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to the farmer who under-standsr how to teed hiscrops Fertilizers for Cornmust contain at least 7per cent actualr I

PotashSeed for our books they

o tell why Potash is as necessaryr I to plant life as sun and rain

sent free if you ask Writetoday

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> TIM Magiilfleeat Name ml Miss JssiOwens

Last Friday night Sept 8th thewjdely known home of Miss JessieOwens near Sparr was the scene ofa most charming and enjoyablesocial occasion in the manner of anautumn ball

Old Peter Stanley happened to bes in this community and accepted a

kind invitation to attendin the

t capacity of a newspaper manThe evening was especinlly design-

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ed by the kind old weather man Agolden September moon shone out

c brilliantly without a passing cloud to-

t darken the way for one moment

Itad this truly grand and interest

t lag old home this beautiful mark ofold colonial prosperity and southern

aristocracy What a thing of nnsnr-aaawd beauty What a monumentto tits chivalrous the grand and brav-

elert1te earlier days No pen canKateeribe itno branh can paint itsf ae graadear and tintsof everlasting

atty History can only record the-NOrVftaad facta of its remarkable past ot-

siixty yean The real life the spiceiTof its true existance must pass withlteafafjaeoryF-

ridayF night it was at its best The

I soft bright splashes of the goldent moonlight fell here and there with-

ae1ssless wings shooting throughfull grown foliage of the majestic-oaks here and there on a drive

y or promenade-There are many of these oaks and

their arrangemnt is the very bestf They were planted by Col Owens

the founder and first master of thi>

renowned mansion the father ofy r

Miss Jessie who is now the onlyy

surviving membr of the immediater

family a lovable and much loved= lady indeed

The spacious halls with their highwalls large window marble mantles

i aal the old colonial piazzas vveiebrightly lighted up and artistica

k Adecorated with pot plants etc The

ti interesting and richly furnished reon room has in addition to

er things a hundred dollar graph-ne a splendid instrument in

lJpfcich wise Owens finds much delight

I Bi her own as well as the entertaini meat of her guest

It was possibly half past seven or-

elaktf oclock when the guests begant to arrive and by nine oclock the

bat was beginning to open Thesweet strains of the violin floatedaway on each passing breeze andtied with the echo of ten thousandcrickets as they sa g in the cloversat corn Fifty delighted gueststipped the fantastic toe to the musicshappy chime

3 How softly does the happiness ofrich a scene steal into ones soul andawaken the vibrating cords of aeaerwhed past Yea And it actu-ally

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t stole into Old Peter Stanleyssoak and awoke the sleeping inno-cent

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desires of boyhoods happy pastaad for a few hours he was youngagain Lived the old days over againPelt tile electrified current of youthswas rich blood flow from hand to

as the large circle of humanr

fers swayed to aad fro joinrlgitt baads and all promenade

Unfortunately there were man-ywieatass we caa not remember

ate PMte clans our specialX r

ilMeniioa UUle Ida and Edith-tae two pretty little daughters

Mr aad Mrs Jao B Floyd of St-

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royally entertained the crowd withr

some splendid skirt dancingOf the young ladies who danced

Miss Lizzie Quarterman of Jackson ¬

ville was unanimously voted themost graceful figure in the hallMiss Quarterman is visiting the fami-ly

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of Miss Alice Owens She is acharming younglady rare beauty

The different places represented-were Jacksonville St AugustineOcala Reddick Anthony Fort Mc ¬

Coy and Pine-Charley Bayles of Sparr was evi-

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one among the favorites withthe ladies both married and singleBut that beautiful neck tie of histhat loud article that looked sodainty They tell me it is run andfaded now and the beautiful crim ¬

son streaks are imprinted in thewhite bosom of a special pattern shirt-front as a remmiscense of the oc-

casionMiss Jessie Owens is a splendid

hostess When the beautiful moonwas sinking low in the west and cast-ing

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its long black shadows across theshaded driveways the guests bega-nt take their leave every one expres ¬

sing to Miss Owens their apprecia ¬

tions for the delightful affair Andmany were the soft white taffettafolds that melted away with thedampness of the penetrating mid ¬

Inight dew as the beautiful youngladles were driven to their respectivehomes under s cloudless starlight 1

