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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-06-26
WHY ARE THEY SILENT!

What surprises us In connection
with the race trouble in Eldorado,
H., is that the Northern papers
do not think it worth noticing
at least their comments upon it
have been few and far between.
If such condition of affairs ex-
listed in any Southern state they
would have illustrated articles
about 1tand columns Of comment.
Happily war is not made upon
law-abiding negroes in the South.
Not only are they permitted to
pursue their various ways in peace,
but they are allowed to earn liv-
ing in any honest way.
The settlement of negroes at Ell
dorado, ILL.,, is a law-abiding one.
The members of it have quite an
important school there and, as
far as we are informed, they are
thrifty and conduct themselves in
an inoffensive manner. Still, q
persistent war has been made upon
them since the latter part of last
May. Most of them have been
made to give up their homes, and
IN some instances their growing
crops. They believed their lives
were in danger, and hence they
fled from their prosecutors. The
governor of the state has been APP
piled to for protection, but 1T is
hardly probable that he can put a
stop to the attacks upon the ne
groes.
The cause of the trouble seems
to be fear that the negroes will
accept employment in the nearby
coal mines. There is Eno evidence
that it is their purpose to work in
the mines, and if there were it
would not be a sufficient reason
for the war that is being made
upon them.
There is no doubt of course that
the people of Eldorado do net
want settlement Of negroes in
that vicinity ard have determined
to drive. away those who have
made their homes there. They
are against negro schools and me-
gro churches in their town. They
want all of the negroes to remain
in the South, and they want to be
the judge as to how the South
shall treat them. They are just
like the people in other parts OF
the North-they are full of sym
pathy tor the negro in the South
but have only brickbats for him
if he attempts to make a living in
the North.-Savannah News.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-06-26

There are nearly 100000 pen
sioners on the federal pension
rolls. The other aay Commission
er Ware received lettnr from
a man in Illinois asking that the
pension be reduced. No such let
ter as that had ever before been
received at the pension Office. 1t
caused a smll investigation. An
investi cation was started, which
revealed the facts that the man
was actually pensioner, but that
he was in an Insane asylum.
That accounted for the only re-
quest for a reduction of pension
ever received in Washington.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-06-26
BY PROXY.

A lawyer living not far from
Philadelphia got his pecuniary
affairs into such an awful tangle
that there was a scandal, especial
ly when some persistent creditors
found that there was nothing to
garnishee or seize upon. A reviv-
al was in progress in the church
of which he was member; and
one of the congregation arose and
inquired:
Has Lawyer-got religioD?"
'No, | think not" spoke up
another lawyer of the congrega-
ton; "that is unless 1T is in his
wife's name"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-06-26
MARIETTA
LIVERY STABLE.
(OPPosITE KENNEsAw HousE0

CHUCK ANDERSON, Proprietor
THE best of Vehicles, the safest of dri
vers and the fastest of horses are always
ready, night and day for hire. No man
or woman or child ever has givenme a
call in the past, who has been, nor shall
any ever in the future be dissatisfied
with my teams or the men in my employ.
Everything and every body about me are
a number one.
l have cheapened my charges proper
tionate to the stringency of the times
For references as to the truth of what !
say, as to the turnouts and charges, ga
to my friends, which means the people
generally.
Parties hiring are strictly responsible
for the safety of themselves, vehicles and
horses
]. A. G.. ANDERSON.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-06-26

Some day the watchers Will move
silently about your home. The
shadows will lengthen into the
twilight of your departing day.
Your arms will reach up to en-
circle some neck in a last, clinging
embrace. Your eyes will look up
to catch the last tender message
unspoken, because the heart is
breaking. The heart that has
served you so we'll will send out
it's life-currents with a feeble fut-
ter. Lips, always rich with words
of love, will stiffen into silence
beneath the parting kiss! And
then Arms will be folded over
the quiet heart Loving fingers,
in their last tender ministry, will
press lids over the sightless eyes
The one that loves you best will
press a last kiss upon the pallld
lips and then seal them for burial?
What then? 1.-The spirit will re-
turn to the God who gave it. :"
What then? Brother, sister, how
will you meet your God?-Inte-
rior.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-06-26

