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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11

DR.. w. H. Cyrus has decided to
withdraw from the firm of Cyrus &
WEIGH, and the dissolution will take
place by mutual consent October LIST,
DR.. Cyrus will continue practice and
retain the offices at present Uccu-
pied by the firm in the Moragne
block. DIR. Welch will seek other
quarters.
DR.. w. II. Cyrus has been in con-
tinuous practice in Palatka for 10
years. He resided in the county
three years before coming to this
city. He is physician of statewide
reputation and has always enjoyed a
large and lucrative practice. He
probably does more charitable work
than any physician in the county.
He was built with preponderance
of heart.
During the yellow fever epidemic
in Jacksonville in 1888, DR.. Cyrus
was president of the county board of
health, and it is largely due to his
untiring efforts that the plague was
kept out of Palatka and Putnam
county. When the plague spread to
Gainesville, Green Cove Springs, and
points to the south, Palatka seemed
to be between the devil and the deep
sea, but the system of quarantine es-
tablished by DR.. Cyrus and effec-
tuallv maintained by him, brought
Palatka safely through the trouble.
In those times the doctor had the
powers of an autocrat, even the gov
ernor was not superior in power to
him. But he made a very agreeable
autocrat.
The doctor is commander of the
Veterans association of the Blue and
GRAY.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11
Not All Honest.

The September examinations of
public school teachers for the county
was held at the High School build
ing in this city last week. Superin-
tendent Cottingham had charge of
the white teachers, and school direc-
tor Laban Price of Melrose conducted
the examination of colored teachers.
There were eleven white and eleven
colored applicants for teachers GER
tificates examined.
Seven of the eleven white appli-
cants measured up to the standard
Miss Carrie Greene of the Putnam
High School had the highest average
She stood 100 in several studies, and
her general average was "a.
The examination of colored appli.
cants was interrupted on the second
day by the discovery of fraud on the
part of three applicants from Ores
cent City, two of whom were detec t.
ed with prepared helps. They were
excused. The other was charged
with having aids to the solution Of
questions on his person, and he wa,
allowed to complete the examination
with the understanding that he cOulC
only get Il certificate on appeal to the
state superintendent. This man was
the only party examined whose aver
age would have entitled him to Ger
tificate. The other 10 applicants did
not measure up to the requirements
in any study.
Superintendent Cottingham pro
poses to have honest examinations
or none at all, and in this resolve he
is sustained by the county board
The board has instructed him to ash
permission of State Superintendent
Sheats for another examination.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11

The new tug boat Hoo-Hoo was
inspected and placed in commission
Tuesday by government inspectors
Spencer and Shaw, of Jacksonville.
The boat belongs to Mr.. II. A. Hold
ges the big saw mill man of Satsuma
Heights. She was built at Buffalo
Bluff by Halle Heston of this city,
and brought here, where she was fit
ted up with machinery by the Palat-
ka Machine Works (Stanton's). The
engine is of the compound type, cyl
inder 8X"l6"x9, while the boiler is a
tremendous one with $50 lbs steam
pressure. The vessel is "a feet long
by lG feet beam and its speed is about
u knots per hour. Altogether the
Hoo Hoo is neat, trim little craft
and reflects much credit upon those
who constructed it. The boat will
be used entirely for towing, for
which purpose it is admirably adap-
ted The Hodges have another tug
boat, the Neptune, now in course of
construction at Buffalo Bluff, which
will be placed in commission in about
two weeks.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11
Will Make Barrels at Hunt
ingtOn.

The Palatka COOperage Co. has
moved its machinery to Huntington
and the same has been set up in the
old iron building known as the Blan-
chard building, next to the railroad.
The machinery will stillremain the
property of the Palatka COoperage
Co., it being their purpose to have
all work done by contract. w.
Eyrie Walker of Huntington has
been awarded the contract for get
ting out the work, and will start up
this week with three coopers from
Palatka. The product of the Hunt
ington shop will be shipped in car
lots, mostly to Tampa, Punta Cor
da and st. Petersburg. Walker has
a mill, and has also been given a
contract for getting out slaves and
heads, SO that a large part of the
company's work will be done at
Huntington. The office of the COM
pany will REMAIN in Palatka.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11
Obituary..

