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The Jamesburg record., 1902-02-22

Bilkins-There go Jack and his wife.
Mighty few people love each other as
they do.
Wilkins-Then why do they fight like
cats and dogs all the time?
Bilkins-They ara jealous of each
other-N. Y. Weekly
The Jamesburg record., 1902-02-22
A aInuIr GEzi.Suct.o,

Edith-Louise says the man she
Jnarries must have stable qualities.
Ethel-What does she mean by sta
BILE qualities?
Edith guess she means a man
who will propose and stick to It'll
Puck.
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A News Average.

Hustling Editor-How many mur-
ders did that man commit?
Assistant-One reporter says three,
another says five, and another says
nine.
Hustling Editor-Three, five, nine,
eh? Oh, well, We'll have to strike an
average. Make it 359.-N. Y. Weekly.
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FIatters Both,

Jack-What is the secret of your
popularity with the ladies?
Toni always mistake the society
queens for debutantes and the debu-
tantes for society queens.-Life.
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Such Is Life.

Falsehood oft hides behind a mask
When it the truth assails;
And the ways of some men cover up
The weighing of their scales.
Chicago Daily News
The Jamesburg record., 1902-02-22
sly Cupid.

Cupid is merry rascal,
Arch deceiver he,
Ever taking others captive,
He himself is free
Stealing-hearts his richest plunder-
Thinks it naught but sport.
Still, Of one thing he's not guilty
That's contempt of court.
philadelphia Bulletin.
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Homes Wanted

Wanted at once good Protestant ho,,-
for frisDdless and orphan children ues' ot tSs
following ages: Boy, years; girl & vaa sne
two boys, 4 years; boy years ATS,
Christian family willing to receive ei,h.y.
of these children as a member ~ .ri
family and give 1t such care and tra;n;ane tne
as will fit 1t for life OF self support ns ans
usefulness. Is invited to correspond w;,S
E. w. ABBOTT. Agent,
No. IS Essex Ave., Orange, Nj
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-08
Minneapolis Topics.
For Saturday. Feb. IS:

WINTER PAsT1MEs-oUTDOoRs AND IN"
What is favorite outdoor pastime winter? What
do you prefer pastme in the house? This means
the favorite in both and both parts topic
must be taken The why you choose these certain
pasmes must also be given Tell circumstances
too which help to make each pastime ideal you
papers must be in the hands of the editor
Not Later Than Monday Evening, February 10,
At O'Clock They must be strictly original written
ink, on one side only Of the paper 300
words in length, nor less than 100
Der of words and each with grade school,
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PICTURE FUzzLE

CopyvIphes
Blot out the lines wanted with pencil
cotton batting
about the Eskmos
enjoying her talks about people
she began to ask questions She
that the Eskimos must hang their harnesses
they did not the dogs very hungry
as the harnesses salty She then girl,
Maud where do think the Ekmos their
keep them from the dogs?" thought
her face frightened said
not funny first the grow
the joke. FredP Powers
B Eighth Grade. 2O14 N.
School.
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the teacher complaint Suddenly boy
his hand. -
We'll, Fred, what is it," the. teacher asked.
Maybe said Fred, you could better
some of that hair off your ears" -
Then. thought should COLLAPSED The laughed
heartily and wewen, the Could the children
at nobody but us? Oh the relief when minutes
started home like visit school, those
cumstances Mary A. Cone,
A
Side High School,
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Delicious Red Peppers.

The amusing incident happened
when in the second teacher had been
telling about the
school to show the pupils looked
of the boys it lying the window SILL and admrng it,
he wondered it
bite. One imagine the
meddled with red again, them
--lr
B Sixth Grade; 273S Pisbury
Whittier School,
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when Girls Were Brave.

One afternoon boy brought little white
He put them into his pocket they
found hole through which they crawled They
floor safely and saunteng around when girl
hunting the floor for something esped her
feet OH the floor and gathered her
the pupils around her the
spread far could After the
rats would not bite picked up
and put her She kept it there until
anterfered Robert Clapp,
B Seventh Grade, Sill Newton Avenue N.
Lowell School
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A "Terrible" Tongue-twistcr.

