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The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-21
MYSTERY OF DREAMS.


The Wonders the Brain Sees In the
Fraction of IL Second.
1t is not unusual to hear one say that
he has been dreaming about something
all night, when possibly his dream oc-
cupied only very short time. Many
attempts have been made to measure
the time occupied in dream, and rec
ords appear from time to Aime in the
papers showing that often elaborate
ones occupy but a few seconds. The
following incident is told by 4 gentle
man who vouches for its accuracy:
He was engaged one afternoon with
a clerk in verifying sonre long columns
of figures that had been copied from
one book to another. The numbers,
representing amounts in dollars and
cents, were composed of six or seven
figures. The clerk would read, for in
stance, Fourteen, one fOrty-two,
twelve" making the amount of $14,-
142. u, and the gentleman would an
swer, Check" to indicate that the
copy was correct. Page after page had
been read as rapidly as the words
could be uttered, each number receiv-
ing the "check." The work was drowsy,
and it was with difficulty he could
keep his eyes open.
Finally sleep overcame him, and he
dreamed-dreamed of an old horse he
had been accustomed to drive twenty
five or thirty years ago. He could not
recall any special incident connected
with the dream except the locality and
the distinct sight of the horse and of
the buggy to which he had driven him.
He awOke suddenly and, as number
was ended, called Check" He was
conscious of having slept and of hav-
ing dreamed and said to the clerk:
Charlie, l have been asleep. How
many of those numbers have I miss
edY" None" he replied. you have
checked every one" Close question
ing developed the fact that Of the fig
ures $14,142.12 he had heard the four
teen and the twelve but had slept and
dreamed during the time occupied in
rapidly uttering the words zone forty
two" He tried by reading other num-
bers to measure the time and thinks 1t
could not have been more than half a
second.
Another story is told of man who
sat before his fire in drowsy condi-
ton. A draft blowing across the
room set a large photograph on the
mantel to swaying. A slender vase
was in front of it, and the man re-
members wondering, in Il mood of
whimsical Indifference, whether the
the vase to the floor.
Finally gust of wind did topple the
picture, and it struck the vase. The
man remembers having been curiously
relieved in his state Of drowsiness that
at last the "old thing was going to fall
and be done with it"
Presently he was in the midst of a
complicated business transaction In q
western city miles away. All the de-
tails of new and unheard of scheme
were coming forth from his lips, and n
! board of directors was listening The
scheme prospered. He moved his fam
lily west. Fragments Of the journey
thither and glimpses of the fine house
he bought came before his vision.
A crash woke him. The vase had
struck the floor. He had dreamed an
unlived life covering years, and all in
the time 1t took for the vase which he
had seen toppling before he fell asleep
to fall five feet and break.-Youths
COMPANION.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-21
STATE SCHOOL SYSTEM
From Florida Times-Union.

From Florida Times-UniOn.
One of the most important meas
ures as yet brought forward at ITALIA
hassee is the bill introduced by Sen
atOr Stockton, and which provides
for the creation of State Board of
Educational Trustees.
1t is proposed to place the entire
management of the various state
schools in the hands of this board,
which will thus become n central au-
thority, with power to deal with
these institutions in rational and
business-like manner.
1t is believed by those competent
to Judge that by this means the War
ring interests and local jealousies
that have so long been Il stumbling
block in the way of educational pro-
gress in this state, may ut last be re-
conciled, and that, in the course of
time, a homogeneous and solid sys-
tenn may be formed out of the isolat-
ed units of our present educational
resources
This bill has already been favora-
bly, reported by both the Senate and
the House committees to which it
was referred, and it is understood
that two committee amendments
have been added, to the following
effect:
First, that the proposed board
shall be composed of fifteen mem
beers, five to be chosen from each
of the three Congressional districts
of the State; second, that no MEM
Der shall come from a county in
which is located any one of the State
schools which will be affected by
the operations of the bill.
1t will be seen that the measure
has been So drawn as to give every
section of the State its just repre-
sentation on the board of trustees,
and that an attempt has been made
TO eliminate those local influences
that have hitherto operated against
our State educational system as a
whole.
That no such system can he worthy
OF the name until it is considered as
a whole, seems clear; and it is much
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-21
. diem Chad iustify he