The Senate has adopted the
Panama route. If good title can
not be had the President is to de-
eide il favor of the Nicaragua
waterway.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-06-26

The republican administration
paid Gen. Gomez $25, 600 to keep
him from running against Senior
Palma for President of the new
Cuban republic, and has also
spent large sums of the Sugar
Trust in connection with that
Islands affairs.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-06-26

Comptroller General William
A. Wright has been stirred up and
proposes to make the railroads re-
turn their property at a fair val
uation. He rejected the returns
of the Central, Southern Sea-
board, Plant System, and Georgia
Southern and Florida railroads
and is determined that they shall
give in their returns at a higher.
figure We wonder if Mr. Guerry's
race for govorner had anything to
do with this matter.-Chattooga
News.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-06-26

Quite a number of scandals
cropping out iof Roosevelt's ad-
ministration may be the cause of
his endorsing yet.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-06-26

A prominena New York oculist
who possesses q very fine house
asserts that it was paid for by wo-
men who wore dotted wells, but
we are inclined to think that this
little story is all in our eye.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-06-26

The surplus revenue in the gov
erment treasury now exceeds $751;
100000, still there appears to be
no thought of further reducing the
taxes.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-06-26

Eastern Democrats are trying
to loom Cleveland for President,
but the Western Democrats would
never vote for him. Cleveland
will never get third term. "
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-06-26

1t has developed that horse
meat was sold extensively in
Chicago during the recent meat
famine.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-06-26

Justice Lewis found out that too
many wanted his job and he de-
clined to resign. Justice Lewis is
peach.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-06-26

In a recent divorce suit the evil
dence showed that the wife made
complaint because her husbands
trousers did not fit him. In many
divorce cases the trouble is that
the husbands trousers do not fit
the wife.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-06-26

Now, they want to boom Cleve-
land for President again. Any
thing could beat Cleveland. He
is as dead as the ducks he has
killed.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-06-26

Won't we be glad when the
browning of King Edward is over.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-06-26

The national debt, June /, was
s982 ,459,573.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-06-26

The girl who steels her heart
will not have it stolen.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
Lazy Mans Paradise.

Haiti is a regular lazy mans para
disc. A Washington man, just back
from the turbulent little island, says
of it in the Washington Star:
Haiti is fertile island. Nature
does all the work, and the inhabi-
tants rest most of the time. Sugar,
coffee, tobacco, fruits of all kinds,
nuts and hardwOods are the products,
and they grow with little care or Gull
tivation. There is hardly an Ameri-
can agricultural product which does
not find a suitable climate in some OF
the me untain nights. But corn and
wheat requires too much labor and
little is raised. No crops which do
not mature quickly and find an i'm
mediate market interest the people
of Haiti.
THE mass of the people are of At
rican descent. There has been no
progress since the days of Toussaint
LOuverture. AT the time Franc e
was at war with England the \ e.
groes took advantage of the situation
and proclaimed the independence of
the country, and since then no Euro
pean power has cared to interfere.
ErOcidliIlJllS NlcIoTy over FRANCE
on the slight resistance offered, the
ruler declal ed himself an emperor
and created dukes, barons, lords,
counts and so on, and there was more
nobility in the bouffe government
than all of Europe. His reign did
not last long, but the same spirit was
thown in the organization of the
army, which under President Sam,
had about 5000 officers and 5000 pri-
Yates"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25

