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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-23
This Generation Safe.

Rev. Irl r. Hicks the noted wealth
er prophet is frequently laughed at
by scientists, who maintain the im-
possibility of forecasting the wealth
er for more than 4S hours. But
Hicks has hit it right with his pre-
dictions so often that many people
here and in all parts of the country
have faith in his representations
Here is one of his answers to an
inquiry which will have special in
terest to orange growers:
Mrs. j. F. Todd, of Waldo, Fla,
recently put to Prophet Hicks the
following query: please tell me ii
you think the conjunction of Jupiter
and Saturn in 1895 was the cause of
the freeze that destroyed our orange
trees. And now that these planets
have separated, do you know of any
other combination which will make
it improbable that we will have the
old time orange growing weather of
fifteen to twenty years ago?"
To this Mr.. Hicks replies: "This is
very vital subject, not only to oul
Florida friends, out to all lovers of
the luscious Florida orange. We do
not hesitate to say that in our opin-
ion, the peculiar position of the
major planets during the last decade
has been the chief cause of many
unusual phenomena, among them
the cold and frost that wrought such
destruction in Florida. If the Sun
and Earth We're the only factors in
the problems of storm and weather,
it is quite certain that we would al
ways have the same kind of weather
during the same seasons, and over
the same sections of the globe. At
the time of the Florida frost, we
said that we didn't believe that this
generation would witness such
another visitation in that region.
We are still of the same opinion
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-23
POMONA.

r. G. Middleton returned Saturday
from u visit to Hortense, Ga.
Mrs. w. H. Cook and Mrs. Geo
Otterson were in Palatka one day
last week.
Miss Mercedes H. Keown spent
Saturday and Sunday with her par
ents in Glenwood, Fla.
Mr.. Norman of Jacksonville was
the guest of 9. l.. Smith two days
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. S. Hendricks have
returned to their home here, after a
year and half spent jim Somerville,
Mass. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Hendricks mother, Mrs.
Knight, who will spend the winter
with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Worcester have
had for their guests, Mrs. Fred Wor-
cester and Miss Worcester of Town,
send, Mass. The ladies spent somt
time last week in st. Augustine.
Miss Mamie Morrison of Palatka
visited her mother over Sunday.
NJ. II. Newberger of Savannah was
the guest of w. S. Middleton Sun
day.
Mrs. f B. Olmstead is quite i'll
Her friends hope to see her out again
soon.
w. s. Middleton made a business
trip to Palatka Saturday.
Rev. Edward Bull has a dozen very
handsome ducks, arrived from New
Smyrna. They are installed in q
pound built for them and are worth
seeing.
Mr. Arthur Smith visited his sister
Miss Ethel in San Mateo last week.
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EpItaph TOO Suggestive.

A man whose cheerful occupation Is
that Of making tombstones is telling
his friends about a woman who Wis
tied his place last week and SAID she
wanted nice tombstone put over her
husbands grave, with some short, sim
pie inscription on it.
He asked how she would like the
word "Resurgam." She inquired as to
its meaning, and when he translated 1t
as 81 shall rise again." she said, in a
panic, mo. no, mister; make it Rest
In Peacev New York Press.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-23

Every year, two or three days after
the fete of st. John, market of hui
man hair is held at Limoges. Girls,
matrons and old women from the coun-
try around bargain to obtain the best
price for their tresses, which are shorn
off in the market place. White hair al,
ways fetches the highest price, because
the color cannot be produced with dyes.
1t is often worth $25 per pound Gray
hair comes next in market value, then
flaxen colored, golden auburn, light and
dark brown, in that order. The cheap
est is black hair.
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Do YCU WANT TO YAwN q?

Feel cold shiverings, achings in tn,
bones, lack Of energy, head tche, and
great depression? These symptoms may
be followed by violent headache, higl
fever, extreme nervousness, a conditior
known as ma aria. Herbine cures 1t
Take l. before the disease gets a fail
hold, though it will work cure in any
stage. ]. A. Hopkins, Manchester
Kan, writes, 81 have used your great
medicine, Herbine, for several years
There is nothing better for malaria,
chills and fever, headache, biliousness
and for blood purifying tonic, there is
nothing as good. " soc at Alderman
Stewards, Palatka; and Lounds' drug
store, Crescent City.
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..Ir Gnrs RIaHr mo- M sroT'

