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THE PALATKA NEWS, OCTOBER 31. 1918
The Palatka News
and Advertiser.
Entered at the Palatka postofflce as
mailable matter of the second class.
Published at Palatka. Florida, on
riclays by
RUSSELL t VICKERS
$1.00 Per Year in Advance
117 South Second St. Phone 195.
Wm. A. RUSSELL. Editor.
LOCAL EFFORT FOR
LOCAL RESULTS.
Organization is the thing, but there
is such a thing as overdoing it and be
coming to -heavy. Communities get
together in local societies for develop
men! and betterment work, and then
the ambitious ones organize state asso
ciations and in turn comes the national
organization. The local bodies too of
ten look to the state organization fc r
help, and look in vain, for practically
its functions have been absorbed by a
national society with a set of high tilkd
minaging directors, who plan (on pa
per) scientific surveys and hold cut
promises of a Roman meal eggs to ap
pics for every subscribing subordinate.
It is to be noted however that the sub
scribers who do the supporting arc all
subordinate
We call attention to this condition I e
ciuse of having read a letter from Rich
ard H. Edmonds, editor of the Manufec
lurers Record to Secretary Folsom of
the Palatka Board of Trade. After
some kindly personal references to Mr.
loisom in connection wan his former 1 1 ti a t letter, so we
work, ana expressing the nope that he
would "accomplish large things for
Palatka and the surrounding country,'
Mr. Edmonds said:
The possibilities for good to a com
muniiy through an active, intelligent
!y managed Board ol t raue or commer
cial organization in Florida, as in a very
large portion of the South, arc almost
Monetary Times of Toronto says that
the amount Is now at least $599,000,000,
as compared with $279,000,000 in 1909
and 417,000,000 In 1911. Over $150,000,,
0i)0 is in the shape of branch factories
and warehouses of United Slates manu
facturers, while nearly $124,000,090 have
been invested by United Slates' capital
ists in Canadian Government, municipal
and industrial bonds since 1905.
United Stales life and fire insurance
companies have $07,000,000 invested in
the Dominion, tthile over. $130,000,000
ii iuvested in British Columbia mills,
timber and mines. Investments in the
praric provinces arc in lands, packing
plants, factories and warehouses.
L'Opinion, a Paris journal, has
been sneering at Secretary Bryan for
lack of decorum, and remarks: "But
people should not be surprised at any
thing such a person as Bryan does."
Y-e-s, but people should be surprised
if Bryan does not do better than the
diplomats of France, whose recent
tactics have been always to observe
etiquette, always to dress correctly,
and always to yield to Germany.
Tl ese danjjed Bau.ston yankees have
been agin' tryin' lo hornswogglc our
t'loridy urnieis by a seiiin' ot 'em a
''New Mineral Fertilizer" made by the
New Mineral Fertilizer Company ol
Boston, Mass. Thanks to the Stale
gricullural Department, Slate Chcmhl
Rose aud Director 1. 11. Rolls of the
Agricultural Experiment Station, the
swindle has been discovered aud the
farmers of Florida duly warued through
a circular letter. But all inav not see
ask the farmers of
Putnam county to take our word for ii,
tliat the department of agriculture's an
alysis shows that it is ulteily worthless
as a fertilizer.
INTEKLACHEN ITEMS.
Mr. and Mrs. O. II. Ewing returned
last week from a summer sojourn in
the New England States.
Little Miss Dorothy Coburn of
Palatka visited her grandmother at
the Lake View several days returning
home Sunday.
Some changes have Been made in
our public scnool that havo wrought
consternation amoiif the nunils Mim
Lrma Baker, tho assistant teacher
has been taken from lnterlachen
school and sent to Welaka, leaving
the entire school in the care of Mine
k51eap. This will necessitate the elimi
nation ot the ninth and tenth grades,
and result in removing from school a
number of the brightest and most am
bitious pupils.
Rev. S. J. Townsend came home
from Pensacola Saturday for a brief
vacation and visit with his family.
On Sunday evening he preached to
his old congregation in the Congre
gational church.
Owing to the necessitv of tho ah.
sence from home on the thirty-first
MAGIC 0FH0UDIN
He Scared the Algerians and
. Conquered the Nation.
A LITTLE BLACK BOX DID IT.
By the Aid of a Magnet and a Current
of Electricity He Struck Terror to
the Hearts of the Arabs and Took All
the Desire For Fight Out of Them.
"These are great times," exulted the
Electrician to his friend the Old Fogy.
"With machine guns and other instru
ments of war we certainly are going
some in the fighting game."