September sky by the chivalrousyoung gentlemen to whose perfect

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behavior we take this occasion topay a high tribute

Still dizzy with the glitter of theexcellent ball room and their soulsinspired with the sweet aroma of oldsummer roses they catch a shortmorning nap illustrated with a sweetshort dream of the dying echoes of-

T> rthe illustrious occasion

Then they awake with an undyingmemory and a fond hope that MissJessie Owens may live to give manyrepetitions of this her recent autumnball PETER STANLEY

Like Finding MenevFinding health is like finding money-so think those who are sick When

you have a cough cold sore throat-or chest irritation better act promp-ly like W B Barber of Sandy LevelVa He says I had a terrible chesttrouble caused by make and colddust on my lungs but after finding-no relief in other remedies I wascured by Dr Kings New Discoveryfor Consumption Cough and ColdsGreatest sale of any cough or lungmedicine In the world At Tydings-

Co 50c and 100 guaranteed-Trial bottle free m

The citizens of Lakeland are anenterprising people The comingseason will bring its large quota oftourists and Lakeland will get its

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share simply because the aforesaidI

citizens will have ready for occupan-cy

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one of the best winter hotels insouthern Florida St AugustineRecord We dons know so muchabout this It is a hard matter to di¬

vert the travel over into this section-of the state Ocala for instance isa most charming section It hasbeautiful drives shaded avenues

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high hills beautiful Silver Springs-one of the most wonderful beauties-

of nasure nearby beautiful LakeWeir not far distant and one of thelargest and best kept hotels in thestate Yet she finds it vary difficultto attract the travel from the east

°coast section We however hopeLakeland will be more successful

Get Off CheaPHe may well think he has got off

cheap who after having contractedconstipation or indigestion is stillable to perfectly restore his healthNothing will do this but Dr KingsNew Life Pills A quick pleasant-and certain cure for headache con-

stipation¬

etc 25c at Tydings CoGuaranteed m

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Stevens and EstritfgeMr J E Stevens and Mr H M

Estridge formerly of McIntosh arenow at Crystal River where they aredoing a general merchandising busi-

ness and are doing wellMr Stevens formerly lived in Oca-

la and while here was in the office ofTax Assessor Ayer

The Ocala Banner wishes thesegentlemen abundant success in theirnew home

We bid for your business on themerits of our merchandise and thelowness of our prices The Fair x

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Te th Women Of Marion CotWe the women of the Womans

Christian Temperance Union appealto you wives mothers and sisters ofMarian county to help usin the workof overcoming the common enemy ofour homes and families the legalizedliquor traffic It is hardly necessarythat we should point out to you theterrible ravages of this traffic in ourcommunity the lives it has cursed andblighted the homes it has darkened-and ruined and the manifold evils ofevery name and nature that it hasbrought upon us as well as upon theland

You know as well as we do thatevery grog shop is a school of viceand crime a threat at the peace andhappiness of our homes and a deadlysnare snJ pitfall in the way of theweak and unwary

You must realize as well as we dothat good and good only would result-if everyone of these rum shops thesedrunkard manufactories these strong¬

holds of Satan was banished fromour midst If such a happy deliver ¬

ance could be accomplished we areconfident that you would rejoice with-

us in the happy consummationMany of you nodoubt are in heart

and sympathy with us and need nourging in temperance work We donot ask you to join our organizationWe only ask that you will unite with-

us at this time in whatever way mayseem best to you in an earnest effort-

to rid our country of the grog shops-

In November an election will beheld-to decide this allimportant question-We cannot vote but there are manyright and womanly ways open to uswhereby we may influence the votes-

or others and bring about a result atthe ballot box that shall give joy tothe hearts of those who love peaceand righteousness-

Andh flint and last of all we canpray to our Heavenly Father that hewill put forth his own strong arm andsweep Is accursed drink traffic fromthe earth

We would add in conclusion that-

it is our confident belief that if everywoman to whom these words are ad¬

dressed will do what she can at thistime to further the cause of temper¬

ance in this community the enemywill not be able to withstand us andwe shall be freed we trust foreverfrom the accursed traffic