Woe unto them that justify the
wicked for reward.
This county justifies these men in
an evil business for reward of $1,000
each. We put them ON the same
legal footing as other business men.
Their business is declared just. They
are justified for reward.
That business is admitted to be
evil--immofal. Can we be moral
and sell the right to some other man
to engage in that which is immoral?
But il is said that men will drink.
so why not license it? Simply be-
cause as moral men we cannot do 1t.
Men will rob. Why not legalize
that business and give to any man
who will pay a tax the right to rob
and give him the protection of the
law? Oh! we could not do that.
Why? The robber meets me and de-
mands my purse and secures it. My
health is untouched, my mind is un-
affected, my character is untarnish-
ed, my home is not broken up, my
hope of heaven is undimmed.
The saloon man meets me and de
mands my money, and gets it If !
drink, he robs me of my physical ana
mental powers, starves my family,
sends me home to them to cruelty
mistreat them and break their hearts,
he consigns my body to the potter's
field and my soul to hell. The wife
and children are left behind in pow
erty and disgrace and refuse to be
comfOrted.
Honestly, are we not licensing the
greater evil?
Why not license the murderer for
revenue to run the government? His
demand is not as great as that of the
saloon man.
We are told we can't make men
sober by law. How many boys in
Palatka under ten who are drunk
ards? You answer none. Our plea
is for law that will leave them in
that sober state. At present we
create drunkards by law. Let the
moral and Christian people of this
county stand for that which is mora
and Christian, and avert the woes
uttered by the prophet of old.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-21

to be hoped that the bill in question
may become II law, and that its effect
will be to so thoroughly consolidate
and harmonize the various educa-
tional institutions of the State as to
make of them,a continuous series of
stepping stones, leading from the
elementary grades to those we are
accustomed to group under the term
"the higher education.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-21
Hair Color.

In the case of horses where the skin
has been abraded by the harness if the
CALLED region is left to itself the hair
will grow in, but be colOrless, while If
oil is applied freely to the abrasion
hair of dark or normal color will be
produced, thus Indicating that the
color is ordinarily due to the secretions
of the skin sinking down as sediment
to the base of the hair follicle, where
it is absorbed by the shaft Of the hair
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-21
VIM. A. RUSSELL, Editor
MEMORIAL DAY.

Next Wednesday will be observed
as Confederate Memorial day and
honors will be paid to the memory
of southern heroes who fell in the
great fratricidal struggle known as
the war between the states
Yes, that great war is so long over
that there are people who ask
''What is all this about?' when they
hear the bands playing and see the
veterans parading.
Memorial day is pure sentiment.
Sentiment is one of the most pre-
cious Jewels in the human life.
Without it man is little better than
a savage. He is hard in his business
affairs and in his home. Nobody
loves the man who has no sentiment
in his breast.
With it he is humanized. He re-
veres the very names of the heroes
who have fought for the cause they
believed in and passed on. He is
sorry that they suffered; and tears
come easily when he thinks OF the
grandness of the natures who had Il
part in the great struggles of now
united, prosperous, happy and pro-
gressive nation.
Tradition! 1t is the very fOotstool
of this nation. We glorify the great
ness of such men as Lee and Lincoln,
Grant and Jackson and say to the
rising generation: "a nation must
progress to live. See the standard Of
manhood and devotion set by these
heroes. Study them, and know that
from your ranks must come the great
men who will bear the responsible
ties, fight the battles, protect the
weak IN future. They We're real
men. You, as their successors, must
show an even higher type of man
hood. You must do as well, and
better.
"They loved their country, rs did
the thousands of brave fellows who
left their wives and children and
sweethearts to march to their graves.
And only through patriotism and
love of ones land is the safety and
prosperity of that land assured. If
YOU let business so master you that
you have no time to take part in the
things that make for the welfare OF
your country, you will be an obsta-
Gle to progress. If you let selfish
ness exclude sympathy and the chas'
tening effects of memory OF good
deeds done by others from youl
mind and heart, you can never be a
good citizen"
Perhaps you cannot observe Mem
Orial Day by laying a flower on the
grave of some hero, but you can 81.
lentIy thank God for the good that
has been and will be; that has beer
showered on you rs II citizen of these
United States. You can resolve tC
be a patriot in the fight for better
conditions and higher civilization
1t is not waged with sW words anC
guns, but is none the less battle
and the Right must win if the lane
of Washington is to endure.
Sentiment! The sentiment tina
comes with the fragrant flowers o
Memorial Day and the haunting
notes of the bugle furnishes courage
You realize that the country tina
was we'll worth dying for it now wei
worth living and striving for. Pu
into your part of the fight the spiri
of those who have gone, and yol
will have done well,
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-21
interchangeable Tickets

