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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
WANTED HIS PENSION REDUCED

WANTED HIS PENSION REDUCED
Mr.. Ware, the commissioner of
persons, received letter from a
man in Illinois few days ago which
read:
81 am now getting pensOn al $50
month. Recently the Lord pros
pered me, and l do not think /
should get so much money. | gave
my services to the country, and think
| should have some pension, of
course, but l think $50 a month is too
much. Is there any way | can have
my pension reduced or suspended
while l enjoy the prosperity that is
mine at PRESENT."
This is the only request for a re-
duction of a pension ever received by
the bureau. 1t was referred to the
pension examiner in the district in
which the man lived, who reported
as follows:
81 have the honor to inform you
that the person who applied for a
reduction in his pension is now in
the insane asylum at this place, and
has been for some time.h
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
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OUT OF THE
ORDINARY.


Murphy being sick and alone in his
cabin, Hogan volunteered to take
care of him, says the Colorado
Springs Gazette. The patient had
been getting very little sleep, so the
doctor left some powders and told
Hogan to give Murphy one about
bed time.
About I o'clock in the evening Ho-
gan went out for Il few minutes and
when he returned Murphy was fast
asleep. He slept soundly until 10
O'Clock, when Hogan went to the bed
side, shook the sleeping man vigor-
ously and shouted:
''Wa-ake up here MOorphy, till OF
give yez these powders to ma-ake
we slape!"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24

Blackheads, pimpIes, greasy faces and
muddy compilations, which are so com
mon among women, especially girls at a
certain age, destroying beauty, disfigur-
ing and making repulsive, features
which would otherwise appear attractive
and refined, indicate that the liver is
out of order. An occasional dose Of
Herbine will cleanse the bowels, regu-
late the liver and so establish clear.
healthy complexion. SOC at Alderman
& Stewards, Palatka, and Lounds' drug
store, Crescent City.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24

A 4th of July picnic was held near
Brumley, Miller county, Texas, takes
the prize for unusual features.
In 1866 Matthew Wilson died in
the village of Brumley and was bur-
led in II cave that opened upon Il
beautiful valley, through which a
bright stream meandered. 1t was
his dying request that huge demi-
john of whisky be placed in his arms
and buried with him in the cave. He
also directed that at the end of seven
years the coffin be opened and the
demijOhn removed and brought to
the mouth of the cave, where the
liquor should be drank by picnic
party on the Fourth of July.
The will directed that feasting,
dancing, drinking and all sorts of
merry-making should be INDUCED in
without restraint, and declared that
his spirit would join the revelry.
The end of seven years came right
in the midst of the Civil War, and
the grave and demijohn were for
gotten. The celebration with Will
sons whisky was postponed until the
present year. A grandson of Wilson
living in the vicinity of the cave
headed the fete and saw that every
thing was carried out to the letter.
There was a large attendance, and
the demijohn was found intact. Its
contents were distributed among the
crowd, the drinkers pronouncing it
s'hrSt- claSS stuff
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
QUESTION ANSWERED

Yes, August Flower still has the arg
est sales of any medicine in the civilized
world. Your mothers and grandmothers
never thought of using anything else for
indigestion or biliousness. Doctors were
scarce, and they seldom heard of appan-
dicitis, nervous prostratiOn or heart fail
ure, etc. They used August Flower to
clean out the system and stop fermenta-
tion of the undigested food, regulate the
action Of the liver stimulate the nervous
and organic action of the system, and
that J., all they took when feeling dull
and bad with headaches and other aches.
You need only few doses of Green's
August Flower, in liquid folm, to make
you satisfied there is nothing serious the
matter with you. You can get this re-
liable remedy at Lounds' Drug Store,
Crescent City. Get Green's Special AL
manac.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
THE PERFECT Liver MEDICINE.

