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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-03-27
THE TEST OF A MOTHERS LOVE.

''In Society," has been described by a cynic
place life where you can find everything but nat
ural love and human hearts. 1t isn't good des-
cription. You may find the women who love dogs
and deplor6 children, in modern novels, but very
few of them outside the covers of books.
If you could have gained entrance to one of Mrs.
W. D. Kilpatrck's sat homes, in Washington you
would have seen a handsome wOman-supurbly
gowned.-a real society queen. You would have
admired her, and because of her position in society
you would not have thought it possible that the
great love of her life was bestowed baby. Yet
she cared for it, and sang lullabes and talked baby
talk to it Just as mothers have been doing since the
beginning There is no social line in mother love-
1t is species of human interest that ties the moth
ers of the world together and links the palace and
the cottage
This baby became i'll with smallpox. How a
mere baby could have contracted the disease re-
mains a mystery. The child was taken to the pest
house and with it went Mrs w. D. Fitzpatrick, So
ciety woman. There was no thought of heroism or
of consequences-onl a miserable woman who
would have given her jewels for smile baby
face and her life to save her child from suffering
In the pesthouse she kept the baby with her, re-
fusing to allow nurse to attend to its wants. SIT
is mine and 1 must have it, ~ she said and night
and day she remained close to the bit of humanity.
Of course it wasn't scientific and sanitary. The
doctors will tell you that she couldn't help the child
and ran great risk needlessy Perhaps she did.
Anyway she contracted the disease and at the time
we read of her case she was very sick woman. But
the world is not made up of scientific men and
women. Instead there are the millions who appre-
cate unselfish devotion and applaud the mother
love that seems born into the hearts of nearly all
women.
''The love of a mother is never exhausted; it
never changes; it never tires" Those words were
first penned by Washington Irving, and they apply
today alike to the woman whose jewels are worth
kings ransom and the woman who robs herself of
covering to keep warmth in the child of her poverty
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-03-27
STATE COMMITTEE MEETING.

The state democratic executive committee has
been called to meet in the New Windsor Hotel III
the city of Jacksonville on Tuesday, April 18th, at
10 o'clock a. m. The meeting is called for the pur-
pose of: electing chairman of the committee in
place of Hon. Frank Clark, who has moved from the
state and as the call states for the transaction of
such other business as may be considered necessary
The call also urges a full attendance of members,
and requests in case of inability to attend, that
proxies be sent. The call is signed by secretary
James E. Crane, of Tampa
Probably the most important business of the
committee will be the selection of date for the
state primaries, and in this connection the News
does not hesitate to state its hope that the commit
tee will find it expedIent to name an early date
not later than the middle of June. Politics long
drawn out are inimical to the business interests of
the state, and the primary system of nominations
with all its boosted value giving accurate ex-
preston of the peoples desires, is most expensive
system for candidates. Therefore let us have
early primary, get politics out of the way and set
tie to the real business of life possible
Nothing is gained bya long campaign, but much,
on the contracy, is lost.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-03-27
CLUB WOMEN.

Club women throughout the world are exercising
great influence in educational way, and partic-
ularly upon sociological problems. In most of the
cities the study of ancient history is giving way to
investigations which have bearing upon the lives
of the people, and upon philanthropy and humani-
tarianism. In speaking this subject, VIM. H.
Tolman OF the New York League for Social Service,
is reported to have said recently:
1.-THE club women all right when they drop their
papers Pabylonish inscriptions and customs of the
Aztecs and get down to organized effort toward better
ing the condition of their fellOw-men and women.
Down south the club women particularly active in
practical social work 1t is much easier to them
than to move southern men, and the south needs moving
along lines of industrial betterment who has
been at the head of southern club federation number
ing more than 10000 hit the nail the head
when she said:'
Our federation represents the feminine intelligence
social standing, and wealth of the state Almost every
important Industrial concern in the state is represented
by some feminine relative of its head. Get hold of the
women. Talk to the clubs. There may be southern
men who don't straw for labor problems; there
are southern men who don't care straw for their
women folks. The men will come along
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THE DIsPENsARY SYSTEM.