In travelling you will find it very cop-
venlent to use Atlantic Coast Line in
Interchangeable mileage tickets good over
approximately 10000 miles of railroad
These tickets will be honored as far
East as Washington and West 10 Gin.
einnati, Louisville, Evansville and 81
Louis. Take advantage Of this arrapge,
ment and avoid the Inconvenience of
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Superior train service TO all points Fast
West and South. W. Il. LFAHy n ' p a
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The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-21

No l3--"The Florida Limited" Daily Pull.
man Drawing Room Sleeping cars between
Jacksonville, Birmingham, Memphis and
Kansas City.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-21

No 3d. lily Pullman Drawing Room and
Buffet Sleeping Car between Jacksonville and
st Louis.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-21

Professor Okakura of Tokyo in a
lecture delivered In this country said
that the japanese ideal of feminine
beauty varied a little between Tokyo
and Kioto, but on the whole the Japa-
nese considered that woman should
not exceed five feet in height, should
have a comparatively fair skim and
be well developed, should have long,
thin and jet back hnir, an oval face,
with a narrow straight nose, rather
large eyes, nearly black thick eye
lashes, small mouth hiding behind
red full lips, even rows Of small white
teeth, ears not altogether small, thick
eyebrows and a medium forehead,
from which the hair should grow in
circular or Fujiyama shape-that is, a
shape recalling the truncated cone of
the famous volcano.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-21
THE NUMBER OF THE HERD

Must of course depend on the area
of land devoted to their use. In APP
portioning herds to land, beginners
often lose sight of the fact that the
greater fecundity of the SOW practi-
cally makes her equal to the COW in
demand on the land, notwithstand-
ing the fact that d given area will
support five or six times as many
hogs as cattle. The cattle draw
from the soil for u months, while
the pigs need feeding but Z to 8
months. 1t is safe estimate to al
low one COW to 10 acres and one SOW
to I acres of average land, The land
will also provide for the work stock
necessary to its cultivation, and with
proper management for the sale Of
some surplus crops. Under favorn-
BILE conditions this rate of stocking
may be reasonably doubled,
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-21
MATING


is worth of careful consideration.
So far as possible one parent should
be selected for the purpose Of sup
plying DEFICIENCIES in the other The
number of females safely bred tn Il
single male is the subject of much
error with the beginner. 1t must be
remembered that the young are eX-
pected to come within a narrow lin-
it of time. The service of the year
is, therefore crowded into equally
short intervals. This necessarily
greatly reduces the practical service
of the males Forty cows and TWEEN
ty sows should be the limit of APP
portionment to the males; fifteen of
the latter would be a safer limit,
particularly with young males.
THE PER CENT OF INCREASE
Should be estimated on the basis of
maintaining the original breed ng
number. Each breeding SOW may
be expected 10 rear an average of 3
pigs aud replace in o ,casiOnal breed
er. The herd OF cows should increase
20 per cent. annually. One half of
this increase should be market
steers, anu one Hdll uHllefS 70 re-
place breeders or increase the size
of the herd. On this basis n herd of
100 breeders will provide for market
ing 500 shoats at the end of the first
year, and 30 steers at the end of the
second year, and to increase the
breeding herd one third at the same
time. This estimate is on the sup
position that marketing Of hogs will
begin with shoats and of steers with
"cOming" two year olds.
The profits will necessarily depend
entirely on management and econo-
my of original investment. For in
stance, as bearing on the latter point.
the cost of fencing alone may easily
be diminished one half by the Judi
cious use of natural water bounda-
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-21

