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

On the 29th and Both instants the
ladies of the city will serve lunch in
the store building adjoining the post
office, and in the store recently va
Gated by Mr.. Cochrane on Lemon
street, and the proceeds of the sales
will be used in behalf of the Palatka
Citizens Band, the white band.
All persons desiring to contribute
such groceries or money as may be
needed to assist the ladies in prepar-
ing these lunches, will please notify
Mrs. Martin Griffin.
The band is being reorganized, and
music and Instruments are needed.
We need q good band continually.
There is good talent in the city and
we should encourage the young men
who are trying to Teestablish the
band, and develop local talent in
this respect. The organization is
composed of Palatka people who are
permanently located, which assures
permanency in the reorganization.
The instruments and music that
may be purchased will be kept in
the city for the benefit of the Palat-
ka band, as changes in it's member
ship may occur from time to time.
Let all respond and do something
and the burden will not be heavy on
any one; givel encouragement, the
kind that counts, to these good ladies
who have the interests of our city
at heart.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
Parker A. Smith Dead.

AS we go to press this morning we
learn that Mr.. Parker A. Smith, one
of our best citizens and ex-cashier of
the Putnam National Bank, died of
consumption, at his home in the
northern part of the city, at I
O'Clock this morning. Mr.. Smith has
been in poor health for number OF
years, and his condition caused
much apprehension on the part of
his friends, and the news of his
demise was received with many
deep expressions of regret and sor-
row.
The funeral services will be held
from his late residence Saturday af-
ternoon. The Knights of Pythias, of
which order the deceased was an
honored member, will attend In a
body. Gerber & Sons will have
charge of the funeral arrangements.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
PALAIkA'S GALA DAY.
yQClt RQCeS, Bose Boil
Tournament QDd kindred
Sports.
FIVE SPECIAL EXCURSION TRAINS.
Bio Crowd Promises 10 Visit Us
JULY 20Ih QRd 5OI1.

Next Tuesday and Wednesday,
July 18th and Both, promises to be
the largest days in the history of
Palatka, for on those days the Allan
tic Coast Line will run three special
trains into the city. The East Coast
and Georgia Southern will also run
specials. The rates are so low that
everybody along these lines can af-
ford to visit our city.
Our citizens have arranged vari-
ed program for the occasion and
every effort is being made to enter
tain the visitors. Lovers of base
ball will have an opportunity to wit
ness the finest games ever played in
the state The principal contest
will be Palatka VS.. Gainesville.
Both teams are Strengthening for the
occasion. The Gainesville team has
an unbroken record for this season
although they have crossed bats
with the strongest teams of the state,
and that they will endeavor to main
tain their enviable record on this
occasion goes without saying. Pal
atka will furnish the strongest team
that Gainesville has run up against
this season.
Yacht races will take place in full
view of spectators on the broad
sweep of river in front of the city,
and the swiftest yachts of the south
will contest for liberal prizes.
Hangers have been printed by the
News office. The issue was 18,0OC
and they have been distributed
thoroughly along the railroad and
steamboat lines.
The fare from Live Oak, Leesburg
and Orlando is $l.00; Jacksonville
Ocala, DeLand, 70 cents. Proper
tionately low rates from intermedi-
ate stations. Rates from points
along the river will be one fare fol
round trip.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
Knew a Good Thing.

The citizens committee for the big
entertainment on the 18th inst,
knew what it was about when it
placed the order for large circulars
and advertising matter with the
News; knew that our shop could
handle big orders with eXpediency
and dispatch, an9 that the work
equals that of any printing es-
tablishment in the south. This order
included altogether $4,000 large cir
culars. This is tip, so remember
when you want anything in the
printing line, either large or small
jobs, where your orders will receive
prompt attention and your work neat
ly executed at a moderate cost, the
News job office is the place. This is
no fairy story, either.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
Don't forget
PaIatka's Gala Day,
JULY 20th.

