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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16
"ITs FULL CASH VALUE"

The letter of instructions to tax assessors from
Gov Jennings, which will be found in another col
umn of this paper should not needlessly alarm that
class of Putnam county citizens who are trying to
make Astor-bilt living from the little parcel of
sand and soil which kind Providence and the
yielding up of some coin of the realm has enabled
them to call their own. The governor wants the
tax assessor to ascertain all property liable to tax
alton, and to assess all real property at its full
cash value and all personal property of Its true
cash value" These instructions, carried out to
the letter, should work relief to our farmers,
and little relief just at this time would be good
thing to have in the house-especially among those
of who trying by the aid of high-priced COM
mercial fertilizers and an emacated mule to do the
resurrection act to our frozen orange groves. The
writer knows of hundreds of acres of half-abandon-
ed orange properties in this county whose owners
areFpaying taxes on an assessment of $25 per acre
This same land may, i'll the fullness OF time, have
''full cash value of hundred dollars per
acre. 1t has had such value. It's present full
cash value is what it will bring in the market, and
thousands of acres of it would not sell for more
than the government price for wild land. How in
the name of common sense the business governor
of the state of Florida expects to increase revenues
by springing such an idea at this time is more than
this paper can tell But perhaps he had in mind
only improved city real estate and trust stocks Ii
any of our Putnam county farmers have been guilty
of hiding away bonds and stocks of corporations to
escape their just burden of taxes, while all the time
they were yelling ''down with the plutocrats," the
News trusts Mr. Billiard will make 'em disgorge and
render unto Gear portion of that which rlghttuIy
belongs to him.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16
To County Assessors of Taxes:

Numerous and serious complaints
are received from nearly every por-
| ton of the State that much property
liable to taxation escapes assessment
and also that valuations in many
cases are too low. The following
provisions of the revenue law, Chap
ter 1922, approved June LIST, 1896, re-
lating to assessments and valuations
are mandatory.
Section l9-Every assessor shall
require any person giving in the
amount or list of his personal proper
tp to make oath before him that the
same is full and correct, and any
person refusing to take such oath
shall not be permitted afterwards to
reduce the valuation made by such
assessor of his personal property for
that year. The valuation of any
item of property by the taxpayer,
shall in no case prevent the as
SCISSOR from determining its true val
ue, and if he shall ascertain that any
item of property is too small, he
shall increase the same to its true
value. If any taxpayer feels ag-
grieved at the valuation placed upon
any item of property by the tax as
SCISSOR, he shall complain to the Coun-
ty Commissioners at their meeting in
August, that the valuation may be
properly adjusted.
Section 20.-All personal estate
liable to taxation, the value of which
shall not have been specified under
oath as aforesaid, shall be estimated
by the assessor at its true cash value
according to his best judgment and
information, and his failure by neg
lect or refusal to make such estimate
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16

1.-THE State will not hereafter suffer
because lists of lands redeemed or
sold have never been regularly fur
mished the tax assessors for the rea-
son that hands heretofore sold for non
payment of taxes had not been strick-
en- from the tax books and for the fur
ther reason that by the comptroler's
circulars, the assessors are very
properly directed to omit from the
tax books all and only those lands
covered by the tax certificates now
held by the State. The list of the
certificates held by the State on
September l, 1901, are on file in the
offices of clerks of the Circuit Court,
and are always accessible to the as
SCISSOR. With the aid of these lists
the assessors can and should, under
the law, ascertain from the reports
of tax sales on file in the office
of the clerks of the Circuit
Court and of the tax collectors,
every lot and parcel of land, certi-
fed or sold to the State, for any pre-
vious year covered by the certifi-
Gates now held by the State in GUS
tody of the clerks, and should elimi-
ldUS all VI bl6ll lEOlu IIlO dSSGSS-
ment rolls except those reported to
the assessors by the clerks each
month since as redeemed or sold.
This is not SO difficult a task as
some imagine, and even if it is, the
law positively requires that it shall
be done In short, it is the sworn
duty of every tax assessor to ascer-
tain all property liable to taxation
and to assess all real property at its
full cash value and all personal
property at its true cash value and
it is also the sworn duty of every tax
assessor to omit from the tax books
all property, real and personal, not
subject to taxation. Any informa-
ton concerning valuation of bank or
corporate stocks not accessible in
your county that can be supplied
from the State Departments will be
furnished on application.
.f Yours respectfully,
w. s. JENNINGS,
Governor"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16
How Jim Corbett Lost His Bank Job.