There is more Ca arrh in this section of The
country than all other diseases nut together,
and until the last few years was supposed 10 be
incurable. For a great many years doctors
pronounced II local disease pnd prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly fai ing to
cure with local treatment pronounced IL incur
able Science h It's proven eatarrh 20 be a con-
sututional disease and therefore requires con-
stituuonl treament Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. ]. Cheney Il Co, Toledo
Ohio. is the only constitutional cure on the
market Ii is taken internally In doses from 10
drops to a teaspOonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the sys en-
They offer one hundred dollars for any case it
falls to cure. Send for circulara aud testimo-
mails.
F. J.CHENEY a Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halrs Family Pills for constipation.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-21
BREEDS.

Natives should be selected as the
foundation stock in all eases; hardi-
ness. adaptation to climate and sur
foundations, availability and cheap.
ness are the all-sutficient reasons for
this selection.
For crossing, three breeds of cattle
stand paramount. The Hereford,
Aberdeen-Angus and Shorthorn offer
ample selection. The two first are
believed to be better adapted to eX-
tensive ranches, where range condi-
tions are more nearly approached,
while the Shorthorn is prominently
the farm beef animal OF the world.
The Berkshire and Essex are the
best breeds of swine for grading up
the native.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-21

No. "a hSow York and Florida Express
Daily Pullman Drawing Room sleeping car
between Port Tampa, Jacksonville ana New
York
No Standardization and Fla. Limited Daily
Pullman Drawing. Room Sleeping Car, Jackson
willie to New York.
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Two Voslibule Trains East
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-01
Lack of Consistency.

In critictsing what IL Is pleased TO
term MIR. Bryan's premature plan for
the reorganization OF the Democratic
party" the New York World asks:
If the president succeeds In forcing
a reasonable revision OF the tariff. II
he adopts vigorous measures for the
enforcement OF the antitrust and inter
state commerce laws. II he promotes
the cause OF ultimate independence for
the Filipino> and does not try TO spend
more money than the government ear
collect. what Will be Mr. Bryan's para
mount issue
lit j. not consistency the World
declares. but Intelligent oppOrtunism.
that gives TO n political party SAVIOR
and yirility" Intelligent opPOgtu-
nism- has it, place. but IL the Demo
cratic party should lay low" until the
Roosryclt administration shall! have
completed it, Policies and then anta--
ouizc isIcIn the result undoubtedly
would l,sfsr T.iite a. disappointing TO
the oppoTtuuIsts ~ the results OF the
last election proved To them.
The Worlds query suggests that IL
conccives that the principal purpose
OF the Democratic party's existence Is
q serve &c An opp2sitoa party. IL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-01

such l. 10 be It's purpose. IL cannot die
too soou II II is To continue II living
political force. II must become con
structive adopt constructive policies
and stand for something besides mere
negatIOn. IL il shall wait for some
thing to turn up" il il shall guide its
course neSativing the course OF the
Roosevelt administration regardless of
its policies. with what force could it
appeal 10 the American people:
II the Republican party shall be-
come Democratic under Mr.. Roose-
velt's leadership. In the very nature OF
things 10 would drive the supporters OF
Republican policies out Of the Republic
an party. Where would they lind
refuge: In the Democratic party
Not II il remained Democrats Intel
Ilgent opportunism would suggest that
the Democratic party continue 10 he
Democratic In any circumstances
There II not the slightest probability.
however. that Mr.. Roosevelt viii be
able To reverse that attitude OF the Re
publican party even should ne desire
TO revolutionize IL. The forces that con
troll IL are more powerful than any
one man. In such u contest Mr.. Roose-
welt would be broken as surely rs
Grover Cleveland was broken when he
took issue with the Democratic party
and sought 10 make il the creature OF
plutocratic interests.
The proposal 10 reorganize the Dem
ocratic party Oh a Democratic basis
Is not premature; il i belated. as the
enormous loss of Democratic votes in
the recent election discusses. Roose-
veIts vote was little larger than Nc
kinley's. but Parker's vote was less
by 1.JUJ.OUO than the vote that was
cast for William J. Bryan in 1900.
In view Of the results il does not
appear that the Democratic party Is
SO much in need Of Il paramount is
sue as il is in need of the consistency
that will beget confidence and create
Observation-Disclosures News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-01
THE HOTELS.

