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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-20
SHAW Is A HUSTLER

Leslie NJ. Shaw, new secretary of
the treasury, is one of them early
risers" He was at his desk in the
treasury department at $3.50 O'Clock
the other morning, having had
trouble in getting into the building
at that hour, because the doorkeep-
ers did not know him and refused to
believe that he was not trying to
fool them. Before 8 o'clock Shaw
was cali lg for a stenographer. Treas
ury stenographers know better than
to be caught mapping, so when there
is a change in the head of the depart
ment, they make business of get
ting down just after sunrise. They
know they will not suffer much, as
the burst of energy will not last. In
week or two the new secretary will
stroll down to the offices about $3.50
or 10 o'clock, just like all his prede-
CeSSOrS,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-20
HELPED HIS WIFE ELOPE--

o. w. Cutler, of Lockport, ILL.,, told
the Chicago police how he unwilling
ly assisted his wife to elope with
John Rock. "She told me Rock
wanted to buy her two trunks" said
he, land l told her to sell the trunks.
Rock said he was going to Florida.
She then packed all her clothing end
personal property in the two trunks
and said she would go with Rock to
Chicago and buy a new trunk. ]
drove them both to the station, and
they are gone"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-20
BARBER CALLING DANGEROUS

Andrew Teeter, barber at Ack-
ron, 20 miles northwest of Wabash,
Ind, is at deaths door from pecul-
lar cause. He has followed his trade
for years and some time ago his
lungs became affected A specialist
brought from Wisconsin made an ex-
animation and found the patients
throat and bronchial tubes full of
short hairs, imbedded in the mem
brane. 1t is thought the hairs Were
inhaled while Teeter clipped hair,
and the irritation brought on tuber-
culosis. His death is matter of
only few days.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-20

Of the dspensary system for retailing liquor in
this state Bishop Gambler of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, South, says: "Mark the words: If the
temperance people ever agree that the liquor inter
est is too powerful to be controlled without com
promising dispensaries, the liquor men will pluck
up courage and eventually dispense with the dispen-
saries and carry the state back to open barrooms'
Give them an inch, and they will take an ell"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-20
The Fun THAT WILLIE HAD

Willie Schmidt, 9-year-old boy Of
st. Louis firted with death the
other evening. On sled with low
runners the boy rode at a speed of g
miles an hour under the body ano
between the trucks of moving Mis-
souri, freight car, escaped unhurt
and afterwards smilingly told nerve
racked spectators: II was jest a lit
tie sceart." The lad was coasting
down a hill. At railway crossing
his sled ran under car, was caught
and carried half mile. Then it was
dropped. The boy wasn't even
bruised.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-20
vEGErAR1AN1sM CAUSES DIVORCE.

L. A. Ward of Los Angeles, Cal,
insisted that his wife should never
eat cooked food, but devour only
raw fruits and nuts.
Hes nutty!" said his neighbors
pityingly.
Mrs. Ward began suit for divorce.
HE tried to force me to eat moth
ing but raw fruits and nuts and raised
row every time l tried to cook any
thing" was her testimony.
Mrs. Ward said she became SO
emaciated that she would have died
except for food given her by her
friends on the sly.
Ward is a lawyer and is said to be
a theosophist and fanatical vegeta-
rian.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-20

JUST as we were beginning to get an mixing of the
isthmian canal situation here comes Senator Scott
of West Virginia with his San Bias route. All that
is positively known of it is that it involves the pull
ling of ships for five miles through mountain tun-
mel by an electric trolley. Something definite
should be done before somebody hobs up with the
Santos Dumont route
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-20
A Mnmentnms Issue.