"yes." agreed the Old Fogy ns he ad
Justed his glasses, "but do you know
that before such things were dreamed
pf October, of Miss Coburn, the Hal- ! of nn entire nation was conquered with
wa, r o.Y, : J ""L, or ln,at date ningnet and a little black box?"
pliance with the invitations, the guests
appeared at the Lake View promi.'.lv
of ail,4- ...1 a, 1 J
w ift wncni uiey were met and
And the Electrician confessed, "No!"
"You have beard, no doubt" the Old
Fogy rambled on, "of the marvelous
From far oil London, England, comes
ihe announcement of the engagement ol
Miss Nell Fletcher, daughter of Senatoi
without limit. Unfortunately, however, aud Mrs. D. U. Fletcher of Florida, aud
some or our oouinern commercial i or- Lionel Smith Gordon, only son of Lio
:d' X : .3. ' Smlth-Gordon and Lady Sini.h-Go-
ed within a few months, have dropped don of Aldershot Lodge, near Salisbury,
by the wayside. Others have looked to England. But don't any of you people
i .1 8 f a , u , ,ncm Uet the idea that this Florida girl is get
is the old story of the lark. You re lil,g ,he bcsl of the bariiain. Lionel cf
member that in one of the ancient fa- lhe hyphenated name is Ihe one lo te
bles the lark returning one evening to congratulated. Miss Nell is a queen by
her nest of young ones found them in irlh ,, . ,inlrir , .,, Am,,
Thev told the mother lark that they had lluuse of Lords b' vox uopuli, voj.
beard the owner of tbe wheat field in ucmocraci, and tbat beats any hereditary
wnicn ineir nest was located, saying ludship all lo a frazzle.
nai 10-morrow nis neignDors were com
ing lo help cut his wheat, and then Bishop Cameron Maim of Norlh Da
home would surely be destroyed. Tbt L..,. ...... . . ,
molher calmed th,.ir fears an, I..I.1 Ih.-m " "a "m l-roinoieu lo me uisnop
not to worry. The nexl day she wenl ric ' ll,c missionary djocese o( Florida,
off again in perfect peace of mind. Re- Protestant Episcopal church. He sue
turning in Ihe evening she found her
youngsters in a slate of turmoil and
great fear because they had heard 111
owner of the field say that some of his
near friends and relatives were cerlainl
coming the very next day to cut his
wheal. She again calmed the fears ol
her babies and told them not to worrv.
cut on Ihe third evening when she re
turned they told her that they had
heard tbe owner of Ihe wheat field say
to his hired man, ' To-morrow we will
come into Ibis field and cut Ihe wheat.
rsow, said ine mother larK, luey
mean business. hen they undertake
to depend on Iheir neighbors you need
not worry, but when they start to do
Ihe work themselves it Is time for us to
be moving." This is about, as you
Know the old Aesop table, which has an
application lo all lhe work of develop
meni oi ine south, when each com
mercial organization in the South
busily at work for its own town, and
each state lor itself, neither of them do
pending on outside organizations, and
thus sitting down supinely waiting for
others to do tor them what they must do
lor themselves, then they will accom
pusn me results lor which they were
formed.
1 need not, I am sure, say to you thai 1
am an enthusiast as to the lulure oi
Florida. 1 believe it is lo be lo tbe At
lantic and Middle West section even
more than California has been to the
Pacific Coast and the west, lis devel
upmcm is in us lniancy. 1 here are
very great possibilities for utilizing its
great natural advantages for Ihe estab
lishment of industries, Ihe broadening
ot uiversilied agriculture, the develop
ment of many lines of mauufaclurimr.
and for making the State the winter re
sort and playground for many thousands
of people in the Norlh and West who
desire to escape the rigors of Northern
climate.
AMERICANS
IN CANADA
W. H. Manss, general manager of the
Southern Settlement and Development iMe,,,t common sense
Organization, in his talk at Palatka, on '"ake 'l 11110 h3Tg'
ceeds Bishop William Crane Gray, who
resigned because of the infirmities ol
advancing years alter twenty years ol
loyal service to lhe church. During his
incumbency of the Episcopal offict
liishop Gray lias devoted much lime to
the service ol 'the Seminole Indians and
as a result ol his efforts in iheir behalt
Florida now has some good Indians.
It is a wonderful thing for one Chris
tun minister to instill a love for the
white man's God iuto the heart of an
Indian, when the great body of while
Christians ate doing their ulniost lo rob
and debauch this same Indian.
The State of Florida should pro
duce within us borders all the neces-1
itics of life for both man and beast.