Mrs NJ. A. Jolley, Noble, o. T.,
writes: al have used Herbine for a
number of years, and can cheerfully rec
ommend it as the most perfect liver
medicine, and the greatest blood purifier.
1t is medicine of positive merit, and
fully accomplishes all that is claimed
for It," Malaria cannot find a lodg-
ment in the system while the liver is in
perfect order, for one of its functions is
to prevent the absorption of fever pro-
dueing poisons. Herblne is most Ell
cient liver regulator. SOC at Alderman
4 Stewart, Palatka, and Lounds', ores-
cent City.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
COFFIN NINE FEET LONG

One of the giants of the earth has
just died in the Chicago Presbyterian
Hospital in the person of Lewis Will
kins, who was for several months
afflicted with a tulnor on the brain.
He was eight feet two inches tall.
When in good health he weighed 365
pounds. A casket nine feet long and
twice as wide as the ordinary coffin
was constructed for the body.
wilkins great height subjected
him to many discOmfOrts. When he
came from Omaha to be treated at
the hospital an ambulance awaited
him at the Polk street station. The
man was so tall that he could not lie
on the regular stretcher, but was
forced to sit on the floor of the We
hicle and draw his legs up beneath
him.
A special bed had to be construct
ed for him at the hospital. A ring
that Wilkins had worn on a finger of
his left hand is so large that silver
half dollar can be easily passed
through it.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
Personal and Social.

Mr.. and Mrs. Torrey are expected
to reach home the latter part of the
week.
A. b. Appleby came up from Haw
Creek and visited his parents in
Fruitland last Sunday.
Our Crescent City pigs seem to en-
joy staying in the pound, but it is
expensive for their owners.
Mrs. w. D. Williams left Mar
quette last week for somewhat eX-
tended visit with friends at st. Paul,
MINI.
A. B. Appleby has moved from
Mr.. Hutchen's place and will now
occupy rooms over Lound's drug
store.
All are longing for that snow white
angel band, winter, to come and bear
us away for a season from this hot
weather.
Mrs. G. l.. Chamberlin and her lit
tie daughter, Lucy, returned home
from Jacksonville on the steamer
Crescent last Thursday.
Miss Elizabeth Close has given
$40 to the support of the Episcopal
church, the money being largely the
contributions of her friends in New
York.
Rain is beginning to fall more often
and more abundantly. The effect is
to cause the orange trees to put on
new growth. Many of our growers
are putting out their potatoes now.
Miss Lillian Appleby, who has
been teaching in South Carolina dur
ing the past winter, spent last week
here with her brother, Mr.. A. B.
Appleby. Miss Appleby returned to
her home Saturday.
July 28th has been fixed upon as
the afternoon for the open meeting
at V. l. A. Hall. A program is be-
ing arranged for the occasion and all
the Crescent City ladies are cordial
ly invited to be present.
q. w. Benham, an old time resi-
dent of Crescent City, has been here
several days in the interest of Buck
skin Breaches" Mr.. Benham moved
from here in 1888, but he has never
lost interest in the place or people.
Mrs. ]. F. Rhodes chaperoned
company of young people on a straw
ride Friday evening. The company
stopped at Mrs. Cheatham's for an
hour. The night was ideal for such
an excursion, and all had a pleasant
time.
The V. 1. A. ladies will give dis
play of fireworks on the evening of
July 30th. During the early part of
the evening musical will be Civ
en- in the Hall, followed by the fire.
works, Ice cream will be served all
through the evening. General adj
mission l0c. Ice cream and lOc.
The heat of election is over and
even the weather seems to have de-
creased In temperature. DIR. Sprague
looks five years younger than he
did last Tuesday week. His friends
are cOngratulating him. There were
sixty-two votes cast in Crescent City.
Three of these were thrown out. The
doctor received fifty-five; this speaks
for the man more eloquently and
forcefully than any words could
epeak.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
SUICIDE WANTED A MONUMENT
FOR KILLING A WOMAN