The monologue which is James j. Corbett's vehicle
the Temple theater this week is clevery connected
series of mighty good stories with suspicion of brag
gadoco or inflated prophecies for the future.
His best story is character study of his old Irish
father. Corbett, Sr. had secured Corbett Jr. posi-
tiOn in bank, which of much pride to the
family and claim for dsticton above their neighbors.
Son Jim got into boyish dispute of banking hours
with another pugnacious lad of the neighborhood.
They decided to settle it in ring and the whole sport
ing element of the vicinity went troopng by Corbett
Sr.s, livery stable the way to the of battle.
Corbett ST. heard of his sons coming debut into the
stic and mpOred him for the sake of his posi-
ton in the bank ga per week. to keep out of the fight
The old man almost melted in tears the prospect of
Jms losing his position Son Jim relened and went to
the home of his adversary to apologize and call the fight
off to please his father. His mission however,
wholly misunderstood by his opponent who; with his
older brother eaped upon Son Jim before he could get
out the apology.
Then Son Jim waded into the opposition, and after
licking both brothers went home in much modification
to his father
81 afraid, father" said Son Jim "that I'll lose my
job in the bank now. couldn't help it, L had to lick
both of them"
''You licked thin both, an the big that goes by
the stable livery day wild the basket?'
Eyes, father but couldn't help it. I hate to make
you worry about that position in the bank"
"Oh, to hi wild de bank. Yer licked thin both yer
little devil. Kate this wife,, in and de lad a
Their he's licked the both of thim."-Ex.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16

Now that Ambassador Choate has returned from
near the court of st. James" the following story
among many others about him, is in circulation:
semisate reception was given at the residence of
tain lord and Mr. Choate in his court dress of plain
brOadcloth inconspicuOus in comparison with the
gold laced and insignia decorated representatives of
other countries.
When the night was waning of the parting guests
whose indulgence probably made him forget that Eng
fish ackeys such occasions the livery of their
office approached Mr. Choate and requested him call
cab.
The response blank stare. Upon his repeating
the request! Wont you call me a cab please? Mr..
Choate responded
Certainly, You're a cabn
Imagine the indignation of the insulted Englishman,
who, upon making complaint to the host, was asked as
favor, to point out the offender.
After search through the crowded saloons the Eng
gishman quite at the elbow of Mr. Coate when he
exclaimed THAT'S the mani"
The whispered reply, "Why, that's the United States
ambassador heard by Mr.. Choate. Then follow
ing presentation and explanation of the unfortunate
mistake, Mr. Choate in his characteristic way, said
my lord the gentleman need not feel at all disturbed
remember the circumstances very well. If the gentle
man had been just little more polite would have
called HIM a hanson cab "
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16
A Soldier in LuzOn.

At the open flap of his tent hangs strip of the
midnight skies,
Prcked through by myriad points of light that flash
in his tired eyes.
He has walked from dream of summer day, and now,
with thrOb of pain
He pillows his head on his young right and
mons the dream again.
pathway barred by shadow and shine, glow in the
golden west,
song in the rustling leaves o'erhead bluebird
bushes in nest.
A slip of girl in muslin gown, cadet in coat of
gray,
But the slim little hand he clasps in his is half of the
world awayl
Through the vibrant hush of the starry night huns the
life of trOpic cline,
And under the breast of his khaki blouse the heart of
the lad beats time.
In land where an endless reigns he dreams of
a June gone by,
And wandering wind steals into his tent and carries
away sight
Annie T. Colcock in National Magazine.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16