Under the above heading the New York Christian Ad.
vocate deals with the of Prof Pearson of North
western university, who, in article contributed to
secular periodical, declares that the miracles of both
the old and the testament wholly incredible
The Christian Advocates article closes thus
"If professors avOwing such views to be retained
in Methodist institutions, at the price of silence
hereaftersnce without explicit retraction their mere
presence there will be perpetual rearmaon of those
vews-then among the chief foes of the Methodist Eps
copal church must be counted officers responsible for
such retention,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-20
LOVE LEADS TO THEFT

When Mrs. Margaret Colgan a
widow of New York went to her
bureau to get 81 saved for the rent, ii
was gone. She told her l3-year-old
daughter, Minnie, that they would
be dispossessed, and the girl began
to cry. She confessed that she had
stolen the money and had bought
two silver watches, one for her
sweetheart, 8-year-old JOHNNY Burke,
and the other for herself.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-20
TOSSED CONS FOR BRIDE

DIR. James McCune, of Pittsburg
and William Keup, of Philadelphia
matched nickels in the Arlington
hotel, Hot Springs, Ark, to decide
which should wed pretty Celeste
Kimsey, 17-year-old daughter of the
widow of a wealthy Philadelphia
merchant and only heir to 100000
Keup won. Miss Kimsey, who had
agreed to the coin-tossing is still
hesitating.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-20
FOOD ADULTERATIONS.

In special bulletin issued by the Florida Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station the attention Of
the people of Florida is called to the practice
largely INDUCED in by manufacturers of canned
goods OF assisting nature in the preservation of
vent fermentation. Many of these chemicals
of poisonous character, and include boracic
acid, salcylic acid, sulphurOus acid and formal
dehyde. Several states have laws regulating
the manufacture and sale of food products, but
which recently enacted such law, it found
that nearly 81 per cent of the canned vegetables .
examined contained preservatives, mostly
licylic acid and formadehyde. While the guam
tity used is not sufficient to be dangerous enough
to cause immediate Sickness yet they likely
by constant use to produce serious disorders of
the digestive apparatus. similar condition
found to exist in Kentucky. This is mat
ter that should receive the consideration of
legislators.-St. Augustine Record.
At the last session of the Florida legislature
Senator E. S. Grill of this county prepared what
was probably one of the most comprehensive and
just Pure Food laws ever submitted to a state as
sembly of law makers. 1t bill introduced in
the interests of the people-al the people-to whom
it intended only good This bill was ably argued in
both branches of the legislature and although bit
terly opposed by lobby set to work by consi-
enceless gang of adulterated food manufacturers
the same gang whose embalmed beef and other rot
ten food products killed 100 American soldiers in
the late war to every one struck down by Spanish
bullet-ths bill passed both branches of the legis
lature and would even now have been the law and a
blessing to the whole state Of Florida had it not
been for-Gov. Jennings, the head and front of the
present so-called business administration of the
state The bill was passed during the closing days
of the legislature and sent to the governor for
his approval, The legislature adjourned, and the
governor vetoed the bill. The veto of course, was
It's death knel, and Governor Jennings alone is re-
sponsible for the slow poisoning process now being
practiced upon the people of Florida by the men
whose greed for gain was much stronger than
their patriotism that they were led to poison the
soldiers who fighting for their country in order
that they might make an additional cent per cent.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-20

rine through the false representation that it is
butter he should receive just and full punishment
by the law. But congress has right to put tax
OF any amount upon the fair and open sale of any
harmless and proper article of consumption, and
whenever does so its action will be unjust oppres
sive and unconstitutional.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-20

Brookside, the handsome country
home of John ii. Bass, head of the
Bass ear wheel foundries in Fort
Wayne, Ind, was totally destroyed
by fire last week. The Bass home
was one of the handsomest resi-
dences in the state and contained
many art treasures. Loss $4,000;
insured.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-20

In accepting office republican does not stand
back account of the race, color or previous con-
dition of servitude of his superior. white man of
St. Joseph, Mo, is to be secretary to the colored
minister to Liberia.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-20

IN recent South African casualty list appeared the
name of Godfrey George Gordon Fitz-Clarence. The
report does not state what brand of explosives the Beers
used to overcome this disjointed name.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-20

The Massachusetts church deacon who found So
400 short in his accounts attributed his downfall to wine
women and song. He has partially reformed. He has
quit singing.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-20

Faith healing would become far more popular if it
didn't propose to do away with the of whiskey for
medicinal purposes.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-20

AS Spring look out for the annual stock
of stories to the rich gold finds in the Klondike
gion. They sent out by the transportation compa
MES.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-02-20

The entire royal family of England vaccinated
the other day King Edward and the boys vacci-
mated on the and the folks at Windsor Cas-
tle
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-06
ONE STRIKE At End
Miners and Operators in West yir-
ginia Make Terms.
WORK WILL RESUME
All Of the Old Miners WIN be Taken
Back and They Have Ratified the
Agreement Railroad Men
Want Arbitration.