SUICIDE WANTED A MONUMENT
FOR KILLING A WOMAN
J. Harold Griffin, of Syracuse, N.
Y, who shot and killed Mrs. LOrena
Chase, and then committed suicide,
left remarkable letter. The fol-
lowing are extracts from it:
"Well boys, | have found life to be
but an empty dream. My father was
wild, highstrung fellow like my
self, and inherited all his bad quail
tiles. He never did have any good
ones that | ever heard of. Well, he
made more money than |, so it was
quite natural for him to die young.
He slipped his trolley at twenty-five.
Right here let me introduce Mrs.
Lorena Chase.
PROV. H., 10: she hath cast many
wounded, nay, many strong men
have been slain by her, for her house
inclineth unto death, and her path
unto the dead.
"Well, perhaps, you would like to
know more about her. She lives at
the Hotel Imperial. Her occupation
is kitchen mechanic. | could tell a
lot of things about this woman. Any
one of them would send her to prison
for 10 years, but l prefer to send her
to -.
I'll don'tmake good job on myself
| do not believe that any jury could
be found that would do other than
erect u monument for the good |
have done the community.
81 wish to say right here that | am
not afraid to die. Some people
would like to live forever.
But l would not live always, fettered
with sin
Temptations without and corruption
within;
In moments of strength, if I sever
the chain,
Scarce victory's mine ere I'm cap
tured again.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
CURES so1Ar1oA.

Rev. W. l.. Riley, LII. D., Cuba, New
York, writes: "After fifteen days of ex-
eruciating pain from sciatic rheuma-
tism, under various treatments, was
induced to try Ballard's Snow Eminent,
the first application giving my first re
lief, and the second, entire relief. can
give it unqualified recommendation.
25c, soc and sl.00 at Ackerman 4 Stew
arts, Palatka, and Lounds' drug store,
Crescent City.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
A TRUE STORY

A Sunday-school superintendent,
says Harper's Magazine, in talking
to the children about cruelty to ami
mails, said: "Only a coward would
abuse u creature that had no way Of
protecting itself. Why, children,n
said she, 81 once knew a little boy
who cut off a calf's tail! Think of
it, childrens-took a knife and cut the
tail right off! Can any one tell me a
verse in the Bible that would have
taught this cruel boy that he should
not have cut the calf's tail?"
Aftera moments silence, a small
boy, withsa OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
sion, held up his hand. "What is it,
my boy?" asked the superintendent,
hopefully. "What God hath joined
together, let no man put asunder."
responded the small boy.
The uperintendent was so inn
pressed that he never brought his
own verse to light.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
HIS WIFE MUST LOVE Him.

In the town of Bowling Green, o.,
is laborer of the name of Fred
Schmidt, who is alleged to have fall
en- heir to fortune of $l,O00,0OO,
left by an uncle in Germany. The
uncle, however, wrote it in his will
that Schmidt was not to have the
money until he had married a
worthy woman. There will at once,
of course, be hundreds of worthy
women willing to assist the young
fellow to qualify for his Inheritance.
He says, however, that he is GO
ing into incognito and remain day
Iaborer on the streets of some city,
in order to be sure that the woman
who marries him will do so for love
and not for his fortune. 1t will be
well, therefore, for young women
not to be too quick to repulse young
street laborers, as they may be en-
tertaining a Schmidt unawares.-
Savannah News.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
JOHN VINCENT, D. G. B.

HAIR CUTTING IN APPROVED STYLES.
CHILDREN'S WORK A SPECIALITY.
The shop has recently been equipped with
a new and modern chair and other comforts.
My razors are kept In condition; only clean
towels are used and customers are guaranteed
perfect satisfaction.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
Gould BE WnRSE-

Life is hollow mockery,' -
groaned the pessimistic person.
Not so bad as that soothingly
said the optinist.
"But it is" averred the pessimist.
'COuld anyone have as much hard
luck as /? Disappointed in love
failed in business; property stolen,
burned, shipwrecked and lost; blown
up by cyclones and burned by vol
canoes; kicked by mules and stung
by mosquitoes; thrown out of hotels
because Of my poor garb; barred
from charity hospitals because of my
respectable appearance; arrested for
fast driving in my automobile;
slammed against the roadway and
telegraph poles by the same machine
oh, the list is endless! There is no
joy in life. Not one bright spot in
the gloom. The world is against me.
| am an Ishmael. Is there any ray
of sunshine anywhere"
"Why, certainly" smiled the OPP
timist. "Just think. You might
have been General Miles, but for the
lucky accident of birth. "-Baltimore
American.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
A LARRY" JEROME STORY


