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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1903-03-06
THE CRESCENT Cry News.

taXidermist, will amply testify to
his northern friends. The young
man has already started Il museum.
Last week as he with some other
boys We're out on a hunting expedi-
ton they came upon large mocca-
sin snake IN marshy place which
was making for the water. Edward
fired at it and hit the snake in the
head; second shot laid him out.
The snake was nearly five feet long
and nine inches in circumference.
This specimen be is also having
stuffed for his museum and he
thinks it will make valuable addi-
ton to his cabinet of curiosities. He
feels a just pride in this achievement
and regards it leading trophy Sf
his adventures in Florida.
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WEAK AND LOW SPIRITED.
A CORRESPONDENT THUS DESCRIBES HIS
EXPERIENCE.

81 can strongly ecOmmend Herbine
rs medicine If remarkable efficacy fOr
indigestion, IS of appetite, sour tas, e
in the mouth, palpitation, headache,
drowsiness after meals with distressing
mental depressiOns and low spirits
Herbine must be unique preparation
for cases such as mine. for few doses
entirely removed my complaint. | Won
der at people going on suffering OF
spending their money on worthless
things, when Herbine is proourabIe. and
so cheap" SOC bottle at Alderman q
Stewards Palatka, and Lounds' Crescent
City.
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MIAMI-KEY wEsT-uAvANA LINE,
MIAMI-NAssAU LINE.

For copy of Locally me
J. D. RAINIER Asst Gen. Pass Agent, AUGUSTINE FLA.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
Tax Deed Under Section OF Chapter
1883, Laws OF Florida.

NOl Il Il OF Arr LIZA llON IOh
Tax Deed Under Section OF Chapter
1888, Laws OF Florida.
Notice ic hereby given that W. B
Meyers, purchaser of Tax Certificate
No. 81, dated the 3rd day of July, A
D., 1899 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
cou. y, Florida, to wit:
NE t, section IL, townships, range 26
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
according to law, tax deed will issue
thereon on the 18th day Of March, A D.,
1908
Witness my official signature and seal
this the 11th day of February A D.,
1903.
Seall JOSEPH PRICE,
Clerk ct. Ct. of Putnam county, Florida
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1903-03-06
SELLING BABIES IN MILWAUKEE

Superintendent Spindler of the
poor department, Milwaukee, Wis ,
mas discovered that babies are sold
in Milwaukee without process of
law. He has found that there are
about ten places in the city where
babies are left and no questions
asked on payment of $40 or 500 by
the one disposinG of them. After
ward they are turned over to any
person who is willing to pay IL few
dollars for them. If they cannot be
sold they are given away.
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NOTICE. OF APPLl ALTON FOR
Tax Deed Under Section s, of Chapter
~

NOTICE. OF APPLl ALTON FOR
Tax Deed Under Section s, of Chapter
1858. Laws of + Orida.
Notice is hereby given that w. l.
Fallon. purchaser of Tax Certificate
No. 5G3, dated the I'd day of July, A. D
1900, has filed said certificate in my Of
fee, and has made application for tax
Iced to issue in accordance with law.
said certificate embraces the fol owing
described property situated in Putnam
county, F orida, to wit
Part lot 8, Book r. p $50 Section 2S,
township 10, range 27-3 acres.
The said land being assessed at the
late Of the i-suanc.. Of such certificate
In the name Of S II Clark Unless
said ertifcate shall be redeemed ac-
cording to law, tax deed will issue there
on on the 24th day of March, A d 1903
Witness my official signature and seal
this the 10Th day of Feb. A. D. 1903.
ISealI JOSEPH PRICE,
Clerk Ct. Ct. OF Putnam County, Florida
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1903-03-06