10 those of us who were not so fortunate as to be
enrolled among the Knights of Pythias, the elo-
quent words of last Thursday nights Grafton are
now doing the reverberation act III our anatomy s
and playing a tom tom upon our consciences,
Some of us will now seek to be enrolled among the
good; some of the more callous among us may never
get further than the almost thou persuadest me- -
but all of us can unite in doing reverence to the
noble Knights whom we had heretofore looked upon
as just ordinary sinners with a better excuse for
staying out nights than we enjoyed, but whom we
now know to be band of nice, juicy young men
whose one aim in the flesh is to reduce gossip to
minimum and turn over the work of nursing Wild
ows and orphans to a committee. If we have done
these dearly beloved brethren wrong in the past,
let us all pray to be forgiven and in future give
them credit for being all that their eloquent spokes-
man claims.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
Tax Deed Under Section OF Chapter
1883, Laws Of Florida.
Notice is hereby given that Williams &
Co. purchaser of Tax Certificate No. 5I5,
dated the LIST day Of June A. D., 1896,
has filed raid certificate in my Office, and
has made application for tax deed to is
sue In accordance with law. Said GER
tiflcate embraces the following described
property situated in Putnam County,
Florida, to wit:
PIE. ofN. VIZ, Blk 6, 2O9, section
10, township 10, range 1875 acres.
The said land being assessed at the
date of the Issuance of such certificate in
the name of VIM. Hampton. Unless
said certificate shall be redeemed ac-
cording to law tax deed will issue
thereon on the 18th day Of ebruary, A.
D. 1902.
Witness my official signature and seal
this the 9Th day of January A. d. 1902.
[Seal JOSEPH PRICE,
Clerk Circuit Court, Putnam Co, Florida.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR

NOIICE OF APPLlCAT1ON FOR
Tax Deed Under Section 8 OF Chapter
1883, Laws of Florida.
Notice is hereby given that Williams
& Company, purchaser of Tax Certificate
No. 1854, dated the 4th day OF June, A. D.
1894, has filed said certificate In my
office, and has made application for tax
deed to issue in accordance with law.
Said certificate embraces the following
described property situated In Putnam
county, Florida, to-wit:
Sc of NV a, Section l, Township
10, Range $50 acres.
The said land being assessed at the
date Of the issua Ice of such certificate
In the name Of Jos. A. Reid. Unless
said certificate shall be redeemed accord
ing to / W, tax deed will issue thereon on
the 18th day of February, A. ID. 1902
Witness my official signature and seal
this the Sth day OF January, A. d. 1909.
SEAL JOSEPH PRICE,
Clerk Circuit Court Putnam Co.. Florida.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16

poets thought, but this uncassified article that
Alfred Austin has been feeding us reverses the art of
the apothecary, who wells nauseous drugs in sweet
capsules suffering world is moved to chant Al
treds occasional and lend peculiar JUNCTION to the
pleading refrain; "Let us forget; let us forget
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
Tax Deed Under Section of Chapter
1888, Laws of Florida.


Tax Deed Under Section of Chapter
1883, Laws of Florida.
Notice is hereby given that W. O.
Townsend, purchaser of Tax Certificate
No. TAI, dated the Bird day Of July A. D.,
1899, has filed said certificate in my office,
and has made application for tax deed
to issue in accordance with law. Said
certificate embraces the following de-
scribed property, situated In Putnam
County. Florida, to wit:
E. 81 A. of N. W. Il, section 80, town.
ship IL, range 25-97 acres.
Said land being assessed at the date
of the issuance of such certificate In the
name Of Kousler Bros. Unless said GER
tificate shall be redeemed according to
law, tax deed will issue thereon on the
18th day of February, A. D., 1902.
Witness my official signature and seal
this the 9Th day of January, A. d. 1902.
Seal JOSEPH PRICE,
Clerk Circuit Court, Putnam Co., Florida.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
Tx Deed Under Section 8 OF Chapter
1888, Laws of Florida,


