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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-11
THE SECRET o. 1T ALL.

Congressman ROb't. w. Davis,
who will retire at the expiration Of
the next congress by his own Volt
ton, does not intend to let the grass
of "innocuous desuetude' grow over
the path of actively which he has
trod during the past six years of his
congressional career. No sooner had
the present session opened than Mr..
Davis was on hand with two bills
for the benefit of his district and
state. The first was "to increase
the limit of cost of the public build
ing at Gainesville; the second, "to
authorize the location of a Branch
House for Disabled Volunteer Sol
diers, Sailors and Marines in the
state of Florida" The first is a
purely second district measure. The
second simply asks something for
his state, which is rich in locations
particularly suited both by reason of
climatic conditions and general
healthfulness for such an institution
as is contemplated. 1t is this alert
ness on the part of Mr.. Davis, his
honest, hard working efforts in be-
half of his district in particular and
the whole state in general which
has made him the idol of our people.
1T is therefore not surprising that
there is such popular public ap-
proval every time his name is men,
toned in connection with the guber-
material office, and why other good
man and avowed candidates are
holding aloof until they can know
what "Our Bob" is going to do. The
fact that Mr.. Davis has said he
" ouldn't, doesn't appear to make
much difference in the growing de-
mand that he should.
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ASTOR'S PHILANTHROPY.

Some humor has henn invol,nd
o+ tb. nynaI,sa nf Iobn T,nnL A.
tor th4 yery rich man VINO hos
dedicated nil hi. PATENTS on NM
rinp turbines tn the nuLI;c
At best the invention is in the
governmental STAGE T. nav he
worth amounted miIIinns nnd i
NAV n,t he worth . rnnt
But the public shouId I've urota-
full. We have only TO consult his
tory and the hoo nf miII,onoiros
tn know what n,ton+s Lovo Jnno
for y few mem me thIros that
cost njcko1s and ora sold for dali.
ars are Monuments +n the affirorv
Of patents J
Patients boInad tn mako . L;ov
Gle for $40 and sold if for $40
If Alexander Graham Raj had
cared more for tho cnnfor+ If +Lo
,,oonIo tL,, h, Jid fin , w. w. w IL
would now ha bniIod os - n92hI;c
bppefactor instead If q famdns in
yeptor - - - ''>
1t is in the noturo of man to
want 10 sannra odvon+ar I,''''' Not
ONE hnmon bninr in tnn tbors.nd
is broad and hi2 ano1,ab r. socri'
flee possibIa nrnft for tba aka Of
prrbIic GOOD If * bnmon to
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-11
ORANGE COUNTY GOES
HWEI."

The sale of liquor will now be
legaIized by license i'll Orange coun-
ty. In an election held there last
week more than two-third of the
electors voted for the ''wetn PROPOSE
ton. For the past several years the
county has been, within the mean
ing of the law, dry" although ow-
ing to the negligence of officials and
backed by careless public senti-
ment liquors have been dispensed by
80 or more persons who have taken
out government licenses. Orange
county is peopled by as intelligent
and thrifty class of citizens as can
be found in the state. One-third of
them are opposed to the sale of
liquor. Another third favOrs it.,
while still another third, constituting
the balance of power, probably don't
care rap one way or the other, or
Else, seeing the failure of the officers
of the law to enforce the law have be-
come Disguised and have said by
their votes that so long as liquor is to
be sold, anyway, the county might
rs well get the benefit of the license
money.
This Orange county election will be
hailed as another failure of prohibit
bition. Such is not fair statement.
Prohibition is not a failure except in
communities where there is no pub
lie sentiment to sustain such law
Orange county did not contain that
sentiment. And if the whole truth
was known it could be shown that a
very large proportion of those who
advertised themselves as apostles of
temperance were among the class
who assisted in violations of the law
by patronizing the blind tigers. Put
nam county has any quantity of open
temperance advocates who drink
booze" on the sly. Ali counties
have them. Even the churches are
peopled with them. This old world
of ours, or. at least the Florida part
Of it, has got to get morally honest
before it can hope to become legally
righteous.
Dry counties are failures be-
cause officials do not enforce the law.
Officials are careless because the
people are apathetical.
The drink evil is an awful curse to
society, but so long as society dotes
on being cursed, as Chimney Fad
den would say, "Wat d H."
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Improved Service Via. Atlantic
Coast Line.