IN COURT OF COUNTY JUDGE,
IN PROBATE.
In matter of es ate VIM p. Wright, lntestate,
d, Ceas, d..
A suggestion of insolvency Of said estate
having bsen made by Henry st unz, admins
TRAITOR, 1t is erehy or cred that all pc sons
having claims against said estate do appear
and fl,e the same with the County Judge OF
Iutnam County, Florida, on or before July 9th
1913 NJ I COKE, County Judge
Palatka, Florida, January 9TH, 1913.
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held out his hand. He made me welcome
and gave me seat near his desk and
then sat down himself and talked with
me through an interpreter in response
to my questions. / had a good chance
to study him during the interview. He is
very impressive, but simple and unosten-
tatious. He talks quietly. does not get
excited and apparently has himself we'll
In check. He Is big man. He stands
six feet one inch In his stocks and his
frame Is strong-llmbed and muscular. His
forehead Is very high and full with
brown hair rising from it and combed
straight back without a part. He has
rich brown beard and brown eyes, rather
thoughtful than otherwise. He was
dressed In morning suit at the time. but
in asking for hls signature on a photo
graph he wrote 1t on one representing
him In his court dress, which is covered
with medals and gold lace.
He smoked cigarette as he talked. and
noticed beside his chair a tea table
with glass of tea with lemon floating
upon It, such as the Russians drink every
where,
The American Invasion.
My first question was as to the Ameri-
can invasion. wanted to know some-
thing as to the chances for American
capital and American goods In the land
of the Gear, His Excellency said:
There are plenty Of openings here for
foreign capital In the way of manufac-
lures. We already have some American
factories and others could be introduced
at profit Russia is on the edge of it's
development. We have vast number of
people and very large country, and the
growth must continue for long time to
come. AS to the profits, they will depend
largely on the management OF the bust
ness. Russia ia glad to welcome foreign
capital. and to do anything that will ma
terially improve tho condition OF the coun-
try
SIS capital safe in Russian" l asked.
sit Is as safe here as anywhere, said
Mr.. Witte. 1.-The only questions are those
of management and business ability"
How about American trade with Rus
sia--can 1t not be increased2"
THAT Is. difficult question" replied
the Minister of Finance. PRUSSIA and the
United States are OF much the same char
acter We both have an abundance Of
raw material. such as grain, lumber arm
minerals. we have petroleum. and so
have you. The result is you do not need
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be somewhat strained, but that Is the out
come Of conditions which Russia could
not control.
what is Russia doing In Manchuria,
YOUR Excellency?" said l. 1T Is charged
that you are colonizng the country and
intend to hold 1t"
THAT is not true" replied the Minister
of Finance I'VE are doing nothing OF tho
kind. and 1t Is the intention OF the Rus
sian government to refrain from extend
ing its rule in that direction. We have a
dozen times asserted that we will give tho
government over TO the Chinese just as
soon as we possibly can, and this we ex-
pect to do"
Tire Future of Russia.
"Your Excelsncy Is considered the most
advanced statesman In Russia II is gem
orally conceded that within tho past ten
years you have done more than any
other man for your country and people
along broad political lines would like
to ask YOU what you hope for the Russia
OF the future
"The future" replied Mr., Witte, after
thinking a moment, the future is In tho
hands of God and destiny, What 1t VIII
he I do not venture to predict. but II We
may judge what is to come by tho past,
this country will one day be the great
country of the world This empire is an
autocratic one and Its condition large
ly depends on the individuality of its
rulers If those to come arc to possess
the great ability OF those we have had
since the time Of Peter the Great ! have
no fear of the Russia of the future"
a Message tothe United States.
Before leaving ! asked Mr. Witte to
give meta message for the American peo-
pie, He replied:
You may say that Russia is friend
Of tho United States, She has always
been so and she is more so to-day than
ever. She considers the United States one
OF her hest friends among the nations,
She rejoices in Amercas prosperity and
hopes that the friendly relations which
now obtain will be perpetual"
The Gear Liquor Dealer.
During my stay In the finance depart
ment at the direction of Mr.. Witte. !
was given information concerning the
Russian government as a liquor dealer,
The movement was originated by Alex
ander III. 1t was introduced in several
nroyinces by Mr.. Wltte ON the lst OF
January. 1895, and IT has now BEEN en-
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in Europe. The government has taken
entire charge of the manufaGture and
liquor shops in every city and village,
ana i Is against the lay FOR ad any private e
Russian whiskey Is called.
This work was begun to protect the
people from the LIQUOR dealers and to I'M
prove their conditions generally. IN
the past there were grog shops scattered .,
by unscrupulous people, who sold drlnks
on credit and finally got away the lands
and most of the property in their nelsn-
borhood.
Many Russians had grown rich from II.
They We're not only robblns the people,
but they te 1s ssea b 5e decpee that
must be stopped and that after time
the government would manage the husi-
ness itself. or course, there was great
any purchasable commodity, the order
would have probably been remanded, but
the government here Is supreme. and the
LIQUOR dealers went out OF business,
Government Liquor Factories.
Since then great factories have been ees-
tablished to make the vodka and me
government manufactures its own bot
Ties and corks II supplies a better llquor
than was sold in the past and at lower
rate and at the same time makes an
enormous prOnt LOT me GAZdr'
In 1901 the recNpts from this source
amounted to SSl,000GN, In 1902 they Were.
more than S23l .O0O,lN0. and this year. 1t Is
estimated, they will be over a quarter of
billion dollars. They Will be more
than the estimated cost of the army and
navy and ten times as great ass the cost
of all the prisons and all the courts r
the percentage of increase keeps up as II
has been doing they will in time largely
support the government There Is some
talk of extending the monopoly 10 tea,
which is universally drunk in Russia,
and IL so the Car will have money TO
burn
In Russian Government Saloon.
went into one of the government sa-
looms the other day and bought bottle
of brandy Just TO tell you how II Is solo,
The saloon was not far from the Aemri-
can consulate. saw the sign No. over II.
with Russian characters heoW IT, ana
pushed the double doors omen and entered
a room WHICH looked much like a mix
ture of hank and drug store There was
a network in front of the counter ana on
the shelves at the back We're bottles OF
different sizes. from little ones as big as
a wine glass to some holding halr gal
Ion. The hotties We're ronnd ana WINE,
and they seemed to be filled With water,
They really contained vodka, or Russian
whiskay which Is as clear. as crystal,
Behind the counter stood 2 nicely
dressed Russian woman, dealing wlth
her customers through a window IN the
No LIQUOR Is allowed TO be drunk on
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.DEVEL OPMElNT OF
THE NEW SENSES.
By GARRETT p. SERYISS.

