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lEVERAL HOUSES WERE ABLAZE

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Timely Arrival of Aid Saved Town

From Total Destru lon by

Fire Fiend

Fire which to destroy

entire town of South Jacksonvillestyg The Metropolis of July 11th

rtartcd from a defective Hue in tin I

rliidence of Capt Frank Stephensshortly before 11 oclock this morningand It was only the arrival of thebig steamer from the Jacksonville lire

department wnuli pififmvu nudamage

Five or six houses were on fire at

the same time and the heroic efforts

ot the many citizens who formed thevolunteer lire brigade alone savedmany of them fu m total tutruc uuiThe loss will reach a figure of hetwemi

A call for aid sent to this citybrought out the bin steamer of thecentral htatlon which was hurried

the ferry and pumping waterfrom the river at the old terry slipat the tout of Catherine street SouthJacksonville the spread of the Names

vas soon stopped

Where Fire StartedThe Ire started In the home of Cat

tain Stephens from a defective Hueand completely destroyed this restdence with most of Its contentsThere was no insurance either uponthe bouse or the household goodsPart of the goods were carrfed intothe street and saved from destruction-but all of It was more or less damaged This loss will reach n figureof possibly 2r ni

The barn of Henry Hudnall countycommissioner which stood betweentile residence of Captain Stephens andthat of Commissioner Hudnall caughtIre from the Stephens residence andwas totally destroyed There was noli e stock In the barn at the timebut the carriages and harness weresaved No considerable amount offood was lost The loss to Mr Hudnail will not exceed or 400

Besides this loss In the destruct-ion of the barn the residence of MrHudnall was damaged on the roofwhich caught lire In several place

GAINESVILLE

FURNITURE

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We are displaying a perfectline of

PORCH ROCKERS

PORCH RUGS

VUDOR Porch SHADES

HAMMOCKS

CREX and MATTINGRUGS

REFRIGERATORS-

OIL STOVES

and best Wood Stoves andRanges sold in this sectionFinest line White SpreadsSheets Towels and pillow-Case

For one week only we will

sell the celebrated SI 5 Ostermoor Mattress at SI 350

Fiftypound Creton Tick Roll

He Cotton Mattress at 5545regular price S650 Call

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The residence owned by S MScruggs and occupied by Mrs J XWhitney adjoining the residence ofCapt Stephens was damaged by theHumus to the extent of oo Honalso the household goods were dam-aged by tire nnd water The entireroof was burned off this house

Several Houses on FireThe residence of H M Reed near-

by was blistered by the heat Sparksfrom the fire carried by the windset many other houses in differentparts of the town on fire Threehouses owned by W W Swaim wereafire at different times from sparksalthough two of them are 200 yardsaway from the residence of CaptStephens which was destroyedHouses owned by Gerry Hendrickswere also slightly damaged

Those who viewed the scene of thefire estimate the loss will reach atleast 5000 Without the aid of thefire engine and the fire laddies fromJacksonville it Is believed that theentire town would have been reduced-to ashes

Tragic Tale of a TragedianThe owfulest and the funniest

stage wait I ever through saida uprightly English actress was whena certain well known London actormanager whose moue 1 lure notdivulge was doing a tremendous

on u darkened stage lIe hadthe audience spellbound with hissonorous declamation whlh of musethey didnt know depended largelyupon his ample mouthful of falseteeth At the very climax of his blood-curdling maledictions the entire dentalcollection dropped out suddenly In theexcitement of the moment and bounded Into some obscure hiding place Thetragedians mighty voice died down toan unintelligible mumble as he gropedabout frantically In search of the miss-ing masticators We were all too

from laughter to be of much helpIn this critical situation At last afterwhat seemed like unit an hour of themost hysterical suspense the stagemanager located the teeth with the aidof n dark lantern and restored themto the frantic star who clapped themInto his mouth and began cursingagain with redoubled earnestness I

never knew what the audience thoughtand no one ever dared to ask the actormanager York World

QuicksilverThe ore from which quicksilver Is

obtained Is a brilliant red rock known-as cinnabar When of high purity Itis actually vermilion in color Cinna-

bar is the original source of the pig-

ment known commercially as vermil-ion It Is a compound of sulphur anQuicksilver and in order to separatethe latter from the sulphur the rock 11

roasted Passing off In the form of it

gas the mercury Is afterward con-

densed and flows out In a tine streamlike a continuous pencil of molten sil-

ver Like gold and sliver mercury Isoccasionally found iu a native or purestate Sometimes the miners pickpenetrates a cavity that contains n

cupful or more of the elusive nnd beautlful tluld Minors suffer much fromthe i ols nouH IflVets of the quirksUvcrfumes Extreme cicanllnroft is tilesafeguard f r workers In thisOtis occupation Is also malI of asort of lemonade which servos to a cer-tain extent ns an antidote a strongacid taking the place of lemon juiceIn the coiuiMillion of tin drink

A Millionaires Baby

Attended by thecpdlaliot could not IM of stowach or bowel trouble any julckwr orsurer than your bby If you give ItMcGee Dohy Kllxir Curl diar-

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Keep your eye on the want ads

