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FRIDAY. OCTOBER 15, 1915.
"BARDIN NEWS.
Farmers of this section have gone
into -winter quarters, except Mr. 0.
K. Perry, who is busy in the straw
berry industryy (typical yankee) to
get the goods while we set and hold
our "lily whites."
A. H. McCraney was on a business
trip to Palatka this week.
Mrs. Perry Melton arrived in Bar
din Saturday and with her husband
moved down to the Perry peach farm.
Prof. C. W. Williams spent the week
end in Palatka, guest of his sister,
Mrs. N. J. Hancock, Jr.
J. J. Green was a business visitor
to Palatka this week.
Miss Pearl Green the popular teach
er of Oak Grove school, West Put
nam, spent the week-end with her
parents in Bardin.
0. II . Perry left Saturday for his
home in New York State.
v Miss Girtie Melton spent Saturday
in ralatka shopping.
C. Franklin Crandall, motored over
to Palatka Sunday and spent the day
with W. A. Williams Jr., returning in
the afternoon. Reports a very pleas
ant day in the metropolis.
Our school is progressing nicely un
der the management of Prof. C. W.
Wi'liams. No kick except the enroll
ment is a few notches above the fac
ulty; with this information in hand
the trustees and several representa
tive citizens called on the school board
. in session assembled and put in a re
quisition for an assistant teacher, but
after lengthy discussion, was advised
by that august body that they had to
conform to the law, which says that
the enrollment must be 40 or more to
demand an assistant teacher. Only
thing left for our district is to get
busy and put in for compulsory school
attendance. This is the remedy.
True philosophy consists in not
wanting the things you can't get.
How's This 7
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured bv Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
We. the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last IB years, and
believe him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALD1NG, RINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale PruBB'sts. Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken lnter
naly, acting directly upon the hlood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c, per
bottle. Sold by all Drueglsts.
Take Hall's Family Pills tor consti
pation. WANTED A Messenger bov. Ap.
ply Postal Telegraph Cable Co.
FOR SALE Good team farm
mules, double Studebaker wagon,
double harness, plow, cut-a-way har
row and grind stone. All in good
condition. Apply to J. C. CALHOUN,
Palatka, Fla.
WANTED To buy a row boat.
Must be in good condition and a
bargain. G. R. SMITH, Harlem,
Fla.
- FOR SALE or TRADE 10 Acres
in Sec. 2:i Township 12 Range 23
block 3, Tract No. 1 also Lot No. 2,
Block 138 in Silver City, Marion
County, Florida. Make cash offer or
would consider 2 Automobiles in trade
Autos must be in good condition and
stand inspection. Write owner, J.
OSCAR SMITH, Moberly, Mo.
9-3-10t.
WANTED When you want to buy,
when you want to sell, when you want
to rent or lease, when you want to
- exchange, when you want work or
workmen, when you lose or find, or
when ever you have any other want,
just call 195, because a News Want
Advertisement will solve the problem
nt the least expense. tf.
DR. F. E. JENKINS
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Office Hours:
9 a. m. to 1 p. m. Other hours by ap
pointment. Moragne Building
Over J. H. Haughtons Drug Store
PALATKA. FLORIDA.
RANDALL WELLS, C. E.
County Surveyor of Putnam
County
l,and Kurvevlnir, lnalnatte Work,
Maps, Hlue Prints. Untwines of all
kinds Timber Kstlmntes, bund In
spection, Ktc. Accuracy guuriuitei'il.
20 acres of hammock land
situated at Lundy, Fla.,
two miles south of Palat
ka, on the A. C. L. Ry.
Suitable for Chicken
Ranch, Orange Grove,
Trucking, etc Home
market for all products
raised. Price $500, terms.
Title perfect.
J. V. CARKS
Crescent City. Florida
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INTERLACHEN.
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Perry, Miss
Eccles and Miss Morrison motored
over from Pomona last week for a
day with their friends, the Townsend
household. ,
Among the first of our people to re
turn from summir snjju'ns in the
north are Col. and Mrs. C- L. Barrett,
: rd right glad are they to be in sun
ny Florida once more.
Miss Acbsah Mitts is at. home again
from a prolonged visit with relatives
in Baldwin and Macclenny, looking
much improved in health.
Misses Clarence and Ola Fraser
spent the week-end with relatives in
Satsuma and Miss Ola tarried over
on the return trip to visit in Hollis
ter where she has a host of friends.
Miss Mattie Wylie went to Palatka
Friday to visit her sister, Miss Wini
fred Wylie.
