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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-06-17
FREAKS or CALCULATION.
Queer Menta, vagarles In Summing
Up Profits ard Losses.

s Queer Mental vagarles In Summing
Up Profss ard Losses.
The talk had been about the busi-
ness ability of people who do not
handle large sums of money. and
one Of the party told the following
story:
ga rich man, extraordinarily
strict in all business matters, but
Kind hearted withal, had gardener
who in long and faithful service
contracted rheumatism. Almost
regularly every month the gardener
was incapacitated for work for four
and five days at time. When he
aid not work his wages were dock
ed, and his loss amounted to about
$40 month.
"The employer did not like this,
as the man was valued servant,
and itsseemed unfair to make him
bear the financial burden of an ILL
ness that was the outgrowth of his
calling. But the masters business
instincts would not allow him to
pay for unrendered services. Final
ly the employer. evolved q scheme
whereby the gardener would not
lose anything through future at
tacks, while the proprieties of busi-
ess would not be violated.
"Summoning the man before him,
the master said: Patrick, I am sor-
ry you are i'll so frequently. and I
dislike to dock you, but I must do
80, as I cannot pay for anything 7
do not get. Now, I.tell you what I
will do. Your wages are $40 {
month at present. Hereafter will
pay you at the rate of $50, and with
the average dockage your income
will be about what you would re-
ceive at the old rate if you were not
sick
ssPatrick cogitated moment be-
fore replying. Thank se kindly,
SIR he said, but if it's all the satne
I'D rather not have the raise. Ye
see, when Pm sick now lose so
much money. every idle day, and if
! ye raise me wages I'll lose more,
and l can't afford that"
After the matches had been pass
ed around another of the party re-
marked between puffs:
/! 'I don't know whether that's q
new or true story, but T can
match it out of my own experience,
though whether my experience was
the result of business Ignorance OF
q charitable feeling on the part of
the other person I cannot say. !
had been boarding for some time in
q certain house when I lost 1ay po-
sition and could not get another
one. My bill was $12 every week,
and I had no money saved. The
landlady was a patient soul, how
ever, and things went along FOR
awhile until one day she came to
me ands said:
CT know you are in hard luck,
| Mr.. Smith, and I believe YOU are
! trying to get work, but I have my
self to look out for, and I cannot
afford to have my people run up
heavy bills on me. You now owe
me $84, and you say you are unable
i to pay me. Hereafter, so that You
will not owe me too much, we will
connt your board at S6 week until
you get a job Philadelphia
! Ledrer.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-06-17

The girl whose mind isn't chief
IL on her dress must have q new hat
TO think about.
tits estimated that persous seek
ing divorce in South Dakota spend,
while gaining residence for that pur-
pose, $500, 900 a9years
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-06-17
THE ANDERSON INTELLIGENCER.
= The race problem--how to win.

- The race probiem--how to win.
= In time of trial-sessions of
court.
In times past there were net 80
many pastimes.
= Are solor-blind people pardon
able for being little off color.
- Your neighbor's upright piano
may prove downright nuisance.
Even man of high degree mey
be taken down by stenographer.
- The jokesmith thinks he has a
right to get joke on the Smiths.
- Whistling girls are not much
worse than growing men.
= It's easier to have q leg pulled,
as rule, than to have it done to
tooth.
- Among popular poems Tenny.
sons "B.ook" certainly has made
long run.
= 1t stands to reason that the
standing army sits down on some
things.
The labor question will never be
solved until the necessity for work is
eliminated.
- A wise man doesn't believe all he
hears and fool believes good many
things he doesn't hear.
- If you are unable to find an op.
portunity go to work and make one.
- Any act by which o man makes
one enemy is in the end losing
game.
- Some people are so ill-tempered
that they are annoyed when forced to
smile.
- When two women talk the sub
jeot Of their conversation is coneric-
uously absent.
= A woman can wear stays to make
her seem to be running up when she
is falling down hill.
- A woman's allowance is a target
for her to see how near to it she can
shoot without hitting it.
= It's curious how many sizes larg-
or woman's feet grow on her way
from the shoe shop to her home.
~ Many people who ecatter seeds
of kindness never have any Of the
plants growing in their own garden.
- The opportunity to do mischief
is found q hundred times day, and
that Of doing good but once q year.
Voltaire.
Much ostentation and much learn
ing are seldom met together. The sun,
rising and declining, makes long shad.
ows, at midday, when he is highest
not at all.-Bishop Hall.
- An Arkansas printer in making
up the forms in q hurry the other day
got marriage and o grocer's adver.
tisement mixed up SO that it read as
follows: "John Brown and Ida Gray
were united in the holy sauerkraut BY
the quart or barrel. Mr.. Brown is 9
we'll known young cod fish at 10 cents
per pound, while the bride, Miss Gray,
has some oe pigs feet which will be
sold cheaper than any in town"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-20
Some
People.

