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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23
Killed the Baby After Father
Shot q BLACK Cat.

Leroy Thomas Eisenhower, the g.
year-old child Of John Eisenhower,
which is supposed to have died from
a witch's spell, was buried today.
The entire neighborhOod is excited
over the affair as several deaths which
have occurred in the vicinity recent
~ are attributed to the same cause.
In this region there are many per-
sons who have II strong belief in the
existence of witches.
Mrs. Eisenhower says the witch
had been working on her child al
most since its birth. During this
time,n she continued, "the child suf-
fered tortures, and was afflicted with
all kinds of aches and pains. An old
woman stopped in front of the house
about six weeks ago to see the baby,
and since then its suiferings have
been intense. The neighbOrs said
that Thomas was bewitched. ] did
all in my power to break the spell. |
had the baby 'powwowed' lS times,
and took it to the most famous witch
doctor in this section. He said my
child was bewitched, and gave me Il
card which the baby wore pinned to
its breast until it died. Then | burn
ed the card. Besides the card my
baby wore several bags and medals
pinned to its breast. The bags con-
taincd bread and salt. All this was
to break the spell, but it didn't seem
to do any good. My baby just WASH
ed away until at its death it was
only skin and bone. lay awake at
night thinking | could see the witch
in the little ones room. Another
neighbours child was bewitched and
died, and her mother told me her ba-
by saw the witch in its bedroom.
But | couldn't find any. My baby
was always restless, and | think the
witch took its rest'
The witch story has been widely
circulated in the northeastern section
of the city. Mothers call their chill
dren into the house from play when
ever an old woman who looks as if
she knew anything of the. black art
appears. Neighbors say the witch
that caused the Eisenhower baby's
death had incarcerated herself in a
nasty black cat. A black cat was
after Mr.. EisenhoWer's birds, and he
shot the animal. His baby's death
followed a few hours after. The
neighbors are stout in their belief
that the cat dragged Baby Eisenhow-
er with it to eternity, for they say it
was the witch that was shot.-Read-
irg (Pa.) Corr. of the Philadelphia
Times.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23
Do You WANT TO YAwN ?

Feel cold shiverings, aching in the
bones, lack of energy, headache, and
great depression ? These symptoms may
be followed by headache, high fever,
extreme nervousness, condition known
as malaria. Herbine cures it. Take 1t
before the disease gets a fair hold,
though ii will work cure in any stage.
y. A. Hopkins, Manche ter, KAN, writes
Il have used your great medicine, Her
bne, for several years. There is moth
ing better for malaria, chills and fever,
headache, blliousness, and for blood
purifying tonic, there is nothing as
good" soc at Alderman & Stewards,
Palatka, and Lounds' drug store, Cres-
cent City.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
Tax Deed Under Section of Chapter
1888 Laws of Florida.
Notice is hereby given that W. S.
Middleton, purchaser of 7 Y Certificate
No. 1857, dated the Sd day of July, A. D.,
1899, has filed said certificate in my
office, and has made application for tax
deed 20 issue in accordance with law.
Said certificate embraces the following
described property situated in Putnam
County, Florida, to wit;
Lots |, 2, 3, 4 5, 4, 7, s, II, Is. blk 5S-
Satsuma, 100 acres.
The said land being assessed at the
date of the issuance of such certificate
in the name of Fla. Finance Co. Unless
said certificate shall be redeemed a. cor
ding to law, tax deed will issue thereon
on the Goth day of Oct. A. D, 1902.
Witness my official signature and seal
this the 18th day of September A. D.
1902.
TSeall JOSEPH PRICE.
Clerk Circuit CT Putnam Co. Florida
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23
TERRIFIED BY A WOMAN IN BLACK.

Fostoria, Ohio, has sensation.
For week past woman clad in
black has been terrOrizing other wo-
men residing on South Poplar, be-
tween Croker and Tiffin streets.
'She is yelled and hides in the shad-
ows of houses and trees, coming out
at times and walking with women
passess-by, neither speaking nor do
ing anything to them. Occasionally
she takes hold of a wOman's arm,
walking with her victim until she
can get light in their face when 81 g
has let them go with shake of her
head. She is evidently looking for
some one, but has as yet failed in the
search. This mysterious woman has
evaded the police and has frightened
the women in that neighborhood to
such an extent that they will not
venture out of doors after dark.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23
LIGHTNING WON'T STRIKE WATER

