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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28
Another Wolf in Sleeps Cloth
ing.

She reached home out of breath
and terribly excited.
What do you Think" she gasped
at her husband. "Our minister's d
bigamist-a terrible, unprincipled
scoundrel, who boasts of his viii
lainy."
I" Heavens! " the man replied.
What has he done-Olivia! You
are not mixed up-speak, woman
What has happened ?"
mo, no! Merciful Providence
Don't think | am mixed up in it in
any way. | met him little while
ago, and in a pleasant way told him
l had been reading about New
York preacher who is going to mar
ry a woman with several million
dollars. Henry, what do you think
he said ?"
"Gracious, how can guess ?" he
painted.
''He said: THAT is nothing. Every
little while marry a woman who is
worth a million or SOL Oh, / pity
his poor wife and children. F."
She is still wondering why her de-
PRAYED husband refused to keep on
being shocked.-Chicago Record
Herald
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28
Reflections of a Bachelor.

Some men wouldn't be any worse
than they are, even if they were mar
ried.
A woman sort o. expects burglars
10 come around in the same way as
the milkman.
A widows advantage is that she
can give references.
When woman in New York reads
about panther having escaped in
California, she goes and brings the
baby in out of the yard, just to be
sure.
When a woman can't find any
thing else to worry about, she can sit
down and have II good cry because if
she were to die that minute she
wouldn't have any suitable clothes
to be buried in.-New York Press.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28
) G1eaningS- {
Our Burdens.

Bishop Phillips Brooks wrote a
little poem of only three verses that
contains world of philosophic piety
and instruction:
1.-The little sharp veXations
And the briars that catch and fret,
Why not take all to the Helper,
Who has never failed us yet?
"Tell Him about the heartache,
And tell Him the longings too,
Tell Him the batfied purpose
When we scarce know what to do.
"Then leaving all our weakness
With the One divinely strong
Forget that we bore the burden,
And carry away the song"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28

Putnam county should make an effort looking to-
ward an exhibit at the coming State Fair in Lake
City The discussion of who is to be the United
States Senator from Florida two years hence can
wait until we have devoted little time to the bet
terment of our material interests. The failure of
the county to make exhibit at Jacksonville last
year was adversely commented upon bya great ma
iority of our most progressive citizens and there is
no doubt but that the county let slip opportunity
for advantageous Notwithstanding that it is
hoped will not be repeated this year.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28

toner was surprised to find the snake
awaiting him, and was shocked
when the reptile crawled over his
boots and ratified atfectionately IT'S
gratitude. On the third morning the
snake followed him to his home,
where it took up its abode, sleeping
at the foot of the bed. A strong at
tachment grew. One night there
was terrible commotion. A bur
glar had entered by the front win
dow. The snake intercepted him.
and when the gentleman arrived on
the scene his serpentship was holding
the intruder by winding its BODY
around his ankle and had its tail out
of the window rafting for II police
man,-NeW York Press.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28

Tampa has adopted the curfew ordinance for the
purpose of keeping the 'kids'' off the street at night
1t is harsh measure and one which the people would
hardly stand for in other communities. But 1t is
different IN Tampa. There the ordinance seems APP
proprate, though there is lurking suspicion that it's
provisions might wisely and with profit be extended
to large class of the adult population. Up to Mon
day night of this week there had been serious crime
committed in Tampa.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28
A pYvERTING VOLUME.