The Atlantic Coast Line has inau-
gurated Pullman sleeping car lines
between Jacksonville and Punta
Gorda and Jacksonville and st. Pc
tersburg offering comfortable travel
between jacksonville and the points
referred to. With the on-coming of
the winters business the Atlantic
Coast Line finds it necessary to
place this service in effect at this
time with view of taking care of
its patrons in nice shape.
st. Petersburg sleeper leaves Jack
sonville 8:O5 p. m. running via. Pa
latka, Ocala, Leesburg and Trilby,
arriving st Petersburg at 1000 a. IN.
NOrthbOund, this car leaves St.
Petersburg at 900 p. m. arriving
Jacksonville 1880 a. IN.
Punta Gorda sleeper leaves Jack
sonville sos p. m. running via. San
ford, Lakeland and Barlow, arriving
Punta Gorda at IL 200 q. m. North
bound, this car leaves Punta Gorda
100 p. m. arriving Jacksonville 1880
Il. m.
The advantages of this service will
be readily seen. The arrival time at
Punta Gorda will be changed within
the next few days to an earlier hour.
The traveller may leave Jackson
vile at very convenient hour in
The evening as will be seen, arriving
at his destination after a good nights
rest.
Both of these cars are supplied
with buffet service. 1t is the pur-
pose of the Atlantic Coast Line to
place in effect parlor car service on
heir day trains between Jackson
vile and st. Petersburg and Jack
sonville and Tampa, within the next
few days, atfording a comfortable
daylight ride through the peninsula.
Parlor cars will also be placed in ser
vice between Tampa and Punta Cor
da ON day tIains."
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and If shown to have been excessive NAV
yet be reduced by the a. thority iixing
the price of the plant and property AS
hereinafter provided
SEC. 4. ~ city or town establish.
ing or purchasing plant within i lin
its, as provided In this Act, or recon-
strucling, extending, or rnlargng the
same, as provided in Section 5, herein
after set out, may pay for the same by
the issue of bonds. payable in term not
exceeding thirty years and bearing in
terest at a rate not exceeding seven Der
cent. which shall not be disposed of for
lie - than par with accrued interest and
the Indebtedness thereby created shall
not be included in the limit of indebted.
ness OF such city or town provided by
law; but such bonds shall not be issued
until vote authorizing the same has
been taken and passed as provided for in
Section 2, and the whole amount of
bonds so issued b. city or town and
outstanding shall not exceed at their par
value the amount of seven per cent. Of
the total valuation of the real and per.
sonal property within the limits of said
city or town, according to the last pre-
ceding va uatiun of the same made by
said city or town. The Interest on such
bonds and sinking fund to meet the
same at maturity shall be provided FIR
by ordinance of the city or town
Council"
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hampton, N. y, where she had
always lived, and went out into
the world to wage her peaceful
war.
She went into the slums and
called the lowly her sisters and
brothers. They loved her be-
cause she seemed to see their bet
ter selves and not their degrada-
ton.
Her name was Eunice Under
wood. -Four years ago she mar
ried Capt. Thomas Lawrence, and
they rededicated their lives to the
army. They obeyed commands,
going whithersoever they were
sent. Three months ago they
were sent to Cleveland, Ohio.
There was 50 much to do that
she was chary of her own comfort.
In giving strength and hope to
her fallen sisters she did not heed
that she was growing weak and
tired.
Two weeks ago she fell sick, but
though the fever burned in heI
veins, she would not give up. On
Monday she attempted to start on
her mission of mercy, but was
not able to leave the house, She
turned to her husband and said
MY work is done" After few
hours she said family: bring
the book and read to me-"
The husband seated himself by
her bed and read in a choking
voice: Greater love hath no mai
than this, that he lay down his
life for his friend"
Then he broke down i'll hopeless
grief, for his wife had contracted
black scarlet fever in nursing /
sick woman back to life. Thu
| physician had told him there wa
no hope. There are heroines anC
there are heroines.
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The Florida Times-Union and Citi-
zen is really the only paper in the
state furnishing full A associated
Press dispatches. Aside from this it
has list of active correspondents
covering every nook and corner of
the state. For these reasons, If
there were no others, our people
should be grateful to the manage
ment of that paper for having re-
duced the price of annual subscrip-
tions from $40 to SO. The Times
Union and Citizen is most eXcell-
ent daily in all departments of its
service, from the somewhat dizzy
heights of its editorials down to the
lowly local police happenings, and
all the people of Florida must feel a
pride in its past achievements and
the great future which surely now
awaits it through the popularizing of
it's prices, thereby opening the way
for placing it in the homes of all
people. 1t is great daily both in
make up and matter.
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He Was Hard Headed.