Xot only should all the raw agrieul-
uiul products be produced in Flori
da, but there should be lactones for
-annuiir, preserving, mcklimr fruits
and vegetables and for the manufac
ture ol clothing from cotton. Food
rops grown in 'other States but not
yet taken up in Florida, principally
because a pioneer is needed to teach
the Florida farmer his own nossibili
ties, should bo introduced as soon as
possible. Florida's future as a Dro-
jucnig section lor beet ant nnrk
uuiiunieu.
As long as this State df'npnils nn
other sections of the country for any
or i ne important necess.t.ips nf fn
t is at the mercy of anv flood, fam
ine, fire or strike that may beset the
amies irom Which these access tips
lie brought. The best nla n is frr
Florida to become so f-siinnni-tin,r
the broadost sense, and to Honnml n
other sections onlv when unma nf tha
:iiiove catastrophies chancing to visit
oiuie snail niaKe such a contin
gency necessary.
lhe trouble with the Florida far-
lll I.-. LllitL 11H IPTS lllf WiWS t,mi
his feet without having suffi-
to cut it and
mpa Tribune.
ushered in bv a verv i-ulicH ,;u ! Inventions of Rohnrt ITondln. thn event
onu a irnost v snook- "hon m;j
folded, the iruests
their guides through the streets, a
labyrinthine march, until, by devious
ways they reached a stairway where
their eyes were unbandun-i I nml ih
ascended through a shower of sparks
to a great apartment hung with Span
ish moss and winrdlv li.rhi,..! i,
o lanterns and orange shaded lights,
ana whom i . .P.
saluted them. This mysterious rhm.
ber proved, upon investigation, to be
the attic of the Lake View, and here
the hostesses, Miss Coburn and Miss
Minor Fsmoc ac(-: 1 u.. m .
- Mun'-o and A. C. Jones had
many games and contests and fortune
tuning schemes arranged for the
announcement of the merry makers.
j ite hour sandwiches, crullers
and coffee were served, then lights
turned low, and while the guests
stood in a circle the white robed
Ihost presented before them the
Shost cake, whose surface was cov
ered with tiny skeletons standing
like sentinels underneath the shower
3i sparKS issuing from the apex of
the cake. Each gust received a
skeleton as a souvenir of the evening
y iwcivB une reveners departed, vot
w.w v.iiinft a social success.
T..J. t .r
"oge ana Mrs. J. 1. Wimberly, S
y. iiiumas ana son Kussell, O. H. Ew
ivoger mote3, Misses M. T Co
Jurn, Ehmor Entries and Achsah
are hm in pa ntL-a Uir.
attending court. Mrs. H. T. Mann is
mother of the home colony in town
-mi tuuii uumness.
Z. M. Rushing, our former station
.Kern,, passea inrouch Snnrtnv nn hi-
""J1 lu r aiaiKa to attend court.
J. A hevery and family leave this
week for Riverside, Cuba, where
uiey win matce their Lome in the fu
turn.
diuler
Saturday night, lo members of the Board
of Trade and others, called attention lo
the efforts being made by the Canadian
Government and railroads to get Ameri
can settlers, that thousands of them had
already gone there wilh millions of dol
lars, while the South wilh its wonderful
resources is given Ihe go by.
There is a reason for this, and that is
Ihe Canadians are advertising (heir
country. It is said an active movenunt
is to be made this winter to work the
South, and that Canuck agents are al
ready in Honda and olher Slates fra
ming up a campaign.
As a note of warning in this connec
tion, we print an extract from a reporl
10 the Lniled Mates Bureau of Com
merce, by Felix S. S. Johnson, Ameri
cm Consul al Kinuslon. Oniarhi u-lm
lys:
"Durinf th past four or n ore years
.iik.- uuuiueis oi .imencans have p. ss
ed through Kingston on their way to Ihe
Northwest with Ihe idea that in the
new agricultural lands of Canada an
Eldorado awailed Ihem. . The fortunate
ones in this respect have been few, as ii
appears that during April, May and June
of this year, 10.000 of Americans who
sougui Iheir fortunes in Canada returned
from British Columbia to the Lniled
Stales. There are many Americans now
in Canada who can cot gel work. Rail,
ways, manufacturers, and business
houses in Canada have reduced Iheir
number of employes. Young men
should not com; to Canada unhss as
sured of positions or have suiiicienl
means to provide for themselves until
an opening presents itself."
It may surprise some of our Florida
readers lo learn that a good deal of
American money is invested nonh w
. ! 'eL re ,MUC ot Janother column.