Persons interested in observing the development
of the functions of governmental departments in
Washington, especially in the direction of devisng
ways and means to furnish methods for glueng
clerks to salaries after the work they were hired to
do has been done, will be glad to learn that, having
finished counting the people in II different Styles
the census bureau has just issued what the Wash
ington Times refers to "a most interesting his
tory of the growth of the manufacture of carriages
and wagons in United States" This precious and
diverting volume shows that coaches were unknown
for nearly two centuries after Columbus discovered
the United States, and that Mt certain seasons of
the year sleghs used in parts of the coun-
try if there is snow enough Two-wheeled vehicles,
it is declared, require shafts which less
rigid Four persons can be crowded into dog-cart
if it is big enough. The blackboard was not invent
ed to jolt peoples heads Off but because it could be
made cheaply. The surrey belongs to the buggy
family. The skeleton cart is modification of the
sulky. The Irish jaunting car differs from most
other two-wheeled vehicles, The hanson cab is a
one-horse vehicle, ETC., etc
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28

1t takes the divorce judges to I'M
man a woman.
A fat man always has more troub-
les than he has sympathizers.
Many a young man has been cured
of palpitation of the heart by marry
ing the girl.
A Kentucky paper mentions a
"yawning oil well" in that state.
Somebody must have been boring it.
Chicago News.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28

The Times Union and Citizen seems to ''view with
alarm" the announced candidacy of Jno. N. c..
Stockton for the United States Senate two years
hence to succeed Senator Taliaferro. 1t refers to
the subject as 1.-THE resurrection of Calism.' ANY
kind of political resurrection at the present time
is damage to the state. The people have had their
fill of politics for this year and should be allowed
to recover from its effects before taking another
dose.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28
And They Waited Longer.

Senators Quay, PenrOse and Vest
had waited what seemed to them a
very long time on II Washington
street corner for a car when Penrose,
glancing down the track, called out:
Here she comes!"
"a street car is it, Penrose--not q
She Say: Here it comes!
You, too, are wrong, senator" IN
teriected Vest, as the car drew near
er. Here he comes!' is proper; for
it's u mail-car." Philadelphia Post.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28
A Texas Snake Story.

My old friend f. H. Barnette, in
that far away country of the Bronx,
tell this snake story Let such as
have heard it before yell chestnut
There is nothing new under the sun
A resident of San Antonio in a morn
ing walk found a rattlesnake pinned
to the ground by large stone, and
being moved to sympathy, released
it. The grateful creature glided off
through the bushes rattling with joy
at its escape. The next morning on
passing the same spot, the San An
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28
MALARIA AND
YELLOW JACK
tFrom N. Y. Herald, January "A, l9O2,)

"The widow of DIR. Lazeare, who, in
the employ of the Government, went
to Cuba, was inoculated with Yellow
Fever through mosquito bites, and died,
applied to Congress for relief to-day"
The above tells of the sad culmina-
ton of series of experiments by the
Government, all of which proved con-
clusively that the familiar mosquito is
a dangerous vehicle for carrying Ma
laria, aYellow Jack" and other malar-
ial feyers.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28

Senator McCreery in his Gainesville Sun has got
ten into theological discussion with the religo-
comic editor of the GAINESVILLE News. The subject
under discussion is 1.-THE Mystery Surrounding the
Whichness of the Whence, and is unlike demo-
cratic politics, in which the Senator is past MASTER
that his friends afraid he has put his foot in it.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28

The woman who created CONSERVATION at Sarato-
ga by appearing in trousers was a widow. Had she
been a wife the wearing of trousers might have
seemed natural.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28

There seems to be hope for the people of Cuba
yet. The government of the island has decided to
admit cheesecloth free of duty.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28

Hell Roaring jake Smith, it is said, will con-
test his retirement order. If in his fight he will
only apply the Samar method against the war de-
partment the county will look on with approval
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28

New York was deeply disappointed on learning
that Mr. Morgan neglected to bring Europe with him.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28
Atlantic Coast Line.

Mileage tickets are good over the folioNI low
lines: Atlantic Coast Line. Richmond -
ricksburg Potomac Railroad, "ashin ~.
Southern Railway, Louisville and Nasn
Railroad, except Louis lille, Harrods IT, 80.
westport r. r.. Elkton & Guthrie r r.; ,o M
COW r. R.; Pontchartrain r. r. ChaIlss ran
Western Carolina Railway, South denIk ,ss.r
Northeastern Railroad, DELLA / Irwins VIZ,
Railroad, Tifton Moultrie Railway SSIPsihod
Mouitry 4 Guf Railway. oonyenisn' WrKsF
OF travelling. See ticket Agents. b. a.
Passenger Traflc Manager, Savannah 0e
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
Proposed Charity Hospital.