He was. In some respects. like an insect
which makes its way by means inap-
preciable to us.
In short, until the surgeon opened his
eyes FOR him, he had developed out OF
touch, smell, taste and hearing com.
pound substitute for sight which enabled
him to minge freely with his fellow
creatures; and. while he missed some OF
the enjoyments and advantages which
their eyes gave them, he possessed other
enjoyments and advantages which they
lacked. In a dark night, for Instance, he
was their superior in many respects. He
could make his way where they dared
not venture, and his special senses
brought him knowledge OF things Of
which they were utterly unaware.
But since his requirement OF the faculty
Of seeing he has already lost much OF;
the peculiar power that thirty years Or
life in darkness bestowed upon him. NOW,
when he closes his eyes, he Is afraid to
move. He no longer perceiVes the nature
OF the world about him through his ears
and his nostrils., as he formerly did. In
becoming normal man he has lost some
thing. sSa
His first recognition of the human coun.
tenance Is strangely suggestive of the
experience that any Of us might have u
we were suddenly endowed with some
new sense, enabling us to perceive d.
5rectly things OF whose eHlste!iSe VIC nay
previously been aware only through
Inference. When his eyes We're, opened he
saw the surgeons face. but did not know
what 1t was until the voice issuing from
the mouth reminded him Of the fornS and
structure Of his own face as he had
studied 1T with his finger tips
Similarly. much of our present know.
ledge OF the universe about US Is based
upon indirect observation and inference
but suppose we could strip off the veil
Many wells Will have to be removed. In
some manner before human knowledge
can approach perfection.
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TALK WITH WYTTE, RLJSSLAS BUSINESS MANAGER.