DR.. John 0. Wilson IN the Wesleyan Christian
Advocate, of January 20, 1902, writes in clear
logical, convincing manner of the terrible ruin
wrought in South Carolina by the dispensary sys
TEN. We commend this article in its entirety tC
those who would be led by the sophistries of the
dispensary advocates. Only its length precudes re-
production here, but to show the influences of the
system in at least two directions the following ex
tracts are given:
The liquor traffic here has settled down as a
matter of politics. This, too, has been natural,
but must be increasingly unfortunate. 1t needs
no seer TO that corruption must flow from
political side of the liquor traffic.
"Devoting the liquor profits to education (Hea-
save the mark-selling drink to educateD
has helped to entrench the dispensarY Half
million dollars reported for education--not yet
all available, acknowledgements tremendously
the hastings. Instead of few barroom men
being pecuniarily interested the whole popula-
tion-Or most of it's so Interested When they
tell you that removing the liquor traffic from the
powerof individuals financially interested makes
it easier to go forward, tell them they are chang
ing from tabOoed man to man in place of
honor, from few hundred to many thousands
following these honored leaders,
To these statements DR.. w. G Lovett, editor OF
the Wesleyan Christian Advocate, adds the follow
ing powerful endorsement:
1--WE commend to the advocates of the dispen-
sary the above stong and clear statements from
Dr. Wilson tits the dispensary from the stand
point of South Carolina-a man who has
its beginning, marked its progress and grown
sick over the ruin it has wrought
"You are not NEEDING in other mems matters
on this side of the old Savannah Doctor. We
gladly welcome such Reinforcement to posi-
ton. Our people will see, hope before it is
too late, the unwisdom of surrenderng to the
dspensary.'
What could be added to the above to strengthen
it? We commend it to the thinking people who are
willing to listen to reason.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-03-27
SINGULAR Iowa ROMANCE

The candidacy of A. S. Steele, one
of the leading young attorneys OF
Des Moines, Iowa, for county attor-
neyship, has brought to light a
strange romance. Living in the
same house with Steele and his
charming young wife is her former
husband, Frank G. Lockwood, who
gave Steele lucrative employment
when he was struggling young law
yer. Lockwood and Steele became
fast friends during the early months
of their business relations, and Steele
was often a guest at the Lockwood
home. One day, to his horror, he
discovered that he was in love with
his clients wife, and that she had
grown to love him with an over
whelming passion. Together they.
decided to confess to Lockwood and
let him decide the future for item all.
Lockwood's surprise and anguish
knew no bounds. For days he shut
himself up in his room with his grief.
When he emerged he had made up
his mind to an act of heroism equal
ling that of Ruskin. Sending for
Steele, Lockwood called him into his
room with his wife and there told
the couple that he would consent to
give up his beloved wife to the man
she admitted she loved better than
him, to permit her to obtain a di-
vorce, without contesting, and to
throw no obstacles in the way of
their marriage-but on one condition.
That condition, he said, was that he
1.-THE husband) might be permitted to
live under the same roof with the
wife he-was resigning to make hap
pier 1t was pathetic scene, and a
pathetic agreement and it has been
carried out to the letter.
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An Ordinance
ro pvnrcP THE SALARY OF THE MAYOR VI
"a TH NJ; CITY OF PALATkA, FLORIDA

tn REpuCE THE SALARY OF THE nAioh of
THF CITY OF PALATkA, FLohlDA'
wnereas a municipal court has been zen, pro- pro-
stdad for The trial OF all o1enses againstt ~
ardInances OF the city OF Palatka, Nlion ~
I,avast he mayor ef said city from sucn guy
and whereas the legislature OF the sss a al y.
rIor,Ga mas authorized reduction o. the nai
erv NJ srlch mayor by ordinance q saiu 9i ~
and whereas it viii require an addlllonaa =,
nanditilre OF money TO defray the eApehses "a
said municipal court. ats, co,n,il
Thereforc, be II ordained by the CITY couhon
and MAYOR Of the city of Palatka: :, enc
SrcT on THAT hereafter the mayor ol .lo
c,ty of Palatka shall receive as MS
tion the sum Of One hundred C$lOOuJ DoiIa nis
ner annum and no more, which snail DC pau 1np
Nv quarterly installments by said cly' ~ H.
yided. This ordinance shall In no Wise r1 10,
N or AFFECT the salary of the present
~ said ONCE during his present term OF once
src' p-That all ordinances and parts Oh I
dinances IN conflict with the provisions Oh this
ordinance be and are here By repealed.
,oa5 Ss'oN - A. NJ. STBEN,
i'V I,,ost. President OF City Council.
in, BLACKWELL, Clerk.
[Seall 1910 n srRpHFNs,
APpto'0u A''' Mayor
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Riches.