Mrs. Caroline Germond died at her
home in Keuka last Thursday after
noon of heart failure, Her death.
though sudden, was not altogether
unexpected, she having been strick-
en- with paralysis in February, 1901
and again in January of this year.
Mrs. GermOnd was born in Utica,
New York, January 20, 1928, her
maiden name being Caroline Peace.
She was married to Peter Germond
July 10, 1854, near Utica, where they
resided until 1892, when they moved
to Keuka, Florida, where her hus-
band died in 1895 She was the moth
er of five children, two of whom
still live in New York, one having
died at Keuka on July LIST of the pre-
sent year. The eldest son, John A
Germond, a prominent citizen of this
county, and one sister, reside at
Edgar.
Mrs. Germond was consistent
member of the Baptist church, her
membership being at Utica at the
time of her heath. She was an eX,
emplary Christian, devoted wife
and a kind and loving mother. Be-
sides her children that survive her
she leaves a large circle of friends in
her native city, Utica, as well as al
her Florida home, to mourn hel
death. NJ. |. G.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11

1t is conservatively estimated that
Martin Griffin will have a crop of
100 boxes of oranges and grape fruit
from his big grove on the opposite
side of the river this fall. Very
many of the trees are literally laden
with fruit and many branches have
had to be prOpped in order to keep
from breaking down. The trees
have made a splendid growth during
the past season, and now that the
rains have set in will put on addi-
tional growth this and the coming
month. All the trees look thrifty.
Mr.. Griffin expects to build a high
wall around six acres of his grove
for protection in case of severe
weather. He will not cover. He
has in all % acres of grove. John
Griffin, his son, has eight acres ad-
joining and while his trees are not SO
large as those of his father, he, too
will have considerable fruit.
The groves present a very hand
some appearance Just now, and it is
no wonder that Mr.. Griffin finds
much pleasure in their contempla-
ton.
While others have been sitting
back bemoaning their luck in the
freeze of former years, Mr.. Griffin
has been at the work of rebuilding
Result-a new and beautiful orange
grove laden with fruit.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11
A GREAT CATTLE RANCH.
Deal Closed Tuesday With West
ern Syndicate for $4,000
Acres in Putnam and
c. Tnhnc E1nntiaS

st. Johns Counties.
One of the most gigantic land
deals that has taken place in Florida
in recent years was consummated in
Palatka on Tuesday of this week.
The deal consisted in the transfer
of ~, 900 acres of land in Putnam and
St. Johns counties to a syndicate of
Illinois and Iowa stock breeders who
will convert their purchase into a
vast cattle ranch managed on APP
proved western methods. The pro-
moters of the big deal We're f. $.
Hodges of Green Cove Springs and
Hon. w. III. Cook, POmona,this coun-
ty. These gentlemen, together with
the agent of the purchasing syndi-
cate, met here on Tuesday and in the
office of Hon. S. j. Hilburn, consult
ing attorney, went over and approx
ed the legality of the deeds to all the
land in Putnam county, when every
thing was found satisfactory to both
parties in the deal.
The land thus disposed of begins
little south of San Mateo and runs
to the Haw Creek section, taking in
the eastern shore of Lake Crescent.
The whole tract will be enclosed,
and the new owners will bring 500
head of Hereford bulls from the west
which they will cross with native
stock. 1t is also the purpose OF the
syndicate to plant hundreds of acres
in clssava and velvet beans for feed
ing purposes.
The deal above referred to has
been in the air for some time, and on
several occasions reference has been
made to it by some of the state pa
pers, but owing to unavoidable de-
lays in perfecting title to certain por-
tiOns OF the tract the actual transfer
was not made until this week.
1t means much to the cattle indus
try of Florida, and the syndicate en-
tering into this enterprise is but the
pioneer in All industry that is bound
| to place Florida eventually in the
forefront of the great beef produ-
cling states of the union.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11
New Church House.