We were speaking of the presidents when the
asked Lizzie if she could tell who president
Mr. Mckinley was elected 'Cleveand Grover the
prompt reply. mo, you have it completely turned
around Try again.. rs it Grow Ceveland?' NO.
the teacher, Guess again. You have left off syllable
this time 'Grovland Clever then?' Lizzie begin
ming to be rather puzzled NO. that is right either
You getting it twisted but you
such good attempt will tell you 1t is Grover Ceve
land We all laughed, for Lizzie of best
pupils and to her get her tongue twisted indeed
Iaughable. Frances Will,
A Sixth Grade, S24 Sixth Avenue N.
Sumner School,
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No Charm in Rubbers.
(Honorable Mention. J

(Honorable Mention)
One afternoon little curly black dog came into
and naturally being hungry something
eat Rubbers and oveshoes had have
for other dogs; he something the
but in vain he nothing
for palmer fare At last he found it, delicious flannel
wiper OF bright favored with the of black
ink he busy tearing beautiful
got where he himself in way the
teacher ordered him
to drag him OUT while the boy shut the
other and joyful dragged again
shut OUT but he had the what care:
think the penwper favored strongly
back for the string Raymond Walker,
A Seventh Grade,
/.
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soass, snuR and snee.ing.

SoD41e Snu1 and SRee1ing.
This happened about years ago. period
the first thing In the Morning Two boys In the
brought snu school, the outside
given When school they
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For Saturday. Feb. p:
"a PATCHWORK STORY"

The objects and people which may be used are One
Drd one basket one book, one bucket boy pen
Gil, one watch magic flute, house, one cherry
tree, one chimney, woman, GIRL clouds
and smoke Not less than must be used in
story and not than Take especial notice
OF the fact that there is but the specified
features The OF any will bar paper from
the contest. The must be in the hands of the
editor
Not Later Than Monday Evening February II,
At o'clock They must be strictly original written in
ink, side only Of the paper, more than aot
words in length less than 1oo marked with the
her and each signed with grade school name
and address Of the writer The must be
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surprise when mailing
found his dinner pail beautifully
painted with raspberry JAM The including
teacher, delighted the disastrous
free lunch No lunches
A, Bugbee
A Eighth Grade, 1915 Fourth Street N.
North Side High
Some
One day while reciting in school,
teacher noticed that little girl She the
pupils knew why she absent very
high and said with dignity 81 morning
and she said thought by feelings getting
bumps and the chicken COOP We heartily,
knew she that little
chicken pox Celia Grove,
A Sixth Grade, Avenue N.
Bremen School,
About six the heard
schooi life happened in the primary
ing about the Eskmos and thought fine
little Eskimo settlements with
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s THE JOURNAL JUN
SPORT IN SCHOOL
centinucd frem the First Page.

Continued The First Page.
incident enacted not
a silent spectator, either. Eta
A Eighth Grade 1041 Third Street n
North Side High School.
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A Natural Result of Mixing.

The funniest of all comical
presence is this in our school at the
time 1t was but few days after day. few
children had into boy was very lively
When the teacher would give
answer before she through speaking until he
going to recite geography
the world consisted. He and water
Very WE'LL said the teacher land and water
maker? The boy answered proudly they would
II mixed Harold Anglund,
A Sixth Grade 2513 Monroe Street NE
Cleve School.
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An Inglorious Defeat.

Once time, the old storybooks say,
into the country greatly delighted
all the more so because promised
country school. The arrived, happiness
escorted the little schoohouse
eight children from the farm There children
and ages theree tots of six and of eighteen all
taught by the teacher.
The monthly spelling match being held
valiant his
-Four only each side left
opposite side Another another Everyone holding
his breath Their sympathes mostly
ounging against the wall with
But he suddenly Strengthened His called The
teacher out his word Click settled
look of relief he could spell that he could
lick he droned out He had looked for hard word
spelled an easy the hardest possible
laughed Even the teachers face broke
voluntary while little lick
lick big slid into his mutterng something
mot fair amidst Of laughter.
A Eighth Grade, kathleen Dougan,
Mann School 1897 Portland
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For Elbow Oil.

i have heard many amusing incidents of school life
i but l think this is the amusing. day
s studying history at school. Daniel
We studying about He lived in Virginia and the
people moving into that state He did
live where people living and day he
told his friends that he going Kentucky, because
" he wanted elbow The teacher wished this
brought out she called boy recte. The boy
cited and he dig not know what to But he and
led to recite he said He lived in Virginia. but he
enucky because he wanted elbow By the time
finished all laugh
hard that the boy down abashed. He
nat he had said Lucy Osborn,
Seventh Grade, q Melbourne Avenue.
Motley School.
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A Crest-falIen Hero.