The Sunshine Society met at the
home of Miss Coburn Tuesday after
noon, with a good attendance, and af
ter disposing of the routine business,
devoted some time to a discussion of
the advantages of living in Florida.
The program hour was given to
James Whitcomb Riley, whose birth
day was celebrated last week In ad
dition to brief biographical sketches,
several of his shorter poems were read
and greatly enjoyed.
Mrs. Fulton, who has recovered
from her recent serious indisposition,
leaves this week to fill several im
portant engagements throughout the
state.
Miss Grace Townsend goes to Jack
sonville this week to attend the C. E
Convention, and will probably be ab
sent several weeks in the interest of
Christian Endeavor work.
Miss Elinor Allen is here, visiting
her sister, Mrs. C. E. Currie for a
short time.
Mr. C E. Currie is quite seriously
indisposed and has been confined to
the house for several days.
COM) NEWS.
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Dusenberry and
Miss Libbie Haight have returned
from Black Mountains, N. C, where
they spent several months. They
all feel greatly benefitted by the trip.
John P. Hnymart has returned' from
Fulton, Mo., where he spent several
months. Every one is glad to have
him back.
J. C. Fulton celebrated his 93rd
birthday recently. He is a highly
esteemed resident and has lived here
many years.
Mrs. E. F. Sullivan is having new
verandas built to her already lovely
home.
Mrs. C. C. Sullivan is on the sick
list, having been confined to the house
for some weeks.
Rev. W. T. Evans has returned from
a trio to Eustis.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Gates and Mr.
Gates' mother, Mr. and Mrs. George
Davidson and Miss Lillian Skalak, will
return next week, all glad to get back,
and every one glad to have them back.
Services were held at the M. ',.
church Sunday morning. Miss 1 ib
bie Haight led the League meg'.irig
in the evening.
Horace Prior of Jacksonville, is in
town, looking over his property.
NASHUA NEWS.
B. W. Bray returned home Thurs
day after spending several days in
I'aiatka.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O'. Richtmann
and son, William, and sister. Miss
Jessie Muir, left Wednesday for there
home in Arcadia, Wisconsin. They
will be greatly missed by their many
friends. A surprise party was given
for them on Monday evening at their
home. All had a delightful time.
Many of our people expect to at
tend the launching of the schooner.
"Palatka," on Thursday.
Miss Ruth Bray sp?nt several day?
in Palatka this 'week with her sis
ter, Mrs. Julien de'Nazarie.
Services were held Sunday after
noon by Rev. W. T. Evans.
W. C. Alvers with several men are
fixing the bad piece of road that was
washed out bv the storm near . the
county bridge.
Mr. and Mrs. John r ink motored to
PMatka Tuesday in b.-siness.
POMONA NEWS.
Oliver Powell and friend, Chas.
Adams arrived last week from Car-
rutbersville, Mo., and will spend the
winter in the Powell residence.
Miss C. H. Eccles has had a tine
board-walk laid and new gates erect
ed at Margaret Place, which greatly
improves the appearance of the prop
erty. Mrs. H. H. Haves and children re
turned home Tuesday from a visit
with relatives in North Carolina.
The Literary Club was very well
attended Friday evening considering
the unfavorable weather, and at the
close of an attractive program re
freshments of iced lemonade were
served.
The Congregational church will
open for the service next Sunday
morning at 10:.'!0 o'clock, with Rev.
R. S. White as pastor. Every body
is urged to attend tins fi'-st service of
the season, and all cordially welcom
ed. Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Abbie
Ada Coimrn to Rev. Robert S. White,
the wedding ti'kinir place at the home
of the bride in Cheshire, Conn.. Oc
tober seventh. Rev. and Mrs. White
will arrive in Pomona Friday of this
week, where a hearty welcome awais
them.
The Horner residence is coin!; ahead
nicely, and the family expects to oc
cupy it in a short time.
Chronic Constipation.
"About two years ago when I be
gan usin'' Chamberlain's Tablets I
hi.d been suffering for some time with
stomach trouble and chronic consti
pation. My condition improved rap
idly through the use of these tablets.
Since taking four or five bottles of
them my health has been fine,"
writes Mrs. John Newton, Irving, N.
Y. Obtainable everywhere.
THE PALATKA NEWS, PALATKA, FLA.
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HON. S. J. HILBURN,
Who Made Address of Welcome and
Acted as Master of Ceremonies.
The Foot Ball Game.
Even the foot ball game was delay
ed, this because of a late train on the
Gainesville branch of the A. C. L.,
which prevented the University of
Florida boys from getting here on
time.
They showed up however soon af
ter three and the game was called.