John Gibson the well-known mer-
chant of Bostwick has presented the
Missionary Baptist Society of that
place with an unoccupied dwelling
situated about mile southeast of
the station, and this is now being
put in shape for holding public wor-
ship, and to take the place of the
church building which was blown
down in a gale last year. Under the
direction of John Hancock the new
house of worship will soon be ready
for dedication. All of the people at
Bostwick are Baptists.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11

Judge Vertrees states that he OBJ
tanned more solid enjoyment out of
his visit to Summer Haven this sea-
son than in any of the sixteen years
he has been going there. "There
were 81 of our family and frien DIS in
the two houses" said he, land this
number included all my children and
grand children. We had band
down from St!Augustine two or three
times and had family dances; the
oysters were better than ever, and
we all kept we'll, and every one in
the party had a good time. Now |
am ready for the bird shooting, and
as soon as the season opens l am 60
ing to HE me to the woods and kin n
deer. "
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11
viii Be Home Two Months.

Congressman Robert w. Davis and
daughter, Miss Nellie, arrived home
Tuesday from Rehoboth beach, Del.
Judge Davis is looking remarkably
we'll and says that except for Ii tie
touch of hay fever he feels in per-
feet condition. He expects to spend
the next two months in the state,
and as there will probably be no
campaign, most of that time will be
spent at his home in this city.
The home coming of Miss Nellie
Davis is an event of especial pleas
ure with the young society people
of the place with whom she is a
general favorite.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11
Wreck of the Harry Merryday.

The barkentine Harry Merryday
of Jacksonville, was stranded and
totally lost on Long Island August
Both. The vessel was well known in
Palatka, when it was formely the
property of the Mefryday Bros.
They sold the vessel last spring to
Jacksonville parties. The vessel
was formely the Lorenzo, and was Il
Spanish transport during the span
ish-American war. She was cap
tured by the American navy in the
caribbean sea while carrying a
cargo of jerked beef to the Spanish
troops in Cuba. She was taken to
Key West as a prize of war, and was
then purchased by the Merryday
Bros. The vessel has been here
many times.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11

Announcements for grand fancy
dress carnival and masked drill at
Keating's Casino, GOodall, tomor7
row evening have been received
here. 1t is to be a fine affair with
female characters running from Pc
cahontas to Salvation army lassie,
and male costumes representing
everything from a monk to a latter
day Negro preacher. Quite a good
many will go from Palatka, and
quite a good many more would like to.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11
Racket Store.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FIFTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA-IN

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FIFTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORlDA-lN
CHANCERY.
Moses Thomas
VS.. Bill Tor DIVORCE.
Gadday Thomas
1t appearing by af1ldavit appended tn the bill
flied in the above stated cause that Gadday
Thomas the Defendant therein named is non
resident of the State of lOrida, and that the
residence or the Defendant is unknown, and
that she is over the age of twenty one years,
and that there is no person in this State, the
service OF subpoena upon whom would bind
such Defendant; II is therefore ordered that
said non resident Defendant be and is hereby
required TO appear to the bill of complaint filed
in said cause on or before Monday the First day
of December, A. D, 1902, otherwise the allega-
tiuns of said bill will be taken as confessed
bV said Defendant
It is further ordered that this orde" be pub
liehed once week for eight consecutive weeks
in the Palatka News and Advertiser a news
paper published in said County and State.
This 9TH day of September, 10 2.
Seal JOSEPH PRICE,
Clerk Circuit Court.
WALTER NJ. DAVIS,
Solicitor for Complainant.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11
New saloon. Mt.

]. j. Smith whom it was an
nounced had secured a lease of the
stores on Lemon street now occupied
by /. Jacobson, and Ernest, the
watch dealer, has given up the idea,
and ON Friday last embarked for
Los Angeles, Cal, where he expects
to make his home. In the meantime
no one need suffer for "bOoze."
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11
up ESQ CRYPTIC MS
Carefully Compounded"

This is an old familiar say
ing; in fact, it is so old that
some druggists have forgotten
what it means. We have not.
We believe it is the most I'M
portant thing in our business.
We not only do it carefully,
but we do it quickly.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11
The PaIatka News
and Advertiser
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

