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The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-07-21
Crescent City News
CRESCENT CITY.

Is one OF the most beautiful
locations in Florida. Tourists
Will find it an Ideal spot to
spend the winter, or pass a few
days of keen delight.
The town is on Crescent Lake
ian arm Of the st. Johns River
and Is 100 miles by water, aud
" miles by rail from Jackson
Vile,
= The all day river ride on the
steamer Crescent. from Jack
sonville to Crescent City, is one
OF the delightful experiences of
Florida travel. The steamer
leaves Jacksonville at 8 a. m.
every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday, reaching Crescent
City at 6 Up. m. This trip is the
only daylight ride up the broad
and picturesque st. Johns.
The steamer has pretty cabins
and offers a delightful outlook
even In stormy weather.
Crescent City is the center of
the orange growing industry in
middle Florida, and beautiful
groves surround the place.
Good boating, hunting and
fishing will afford amusement
for sportsmen.
Naptha launches can be Sc
cured cheaply for water trips.
Crescent City has good hotels
and boarding houses at mode
rate rates.
Beautiful shaded walks and
bicycle paths.
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CRESCENT CITY TEMPERATURE FOR THE
WEEK ENDING, JULY 18th, 1905. 4. ID.
WILLIAMS, OBSERVER.
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81 wish my American cousin were al
| the bottom OF the sea-"
And l were Mr.. Magnify Then we
could fight 1t out"
! Bertha smiled AT the same time she
did not think Mr.. Jones regarded the
matter in serious enough manner. 81
shall have to do as my father wishes, "
she said. I'VE German maidens are
trained to obey our parents in such
matters"
rs it your father or you who are to
be suited with husbandT'
a."
"Then see no reason for you to mar
ry TO suit him instead of yourself"
you talk like an American won
der II my cousin has such remarkable
views"
At this point Herr Flelschman en-
tered, scowling ut the couple, who were
sitting quite close together on sofa.
Herr Fleischman," said Mr.. Jones,
I'VE have been discussing the German
and American methods of proposal for
wife Fraulein Bertha prefers the
German I the American. | wouldn't
consider girl worth marrying who
would let her father choose husband
for hex"
Herr Fleischman turned red with an
ger, while Bertha looked at her wooer
astouished.
II ask for the hand of your daugh
ter" continued Mr.. Jones. II leave
her TO choose between me on the one
hand and you and this American cousin
on the other
Both men turned to Bertha. She had
been captiyated by this down treading
of established rules and the defense
she had received-indeed, the sweeping
methods of this novel lover. 1t was Il
hard struggle with her TO decide be-
tween what she considered her duty
and II lover who had no respect for
established forms, but love trlumphed,
and she threw her arms around the
lovers neck Herr Fleischman was
boiling with rage
Leave this house"
why ltdNS uOuSS "
which have been especially invited?
said Mr. Jones. with imperturbable |
GOODNESS.
''lnvited?' rourei Herr Fleischman.
Yes, invited. I've got the invitation
right here in my pocket" And he drew
Il letter and handed 1t to Herr Flelsch
man.
But this is addressed to my neph
ew, Henry Fle!sChman."
'Well, uncle, | reckon this comedy
has lasted long enough. | am your
nephew. And | am your American
cousin" he added, turning to Bertha
Il don't want any old country arrange
ments in matrimonial way We
Americans choose for ourselves, and |
we want our wives to choose us in the
same way"
you Americans are very queer
peoplep' exclaimed Herr Flelsehman.
LENA NJ. BROOKS.
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Personal and Social.