At a meeting of the advisory board of the proposed Charity Hospital last night a resolution was adopted giving it as the opinion of tie board that an absolute charity hospital is desired and that Bir- mingham should set about to provide one.
 The board was selected by Dr. W. E. B. Davis, the members of which were his guests at a dinner at the Hillman Hotel last night It is made up as follows: ". C. Ward. R. N. Rhodes, w. R. Hough- ton, B. F. Roden. James Bowron, E. H. Cabaniss. Robert Jemison, William A. Walker. and Robert s. Munger The absent members were H. B. Gray, L. V. Clark and T. c. Bush.
 No action was taken last night further than that in the resolution referred to and the promise to do all possible to aid the enterprise. Dr. Davis had an idea of making an arrangement with the man. agers of the Hillman Hospital, but in case they do not agree to adopt the sug- gestion he would urge the building of a new institution. He thinks that in such hospital there should be a large staff and that these should be known as clini- cal instructors of the Medical College
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
WORKERS TO MEET
WILL HOLD CONVENTION IN
 BESSEMER NEXT WEEK.
Ed Flynn Will Probably Be Re- elected President and J. L. Clemo Has No Opposition for Secre-
 tary-Treasurer.

Birmingham. Dec. 5.-(SpeciaO-The an- nual convention of Alabama District, No. 20, United Mine Workers of America, will be held next week, commencing Monday in Bessemer and besides the election of officers there will be considerabl other business transacted Ed Flynn will most likely be reelected President of the dis trict organization. J. l.. Clemo has no opposition for ecretary-Treasurer. The convention will fix the difference for coal mining by machinery, it being understood that some of the companies in this dis trict propose to add mining machinery in order to increase the production at the mines.
 The Coal Operators Association of Ala bama will meet Tuesday morning in Bir- mingham. They have several matters to come up. It is understood that the op- orators have asked the miners not to stop work for two weeks during the holidays as has been the custom in this State. There is such a demand for coal that two-weeks' lay off on the part of the majority of miners in this State. would cripple things considerably and might cause several furnaces in this district to bank their fires. For that reason the miners are being asked to keep at work steadily all through the holidays. This re- quest may be listened to and only two or three days taken for the celebration of the holidays.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
E. P. McAdan Arrested.

Capt. E. F. MoAdam will be tried in the Inferior Criminal Court next Tues day morning on two charges of aggra- vated disorderly conduct and resisting an officer. The affair resulting in the ar- rest of Captain McAdam, who is one of the best secret service men in the coun- try and in charge of the office at this point, is sincerely regretted. It is claimed that he was under the influence of intox- icants at the time. It appears that he went into one of the local stores and ad- dressed a young saleslady in manner which she objected to- An officer was called and Captain McAdam resisted. The cases may not ne pressed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
NOVEMBER FAILURES.
Smaller Liabilities Than in Preced- ing Months-Little Change from
 Last Years Defaults.
ieM- Decemher s 19O2

Dun's ReVlew, December 6, 1SO2.
 Reports to R. G. Dun and Co.,, show conn ercial failure in the United States during November 1000 in number and s. 276.7 in amount of defaulted liabilities. compared with 974 failure q year ago for $9 O7O, 446 There were 21S manufacturing failures for s. 39l. .O60. against 216 last year involving $S,5O7. .6s6; TAG in trading lines for S .O29. .s43, compared with TOT in 1901 for A- SSG. g75; and in other commercial lines, not properly included in either of the two chief classes, there were 4l defaults with lia abilities of sS55.s1S. compared with bl A wear ago for SIPS 476. Banking and other strictly financial insolvencies were only four in number and $l57.369 in amount. while in November 1901 there were two failures for $A5o. GOO. h the felIeMiaE taRlG liabilities oi
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
naIvsis of inc Novambe,