For United States Senator:
STEPHEN h. MALLORY.
For Member Congress Second Dist:
ROBT W. DAVIS.
For Comptroller:
A. C. GROOM.
For Secretary of State:
II. CLAY CRAWFORD.
For Justice Supreme Court:
VIM. A. HOOKER.
For Railroad commissioners;
r. HUDSON BURR
JEFFERSON b. BROWNE.
For State Attorney;
NEIL NJ. ALFRED.
For State Senator 10Th Dist;
E. S. GRILL.
For Representatives:
G +. SPRAGUE
JOHN 2. WALL
For County Treasurer:
S. J. KENNERLY.
For County Tax Collector
A. S. WILLARD.
For County Tax Assessor:
g. F. BULLARD.
For Supervisor of Registration:
HENS PETERMANN.
For Board Public Instruction:
s. ]. HILBURN
L. X. TUCKER
LABAN PRICE.
For County Commissioners:
+. J. FEARNSIDE
JOHN HANCOCK
W. D. ALLEN
]. @. STRICKLAND
Il. j. ROGERS.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11

The German American Pank, a body corporate,
organized and doing business by virtue OF
the Laws of the STATE of Michigan
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11
FOR SALE.

The house and lot in Block
IS of Palatka. Formerly oc.
cupied by Mr.. Frank Hepburn
and known as the Bungalow.
For terms apply at office of
Henry Strunz.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11
Racket Store Opening for
September.

Gold eyed needles, Il paper for. &c
A good corset for only............25t
House slippers ............. ,.'..33c
Salty pins, dozen. ,.......,..,....2c
spOols Goats cotton only.....,..27C
Big lot of Ladies Chatlaine Bags
cheap.
Closing out low cut shoes at low
cut prices.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11
Sherif7S Sale.

IN CIRCUIT COURT, FIFTH JUDICIAL CIR
CUT IN AND FOR PUTNAM COUNTY,
FLORIDA.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-11
LivingstOn's
Bakery

Baking is our business. we
bake things right and you can
always depend on fresh baked
goods. Our business is growing
rapidly. Reason. People en-.
Joy eating the "stuff tha'
comes from our store. sup
pose you give us a trial.
800 Lemon st. Palatka, i"
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-22
VACATION GOODS.
FOR SALE

My property on Charles street, a block with nine tenements, two stores. a bakery, barn and wagon shed. Easy terms, $1 1,5O0 down, balance at per cent. 9496-98 Charles street. In- quire at 23 West Porter street. 7-15-6
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-22

A daughter was born today to MT and Mrs Ernest Duley of 125 East Farm street.
 Special forecast for Connecticut: Cloudy tonight; Wednesday fair and
 warmer; light, variable winds. In another column of this paper the
 board of education asks for competi-
 tive bids for the building of the new school on Washington Hill. The suc-
 cessful bidder must finish the build ing by July 1 of next year.
 There was a small fire in two-fam- lily house on Brook street, which is
 owned by R. K. Brown, this morning,
 about 10:45. The house is occupied by
 two colored families named Reddig
 and Beeman. The firse started in the attic, but it's origin is unknown. As soon as the fire was discovered an
 alarm was sent in from box 7. Chem icals were used to put out the fire and it was extinguished in quick time. There was about $50 damages, which
 consisted of burned mattresses and bed
 clothes.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-22
ITS COMING.

Yes sir-ree, the time is coming when Everyone will know that good tea and coffee is the only healthful and whole some drink that should be allowed in side your home. They say the law this year doesn't allow intoxicating drinks to be sold within 200 feet of church. public buildings, cemeteries, libraries, etc, and they also say that next year the wine dispensers cannot get i- cerse to sell intoxicants within 5000 fefet of anywhere in Connecticut Thats the time that good tea and cof- fee the kind we selD can and will be highly appreciated by everyone. Say, the lawmakers up in Hartford are s'coo-coos." Remember, we have been talking about sleeve ironing boards for two weeks and we are almost sure they'll be all gone before the end of this week. We will continue to give one with each pound of our warranted good tea, 50 cents per pound, while they last. Our Butter is the same good quality as usual and the price is the same as last week, 25 cents per pound. Those jardiniere stands. twenty nine inch tables, clothes racks or plates which we are giving with one pound of our Baking Powder are certainly bar gain at
 Phelan's T Store. A2 East Main Street. Telephone.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-09