A friend recently put this question
to District Attorney Jerome, whose
father, Lawrence jerome, was II eel
ebrated wit of his day, and who was
generally spoken of among famIliars
as "Larry":
How many of these stories that
are attributed to your father really
emanated from him, and how many
are fictitious?n
well" replied the district attorn-
ey, 81 am not prepared to say; some
of them are undoubtedly manufac-
tured, but of the origin, of one | am
convinced, as | was one of the prin-
cipal actors. On II certain occasion a
good many years ago, when | was a
little chap, | was riding on my faith
er's knee in Fifth avenue stage,
every other seat being taken. At a
corner lady entered, and my father
said to me in severe tones: "Why,
Travers, my boy, | am ashamed of
you! Why don't you get up and
give the lady your seat?"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24

Parties in Crescent City desiring to sub
scribe for this paper or wishing to renew
names and money with Mr.. Il. ID. LOunds at
the pOstOffice, who is our authorized agent.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24

CRESCENT CITY TEMPERA AZURE FOR THE
WEEK ENDING JULY IS, I9j2,-E.D. WILL
LIAMS, OBSERVER.
Max. Min.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
Executors Notice,

NAtice is hereby given that six months after
date TO VII, December7 Z, 1902, will present my
anal account and vouchers n the county judge
OF Putnam county, Florida, and ask 20 be dis
charged from the further administration Of the
estate OF ". A Wood, deceased.
L. S. TURNER,
Jun 1a-2et Executor.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that six months after
tho date hereof we will present our final ac-
counts and vouchers and ask 10 be discharged
from the further administration OF the estate
W, r. SAUNDERS,
II. COwART,
Ap "a emo Executors
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
DIR. II. c. WEIGH

Will be at his office in CRESCENT
CITY on Thursdays, Fridays and Satur-
days of each week.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24

We have lately been apr ointed Agent
for the American Bicycle Company, and
II your mind is on wheels mot wheels in
your head, mind YOU come and let us
show you what we can do for you.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24

Office on Central Avenue.
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-19
The Aetna Life Insurance Co.
is MAKING A SPECIALITY OF
"Etna Per Cent. Gold Bonds.
Their values are larger and their rates lower than any others
The 2O-year Endowment 5 per cent. Gold BONDS
investment carrying
at
J. D. BOUSHALL, Manager,
Raleigh, N. c.

don account, owing to hardening money
rates there. The net earnings OF rail-
roads for June reported showed some de-
cline in the Southwest, owing to shortage
in the corn movement, and limitations
were given of probably similar results
for July. The reported retirement OF the
president of the United States steer Cor
poration had some influence in the gen
eral market, although the stocks OF the
corporation were but little affected. On
setting factors in the heaviness OF the
market were the strength fLoulsVllle
and Nashville on supposed progress III
the financial reimbursement, in Toledo,
st. Louis and Western, on rumors OF
Vanderbilt control; in Texas and Pacihc
on the alleged seeking of control by st.
Louis and San Francisco; in Chicago
Terminal stocks on rumored plans of new
tenants and in number of minor
specialties. The closing tone twas dull
and heavy.
The reduction in the yearly interest
disbursement on the Central of Georgia
first incomes weakened that group of
stocks and had some sympathetic effect
elsewhere. Total sales (par valued
81, no. 900. United States refunded rs
advanced is and the new As IA per
cent on the last call.
Total sales of stocks today were 37S,-
500 shares, including Atchison, $500;
Chicago Terminal 1900; do preferred,
$4,000; Louisville and Nashville, $1,000;
Missouri Pacific, 21,6O0; Norfolk and
Western, 1900; Pennsylvania, 100;
Reading, $500; st. Louis Southwestern,
800; do preferred, 10000; ST.. Paul,
$500; Southern Pacific, 31,600; Southern
Railway, 5000; Texas and Pacific, $500;
Toledo, ST. Louis and Western, 100; To-
ledo, ST. Louis and Western preferred,
5000: Union Pacifis, 1900; Wabash pre-
ferred, 5000: Amalgamated Copper,
5,400; Brooklyn Transit, $500; Pacific
Mail, $500; Sugar, 5,22O; United States
Steel, $3.50; do preferred, 1887
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-19
Carolina Portland Cement Co.
Charleston, S. G.