Speaking of hard-headed persons,
a man said to the New Orleans
TimeS-Democrat the other day:
''The hardest-headed man | ever
knew was a Negro farmland. He
seemed to have skull of iron. One
morning in a rage he smashed his
water jug over the head of refrac-
tory mule. As this did not seem to
hurt the mule enough to satisfy him,
the Negro grabbed the animal by
the ears with each hand, pulled him
self back full arms length and
landed his head with great violence
on the top of the mules head. If
the mule had been struck between
the ears with an AK he would not
dropped to the ground more quickly.
He fell like dead OK,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-11

Jesse E. Burtz has again assumed
the city editorship of the Gainesville
Sun, and the publisher of that esti-
mable paper states that his position
is permanent one. The idea of
permanency with Jesse Burtz, while
new and opening an untried field, is
none the less admirable, and his
friends in all parts of the state will
rejoice that he has been hit by it.
Mr.. Burtz is a tireless worker and
one of the best newsgatherers in the
state. 1t is thought that in his new
position ON the Sun he can continue
to be all this and still find time and
disposition for an occasional nap.
The chronic insomnia which has
been his pride so long has had a ten
dency to expose more of his brain
pan than is necessary, but as no flies
ever light on him, anyway, even
this affliction should not prove a
handicap in the chasing of his nose
for news. The Sun will shine all
the brighter with Jesse Burtz as city
editor.
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"BoOMING" MIR CLEVELAND

.,
An eHoft II seems Is DeIhS iIi"oe
by certain delhocf"IS Oh Ne" loIA
with the heiP Oh W. Nl2Is9" "
nrlhg OUT Uf n2 OIeNel"nu lol
president III l3ot'
Inns e'IorC ""o "PP7IIS 70 .l'sNg
the lnu9r''ihrHC 0I T'e FORMER
sage OF ) ~ u 5 Day 'i''llSeIl, as
ne Is just g. more "cCi'e III as
CHsslhS PoIClc"i questions tll'll
Tor many ye1ls' o =,
Inc suggestion Oh MI OIeNei"'l"
IIor pfesIuehI again WouIu nave
been received WIN aerISIon Il It"
weeks o'loFe tnG I"Ie electloIl'
But there was such slump IN tjle
democratic VoIe Jlrou9nouC CI'e
country Win the exception oI "
lew eastern states tnat the men
tloh OF ms name mas oeeh poSSl'e-
Iy IeceIVed, TO say the least
Inc leeIiIIS mas ceIiileaUeu Vile
SO called leaders Oh the party III
tle east Cilao Iiiere Is no one uIl-
Ger tle glare OF poolic notlce az
Iils time cap 'oIr Oh Ie"uInS IIle
P"iIf ~ NlcG"iy I"o e2'9 Il7llo7'
unless 1t ne tire exp ,esldent.
But Wnat ABOUT CNe west? are
tnese same parry leaders capNpie
OF s"uglnS Uhe oehioci"tlc sellCl =
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-11
HOPELESS LOVE CAUSED SUICIDE,

Weeping and quoting the famous
soliloquy of the melancholy Dane,
William Lomasney, teller in the
Third National bank of st. Louis,
Mo-, made his preparations for sui
eide in an undertaker's place of bust
ness and in the quiet of a deserted
office of a justice of the peace drank
carbolic acid and lay down to die.
His accounts at the bank were found
to be absolutely correct.
Love-not unrequitted, but in his
view hopeless-caused the young
bank teller to take his own life. Two
notes left revealed the reason for his
suicide. One was to his brother, Jas.
LOmasney. The other was address
ed to Maize McGrath, of 44l3 North
Twenty first street, girl whom he
loved for eight years.
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LOVE LETTERS IN A BOOK.

Rev. Joseph Lester of South Nc
Alester, Ocklahoma, has decided to
have published $50 love letters, writ
tslr to him by that number of women.
Lester was for ten years n preacher
i a an eastern state. His wife died
nree years ago, and since Jan. 8,
l u, be has been placed in CORE
.pondence with over 1000 women
through the offices of matrimonial
bureau. From these letters Lester
has chosen the $50 to publish in book
form,
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little Ecve Stories
from Real Fife. I
,NNNNNNN>N>NN%ANNNN
MUST PAY $50 FOR A WIFE.

A jury in Peoria, ILL.,, ten days ago,
held that Matthew Schmidt, farm
er living near Dunlap, must pay
Joseph Collins $50 commission for
securing him wife. Schmidt is
wealthy and five weeks ago he asked
Collins to get him Il wife. Collins
secured for him an Introduction to Il
woman and after 24-hour courtship
he was married. Schmidt agreed to
pay 500 if the wife was satisfactory
She was not, however, and Schmidt
refused to pay. Collins sued him for
800 and the jury gave him $50.
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Cruelty to Children.