In the name of those you love bestin the tore of those in our midst whoare suffering today from the curse ofdrink in the name of par belovedhomes and households in the name of

the cnurch of Christ in the name ofGod we ask you to join withus in aneffort to destroy this monstrous andunholy traffic Yours earnestly

TIlE W C T U OF OCALA

Another onsolidation in the Ocala IceCompany

It was with considerable conternation that we people of Ocala received-the information on the 4th of lastApril that there had been broughtabout the day before a consolida-tion

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of the two ice companies hereWhile we have not been imposed up ¬

on as many predicted still the smilethat lights ourfaces at the mention-of the new ice company doesnt ex¬

tend any farther around than theback of our neck

We now notice that there is to be-

a second consolidation in the Ocalaice people but one from which we

have nothing to fear it being theconsolidation in matrimony of MrHerman Benjamin and Miss RubySteinheimer of Atlanta On the con¬

trary may the brides stay with usbe as pleasant as the grooms has al¬

ways been

Are Ye w EngagedEngaged people should remember

that after marriage many quarrelscan be avoided by keeping their di ¬

gestions in good conditions withElectric Bitters S A Brown ofBennettsvills S C says Foryears my wife suffered intensley from-dyspepsia complicated with a torpidliver until he lost her strength andvigor and became a mere wreck ofher former self Then she triedElectric Bitters which helped her atonce and finally made her en ¬

tirely well She is now strong andI healthy Tydings Co sells andguarantees themat 50c a bottle m

Mrs David d Burnett came homeFriday from Miami where she hadbeen visiting her son Mr Oscar Bur¬

nett and his family fur a couple ofmonths

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The Daughters Entertained f

The regular monthly meeting of tl eI

Daughters of the Confederacy washeld Friday afternoon Mrs N IGottlieb being the pleasant hostessThe l1umber present was small butthe meeting was an interesting andharmonious one After the business-was transacted ice cream and cakewas served by Misses Nellie GottliebHope Robinson and Gertrude LemanNext month the Daughters willmeetwith Mrs E L Carney

The beautiful drawn work tablecloth that was worked by Mrs WD Whetstone is now exhibition atMr Rheinauers store This clothwill be raffled by the Daughters theproceeds to be given towards theConfederate monument fund Thechances will be twentyfive cents andcan be obtained from the store orfrom any member of the U D C

The table cloth is a particularlypretty one and the winner of it will

be fortunate indeed

Wireless Telephone

The assertion has often been made

that the discovery ot wireless tele-

graphy

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would soon be followed by theapplication of the same principle tothe telephone If reports are truethe discovery a method of wirelesstelephoning has been discovered by a

seventeenyearold genius Francis JM McCarty of San Francisco Recentexperiments with rather crude instru-ments

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proved amazingly successfulYoung McCarty sang a song thewords and tune of which were hearddistinctly at the receiving station a

mile away Later a conversation-was carried on with the same satis ¬

factory results as if the medium of

the ordinary telephone wire had beenused This present decade promisessome startling discoveries in thescientific worldSt Augustine Re-

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Death ef Mrs PeasAfter an illness of eightyfive days

Mrs Charles F Pons died at StLukes Hospital in JacksonvilleThursday night The funeral was

held Friday morning from the church-

of the Immaculate Conception of

which the deceased was a memberMrs Pons resided in Ocala for

some time She is survived by herhusband an 1 five children Mrs W

B Bridges Mrs William A Hugh y

Miss Theo Pons Frank and JohnPons who have the sympathy theirfriends in their bereavement

A Credit Association-

The retail merchants of Tampahave formed what is called a creditassociation Each member of theassociation is required to report tothe association the standing of his

customers The reports are aggre ¬

gated from which the rating of eachperson in the city is made up and is

used for reference by members of theassociation when any person applies-

for creditAssociations of this sort it is

thought are destined to become gen-

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Refused a ThroneI Capt John Miller and E P Taliaferro have returned from their secondannual tour of Norway Both wereoffered the Norwegian throne butboth refused as the promises ofroyal wealth and power were asnothing compared to the attractions-of Tampa Both gentlemen showthe benefits of their trip and are be¬

ing greeted by many friendsTam-pa

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Peace River ProsphatePeace River phosphate rock shipp-

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through the port of Punta Gordathus far this year aggregated 98875tons Shipments during August were2690 tons on steamship Wae August