Our friend J. II. Wylie of Inter
vene!! is all right, but he was a lit
tle too previous this" time. Wylie is
sucn an enthusiast in the matter of
good roads that he could not vvmII
an official proclamation of a
'Good Hoads" day, but rushed off
and had one called on his own initia
tive. It wasn't as big a success as
the importance of the subject de-
erved. L'ut it set the people to
thinking. And thinking is what is.
needed before action in tho niDtfc r
gcod roads or good nnvthinn- I
here comes Governor Trammell with
a proclamation designating Friday
Nov. 21st, as "Good Ro.nfl" rio,.
throughout the length and breadth of
Honda. .Now let's get to work right
here in Putnam county. We know
this man Wylie; he's good for two
or a dozen "Good Roads" days. And
;he timo; it's most auspicious. The
Thursday following will be Thanks
g.ving day and a big dinner will be
ihe portion of all Putnam emmtv
people. Ily working good und nroner
on the roads all day Friilav tho 91 t
they can surely work up an ncnotitp
for that Thanksgiving dinner. Now
et busy, everybody. The Palatka
board of trade has had a big finger
11 IUa been coresDanriiner
with Gov. Trammell. and all n!nn
"'" eiicy nas oeen anxious to
name a day. But like all of us. he
waited to name a dav tW to,',m
eot the approval of .- the greatest
number. Read the rirorlnmnt.'nn t.
Energetic Frenchwomen.
Ksseiitiallv h Home maker and home
keeper, n mother and a devoted wile
the r rpiicliwoiiiiiD has nevertheless
always enjoyed a certain eeoHouile in
dependence which tier Anglo-Snson
sisters tune not known A large pro
portion ol Frenc h girls are selt nap
porting mid remain so after marriage
When they do not earn a living ihej
have their dot and pay their persona
expenses from It. This has mailt
Iheifi peculiarly sell reliant, say-i
'France From Wltulu "
It Is rarely indeed Itiat one see? m
Frame Ihe helpless, incompetent wo
man who can turn her Laud In uotli
lug. having never learned to do oue
single thing well. Adaptable and en
ergetic, the Frenchwoman enu do (nils':
things In the most elhVicut manner
possible. Her knowledge Is uever
scrappy, mid what she Uuows slip
knows consummately.
One Way to Make a Living.
In tbe vicinity ot Ihe London docks
there Is a iniin who makes money
whenever he wauts It by a crafty ruse
He (ills mi old port wine bottle nearly
up to the neck with water, then tie
pushes an old cork down the ueck uutl.
it ineels the water. The small space
above Is tilled with good port wtue ut
a cost ot about sixpence, und a cork Ik
gently placed lu the top. He soon Buds
a dat on the streets who lifter sam
pling the wine Is willing to forfeit u
few shillings for Ihe bottle, whereupon
the sharper speedily vanishes before
the deception is dlscovered -Shetfleld
Telegraph.
A Weird Race.
A theatrical man happened to strike
a small town In the uortheru part ol
she state of New York lately.
"So you're In the theater business?"
said the proprietor of the little hotel
where Klngslpy stopped. "Well, all
I've got to sny Is that yon troupers
certainly Hre funny lot. Thirty-two
of them minstrel fellows stopped over
with me uist week, and nil of the'n
was named Cull bm one. and his name
was I 'rops."-Saturday Kvening Post
Over the Limit.
Fortune 'Jellcr-I nee by your hand
that you will die when you are tweii
ty seven Willie Hut, my dear woman
I'm twenty uine now Fortune IViIrr
Why, my good nuiu. you should have
been dead two years. Ion are llvin:
tiuder futse preiensex.- London Mail.
Soft and Light.
A' lady famed for her skill In cook
ing wasentertalning a number of her
friends at tea. Everything on the ta
ble was much admired, but the excel
lence of the sponge cake was especial
ly the subject of remnrk.
"Oh." exclaimed one of the guests.
11 is so DeauUfully soft and light: Do
tell me where you got the recipe!"
"I am very glnd," replied the hostess,
"that you find It so soft and light I
French conjurer, a man who did great
things with electricity when Alexander
Graham Bell was nil infant.
"Houdln applied electricity to many
of bis magical experiments and de
lighted the Parislun public for years In
his little theater. When he retired
he was the most favored performer of
Ills day and had bowed to the plaudits
of royalty."
"Heard nil about that." snapped the
fclectrlcian. "What about the black
box ?"
"Coming to that, boy; coming to that.