Rev. G. H. Ward is in Pittsburg,
Pa.
Arthur B. Appleby has returned
from brief vacation.
Four new boilers are being set up
at the mills at Omega,
Mrs J. A. Phillips and Miss Grace
Cash are in st. Augustine.
F. S. Cone is offering some rare
bargains in dress goods and shoes.
G. Jos. Braddocks residence on
Summit street has been painted.
Mrs. j w. Maui has gone to
White Springs, Fla, for few
weeks.
Norris Reeves is here on a visit to
his parents, Rev. DR.. and Mrs. d. M.
Reeves.
Mrs. X. Borsen went to Jackson
vile last Saturday, and returned the
following day.
Capt. and Mrs. j. w. Miller and
the children are leaving this week
for North Carolina
Grosvernor Gautier is able to be
out again and is mending rapidly
from his recent injuries.
G. S. Governs new packing house
on the dock at Fishhawk point, is a
large one-story affair, about the size
of Capt. Miller,'s.
Miss Helen Norton has formed
class in piano instruction and has
several pupils to whom she gives
weekly and semi-weekly lessons.
The town council is arranging to
light Central avenue with the new
acetelyne gas, and if practicable will
sell the light to stores and private
residences.
Mr. and Mrs. f. H. Prior and little
child of Jacksonville have been here
for the past 10 days on visit to o.
M. and Miss Florence Newbold.
They returned home yesterday.
Capt. and Mrs F. M. Payson and
the young people of their family
left last week for Highlands,
mountain resort town in the Sap
phire country of North Carolina, to
be gone the balance of the summer.
DR. Ware, late physician at One
ga, is now taking a post graduate
course in New York. 1t is not his
intention to return to Omega, but to
locate somewhere in Georgia, in
stead. DR.. Williams is the new
physician at Omega.
Messrs. Jacob and Charles Herring
of Chicago, father and son, arrived |
last week to accept positions of re-
sponsibility with the Preston-Miller
company. The Messrs Herling are
expert workers with woodenware ma
chinery. They are the father and |
brother of Mrs. Charles Janusch.
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THE AMERICAN COUSIN

[Originall
Bertha" said Herr Fleischman stern
ly, something is wrong-very wrong
/ don't like the way things are drifting
at all This stranger, of whom we
know nothing-this man with the com
monplace name John JOnes-is going
to make fool of you Yea know
that by arrangement with your uncle
in America you are promised to his
son, your cousin, who may be here any
day to claim you. What happened last
night at the gardenf"
We'll, father, / couldn't help it. 1t
was this way: Mr.. Jones, l and the
the music when one Of party of Off
GERS who were drinking heavily at the
next table ogled me and finally, rails
ing his glass, drank to me. Mr.. Jones.
who saw him do it, tossed his card on
to the table before him, then paid no
further attention to him. Soon after
We left the garden"
Eyes, and there will be meeting.
you will be defended by this-thls John
Jones, and what girl can have man
fight for her protection and not fall
in love with himf"
But. father, has not our cousin
slighted us? He has been at the uni
versity all this time and has never
been to see u.s."
students at Bonn are not supposed
to go gadding. They are there to
study"
Herr Flelschman stormed and cursed
the day when the Englishman came to
town, and his daughter went to her
room In tears. She knew that Mr.
Jones would meet the man who had
insulted her, and she had not heard
that the former was expert with any
weapon. She also realized the truth of
her fathers words. She had liked Mr..
Jones, but till his life was perlled In
her defense she did not know that she
loved him.
Nothing was heard of Mr.. Jones till
the next afternoon, when Bertha was
overjoyed to see him come sailing up
the street as though nothing had hap
pened But 1t was evident that some
thing had happened, for he wore his
arm in sling.
THANK heaven" exclaimed Bertha
as he Joined her. you are not killed. J
hope you have not killed the otherT
mo, but he will be in bed long
enough to think over his mistake in in
sulting lady"
"oh. Mr.. Jones. how can I thank
your
''You don't need to thank me. only /
did what any gentleman would have
done under the circumstances"
do tell me some way by which can
show my appreciation of your kind
ness-the risk you have taken for me-"
There is but one way" he said, low
erlng his voice. land that cannot be-"
Name II, she replied, knowing what
It was without his telling her.
your father has told me Of your
American cousin"
Bertha knew that this was declara
ton. She lowered her eyes. 'WeilY
she said softly.
Two persons cannot possess the
same 9em"
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Chamberlain's S 6IsS;hS Sh0l sr,. and
Never fails Buy II now. 1t may save life.
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No. 30-Daily Pullman Drawing Room and
BuIet Sleeping Car between jacksonville and
st, Louis.
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CHE BUDDED
ON THE FOURTH