Crescent City has twelve retail
business houses large and small, two
ice factories, water works, saw mill,
shingle mill, fruit sizer factory, and
a cypress tank factory in process of
building. The place is admirably
equipped to cater to the trade of a
much more thickly settled district.
Every thing that the general public
may desire can be had here and at
prices said to be really lower than
are obtainable in the great majority
OF Florida towns of five times the
population. Sharp competition keeps
prices to the minimum point of safe
dealing.
1t will be the purpose of the News
from week to week to mention some
of our leading merchants and their
establishments.
F. S. Cone is dealer in dry goods,
clothing and shoes. He owns his
place of business, which is centrally
located and presents such neatness
of appearance both externally and
internally as to instinctively mark
him a merchant by natural choice
and training. Mr.. Cone came to
Crescent City some % years ago and
for a long time was heavily engaged
in raising citrus fruit nursery stock.
Some 10 years ago he began mer-
chandise, a calling in which he had
been engaged before coming to Ores
cent City Mr.. Cone is a man of
means and his standing and credit
in the commercial world has high
rating. He generally buys close for
cash and his practice is to sell in the
same way. His shelves are well
stocked with goods and all are ar
ranged in an orderly manner. He
tries to cater to the needs of the peo-
pie in his lines, and just now his fall
stock is coming in. He has an eX-
good stock of clothing
for men and youth, as well as shoes
for men, women, and children.
He always carries large stock of
staple dry goods.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
An American Abroad.

Andrew McNally, of Chicago, we'll
known in the printing world, got
back from a trip to Europe the other
day, and these are some of the i'm
pressions he handed out to Chicago
reporter:
I'm glad to get back to America.
It's the only fit place to live in.
British workingmen are half
starved, half-paid lot of men. About
81 Il week hires good cOmpositor
there; he is paid $lS here.
They are 30 years behind the
times in the printing trade in Eng
land. They admit it themselves.
"The English people do not read as
we do here. They lack not only the
money to buy books, but the incli-
nation to read them.
"They can have their palaces and
London towers and keep them. We
have nothing so old and nothing so
dead.
1.-THE British nation is on the down
grade; it is no longer among the live
nations.
"Paris is a nest of robbers. never
heard of such big hotel bills and
such poor service.
"London is only n great big over
grown village
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
WHY Tom johnson Succeeds.

The New York Journal exposes the
secret of Tom l.. JOhnson's success
in this cold-blooded manner:
"Do you know why Tom Johnson
succeeds, and impresses himself, and
has his way?
''rhe answer is intended for the
politicians who wonder that their
strivings and scheming bring failure
for all citizens who want to produce
an effect in the world.
"TOM JOHNSON SUCCEEDS BECAUSE
HE ACTUALLY BELIEVES SOME
THING. He is not drifting with
other mems opinion, or shifting
around with the wind.
ale has actual convictions. He
has, above all, the enthusiasm, the
earnestness, the force based on gen
uine belief-therefor he is able to
move, to interest, to influence his
fellow men"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
After the FrOMnS.

Say. when you was little boy and
looked up at your dad
And seen him scowlin' at you hard
and actin fearful mad,
And when you was all trimbly like
a-wonderin' what you done
And wishin' that you wasn't there
and yit afraid to run,
And suddenly he up and laughed as
loud as he could roar
And said that he was jest in fun and
loved you more and more,
Oh, wasn't them the gladest times of
all you'd ever knew,
And wasn't them the kindest smiles
he ever had fer you?
"Say, when you got to courtin' Her,
so fair and sweet and good
[ wonder if she ever looked as angry
as she could,
And when you went to take her hand
she'd draw it right away,
And lookin' uppish, turn her back
with not word to say,
And when at last you'd iist about
made up your mind to run
She'd suddenly commence to laugh
and say she'd been in fun?
Oh, if you've ever been through that,
how glad she made you when
She let you grab her in your arms
and hold her there agin'.
Say, don't you sometimes git the
blues when these here clouds
that's dark
Hang all around and nothin' that
you do quite hits the mark?
When Fate's a-frOwnin' jist as hard
as ever she can frown
And every tarnal thing appears to
want to keep you down,
It's mighty wearhl', amt it now?
But why keep feelin' blue
Remember how your dear old pap
and She had fun with you.
Go in and slash ahead, the clouds II
soon let through the sun
| don't believe God ever frowns on
folks, except in fun
IS. E. Kiser.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
WANTED.