Houdln retired to his family estate on
the loft banks of the River Loire nenr
St. Gervalse, hoping to end his days
lu peace. But after a year or so there
came to him through a military friend
a request from the French government
that lie go to Algiers.
"In his memoirs, translated Into Eng
lish some years before his death, he
says that the Marabouts of that coun
try, a sort of medicine men and won
der working priests, controlled the
masses and Incited them to intermit
ted revolts against the French by their
tricks. These tricks, he assures us,
were of the simplest and most prim
itive type
"It was the hope of the French gov
ernment that noudin by bis mysteries
could demonstrate that the white con
queror's magic was superior. And
Houdln did It."
"With the little blnck box and the
magnet?"
"Yes. nis recital of Ills perform
ance in Algiers is exceedingly Interest
Ing. Some of the most distinguished
natives were there. Houdln showed
thorn all sorts of things; allowed him
self to be shot at and caught the bullet
unharmed ami many other such feats
"Hut his piece de resistance undotibt
edly was his box. lie called for
strong man to come on the stage, and
a giant responded. Houdln toyed with
him for a moment, bantered with him
about Ids strength and asked him If be
could lift his little black box. Dis
dainfully the Arab lifted it and smiled
"Hut Houdln warned him: 'Wait.
P.ut a moment, and you shall be as a
little child!' He placed the box on the
stage over the magnet nnd dared his
huge guest to raise it The Arab tried
with one finger: grasped it with his
great muscular hand: tugged nt It with
all the Rtrengtb of bis massive arms
bracing his legs like two huge bronze
columns, so Houdln says, to no avail.
Try as he would, this son of the des
ert could not stir that little box from
Its place.
"For a breathing spell be released
his grip for a moment, then went nt it
again as Houdln gave a signal to have
the current turned off. And while the
nwe stricken audience panted In amaze
ment he suddenly writhed In acutest
agony nnd sank groveling to the stage.
file current coursing through him had
galvanized him into misery.
"Then Houdln gave a signal, the cur
rent from the electro magnet beneath
the stage was turned off. nnd the Arab
fell back groaning, ne lifted himself
to his feet and, hiding his face In his
clonk, crept away to blush unseen.
Tbe little black box had conquered."
"And?" Inquired the Electrician.
"And." replied the Old Fogy, "Hou
dln Avns triumphant The country had
seen him shot nt by a man who said
he wished to kill; had seen film rob a
giant of his strength. No Marabout
had ever done that. No Marabout with
primitive tricks could convince them
that any revolt of theirs could prevail
against the white man and his magic
his electricity. The conqueror's con
quest was complete." Popular Elec
tricity.
FEROCIOUS DOLPHINS.
Marine Monetere That Are Known at
Whale Killere,
There really Is such a sea monster
as the whale killer. It Is one of tbe
largest und most ferocious of all the
dolphin family. It also is known as
the grampus, it Is characterized us a
getiiN by Its large size and the conical
and depressed head, devoid of a beak.
The back flu is of great length, espe
cially lu the males, and lhe dippers are
large and broadly ovate.
The teeth are comparatively few
in number, varying from ten to thir
teen ou each side of the Jaw, nnd are
much larger than in uny dolphins yet
noticed, being often an Inch or more
in diameter and 'having nil oval sec
tion. The coloration is striking, the
upper parts and tins being black, while
the lower jaw, chest uud under purts
are whitish.
The white area of the under parts
does not. however, extend to the flukes,
but ends imsterlorly lu a trident, of
which the lateral and shorter prongs
extend obliquely upward on the flunks.
There is n large white streak above
and behind tbe eye. und frequently at
least a purple crescentlc area extends
across the back behind the tin. Tbe
killer attains a length of nt least twen
ty feet.-St. Louis Times.
LOBSTER AND BUTTERFLY.
Widely Apart In Appearance, They Are
Close Relatives.
You would hardly think it to look at
tbeiu, yet the lobster Is a relative of
tbe butterfly. The kinship is not mere
ly that of two members of the niiimul
kingdom. The lobster and the butter
fly are actually In one and the same
great group of the kingdom, like the
clam a ml the snail or the whale nnd
the giraffe, whose spheres of activity
are so widely separated.
It Is simply, us Darwin pointed out
In the case of nil other creatures n
grent many years ago. that the lobster
and Its rrienits. the crab, the prawn
and the shrimp, chose oue method ot
life, while the butterfly and Its set
chose another.