tOriginall
How pleased | was to receive Mrs.
Cliffords invitation TO spend the
Fourth of July at the Clifford country
place. I'VE shall be very quiet" she
wrote. You mustn't expect any gay
ETY.. There will be no one here eN-
cept the members of our family Sorry
I can't have a young lady for you, but
| don't want the trouble of one"
The Clifford children were Grace and
Charlie. When | had last seen them,
Grace was sweet little girl seven OF
eight years of age-an ethereal child
whom an artist would choose for spir-
ituelle model purposes. Charlie was
three years younger What luck for
me, this opportunity to turn my back
on the cracking booming, city and
spend the day with this quiet family
When / arrived-in time for dinner
on the evening of the 3D. was re-
minded how time flies Grace Clifford,
though she still wore her dresses quite
short, was as tall as she was likely
to be. Charlie was nearly fifteen,
Grace seemed to have retained her
childish gentleness, and Charlie also
seemed quiet retiring boy, devot-
ed, so his mother told me, to books
We dined undisturbed by the sound
Of single cracker. the children so
well behaved that neither of them
spoke during the meal. Indeed l. be-
ing young man considerably under
thirty, remembering that Grace must
be eighteen, felt Inclined to have some
words with her especially as she was
very pretty. But she maintained her
reserve in presence of the father and
mother at table and after dinner.
saw her no more during the evening.
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Summer Rates ViaA. e..

II YOU contemplate visiting summer
resorts see ticket agents Atlantic Coast
Line and get all information with refer
ence to rates, routes, schedules and
Pullman service. Summer tourist rates
are now in-effect TO all the principal re-
sorts throughout the country with return
limit October 3lst Rates have been an
ounnced to ali springs. mountain and sea
shore resorts. For the first time round
trip tickets are now on sale to resorts In
New England territory.
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Mr.. Roy s. Geiger of Green Cove
Spring has been employed as princi-
pal of the Crescent City school for
the ensuing year. Mr., Geiger is a
brother of the county superintend-
ent of Clay county, and has had four
years experience as II teacher. He
spent last year in the law depart
ment of Stetson University. He has
first-grade certificate with II gener-
al average of 95La per cent.
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For Copy of LOCAL CARD or Other InormauonT
SEE THE TICKET AGENT"

Effective June 3D. 1906
shown above will changed additional
Maypot
reduced one train day each For
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~ SOUTHERN RAILWAY. *.
EFFECTIVE 6

No - New York and Florida Express
Daily Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car
between Port Tampa, Jacksonville and New
York.
No 3O-"Washlngton and Fla, Limited" Daily
Pullman drawing. Room Sleeping Car, Jackson
Vile to New York.
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Dentist.
Notice of Election For Special
Tax School District.

In compliance with petition OF Precinct No.
|, Chap. 1878, Sec. 2, Laws of Florida the
Board of Public instruction OF Putnam County
hereby orders an election TO be held on the
9th day OF August 1905, first to deter niue
whether or not the territory described in said
petition shall become a Special Tax School
District second; who shall be the school
Trustees for the two succeeding years, third;
number of mills of District Tax to be- 10 led
and collected annually for two years
The following named persons are appointed
Inspectors OF the above election J. L, Burton,
Clerk; $; S, Braddock, Or G.. +, Sprague.
inspectors shall open the polls az s O'Clock a.
m. and close at ?. m.
l.. X. TUCKER
II Secy. BID. Public ms.
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Two Trains Daily
To Washington and
New York.

o. LUSk District Passenger
G. H. ACkERT, e. NJ w. H. TAYLOE, G.. P A.
s. H. HARDWICK, P t. NJ BROOKS MORGAN, A.G A
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E. w. WARREN, n. D.
Crescent City, Fla.

viii answer calls from Como, Pomona,
Satsuma Heights, Welaka, Fruitland or
other points on the Fruitland Peninsula.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-09-22

