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FRIDAY, " DECEBMER 21
THE PALATKA NEWS, ran.,
VAGE
FOUR.
ThePalatkaNews
and Advertiser. .
Entered at the Palatka posioffice as
mailable matter of the second class.
Published at Palatka, Florida, on
Fridays by
RUSSELL & VICKERS.
$1.00 Per Year in Advance
117
South Second St. Phone 195,
Wm. A. RUSSELL, Editor!
poured more than your " sufficiency,
and scatter the sunlight; and healing
offerings among those who shrink in
the shadows. ! ; . s
Every man and woman who would
experience the true Christmas spirit
should distribute .with grace and hu
mility to the poor and sick.
It is "the tithe to Him whom you
kelebrate.
It is a duty that casts a search
light on the way to heaven: '
It is an exercise that stirs the in
ward spirit as none other can, and
widens the soul to greater capacity
for love and happiness.
Try it. Test it. Taste the joy of
it. .
THE SPIRIT OF
THE SEASON.
Marvelous is the influence by which
the Christmas spirit moves the hearts
of men to joyful and generous im
pulses. It seems as if in this era of
the vear an unseen angel touches the
invisible spring of an unused door in
normal human natures and fills them
with song and sunshine.
What a world of generous endeav
or and what a summer time of happi
ness is awhirl around us!
Those whom providence has pros
pered are busy with their loving de
vices to make home happy, to cheer
the soldiers at the front and in the
preparatory camps, to crown the wan-ing-year
with goodness, to reward fi
delity, patience and love, to reap the
joys that flock into the Christmas
season like homing doves from a far
circling flight.
t it. ii -ii ..: i
JNone couia aeny mem uu me ricues
of such experience, but let us not for
tret the larger and holier significance
of this season whose glory is the ad
vent of Him who came to minister to
the poor and the sick and the down
cast, and not to be feted and filled
with costly gifts.
He came to serve and not to pam
per Himself.
He came to bless those to whom
"blessing" was the strange name of an
unknown experience.
His works that have caused Him to
hold the supreme admiration of man
kind, the worship of millions and to
stir the emulation of uhilanthronists
the world over were nis fins to me
poor the lame, the sick, the blind and
the outcast.
Here is the divine suggestion to ev
ery man and woman who would know
really the full proportions and power
of happiness.
Throw out the circle of vour pres
ence and penerosity to take in some
of those .whom you know are without
the cheer and content of the Christ
mas time.
Look out from your homes of ease
and plenty by the back way to those
places where you know is want and
aching bodies; to the little children of
the poor, not onlv in your own imme
diate section but to all in the war
stricken fields of France and Belgium
to the Syrians and Arminians, to
the Red Cross.
Reach out that hand of thine, into
which a Christian civilization has
THE CAL SHORTAGE,
There is suffering among the poor
in many a northern city this cold
Christmas week because of inability
tc secure coal.
There will be none of this suffering
in rural Florida, unless the poor be al
so to lazy to hustle and get wood. We
burn wood principally for heating pur
poses in Florida, and there is plen
ty of it.
Coal is necessary to win the war,
Hon Albert T. Williams has been
appointed Fuel Administrator lor
Florida. He is only requesting that
we all comply with Dr. Garfield's or
der. Let that simple request be suf
ficient. Let us show .him that we are
with him to a man in this fight to
crush German autocracy.
The House of Representatives has
passed a resolution submitting nation
al prohibition to the several states by
vote of 282 to 128. The resolution
passed the Senate last August, and
there is little difference to be over
come. ' The Senate resolution gives
six years for the States to adopt or
ject, while the House resolution pro
vides Vven years. This difference
will be adjusted in conference . and
it is likely that Congress will present
the resolution to the people of the
United States as a Christmas present
Former Secretary of State ,Wm. J.
Bryan was an interested spectator in
the gallery of the House during the
proceedings, and received with other
leaders the congratulations of inter
ested spectators.
literary critic
Grav's "Elegy-
Immense ntitiesof it aroused , in written in a y yar
The Times Union's
saw a part oi inos.
manufacturing munitions, arms and
other war necessities, for floating bat-
tleslips, submarines, for transports
and merchant ships. THESE MUST
FIRST BE PROVIDED.
Florida cities use coal in their
lighting and power plants and for rail
roads and in manufactories. These
aho must have coal, but only up to a
certain point.
Ve must cut out the consumption
ol" all roal eNcept what is f:c; i'ily
needed H ere must be none con
sumed for mere style.
These white ways in our pretty ci
ties! How much. they add to the at
tractiveness of our progressive towns.
The electric signs, etc.