Here is what was done to five de.
fenseless children near Bartletts-
Vile, Ind, by their inhuman parents
children who were born into the
world without guns or other means
of self-defense; these are the names
they drew:
Zipporah Elite Heltenburg.
Zalima Kettle Heltenburg.
Zelotus Cleveland Heltenburg.
Zenas Oliver Heltenburg.
Zibiah Nettie Heltenburg.-Chica-
90 News,
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BACK TO HER FIRST LOVE.

Mrs. Mary Hahn, of Graytown,
Ohio, recently married Walter Car
roll. This is the fifth matrimonial
venture of Mrs. Hahn, and her pres
ent husband, Carroll, was her first
husband, over 40 years ago.
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Putnam county is again engaged
in shipping oranges to the etfete
east, and that the etfete east knows
good thing is shown by the fancy
prices paid for our fruit.
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Entered at tho Palatka, Fla. postotlice a
mailablc matter of the sGCond-cass.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-28
SHE STAYED AWAY ALL NIGHT.
Then Attempted Suicide to Avert
Parental Punishment.


NEW YORK. Decemoer 2i--tspecia1.)-
Rather than face her parents after a
night and a day away from her home.
Ethel Smith. pretty nineteen-year-old
girl OF. Brooklyn, swallowed oxalic acid
while standing at the corner OF Myrtle
avenue and Pearl street. Brooklyn. she
was carried TO the Cumberland-Street
Hospital, where her recovery is still a
matter Of doubt.
Ethel Smith is popular girl In the
neighborhood Of her home. and is known
for her attractiveness of face and figure
When she did not come home Christmas
night nor yet yesterday morning. her
parents became alarmed, and without ask
ing the%aid Of the police started search
for her.
At midnight her sister Annie found ner
In Myrtle avenue and asked her TO go
home. She said that she had been with
girl friends the night before. but that
when she got up in the morning she was
afraid to go home, fearing that her pa
rents would be displease sed and punish her.
The two sisters walked Gown the street
arm-in-arrn. the elder trying to persuade
Ethel to go home and promising that her
father and mother woul- only give her a
welcome when she came.
-. en they reached Pear street the run
away girl drew a bottle from her coat
pocket and swallowed the contents before
her sister could dash the nottle to the
sidewalk.
If she lives she will be arraigned on a
charge of attempted suicide.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-28
Ended the Interview.
THE CASE OF YOUNG AMEs.
Youth Whom His Aunt Wishes Re-
turned from Uruguay.

Youth Whom His Aunt Wishes Re-
turned from Uruguay.
WASHINGTON. December a.-Dr. Her
rera, First Secretary and Charge dAf-
faires Of the Uruguayan Legation. called
on Secretary Hay to-day In regard tc
the case of young Joseph Preston AmeS.
whom his aunt. Mrs. Spareha wk. declares
was deported from the United States
with the assistance of the officials OF
the Uruguayan Legation here
DR., Herrara outlined the history OF the
/, , case briefly to the Secretary as ne knew
it. According to his statement, the boy
was brought to the Uruguayan Lesa-
ton some weeks ago by his maternal
cousins. who asked Dr. Herrara to take
charge OF him. as they did not wish his
fathers relatives to get possession OF the
boy. DR.. Herrara is a bachelor. anG
! while he is always ready to lend hand
TO his felIow-countrymen. he did not.
care to assume such guardianship of a
young boy.
The case as reported to fim showed
clearly that the boy was CEuguayan
citizen having been born In that coun-
try Furthermore. his cousins declared
that the boys mother on her death-bed
had requested that her child be reared In
Uruguay.
LIE. 61StFdidr III VIC" u tisesS idS15s.
advised the boys cousin. Edward La
rogue, to make an affidavit to that effect
before a notary. that their action might
not be challenged The boy was taken
to New York by his cousins. and from
there sailed for Uruguay. Several days
later notice OF Mrs. Sparshawk's ap-
pointment as guardian was presented 70
the charge dafaires, but the boy not
being in his possession he was unable
to turn him over to his aunt
Dr.. Herrera Is quite willing 70 throw all
the light on the case, and SO informed the
Secretary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-28
KY. and L. 6. Allen, of Prince Edward
county; Dennis e. Bunch and Lille Ins--s
holm, OF Charlottesville
UNCLE RUSSELL ON THE |.
Rode Downtown In the Crowd, But
Took an Auto Back.