Chas. E. Harris, Notary Public.
There will be dance tonight at the
L. D. S. meeting house.
New goods are lightning to arrive at
Nose Lewis. 81
Mr.. and Yrs. Milford Williams were
Pocatello visitors yesterday, \
Teeth carefully extracted by DR..
F. Bulge the dentist. %
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Mcguire will
leave Sunday for short visit at Boise
A beautiful line of baby shoes at
Whitmans. 81
Nose Lewis store will be closed
Saturday, Sept. 30, on accoudt of holi-
day.
schmid, the tailor, makes a speciality
of repairing and cleaning clothes. q
Hon. Thos Hull of Salt Lake, visited
over Sunday with his brother, William,
of this city.
Call and see the new line of Misses
and children's caps at FL. B. Whitman 8
Mrs. Fred Vogel. who has been here
for the past three months(returned to
Pocatello Tuesday.
Best liquors fpynedical purposes
at Montpelier Drug Co. 10
Mrs. Belma Jamison. of San Diego,
Cal, is visiting with her cousin Mrs.
M. F. Whitman.
Buy your trunks, yalises and tele-
scopes of Nose Lewis. He has large
stock and prices are right. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hughart left
Wednesday for visit with relatives
at Atlantic Iowa.
Don't forget the moving picture and
specially show AT the opera house next
Monday and Tuesday nights.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-09-22

Skating tonight and dance tomorrow
night at Oakley's hall.
The first number of the Searchlight,
published by the Fielding Academy
faculty and students, w~s issued Sept.
Is. 1t is neat fwelye-page journal
and it's columns are filled with reading
matter calculated to interest those en-
gagged in school work 1t will be issued
twice month.
The postoffice department has called
for bids for carrying mail between
Montpelier and PaIis~swIce a day, ex-
\cept Sunday, for a'period of four years
from July l, 1905 to June 80, 1910. Bids
will he received by the second assistant
postmaster general up to 4:3O o'clock
Dec. 5, 1905.
Every man owes it to himself and his
family to master trade or profession.
Read the display advertisement of the
six Morse Schools of Telegraphy, in this
issue and learn how easily young man
or lady may learn telegraphy and be as
sured a position. PIG
The Salmon Herald says that up TO
Sept. 14th there had been but eight
marriage licenses issued in Eemhi coun
ty this year. My the young men mn
that way must be awfu1ly slow, or else
there is scarcity of manageable
maidans. IL the latter is the cause. we
can supply our neighboring county with
two score or more of as winsome maid
ems as can be found anywhere.
AT Ogden on Thursday, Sept. Ii. Mr.
A. w. Jacobs and MissS4thef Youny
were united in marriage Mr.. Jacobs
is prosperous business man of Roches
ter. N. Y, and his bride is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs Arta ID. Young. and q
grand daughter Of the late Brigham
Young. The ceremony was performed
by Rey. Goshen of the Congregational
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Whitman were
treated to a pleasant surprise last Mon
day night, by few of their relatives
and friends, the occasiop~bsing their
10Th wedding annik srsary. The affair
was successfully arranged by their
daughter Mildred, and was a complete
surprise. The evening was delightfully."-
spent. and Mr.. and Mrs Whitman were
the recipients of number of appropri-
ate presents.
Mrs. Nancy Pugmire and Mrs. Sarah
Alfred of the Bear Lake Stake. met
with the young ladies of the Mutual
Improvement Association Tuesday
night, and re-organbzed for the winters
work. Miss Lizzie Winters was chosen
president, Mrs. Sylvia lHogensen. first
counselor and Miss Nora Bingham sa-
cond counselor. After the conclnsion
of the business session. shors musical
program was rendered and refreshments
were served.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-09-22