Experiments conducted by Prof.
John Trowbridgr, of Harvard uni
versity, have led to the definite
statement that lightning will not
strike water, BY means of a battery
of 1000 coils he obtained voltage
of 100000, which force, he says, is
at least comparable to lightning,
and enabled him to deduce his con-
clusion. He said:
with my battery l was able to
obtain an electric spark seven feet in
| myth, and found that instead of
striking the water spark of six or
seven feet In length invariably jump
ed to some adjacent object in prefer
once to striking the liquid surface.
A spark of only few inches in
length, however, will strike the wa
ter, but such spark is not compare
BILE to lightning.
"Beyond a million volts the initial
resistance of the atmosphere to cleo
trical discharges becomes less and
less, and the discharge therefore is
shunted through the air instead of
upon the water and strikes some OBJ
iect adjacent to the water"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23
A Moral Suasior on Experiment.

"She seems to have abandoned her
moral suasion ideas relative to the
training of children"
"She has"
How did it happen?'
"Well, | was largely instrumental
in bringing about the change. You
see, she has no children of her own
and | grew weary of her constant
preaching and theorizing, so loaned
her our Willie"
LOANED her your boy?"
"Prccisely. She was to have him
a week on her solemn promise to
confine herself entirely to moral
suasion.'
"Did she keep her promise?"
"She did. but 1.-THE expiration Of
the week she came tom with tears
in her eyes and pleaded for permits
sion to whale him just once. =
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23
Personal and Social.
SNN NNNININANNNN,NNNNI

Miss Elizabeth Close has returned
from New York city.
DR.. H. C. Welch was in New York
city at last reports.
,,, ]. P. Cowburn expects to make
several shipments of fruit this week.
Capt. J. w. Miller is shipping
some very pretty grape fruit this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Neal attended
the Fruitland camp meeting last
Sunday.
w. B. Campbell has returned from
brief visit with friends in NORTH
Carolina.
Mrs. c. H. Cash and Miss Sarah
Anderson spent Friday of last week
in Palatka.
Drs. f. f. Jenkins and A. NJ. Steen
OF Palatka were each here on pro-
fessional business last week.
Miss Nellie Newbold visited the
family of Horace Prior, at Lake
Como, several days last week.
Mrs. and Mrs. r. b. Bethel have
returned from long visit with rela-
tives and friends in North Carolina.
r. o. Burton is building an addi-
ton to his residence. The work is
being done by w. S. Newbold and
S. e. Neal.
Mrs. S. b. Shaw returned on the
steamer Crescent Saturday evening
from a business trip of several days
in Jacksonville.
People who know good sugar cane
say that Darling Varnes has the best
patch that has been raised in this
section in many years.
Chas. B. Morrow is never Optimis-
tic, but he says that over 10000 boxes
of oranges will be shipped from
Crescent City next year.
The Robinson grove over in the
McGrady neighborhood is one of the
best kept groves anywhere around.
Considerable fruit will be shipped
from it this year.
VIII Maull arrived on Tuesday of
last week for a long visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Maull.
His home has been in New York
city for the past several years.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Prevatt, OF
Seville, We're in town last Saturday.
Mr., Prevatt says that the farmers on
the east side of lake Louisa are going
to make the best crop of potatoes in
many years.
Frank Gautier has rented the j. r.
Hill residence on Prospect street,
and his family will occupy the same
early next month, or as soon as Mr..
Anderson can get into his own new
home.
Mrs. Regnal of Massachusetts ar
rived here last week and will spend
the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
r. Il. Waterman. Mrs. Regnal spent
the winter here several years ago,
and is therefore no stranger to our
people.
MIS-. Elizabeth Samos who recent
ly purchased the property of Mrs. G..
smith just southwest of the town,
Will have the old house torn down
and in its place will erect neat five
room cottage. She expects to I'M
prove the place and makeit her per-
panent home.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
Tax Deed Under Section 8, of Chapter
1888, Laws of florida
Notice is hereby given that W. S. Mid
dleton, purchaser of Tax Certificate
No 1856, dated the Sd day of July, A. D.
1899. has filed said certificate in my Of
flee, and has made application for tax
deed to issue in accordance with law,
Said certificate embraces the fol owing
described property situated in Putnam
county, Florida, to wit
All blk So, Satsuma.
The said land being assessed at the
date of the Issuance of such certificate
IN the name of Fla. Finance Co. Unless
said certificate shall be redeemed ac-
cording to law, tax deed will issue there
on on the Goth day of October, A. d. 1902.
Witness my official signature and seal
this the 18th day of Sept. A, D. 1902.
[SealI JOSEPH PRICE,
Jerk ct. Ct. of Putnam County, Florida.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23