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2 or Weymouth Mass 1990 tonson steamship Evelyn August 5 forCartaret N J 3075 tons on steam-ship

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Carolyn and August 31 forI Cartaret N JI

Fer Sale 50 cts en Dellar

Six acres land cottage furnishedand packing house at East Lake

t Lake Weir Desirable for both sum-mer

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j and winter residence Landsuitable for house lots also 3 bearingorange groves at Tangerine

WM H EARLE825 5t Tangerine Fla

Mr TH Johnson and daughteri

Miss Clara Johnson have returnedhome from a few weeks visit to-

tWhite Springs

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PALMETTOPIANOOLUDBy joining our Piano Club you will be able to get aSitrO grade Piano for S2 f7 payments of Sip downand membership of Sri per month without intrestPiano delivered free to nearest depot as soon as thefist Ten Dollars is paid-

ADVINUGE OF OUR CLUB PLANy

tTo introduce and get this piano before the public we fwill form a club of one hundred members and eachmember will get a piano at the wholesale price Theclub is limited to one hundred members and all in¬

struments will soon be taken

TIE PALMETTO PIANO

Is an instrument thrst has been manufactured in ourown factories with some special features that willmake it stand the climate conditions of this state betterthan any piano madeI

I The Gable CompanyFrank E Chase Mgr Jacksonville Flar

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EUREKA WINE LIQUOR CO IThe Great Southern Mall Or4tr Heuse

rEXPRESS PREPAID Full Quart Measure a

Per Four Six PerGotten Quarts Quarts Cue

Hatchetts Private Stock 400 S oo 600 ft2 00-

UTSHatchett Thats Whiskey 4 SO 460 690Hatchetts Old rtyc u 320 320 480 960Eureka N CAppleftandy 475 700 1400 fN C Apple Brandy = sW 335 485 970-BwekaMalt u 4 ao 400 600 1200Rureka file Co Peach Brandy 415 475 700 I401tN C Peaah Brandy 325 325 485 970Ellr kaNCCm 325 325 485 970Eureka N C Corn XX 3 30 300 460 900Eureka N G CoW XXX a 75 a 75 415 83 rjEureka N C Corn XXXX aso-

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= 5o 375 7 saOld Crow Bourbon 450 4 SO 675 I3S6Sunny Brook Rye 75 375 s6s 1130-

xiSunny Brook Sour Mash 3 75 3 75 i 6sEcho Springu u 4 SO 4 65 90 37S

Silk Velvet 500 5 25 7 8S 15 70Oak aad u 375 400 600 1200

f8in Fr m 250 t JSSG per allee slisrs4

Sue twelv labels of Hatchetfs Pnvate StoJcand secure a bottle free Save twelvelabels of Hatchetts Old Rye and secure a bottle free Save twelve lables of HatchettsThats Whiskey aad secure a bottle freesve twelve labels of Eureka N CC rn and secure a bottle free Save twelve tables of NC Apple Brandy aad secureone bottle free Save twelve labels ofEureka Malt and secure one bottle free Price ofall goods bought at companys store are TOC per gallon less than when delivered Nocharge for juts boxes or drayAge All of my bottles are full measure All standardbrands ot whiskies sold over my bar at toe per daink lofromt 5 leaves 5 loT you Allwines quoted on application We also carry cheaper liquors than those quotedSpecial p ices on large quantities packed any sizes desired Money reinded goodsnot satisfactory

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Calling at Charleston S C both waysTHE FINEST STEAMSHIPS m TEE COASTWISE SERVICE

THE CLYDE NEW ENGLAND AND SOUTHERN LINESDIRECT SERVICE BETWEEN

Jacksonville Boston and Providence-and all Eastern Points FCalling at Charleston Both Ways

SEMI EEKLY SAI LINGSSouthbound w From Lewis Warf Bostic rNorthbound Prom foot of Catherine Street Jacksonv-

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Between Jacksonville and SanfordStapaia at Palatia Astor St Francis Beresfard leLani sad Intermediate

Landings on St Jehns liTerSteamer CITY OF JACKSONVILLE

I Is appointed to Sail as follows Leave Jacksonville Sundays Tue cars and Thursdays 330 po et mI

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