Have you a little baby boy
A few months more than two years old.
With soft brown eyes that brim with joy
And silken ringlets bathed in gold
Who, tOddling, follows you around
And plays beside you near the hearth;
Whose prattle is the sweetest sound
To you of all glad notes on earth?
Have you little baby boy
Who, when the voice of slumber calls,
Reluctant leaves each tatteTed toy
And in your strong arms weary falls;
Who. yawning, looks with sleepy eyes
Into your own and family smiles;
Then shuts his lids and quiet lies,
And drifts away to Dreamland's isles2
Have you little one. like this,
Who puts all troubling thought to flight
When, climbing up, he plants a kiss
of love upon your lips at night2
II so, then humbly bow your knee
And lift your heart in thankful prayer,
For you are richer far than he e--s
Who, childless, is millionaire
Galveston News,
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SNNINNNNNNlN,N,NNNNNN


BORN WITH A GOLDEN TOOTH
A baby was born at Wooster, Ohio,
few days ago, which is not likely
to require the attendance of a dentist
Immediately, as it seems already to
have had its teeth fixed. The child
is the daughter Of DIR. and Mrs. H. j.
Sullivan. About four months before
the stork visited the Sullivan home,
Mrs. Sullivan visited a dentist and
had two of her front teeth filled with
gold. DIR. Sullivan was examining
his new daughter yesterday when he
discovered the infant had two we'll
developed front teeth. He eXamin-
e them closely and was even more
surprised to find a large golden spot
on each tooth. The spots proved to
be of gold. Tits arranged in way
entirely similar to that that was arti-
ficiaIly applied to it's mothers teeth.
DIR. Sullivan says he never heard of
a similar case, although he has
made a special study of birthmarks.
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SEARCHING For A BRIDE

Rev. George w. BIownback, a Con-
gregational minister, has left Read
ing, Pa, on an unusually odd errand
Ito search for wife. 1t is Brown
backs opinion that ''no minister is
successful in his calling unless he
has a good helpmate. Z" Some time
ago he advertised in Chicago mat
rimonial paper for wife and receiv-
ed $50 answers. With 100 he eX-
changed his photograph, after which
he began a sitting process" with
the resell that he selected seven, who
he believed, "mean business These
he will visit.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-03-27

The News desires to express the assurance of its
distinguished consideration for the Audencia court
of Havana. That august tribunal has sentenced the
United States postal thieves-Neely, Rathbone and
Reeves-to 10 years each in the penitentiary, be-
sides imposing fine of $50, 701 on the first named
and S35 $40 each of the Others. This one act of
justice on the part of little neighbor has caused
us to change our mind-we are now willing to be-
annexed to the island and stay with them at least
till the balance of our official thieves have been dis
posed Of
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-03-27
PROFIT IN LEsE MAIEsrE-

Berlin, March 24.-Cold weather,
slackness of work and bad times
generally have caused an epidemic
of lese majestic. The latest case is
that of laboring man of Hamburg.
Driven to despair by hunger, he went
to policeman and denounced the
kaiser. He was taken into custody
and given three months imprison-
ment. He declared he preferred this
means of obtaining free quarters in
jail, as his conscience would not al
low him to commit an assault or
break windows.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-03-27
CUPID CoMPoUNDs "A FELONY

Cupid has settled kidnapping case.
Thomas Moekler, a boss glass blower,
who came to Lockport, N. Y, from
Pittsburg two years ago, being wild
over, decided to take his two little
children to their grandmother in
Pittsburg. His hpusekeeper, Miss
Belle Van Camp, was much attached
to them and broke down when they
kissed her goOd-by. She followed to
the depot, and while the father was.
buying a ticket 10 PiftsuFg picked up
the little girl and ran home with her.
Mockler sent policeman after the
child, but Miss Van Camp declared
she would rather die than surrender
her. . The case was later reported
amlcably settled. 1t had developed
that Justice Barnes has married
MockleEand Miss Van Camp. Now
the h6u ieke per has the children
and a husband, too.
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SHE HAD FEWER DocroRs-