AT the HARPER. McDonnelly and
wife. New York; a. l.. Cruisy, Chicago;
F. l.. Gregg. Kansas City; c. w. Vars,
Buffalo. y. Y: J. H. Matthews. De
troit: X. NJ. Whitman. w. c. Galloway,
Aledo. ILL.,: w. Z. Schollins, Water
loo; J. X. Independence. Chicago: A.
II. Shouchuger. Cincinnati: F. NJ. Bark
er. Chicago: \. 3. Hill, Chicago; l..
Lowenthal. Peoria. ILL.,: II. A. Stern.
New York; ID. T. Stewart. Cincinnati;
Madam Wunderle. Miss c. II. Brew
ing, Alice Drake. Herbert Butler, w.
II. Andrews. Chicago: A. J. Huston.
Cleveland; 5. r. Coppins, Princeton:
Robert Rexdale. Rock Island: A. w.
Van Housen. Geneseo; T. ID. Adams.
Omaha; w. 5. Ishmany. Touton, Mo. ::
;. Il. Flunshman, Chicago; NJ. +. Brew
er. Prophetstown: w Winter, Stanley
NJ. Walsh. Chicago; John J. Leidigh.
Milwaukee: J. f. Miller. Chicago: III.
NJ. Freeman. Chicago; F. F. Chadwick.
New York; w. II. Colean. Peoria, H.. ::
VI. Burton. \. F. Wyman. |. E Gumbru-
er. II. II. Rawson, Chicago: c. A Ken
nedy. New York; l.. ID. Voak. Chica-
go: w. T. Subway Trenton. Mo-; E
+. Andrews and wife. Chicago.
At the Harms OEuropeanD-J. c.
Campbell. Chicago: Harry T.. Wolf.
Bloomington; s. G. Milton and wife.
Cedar Rapids: Max J. Wolf. +. G..
Richards. Chicago: Joshua Lindahl
Cincinnati: George II. Holcomb. Chi
cago: James Salzstein. Milwaukee: C..
l. Jones. Dan J. Nordgren. Chicago:
g. II. Welsch. Downs. Ill: John G.
Sarran. Chicago; c. Henning. Men
dota: ID. c. Odell. Springfield: A. G.
Smeathers. Peoria; r. +. Williams.
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cago: II. J. Bullock. Peoria: w. A.
Mailman. New York: f. p. Barton.
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ton: G. T. Thompson. Chicago: II. a.
Eberts. New York City: r 8. Ken
needy. Chicago; W. J. Lennon. ST
Paul: J. J. Northrup. Williamsburg;
niger. Kansas City.
AZ the hock lSiaDu European =
James X. Kemper. New York: Charles
-. Harrison. VI. X. Browning. J. II.
Nukrich. John J. Switch. Chicago:
William Strohmeier. Andalusia: G..
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Hanson. GAINESVILLE; o. W. Ficklin.
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Il. .sasass. 0sssshS. G.I--REeson. Des
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Harry b. Everhart. San Diego. Cal:
C. F. Cline. Muscatine; b. c. Peek.
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Bloomington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-01
Insurance

State Insurance Commissioner
Thomas ID. O'Brien of Minnesota has
refused to accept the fees OF his Of
flee. which in the past have amounted
To over $4,000 a year. Mr.. O'Brien
has informed Gov Johnson that he
does not believe the law which allows
the commissioner salary and clerk
hire contemplated his taking fees. He
il Of the opinion that the fees belong
to the state and will turn them into
the state treasury. Last year the at
torney general ruled that the fees in
question belonged to the insurance
commissioner but the incumbent takes
issue with the decision. .---
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-01

Senator Nelson of Minnesota called
on the president to- present a constitu-
ent named Ulstead. the father OF
Is children. all living. The president
warmly congratulated the visitor and
news OF this fact soon reached Min
nesota- In day or two Senator Mel
son received a letter from a man nam
ed Shelton. who said: Dear Senator
notice you have been introducing 4
man TO the president who claims he
has 10 Living children. Now senator.
this man - piker ! have % living
children and I inclose photograph TO
prove II. Please show this TO the
president.