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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-20
BANK CASHIERS MEET.
Sessions Are Being Held on Lookout
 MountaIn--Anothe Convention.

Chattanooga. Juno 1e.-The Bank Cash iers' Association of Georgia, which em- braces most of the leading bankers of the state. is now holding a meeting on Lookout Mountain. The first business session was held today, and reports of officers were received and committees were appointed. Tomorrow will be spent in sight seeing around Chattanooga.
 The Southern Handle Makers associa- tion will hold its annual meeting on Lookout Mountain beginning tomorrow. A large number of delegates will be in attendance. It Is understood that the mat ter of advancing prices will receive se- rious consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-20
Hanging In Arkansas.

Clarksville, Ark, June 19.-George Durham and Fred Underwood were hanged here today for the murder of Sneriff John H. Powers, one of the most widely-known and competent officials Arkansas has ever had. The trap was sprung at 11:10. and the necks of both men were broken by the fall. The execution was private and but twenty-five people witnessed 1t. Before the hanging both men made a speech, thanking the people of Clarks- vile for their kindness during confine- ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-20
BUZZlNG OF A BEE
 IN SHEPARD'S EAR
Friendly Tone Toward the South in Speech Made to Alabama Bar Association May Mean That Southern Help Want
 ed in the Coming Convention-WII Not Talk

ment to his listeners today.
 If Mir. Shepard has such ambition he is not ready ready to make public an- nouncement. When asked for something on the political outlook tonight Mfr shep- ard politely declined to make a statement. T was invited to your state by the bar association for the purpose of making an address to the lawyers" he said. "and I therefore do not think it proper time to discuss political issues"
 Mir. Shepard will remain in Montgomery tomorrow and attend the annual barbecue given by the lawyers at the famous Jack son Lake Grounds. MT. Shepard Is being entertained while here by Judge W. H. Thomas of the City court. and is making friends ae fast as he makes new ac- quaintances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-20
CLEVELAND DENIES IT.
Astonlshed at Alleged Interview Pub
 Ilshed By Galveston News.

Princeton, N. J., June 1s.-Grover Cleve- land on being shown the alleged interview reported by MT Bailey of the Galveston News, made the following statement to the Associated Press correspondent to- day:
 "I am very much astonished to see me by one who only gained friendly ac- cess to me by reason of his being representative of a paper formerly con- ducted and owned by my deceased friend. Colonel Belo. and now conducted by his son. I don't know whether Bailey in- tended or not but he has given a very
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-20
Vessel Caught on Fire.

Glasgow. June 1e.-Captain Wilson of the Anchor Line steamer Astoria. which has arrived here from New York, re- ports that on June '. the day after leav- ing port. fire was discovered aboard the vessel in the coal bunker between decks. which was caused by the fusing of the main electric wire. The damage to the vessel is as yet unknown The cargo was damaged by water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-20
Chorus Girls Poisoned.

Cleveland. O., June 1s.-Twenty chorus girls playing at local theatre were un- able to attend the performance tonight and were compelled to call for medical service. Eight of the number were sick for two hours and had to be sent home In carriages. Three physicians worked on the cases for several hours and attribute the illness of the girls to food poisoning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-20
GIRL INITIATES
 CARNIVAL SNAKE EATER

Last week Alice was taken by her par ents to see snake eater. who appeared in Losansport at a carnival. Thursday Aiice's brother caught a doson small snakes and tonight the girl tried to eat them. She was found in convuisions with the snakes wriggling about her body. A doctor said she might die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-20
Committee Uncertain.

The method of appointment of commit tees on the house side makes the mem- bership of tho postoffice committee uncer- tain. The chairman of the house com mittee, Loud of California, was defeated The next member is Ketcham of New York. He Is far advanced in years and will probably not wish to occupy tho position. The next member is Smith of Illinois. The objection to him is that he comes from Illinois and that state Is slated for at least half a dozen impor- tant committee assignments. It had eight in the last congress. Either Gardner of New Jersey or Sperry of Connecticut is liable to be selected. The ranking demo- cratic member of the committee is Swan son of Virginia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-20
Woman an AIIeqed EmbezzIer.