When pain or irritation exists on any
mart of the body, the application of bal-
iard's Snow Linament will give prompt
relief. at goes right to the spot, said
an oId man who was rubbing 1t In, to
cure his rheumatism. G. r smith,
prom. smith House, Tenaha, Tex. writes I;
IL have used Billiards. Snow Liniment
IN nv family for several wears, and have
found it TO be a fine remedy, ior All ac .i'ss
and pains, and recommend II LOT Psius
In the throat and chest. Zoe o0e anu
A 90 bottle at Alderman stewart =
PaIatka; and Lounds' drug store ores-
cent City,
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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 thu
childrens best tonic. 1t gets digestion
al work 80 that their food does then
good. and they grow up healthy and
strong. $50 at AckeTmRn a Stewards,
Palskl; snd Lounds' drug store, CFes-
cent CITY,
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BEAUTIFUL CoMPLRx1oNs

Are spoiled by using any kind of &
that fills the pores, Of the
skin. The best way to secure clear
frea from sallowness. PIN
pies, blotches, etc., is TO keep the liver in
good order. An occasional dose of Her
bine will cleanse the bowels, regulate
the liver and so establish clear, healthy
SOC at Alderman Il Stew
arts Palatka, and Lounds' Crescent Oity
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Personal and Social.

RIO. Burton went to Jacksonville
on Monday.
A. t. Squire, jr., went to Palatka
on business last Monday.
The grape fruit and tangerines are
turning to the golden color.
The steamer Crescent, it is now
stated, will resume its run next
week.
f. G. Sackett and Homer Ward
have each made shipments OF
lemons.
Mayor Cowles visited Palatka last
Monday to consult his legal advisor
over municipal matters.
JIG. Grimsley shipped "a boxes OF
grape fruit to New York last week,
the first shipment of the season.
Willie Carrier returned some days
ago from Jacksonville, where he has
been engaged in painting on the
steamer crescent.
Mrs. ]. L. Maull and her son w.
B. Maull have left Chicago and are
now visiting friends in Austell, Ga
They will return to Crescent City in
a few weeks.
Mrs. John w. Davis of st. Angus
tine has been here during the past
week visiting friends, her first visit
to the place since she moved away
some four years ago.
Prof. Simmons visited Palatka on
Monday and Tuesday in the interests
of his candidacy for superintendent
of public instruction. There was no
school in his department during his
absence.
Capt. John Pigue has been having
good deal of trouble with the gaso-
line engine in his new launch. He
took the engine to the shops in Pa
latka early in the week and now has
it in running order.
Hon. J. H. Harp went to Palatka
on Monday to attend a meeting OF
the county executive committee, the
meeting being for the purpose of
nominating a successor to Supt.
COttingham, whose resignation takes
effect on Nov. Sd.
Mrs. J. q. Grimsley and the chill
dren returned from Atlanta, Ga,
last Saturday evening. Mrs. Grims-
ley had been absent several weeks
undergoing an operation and treat
ment for what was supposed to be a
cancerous growth in the mouth.
The operation was successfully per-
formed.
Mrs. Elizabeth Samos starts house,
keeping in her new home this week.
The house has been finished for
some time, but up to last Monday
Mrs. Samos has been staying with
Mrs. Eaton, at Grovesdale. During
the next month, Mrs. Samos will en-
terrain her friend, Mrs. Hendy, of
Cincinnati, Ohio, who is expected
this week.
Thomas Thomas an aged colored
man who has lived in Crescent City
many years, died of dropsy on Satur-
day night. His funeral occurred
from Jethro Baptist church on Sum
day afternoon aud was largely at
tended. Rev. Jefferson F. Allen
ofiiciated. The dead man was the
father of Leon Thomas, Josephine
Lotion, and the wives Of Ed, Slater
and W, s, Ryan,
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Related Kindness.