Mai. Geo. p. Fowler, of Hastings,
has sold his farm to Mr.. Atwater of
st. Augustine, and will re-invest in
forty acres of the Estes-Erwin farm.
Misses Martha Rehbehn and Fan
ME Wood, two entertaining young
ladies of DeLand, are in the city this
week, the guests of Miss Anna Ger
Der.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. White and
Miss Taylor left Monday afternoon
for the eastern shore of Maryland,
where they will visit relatives until
fall.
In the recent primaries the Hon.
Robert w. Davis led the ticket in
every county in his district. This
shows just how popular Mr.. Davis is
with the people.
Mrs. I. M. Meyer returned home
last Saturday evening from Charles
ton and Sullivan's Island, S. c., at
which places she has been spending
some little time.
A Cleveland man has a pair of
twin boys which he offers to sell for
$50. Here is rare opportunity for
some of our enterprising men. No
lottery about this.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. J. Tilghman left
for the eastern shore of Maryland
Monday afternoon. They expect to
spend the balance of the summer
there with relatives.
For the past week Palatka has been
infested with quite number of
professional retouchers, and they
are not photographers, either; they
are chronic borrowers.
Miss Edith Brannon left last week
for sojourn on the beach at Day
tona, where her mother, Mrs. Bran
non and the children, Virginia and
Helen, are spending the summer.
H. A. Davis went over to Daytona
last Friday, where he spent several
days with his family, who are pleas
antly domiciled in a cottage on the
beach at that popular summer re-
sort.
An ice cream festival and dance
for the benefit of the Palatka-Peniel
shell path, will be given at Evils
dairy farm tonight Thursday. A
number of young people from the
city are expected to attend.
Mrs. Saml. Browning and two
of Francis, passed through
Palatka Tuesday EN- route to Balti-
more, Nd, and points in New York
state, where they will spend the re-
of the summer.
Excursion Solicitor Jas. p. Beale
is just now the busiest fellow one
meets in a long days travel, and that |
he is a hustler is admitted by all. !
Mr.. Beale is on the road advertising
the excursion for Palatka's big gala
lay, July 18th. I
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
MELROSE.

A. d. Williamson, travelling freight
agent of the Seaboard Air Line, paid
Melrose a visit on Friday in his Off
cial capacity. He came to see some
of the largest fruit and vegetable
growers, and make special rates for
shipments of their crops. So far
Melrose and vicinity have shipped
about eight hundred standard crates
of peaches. The next fruit will be
pears and some grapes.
The chances are very good that
Melrose will be an express station
ere long; now Waldo is the nearest
station. A great deal of delay and
expense are required to get a pack
age to Melrose.
On and after August |, Melrose
will be carried on the books of the
Western Union Telegraph Company
as regular station, and be in direct
communication with all points, dis
patches being sent to and from Wal
do by telephone, thence by wire to
destination. Replies from New
York have been received in two
hours.
Mrs. w. A. Voglebach left Mon
day for Valdosta and other points
in Georgia.
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Lynch and children
of Gainesville, are visiting Mrs. c..
p. Huffman.
The many friends of Mr.. w. d.
Morrison will be sorry TO learn that,
since his return from Jacksonville,
where a serious operation was per-
formed on his face, he has been quite
ill. From last reports he is little
better, though suffering great deal
of pain.
The election passed off very quiet
ly, nearly full vote was cast, TWEEN
ty-eight out of thirty registered vot-
ers appearing at the polls.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
A Dance Tonight.

Another dance is on the tapis fOr
tonight Thursday at the Guards
ArmOry. The local military COM
pany has been very generous in the
past in rendering its home for social
affairs, and this should be remember
ed by the young society people of the
city, who, in return, should show
their appreciation by a good atten-
dance at the dances given by the
company. So go out tonight, wheth-
er you care to participate or not, and
it's dollars to a bareback you'll have
a good time. The dancing will be-
gin at $50. Finley will furnish the
music.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
City Happenings and
Personal nlenticn.

]. B. Finn made a short trip tC
Jacksonville Monday.
Miss Sarah Mabry is visiting rela-
tives at Tallahassee.
A number of our citizens visited
Gainesville last Friday.
Miss Nellie Jackson is visiting Mrs.
]. E. Burtz at Gainesville.
J. H. Wylie of Interlachen, was in
the city Monday and Tuesday.
S. K. Rich, of Pencil, was shop
per in the city last Saturday.
w. L. Rifles, of Leesburg, is here
for a few days stay with relatives.
H. o. Hamm and son, Warner,
visited st. Augustine last week.
NJ. J. Dierman, of Augusta, Ga,
was visitor in the city one day. last
week.
A. S. Willard spent a portion of
this week at Seabreeze with his
family.
Dr. Harry G. Welch was among
the visitors who spent Monday in
the city.
Mrs. Geo. f. Gay returned Monday
from Daytona, after pleasant stay
of two weeks.
H. t. Howard, of Jacksonville.
was a business visitor in Palatka
last Saturday.
E. X. Brown, of Portland, Oregon,
stopped over in the city for short
while last week.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24