A Crest-fallen
was one OF those days in June when everybody
wished to be in the shade of
Schooi
we might have 'spedown' captains
soon we stood in spelling while
drew $780, At except
large red haired side, little
blue eyed boy the other.
Spell Leopard. said the teacher captain.
He spelled it correctly then turning haired
boy, she said "Spell it,
.L-e-o ID he spelled
Next said the teacher.
That's right broke in the boy
'I it spelled the little fellow with sparkling eyes, The
red haired his looking
the class had hearty laugh. -Adena Nordbergh
"A Seventh Grade, 1928 E Twenty Street.
Seward School.
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Beautifully Painted With jam.

I have searched my brain diligently o
conclusion that the amusing happened
was attending school in Otsego, MINI. had
about five old attending the school,
thing for him every
turned around There also large who perfectly
delighted to have with this small cousin of
he used
nearly always giving him Imagine the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-08
Twice u Stumbling Stone.

Speaking Of funny things occurring in school, reminds of
laughable incident before the
Christmas vacation.
The teacher morning her to school had seen
p,or, half starved brought him with her The
wandering around for
white before the radiator in the anybody
The had thought concentrated
reading the back of the
paying when sud
howl surprised exclamation for the
What
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-08
Kathleen Dougan,
1887 Portland Avenue.


Freddie's Saucy Suggestion.
One sunny afternoon year ago. I h.
cidd visit Of the lower grades We cordially
welcomed by the teacher who apologzed the scarcity
chairshere being but the How
felt The class marched to the back Of the
peered their books children
read the teacher told them could
Il have dog. Can dog!' read little Johnnie
This is Carlo and the rest audible Johnnie
head buried his scowing hard
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But What Peter WAS It:
(Honorable Mention.)

(Honorable Mention.)
When was little girl about five old liked
30 to school One morning let go with My
ters The teacher kind she
dren stories There
started to- tell the day any
larger pupils knew who Peter They utterly
dumb Then she said do Of small boys
who Peter ISL AS she looked she small boy
in the his
do +
Yes, ma am said the little hoy.
&.A right! Come here tell these large boys
girls who
He quickly mounted the chair and commenced Peter Peter
pumpkin eater had wife and couldn't keep her. At this
point he stopped
merry Then they took the rhyme and repeated loudly
to the close After that they knew who Peter
Sixth Grade, van
Van C1eve School. 2509 jackson Street
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laugh
when she returned desk it by of
the ases. Again her thoughts entirely taken
with the lesson, which "the Flood of Years., by
Bryant when for the second time she stumbled the
puppy such burst laughter that it could
stopped time for the idea Of the teachers
stumbling the puppy for second time too
ridiculous anything. Jay Elliot,
A Eighth Grade 929 Chicago Avenue.
Madison School.
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(Honorable Menton.)
One bright before school with
mother little brook blocks distant
reached destination, down to After %eing
freshed spied little frog AS studying
school dashed after it. alas The frog
brook and followed After
the prize W frogs przes the frog into bag with
airhoes hurried
teacher that had and informed pupils
might and it, They crowded and
the bag but the frog there The pupils with
laughter but they quickly
asked, What shall sing? Imagine dismay when little
boy pped Lets sing Twenty Frogges Went School, The
school had another laugh When
that I resolved frog again.
B Sixth Grade Leslie Lyons,
School. S27 Twenty Avenue S.
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Copyv7ph'eS
IS not wanted with pencil and outline two heads
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-05-22
Brvan AID GninesvilIe.