Baltimore, Md, June 19.-Dora Campbell, 26 years of age, former post master of Maysville. Ga, was arrested today on charge of embedding postal funds. She resigned her position in Maysville, it is said, last May and came to Baltimore for treatment at a hospital, where she registered as Dor othy Herndon. Miss Campbell is held ct police headquarters for the action e Shs United States officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-20
olI.Laden Steamer pIsabIed.

Miami Fla, June ls.-The oil-laden steamer Paragua from Port Arthur to Philadelphia Is disabled six miles off this port. The trouble is with her boilers. Captain Schroeder has wired the owners for assistance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-20
ExpIorIna the Blue Nile.

London. June 1s.-A telegram received here today from Jibutil. Abyssinia, an- nounces the arrival at Adis Abeba, capi- tai of Abyssinia, of the expedition headed by w. N. McMillan of st Louis. Mo. which is to explore the whole course of the Blue Nile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-20

Logansport, Ind, lure 1s.--Alice Fair- child. 19 years of age. tried to eat a dozen live snakes in emulation of a circus att traction, and tonight Is In a precarious condition as a result of numerous bites inflicted by the reptiles. which objected to being eaten alive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-20
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Alabama: Fair on the coast; < showers and cooler in the interior :
 Saturday. Sunday fair; light south { west winds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-20
CASSIN|
 FEELS BETTER Pleased at Change of Feeling
 Concerning Jews SAYS PEOPLE ARE CALMER 
He VIII Leave for Europe Next Wednesday, Where He Will Spend Ills Summer vaeation--Russla
 Friendly Towards America.

Washington. June ls.--count cassini, the Russian ambassador, will leave Washington for New York on Sunday. and next Wednesday he leaves on the Kaiser Wilhelm Il for Europe, where he will spend his summer vacation. The recent agitation in this country, growing out of the events at Kishineff have put him under severe strain during the past few weeks, but he is returning to Russia much relieved and with some sense or personal satisfaction that the traditional ly good relations between his govern ment and that of the United States, which he has sought in every way to fos- ter during the five years he has repre- sented the empire of the czar at Wash ington, have not been disturbed
 Pleased With the Change.
 In a conversation today with an Asso- ciated Press representative ne seemed es- pecially gratified that the popular dispo- sition in this country to hold the Rus sian government responsible for the de- plorable events at Kishiheff had been succeeded by calmer and more reason- able view. The prompt and energetic measures taken by his government, he pointed out, demonstrated conclusively that not only were the intimations that the Russian government had connived at what occurred at Kishinen, which were insisted upon in certain quarters in this country, preposterous, but that everything
 
 which the government had done showed not only that it had no sympathy in the affair, but that it deprecated 1t as much as any foreign country could. The gover- nor of the province had been removed and the authors of the ocourrence had been punished. and the gfyernment had taken energetic measures to prevent a repetition of similar troubles in other places.
 Jews Reassured.
 He called attention to the Associated Press dispatch from Berlin telling of the action taken at Noygorod Siewersk to quiet the Jewish population there when they were seized with q panic over pos- sible recurrence of anti-Jewish trouble as a further proof that his government had not and did not countenance war on the Jews. The police paraded the city and Prince Galitzin and several priests of the Russian church attended the coro- nation ceremonies in the syna gogue in order to reassure the Jews who had as- sembled there
 "The feeling of my government and Of my governments people toward the Unit ed States" said the ambassador. lis and has been for years most friendly, and the relations between the two governments have been most cordial. To disturb those relations owing to false impressions con- ceived In hostile quarters would be most deplorable."
 The ambassador will be accompanied abroad by his daughter, Countess Cassini. He expects to be in Washington again about September 15 to resume his diplo- matic duties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-20