So the first group developed charac
teristics suited to the conditions in
which It lived. Including as one of the
most Important, as Its members do
not move rapidly, a coat of armor, fo
protect them from their Inniimeriiy.
enemlps. while the butterflies nnd the
great host of other winged Insects
shed every bit of superfluous weight,
trusting to swiftness to carry them out
of danger mid to protective coloring
to conceal them when flight is un
availing.-London Family Herald.
Advertising on
Billboards Often
Harmful
By HOLLAND.
PUBLICITY Is not neces
sarily advertising. Pub
licity cun be achieved In such
a manner ns to be harmful.
Advertising can he done in
such a way as to be worse
than useless. The advertis
ing that is successful must
mnke and leuve a good im
pression. '
Thousands of people
throughout the country ob
ject to billboard advertising.
They are angered nt disfig
urements of a beautiful land
scape, and If they remember
the mime of tbe article on the
billboard it is with a reeling
of resentment If not with the
distinct resolve not to buy
that particular object.
Circulars thrown Into ynrds
annoy neat householders.
They give a bad Impression
Instead of making friends.
You would not expect good
results from waking a ninn
at '1 o'clock it) the morning to
tell lit tti about the advantages
of doing business with you,
anil' you would not preface
an argument for visiting your
store with a slap In the face.
The billboard und the circu
lar are often tbe equivalent
of n ship In the face not
"to every one perhaps, but to
many. Why take chances of
offending when the newspa
per offers you nn opportunity
to rench possible customers
cheaply, surely nnd quickly?
NEWSPAPERS OFFER
MOST PROFITABLE WAY
TO ADVERTISE.
Buyers' Gui'd
Business Directpj
HOTEL-RESTAURANT.
KlinnprKiie..!,'- n. .
r, a ivestauraf
and Hotel.
I. UKurEi an FLAN Hot and Cold Bal
, 1 Lemon Street.
CAFE.
BUSY BEE CAFE,
Kegulr MeelJE
Special Sunday Dinner. j
A Share of Your Patronage Solicited!
PRESSING CLUB
Sanitary Pressing Club?
wppo.ite Putnam Hou.e.
Club Rates: SI fin
-r pv, inuillH
Advance
Allowing Eight Pieces Pressed,
SHOE REPAIRING.
Try a pair of those
SPRING STEP
RUBBER HEFI
at B. RODDA'S Shoe Fixe!
1U lno trim., 1AC11
TAILORING.
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DYEING, PRESSING, RENOVAT1NI
r ...1 i . . r. .....
omii.eiu s auits Made to OrrU
nun uuuranieeu.
409 Lemon Street. Palatka, Fla,
MARK TWAIN AND 0. HENRY,
When Dead Men Ate.
In the ineilical press is a story of a
mail who believed that he was dead
and who for that reason refused to
take nourishment. "lloiv can the
dead eat and drink?" he asked when
food was pressed upon klru. It was
obvious Unit unless something were
done to bring him to his senses tbe
delusion must soou become iictuulity-
he would die of starvation. The stran
gest ruse was tried. Half n dozen nt-
teiiuants, uraped In ghostly white, crept
silently in single tile Into the room
adjoining his and wilh the door open
sat down where lie could see them ut
a hearty meal. "Here, who are these
people?" lucpilred lhe patient. "Dead
men," answered the doctor. "What!"
said the other. "Do dead men eat?"
"To be sure they do. as you sec for
yourself." was the answer. "Well,
said the corpse, "if that is so I'll join
them, for I'm starving." The spell
was broken, nnd lie sat down aud ate
like forty famished men.
Humor of Their Column Writing In the
Old Daya.
In the old days writing 'columns was
a noble business. It was generally re
garded nsa preface to literary achieve
ment. Hark Twain uud O. Henry
were eolnmners and were working
along the good, old safe lines years
ago. They were both particularly
strong for answering Imaginary cor
respondents, Here is a sample from the
work of each, so you may Judge how
far the colnmniiig art has backed up.
The first paragraph is Mark Twain's:
Arllhmctlcus, Virginia City. Nov. If .It
would take a cannon hall three and one
thlnl seioncls to travel four miles and
three nucl llirce-elhlhs seconds to travel
the next four and three nnd five-eighth
to travel the next four and If Its rate of
progress continued to diminish In the
same ratio, how long would It take ft to
go 1.600,000,000,0110 of miles? I don't know.
Follows O. Henry's:
Who was the author of the line,
"Brenthes there a man with bouI
dead? '-G. P.
This wna written hy a visitor to the
state paeni-eifeat of while conversing
wun a member who had Just eaten
large slice of Hmhurger cheese.