Huntington. w. Va. Sept. Sit Is
now believed the coal strike In West
Virginia Is practically at an end. Al
n mass meeting OF the miners Of all
the coal fields along the Norfolk and
Western railroad here Thursday II was
almost unanimously agreed to end the
strike provided the operators would
take back all the old miners and they
have slgnihed their intention Of doing
this The miners have agreed to re-
turn TO work next Monday morning.
President Mitchell Of the United
Mine Workers advised the strikers TO
return TO work. as be realized that
winter was near at hand and the
miners in this field could not hold out
much longer as almost every one was
dependent upon the union for food
and clothing.
II Is thought the strikers in the New
River and Ksnawha fields will soon
follow the action Of the strikers on the
Norfolk and Western. The Pocahontas
mine continues to burn. but the oper-
ators think they will soon have II un-
der control.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-06
SUIT for OF Lands.

Beaumont. Tex. Sept 5.-A suit
which involves valuable property has
been begun In the district court hero
by Anna w ROBBERS and Matthew Cart
wright Of Kaufman county against the
Arlington Realty company and the
South Beaumont Land and Improve
ment company. The petition Is nota.
BILE for It's unusual brevity. II alleges
that on Sept 1. 1902. the plaintiffs
we're the owners and possessors OF a
tract Of land in the David Brown sur
vey. In Jefferson county. IL Is also
alleged that upon that day the defend
ants unlawfully entered upon and dis
possessed the plaintiffs OF said land.
thereby damaging them to the amount
OF 100000. Restoration and such other
relief and such damages as the court
may declare the plaintiffs are entitled
10 are asked.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-06
APPEAL TO STONE.
want . Special session Of Legisia,urs To
Pass Arbitration Law.

Eose AFuUfntton LsNs
Harrisburg. Pa. Sept. 5.ZGov. Stone
was waited upon by committee from
the state legislative board Of railway
employees OF Pennsylvania Thursday
evening and requested TO take imme-
dlate steps 10 bring about a settlement
OF the strike In the anthracite coal re-
gions and II necessary call an extra
session OF the legislature for the en-
actment OF compulsory arbitration
law. The committee made a signed
statement Getting forth that the strike
Is causing much distress among the
anthracite miners and their families,
hardship 10 millions Of people and
proving disastrous 10 the business In
terests OF the state The committee
stated that railway employees depend
upon coal traffic for four-hfths Of their
living and that they we're not making
as good wages as before the strike. He
said the board was preparing a bill.
which It's members believed would end
the strike and prevent strikes in the
future II Il should become a law.
Gov. Stone replied that IL. by call
ing a special session Of the legislature
a law could be passed that would pre-
vent and would settle strikes and be
constitutional he would not hesitate
10 call a special session.
Governor Stone also said he regarded
the strike as OF sufficient public interest
90 Justify an extra session OF the legls-
lature II II would solve the dificul-
~ but he would not call a special ses-
sion In the Interest OF speculation or
FOR political effect II no satisfactory
law could be passed or good come out
OF II.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-06
FLOODS CAUSE DEATH.
Heavy Lo.s Of Life aud Much Property
DESTROYED in japan.

Victoria. y. C.. Sept. 5-Heavy rain
falls and floods have caused heavy loss
Of life and great damage to property
in some districts OF Japan.
In Hiroshima seventy nine lost their
lives and twenty mine were injured
while many houses we're washed away
and many vessels wrecked.
In Yamagughai sayenty-eight drown
ed. thirteen crushed TO death. eleven
washed away with their houses and
seventeen injured. Several thousand
houses we're inundated.
In Slamo province twenty-four per
sons were drowned and four crushed
20 death.
Cholera has claimed many victims
along the Aslatic coast.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-06
sl,u.,lo. In H.,,i s.r,su.