Senator Masons failure 10 accumulate
a fortune Is due 10 the ease which he can
be touched. remarked friend OF the
Illinois senator. II remember how ready
he was 10 part with the first money he
ever earned. He was then a young man
drawn his pay. $50, and his brothers de-
tsrmined 10 get II from him. He first
approached the young man and said he
wanted $50.
"'You can have IT, replied william
Next came another brother Grasping
the young man by the arm he exclaimed:
William. / must have $40 this after
me have IT.
I promised Frank he could have $50
but II you need IL worse than he does
"A little later the other brother found
the young school teacher. and taking
him into his confidence, impaired the In
formation that $50 was needed.
Look here. Henry. I have promised
Frank $50 Jim $50. hut n YOU need II
more than they do II In yours
None OF the brothers pressed the Young
man for the money. and II was still In
his possession when the mother ap-
preached
this afternoon. Can YOU let me have itT
Well mother I have promised Frank
and Henry SO each and Jim $50. because
they said II was needed. However n YOU
want n you can have the whole amount
and they can walt
The Young man was then Informed
that no one wanted his money but that y
was n plan To see how generous he would
be.
And" continued the senator's friend.
"rhat ~ tic reason he never accumulated
w alth. - Exchange.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-09
Twin Stars.

Some time ago Prof Darwin. Of Cam:
bridge. pointed out that IL a star revolved
on fits axis with a certain velocity, that
OF few hours. the star would tend 70
divide into two. and the form would
take before complete separation would be
that OF a dumbbell. or. rather, Of two
pears Joined top 20 top. The deduction
was purely theoretical During the past
two years an examination OF the light
changes OF some recently discovered va
riable stars reveals this very condition
OF things. For example, one star In the
southern sky goes through a certain Sc
ries of Night In seven hours, and an ex-
animation OF these light changes indicates
that the star II twin system. the two
bodies composing II being In contact. This
dumbbell system revoives round Hs COM
mon centre In seven hours. the most ab-
solute confirmation OF the theoretical con-
clusione Then there IL another variable
star IN thr southern sky the light changes
OF which show that the star composing
the system are no longer I'm contact; sep
aration has Just taken place. the nexus
between them is broken. and two worlds,
fun born. have started on that outward
spiral which. In the course Of ages. Will
carry thsm far remote from one another
cha mbers Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-09
II Takes Time

To force a man TO see his errors when
he appears TO be successful.
To convince woman that simpering
ways rarely catch manly men.
To chasten the antagonistic spirit OF
a woman afflicted with a fad.
To bring man Of strong will TO a
realization Of the rights of others.
To make the very young man realize
how small an atom he il In the wcr'd.
To make an impression on a woman
tecm
To convince "a man Of the nonsense OF
thinking himself superior 20 his station.
To show the man Of pretension that
merit brings the most substantial reward
To get o woman to confess that she In
wrong in her deduction as TO mans
Importance.
To make n woman learn that an over
abundance OF sentimentailty Is q heavy
load to carry--Answers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-09
A Tragedy.

Night Is approaching. The outlines OF
the furniture grow vague and the pat
tern Of the wallpaper II dim and hasy.
1t Is time for me TO take my accustomed
position for my nightly watch. dread
to leave the warm library and It's glowing
CRATE FIRE, 10 70 into the chilling air. IL
is an uncomfortable, wintry evening. The
electric light makes The trees cast queer.
weird shadows.
For four nights now have taken this
same path, at the same hour. to the dovr
OF her home. The past efforts have been
fruitless. have not seen or heard q
sign OF her. She has probably been
warned OF my intentions. II I could see
her only for a minute. II would be all over
before she realized II. She would not
suffer long. Hark II II shef No. II 10
only the leaves. How TIE wind moansl
What night II Is, Everything is 90
quiet and queer In the fading iishti is
quite unnerves me. Listen, I hear her
coming; It's she at last. Little does che
know I am here. She IL comif)g 10 tho
door. Now she IL looking out. Can che
see me7 No; she's stepping out on the
grass. Now II my opportunity. !.
wonder N that foolish - s~-~ cboughe
I. my mistress pet ce... ga not to b
fesr~st--r-thel wina-S S-iAff 80