Roth Mark Twain nnd O. Henry
were writers of burlesque too. They
hurlosiiued novels. Kleauor Oyn ami
.lrnold Hoiinett would have been gnu
sage and wheat cakes for them if they
had been unknown eolnmners when
the two last named got Into the strong
literary light -C'hlcaco Post
A Matter of Gender.
The bell of a Scottish church was
giving out a very poor tone, and a
committee was appointed to Inquire
as to what was wrong and to reporl
on the best means of putting It right
Arter an examination the members
were divided In their opinion, and the
kirk officer, who was In attendance
with the keys, was asked Ills view
fine. A ken what a wrung wl' the
bell.' he remarked. "It's n slie-yln,"
meaning that It was of the feminine
gender. Pressed to explain, he ndil.il
Its tongue's owre lung-It's needln'
to be clivplt." Ami this turned out
to be really the fault. The tongue had
become loosened to the extent of an
Inch or so and was overlapping the
curve nt the rim and therefore not
striking truly.
Enthusiasm.
Let us beware of losint our en
thusiasiB Let us ever glory in some
thing nnd strive to retain our vdmira
tlou for all that would ennobfe and
our interest in all that would enrich
and beautify our life, -flillliDs Iirook
Chronic Dyspepsia.
The following unsolicited testimn.
lial should certainly be sufficient r.n
give hope and courage to persons af-
niciea witn ctionic dyspepsia:
aave been a chronic dyspeptic for
years, and of all the meiUminoo
nave taken. Chamberlain's Tahleta
nave done me more e-nnd than on.,-
i ... , ... . .J
tiiuiK m, says vv. j. ulattison, No.
i oiiennun or,., riorneilsville, M. Y.
rur suie Dy an aeajers.
made It out of my own heud."-
t rated tits.
Illus
All who have torpid liver, weak
digestion or constipated bowels look
out for chills. The seasnn in hat
and the air full of the disease eerms
Tl 1 . .L! ....
jne uest rning to do is to get your
liver in good condition and purify
the stomach and bowels. HERBINE
is the right remedy, ft answers the
purpose completely. Price 60c. Sold
by Ackerman-Stewart Drnir
J. H. Haughton. i
Avoid Sedative Couch
If you want to contribute directly
.u uic occurrence oi capillary bron
chitis and pneumonia use cough med
icines that contain codine, morphine,
heroin and other sedatives when vnn
have a cough or cold. An expectorant
wnc -iiamueriain s though Kemedy is
what is needed. That cleans out the
cunure Deos or breeding places for
the germs of pneumonia and other
germ diseases. That is why pneu
monia never results from a cold
wneii namoeriain's Cough Remedy
""- " nas a wona wide repu
tation for its cures. It contains no
morpnine or other sedatives. For
aaie uy an dealers.
Instead of Cutting Cork.
After withdrawing a cork from a
bottle the former rapidly expands, and
when one wishes to replace it one fre
quently finds tbat It has become too
large for the purpose. The uaunl mma.
dy in such cases is to pare pieces off
the side. This, however, la seldom
satisfactory, for the cork, as a rule, is
tar rroui airtight and In some cbsm
will not even keep the liquid In. A
better way is to place It on the floor
and roll It backward aud forward with
oue's foot putting a certain amount
of pressure on it After a few mln-
utes of this persuasive treatment It
mil uave become fairly soft and can
inartcd In the bottle without dlffl
Force of a Cyclone.
Poiv.rl ....11 - m ..
v"'c'"i "iiLBura or me rorce or a
cyclone and the energy required to
keep a hurricane In active operation
reveals the presence of a power thai
makes the mightiest efforts of man
appear as nothing in comparison. A
rorce equal to more than 400.000,000
horsepower wag estimated as (eve
upeu in a west I Milan cyclone Thl.
greatly exceed the power that could
be developed by all the means within
the range of man's capabilities. Were
sienm. water, windmills nnd the
strength or all men and nnlmals com
immlu iofj eouia not even approach
cue tremendous force of this mighty
rvin-ut Mil. .......
v.iiiinKu duuruai.
A Monument to "Patience."
W'hiin .roM,...,
. .t: was produced at
the Standard theater. New York, n!
rierwnrd nt the Crosvenor for seven
months, a remarkable rdn In th..
days, the opera was taken oil lu tin
full tide of Its prosperity to produce
another opera, "Claude Duval." Thel
artists or the company were rathei
chagrined nt having to rehearse a new
opera wnen "Patience" wn n
ful so they built a tomb In the h
mem vi ne
TURNED THE JOKE.