Kingston. jamaica. Sept. 5.-I.etters
received from Hayti says that the sit
uatiOn In that republic Is becoming
more complicated. In the chamber OF
deputies as now constituted. NJ. Pier
REQ. one OF the candidates for the
presidency. has a majority over his
rival. NJ. Fouchard. while II. Firmin's
revolutionary party Is making head
way in the field. No settlement OF the
difficulties Is In sight. business Is en-
tirely suspended in the chief towns
and the public employees are leaving
their work because they have not been
paid since General Sam resigned the
presidency and left the country.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-06

Newport. r l.. Sept 5.-Five battle
ships rounded Point Judith about $50
o'clock this morning and headed north
east apparently with the intention OF
getting 20 the eastward Of this point
and running In. The ships which were
in line were the Kearsarge. Massa-
ehusetts. Alabama. Indiana and Brook
lyn. A small tug accompanied them
The weather was remarkably clear and
the movements could easily be follow
ed IL or Is miles Of shore.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-06
ARMY CLAIMS VICTORY.
mssArthur Says the Forts 0ateisssed the
Navy Several Points

New London. Sept. 5.-Major General
Macarthur. commanding the depart
ment OF the east. makes a public state
msnt OF the progress OF Thursday
nights engagement between Forts
Wright. Michie and Terry and Admiral
Higginson's feet. together with the
movements Of the feet before and after
that engagement as reported from va
rious signal stations.
The statement says Fort Wright
fired 500 shots Of all oalibers. the fre
commander claiming destruction OF the
entire feet by three OF four times the
number OF points required. Fort
Mlchie's batteries fired at all ships un-
al the last one was out OF range. and
claims to have put out the Brooklyn.
Indiana and Alabama. Fort Terry in
the meantime was engaged al long
range.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-06
WIN Nee, People. AlIl.ses.

Harrisburg. Pa. Sept. 5.-Governor
Stone has fixed next Thursday as the
day to meet the committee appointed
by the Peoples Alliance at HaEleton'
TO discuss the best means OF ending
the anthracite coal strike. Governor
stone said he would be glad 10 meet
any aud all persons who might want
20 see him on matters pertaining to
the strike.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-06
n...-,.a ami, 20 rr.,lon. Le...

Castries. Island OF 81. Lucia, Sept. D.
"A report brought by the Royal steam
er Yare. which arrived here Thursday
evening from Martinique. OF the loss OF
1000 lives through the recent outbreak
of Mont Pelee. referred TO the deaths
on Aug. 80. and not 10 the loss OF lie
resulting from the reported outbreak
OF Wednesday. Sept 3.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-06
Mgr. 90 u. sofa.

shelbyville. Ky. Sept 5.-Fisher
Million. a negro who was indicted in
1901 for vagrancy. and who has been
at large since. was captured in Law
renceburg and tried here before Judge
Davis In the county court. The jury
returned a verdict Of guilty and fixed
his punishment AZ being sold into ser
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-06
GENERALS WELCOMED.
Bssr Lsadsrs chsered m ThsIr wsy q
"a Coa.uIt Secretary Chsmbsrtsin.


London. Sept 5.--The conference
between Boer Generals Botha. Dewei
and Delsrny and Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain was held at Downing
street. The generals we're escorted 70
the colonial Office by an Official
OF the government. and drove there In
an open carriage. They received a
hearty welcome from the crowds as
sembled at either end OF the route
The Beers were in their immaculate
frock coats. silk hats. and repeatedly
dofied the latter In response to cheers
Just prior TO the generals departure
from their hotel. Abraham Fischer
the Boer delegate. had a conference
with them. Lord Kitchener and Lord
Onslow. under secretary OF state for
colonies. participated in the confer
euce
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-06
WIN Hon, Lon IN csler.aa.

Denver. Sept. 5.-PresIdent Roose-
welt will engage In another lion hunt
In Colorado the latter part OF THIS
month. Rev. J. Walter Sylvester OF
Albany. n. Y. is authority for this
statement. Mr.. Sylvester is now In
this city and was seen by one OF the
participants In the hunting party but
was compelled 10 be in New York next
week. and will not be able TO partici-
pate In the lion hunt.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-06
striker. No. Interfering.