N Ew YORK, June 1s.-The World U today published a dispatch from
 Princeton. N. j.. quoting former
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-18

Travellers have noted that in the Bis
marcll archipelago cats without tails
are very numerous. The explanation
as given in the World Today is curious.
The natives OF &he islands have Il SUI
perstitious belief that remnants Of food
falling into the hands of an enemy ell
able lin to cast Il spell over the caters
of the meal at which the remnants
were left. Now, the natives value their
cats less as pets than as convenient
source of fresh meat 1t follows that
thefts of cats are frequent, or rather
were frequent until some genius
evolved the happy scheme Of cutting Oil
their tails and storing them away i'll a
safe place. For" said he, 'if thief
should steal my cat and eat it, an Ill
cantatiOn muttered over its residue will
make the miscreant so sick that he Will
be sorry lie ever tasted stolen eats
flesh" 1t was an idea worthy Of the
great chancellor himself, and the hum
bic, brown Bismarckian, in pursuing
the blood and iron policy which it en-
tailed, was, like him, serenely indiller'
ent to bloodshed, pain and cateIwaul'
ings so long as he secured his ends or
his cats ends.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-18
THE MEANEST MAN.

Probably the meanest man on earth is George
Bortrell of Denver, Colorado.
Bortrel's wife, abused and neglected by him,
was dying. He asked his employer to let him of
on this account But instead Of going to his wife's
bedside he boarded car for ball game where he
occupied seat in the grand stand and yelled as
loud az any of the rooters
When told that his wife was dead he expressed
no concern Although free in expenditure he said
he had no money for funeral expenses and that the
county could bury the remains. The poor wifo's
body found Il resting place in paupers grave
The brute did not even go to the cemetery.
And some people say there is no hell.
They say the scourge of remorse will make this
man to suffer 1t wouldn't make dent i'll his con-
science in q thousand years.
They say society can punish by scorn and os
tracism. What does such animal care what de-
cent person do or think?
The only thing that would raise a welt OF re,
greet in Bortrells soul would be rawhde applied tc
his back bya band of whitecappers.
Don't it sometimes make your hands itch tc
Join such band and WELD switch when you run
across these examples of meanness?
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-18

The general arrangement of the
leaves on limbs and stalks of trees ana
plants secures between each sufficient
space to prevent one leaf from interfer-
Ing with another. And not only are
leaves so arranged as to exist independ-
entity of each other, but in a general
way they have taken upon themselves
the forms best adapted to secure the
maximum of sunlight as tits shOwered
upon them III different ATTITUDES. At
the equator, where the suns rays are
vertical. we find large flat leaves like
those of the banana, plantain and the
various species of the cactus.
Farther north, where sunlight strikes
ut an angle, small leaves and pine "nee-
dies" are found. Then again note the
regularity of the Australian gum tree.
Instead Of exposing their broad faces.to
the sun the edges only are so turned.
Were it otherwise the sun would rob
them of all their moisture, it being a
we'll known fact that the gum tree
grows in the driest region on earth.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-18
MASTERS SALE.