Hon. VIM. j.. Bryan will be the
guest of the Eleve Association of
the East Florida Seminary at Gain
esville, on the occasion of the re-
union Of this association of cadets
next Friday, the 23d inst. The re-
union of ex-cadets will open with a
ball on Thursday evening May 22d.
Mr.. Bryan will address the assOcia-
ton at IL O'Clock on Friday and at
2:3O the same afternoon will occur q
reception to Mr.. Bryan and Gov. and
Mrs. Jennings. "A banquet will fol-
low at night when Gov. Jennings
will be the guest of honor and make
an address.
Capt. Walter NJ. Davis of this city
has received from the president of
the Eleve Association ofex-eadets an
urgent request TO be present and
bring with him as many ex-cadets
residing in Palatka and surrounding
towns AS possible. 1t is expected
that no less than 5000 people will be
In Gainesville to hear Col Bryan.
Mr.. Davis unites in urging all ex-
cadets 10 attend this reunion.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-05-22
Loss to Palatka Society.

Percy Elder returned from his
brief vacation visit with his parents
at their Georgia home last Sunday.
Oh Monday Mr.. Elder packed his
grip and in the afternoon of that day
departed for Jacksonville, to which
place he goes for the purpose of en-
tering the Christie-GroOver Whole
sale Drug Co.
The departure OF Mr.. Elder Is a
distinct loss to the younger society
set of Palatka, in which he has
been a moving spirit and over which
he has eXerted II happy influence.
He has been connected wifi the
Alderman d Stewart drug company
here for nearly four years and in all
that time has maintained a warm
place in the esteem of his employers
for business ability, as well as the
confidence and respect of the public
for his always pleasant manners and
uniform courtesy. His new position
is in the nature of II decided pro-
fessional advancement.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-05-22
Leo Jacobson, pala,ta. Fla.

Mrs. Loretta Bond expects to leave
Saturday for Macon, Ga, at which
place she will attend the closing eX-
ercises of the Wesleyan Female Col.
lege at which institution her daugh-
fer, Miss Ila, is a student.
Miss Hubbard an accomplished
young lady of Federal Point spent
several days in the city this week,
the guest OF Mrs. Bass. Miss Hub
bard sang iii the choir at ST. Marks
church here last Sunday.
The colored Methodist Sunday
school excursion to White Springs
last Monday, the 18th inst, was one
of the largest ever run out of this
city. The proceeds OF the trip
amounted to $l00,35, above expenses.
Johnnie Fisher, VIM. Shields,
Carleton Shelley and David Benbow
made up IA jolly party of young gen.
tlemen who went on a fishing and
pleasure trip this week to Lake
George and the headwaters of the
st. Johns river.
Mrs. Devall, after n visit of some
time with friends and relatives at
Interlachen, passed through the city
Sunday afternoon en- route to her
home in Fitzgerald, Ga She was
accompanied on her homeward jour
ney by her sister, Miss Techler Berk-
leman, of Interlachen.
Miss Ida Leib leaves Friday for
Fernandina, where she will be pres
ent at the marriage of her cousin,
Mr.. S. j. Canova to Miss Hardee
Bell of that city, which is announc-
ed to take place about the 4th of
June Miss Leib expects to remain
in Fernandina about II month.
Jas. Greenwood, for the past 81
years prominent resident of the
SiSco neighborhood, and 1t prosperous
orange grower before the '95 freeze,
passed through Palatka Monday on
his way to Cocoanut Grove, where
he goes to assume charge Of the
grove and, plantation properties OF
Glenn F. Mizzell.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-05-22
MIR. Davis, Little Joke.

The other morning, before the
statehood bill had been voted on,
says the Washington Post, Mr.. Davis
of Florida pushed into the Demo
cratic cloakroom and hung his new
Panama hat on a convenient peg. A
cluster of his colleagues were discus
sing the speeches of the previous
day, and finally came around to
praise for the remarks of Delegate
Smith of Arizona.
81 understand, interposed Y he
Floridian, "that in spite of Smiths
able argument in behalf of the bill,
he isn't going to vote for it. "
"Oh, / don't believe that" came a
chorus of responses.
well, | understand it is really
true" reiterated Mr.. Davis.
Hugh DinsmOre of Arkansas rose
up to protest, but a thought struck
him, and he only smiled.
"It's really, So" DR.. Davis insisted
again, by which time it dawned on
the argumentative group that dele
gates from the territories have a
voice, but no vote.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-05-22
Meeting of CITY Council.