eve beg to advise all of our friends
and patrons that there is shortage In
the Portland Cement Market OF at least
two to three millions of barrels on &C.
count of local strike and curtailment OF
production. and some one is bound 70 be
shared out as the building season pro-
crosses. We are making every effort to
provide for each and every one OF our
customers and friends, and whenever you
are in need, advise us, and we Will at
tend to your wants with the greatest
possible attention.
1--WE have all of the following Portland
Clements, which we can deliver you in
fairly quick time: '"Toltec" Brand OF
American Portland Cement; 'Red Dia-
mond" Brand of American Portland Ce-
ment; phoenix" Brand Of American
Portland Cement: "Germania" German
Portland Cement, and very small guam
tity of "OId Dominion" Portland Co.
ment.'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-19
NEW YORK COTTON.

New York, Aug. 1S.-The cotton market
opened easy with prices unchanged to
three points lower, this being about a
fair response to disappointing Liverpool
cables, European and local bears sell
ing conspicuous at the start. But
as was the case on Saturday the bulls
stopped in and quickly bid the whole
list upward and caught the shorts who
beat hasty retreat. The Liverpool mar
ket was slow to follow the better feeling
here but toward midday few buying or
ders began.to make their appearance from
abroad while the South became a vigor-
Gus buyer of the winter options Close
upon the heels of the latter buying were
reports of hot winds in Texas and that
tropical storm had made its appear
ance in the gulf. The latter failed to
be confirmed in the late government
weather report, but the official tenn
perature reports from the Southwest
noted a range of SO to 104 degrees with
little or no relief in sight. Wall Street
doggedly bid I'D the fall and winter
months pretty much all the afternoon and
local bulls bought cotton in anticipation
on an unfavorable weekly crop weather
report from Washington tomorrow. The
precipitation bulletins gave fairly good
rains in the eastern portion of the belt
hut droughty conditions obtained as a
rule west of Georgia. The receipts were
fairly liberal and did not figure as a
factor either way. The market at the
close was steady and net to points
higher. Total sales were estimated at
100000 bales.
NEW YoRK, Aug ls.-Cotton futures opened
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-19
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Aug. 1S.-Grains had an elu-
sive bull turn today All pits exper-
fenced good early action with strong up
turns on fears of frosts in the North
west, flooding rains in the Iowa corn
fields and general poor grading. Prices
we're bid up sharply but the unexpected
strength was soon lost when holders
turned to sell in the somewhat narrow
markets. At the close September wheat
was Use lower, September corn 3-Sc
higher and September oats a shade up.
September provisions closed IL to sc
higher.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-19

u S. ARMY, ABLE
bodied, unmarried men, between ages
of 81 and So, citizens of United States,
of good character and temperate nab
it's, who can speak, read and write
English. For information, apply &c
Recruiting officer, First National Bank
Building, Charlotte, N. c.; Southern
Loan and Trust Building, Greensboro
N. c.; or 40 Patton ave., AsheVille
N. G,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-19
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, August ia dull and sag
ging stock market was the natural con-
sequence of various evidences going to
show that the expanding needs of the
circulation are making increasing inroads
upon banking reserves. The continued
transfer credits to foreign lenders
through the medium of the exchange
market mitigated the anxiety over the
money outlook without entirely curing
it. The response of the London discount
market to the American borrowing de-
mand gives warning that the process
NAV be checked by bringing the interest
rates out of the two centres to par
ity. In the local money market banks
very generally marked up their rates
for call loans to Az per cent. and the
rate touched five per cent during the
morning There was less demand TOT
commercial paper and the rates for time
loans were firmly held at five per cent
for all periods. Reports from interior
monetary centres were of a flrm tone 10
the money market and large demand
from smaller town and county places TOT
currncy, indicating the nearer approach
of the demand upon New York reserves.
New York Exchange at Chicago con-
tinued to drop and was quoted at lO
cents discount compared with 20 cents
premium early last week. The New
York Sub-Treasury is contributing light
ly to the local money market by reason
of the full tide in the monthly pension
payment, but the recent daily deficit re-
ported by the Treasury at Washington
gave place today to surplus of several
hundred Thousand dollars for tho first
day during the current month Besides
the local money situation the market was
] depressed by selling Of stocks for Lon