AIdly SIS Ol lle 1NONCuiDtE uptty returns by occupation does not disclose weakness in any part of the mercantile structure; in fact it is found that aggre- gate losses in no single division of the twenty-nine reached a million dollars. which cannot be said of any previous No- vember of the preceding nine. while few other months equal this record. The to- tai liabilities in manufacturing lines were slightly smaller than year ago all though in nine of the branches of husi- ness there was some increase over last years figures. In no case was the excess large, although one collapse of cotton gin makes striking comparison in the cotton class owing to the fact that no failure occur red in this class in most years and only one in any November of the past five On the other hand. there appears strlk- ing decrease in the miscellaneous class, which covers all manufacturers except the thirteen specified. In lumber and kindred lines there appears decided inn provement over the corresponding months in recent years.
 A moderate increase appears in the to- tai trading losses. nine occupations eX- hibiting more or less increase over las years figures. In no case was tho in crease extensive. while there was ma terial improvement in some of the other compa parisons. notably grorers, who snt- fered 50 per cent. heavier losses last year. Miscellaneous trading liabilities were also much larger year ago and still more so in 1900. Numerically there was a notable decrease in general store and liquors while some increase occur red in groceries. hotels, furniture ani jewelry. Insolvencies of brokers, trans porters and others not properly included with manufacturers or traders were less numerous than year ago, but somewhat larger in amount of lia bilities..
 Liabilities of failures in leading branch es of business in November are com pared below with last year:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
Total manufacturing ...ss,8sl o6o ss,5o7' '695

Total commercial S9.2l6,u6 $9,Oi0 ilh
 Insolvencies in the Dominion Of Canad2 during the month of November were Ss in number and $46O. .94S in amount of defaultod liabilities, compared with 11 last year for sSS5. SIS, and 92 in November. 1900 Tor sS20. 1O1, Both as to number and amount of money involved. this years exhibit Is much more satisfactory than recent pre- ceding years, and there is every evidence to soEnd condition sthroughout the prov inces One small banking default occurred for ss4 GOO. In manufacturing there were A failures for $245 512, against % last year for s2e5, ,7l2; in trading there were 64 fall ures for $214172. against 9l last year for $857, ,243: in other commercial lines there was one failure for $500, against one last year involving s32, ,569. Thus in every re- spact the showing is much more favorable than a year ago.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
strictly commercial failures are given by months for the last three years:

There is much encoura cement in last months record of insolvencies. Not only is the aggregate of defaulted liabilities considerably smaller than in the two months immediately preceding. but there is scarcely any increase over the corres- bonding month of 1901, while large de- crease Is seen in comparison with No vember. 1900. The good showing is the more noteworthy in view of the long strain that preceded in manufacturing lines on account of the scarcity of fuel. It might also have been expected that numerous small storekeepers would have succumbed. especially in the region where a large force of wage earners ceased for months to purchase supplies The com mercial mortality shows no increase in the anthracite mining section, however. and with the resumption of work there is exceptional prosperity.
 Failure in November for the past five
 ral ho1n
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06

the month of October One of the most impor- tant discoveries was a perfectly preserved of Jen Elm Jechvet. the high priest of the temple. who died about 2.ooo years be- fore Christ. The body found in family vault. which also contained the remains of his priest and reader and their wives Only three tombs of such an age have been found
 in good preservation during the last century,
 and this is the first time that the contents
 have been brought safely to Europe. Jen lay
 in his coffin enveloped in brown linen
 shroud. just as he had been placed there 4, 900 years ago In acordance with the fashion of the time he has small side whiskers and a longer tuft on his chin, and his eyes are made to appear unnatul ally long by means of the is large and parted down the middle, has
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
Cold Wave Not So Cold.

was not as vigorous as 1t promised to be, the thermometer going down only to 34. but withal the fall was pretty severe, aS the thermometer registered 66.S Wednes- day. This made a fall of g degrees in less than forty-eight hours.
 Last night at o'clock it was 37. and during the night it went to 34. At S o'clock this morning it was 3S.
 There was brief fall of snow last night about 8 o'clock, but everything was so wet that it did not finger long after fall ing.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
Will Pay Maximum.