Mr. Smith lin street carl-Madam'
take my seat.
Mrs. Jones (who has been standlng
fifteen minutesl-No. thanks get on
at the next corner.
Mr.. Smith-That's all right So do /.
Chicago Journal
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He (who has offended her)-Won
you look up at met
Shelf did, you'd kiss me again
He-No; honest won't.
Sba-Then what's the use?-Life.
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PARTIES In Crescent City desiring to sub
acribe for this paper or wishing to renew
names and money with Mr.. L. ID. Lounds at
the postoface who Is our authorized agent.
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d Hamilton-Brown Shoes, Ladies', Gents
and Children's, all styles and all guar
- anteed.
,. We have fine selection of Hats on the
road, They are from a strictly cash
+ house in New York, They will be of
the very latest styles. You can have
a $500 Hat for So so, and a 81 80 Hat
for 50 GO Wait and see for yourself.
Corlis & Coon Collars, the latest styles.
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CRESCENT CITY TENPERA CURE FOR THE
WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 18th, l9,3-E' d.
WILLIAMS, OBSERVER.
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Swift's Ham and Breakfast Bacon, sliced
or as you will have it.
Chase q Sahborn's Teas and Cofft es
Finest grown.
4 lbs. Our Own" Mocha and Java 81 90.
DeSofO and PilIsbury Flour.
Glover Hill Butter, every pound guar
anteed-
Fresh Bread and axes.
Preserves, Pickles
Apples, Bananas, etc.
Lowney's Candies.
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Orders Solicited and Goods Delivered Promptly
C. L. CHAM BERLIN, Crescent, City Florida.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-08-07
NEWS ITEMS.

Negroes of Richmond, Va, have
started savings bank. All the Of
hcers of the institution are colored.
Nj. l.. Walker, a woman, is president.
Planting potatoes where fowls can
roam among them Is an effective
way to keep off potato bugs. The
fowls love them, and do not iuiure
the plants.
Judge Waller, of the Spotsylvania
county court, has received a letter
from j. p. II. Crismond, the missing
clerk of the courts of that county,
whose disappearance from home a
short time ago created such a sensa.
ton. Crismond is in Mexico. He
simply wrote rendering his resigna-
ton as clerk and asked that his
son be appointed to the position.
Judge Waller appointed Arthur III.
Crismond clerk pending an investiga-
ton of his fathers affairs.
One of the largest suits ever
brought in Virginia has been insti-
tuted in Richmond circuit court by
George b. Stone, administrators of
Bernard p. Green, and Frank D.
Wynn, administrator of John A.
Parker, against the State of Virginia.
AS administrators they claim sra
600 in the form of commissions due
for services in negotiating the final
settlement of claims of the State
against the United States on account
OF advances during the war of 1912
against Great Britain. This settle
ment was effected quite recently.
when the State and the United
States balanced accounts, the Federal
government forwarding check for
$3.50 as balance due Virginia.
The preliminary maueuvering for
the great and expensive "war game
OF Uncle Sans navy began Monday.
Shortly after sunrise Rear-Admiral
Sands and his fleet, "the enemy."
steamed out of Bar Harbor, Maine.
That is the last that will be seen of
the ships until they succeed or fail
to establish station at some port
between Eastport and Cape Ann.
just where that port is is known only
TO a few naval officers, and they are
not disposed to disclose their infor.
nation. Admiral Sands will have
until Wednesday at noon to do as he
pleases without interference. At that
time Rear-Admiral Barker, command
ing officer of the North Atlantic
Meet, Will put out after him and the
'game" will begin.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-08-07

WE HAVE never favored the can
didacy of Colonel Miles for the Uni
versity presidency, but it is only fair
to give him his innings since pro-
fessors and press during the past few
months have been mercilessly be-
laboring him. His time has come,
and he has hit from the shoulder. If
one-h half he says be true of the Uni
versity of Virginia conductors there
should be shaking up of things,
Nothing, in our humble iudg-
ment, so clearly depicts the light in
which the conduct of the University
is held by great many Virginians
as this sentence in his public letter:
Il want to see the day when the
poorest boy in the Common wealth,
when he is prepared for the highest
education, can be provided with
means to attend the University. l
think this was Mr.. Jefferson's pur-
pose. / deprecate the exclusiveness,
the nepotism and the snobbery that
has grown up around his great
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-08-07
POLITICAL.
A fair indication of Southern SEN
timent points to German az the
favorite for Presidential honors.