The second May meeting of coun-
ell was held on Tuesday evening in
the council chambers, Il majority of
the members being present.
The street committee was empOw-
cred to employ II man by the month
to clean up the streets and perform
such other work as the committee
may have for him to do. DR.. WEIGH
was granted permission to erect 4
frame awning with Il metal roof in
front of his brick block on Front
street. The chairman of the sewer
age and drainage committee was in
structed to present his bill for work
done under his supervision and TO
discharge the men now employed by
him. The ordinance committee ask
ed for further time to make report
on the ordinance granting a fran
chise to the Southern Bell Telephone
Company.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-05-22
Blood Spilled in Atlanta Over
Attempt to Arrest Negro
DeSnePauOS.
DesperaGlOs.

An effort by officers of the law to
arrest negro outlaws who had barri-
caded themselves in store on Sat
urday resulted in the most fatal riot
in the history OF. Atlanta. Eight men
were killed, including three police
men, white citizen, and four ne
groes. Six people, black and white,
were wounded. The most exciting
scenes prevailed at the place of the
disturbance, and all available police
men, with the military, called oul
by the governor, had all they could
do to keep down general riot. An
entire block of buildings was burned
before the conflict, which began in
the early morning, was terminate, 4,
The dead are: Ed Battle, baliff o.
Fulton County; III. g. Osborne, p0-
lieeman of Fulton County; Thomas
Grant, city policeman: Edward
Crabtree, city policeman; Win Rich
ardson, the negro desperate, who
killed these men; John Harrington,
negro, who attempted to escape
from a sewer; unknown negro, be-
lieved to be Charles Clisber, killed
in a nearby yard; VIII Gregg, negro.
who was shot by unknown
man while passing comments on the
affair.
The wounded are: s. A. Kerlin,
beaten by negroes; w. A. Wrig !,
county policeman, wounded In ief,
shoulder; w. L.. Jackson, street ear
man, wounded in hip; Owen Heard,
county policeman, wounded In TIE
thigh; Call Officer Spradlin, wound d
tn the arui; Shepherd tinzer, b cks
man, shot through hand.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-05-22
FIRST Peach Shipment.

The first shipment of peaches from
Putnam county, and probably the
first shipment from the state this
season, was sent out from Crescent
City Wednesday morning on the
steamer Crescent for Jacksonville.
The peaches were from the trees of
Mr.. M. II. Read, of that place.
Crescent City produces many peach
es each year, and the variety raised
along the high ridge of Lake Cres-
cent is stated by experts TO be super
Tor to fruit raised in other parts of
the state.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-05-22
Mrs. Baker Obtains a Divorce.

Mrs. Baker Obtains a Divorce.
Judge W. S. Bullock granted di-
vorce to Mrs. Sarah A Baker of
Sisco, in chambers at Ocala on the
10th inst, and the decree is here for
record in the county clerks office.
The parties in. the case are we'll
known in the county. Mr.. Baker,
from whom his wife thus obtains a
divorce, is the well-known saw mill
man of Sisco. The grounds on which
the divorce was granted are extreme
cruelty, profane and obscene Ian
guage, and adultery with one Mamie
Wicks, who was u servant in the
Baker household, and who, with the
defendant, confesses guilt. Mr.. Bak-
er made no resistance to his wife's
suit for enforcement 1t is stated
that there was private settlement
by which Mrs. Baker gets 81 ,050 cash
and the family home at Sisco.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-05-22
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
Tax Deed Under Section 8. OF Chapter
1873, Laws Of florida
Notice is hereby given that W. 5. Mid
dleto b., purchaser OF Tax Certificate No.
97S, dated the Sd day Of July D., 1899,
has filed said certificate IN my office, and
has made application foI tax deed to is
sue in accordance with law. Said GER
tificate embraces the following described
property sit, ated in Putnam County,
Florida, to wit:
PIT E. a of N. E. a ~ N. Pig II,
section l6, township IL, range 27-6
acres.
The said land being assessed at the
date of the issuance OF such certificate In
the name of G. G. Morrison. Unless
said certificate shall be redeemed ac-
cording to law tax dead will Issue
thereon on the 25th day of June, A D.
1902.
Witness my official signature and stal
this the 2lst day OF May A. d. 1902.
ISeall JOSEPH PRICE,
Clerk Circuit Court, Putnam Go Florida