The University of Florida boys had a
little the best of it as to form, and
the f"ct that they had a months' prac
ice while Rollins had but a week of it.
As to weight the teams were well
matched. The score bv ouarters was:
Florida. Rollins.
First quarter 13 0
Second quarter 2i 0
Third quarter 32 0
Fourth quarter I!!) 0
Referee, Liddell of Stetson; umpire,
Buie, U. of F.; time of game '$ min
utes. The attendance was good, but not
what it would have been had there
been no slip in the general program
of the day.
Launch Varuna to he Heady Next
. Week.
The big passenger and freight
launch Varuna, which ha.s been for
some time at the marine pier of the
Palatka Auto and Supply Co., where
15 feet was added to its length, ex
pects to have its new engine placed
this week, in which event the boat
will soon lie on its new run between
Jacksonville and Hastings. The Va
runa is the largest boat under gaso
line power in this section and is ca
pable of hauling an immense amount
of freight. It is the property of
("apt. Wm. M. Miller of Crescent City,
who expected to have her on the new
run several weeks ago. but who has
been delayed in getting his new engine
from Grand Rapids, Mich. The Va
runa will make regular trips between
Jacksonville and Hastings; it enters
Deep Creek a little (k w i fr.-m Federal
Point, and that stream has been clear
ed so that it is navigable to within
a mile of the Hastings depot. The
new 1'mp h'is the prospects of a fine
line of business.
Married al Court House.
M:ss S ir: h M-ibry said the words
on luesdcv wmcli un"ed as nan nid
wife Mr. Clar-nce T. Rahcrs and Miss
I'ia Pigue of Crescent Citv. The
young couple came to the court house
for a license and exnectiag to be mar
ried bv the county nidge, to whom
the bride b"curht a nolo fp m her par
ents consenting to the marriage.
When told that Miss Mabry was au
thorized to perform the ceremony,
they gladly consented, and the knot
was tied as fast and in a? Tacef'il a
manner as any county incite could
bono tn ('". TV covom'n' wrs wit
nessed bv Sheriff R. Lee Kenn'-lv and
Deputy County Clerk Henrv Hutchin
son. Jr., friends of the crooni.
The bride is the daughter of Capt.
?"d M-s. John D. Pig" fn-me 'lv of
this city; she is but sixteen years of
aire, and for this reason bail to have
her parents' consent, wh'ch document
she nrospnted duly authenticated.
Mr. Rubers is -mt over he is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Babers of
Crescent City, and a young man of
great nonularity in the Fruitland sec
tion of the cc"'ty. whore he n'-'-; hen
and reared. Their friends will wish
them much happiness.
A few weeks later, many a young
wife wishes she could dispose of her
stock in a matrimonial combine and
get her old job back in the laundry.
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HON. F. J. FEARNSIDE,
President State Board of Health.
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PALATKA PUBLIC
LIBRARY HEEDS HELP
It's Upkeep is of Vital Inter
est to the City "Come
Across."
The Palatka News has been urged
to help in arousing a greater inter
est in the Public Library.
It doesn't know any better way to
do this than to reproduce as well as
its editor's memory will permit the
statements that have been made with
the view of impressing The News with
the importance of the need.
"The Library is hard pushed for
funds," said one gentleman, "and it
would be an everlasting disgrace to
this city to have it close because of
the lack of a little money at this crit
cal period in its long history of use
fulness. "Only this week I see that Mrs.
Wattles has given a little 'at home'
affair in the library's benefit and that
the sum of $0.75 was realized.
That certainly helps some and is on
ly one little additional evidence of the
self-sacrificing spirit of a few ladies
and gentlemen who have always work
ed tor this institution. but these
ladies need help, and the business men
and citizens generally of the city
ought to come to their aid.
"The Library is located over the
council chamber in the City Hall. For
a number of years the city has given
it this room rent-free with lights.
The library is open all day and until
late every evening. It is a free read
ing room for the young people and cit
izens and strangers alike. It is a
pleasant, well-lighted room, and near
ly all the standard magazines and
daily and weekly papers are there to
be had. Besides there are about 7,000
volumes of books.
"But we must buy new books as
they come out in order to keep up the
interest and make the place attrac
tive. It is about all that Palatka has
to offer in the way of free enter
tainment. "The Palatka Public Library is an
old institution; in the amount of good
done no one is in position to make an
estimate. It has been a great moral
force in Palatka, but could be made
even more useful.
"In addition to buying books there
must be a librarian; Mrs. Worden and
Mrs. Howe are now in charge, the
former being in. charge during the day
and the latter in the evening.