The new Democratic Executive
Committee will meet at the court
house tomorrow (Friday).
Miss Maud Priddy has gone for a
months vacation and will spend the
time in Tampa with her sister.
W. A. Merryday and family left
last Saturday for Seabreeze to spend
the balance of the heated term.
In another column will be found
the Registration Notice" The
book will be opened Monday, August
4th.
Capt. H. Y. Snow took a party OF
young people for Il moonlight ride on
the st. Johns river last Saturday
night.
H. r. Pitzer, a knight of the grip
from Jacksonville, was here one day
last week interviewing city mer-
chants.
Next Tuesday is Palatka's gala
day. Preparations are being made
to accommodate a large number of
visitors.
Mrs. E. Priddy returned Monday
from a three weeks visit to her
daughter, Mrs. H. E. Cowart, at
Tampa, Fla.
Mrs. F. J. Fearnside returned Mon
day night from two weeks visit to
her sister, Mrs. Imogene Parramore,
at Madison, Fla.
The many friends of Miss Clyde
Estes will regret to hear of her ill
ness for the past week with fever at
home of her parents.
The A. NJ. E. church in the ham,
mock is being repaired. One night
last week, it is said, collection Of
$l73.25 was taken up.
DIR. and Mrs. f. f. Jenkins have
gone over to the coast at GoOdall
where an outing of several weeks
duration will be spent.
Miss Grace OXley, of Savannah
Ga, arrived in the city Sunday anC
will spend some time here on a visi
to friends and relatives.
Miss Dickinson, who has been TO
quite q lengthy vacation in tn
mountains of North Carolina, return
ed to the city yesterday.
Judge f. E. Haskell made his de
parture Monday afternoon for Snow
vile, New Hampshire, where he will
spend about three weeks.
The primaries are over and nov
our citizens are preparing for th
gala days, next Tuesday and Wed
nesday, July 29th and Both.
Miss Anna Livingston left Sunda
morning for Bladen, Ga, where sh
will spend a month visiting her cous
in, Miss Florida Livingston.
Mrs. Isaac Haas and son, George
will leave today for Sea Breeze an
spend some time with Mrs. Loui
BohIen.-Green Cove Spring.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24

Now is your time to buy straw
hat. Fearnside is selling his stock
of them at cost.
ThOs. o. Livingston is now the
agent for the Ocala Steam Laundry.
Laundry left at union depot will re-
prompt attention. Orders received
Mondays, returned Fridays.
LOST-A note of $50 and signed bv
L. r. Estep and wife. All parties
are warned from purchasing or COL
lecting the same. Note is dated
November 20, 1901 and is In favor of
]. F. Cornely.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
Registration Notice.

The Registration Book for Putnam
County will be open in my office at thu
Court House, in Palatka, for the purPos
Of registration, on the followin" day
each week: Mondays, Wednesdays AM
Fridays, from 8 o'clock a. m. to IL IN
and from p. m. to 3 p. m, commenc
ing August 4th 1902. ,
HENS PETERMANN,
Registration officer.
July 9th, 1902. u
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24
Notice!

To the survivors of the Seminole war OF
1857 and 1858:
A aw was passed by Congress AMI aP-
proved June 9th, 1902, extending the
provisions, limitations and benefits OF
the act of 1892 to survivors of the Semi
mole wars of 1857 a 1858 am now
prepared to prosecute the pension claims
of such surviving soldiers, and the Wild
ows of deceased soldiers of these wars,
free of charge. M l. COAE'
iv 24-1m Pension Solicitor.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24

Cosmos Pictures 10 for 25c. Call
and see them; over 1000 subjects to
select from. COchrane's Book Store,
next door to East Fla. Savings and
Trust Co, Front street.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24

Attention, knights of Pythlas'
Officers and Members of st. Johns
Lodge No. 8, you are hereby request
ed to meet in the Castle Hall at . p
m. Saturday to attend the funeral OIL
Bro. Parker A. Smith,
By order of
L, A. SMITH c. G.
J.B. DoNNELLY X. of r. d 5.
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Racket Store.