They are all rieht in times of peace,
but how about this time of war, when
every ounce of coal is needed to bring
victory to American arms.
These white wavs and the signs
have been ordered darkened for two
niehts each week Thursdays and
Sundays. They are to be called
"Lirhtless Niehts" and every munici
pality is called on to enforce the or
der. . Failure will result in seven
licrhtless nights. For
The vast quantity of coal now con
sumed to provide needless light and
power must be utilized only in sav
ing the lives of the poor and to float
battleships and governmental indus
tries devoted to winning the war for
flomAprflPV.
Palatka will do its part without the
aid of the United States marshal.
Housewives are also urged to cut
out all but necessary lie-hting. and
they will need nothing beyond the
suggestion made in the order of Dr.
Garfield, the U. S. Fuel Administra
tor. Palatka has been and will continue
to eive her sons to the war. That
is the big sacrifice. For us who re
main at home it is only to reduce con
sumption of everv article needed to
j help these sons win this fight.
like the English, and proceeded to crit
icize the poem thusly. "But there is
so much merit in this little sample of
Mr.-Gray's writing that we hope he
will take the time to polish his pro
ductions. If he would do this we be
lieve he would become known as one
of our leading poets " Aerain this
profound Times-Union critic says:
"It is probable that Mr. Gray, wheth
er a member of the staff of the News
or not, is a member of the staff of
some newspaper. Newspaper men
are compelled to write rapidly. Thev
lacli nff what thev write and send it
in .without revision." This is almost
too funny! The Times-Union tryiner
to correct the English of a classic!
Tommy Gray mav have been a news
paper writer, but nothing is said of
this by his biographers. A1 that
they do say is that he was a man of
accurate and refined tastes,, retiring
fond of learnine-. art
orM nlii.lnsntihv. nirl that his publish
ed Letters are admirable in stvle and
matter." As Tommy died in 1771. he
imill Viarrllv he in condition to feel sen
sitive over this 1b test criticism by the
Literary cnuu ui -hjhu o
dailv.
. - i- ' .
St. Marks Episcopal Church.
The services at St. Mark's Episco
nal church next Sunday will be the
same as on Sunday last with the ex
ception of the Holy Communin. Rev.
MoWille E. Johnson will supply. On
Christmas day, there will be service at
10 o'clock Morning Prayer with ser
mon and special music.
That sewing machine offer of Teaff
Ramsey Furniture Company, which oc
cupies their entire adv. in this paper,
ought to attract every housewife who
has no machine. It provides for small
payments, beeiiwiing with 25 cents.
The machine is the White, and there
is none better on the market,
n
Here They Are
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
PICK THEM OUT
From This. List for
Father or Brother Mother, Sister or Daughter
Jy SHOT GUNS
' Q RIFLES .
.A ' HUNTING COATS
Vf; LEGGINGS
AMMUNITION
ly ICY-HOT BOTTLES
9 FISHING TACKLE
A ' POCKET KNIVES
" RAZORS
SHAVING BRUSHES
, ' RAZOR SROPS
RAZOR HONES
h ALL KINDS TOOLS
(I FLASH LIGHTS
ANDIRONS
FIRE SETS
ELECTRIC PERCOLATORS
ELECTRIC TOASTERS
ELECTRIC GRILLS
ELECTRIC IRONS
ALUMINUM ROASTERS
ENAMEL ROASTERS
WEAR-EVER ALUMINUM
COMMUNITY SILVER
STEEL KNIVES AND FORKS
WAFFLE IRONS
FANCY POTTERY ,
CASSEROLES
For the Boy
RIFLES
POCKET KNIVES
BICYCLES
BOY SCOUT LEGGINGS
SCISSORS
SCISSORS SETS
MANICURE SETS
CARVING SETS
DETROIT VAPOR RANGES
DAZEY CHURNS
MOTOR ROBES
WE HAVE A LOT OF
THINGS FOR
SWEETHEART
TOO
wlrJn it!?!
mm' hzP-
Wild Cat Runs Amuck.
"And He said unto them (the
Pharisees), what man shall there
PeamongVou, that shall have one
sheep and it it shall tail into a
p,t on the Sabbath day will he
not lay hold on itnd lilt it out
Kev WaoV. pastor of the Metho
dist church, looked uProm la
of hot cakes at breaKfast last bun
day morning and through the window
of his warm and cozy dining room,
saw a big wild cat crouched on his
hn house. The cat was licking his
coat in the orthodox feline manner
and then it looked up also and saw the
pastor. The cat blinked at the do
mine; some might say he was making
fa,J h,,t he only blinked. Perhaps
he had heard that the good pastor was
partial to Catts. Anyway he didn t
move just sat ami duub.