Telephone girls never invite you to
call again.
see us mirrors would be drug on the
market.
IF there is such a thing as poetry of
motion the kangaroo must be in the
spring poem class.
You may drive a horse to water
but you cannot make him drink, and
you may drive II man to drink but
you cannot make him take water
Chicago News.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23
DIME NOVEL ROMANCE

William H. Pasquiy, of Pough-
keepsie, N. Y, and Miss Bertha
Graham Stahlman, a pretty school
teacher of Undertook, n. Y, We're
married in Undertook yesterday.
Two years ago Pasquiy risked his
life saving Miss Stahlman from being
trampled to death under the hoofs of
a truck team in Main street in this
city. She had been knocked from
her bicycle, and Pasquiy rushed from
the sidewalk and, seizing the young
lady by the shoulders, dragged her
out of danger. The wedding is the
raSult
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23

When a woman has company it is
q reception if ali the gas jets are
lighted.
Blood will tell butnever age, when
it's a woman.
1t is very hard for II modest girl to
prove she is not bow-legged.
1t is the careful wife who wakes a
man out of u deep sleep to ask him if
there is anything she can do to make
him sleep cOmfOrtablY.-N. Y. Press.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23

Who would keep their children IN good
health, should watch for the first symp-
toms Of worms, and remove them with
Whites Cream Vermifuge. 1t is the
chlldrens' best tonic. 1t gets digestion
at work so that their food does them
good, and they grow up healthy and
strong. use at Alderman 4 Stewards,
Palatka; and Lounds' drug store, Ores
cent City,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23
Monument I'D a Prcacher.

Wealthy, and the last of his family,
Capt ". +. Norton, of Louisville,
Ky, has erected u costly granite
monument in Cave Hill cemetery,
louisville, to the memory of Rev.
DR.. Jno. A. BrOadus, famous deceased
president, of the Southern Baptist
Theological seminary. The shaft
bears this touching inscriptions:
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23

Parties in Crescent City desiring to sub
scribe for this paper or wishing to renew
their subscriptions thereto, may leave their
names and money with Mr.. IL. ID. L0unds at
the postofIice who Is our authorized agent.
CRESCENT CITY TEMPERATURE FOR THE
WEEK ENDING OCTOBER II, l9J2,-E. d.
WILLIAMS, OBSERVER.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23

The Gentleness of the Lamb,
The Samson Strength of the Lion,
The Wisdom of Solomon,
Erudite scholar; famous preacher;
"A Saint in Israeli to Him This
Shaft is Raised to Stand
While Time Lasts to
Mark His GraVe-"ThC Last
Mansion of
Mortality''--as a Feeble Token Of
Esteem and NeneratiOn
for His Memory by
"The Last Leaf of the Tree of the
w. F. Norton Family.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23
Private School.

Miss Sarah Mabry opened her pri-
vate school at the st, George Hotel,
Wednesday, September "a. Terms
reasonable.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23
800 New Picking Boxes

lined and handled, at one-half price.
Also boxes made up. Hoops and
paper.
]. Weatherbee,
4miles west of Crescent City.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-23
JOHN VINCENT, D. q. B.

HAIR CUTTING IN APPROVED STYLES.
CHILDREN'S WORK A SPECIALITY.
The shop has recently been equipped with
new and modern chair and other comforts
My razors are kept in condition; only clean
towels are used and customers are guaranteed
perfect satisfaction.
, 1902-12-25

Horn country, locating ut the hot and
cold sulphur springs three and II half
miles from Cody, which zeal his name.
These springs are rapidly becoming
recognised throughout the country on
account OF their great medicinal prop
critics. They have already wrought
miracles in the cure OF rheumatism.
blood diseases and stomach troubles.
The hot and cold baths are most de-
lightful while the highly carbonized
waters are splendid for drinking pur-
poses.
At the springs MIR. DeMaris is Just
completiag a -commodious hotel. to be
known as M Canyon House, where h,
will be prepared to give the best Of n,
te2tion ~1sGpss setk;nP health iron
the watefs nearby.
1898 Mr.. DeMaris married Miss Nelli,
Fitzgerald, of Cody. formerly of Omaha
Their marriage was the first ever sol.
emnized in the town of Cody.
, 1902-12-25
Charles DeMaris.