Racket Store.
We have received a beauti.
full lot of Ladies' Ready-Made
Skirts to be sold at a Big Bar.
gain price and if you wish one,
come down and see them.
The prices are short, the skirts
are long.
Yours for bargains,
J. T. BOND.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-07-24

Put it on your back; put it on
your chest put it anywhere you
have an ache or a pain, and you
will be surprised at the result.
City Drug Store.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
CURTIS WON'T TALK.
Refuses to Say What He'll Do
About Pringle.

Congressman Curtis evidently wants
it understood that he is not tied up on
the speakership matter In view of the
fact that J. T. Prfngle is instructed for
if Mr.. Curtis allows Pringle's election
as speaker without opposition This
afternoon he gave the following state
meRt to the State Journal:
so far no member of the legislature
has announced that he is candidate
for speaker. Three men have been
mentioned. Hon. Geo. J. Barker, Hon. J.
T. Pringle and Hon. S. S. Kirkpatrick.
Mr.. Barker is for Mr.. Bowersock for
senator, but has always been a good
friend of mine: Mr. Pringle is instruct
ed and pledged for me, and Mr.. Kirk
patrick has announced that he is for
Mr.. Long. AS none of these gentlemen
has announced his candidacy. it would
be premature for me to discuss the
question. I shall consult my friends
who have been elected to the legislature
and be guided by their Wishes
]. T. Pringle, whom Gov. Stanley and
Governor-electz Bailey agreed upon last
night as their candidate for speaker of
the house, is a Burlingame attorney. He
was nominated for the legislature in the
Burlingame district in Usage county after
a bitter fight, in which he was opposed
by the Curtis element. He won the nomi-
nation. but the Curtis men instructed him
for Curtis for senator. He Will, of course,
carry out his instructions. but how much
further he will go to Curtis in view of
the fight that was made on him, remains
20 be seen.
u Ge Mustoe, who will be in the legisla-
ture from Chairman Albaugh's county,
Kingman, in discussing the speakershipt
said:
4 believe the house should be organized
along such lines as will support the state
administration instead of along senatorial
lines. 1 want the organization to be ia
vorable to Gov. Bailey and his admins
tration.''
Concerning his position on the senatorial
matter, Mr.. Mustoe said:
Il have not yet said whom I will vote
for 1t will of course be a Seventh dis
triet man. but | am not yet ready to an
nounce my choice.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
LAYHAWKER LoTs.

Street fakirs are preying upon Abilene.
A six days fair at Concordia netted the
promoters $1,000,
Salina cyclers may ride the sidewalks,
says the council
One of the creeping Abilene attractions
is snake show.
Burlington barber shop announces:
For good baths call before the river
rises"
Emporia school children wear band of
mercy badges. Teachers will please take
notice.
Some of the washburn football players
have been put out of the game but it was
for not kicking
The worm has turned. A white man
robbed negro woman at Coffeyville and
successfully escaped.
Pittsburg hired girls have a union. None
are to accept a tip over dollar nor to
clumsily tip over the soup.
An lola boarding house landlady's idea
of a screa ming joke is to place dead mice
i'll her women dodgers beds.
A freak Cherryvale apple tree is bear
ing a second crop of fruit resembling
nothing so much as pumpkins.
The Salina Herald has been sold again
That paper is getting to be almost as
changeable as the Atchison Champion
A middle aged Cherryvale women would
like home in a family where there are
no children, no washing and some wages
One of the pioneers of Neodesha. is a
marked nickel Every merchant in town
has the coin regularly once or twice a
month.
The Columbus Advocate says man ap-
peared on the streets with his clothes and
shoes stuffed with hay. Where were the
police.
It was not cool weather that drove
Hutchinson crap shooters from their eozy
quarters in a back alley. The police made
it too warm for them.
Judge Hazen is to have nine divorce
cases to try in the Shawnee county court
next week. Marriage is evidently not
what it is contracted to be.
The heating furnace at the Butler coun-
ty poor farm cost 800. A number of peo-
pie will use old fashioned fire places this
winter with elm and oak logs for fuel.
An Ottawa woman after a months
marriage asks for divorce and alimony
and the erring husband puts up the plea
that he gave her thirty days which every
one considers as good as cash.
A Dickinson county farmer attempted
in a forcible manner without success to
make a neighbor release some mortgages.
It's all well enough to take the bull by
the horns If the bull will stand still long
enough to permit that familiarity.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.l