Mrs. Lottie Chapman, who Shot
herself in the abdomen with suicidal
intent at her home at 1l2 Oak street.
Buffalo, N. Y, on Feb. 3, will be dis
charged from the General hospital
as cured in few days. The wound
was somewhat of the nature of that
received by President Mckinley.
Two conditions were in Mrs. Char =
man favor. She was healthy and
strong and the bullet was of small
caliber. DIR. Roswell Park, who per-
formed the operation, did not at
tempt to extract the bullet.
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An Ordinance

TO PROVIDE TIMES FOR HOLDING ELEC.
TONS IN THE CITY OF 'PALATKA FOR THE
ELECTION OF ALL CITY OFFICIALS OF THE
CITY OF PALATKA, FLORIDA.
Be II ordained by the city council and the
mayor OF the city OF Palatka, Florida:
SECTION THAT the first Tuesday after the
first Mondayof April OF each and every wear
shall be general election day Of said city for
the election Of all city o1icials for tho CITY Of
Palatka, whose election requires v)te of the
qualified electors OF said city at a general cleo
ton, at which times such elections shall be held
in and by said city as provided by ordinances
Of said city.
SEC. 2-That at the first regular meeting Of
the city council Of said city after each general
election OF said city as Aforesaid, the said CITY
council shall proceed to elect all city officials
OF said city, whose election is required 70 be by
said city council under the laws or ordinances Of
said city. In the event said city council should
fail to elect such city oniclals, or any OF them
at said first regular meeting OF said council
they shall adjourn from day 70 day until such
on1ciAls shall have been duly elected.
SIC. SHAT all ordinances aud parts OF or.
dinances In conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance be and are hereby repealed.
Pa sed IN open council this 2lst day OF Feb.
1901. A. NJ. sTEEN,
Attest. President OF CITY Connect.
J. n. BLACKWELL, Clerk
Approved Feb. zand 1902. L. G. STEPHENS.
MayOr
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

A very small man entered the City
hotel at Wapakoneta, Ohio, the
other evening and began to write on
the register. The landlord watched
him fill one line and begin on the
next. He was about to inform him
that he had plenty of writing paper
when the stranger finished. This
was what he wrote: Frederick
Observation-Disclosures, Buf-
falo, n. w
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Miss Blanche Boise, a protege of Carrie Nation,
has succeeded in horse-whipping the mayor of To-
peka and now threatens to move on the governor.
Before going on the warpath Blanche was profess
sional nurse. She is s85 years old, unmarried, and
now that she is better known, likely to stay SO.
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BABE SLAIN B4 A car

A 12-months-old child of Gustave
Brown, travelling salesman, of Dem
vers Col, was snffocated TO death bv
= large cat, which inhaled the in
lant's breath while it was lying in
q carriage in the back yard Of
Browns residence.
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FOR SALE.

An old established fruit and
confectionery business. Corner
stand No. sol Lemon street.
Address Postofice box 252
Palatka, Florida, for partic-
ulars. mar 6-lm
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Learn to Write Well for
as Cents.

A small mechanical device Just invented bv
a Professor In Heidelberg. Germany, makes
the poorest penman a splendid writer in 3
lew days
Endorsed by prominent College Presidents
and Educators generally In Europe and
America Sent postpaid on rcceipt. OF IS cents
IN coin or stamps State whether for man
woman or child. Agents wanted on salary
and commission.
Educational Mfg. Co.
nas.tth S., PHILADELPHIA, Pa.
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MILLERS WANT REVENGE.
Trying TO Defeat the Recollection OF
Speaker Henderson 20 Congress.

MINNEAPOLIS July 22.-H. s. Ken
nedy. secretary OF the National Federation
Of Millers. tonight announced that the
milling interests OF the country are in
league TO procure the defeat OF Speaker
Henderson in his race for reelection 10
Congress. The announcement was made
prior TO Kennedys departure for Des
Moines, Ia. 10 attend a meeting az which
measures and means 20 encompass Hender-
sons political downfall will be discussed.
The resentment Of the millers owes its
genesis 10 Speaker Henderson's action IN
holding up the London dock clause. an
amendment 10 the Harter bill designed 20
do way with what American exporters re-
gard unjust discrimination against
United States -four in the unloading
charges at London. According 10 Mr. Ken
nedy, Representative Orren Fletcher had
practically secured assurances OF the pas
sage OF the amendment and the millers OF
the country felt certain their wishes would
be carried out when Speaker Henderson sud
denly interposed his interference and held
up the measure. Mr.. Kennedy explains
that funds will be solicited outside OF
Iowa 10 prosecute the campaign against
the speaker. but he intimates that ali the
money and means necessary are availabls
n that state
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PRINCE CUPID BOLTS.
Hawaiian Home Rule Party Splits I'm
Opposition to Delegate wilcox.