the premises. There were no chairs nor
lounging places, and one Is expected to
ssea 9 bo fses end csns Snt Sa
Of the the bottle. Each bottle was tightly
eorked and waKed with Eoyernmbs nf
tie, takes It outside and gulps down the
contents. He then returns the bottle an9
eus his rHee een q boe pahd for
got almost tumblerful OF vodka.
nave not opened 1t yet
Russian Brandy Drinkers.
The Russians are great brandy drink.
brandy. Drinking is common al over the
empire. and | see many drunken men. !
do not know. that they are as bad as the
~ drink more than the Americans, The
above figures are the profits Of the blsi-
na gDa Wheh S prop
ably increase MS inc people grow E'cn-
The English are the creates. dr mixers
on earth. They have more than Dillloh
dollars invested In breweres and dlstll.
leries, and their annual consumption OF
LIQUORS costs more than ;io e,r tor o eyesy
Mkt to them come the Germans, and at
the bottom Of the great nations d come t h,i
Americans Newertneless our our d TX 6oo 9 nn5
to a0.60o,oo0 gallons OF distilled spirits
every year and We count our beer By
the millions of barrels Every one knows
that the business Is most profitable
one, and were 1t not for licensing an
evil and the creation Of an enormous
government service We might copy Rus.
sla and cut down our taxes at least one'
half.
Russian Taxes.
The Russian government however, Is
like no other on earth. IT raises Its reYe-
nues In all sorts of ways 1t hs< both
direct and indirect taxes and government
monopolies. 1t has heavy customs duties
which bring 1t in something like a huns
dred million dollars year.
There is tax on matches which pro-
duces more than $4,000, 900, and one on
sugar which Is expected to Yield SIS, co.,
coo IN 1873 Then there ere sa stamp duties
piece Of real estate I per cent OF tho
n nn,ns q and II You 40 any banking YOU
must use government stamps
The taxes are different In different parts
OF the empire. There Is wagon tax,
+ tax levied on the natives OF the eau.
casus mountains by which they are freed
from military service, and tax On cat
tie owned by the .artars, who live IN
tents The taxes on real estate are com,
paratiyely light and customs duties com,
paratiyely heavy, There are, y large mum,
Der of licenses and also certain lakes on
incomes aud on Industrial establishments
A large part OF the revenue, hoReyeE
comes from the government monopoiieA
the Gear being the greatest land ownA
and the greatest capitalist Of the world, AZ
FRANK c. CARPEsSTls-
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bet on their favori:e as an American on
his horse, or q college boy on his alma
matters football team.
This form OF wrestling Is little known in
this country. 1t is practiced only by pro-
fessionals or those Englshmen who have
come here from the bouts home.
The hold is described below. with three
movements that are used in every bout.
Others can DO easily studied out and will
occur to the wrestlers as they strive to-
gether.
FIRST HOLD IN CUMBERLAND.
Each wrestler places the left arm over
the others right shoulder, and the right
arm underneath the left shoulder, inter-
locking the hands. To start with. the
chin Is placed on the opponents left
shoulder. in order to prevent buttIng or
pushing with the, head at the beginning.
Z (Figure ~ The bodies should be sepa-
rated as far as possible. 50 that danger
from tripping or other sorts OF leg wrest-
ling will be lessened. AS in ell kinds OF
wrestling have the feet spread sufficient
ly to insure firm base.
This is the only hold In Cumberland.
and 1t must not be changed at any period
OF the bout. 1t is permissible to imprison
an arm OF the opponent by slipping one
OF your arms over 1t. or to turn back
to back. or to get your opponent on your
back. etc. so long as the same hold Is
kept. But the moment the first hold In
Cumberland Is changed the bout must
begin all over again. Professionally.
changing the hold Is foul.
THE BACK HEEL.
One OF the hundred or more distinct
movements In Cumberland is the back
heel. To secure 1t much sparring and
working OF arms is necessary. in order to
get the opponent close enough. When
nent's back toward your abdomen by slip
ping an arm down his back as far as
possible. At the same time trip with
a heel thrown back OF the opponents
closer foot, bend forward at the waist.
and press on his chest with your head.
F'igure 2.) II this movement is correctly
done. the opponent must fall straight on
both shoulders, and you will fall with and
land on top OF him. as matter of course.
In falling. the grip must not be changed
or broken. 1t must be kept until the bout
Is declared at an end
THE FLYING MARE OR CROSS BUT
TOCKS.
To accomplish this picturesque and ef-
fective movement, slip around the oppo-
feet.
The opponent defends himself by pull
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Especial Correspondence Of The Times.
Dispatch)