-~p>.-
Are :..,s,,Ahsd At Pslasss E'e Y
RU ~
-
i opened
The People
have seemed to
appreciate
our efforts
to give them
The Best Goods
at
Popular Prices.
Our trade has
Been more than
we expected.
Hence our satisfaction.
This week we
offer new line of
Madras Pajamas
and
Outing Flannel
Night Robes
for
COLD NIGHTS
HOT PRICES.
Remember
The GriffOn Brand
Clothing,
Guaranteed,
Is Tailor made,
Nobby in Style
and sells at
Popular Prices.
It's the kind of
Clothing that appeals
to Good Dressers
Everywhere.
These Elegant
Suits
Sell at from
$3.50 to $500.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-20
A Growing Candidate.

Hon. James E. Alexander Of DeLand
was visitor in the city Tuesday. He
was on his way to the Sheets Holloway
scrap pulled off at Waldo Wednesday,
and to which other candidates had been
invited to give the mill eclat.
Mr.. Alexander is becoming even more
sanguine OF success in his candidacy for
congress than he was a month ago, and
from the strong pledges of support from
prominent men which he exhibited, it Is
plain to see that he is building on some
thing more than mere bluff. The News
has never thought James E. Alexander a
weak candidate. His strength with the
men OF the farm Is conceded. His good
nature and winning ways are proverbial
and his supreme confidence in his ability
to win carries with it the conviction that
he may be right. Mr.. Alexander recog-
nizes J. NJ. Bars as his leading oppo-
nent. AS for himself he says he will
carry Dade, Brevard, osceola, Orange.
yolusia and Alachua counties by ire
mendous maioritles, enough to elect
him, and all the votes he will get north
of these counties win be simply so much
added to his majority.
Mr.. Alexander thinks that neither
Clark nor Dougherty will continue in
the race.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-20
GenerOus to st. Marks.

The business firms in and outside oil
Palatka nd he been generous in their
contributions to the success of the com
ing bazaar of b. Marks church. Green
leaf & Crosby ef jacksonville have pre-
scented hanNs some and rare piece OF
pottery; Huyle} Of New York has sent
some sample boz les Of his most delicious
CONNECTIONS; theN National Biscuit COM
pany some boxes of choice crackers
Heinze Pickel company a fine display OF
condiments; the Walter Baker Company
of Boston some CHOICE samples of sweet
chocolate. The business firms OF Pa
latka are not behind one bit in equalling
the display of outside firms. Alderman
Il Stewart will give some choice articles
II. Z. Stewart Of the city drug store will
donate; @. Carmen has already given
much and will give more of his line
Mrs. L. A. Smith intends having fine
exhibit of her candies; Fry, jewe.er, has
also made donations; the Kennerly
Hardware Co. will give a good exhibit ;
Gay Bros. will contribute of their choice
grocery line; A. NJ. Haughton will do
nate choice line of fancy goods, and G.
E. Rowton will show something in the
fancy stationery line.
In fact the merchants generallyare do
ing their best to help the ladies Of St,
Marks make the bazaar a success.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-20

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
Tax Deed Under Section 8 of Chapter
1888, Laws of Florida.
Notice is hereby given chat j. B. d.
Woodburn & Co., purchaser of tax certi-
ficate No. 80, dated the 9th day of April
A. d 1892, 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:
Sci of nwi, section 81, township s,
range $40 acres.
The said land being assessed at the
date of the issuance of such certificate
in the name of Unknown. Unless said
certificate shall be redeemed according
to law, tax deed will issue thereon on the
23rd day of December A D 1903.
Witness my official signature and seal
this the 18th day of November, A d 1903.
Seal JOSEPH PRICE,
Clerk Circuit Court, Putnam Co. Florida
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-20
A Youthful Thief.