HONOLULU, July 15 via San Francisco,
July %. The territorial convention of the
Home-rule Republican party here ended
in a split between the two factions, and
Prince Cupid, with about forty other dele
gates, bolted from the convention 10 form
a new party in opposition to Delegate TO
Congress Robert w. Wilcox. Delegate Will
cox and Kolauokalani have both stated
that they can do without the element repre-
scented by the prince and that Wilcox will
be elected TO Congress again, but IL is gem
orally thought the division i'm the Home
Rule party is a serious one, and Republican
papers predict that it will end in the defeat
of Wilcox in the coming election. After the
bolt of the dissatisfied ones the regular con-
vention nominated Wilcox for delegate TO
Congress and adjourned
The boilers organized a new party, which
they call the Nonpartisan party. They
chose Prince Cupid president and talked of
naming him for Congress and Of combining
with the Democrats, who also held meet
ing last night.
The Commercial Pacific Cable Company
has paid 5000 for a site for the landing OF
its cable from San Francisco on the beach
at Waikiki. Work of improving the site
has already begun and the necessary build
ing will be erected at once.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani arrived here last
night on the steamship China after a long
stay in Washington. She was met at the
wharf by many natives and others. many
OF the old regime gathering to pay her
tribute.
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western Golfers Won.

CHICAGO, July 22.-Six western golfers
won easily from a team made up Of five
eastern players and one from Detroit on
the Onwentsia links to-day. In the morn
ing at straight match play. the Western
ers won 20 holes TO 3-17 up. In the after
noon the sides split up into three pairs each
in the four-ball matches and again the
Westerners beat-ball total was better-7
to 2. The total points for the day were
q to 5, so the Westerners finished - I'D.
The eastern team was composed Of Per-
cy r. Pyne end L. B. Conklin the two
Princeton boys; Raymond Russell OF De-
troit; Arthur G. Lockwood, the Boston ex-
pert; w. ogden Horstman, the veteran OF
Chevychase, and A. II. Zimmerman, of New
Haven. The western team was made I'D
Of Walter Egan, Chandler Egan, Walter b
Smith, Abram Poole. jr.. Harold c. Smith
and John Holabird.
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Washington 30 o O1OO 0 O-6 10 0
St Louis .1 OF Is 2

acknowledgements, Patten and Clarke;
Harper, Sudhoff and Kahoe Home runs
Burkett, Friel. Mccormick. Bases on balls
on Townsend, 8; off Harper. ]. Hit by
pitched ball-By Townsend, !; by Harper, 1.
Struck out-By Townsend, 8.
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s.Three In LeaRue.

DAVENPORT. Ia, July 22.-Clean hitting
and better playing in the field won the game
for the locals to-day. Score:
RHE
Davenport 30 1 0 '-lS Is 3
Evansville 30 0 0 o o. 5
Notwithstanding and Evers; Treat and
Seser.
ROCK ISLAND, Ill, July 22.-Decatur's
errors were costly and Rock Island won.
Score:
RHE
Rock Island. 20 0 o 0 2 2 "A . 4
Batteries-Smith and Williams; McGin
and Krebs.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, July 22-Vickers
puzzled the locals to-day and came near
securing a shutout. This was saved by
the batting of Hines and Weaver in the
ninth inning. Score:
RHE
Cedar Rapids 20 0 0 0 o 0 IL .
Terre Haute 30 0 0 1 / 2 o. IL 1
Batteries-Miller and Weaver; Vickers
and Starnagle.
ROCKFORD, H., July 22.-Costly errors
in the second inning lost the game for
Rockford. Rain postponed playing at the
end of the seventh inning. Score:
Rockford ..........O 0 0 90 5 5
Batteries-Smith and Belt; Beedles and
Thiery.