largest and
most complete, automobile factories in
the world, and the scale on which they
have recently been doing business, only
serves to drive this fact home. A start
on a remarkable sales record was made
on January 3, when a telegTaphC order
was received by the Buick agent in
San Francisco for a fifty carload ship
ment of Bucks. This vas followed ten
days later by an order from, the Mime
apolis agent for J47 machines, which
required four separate train-load ship
ments to convey. These shipments are
said to be the record shipments in the
automobile industry.
The Washington times., 1912-03-05
Peer Walks Down
Stairs on Hands

SAN DIEGO, Cal. March 5.-Lord
Tweedmouth is one of the crack Eng
lish polo players, and also he can walk
down a flight of thirty steps on his
hands. His ability to carry his feet
where his head really ought to be won
for him Walter II. Dupee's favorite
polo pony, Dolly, but Lord TweedmOuth
had to pay a pony wager himself for
doubling Lord HCrberts prowess as a
dancer.
Il can dance clog as good as any
one" announced Lord Herbert. ''l'N
lay you a pony you cannot" responded
Lord TweedmOuth, whereupon Lord
Herbert leapcd to the linen and gave
the dishes the nervous shock of their
lives.
Then Lord Tweedmouth, to redeem
himself, declared he could walk up
stairs on his hands. Six times he tried
and six times he failed, after getting
half way. Then it was agreed that ne
try it from the top.
That's easy" said Lord Twcedmouth;
and, although he fell twice, he reached
the bottom safely on the third attempt,
and Mr.. Dupee paid.
The Washington times., 1912-03-05
WALK OUT" NOT TO
HURT ENDEAVORERS'
WORK, SAYS LEADER
H. M. Gilman Declares Ac-
ton of Colored Members
Was Mistaken.

Horace NJ. Gilman, of the Treasury
Department. president of the District
Christian Endeavor Union, said today
that the "walkout" of fifteen colored
members Of the union at :he monthly
meeting in the New York Avenue Pres
bytCrian Church last night, would in
no way effcL the friendly cooperation
OF the two races in Christian Endeavor
work in Washington.
Fifteen Golorcd members of the union
led by the Rev. +. +. Kicks. of the
First Baptist Church. in Georgetown,
left the church last night, claiming that
under ruling they We're forced to take
the back seats. The Rev. Kicks con-
tends that Colored persons attending
forty in number-were "scorned by the
white people"
No i'll feeling exists between the
white AID colored people in this union,
that l know Of" said Mr.. Gilman to-
day. We have not Disseminated
against the Colored people. The seating
arrangement, whereby the colored peo-
pie were to occupy the back seats of the
church, IS the result of an arrangement
made two years ago by representatives
from both races" said Mr.. Gilman.
The Washington times., 1912-03-05
Billy Niesen Working
Hard for Columbia

CHICAGO. March 5.-The Columbian
League is not dead, according to Billy
Niesen, who has gone for a trip to Pitts
burgh, Cincinnati, and Cleveland. At
Pittsburgh the "outlaw" magnate will
confer with President Whitman, of the
United States League, and try to per-
suade the Eastern magnate to relin-
quish claim to the three cities named
Nlesen hopes he can get Whitman to
COnfne his league to the East.
Don't think the Columbian League is
dead simply because we have not been
making much noise lately" said Nescn
before his departure. I'VE are stronger
now than at any time since we started
our organization. Wen be playing ball
in two months, and it will be high-class
ball.
The Washington times., 1912-03-05
Heavy Consignments
Of Meat and Vegetables
Arrive From Down River

Commission men today are busy hand
ling the heavy Consignments of dressed
pork, eggs, poultry, and other farm
products that arrived on the steamers
from down the Potomac points this
morning. The cold weather of the last
day or two has encouraged farmers to
slaughter hogs for the local markets.
The wholesale price of eggs is | cent
lower than yesterday, being % cents
and q cents per dozen, with heavy re-
Ceipts.
The supply of oranges and other
citrus fruits is larger than ii was sew
eral weeks ago, the quality being better
than that which has been shown for
some time. Wholesalers Of fruits have
sustained heavy losses this winter on
account of the freezing weather The
not very good.
The Washington times., 1912-03-05
Celebrate Their Golden
Wedding Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Fenner, of 723
Thirteenth street northeast, celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary last
night. A large number Of intimate
friends attended a reception given by
them. Charles A. Fenner, of the Treas
ury Department, and Mrs. II. L. Strang,
ir., son and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
Fenner were present. II. Strang, sr
read a poem written by him for the
occasion.
Washington has been the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Fenner for the past six years.
Yam, y. Y, where Mr.. Fenner was a
business men for years. Mr.. Fenner is
seventy-thvce years old and Mrs. Fen
ner seVenty-tWo.
The Washington times., 1912-03-05
Giant Regulars Play
Yanigans This Afternoon

MARLIN. Tex, March 5.-Thc Giant
regulars will line up against the Yani-
gans this afternoon. Both teams will
probably use rookie pitchers! Manager
McGraw is much peeved over the fire.
uuent rains this spring. He pointed out
that J. PluVius had made the Giants
idle oftener this year than late in the
previous four years that the club prac-
tiCed here. Mathewson confined his ef-
forts chiefly to tennis this morning. He
pitched a few minutes yesterday and his
salary whip was a bit lame. McGraw
told Big Six to take his time and he will
train according to his own ideas.