"There are about 150 members of
the Library Association, and these
pay at le-'.st $1 a year. But tin bur
den has always fallen on the few, and
I hope The News will say something
that may lead to a more general in
terest and arouse the people to a
point where they will see the impor
tance of the library and provide the
funds for its upkeep and greater use
fulness." i New what more can a body say?
I Certainly I'aiatka needs the moral in-
fhieiice of this library. The News
; doesn't believe the people will let it
suffer for lack of funds. Won't YOU
look into the matte. look into the li
Ibrary and see for yourself that it
'gets YOUR HELP?
An Enlarged Plant.
Luring the summer the plant of the
I'aiatka Ice Company has been greatly
I enlarged and improved under the di
rection of the manager, Mr. R. K. L.
!.Mann. One of the principle improve
! meats is a large storage vault capaule
I of storing an immense quantity of ice.
I Another improvement is the installa
tion of a softening plant, by which
; process the water from the company's
I wells are softened for purposes of
; manufacture into ice. This plant
; a lone will soften 1,000 gallons an hour
The company reports a large increase
;in business, and besides suppplying
the Palatka demand is sending ice to
many small up-river points and to
points on the railways where they
ijiave no local ice manufacturing plants
The wells of the ice company furnish
an i'btimlarct'- of strictly pure water,
but it is hard and therefore must be
softened before changed by artificial
freezing into ice.
; Congresman Frank Clark Here.
I Hon. Frank Clark, congressman
from the Second district was one of
the most distinguished of the inrec
c. ltd spectators at the ceremonies
jesterday.
I'aiatka was for many years in the
'Second district, and then Frank Clark
was a part of us; we supposed a tix
ture and had reconciled ourselves to
that idea and were happy, when In,
and behold the legislature moved us
into another district. We lost Frank
('lark officially, but you can never
lo.-e Frank Clark, the man. People
surrounded him yesterday and greet
ed him as old f?te:;ds only can greet.
It was only when he was asked to
come to the front and sit among the
notables that he bolted; it was only !
then that we began to realize that he i
was no longer a part of us. "No,
thank you, just the same," he s.:':,
when invited to come forward to the
speakers ' table, "I don't belong here
anymore; you're not in my district
and naturally I was not invited, but I
came just the same and 1 am going
to stand out here and listen. N .
you've got speakers enough to weary
the crowd; not me, no. you'll have to
ex.'use me." Then, and only then d:.l
wo realize that we had lost Frank
Clark, officially. But he's a growing
statesman, and sometime he may run
for the U. S. Senate, as he has been
'"Heatedly importuned to tin. and then
he'll be with us, and we'll be with
him.
Mr. Clark is looking well and has
chanced lutt little, except that the ra
vn locks have silvered and there is a
little more rotundity where the waist
line used to be located. His voice is
he same and his eyes have the same
humorous twinkle. Had the crowd
known be was present they would
have demanded a speech and there
would have been sufficient of the mob
spirit present to compel acquiescence.
But they didn't know, and that is how
Frank Clark escaped.
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HON. W. J. SEARS, of Kissimmee,
Our new Congressman.
Death at Hastings.
Poul Pelicer, an elderly resident of
Hastings, died yesterday ond a uasket
was sent out by Sanchez and Son. Mr.
Pellicer was for many years a resi
dent of Pellicer Creek and was well
known throughout the cousty.
Florida Has Big Trees, Too. .
Washington writers are making a
big splurge over the largest trees in
the world. The Hooker oak. 21 feet
in circumference, has for a long time
been boosted as the largest of that
variety. It has now been eclipsed by
the discovery ot an oak in California
which measures 37 feet, six inches.
That largest one floors us, but before
they do any more talkinir about the
second largest they better come down
and get acquainted with Florida.
U;i the hanks of the Analachicola
river, in Calhoun county, there is an
oak which lays the fame of the second
great tree mentioned by the Washing
ton authorities in the shade by sever
al feet. Six years ago last April a
party ot steamboat passengers en'
route to Columbus, among whom was
the writer, went ashore while the
steamer was "wooding up" and meas
ured the tree. Jt was then a few
inches more than 20 feet in circum
ference five feet above the ground,
and in a fine, healthy condition. It
nas certainly grown some since that
time. Gainesville Sun.
Everybody is Satisfied.