Few men of the west can boast of TIN
pioneer experiences of Charles DeMari'
and feS with such uniform success in
all undertakings.
He is a Canadian by birth. having
been born in Ottawa, in 1893. When
but nine years of age he moved to Chi
cago with his parents and at hat time
the present metropolis of the west was
but little larger than Cody and not so
substantially built. At the age of 81
he was Il successful contractor in the
lumber business and later carried on
extensive numbering interests in Mich
igan.
His desire to see the country, and es-
pecially the south, caused him olocate
in Louisiana at the close of the war.
He found the south too slow for a man
of energy, at that time, and hearing of
the gold discovered in Montana, decid-
ed to try new fortunes in the west. He
went to st. Louis and there took pas
sage on Il steamboat for Fort Benton,
Mont, and the trip up the Missouri
IlNtE lODh lllItt lloill us dihi was itllttt
with exciting adventure and interest
ing pioneer experiences 1t was found
necessary to get Indians IN board the
steamboat and keep them constantly on
deck to prevent the Indians on the
bank from firing on the boat. Even
that did not prevent them being at
tackled several times, the redskins tax
ing special delight in shooting at the
man in the pilot house. The captain
of the boat soon discovered that Indians
had a great fear of annon and he
mounted several stovepipes IN wheels,
covered them with blankets to appear
like real guns and in that way ran "A
successful bluff on several war parties
that had designs on the steamer and
the scalpS of the passengers and crew.
In order to keep the Indians on board
the boat for protection OF the trip up,
each savage was a guest of honor. The
captain did not want them on the down
trip, but they liked the steamboat life
so wen that he could not get rid of
them.
From Fort Benton Mr.. DeMaris went
overland to Helena, whore he spent the
winter and then pushed on to Leesburg
basin. in Id,.ho, He engaged in gold
mining there and was successful from
the start.
In 1871 he purchased IL large bunch
of cattle and went into ranching on an
- Ill. hnfnnr thA first man IN
put cattle on the Leemhi range. In
1879 he sold out his gold mining inter
c,ts and drove his cattle to the Yellow
stone valley in Montana He vas the
first man to turn out n large herd of
cattle ON the range where the city of
Billings 10Y stands.
In 1886 MIR. DeMaris came to the Big
, 1902-12-25
A Little About The ENTERPRISE.

"hiie having so much to say about
other people and their history, perhap D
Il rev words concerning The Enterprise
will be pardoned.
Ihree years and q half since Col. w.
+. Cody and the writer formed a part
nership and concluded to infliet a name,
upon the fifteen inhabitants of Cody.
hi Colonel had Il press, some tyne and
great fafth- The other fellow had IA
small amount of knowledge and a fam-
lily constantly sick where he was then
living. Col Cody maintained that all
sick people got well and no one died in
Big Horn Basin and SO The Enterprise
was decided upon. The writer dulv
arrived at Cody by stage coach, made
known his intentions to the few won
dering inh" bitants and this is what
some of them said:
SEQ I. Beck:-A paper here? Better
wait to get readers first.
Judge Stilwell:-A paper! Well.
you and the Colonel must be Il pair of
id fools TO try such a thing.
Postmaster Webster:-Why, what
will you do with ii when printed?
Ben Primm:-It's IA go with me, but
where are he people to read it?
r.. A. Roth:-A paper. Why, it's
the dodrotest idea | ever heard of.
j. NJ. Schwoob:-Well, L can't exact
y see how it will pay, but let her go,
anyway.
DR.. Bennett, of Meeteetse:-Do not
see how it viii pay, but put in my card
and III me in.
c. E. Haydea:-WiH support the ven
ture, but fail to see how you can win
out.
CoIdwaier Bill:-What a hi of an
idea. But all right, I'll give you the
leXt jack pot for t. starter.
Dad Frost:-Going to start a paper.
Well, here's my 81 and let's take a
drink on il.
George w. Burch, at Cleveland:-Go
out there and win. Here's my 81 for
the first subscription.
Nate Salisbury, at New York@Colo-
mel must be getting little wild to start
a paper out there among the sage
brush.
Those are u few of the sample shots
we received, but, nevertheless, all
joined hands when the support PROPOSE
tion came due and not only Cody but
the south fork and the north fork lad
dies-God bless 'em, they are true
blue-came forward nobly.
Say, the first issue numbered Just
four quires, but the baby was born.
The regular edition of The Enter
prise now requires Our figures to ex-
press it and is still climbing upwards.
That's all.
, 1902-12-25