We would like to ask, through the col
umns of your paper, if there is any per-
son who has used Green's August Flow
er for the cure OF indigestion, dyspep-
STA and liver troubles that has not been
cured-and we also mean their results,
such as sour stomach, fermentation Of
food, habitual costiveness, ne -ous dys-
pepsia, headaches, respondent feelings,
sleeplessness-in fact, any trouble con-
nected with the stomach or liver This
medicine has been sold for many years
In all civilized countries and we wish to
correspond with you and send you one
OF our books free of cost II you never
tried August Flower, try one bottle first.
We have never known Of its fai ing. II
so, something more serious is the mat
ter with you. Ask your Oldest druggist.
: @. g. GREEN, Woodbury., N. J.
You can get this reliable remedy at
L0unds' Drug Store Crescent City. <
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
Spanked The Wrong Boy.

| A Detroit man was travelling with
his son, and wishing to transact some
business with the conductor, he said !:
Now, Willie, I'm going to be away
just few minutes You sit right
here and don't move u bit. If you
do I'll spank you good and hard. So
don't stick your head out of the Win
dow. You might have it taken off
if you do; then you wouldn't have
any head and you'd get spanking
besides"
The father went away to find the
conductor. After a few minutes he
came back
There was little Willie, Just his
feet and the seat of his trousers stick
ing through the window. He APP
peared to be more outside than
inside, and whenever telegraph
pole wizzed by and looked especially
close he would make a lunge for IT.,
as if trying to catch it.
The father did net hesitate. He
made grab for the boy just as the
latter made lunge for a pole. He
pulled him in by the heels, laid him
over his knees and began to fulfill
his promise. The little fellow vel
led and yelled until he almost drow-
ned the noise of the train, but during
II lull in the uproar the father heard
smoker behind. He laid the boy
down and turned to see what it
meant.
There, two seats behind and
across the aisle, was his son, with
two fingers stuffed in his mouth to
keep his merriment in. The man
rubbed his eyes and looked again,
but there was no mistake.
He looked at the boy in his lap
Behind the tears was face he had
never seen before. He had spanked
some other mans sOn.-Galveston
News.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
school Opens Monday.

Superintendent Cottingham has
stated that the Crescent City school
will open for the fall and winter
term of five months next Monday,
Sept. 20, and notifications to that eff
feet have been sent to Mr.. II. f.
Wakefield, principal, and Miss Green
assistant.
The old school house has been put
in good shape for the comfort of the
pupils, thanks to the direction of
supervisor White, and it is to be
hoped that the coming school season
Will prove of great profit to the
children.
Mr.. Wakefield is an experienced
teacher and holds a certificate of the
first grade He taught here two
years before engaging with the Pal
itka high school where he was en-
ployed last winter. He has many
staunck friends who will welcome
him back, and all should unite in
according him the heartiest co-opera-
ton, that the school may attain the
LARGEST possible measure of success.
His assistant, Miss Green, who will
have charge of the primary depart
ment, is a daughter of John Green,
Of Fruitland, and an accomplished
young lady. The fact that she has
been sent to the school is evidence
that her abilities are rated high by
the county board.
Let all unite and do what they can
to make the present school year one
of great benefit.
A good school is the best invest
ment any town can make.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
Why are the Laws Not En-
forced?

Mr.. Editor :-Will you kindly al
low me a little space in your columns
to answer this pertinent question. l
would like to answer it from my
view of the matter. 1t is a well
known fact that the game laws are
being shamefully violated in this
immediate vicinity, and why is it?
Simply this, because the public are
either Indifferent or too timid to
make any protest, probably both. |
am told that even officers of the law
comprise some of the number about
here that are so reckless in their vio-
lations of the game laws, 1t would
seem that such should at least set a
better example, if they have no in
terest in unfolding the law. Some
people have strange ideas about these
things and imagine that j. p.
should be the sheriff, complainant
and court all at the same time. As a
rule most officers are willing enough
to do their duty if the public wish it,
and will do part of theirs.
Magistrate,
Melrose, Fla. Sept. 23d, 1902.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
Celehacy Renorrnced.