Two weeks ago The News published
a letter from a lovelorn young man
from Massachusetts who had made a
top at the Palatka dock of the CIvcb
Line while the steamer was unload
ing. Here he was attracted by one of
our pretty 1916 modesl Earnest Co.
skints which encased the form of e-e
of our young maidens. He approach
ed tne maiden and asked her the name
of the town. Of course he knew it,
nut he had to say something. The
maiden told him and then there was
other talk; the love-lorn young man
lrom .Massachusetts who had been
troubeld with heart palpitation a-nl
whose dreams were of maidens fair,
was caught. The boat tooted and he
scooted, but not before extracting a
promise from the young lady to meet
him on the dock when the boat re
turned. She was there, and so was the young
man, but they failed to connect. He
went away sorrowful, so to speak.
On his way north it occured to him
that by writing a letter to the secre
tary of our board of trade, he might
yet locate the lady, get her name and
open correspondence. He wrote th?
letter.
The secretary brought it to The
News with request that the paper
help him out. We did. We publish
ed an amatuer description of the
young lady furnished by the young
man. Result:
"The News hadn't been out 30 min
utes," said Secretary Elliott, "before
a little girl brought me a note from
the young lady, requesting the
derss of the young man. This 1 fur
nished; that she complied with h's
wishes is shown in this letter which
I received yesterday from the vmn f
man in Springfield. He says also, vou
will perceive, that if I ever come to
his town he will show me the time of
my life. The knowledge that I hav
been the humble instrument in brinc
ing these young lovers within reach
of the V. S. mail, is a source of trre-f
satisfaction to me. Then it is wov'h
some'hing to know and nrove the val
ue of News advertising."
. ervcr.-.t'.'t e cf tt:e Earth,
it has hern i.eiieraliy believed tlia'
the teoiie.aiiiie in leased at almost ."
constat.) ran' lrom s'u. earth's si,ria'
toward i:s t enier, but this suppositioi.
appears to l.e in.-orrect in llie light t;
recent experiments. In one mine t tit
average rale of increase in tempera
ture. carried down to S.otliJ feet, wii
one degree for each ".."ill feet of de
scent. Various results have been ob
tained from measurements in othei
places. 'No temperature variations
were shown between depths of l.-KK'
fivt and -J."IO feet in the Kalgooulic
mines in Australia. These und othei
observations are considered as indi
eating that the increase of tempera
tures with depth in the earth is not
governed by any general law.
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TRAINING THE FLEA.
How the Tir.y Insect Is Weaned From
His Jumping Habit.
"The teaching of the Ilea to do any
sort of trick is, of course, a tedious,
dillii'iilt matter." said a Ilea trainer.
The first tiling to do ts to break It of
its natural habit of jumping.
"One cm ii see bnw ueeessnry this Is
vv'.ion one considers the tiea is less than
'jiio-iicJitli i.f an inch In length and
has a jump of three feet-30O times its
own ioinr li If a six foot man had
the -.".i: e le iping power lie could make
leaps of l.-mi I cot. so that when a flea
lias the advantage of one leap he is
good as t'one forever My apparatus
for jump breaking is a round glass
ball. 1 eonliiie him in this for three
weeks. I look thi'ou; !i this bull, touch
it. Hash lights into It. talk, do every
thing to let the Ilea accustom himself
to uiy presence. At first he will jump
and Jump He strikes against the
curved waPs anil cets bruised. After
a time, and I find three weeks to be
amide, the Ilea gets to know me. and
he also gets to know that it is less
painful to crawl than to jump and get
bruised.
"The flea cannot differentiate be
tween transparent glass and uo glass,
so that when I take him from the ball
he still strikes this peculiar obstruc
tion and so he don't jump. So, you see,
a flea must have some reasoning power
somewhere, but I am in no position to
say where It is located. That is why
I have to pick (leas up with tweezers
and put them on my arm when I want
to feed them. They don't dare to
Jump on me." Kansas City Star.
How He Got Along.
An attorney living on the north side
was nrrested a few weeks ago charged
with violating the motor speed law.
When his case was called in city court
the next day lie asked that It be con
tinued for a week. The arrest caused
his wife considerable embarrassment,
and she spent most of her morning con
versations with the neighbors during
the next few days in explaining Just
how it liapinuied.
On the day of the trial one of the
neighbors was silting ou the porch as
the attorney returned home.
"Hello. Jack." said the neighbor.
"How did you get along in the police
Hurt?"
"Fine!" yelled the attorney: then ho
whispered, "Twenty-five and costs."
Indianapolis News.
Would Make World Happier.
Every man should be contented to
mind his own business Assop.
Arkansas Diamonds.
Since the discovery of diamonds in
Arkansas, in 1908, 1,373 stones, aggre
gating 53C cara.s, have bsen found
there.
HON. W. A. McRAE,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
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