Harry Smith who claims Charleston as
his home arrived in Palatka the other
day and made the acquaintance of Mr..
and Mrs T. r. Livingston. Young
Smiths mother knew Mrs. LivingstOn's
family in Charleston some years ago, and
for this reason the boy was given shell
ter at the Livingston home. He re-
warded their kindness by making a
sneak through the house and stealing
any and everything that he could carry
off in his pockets and trade for money.
Among the articles taken was Mrs.
Llvingston's watch and chain.
When the articles were missed the
young man was suspected. He was ar
rested and the stolen goods We're found
in his possession. Judge Rowton has
held Smith to the Circuit Court in the
sum ofS$30O, and he is now in Jail.
Mr.. livingston says: Gle was a
strangerAnd he took us in
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-20

Boys Knee Pants
At 25c, soc,
75C, and $I.OO.
BOYS SUITS
From 5000 to $3.50
and the latter are guaranteed
ALL WOOL GOODS.
Heavy Underwear
For Cold Weather.
Big Stock
to select FROM.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-20

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
Tax Decd Under Section Chapter
1888, Laws of Florida
Notice is hereby given that j. B. D.
WOODBURY. a. Co., purchaser of tax certin-
cate No. 3l-s of, dated the 9Th day of Apr.
A. D., 1892, 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
AS to sw /, of sci, mel Of sw /, section
81, township 8, range $50 acres.
The said land being assessed at the
date of the Issuance of such certificate
in the name of Unknown. Unless
said certificate shall be redeemed ac-
cording to law, tax deed will issue
thereon on the 2Srd day of December A D
1903.
Witness my official signature and seal
this the 18th day of Nov. A. D. 1903,
[Seall JOSEPH PRICE,
Clerk ct ct Of Putnam County, Florida
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-20
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
Tax Deed Under Section of Chapter
1888, Laws Of Florida.
Notice is hereby given that J. B. D.
WoOdburn 500, purchaser of tax certlfl-
cate No. IL, dated the 1st day OF July, A
d 1901, 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 /, W ! of Sc /, n / of sw /,
section II, township 8, range $500
acres.
The said land being assessed at the
date of the issua ice of such certificate
in the name of T. Q. Brown. Unless
said certificate shall be redeemed accord
ing to law, tax deed will issue thereon on
the 23rd day Of December, A. d. 1908.
Witness my official signature and seal
this the 18th day Of November d 1908.
[sKALl JOSEPH PRICE,
Clerk Circuit Court Putnam Coz Florida.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-20
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
Tax Deed Under Section 8 Of Chapter

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
Tax Deed Under Section 8 Of Chapter
1888, Laws Of Florida.
Notice is hereby given that J. B. D.
iVoodburn & Co purchaser of Tax certif.
cate No. "a, dated the 9Th day of August.
A d 1889, has filed said certificate in nv
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:
Sw1 of nwi, section 81, township 8,
range 25--40 acres.
The said land being assessed at the
date of the Issuance of such certificate
in the name of Unknown. I'm
less said certificate shall be redeem
ed according to law, tax deed will is
sue thereon on the 23rd day of Dec
ember, A. D 1908.
Witness my official signature and seal
this the 10th day Of November A D 1903
ISeall JOSEPH PRICE,
Clerk ct CT of Putnam County, Florida
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-20
Trustees bankruptcy Sale.