ir IoIn the S1liCd5O 1eSWS-l
Silence is golden only when applied to
the other fellow.
It often takes a good round sum TO
square a crooked transaction.
Platonic friendship is better than love
without honorable mention.
It's a wise policeman who can point out
the next corner on change.
But few men are able to see sea SER
pent unleS they are half-seas over.
Conversation is a dead art says a
philosopher. Talked to death, perhaps.
Some men never realize the true value of
money until they try to make a touch
Men set themselves up as a big guns
and the smaller the caliber the bigger the
bore
From the fruit preserver we get our
jams-and from the wet-goods dealer our
jimjams.
Any man who depends on wages will &C.
quire lot more money than the man who
depends on wagers.
If you compliment some men they will
never forget you-unles you overdo the
thing by lending them money.
After sewing a choice lot of wild cats
the young man in the case hopes that
something will come along and destroy the
crop.
1t is easier to know where to spend your
vacation than it is to know where to get
the money to spend it with.
Some men will get out of bed at o'clock
in the morning and run to a fire who
can't be induced to get up at o clock to
start one in the furnace.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
CABLE TO SHANGHAI.
Pacific Cable Company Accepts
the Presidents Conditions.

Washington. Nov 20.-Clarence w.
Mackay, president of the Commercial
Pacific Cable company, George q.
Ward, vice president and w. W. Cook.
general counsel for the company, had ali
interview today with the attorney gem
eral with respect TO the conditions pre-
scribed by President Roosevelt for con-
structing transoacific cable These
conditions were approved by the preSl-
dent in July last, since which time the
Pacific Gable company had not official
ly notified the government as to its in
tention or Willingness to accept then-
Today, however, Mr. Mackay explained
to the attorney general that the delay
was caused by Drotracted negotia tions
which have only been brought to a con-
clusion within the last few days. to Sc
cure landing place in China to COM
ply with the presidents condition that
an independent American line should be
constructed from Manila to Hong Kong,
thus giving an all-American through
line to the Asiatic continent. 1t was
this condition that was supposed to be
the one that the cable company would
be unwilling or unable to comply with.
1t now announces its ability and inten-
ton to construct a line from Manila to
Shanghai, distance of about 200 miles
and to have the same completed within a
year.
Owing to the claim by the Pacific Ca
BILE people that as they read one of the
other conditions, it will practically pre-
vent the necessary relations with existing
lines in China to secure the transmission
of American messages to interior points,
| that provision is being recast to obviate
misunderstanding and will be submitted
to the president in a modified form within
| a few days.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

is impossible to accurately state the ef-
feet of the socialist vote on the result
in New York state, but thare seems lit
tie to Justify the assertion hitherto made
that Mr.. CoIer was the loser by If. The
indications are that the socialists made
their heaviest gains in Republican
strongholds.
While Massachusetts seems to show
the greatest increase in the socialist
vote. the results in the western states
possess no less political importance
Those who have ignored the growth
and possibilities of political socialism
will glance with surprise at the returns
from Milwaukee, Chicago, Toledo E,v-
ansville and other cities in the belt of
states which often decides national e1ec-
tions.
In Milwaukee the vote for lieutenant
governor was as follows: Republican,
26,11S. Democratic. 1852, Socialist, H..
S31. Four of the socialist candidates
for the state legislature were beaten
only by the most narrow of pluralities.
The socialist vote in Chicago exceeded
10000, an increase of 400 per cent. The
party carried many precincts and has
already begun a campaign for the
spring election.
The same story comes from Indiana.
The socialists cast nearly 1.500 votes in
Evansville, against 300 in 1900. Ohio
shows a similar increase. with 5,073s So
cialist votes in Cincinnati. 1000 in To-
ledo, 1,541 in Dayton. 200 in Cleveland.
and vastly increased votes to the small
er towns. Debs' vote in the state in
1900 was only 4S47. The recent election
places socialism on the official state
ticket.
Covington. Ky. shows an increase
from s46 in 1900 to 1.7oS in the recent
election. Campbell county cast 206
votes for Debs and more than 1900 So
eialist votes this wear.