Rode Downtown In the Crowd, But
Took an Auto Back.
NEW YORK, December 27.-tspsciaL}-
Russell Sage came down on an Il train
this morning. He returned in an automo-
bile. The tostling. pushing crowd on the
train seemed to have convinced the aged
fnancier that there is .ne Slightest cnanee
for Improvement in the service that the
Manhattan elevated railway Is giving the
public
AS Mr. Sage is director Of the road
and high in its counsels. it may be that
those who poked their elbows In his rlns
were unconsciously inspired h1r. sage
has an abiding faith in the Elevated as
means OF transportation. He rides down
on a train almost every business morn
ing, usually getting on at Flfty-ntnth
street
This morning Mr.. Sage was bumped.
squeezed. and tossed about like any clerk
in a brokers' Office He held on to a
strap, hut this as pastime is not always
peasant for man who is well over e.gaty
years old.
When he reached his office Mr.. Sage was
som ewnat exhausted. Indeed. he felt so
i'll that he spent but little of MS time
over business details. He then decided to
go home One of his clerks called for IN
automobile, and MIR. Sage rode home In
comfort
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-28

WASHINGTON, D. c.. December 26.-
Special)-F'lect-footed justice overlook
an alleged ticket litter here yesterday.
He gave his name as Edwards, and Is
now lodged in jail at Richmond. thanks
to the quick action Of W. w MarmadulSe,
secretary of the American Travellers
Brokers' Association. and to W. S. Bron-
son. assistant general passenger agent OF
the G.. & O.. railroad.
Wednesday evening, young man ap-
peared at the ticket Office of Mr.. Marina
duke and offered to sell him an unused
road Marmaduke refused to buy the
ticket. Later he did buy 1t, and one of
equal value, for $50.
A short while after he got q telephone
message from Bronson informing him
that Soung man had stolen three tickets
from the Richmond Office OF that Com
pany, and to watch out for the tickets.
Marmaduke replied that he had already
bought two Of them. Chief-of-Police Syl-
vester was informed, and a warrant was
sworn out for Edwards. Re was finally
located at the St James Hotel where he
was placed under arrest and the money
recovered.
The Richmond police were communicat-
ed with. and Chief Of Detectives Tomlin-
son came up and took the prisoner back
for trial.
It is alleged that Edwards appeared at
the Richmond Office and asked to buy the
three tickets. They were made out and
laid on the counter. and while the at
tention OF the ticket agent was called
elsewhere, the tickets were snatched 10
and made away with.
The c. & O. officials propose to leave no
stone unturned to bring about the con-
viction OF Edwards, as a lesson to those
of like mind.
A Rnt1roader,s Suit.
One would scarcely look to the average
railroad conductor for flashes OF wit.
when he has his train running three hours
behind time. and hooked to freight
engine at that But those who travelled
with Captain W. W. Payne the son Of
the gallant old General Payne, Of War
renton. had that pleasure. Captain
Payne started his train out OF Harrison
OurS at DAD o CLOCK llllS morning. AT
Woodstock. 1ue In his engine burst. and
his fire was put out. He waited for two
hours for a friendly freight engine to
come along to pull him into Washington.
At last 1t came and he got started. Some
travelling men were on board. and tried
to keep their spirits up and their Inn
patience down by joking Captain Payne
and his road. one of them suggesting that
he get pair Of oxen 70 pull his train in,
and another saying that he would advo-
cate pressing pair Of mules into SER
vice. if there were not danger that they
would make kick on the proposition
BY and by a fellow stepped up and said
Captain. you're late, amt you ?" oh
no.. replied the captain. I've kept ur
with my train all the way.
Married In Washington.
The following license. to marry were
issued to-day to Virginia couples:
Jesse Bryant and Cora Trell both q
staunton: K n Roberta OF Hendarson
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-28
LOVE At FIRST SIGHT,
Groom Met Bride on Train,
Married in a Few
Hours.

NEW YORK. December 27.-(Special.)-
Friends of Martin West. of this city,
were surprised to learn to-day of his
before last. while journeying to Califor-
MIA.
The bride was Miss Rose Cleveland. Of
Parson. Kans. The couple met on the
train. and it was a case OF love at first
sight Mr.. West made love at the rate
OF sixty miles an hour.
When they got to Joplin. Mo-, they tried
to get married, but could find no one to
perform the ceremony. They went from
Joplin to Miss Cleveland's home, where
the ceremony wan performed