TTnderand by virtue of an order of Geo, ,, a
~ Powell Referee, I'm tho Bankruptcy iaau ,,
OF Ino W. HagAp, bankrupt will sell at pubnO
auction on saturday the 2sth day OF NoNohUV,ii
A. ID. 1908, at O'Clock p. M. at the s,or pal
Thigpin Smith. on upper Lemon street ~
aka, FLORIDA, the remainder OF the sI3c l,,ot
ales wines, liquors, cigars etc. OF the bahklu9 le
stock OF said John w. Hagan, the same peiHs
nj. !. MURPHY,
Trustee in Bankruptcy
Palatkas Fla, Nov, nth 1905.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-20
The Palafka News
ard Advertiser

aE NEWS AND ADVERTISER
HAS higher circulation rating
Imam is accorded to any other
faper in Palatka. Printers
Ink, N. v, July %, 1908.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-11-20

WANTED. "A trustworthy gentlemen
or lady In each county to manage bust
ness Tor an old established house OF solid
financial standing. A straight bona
hde weekly salary Of SIS. 90 paid by check
eaeh Monday, with all expenses direct
from headquarters. Money advanced
~. expenses. Enclose addressed en-
SCsalVpe. Manager, $50 Caxton Building,
NAieaso' 0ct~e-26t.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-01-03

in this valley will dry out very rapidly as soon as it is stirred after irrigation. The stirring can be doue with any form of blow or cultivator, Where there is no refuse on the ground we use a Monarch" cultivator which cuts eight feet wide and takes from six to ten horses. according to the depth that we wish to stir the soil.--
 Then we SOW our wheat and barley upon the dry ground and harrow It in with spiketooth harrow. We irri
 gate immediately afterwards and all the seed having been given an cqual amount of moisture it all germinaias and germinates evenly. If our seed ing is on hard ground that is likely to bake or if it is late in the season. we proceed to harrow the ground again just as soon as the soil will mellow up under the harrow By this time many of the seeds may have be- gun to sprout but stirring the surface of the ground will not kill the germ and it will form loose mulch that will enable all the plants to com5 rapidly to the surface. In five days from the time of this narrowing the field will present beautiful green
 Great care must be taken however Co harrow the ground at exactly the right time. It must be just as soon
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-01-03

mulch which keeps the solid ground under it moist. so that the latter as one has said holds moisture like jug
 Third; the important point is to have the alfalfa seed below the mulch. upon the moist. unstirred ground. If put in with a drill it is easy to get the seed to the proper place.
 Mir, Grant. one of the most success ful alfalfa growers in the valley used disc drill. and a roller But the other methods mentioned will do. though a slightly increased amount of seed may be required
 In sowing broadcast, if the mulch is made four of five inches deep by culti- vating' the chances are that much of the seed will stop short of the moist ground below the mulch. and be dried out more or less in the stirred ground.
 If the seed is b glow two inch mulch, vigorous plants will soon appear at the surface. They will then easily grow six inches high before need of irrigation appears.
 We believe that this method will produce good alfalfa in almost any place in the Imperial valley.
 With our magnificent water sys tenn, tthe pure fresh waters coming from the mountains of Wyoming) and
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-01-03

as the ground will mellow up under the harrow. With this method barley and wheat may be sown as late as the first week in April and produce a good crop if well irrigated
 But in the raising of alfalfa diff ferent method must be pursued. After blowing or stirring the ground it should be we'll bordered-and the full of water and let it soak in. Fill again and let that soak down. If practicable, fill a third time and as soon as this is soaked away and the ground is dry enough to mellow under the harrow, SOW the seed. The best method is to seed with a drill but if no drill is at hand SOW broadcast and harrow in with a spiketooth harrow or disc, or cultivate with a cultivator If the latter is used it should not be allowed to go more than about two inches in depth, and in any case, after the ground is well stirred to the depth of two inches it should be rolled with a roller if one can be ob- tained, though this is not absolutely essential.
 In planting alfalfa several facts should be remembered
 First; the ground, when stirred after it is irrigated dries out as far down as it is stirred
 Second; this loose ground forms
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-01-03
Imperial and Alfalfa.