Romieu's Fun With the Watchmaker
Wm Spoiled In the Windup.
The French critic, musician and eo
eminent official. Romlen. wna fond ol
Joking. One of bis dlversions-amus
Ing, but not to he commended- wns tn
go into some shop where he thought
ne was not known nnrl nerniur h
shopmen by his questions and remarks.
One evening he had taken iron,!
deal of wine when he went into a lit
tie watchmaker's shop nnd. assuming
... .-.in una nir or a conutryman.
III .
Sir. whnf do yon mil those nm
machines hanging there?"
w atches.". replied the shopkeeper.
"What tire they for?"
"To Indicate the time."
"Really? I ()nve henmt nt fK-.
How much do ihuo .tv
'Here Is one for 200 frnne.
for too follies, and here nm .
BO and 25 francs."
An. therp printed dlrerHnn. oh,,.
uintiiug mem go?
O- H,Ai 1. .
...... unit, m ne wnunn nn
r uny wun S Kev '
Will ynu show me how .trr-
'This way. Von sn It i. n.. Aim
enlt"
4. LoritR Baii.et,
Prealdent.
J. Walter Hulia
Secv.and Trs,
Tho G. Leper Bailey Q
Fire Insurance.
Leading American and Forei l
Companies
Life Insurance:
Marine Insurance:
The Leadimg Companies
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Jfflce 115 Front 8t. Palatka, Florid
pmrai
1
Qid'ilB'lifif !::. Hi, !1 M I
SMITH'S ;
i Homemade Candies.
- . Alwo Agent for . j
f Huyler's and I
f Park & Telford
I . . Candies. I
I Fine Pipes, Cigars and Tobaccos, i
! A. SMITH,
Palatka, Florida
I
ME A TtesrtJ
jutii e icuuer, juicy tiTT' if ft
good and'sweet.
Goto
I
J. 0. CANNON & GO
MEAT MARKET.
Lemon Street. 'Phone 3(f
Best Sausage, Hams and Bacoif
DR. F. E. JENKINS
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Office Hours:
8 a. m. to 1 p. m. 2 p. m. to 4 p. m.
Hickman-Kennerly Block,
PALATKA. FLORIDA.
HPR0VED PROPERTY
C. P.I. i
4 Acres lanrl. 175 hnnrlntr AMno-c IrCCsf
- , ,
room House. Fr ee. It IIIIU. I
5 Acres land. 150 bearinir oranirc trees.
Price, $1,000.
10 Acres land, 212 bearing orangi
irees. rnce. Ul.200.00. I
40 Acres land. 20 acres of this is good
muck, 500 bearing orange trees and
young trees, good bouse and barn.;
Price, $3,500.00.
Address
P. J. BECKS,
REAL ESTATE,
Palatka, Fla.!
niciiter unon whinh -
nnnfor mnilA ... i
placed. wth:,Zr' e"Ce ' ntner
i ; nncrea to lop must wind r
tfie Memory nt iinH. . "IU )
. - "ui-ivc, vruein
Murdered bj -Claude Duval."'-Ei
change.
And must on' wind It In the eren
oura In tbe morn
Greenland.
Recent corrections In mans of nrwn.
land have added about lM.OOO mmr
mile to Ita area.
A Marvelous Escape.
"My little boy had a mervelona
escape." writes P. V Rnotiu
Prince Albert, Cape of Good Hope
It occurred in the .middle of Uie
"Km, ne pot a severe attack of
croup. As luck would have it, I had
large bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy in the house. After
following the directions for an hour
and twentv minute ws. k..L
J1 danger." Sold by al dealer,
Ing:
jWhy In the morning?"
ine erenlng yon are
M. H-jmlcu. and might
"HprftiiRp n
usually drunk,
break It"
There are many occasion. h. .
Play children need rubber aprons.
Make these from your discarded rain
coats, cut them out in the form of
a rectangle. Bound the corner hollow
ont the neck, bind tbe edge and at
tach strings to the neck and walat
..n e,s"' dPtel to children.
of .different slzejt , :
Stops Falling Hair
Hall'a Hair Eenewer certainly stops
f allintr hair. No doubt about it what-
ever. Yoa will surely he satisfied.
"I
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR.
Courtesy this is love in socie
ty, love in relation to etiquette.
"Love doth not behave itsell un
seemly." Politeness has been de
fined as love in trifles. Courtesy
is said to be love in little things.
And the one secret of politeness it
to love. Love cannot behave itself
unseemly. Courtesy is (he love of
your fellow man. Henry Drum
mood, -