Tamaqua. Pa. Sept. 5.-Non-union
men In Panther Creek valley again
went to work to-day without escort.
Major Gearhart. In command of the
troops. says that so long a. the strikers
do not interfere with the non-union
men he will not send any OF his sol.
diers out on patrol duty.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-06

vftnue TOT n perIod % ,S5Ise inOn,a..
the highest penalty. lie will be put
on the block and sold into servitude
by the sheriff II purchaser can be
found. The officials hardly know what
to do in the event OF no sale.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-06
s.larln E,p.a,.lss . r.lIsr..

Tromsoe. Norway. Sept 5.-The
Bsldwin-Zeigler arctic expedition
steamer arrived here Thursday. Ice
conditions compelled the steamer 20
rctnrn 10 Tromsoe. with having ap-
preached Franz josef land nearer
than 70 degrees. 2s minutes north.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-06
Helping so,,. w,r.ss.. r.I.sr.phy.

Rome. Sept. 5.-King Victor Eman-
Vel has ordered the Italian armored
cruiser Carlo Alberto. on board OF
which are wireless experiments, TO be
placed at the further disposal OF Ma
rioni for experiments between Europe
and America.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-06
su,,.a to coa.al, Ls.hm.n.

Constantinople. Sept. 5.-united
states Minister Leishman. who intend
ed TO start on a vacation at once, mas
postponed his departure from Constan-
unoDle until Monday. because OF the
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-06
Given On. Day. s.s,.ne..

Nantes. France. Sept 5.-The court
martial here sentenced Lieutenant st
Remy. who on august refused 10 as
sist In closing unauthorized schools
one days Imprisonment
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-09-06

request TOT ,ne sunzn 10 s-e enc aas.s-
lister before the latter left. All,recent
claims OF the United States are in
course OF settlement.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-10

Attorney General Barber, of South Car
olina, is the president; L. T. Nichols,
superintendent; e. F. Reid, general
manager; j. l.. Davidson. train master
l have rode with all the conductors since
I have been up in this section and l
have found them to be clever, polite and
courteous gentlemen.
Besides the Commercial Hotel (Which,
by the way. is a good one under the
management of Mr. c. NJ Spencer) there
are the Jones and Clark hotels and sew
eral boarding houses. Triplett Bros. also
run first class livery stable
1t is just twenty miles from Lenoir to
Blowing Rock, the well known mountain
summer resort for this section of the
State. The drive across the mountains
is delightful giving one the opportunity
to see some beautiful mountain scenery.
Summer tourists are daily passing
through Lenoir to Blowing Rock, where
they find good and ample accommoda,.
tons.
The principal crops of this section are
wheat, oats, corn, Irish potatoes and
apples, and cabbage are also extensively
raised in this county. and as to poultry
and eggs, l do not believe there is a
better market than Lenoir in the State
A merchant told me that he has seen
on several occasions as many as from rs
to 100 wagons on the streets loaded with
country produce, eggs and poultry | am
informed that within ten to twenty
miles of Lenoir there is an abundance of
hickory, all varieties of oak, dogwood
some chestnut, yellow and white pine,
and other various kinds of timber that
could be bought and profitably used by
factories; that Lenoir would offer spe-
cial inducements to capitalists to locate
here.
Inc town has good circulating lib
rary and a live, enterprising paper.
H. B. HARDY.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-07-10
Health, Strength and Vigor for Men.

How any man may quickly cure himself
after years of suffering from sexual weak
ness, lost vitality, night losses, varico-
cele, etc, and enlarge small weak organs
to full size and vigor. Simply send your
name and address to DR.. Knapp Medical
Co, 2400 Hull Bldg, Detroit, Mich, and
they will gladly send the free receipt with
full directions so any man may easily
cure himself at home. This is certainly
a most generous offer, and the following
extracts taken from their daily mail, show
what men think of their generosity.
Dear Sir:-Please accept my sincere
thanks for yours of recent date. I have
given your treatment a thorough test and
the benefit has been extraordinary. 1t