"A fair indication of Southern sen
timent points to German az the
favorite for Presidential honors.
President Roosevelt has re.instated
government printer that was DIS
charged because he did not belong
to union.
Northumberland Democrats will
hold district meetings on Septembe Der
and nominate candidates for Dis
trict officers and also elect delegates
to the County Convention which will
be held at Heathsville on September
IA, at which time county ticket
will be nominated.
Senator Martin, who had been in
Washington for several days attend
ing to departmental business for his
constituents, left recently for his
home In Albemarle county, Virginia.
No member of the upper branch of
Congress works more diligently on
public business than does Senator
Martin, who enjoys the reputation of
being one of the most Efficient repre-
sentatives Virginia has sent to the
capital in the last half century,
WashtRqton Post.
While there was strong and rep
resentative vote of the Democrats of
Westmoreland present at the conven-
ton called at Montross last Monday.
aud although $50 votes were poll ID i.
there are those who question the
wisdom of this plan of nominating
candidates. The State Executive
Committee called for the primary
plan. Only very few counties have
adhered to the convention manner of
nominating candidates. These coun-
ties, it is claimed, have thrown down
the bars and left open the gap for
dissensions and contests.-Potomac
Progress.
The Mann liquor bill is cutting a
big figure in the contests for the
Legislature all over the State and the
lights over it are growing exception
ally hot in some sections. Notwith.
standing Charlottesville turned down
local option returns of the primary
show q overwhelming victory for
Hon. w. II. Boaz, chairman of the
committee that favorably reported
the Mann bill at the last ses-
sion of the Legislature. A hot
tight was waged against him by the
saloonists in favor of another man.
There is a hot fight in Accomac be.
tween Delegate S. Wilkins Matthews,
who is candidate for reelection.
and John Rev opposing him for the
nomination. Mr.. Matthews is the
stonewall of the oyster people. He
Is power in the Legislature and the
ardent champion of our water in
terests. Rev is put up by the saloon
lists, as Matthews favored the Mann
bill.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-08-07
HARVEY'S NECK.

Mrs. w. Il. Christopher and
children spent several days last week
near Hopeside visiting relatives.
Miss Kate Whaley spent several
days last week as the guest of her
sister, Mrs. w. Ii. Tiguor.
Corbin christopher is visiting rel
atlves near Hopeside.
DIR. Cockrell aud Robt. Moore were
In our village recently.
Mrs. Charles Headley, who has
been very sick, is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Kent spent q
day recently at Capt, Geo. Whaley's.
Misses Otelia Adams and Bessie
christopher and Richard Adams and
Gus Christopher were the welcome
guests of Mrs. Edwin CHRISTOPHER
last Friday evening.
Mrs. Basic Lawson and Miss Lii
ian Clark were pleasant guests of
Mrs. Charlie Headley last week.
w. w. L. Clark and grandson.
Harold Pinkard, of Litwalton, spent
Sunday at "West Lawn" as the
guests of II. A. Clark.
Schooner Express with Capt. w.
Is. Clark in command is loading
with Lumber at Bermuda Hundred.
Whaley Bros canning factory
will be ready for operation next
week.
Mrs. Julius Whaley, who was very
sick from an attack of la grippe last
week, IS much better at this writing.
Tomato crops are looking well in
this section and there is II prospect
for large yield.
Charlie lleadley has the finest Gu
cumber crop in this community.
1t WAS with profound sorrow that
we learned of the sad death of Mr..
ID. Carter, who was drowned near
Sharp's Island, of the pungy Vashti
last Thursday. We extend our heart
felt sympathy to the bereaved family
IN this sad hour of affliction. Nav
God comfort them, is the wish of
SUNSHINE.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-08-07

EVENTS are verging on that point
where the South will be constrained
to rise up and deprecate lynchings.
Because of the cause and the appar-
emily futile effect we have always de-
plored it, but the fever seems to be
spreading and if it continues at the
rapid pace now set the time will soon
come when the unfortunate African
will have to seek other quarters or
be stricken in his tracks. The North
is now up in arms against the negro.
Within few weeks more lynchings
have occur ed north of the Mason
and Dixon line than have occurred
within the same period in the South
because of the nameless crime. Strange
to say, in Delaware, Indiana and ILL
nois MODS have sought or captured
negroes, with lynchiug as a sequel
when captured, not only for assault
but for injury done white men or Of
ficials. This week three hundred
armed men are securing Del
aware swamps tor negro who
wounded constable, and the lariat
hangs conspicuorsly at the saddle
pomel, while at the same time two
negroes are being hunted in North
Carolina for the most heinous offense
on record. The worst feature of it
all is that in some northern parts
every man of black skin is being per-
secuted because of the sin of some
worthless bastard of his race. So
much is this so that whole colonies
are fleeing for their lives and coming
South. Oh, if only Harriet Beecher
Stowe could rise up and see what her
land is doing for her petsl She
would swear by all the gods that
roost on high Olympus that Uncle
Tom and Topsy had both "growed"
out of imagination. The only saliva
ton for the peaceful and worthy
negro that we can see is for him to
suppress these outlaws of his race.
The negro is with us, and in his
proper sphere is acceptable and in
dispensable.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-08-07
NORTH COMING TO 1Ts spNsp