Committees of the miners in the employ of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company and the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company this morning visited the offices for the purpose of ascertaining the average selling price of pig iron in order to establish the mining wage for the present month. There will be no change in the mining price. the maxi mum wage, 55 cents per ton. to be paid. Very little time was lost by the commit tees in making the investigations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
Child Badly Burned.

The little 2-year-old son of Mrs. Hugh Bryant of Jonesboro. in the lower part of the county, while left in room alone, fell into the fire and was severely burned about the face and neck. The child is not fatally burned from all indications but Is in a very serious condition. Mrs. Bryant had presence of mind upon discovering the child falling. to pick it up quickly and prevent instant death.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
Accident to Furnace.

No. furnace of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, near Bes- semer, blew out at the cinder notch this afternoon shortly before 2 o'clock and John McCafferty, a workman. was badly burned. McCafferty was at work around the stack and did not have time to es- cape the fire which burst out The molten cinder and slag came out in large quan- titles but a number of workmen had time to get out of harms way. No damage was done the furnace.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
Leonard Thaver Convicted.

Leonard Thayer, charged with killing Alderman Mike Sullivan. at Pratt City, was convicted in the Criminal Court to- day and the jury gave verdict of twelve years in the penitentary. The killing oc- cured about a year ago. Sullivan was cut to death by Thayer. The latter claim ed self defense. Thayer is a man of some age. His wife was with him all through the trial and was deeply moved when the verdict was returned
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
Injunction Made Perpetual.

Cleveland. Dec. 5.-Judge Fort of the Common Pleas Court today granted per- tetual injunction az glinst the walters union and the United Trades Council, re- straining its members from picketing or distributing hand bills to would-be cus- toners at the restaurant of John Null holland on Superior Street The injunc- ticn is sweeping in nature, and especially affects every union man in the city. Null holland refused to employ union walters and the latter began a boycott against him
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 There is one thing certain and that is that we know very little about the losses by stock market slumps. The winners are heard from bright and early. but the poor losers keep in the background and re- main for the most part unnoticed This is a pity, too, from one point of view. because their III luck might serve to point a moral for the ill-advised lambs who fancy they know a sure thing when they think they see it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
Thomas Alley on Trial.

Thomas Alley. white, charged with killing Lonnie Smith, coIored. Is on trial in the Criminal Court. Alley Fis a well known farmer al Elyton and shot Smith after a quarrel about trespassing on his property. A verdict of acquittal is look ed for by Alley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
Weather Conditions

The southern storm center of yesterday has moved northeastward to the Middle Atlantic coast after causing scattered rain snow in the Middle South. with general rains along the South Atlantic coast and high winds at a number of southern and eastern stations; it is now giving very general snow and brisk to high winds over the northeast portion of the country: the cold weather area has moved in from the West and now covers most Of the South, though the temperature fall has heen considerably modified by a depression which has developed Northwestern Texas. caus- ing warmer, fair weather over most of the West though another low barometer area over the Northwest is giving rain in that region.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
A Very Fine Mummy.
lntiquarv

London AntiquarN ,.- - ,
 The German Oriental Society has neen h''' ' successful in its eAplora tions at Anu-Sir m Egypt, and most interesting finds were % II'- txLbVted appDg thA Berlin musaSHa& sAa%
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
Judge Toulmin will Preside.

A special term of the United States Court has been arranged and will begin January 5. Jury cases will be heard During this term Judge Toulmin will occupy the bench
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
ECZEMA. NO CURE, NO PAY

Your druggist will refund your money 1T fA 70 OINTMENT fails to cure Ringworm' lelte ola fIicers and Sores Pimples and Blackhea on the face and all skin diseases. DO cents
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