Notice is hereby given that Williams
Il Company, purchaser Of Tax Certificate
No. 528, dated the 3rd day Of July, A. D..
1899, has filed said certificate In my
Office, and has made application for tax
deed to issue in accordance with law.
Said certificate embraces the following
described property situated In Putnam
County, Florida, to wit:
s. E. of s. W. d, and N. E. OF N.
E. I, Section %, Township 10, Range 20
80 acres.
The said land being assessed at the
date OF the issuance of such certificate
in the name Of F. @. Brown, Tr. Unless
said certificate shall be redeemed accord
ing to law, tax deed will issue thereon on
the 3rd day of February, A. d., 1904.
Witness my official signature and seal
this the 9th day Of December, A. D.,
1901.
Seall JOSEPH PRICE,
Clerk Ut. ct. of Putnam County, Florida.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16

SINCE the president has decided not to send Ad-
mlral Dewey and General Miles to King Edward S
coronation, how would it do to delegate Rear Admit
raj Benham and General Eagan? They would glad
y come out of their retirement for the sake of the
CAUSE,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16
stockholders Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the Stockholders
of the Wilson Cypress Company OF
Palatka, Fla, for the year 1902, will
be held at the office of the Company
in Palatka, Fla, at 10 o'clock a. m.
on Wednesday, February 9Th, 1902,
for the election of Directors and
such other business as may come
before the meeting.
F. II. WILSON, Sec.
Palatka, Fla, Jan, 2, 1909. I'd
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16

NAMES lobster catch amounted to 100000.
This is thought to be greater than the record In
Jacksonville during the state fair.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16

Miss Roosevelt is very much in the public eye.
Her coming out ball was success and she has been
invited to break growler of the national beverage
of Germany over the Prov of emperor William
new Yacht
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16

SINCE Mrs. Roosevelt has declared against decol-
lete dress at dinner the Washingtonians do not
see as much of the women as formerly
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16

Mr.. Bryans belle. that the money issue isn't
dead is doubtless due to the perfection of the
balming.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16
new yacht

THESE must be worrying times for the pope. He
does not know whether he is feeling well about to
die again until he reads the newspapers.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-01-16

The troops are being withdrawn from Cuba, their
place being taken by the Platt amendment.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-05
Another Great Meeting,

In spite Of the bad weather a
large audience was in attendance
at the Chris ian church last even
ing. The singing as usual was
led by the organ, piano, cOrnet
and bass violin under the direc-
ton Of Prof. Stanley was indeed
inspiring. Evangelist Had dock
preached on the Catalogue Be
tween Christ and the Devil. =
He gave & masterful interpre-
tatiOn of the TEN DtatiOn of Christ
showing how that at one Of the
weakest points satan casts his
dartS-that oft times his temp
tatlonS are so subtle that man
does not realize that he is being
tempted and falls into the snare
ere he knows it. He attempts to
lead US away through the agency
OF our ambition. That through
the desire to be high in "society'
leads some people astlay.
All are invited to attend these
services every night at 80.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-05

Ask your grocer for "Dun-
woody's Best" -four. 1t has no
equal.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-05
What's il g NaMeE

Everything is in thename when
it comes TO Witch Hazel Saive.
E. c. Dewitt & Go. Of Chicago.
discovered, 81 me years ago, how
to make a salve from Witch Hazel
that is a specific for Piles. For
blind, bleeding, itching and pro-
piles, eczema, Cuts,
burns, bruises and all skin dis
eases DeWitt's Salve has no
equal. This has given rise to
worthless counter
felts. Ask for Dewitt st the
genuine. The Owl Drug Store.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-05

To make your wife love you
buy "Garland" Stoves and Ran
ges. Sold by A. e. Derouen
HdW. Co.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-05
Official Map.