The following paper on the eX- experience of Imperial ranchers in growing alfalfa under th Imperial Canal System was read before the late Farmers Institute at Imperial by Dr. ]. w. Shenk;
 Can alfalfa be successfully grown in the Imperial Valley? w answer in the affirmative, and as proof, point to several fields of gowing alfalfa and stacks of alfalfa hay where the con- ditions are not unlike those in most other parts of the valley It must be conceded, however, that a number of efforts have resulted in failure and we of the Calexico Cattle Company had our full share of failures until we learned the proper method of mani pulating the soil.
 It is we'll understood among alfalfa growers that the prime necessity in it's successful culture is to get good
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-01-03

stand The method of accomplishing this differs in different localities and the right method in every new country must be learned. The Imperial Valley has been no exception to this rule, but the increasing knowledge and vgot- GUS enterprise of it's people will re- move the difficulty and solve the pro blems.
 Referring to our own experience, We learned that we could not get a god stand of alfalfa by sowing it with barley and then irrigating the laGd according to the needs of the barley. When the alfalfa was just through the ground or even an inch high. irriga tion for the benefit of the barley would invariably destroy the alfalfa The problem confronting us was, how to get the alfalfa sufficiently matured so that it could not be hurt by or- dinary irrigation. This required a manipulation of the soil entirely diff ferent in the raising of barley or wheat. The best method for barley and wheat is to SOW on dry ground and irrigate afterward, while alfalfa must be sOwn on wet ground and not irrigated till it is at least five or six inches high.
 Our experience has demonstrated t. us that for all manner of farm crops the soil should be stirred before it is irrigated. The reason is that the soil
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-01-03

with our unparalleled drainage, which carries all undesirable matter toward the Salton sink, we need have no fear that our lands will not become better and better as the years go by.
 The alarmists who would hold back the country from settlement if they could, remind us of the old maid who was found violently weeping, and when asked what was the matter she replied that she had been thinking if she should get married and should have a baby and it should get killed on the railroad track what an awful thing it would be. But even the alarmists are investing in the valley.
 We have been asked about the best time to SOW alfalfa It may be sown successfully either in the Fall or in the Spring. MT. Cant, who is good authority prefers sowing in the Fall. Our own was sown in April and we have cut it four times.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-01-03

Vegetables do well and small fruits are not tried as yet, but there is every reason to believe that they will yield well. Fruits will be early here, ripening from four to six weeks ear Her than in any the coast valleys of Southern California.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-01-03

Moisture Means Millions" and don't you let this idea slip your memory. Especially is this true here in the Imperial Settlements when Moisture" in the canals is abundant and cheap.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-01-03
Experimental Station Work.

The Imperial Land Company estab- lished an experimental station near Calexico, which is in charge of MT. D. Nicoll formerly of Riverside. He has tried many crops on a small scale to see how they will do in this soil and climate. He has tried the sugar beet, cotton and sugar cane.
 The sugar beet does well and it is believed that in time this section will become one of the best sugar beet countries on this continent
 The long staple Egyptian cotton did well and with little more experience in finding out just how to treat this crop in this peculiar soil and climate it is believed that this variety of cot ton will become very profitable.
 Sugar cane grows luXuriantly and it is believed that this will also be among the profitable crops to be raised here.
 Water melons and cantaloupes grow to perfection and no country can produce larger crops of better flavor than can the lands of this val ley.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-01-03

Never look a gift automobile in the running gear.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-01-03
J. w. SHEEN K, Prest. CaleXico Cattle Go.

The varieties of crops above named are about all that have been grown on a commercial scale as yet
 Rice has been tried on a small scale-three acres-but the trial was so satisfactory that some gentlemen who are experienced in rice culture
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-01-03

are arranging to plant rice on a large scale, as they believe it will be one of the most profitable crops to be grown in the valley.
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-01-03

We sowed 15 acres to alfalfa in April, got good stand and cut it four times up to October. Thirty five acres planted to Indian corn was not a success, but had plenty of roasting ears from patch of sweet corn.
 Twenty acres sown to sorghum gave an immense yield of fodder on which we have ninety-four head of cattle; 1t will give them abundant feed for four months. Have also sixty acres planted late to Egyptian corn, and fifty acres to sorghum, for seed which is not yet harvested but is a heavy crop. Have seventy-five acres of barley now growing and in fine con dition.
 We are now preparing 150 acres more to be sown to barley this winter, besides quite a large acreage to wheat.
 We will always be glad to give any one all the information We can rela- tive to this country, as we firmly believe it will be the great feSd producing valley in the United States,
 Very truly yours,
 J. w. SHENK,
Imperial press and farmer., 1903-01-03

Satan is a good advertiser.