Although not n resident of the Big
Horn basin Judge Metz, OF Sheridan, is
SO closely identified by business ties
and interests, being a leading practic-
Toner in our local courts, enjoying the
acquaintance and esteem OF our resi-
dents, it is quite natural TO regard him
as one of us in every sense.
Judge MerZ was born at Williams
burg, Penn, Now mber >, 1853. moved
to Illinois where he spent his boy hood.
At - years of age he entered the law
- rartment at The Wesleyan Univer-
silly at Bioom,n-Lpn, H., and graduated
in 1878 At the mead OF his class, and
began the practice of law before lie
he was n years of age. Although
the youngest of his class he was select
ed by the faculty and members of the
law school To represent the law de-
partment of the University in the an
nual examinations for admission to the
bar, held before the Supreme Court of
the State of Illinois.
Judge Metz came to Wyoming about
20 years = and began the practice of
his profession at S%undance, Crook
county and was very successful. He
helped materially to build the town of
Sundance and develop northeastern
Wyoming.
In February, 1898, was appointed by
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23
Bad Day for Favorites.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 22-The favor.
ties We're beaten in rapid succession to-
DAY. Prince Blazes, who, though a. win
ner, is always classed as an outsider in
the stakes, scored a clever win in the
George washington handicap, worth 81, 79i
70 the winner. Weather clear, track
First race, selling, seven furiongs-The
Bronze Demon, III, Helgeson, z to /. won;
horseshoe Tobacco, 1877, Odom, to 2, sec
ond; Aaron, 1l9. OTIS 20 to /, third. Time,
I;S2 Masterful, Poyntz, Judge Mage
ed Garland IL, Lord Howard, >Muskef
and Neva NJ ran. ~ - NJ
Second race, selling, mile--Lady AL,
perta, q, Helgeson, Is to S, won: Blue
III hd1dge, ~, Feieht, s to l. second; Trebor,
7gz. Gus, to third. Time 1:4415. Ben
Huilum, Gracious and VassaI Dance ran
Third race, two-year-olds, half mile
MAJ Nayasota' ~ Brennan. II to 5, won The
I5S lUS; Od1n, 8 to 8. second; Wilton,
Lady Wrinkle, Lizzie, Brooks, sly Boots.
Queen Rex and Disappointment c ran.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23

NEW ROAD To FRISCO
PLAN ON TAP BY WHICH MISSOURI
PACIFIC WILL ENTER SAN
FRANCISCO
SENATOR CLARK INTERESTED
Scheme includes Erection of Fine
Depot and Hotel on Market
street-GeneraI News
of Railroads.
SENATOR CLARK INTERESTED

San FRANCISCO, Feb 22-Every indi-
cation points to the belief mat a big rail-
road and financial deal is on tapis bv
which George ]. Gould's Missouri Pacific
Will gain an entrance into San Francisco
PTlnce Poniatowski, u. s. Bullock. one Of
his partners in several enterprises. and
Senator Clark, of Montana, are repre-
sented as being connected with Gould
in his scheme to extend the Gould rail-
road system west from Salt Lake to San
FRANCISCO. Gould will make a tour of .ne
coast next month.
The alleged railroad scheme Is said to
contemplate the erection of a fine depot
and hotel on Market street in this civ
1nen a railroad will be run south to the
san Mateo county line. From there on a
road viii be built to Los Angeles to con-
meet with the line Senator Clark is build
Ing to Salt Lake. At the Utah capital
CiarKs road will connect with the Rio
Grande Western to Denver. AL Denver
II connects with his Missouri Pacific to
Of Louis. From the Missouri metropolis
20 1oledo he owns the Wabash road
winch is now being extended to Pitts
burg.
Mr.. Bullock, who is an Eastern railroad
builder, when interviewed SAL I4e could
give no details, as publicity was likely to
spoil negotiations now in progress.
myself and Others he said fare act
ing Tor other parties, perhaps a syndicate
w. Il. Croker is not interested. While
there is something in the story, it is pre-
mature at this time
Mr.. Croker confirmed the statement
tflat ne was not interested IN the matter