Rhorer's map of CaIcasieu par
ish is the official map. Approx
ed by the policejury. Size 23X42
inches. Price Sl.00, at the
RECORD, or sent by mail post
paid on receipt of price. Ad-
dress RECORD, Jennings, La.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-05

A quartet al the Christian
church will sing tonight "In the
Heart Of Il Great City"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-05

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Special music tonight at the
Baptist church. You are IN,
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Dewey Haywood came over
from Beaumont today on Oil
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ii. .. "altlh& Is moving INTO
his uCN S+H4 I 10 'i1 III tiic IL III
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-05

"GarIand' Stoves and Ranges
are the strongest heaters and
q quickes> N%j;e'>. Sold by a. +.
Derouen i!UW. Go.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-05

The following magazines for
DecembeH are now in stock at
the Record News Depot:
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-05

DR.. Nj. c.. Melausou left today
for ST. Martinsville and New
Orleans on q business mission.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-11-21

pretty much alike They all
have their hard places. If not in
one way, then in another. The
trial comes to each. The one
who fees does not do SO because
he faces any greater discourage
ment than his brothers. He
runs away because he lacks
nerve and strength.
He is a deserter from the battle
of life.
We are sent into this world to
train us, to test us.
He shows himself a weakling
who turns tail to afew punny cir
cumstanceS.
Talk about pride! The man
with any true pride would scorn
to acknowledge himself beaten
in any such way.-Norton Cham
piOn.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-11-21
Shameful Politics. I"

Until after the election was
over, the contest in this county
chad been carried on with rea-
sonable fairness by the news
papers. No charges Or counter
charges of serious character had
been made. 1t remained for the
Great Bend Register with it's
well known, unprincipled meth
ods to break this rule and launch
into a torrent of abuse, misrep-
resentation and lies, about the
democrat nominee, Fred M.
Lutschg. "By direct statements,
by insinuations and by innuendo
it makes charges against" Mr..
Lutschg (which are not only ab-
solutely untrue, but which are
criminally libelous. The editor
of the" Register "may not know
the law of criminal libel, but he
has placed himself in a position
where he can be taught as a. de,
fendant in a criminal libel suit. !"
This may sound rather strong
to Mr.. Clark-and most OF it
(that part which is in quotation
marks) will sound rather familiar
to him. But it is due him for
the way in which he cast refec-
tions upon Mr.. Lutschg in last
weeks Register. He knows that
this is NOT printed for political
effect, as his was, on the eve Of
an election, and too late to be
refuted.
Mr.. Clark should not feel SO
sore over his second defeat for a
county Office. The people told
him two years ago they did not
want him for county printer; and
they told him SO again this year.
He should accept the inevitable,
and not get SO grouchy over it
and vent his spleen on others.
The people have had enough of
the recent election; enough to
last them for two years at any
rate. The Register editor should
brace up and look pleasant, and
quit abusing his betters-and we
say "his betters'' advisedly. for
the people stood with those he
now accuses, and sat down on
him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-11-21
Matters are working favorably 1

Matters are working favorsb!y for
the proposed Baptist college at Great
Bend-providing always that We want
it bad enough to put up literally for
it, and that We ought to do. Such an
dollars annually 10 be spent in Great
Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-11-21

The Double Seven ciub celebrated
Mrs Wall Dodge's birthday, at her
home in the north part of town. Tues>
day evening Of this week. Ben Giles
and wife had tu stay at home and care
for that new daughter, but the other
mem bers ate enough to make up.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-11-21

When Oscar O'Bleness. of Clafiir
the lost one. There may be certain
amount of satisfaction in it-but not
the kind that buys the baby a dress
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-11-21

The best Chilli, also oysters in any
style and hot lunches or regular meals
at Wilson's liza.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-11-21

ATTORNEY GENERAL GODDARD, of
Topeka, and Judge Vandever, were in
this city Monday. mixing with the
leading republicans
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-11-21

Larned has q man named Hugg.
and the girls up there are all intimately
acquainted with him.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-11-21

Hoisiugton's pew Y. M. G. a build
ing, which will cost in the neigh
hood of s14 600, is nearing a compile:
ton, and is an imposing structure.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-11-21

Wallace's photo car is in Great Bend.
by the postoff1ee. Call on me If you
want the best photos you have ever
had. RALLACE.