To say the pastor was startled,
doesn't express it. He knew it wasn t
of domestic breed- Then his glance
fell to the interipr of his chicken
house, and he was even muie
to see several oi nis lavunw;
ens laying on the floor, dead.
It occurred to ar, urauy u "
. i - - nnf flYl.t
that it had in some way escaped from
his cage. - He telephoned the Coch
rane residence. morns v,ui;ma.
hadn't breakfasted. He had worked
late the night before taking care oi i . t romise to hod
i nA tt.if lio eniri h WOU1Q UiiH unci vyc"
come down immediately, if not sooner length of time whatever. If
He came, saw the dead chickens and you come m time yo ucan
that there was no way oi cupmnns ggt thig wonderful sewing
Clameantime the cat had jumped machine, complete wih all
down from the hen house and dived j attachments, on our newly
under the parsonage. Mr. Grady se-1 devised method of SMALL
v,io mm smed the cat unaer
the house and then pumped some buck
shot into his vitals. Dead cat.
Ministers of the gospel don t often
go gunning on Sundays, but this was
different. -His chickens had fallen
into a pit, and he went alter tne pu
on the. saDDatn aav,
he felt that he had scriptural justi
fication. The men in the text were
admonished that they might lift a live
sheep out of a pit on the Sabbath m
nr-Aor tn save life of the sheen- Mr.
Grady's sheep were chickens: they had
already succumed to the pit, so rar.
Grady went after the nit and rendered
it harmless for other innocent frying
sized chickens and hens who can be
induced to lay eggs at 60 cents per
dozen as a war measure, it was tne
same principle of humanity. He told
his congregation about it just before
the sermon that morning. Dut ne
didn't have to apologize, for there
were no Pharisees in attendance that
morning.
Someone without the tear ot uoo
in his heart had opened the door of
the care in the night and liberated
the cat.
What 25c Will D
' Brings to Your Home a Brand New
White'Sewing Machin
The50Membershids we began with are rapidly being
Pay 25 cents
"v . " and . the new !
Rotary Sewing M
is soon paid for.j
No more faith
vice could be wid
than will be
Yir a oe .
you will bring
while the list
open and enroll
active member
White Progressi
This initial payi
25 cents entitles
have delivered
home a brand ni
WHITE" Rol
We have a large Assortment of the Articles Named
above. LOOK THE LIST OVER CAKLrULLY. ;t
': There is something for everyone.
I We Invite Your Inspection
) of our Stock.
iTilghman Hardware Co.-i
WEEKLY PAYMENTS.
You must hurry
Memberships are going fast
10c
Premium Refunds
can be earned by
you on every fi
nal payment you make in
advance of the time it is
due- You can save much
or little as you desire.
FIRST
Payment
25c
2nd Paym't3rd Paym't 4th
25c 25c i
5th Paym'ljOth Paym't'Tth
50c 50c j
8thPaymtj
50c
9th PaymtllOth Paymt 11th
75c 75c I
12th Paymt
75c
16th Paymt
$1,00
20th Paymt
$1.10
24th Paymt
$1.20
$1-30
32nd Pa'mt
$1.40
13th PaymtiHth Paymtjluth
$1.00 s
17th Paymt! 18th Paymt 19th
$1-10 I $110 I $
21st Paymtl 22nd Paymti 23rd
Sl.ZO I $1.20 I $
25th Paymt'26th Paymt 27th
$1.30 1 $1.30 $
28th Paymt! 29th Paymt30th Paymt 31st
$1.40
$1.40
33rd Paymt
$1.50
34th Paymt 35th
$1.50 Sfl
36thPaymt!37th Paymt!
$1.60 j $1.60
EASY TEI
Expert Lady Demonstrator Will be at Our
During Club Sale.
TEAFF-RAMSEY FURNITURE 4
NEXT TO 5 AND 10 CENT STORE
Noted Speaker Here.
T)nes anv individual minimize the
work and calling of that wonderful
ore-anization called the Red Cross?
K such a one had been present Wed
nesday evening at the Woman's Cub
House to hear Dr. Thomas E. Green,
noted lecturer, give his maenetic ad
dress on war conditions and Red Cross
activities, he would be hushed forever.
A small audience composed mainly
of a faithful few had the rare pleas
ure of listenine to a man who has
traveled the world over manv times,
has seen Errope in peace and Europe
at war, and in a convincing way told
of war conditions as they exist now
both here and "over there." Space
will not permit of many of the good
thinrs he had to say. but the amount
of information given bv Dr. Green up
on Red Cross war work will long re
main with his audience.