| Notice is hereby given that under and by viz
ura of cei tain decree of foreclosure ana sa o
! heretofore male in and by tie Circuit COurt
| OF the United Sta'ts. Fifth Judicial Circuit In
and for the Southern District OF F.Orila in
Chanccry sitting, in certain cause pending
| in SAID Court wherein Charles IL. Leonard Is
! Complainant. and joseph +. Lut as amd others
are defendants, the Undersigned L. HaSRe /,
! - Special Master I'm Chanrery, appointed in
| and by said decree, Will, on Monday the 9th day
| of O>tOb +, D 1903, during the legal hours o!
| SALE i'll front of the court house door in the
| city Of alatkl, Putnam County, state of Flor
| ida, of T for sale at public auction and WI i
sell to the hl2hest and best bidder for cash the
pr Dperty described In said decree of foreclosure
and sale, as follows:
| The steamer MetamOra, together witt. all and
singular her boilers, enginFs, tools, fixtures,
appliances and furniture Of every kind and
! description whatsoever to said steamboat be-
| longing or In any wise appertaining.
| The steamboat Alligator, together wi all
and singular her boilers, eng mes, tools app l.
ances and furniture of every kind and dJscrip
| lion to said steamboat belonging or In any wise
appertaining.
| And also that certain piece or arcel of;land
situate in the City of Palatka, County of Put
| nam and State of Florida, described as fellows
to wit: beginning at the North side ola square
stake set by NJ. II. Dalton and ]. Lucas as
marking the upper portion of the division line
! between them, said stake being distant thirty
eight c 81 feet and six lGl inches In the easterly
direction from the west side Of Water street in
! said CITY OF lHlajka; thence from SAID stake
castcrly along the North line Of the lot owned
| by said Dalton to the channel of the 1t. Johns
river; thence at TighV angles North seventy.
| one an feet and ten (l0) inches; thence West at
right angles to a point on the east side of Water
street due North Of the division stake above
referred to- thence South seventy -one an feet
ten Q0) inches to the North side of said division
stake 10 the point Of beginning, together with
all and singular the tenements, houses and i'm.
| Prayements thereon and thereunto belonging
| or III any wise appertaintng.
| +. Z. HASKELL,
Special Master.
! JOHN E. PARTRIDGE,
L, P. ANFtLL,
Complainant's Solicitors.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-18
lsrRANGE CASE OF MABEL sINGERLY.

STRANGE CASE OF MABEL SINCERITY.
The higher education does not always highly
educate.
There's Mabel Singery of New YORK;
Mabel received thorough education. Her
school did all it could for her. But instead of
making her more womanly, it only sharpened her
Wits and added to her ability to fool the elect.
Mabel Singerly, is the woman whose clever for
geries recently astounded the country. Just when
she began to go wrong it is hard to say. But at 81
she is the wife of a thief and has forged the sigma
lures of one hundred leading Wall street men, being
caught only by accident
This woman lived dual life. Along with her
crimes and dissipation she wrote good love stories
for the magazines. You have doubtless read some
Iof them
"By Mabel Singerly."
Early in her crooked career she met Diamond
Lii, one of the most accomplished thieves of the
country. From this woman, tbs said, she learned
to smoke cigarettes, drink high balls and use NOR.
phine. One day she would write stories thai
brought her money. The next she would get drunk
or forge note.
sort of Dr. Jeky and and Mr.. Hyde in petit.
coats
And now she will go to the penitentiary for &
long term.
In the case of this strange woman, as in that OF
many masculine rascals, education simply multi
piled the ability to do wrong. Accomplishment
aided acuteness. Polish gave her power.
So that-To make the higher education educate
there must be girl behind the education.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-18

The Rev. Athaliah Judson, character well known
about the various camp meeting grounds of the Afro
Baptist league of western Pennsylvania trying to
make plain to Il hard-headed, sadvisaged brother the
error OF his ways in attending other camp meetings in
the neighborhood
''Whsh's de mattah with 'em? Amt dey Chris
tian?' demanded the erring
"Why, look hyah," said Brother Judson convincing
w. does yo believe in de doctrines of Armnanism and
Calvnisln, or is yo Baptist?"
'Whah' dem doctrines ennyhow?' said the offending
brother specifically.
"Whah' is dey? Why, Calvinism is de doctrine OF
'lectio and Arminanism de belief in back-sdng
from grace"
il doan see it, said the other stubbonly. "Whah's
de real stinction?"
"Well, it's dis heah way: De Methods know he
got hol salvation but he powerful fraid he gwne to
lose it; de Presbyterian he knows he cyant lose it, but
he mortal feared he amt got it, but de Baptis'-he
know he got it, an he know he cyant lose it; and he
know where to git it again if he do."-Philadelpha
Ledger.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-18