Ten young women and ten young
men few days age formed a club in
New York city for the encourage
ment of single blessedness. Each
member took a solemn oath never to
commit matrinOny on any provOca-
ton whatever, to dress in sober gar
ments, to prohibit billing and cooling,
moonlight sailings, walks, etc. Just
two weeks of experiment sufficed to
convince the young women that the
rules We're too severe for youthful
human nature to endure. Hence the
club has been formally disbanded.
1t is also SAID that some of the young
men will shortly marry some of the
young women.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
Authors Death Recalls "Noth-
ing to Wear"

William Allen Butler, one of the
foremost lawyers of his time and an
author of note, died suddenly of acute
gastritis at his home, Round Gal
Yonkers, last week, Tuesday. He
was the son of Benjamin Franklin
Butler, one of the leaders of the bar
of the state of New York during the
early part of last century. He was
born in Albany in 1926.
In November, 1857, there appeared
in Harper's Magazine an anonymous
poem entitled "Nothing to Wear. "
1t became very popular, and it was
not until several years after its APP
pearance that the author made
known his identity to dispute the
claim of an impostor. This is an ex-
tract:
Miss Flora McFlimsey, of Madison
square,
Has made three separate journeys
to Paris,
And her father assures me each time
she was there
That she and her friend, Mrs. Har-
ris,
Spent six consecutive weeks without
stopping
In one continuous round of shopping
Shopping alone and shopping to-
gether,
AT all hours of the day and in all
sorts of weather;
For all manner of things that wo-
man can put
On the crown of her head or the sole
of her foot;
Or wrap round her shoulders, or fit
round her waist;
Or that can be Sewed on, or pinned
on, or laced,
Or tied on with string or stitched
on with Il bow,
In front or behind, above and below;
For bOnnets, mantellaS, capes, col
lars and shawls;
Dresses for breakfasts, and dinners,
balls;
Dresses to sit in, and stand in, and
walk in;
Dresses to dance in, and firt in, and
talk in;
Dresses in which to do nothing at all;
Dresses for winter, spring, summer
dlu lull-
All of them different in color and
shape;
Silk, muslin and lace, velvet, satin
and crepe;
Brocade and broadcloth and other
material
Quite as expensive and much more
etherai.
And yet, though scarce three months
have passed since the day
This merchandise went on twelve
carts up Broadway,
This same Miss McFlimsey of Madi-
son square,
The last time we met was in utter
despair
Because she had nothing whatever to
wear.
New York Sun.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
King KaIakAua's jag.

Cyclone punch is nearly as famous
among Philadelphians as fish-house
punch, though of less antiquity.
Fish-house punch was brewed over
1875 years ago. just as it is brewed to-
day. Cyclone punch is so called be-
cause of the cyclone speed with
which it affects. King Kalakaua
was model of sobrIety until he made
a tour of the world in 1881 and learn
ed extravaganza and high-rolling
from the potentates of Europe. In
Philadelphia he was introduced to
cyclone punch at boomers in South
Tenth street. A few minutes after
Kalakaua left he was found in the
midst of a great crowd at the corner
of Twelfth and Chestnut streets
climbing a telegraph pole and sing
ing the Hawaiian national anthem.
Finding the ascent rather difficult,
he got down, threw Il handful of
coins into the crowd and hailed u
street car, Shortly after he was dis
covered on top of this car, lying flat
upon his face and reaching down
from the forward hood in an attempt
to pull the driver up beside him.
70 the day of his death, ten years
later he never forgot that experience
in Philadelphia, where the boys call
ed him Dave. New York Press.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-25
GROUP

Usually begins with the symptoms of
common cold; there is chilliness,
sneezing, sore throat, hot skin, quick
pulse, nOaTseness and impeded respra-
zion. Give frequent small doses of Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup, the child will
cry for iD and at the first sign of a
croupy cough apply frequently Billiards.
Snow Liniment externally to the throat.
soc at Alderman & Stewards, Palatka,
and Lounds' drug store, Crescent City.