There nay be something advertisedwhich a of Interest to you

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wonders of the earth Is the trnnr-dlnary clowrmjw nf lHinu Nature an iarver aid tier tools nrnlr niln rivers springs sad fr stAny one who hIs ever S HI the nmr-velous tMuvii ItfH r Mk onCornish iimst iluir vtn tlirfnl pr s nimen nf Mtoi n IIIMIMHI who Is sentrd so grandly uK n SIM I tnu t

pare asked himself the question us tihow much n thing could bare IKVII ac-complished Continuous trickling ofwater wears nway the of the rockHaphazard It was until at lust a weirdpattern Is formed that soniitlmes re-

semblcs n mans fare fotintlines ananimal All over the world Natunhas placed her picture gallery and hercollection of statuary the biggest freeshow In the world

Another work of Natures that veryoften results In extraordinary chancesbeing effected is a landslip And landslips have arisen from the tiniest pusBible causes A little undergroundflow of waver had gradually under-mined n hill or cliff until at last theearth became like a hollow nut Thouthe soil became top heavy The seabeat against Its foundations and millions of tons of earth wore lung Intothe sea which proves tin axiom thatthe tiniest beginnings often producethe mightiest ends London Standard

English Luggage LiftersEnglish railway companies surer

severely through the purloining ofbaggage nnd other articles by

platform thieves and In some cases ItIs a difficult matter to find out the miscreant One of these luggage lifterswas on an occasion some time agoseen keeping vigil over a barrow ofluggage and In his band be carriedapparently a good sized portmanteau-Ho walked up and down the platformseveral times and at last stopped op-

posite the luggage Placing his bagon the barrow for a moment he thenpicked It up and walked off But thelynx eye of one of the railway officialsbad also been watching the barrowand going up to the than had him arrested and searched It was foundthat his apparent portmanteau wasonly a skeleton and Inside had a actof springs etc which when placedover a smaller bag held the latter inposition But for the smartness of theofficial ancthcr travelers hag wouldhave niHsIng I mdon Answers

The Hollow Bones of BirdsThe hollow of birds are fre-

quently cited an beautiful Instances ofprovidential mechanics In bulldiug thestrongest and largest possible limbwith the least expenditure of materialand Is largely true and yet birdslike ducks which cleave the air withth rpcrd cf an oppress trait have thelong Dunes titled with marrow or satu-rated with fat while the lumberhorn that fairly hurtles over thetreetops has one of the most com-pletely pneumatic skeletons Imaginablepermeated with air to the very toe tipsand the ungainly pelican is nearly aswell ort Still It Is but fair to say thatthe frigate bird and turkey buzzardscreatures which are most ut ease whenon tike wing have extremely light andhollow bones but comparing one birdwith another the paramount Impor-tance of a pneumatic skeleton to n birdIs not as evident as that of a pneumatictire to n bicycle Exchange

An Earls Duel With a ButlerAbout the middle of the last century

the Lord Itoschcry of that time was InParis and In paying n call one day hewas received so rudely by the butlerthat he complained to his friend of theservants conduct But the butler budbeen a noncommissioned officer In theFrench army and as such ho challenged Lord Hoscberj to a duel Theearl accepted and two shots were ex-

changed without result But Lordwas angered at his own con-

descension and afraid his antagonistmight lay aside his military rank andresume hi duties as a servant thusexposing nn earl to the reproach ofhaving fought with a butler So besettled an annuity of 250 on tbo manon condition he did not return to do-

mestic service The condition wasfaithfully observed on both sides

Lord Ruuells RetortIord Hubsell once presided nt a din-

ner given for Sir Henry Irving on hisreturn from America While the dinncr was In progress Lord Russell sug-

gested to Couiyus Carr that he proposeSir Henrys health I cant makespoof he you know he sold

Sir Henry pttttly replied I heardmake fine spo ch before the Parcommission

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For Feverishness and Aching

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Experiments that trillo with and endanger the health ofInfants and Children Experience against Experiment

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The GorgonThe Gorgon were creatures of Greek

mythology mentioned by Homer and

rent aspect Their hair was composedof serpents their bodies covered withscales and girdled with reptiles withhead erect vibrating their tonguesthreateningly while the lands of theUorgonu adorned with sharp talonswere of brass The gaze of the mon-sters was deadly all upon whomfixed their eyes being turned to stoneOm of the three terrible sisters wasconquered and beheaded by Perseusand as be took flight In the nit en routefor Ethiopia holding the severed headIn his hands the drops of blood whichfell from it became serpents which-ever after Infested the sands of Lybla

New York Telegram

Avoided the ConventionalIt Is a wonderful story says the

publisher to the new author whosemanuscript has Just been acceptedbut you have failed In one Important

feature You do not describe the waythe heroine was dressed when the herefirst tact her Youd better write In aparagraph about her clothes but tryJo axold tii conventional-

The Ingenious author knowing thesameness of costume descriptions Inthe best sellers and also4knowlng howto make au appeal to feminineheart wrote

IIololso floated toward him garbedIn a tOO dress a S2CO bat with

mantilla over a 375 lace coatChicago Post

Impure blood runs youyou an easy victim for organic dis-

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CAPITAL 7500111SURPLUS S25G6Dfil

OFFICERS-

W H Thomas PresidentG K iroome FirstE D Turner Cashier-

W i Taylor Second VicePresident

CIRECTORS

G K iroomeJ B PadgettH F DuttonJ A Maultsby

J G NicholsM VenableW RW 8 Taylor

4 Per Cent Paid in

Savings Department

VOILE VOYIE

REAL ESTATEFLA

Farms Dwellings Lots

For SaleLIST YOUU PROPERTY WITH us

Abstracts of Title MaeTo all Land in Alarhua County

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