00AAS
the Presbyterian church on Sunday
morning eleven o'clock. Preaching at
8 in the evening, Subject, Searching
for Man.
By the removal of partition. the Of
flee at the Hotel Rbascyne has been en-
larged. The change adds to the APP
Npearance of the room, and is much more
convenient for patrons.
Hoff, the butcher, now las for sale
chopped bone for chicken feed. It is
the best thing you can feed to hens to
make them lay eggs. 81
The date for the converting of district
in this county has again been changed,
this time from Oct 2 to Thursday.
Sept %. Official notice of the change
Hppears elsewhere in this issue.
Try the Montpelier Candy Factory
for all kinds of confectionery 5
Tim Kinney of Rock Springs, q. G..
Wright of Idaho Falls--6eo. T. Odell Of
Salt Lake ana Ja Redman Of Black
foot, attended the directors meeting of
the First National hank last Monday.
Nose Lewis will positively have the
largest and finest line of ladies' coats,
skirts and tailor made suits ever shown
in Montpelier. The stock will be here
in a few days 81 9
{ A basket ball team is being organized
here, with Miss Lillian Spongberg as
captain. The team expects to arrange
games with the Fielding Academy, the
Pocatello Academy and the Rlackfoot
high school teams.
e The work of installing the seven new
arc lights, recently ordered by the
council, will probably be completed Co.
day, and when they are in operation
Montpelier will probably be as we'll
lighted city as any Of it's size i'll the
! state. i
They say that Jim Redman has be-
come quite poetical since becoming as
ISOLATED with the unfortunates at Black
foot. While in Montpelier last Monday
Jim reeled off one of his poetical eff
fusions but refused to give us per-
mission to publish it.
Miss Irene Douglas visited the past
\week with Mr. and Mrs.~Wm Hunter
jat Marlboro. She left Wednesday for
Laramie for a|short visit with her
father, after which she will go to
Nebraska, where she will remain for
some time with relatives.
We had slight touch of winter last
Sunday-sort Of winter opening for
the season of 10000. A Little snow fell
"a the mountains 1esf Of town, but
/soon disappeared, and our ''squaw
winter" has been displaced by delight
! ful Indian summer weather.
Bert Cronk. who is nov representing
the international Correspondence
Schools of Scranton, Pa, in Western
Iowa and Eastern Nebraska, writes
that he is meeting with splendid sue
cess Besides soliciting for the school,
he also gives instructions in technical
\ drawing.
VIM. Hincks and Lyman Hemmert of
Star valley, pleaded guilty to grand and
petit larceny, respectively, in the dis
trict court at Evanston last week. The
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1905-09-22

Sadie's-she sells that good kind.
Last Monday afternoon tie Stork left
little bundle of humidity Of the fem
mime gender at the home Of j. A. Hess
The Fielding Academy opened last
Monday with all the faculty present,
and an enrolment Of about 60.
Miss Mae Hoff has resigned her posi-
ton as hello girl ar the telephone Of
flee, and Miss Nora Bingham has taken
her place
If you want to see the latest nov elites,
direct from the importers, in ladies'
collars, go to I'll. B. Whitman's 81
Jim Coughlin has been promoted to
extra passenger conductor, but his FAM
lily will probably remain here for thu
winter.
For SALE Dry farm seed wheat;
Forty fold on Golden CON. Address
w. L Sawyer, Dingle, Idaho. 81
Mrs. Jones has received her line of
samples for ladies fall and winter suits.
Nothing finer ever shownin MONTPELIER
Call and see them.
You can always get the best of every
thing in staple and fancy groceries at
Mrs Chapman's. AZ
Any little girl who is interested in
getting pretty china tea set free,
should call at Mrs. Jones' store and
learn the particulars.
Prescriptions carefully compounded
at Montpelier Drug Co. Calls left for
./Mr, and Mrs. c. E Harris left, oyer
land, yesterday morning for a trip to
Evanston and Park City. They will be
gone about two weeks. D
! Cotton blankets, cotton batting, un-
derwear yarns, hosiery, just what you
need for fall and winter at II. B. Whit
mans. III \
II A party consisting of E. A. Burrell,
| Chas. Huff, Pete Fuller and John
lO'Connor, left Wednesday morning
Gor ten days hunting trip. -
Patronize home industry by having
Schmid, the tailor, make your clothes
fit and workmanship guaranteed. q
j. r. Brennan went to Salt Lake Sun
day, accompanying his daughter, Kitty
who will attend st. Mary's Academy
lere ii Is year Mr.. Brennan returned
Tuesday.
II President Wheeland of the Bank OF
Montpelier, left for Portland Monday
to take 10 the fair. From there he
will return to his hon. in Illinois TO,
the winter.
Schmid, the tailor has fine line OF
samples for fall suits, call and SEE
them. 81
That "a fool and his money are soor
parted" was again demonstrated here
last week by the manner in which
several railroad men lost their pay
checks.
Mrs. Humerick, son and daughter
who had been visiting relatives here
and at Pocatello for the past three
months, left Sunday for their home il
Atlantic, Iowa