With a splendid command of the
Enclish language, a world of infor
mation anf' traveled knowledge com
bined with rare, forceful oratorical
ability. Dr. Green held his hearers
snell-hounif for an hour and the time
seemed all too short. It was msni-
ig. Dr. Green was at one time rec
tor of the Episconal church at Cedar
Rapids. Iowa, and once came mighty
near election to the bishojiric.
His tame as a jecturer ana Lnau
tauoua speaker reached the ears of
UnCle Sam, who, quick to see the real
service this man could be to his coun
try in this great crisis, commandeered
his time ami talents to represent this
wonderful Red Cross organization,
and the choice was indeed a wise ore
the lecture Wednesday eave the Red
Cross workers here a tremendous en
thusiasm and it should have been
heard by every man, woman and child
in Palatka.
Methodist Christmas ' Entertainment
The Methodist Sunday school will
give a Christmas entertainment in
the church at 7:30 p. m.. next Sun
day, to which a cordial invitation is
extended to friends, especially to the
members of the church. ,
All presents are to go to the Or
phanage at Enterprise. So that each
pupil and teacher may have the joy of
helping the helpless.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo.
Lucas County, ss.
Frank J. Chenoy makes oath that he
Is senior partner of the firm of F. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business In the
City of Toledo, County and State afore
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of HALL'S
CATARRH MEDICINE. FRANK J.
CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 6th day of Decem
ber. A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEASON.
(Seal) Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken In
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
The Stockholders of the Florida
Woodenware Company will hold their
Annual Meeting at their office, Pa
latka, Florida, Wednesday morning,
January 2nd 1918.
FLORIDA' WOODENWARE CO.,
" W. P, Merriam, Sect'y.
The Washington Humane
has adopted electrocution for
dogs and cats.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETI
Notice is hereby given tha
annual meeting of the stockhol
G. M- Davis & Son will be held
office of the company, in
Fla on Wednesday, Januarl
1918, at 10 o'clock a. m.
G. M. DAVIS &
By R. H. Cooper, Si
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that
Meeting of the Stockholders
East Florida Savings & Trust
n will ho VipIH at the office
fnmnATlv in Palatka. Florida
o'clock noon, on Monday Januarj
1018 fnr the nurnose of electing
tees to serve for the ensuing
onH fnr tho transaction of SUCll
huainpsa as mav come before!
W." S. BURDETTE, Secret
Palatka Fla. Dec. 12th, mi.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETII
Mntim ia herphv e-iven that tl
nual Meeting of Stockholders
UomrHnv firncprv Company
hoU ot- their office in Palatka
on Thursday, January 10th, 1918j
8 VCl
" . ' WALTER W. TILGHM.
12-14-'17-4w.
Secfl
Some Overworked Lawyers.
A. H. Odom J. V. Walton and H.
E. Merrj'dav, Palatka attorney's who '
never lack for practice, are certainly j
doing their "bit." They comprise the j
legal advisors of the 1300 or more 1
conscript registrants who are now re-!
quired to fill out several pages of ,
questions and who are Nomine at the
rate of 60 per day to consult these
attorneys, who constitute the county
board and who are working overtime
"free,, gratis, for nothine" Working
hard as they have been the past week,
this board is behind with its work.
Thev have been compelled to give up
their private practice entirely and are
working for the n'overnment. Judee
Walton has sent for Attorney Geo. B.
Eversop of Bunnell to look after his
office work. Mr. Merrvdav fortu
nately has a partner in Mr. Hilbura,
and Mr Odom works for the covern
ment all dav and takes up his own
work at nirht.
After this the board will meet at 8
a. m,. and will continue till six or
seven o'clock in the evening.
Don't forget vour subscription is
$1.00 a year in advance.
SCRAWNY CALVES.
What makes a calf scrawny off its
feed? Germs parasites in the in
testines. Why not free them of this
trouble? If you will give the calf
some B. A. Thomas Stock Remedy in
it? feed, within a week you will see it
brighten up and in four or five weeks
you won't know he calf. Costs you
but a few cents and we will refund
that if it doesn't do as we sav.
ECONOMY GROCERY COMPANY.
Give a United States War
Savings Certificate
for Christmas
Every loyal American will be glad and
proud to receive such a gift, rvery one given
aids your Government to save some American
soldier's life.
United States War Savings Certificates
are the finest investment in the world. They
cost $4.12 in December, 1917, for each $5.00
stamp and bear 4 per cent COMPOUND inter
est. They are better than gold.
WE Can Supply You for Christmas
East Florida Savings
Trust Company
&
ESTABLISHED 1889.
Palatka, Florida