Especial Correspondence of The Times.
Dispatch.)
ST. PETERSBURG. May 81 have
had an interview here with the greatest
man In Russia, X not the greatest man
On earth. His name Is sergius Wltte; he
d the right hand of the Gear. and the
business manager Of the great Russian
.mpire. He handles all told, in the neigh.
borhood of a billion dollars year. TAX
ing 1t in from thousand sources and dis
tributing it with an even hand to the
necessities OF Russia. In Europe and Asia.
He is one of the worlds greatest bank
ers. being at the head Of the treasury
OF Russia and of the vast government
banking system whose capital runs into
the hundreds OF millions. He Is one OF the
worlds great railroad men, having an
enormous network OF State lines In Rus
sia. In Central Asia and in Siberia, the
longest line of the world, From the Cars
crown estates he collects about S4o'oooooo
year, and from the debts owing him
gets n revenue of sl6,00O,0oo. He handles
the mines belonging to the crown ana
drags forth gold and silver. iron and coal
in the tens OF millions from the bowels
Of the earth. He is in charge OF the tax
system and the custom duties. and he
is a mighty manufacturers Stranger than
all, he is the greatest saloonist In the
world He does an alcoholic business
which dwarfs that OF the American
whiskey trust. making and selling as a
government proposition every ounce Of
alcohol consumed by more than 100000. 600
people,
A Self-Made Man.
All this witte does ably, honestly and
for his master. the Gear. He has acquired
his prominence by his own work, and
IA what would be called In America a
salf-made man. He came from the south
ern part OF the empire born of parents
comparatively poor. He had fair educa-
ton and began life as q clerk in rail-
road Office This was at Odessa on the
Black sea. He did his work we'll and rose
to be manager. Then he was advanced to
another road which ran from Odessa to
Moscow and managed that. His ability
here was such that he war recommended
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s-- an - who, by an operation In the
Ophthtalms Institution at Glasgow last
February, suddenly acquired the faculty
of seeing, will do much thinking between
the lines. And his thinking will raise
many interesting questions, which neither
he, nor any one else. may, at present, be
able to settle.
The case of this man, whose relation TO
the outer world has been SO suddenly and
fundamentally altered by surgical skill,
furnishes striking example of the al
most limitless development OF which the
human senses are capable, and makes one
wonder whether there is not inherent IN
us the capacity to evolve new senses
and thereby to Increase the range OF our
perceptions, our enjoyments and our
knowledge.
During the thirty Years which this
Scotchman spent without eyesight he
learned to move about as freely among
his fellows as If he had been able to
see. He ran about the village streets.
went up and down stairs, moved unim-
pededly among the articles of furniture,
became familiar with the roads and paths
in his native district. worked on a farm
binding corn and setting UP stocks. learn
ed to distinguish flowers by feeling their
|, shapes and perceiving their various
odors, and thus could make bouduets as
we'll as if lie had dlscerned the colors
| OF the component blossoms.
| AS occurs with nearly all blind per-
sons, his hearing became marvelously
| acute, and differences of sound which en-
| tirely escape ordinary people warned him
| of his approach to solid objects. He could
tell stone wall from a hedge merely
] by the sound of the air passing over them.
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This is duo to the fact that q

L
kaB s 's:;. = ~ ss''s.s'''.
This Is duo to the fact that a
tall in Cumberland and Northumberland
must be gained from one hold, which
must be kept under all circumstance
until the bout ends. In View OF this dis
tinctive feature OF Cumberland and
Northumberland. Il can be easily be real
ized that every bit OF physical and men.
tai ingenuity possible on the part OF the
contestants must be brought into play
both in offensive and defensive work.
This ono holds bars all ground
wrestling: every fall must be made from
the feet. AS result. the agility de-
rnanded is even greater than in energetic
catch-as -catch-can. Indeed, such activity
on the feet is required, In order to avoid
tripping. that the wrestlers must dance
around continually. AS test OF alertncss.
endurance and powers OF breathing. Cum
berland and Northumberland Is in the
first class.
BY reason Of the one hold that is fair In
this style OF wrestling all tendency to
violence is practically eliminated. There
is no danger from hammer locks or
strangle holds. The only care necessary
Is 10 see to 1t that the fall. which is from
height. Is not too hard. A little expe-
hence will show the wrestlers how this
an be worked without disturbing or al
ering either position.
The tall man should be especially adept
at Cumberland and Northumberland, and
for men OF this class 1t Is an exhilaroddns
exercise. Young. overgrown boys. how
ever should be wary OF 1t. for they are
liable to injurc their arms and legs, which
are weak by reason OF their owners too
quick springing up.
Cumberland and northumberland gets
its name from the two counties In Eng
land where 1t originated. and is most
popular.
Since the days OF knighthood. wrestling
tournaments have been held yearly at
big fairs lasting several days in these
counties. The champions Of the different
towns take part. and each wrestler is
urged on to victory by his partisans. who