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED
UNDER SECTION 8 OF CHAPTER 1888,
LAWS OF FLORIDA.
Notice is hereby given that S. 2. Lace,
purchaser OF tax certificate No.
1928, dated the 4th day of July A. d.,
1898, has filed said certificate in my off
90, and has made application for tax deed
to issue in accordance with law Said
certificate embraces the following de-
scribed property situated in Putnam
county, Florida, to-wit:
Lots to 10 inclusive, block II, Inter
lact en-.
The said land being assessed at the
date of the issuance of such certificate Ill
the name of E. S. Brown. Unless sal
certificate Shall be redeemed according
to law, AK deed will issue thereon on the
Sth day of October, A. D. 1903.
Witness my official signature and seal
this the Sd day Of Sep ember A. D 1908.
IScaI JOSEPH PRICE,
G ERIK circuit court putnam co. Florida.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED
UNDER SECTION OF CHAPTER 1888,
LAWS OF FLORIDA
| Notice IS hereby gwen thaG o. W.
Barnes, purchaser of tax certificate No.
! sos. dated the LIST day of July A. D. 1901,
has filed said certificate in my Office, ahd
has made application for tax deed to is
sue in accordance with law. Said certi-
ncate embraces the folio" ing described
property situated in Putnam county,
Florida, tA-wit:
/ Pt Lot 10 e of Riv Book E. P. 303 sec.
ton 81, township 10, range 27--lS acres
The said land being assessed at the
date of the issuance OF such certificate in
the name of Tim Long. Unles ssnid GER
ttficate shall be redeemed according 10
law, tax deed will issue thereon on the
9Th day of October, A. d. 1903.
Witness my official signature and sea
This the Sd day of September A. D. 1903
ISeall JOSEPH PRICE,
C:erk circuit court putnam 90 Florida
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-18
THE LAST TREK OF THE BOERs.

melancholy spectacle of man s lnhumanity to
man is afforded i'll the movement OF the Beers OF the
TraDsvaal and the Orange Free State to Mexico.
This is their fourth hegira.
Thrice has this heroic people treked across the
barren veldt of South Africa, and made the savage
wilderness to blossom as the rose. Thrice has the
British government driven them from their new
made homes They sought not gold. They sought
only chance to live unmOlested under the vine and
fig tree which they had planted and freedom to wor-
shin God And each time the red-coated policeman
has ordered them to ''move on!"
Finally came rebellion.
And what a rebellion! Humanity stag
gered These ''rebels rocked the British empire to
It's centre They fought ''under the shadow of
Gods wing like Cromwell's Ironsdes. Nay, the
heroism of the Boer patriots is not exceeded by the
prodigies of valor shown by the Knights of Richard,
the Lion Hearted, the sturdy followers of Freder-
lex Barbaroasa. They fighting for Good and
Home and Native Land"
England was glad to quit.
Fair promises were made by the conqueroTs on
ly to be broken. The magnanimity of the wiley
Chamberlain only pose. On this side of sur
render were solemn pledges that side only bad
faith. The Boer had been decoyed into laying down
his arms, deceived by lies.
Then the iron entered his soul.
Africa was no longer for him. And now every
one who can do is joining in preparations for the
hegira to Mexico. The movement for expatrlaton
grows and before long there will be none left to tend
the graves of the forefathers and the martyrs.
What pity the remnant of these people could
not be induced to make their refuge and their homes
in this country? We need the iron of that race TO
mincle with our blood. But why should they come
toms? In the hour of their martyrdom the republic
had no word of cheer.
One thinks of that inscription on the grave of
the soldier of Padna-"Here, he who never rested,
rests
May the surviving heroes of the Transvaal find
in Mexico what was denied them in South Africa
rest. Also prosperity and peace.
Auanias was an amateur compared to the politician
who says he is not selfsh'-Milwaukee Sentinel