NORTH COMING TO ITS SENSES
Illinois has been chatting Delaware
about its inhuman lynchings, but
the laugh is being severely turned.
Ihe State of Lincoln and Grant is
out-Heroding its sister States of the
North and considering its compare
tive negro population, runs far ahead
OF any Southern State. The follow.
ing is taken from Pella, Iowa.
paper, and will illustrate the old saw
ing about where the shoe pinches:
Some OF our exchanges are irving 70
avoid the odium of the lynehing of ne
gro which occurred at Belleville, ILL.,, by
saying that it is only sixteen miles from
st. Louis, and that it was settled largely
Dy poor white trash from the Soutb y
The idea seems to be i'm the one instance
that 1t was the thug element from st.
Louis and the other that lynching occurs
only IN the South or is perpetrated only
by Southern people. The frequent occur-
rences OF this shameful disregard of Inv
In almost every section of the country
SHOWS that human nature and wicked
ness is the same everywhere. There ore
more lynchings in the South than in other
sections because there are more beinons
crimes committed there than in other
sections. There are more crimes tharo
because the class who commit these nm
nameable crimes are larger there than
anywhere else. The same offenses in
Chicago or Cincinnati will stir up n lynch
ing bee as readily as in the South or in
st. Louis"
at the same time this STARTLING
but sensible comment is found in a
Virginia Republican paper, the Bris-
tol NevS:
The trouble with the negro is that no
heis a negro, and he ismorc at fault than
any one else, because on that account no
claims special exemptions. If a negro at-
tam distinction or excellence in any mat
ter, 1t rs pointed to with pride and exul-
tatloD as an evidence of advancement os
the negro race, because he is a negro. IL
Tor some offense against the law or the
rights or home of another citizen. he is
summariiy punished, he cries out that it
was because he was negro. In their
assemblies there is always some one to
lug the wrongs done to the negro into the |
public expressions OF the meeting. and |
usually, in most exasperating temper.
When the negro leaves out his estimate
OF himself as a negro, and depends ON his
own inherent merit, then he will have
started on the road to success tillwhen.
however, he will be opposed byevery one.
including himself.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-08-07
WICOMICO CHURCH.

Numbers of our people are attend
ing Marvin Grove camp this week
The family of j. W. G. Stephens
Is spending the week at Marvin
Grove.
w. Y. Snow was seen here recently.
w. l.. Russell g. Bro. have built
new addition to their cannin Q
factory at Mia. Q
Miss Hart, of Baltimore, is visiting
in this locality.
We are glad to see Master Roland
Doggett, who has been quite sick.
out again.
Misses Irene and Allyne Clark
spent several days last week with
Mrs. A. A. Anderson.
Miss Emily Delano paid her friend,
Miss Otelia Adams, visit Sunday.
Mrs. L. +. Coles had twenty odd
turkeys killed by dog recently.
The new church here has recen tly
been given a coat of paint.
1t was the pleasure of the writer
and friend to go fishing recently
on steamer Potomac. We were
treated most kindly by Capt. A. A.
Anderson and his gallant crew
while aboard. 1t was the most enjoy.
able We have ever had cruising on
the bay aud watching how they catch
the bunkers.
Political fires are somewhat kim
died In Wicomico since r. Il. Hunton
has announced himself a candidate
for Commissioner of the Revenue.
Some of our good Democrats think
him to be the man, while Hon. A. S.
Kice comes next as Commonw ealth's
Attorney.
John W. Clark, of Isle of Wight
county, has been visiting relatives in
this locality. BURK.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-08-07

mother having been dead only three
weeks. The little one seems TO
think Mrs. Perciful her real parent.
aud We think Mrs. Perciful will
treat her as a mother should.
VIII Perciful and George Sampson
visited their homes here from Friday
tiii Sunday night, when they left for
tue Eastern Shore where they are at
work.
Mayheld Booth is spending few
days with his aunt at Warsaw.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Wayland Booth
visited the lady's mother Saturday
and Sunday and also took in Marvia
Grove camp.
Camp meetings are in full bloom,
bnt we can't go much i, these
HARD TINES.