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The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12
NOT IN THEIR CLASS.

Our ambassadors were being dis
cussed by some gentlemen the other
evening when one Of the number
wanted to know why man Of the
mental calibcr and undoubted states
manship Of Senator John T. Morgan
was never hOuOred with an anbassa-
dorship; was never given AN oppor-
tuuity to represent has country
abroad
There isn't A doubt that we need
men in these important positions,
and that ever and anon we have
been represented by human popin-
jays. who could tel US Oh the instant
the proper length Of court mantle,
OF how sash should be worn, but
were blOckhDads on matters pertain
ing 10 craftsmanship.
Few Of the really great Americans
can afford to accept foreign honors
The social pace is too fast. The ex-
pense is so great that it is bound to
make inroads on private fortunes.
Precedent, most unwisely set, de-
nnands a palace, a glittering train,
an army Of Iackeys, expensive din
ners, an appearance Of unlimited
wealth.
In the beginning simplicity was
the keynote. Representatives Of
these United States were not expect
ed to rival the peacock in their
plumage. Some Of them were 50
great in their mental attainments, so
strong In their native simplicity, 50
forcefGl and intensely American,
that they needed no setting Of gems
10 mark their worth, or to gain for
them the attention that their cOun-
Try deserved.
II statesmanship is to be matter
OF dinners and dances, fuss aud fur
bellows then the United States is
rich enough To pay its way, without
dipping into the bank accounts Of the
men it sends abroad.
But America can make a far
greater impression by giving these
important positions to men who are
equipped with the dignity that
comes Of Intellect and deep thinking,
aud who are, by habit and training,
in accord with that simplicity that
marked this uatipu in its iuuiOr DAYS,
Should the United States return to
the simplicity idea, aud fill all its
important stations with men select
ed solely on account Of their known
ability, there would certainly be II
decreased demand for champagne
and dancing pumps
And increased respect for this ma
ton.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12

DIR. Andrew Sledd, who is the first
IN command Of the destinies of the
University of Florida, seems to be
holding his own in whatever man
ner he is called upon. He can preach
an excellent sermon that will please
his hearers, he can enforce the rules
of the university without giving
offense to any right-thinking person,
and he can subdGe unruly professors
who give him trouble, just as easily
as he can the youngest student. He
is Christian gentleman, who never
shrinks from the performance of his
duties, no matter how pleasant or
unpleasant they may be. He is fast
making the University of Florida
Just what it should be-the best insti.
tuition Of learning in the state. He
should be given every encOuragent
possible in his work. n there is any
remaining factionalism among the
faculty it should be weeded out as
soon AS it appears. DR.. Sledd is to
be congratulated upon the stand he
has taken, as he clearly shows that
while he is president Of the Uuiver-
sity he will not be president in name
only, viz: dominated by political
factiOn.-Jaspe News.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12

Gov. Broward is hot after the pas
sage Of an insurance bill that will
place the state in the business of in
surfing lives. The idea of the COVER
nor is to keep the money now going
out of the state for insurance pre-
miums at home. But would the
passage OF this bill stay the outflow?
Scarcely. Business men would still
place their insurance where they
place their confidence. And they
would not readily place confidence
in an insurance scheme managed by
politicians and farmers. Sound life
insurance belongs to the domain Of
high and scientific finance-not pol
tiles,
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12
InterchangaLIe Tickets.

IN travelling you will find it very con-
venfent 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 to Gin
cinnati, Louisville, Evansville and st.
Louis. Take advantage OF this arrange
ment and avoid the inconvenience Of
purchasing additional mileage books.
Superior train service 10 all points East.
West and South. w. II. LRAHY, DPA
W. J. CRAIG. G. P. A. Savannah, Ga.
Wilmington, n. O.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12

Speaking of state pensions reminds
US that there would be heap of hon
or reflected upon the present legisla-
ture should it pass the bill granting
the measley stipend of $25 a month
to the aged and impecuniOus widow
Of Gen. }. J. Dickinson. That man
served his state bravely. ably and
without adequate compensation at
a time when brave men were needed.
His widow should not be allowed to
want during the few declining years,
at best, she has TO live. Give her
the pension.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12

Hon. e.. NJ. Brown, whose senator
ial seat was awarded to DIR. Baskin,
but who was courteOsuly accorded the
privileges of the Senate chamber,
has gone bone. That's Miami. 1.-The
privileges of the Senate chamber"
was a purely honorary job, carrying
neither work, compensation or an
opportunity to talk.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12
500 Reward 500.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at Least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
S ages, and that Is Catarrh Halls CatarFh
Cure Is the only positive cure now known TO
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con
stitutiOEal disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system, thereby des-
trOying the foundation Of the disease and Civ
ing the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing It's
work. The prOprieiOfs have 50 much faith in its
curative powers that theF oler One Hundred
Dollars for any case that # fails 10 cure Send
for list of testimonials
Address f. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12

If We were persuaded to undertake
the great task Of building a railway
from the mainland of Florida to the
island of Key West we would ask
state aid in the sum of at least forty
Thousand acres Of land to the mile
but the man who stands ready to fl
nance this colossal piece of engineer
ing does not ask state aid to the
amount of a single penny in money
nor an acre in land.
Think of it !
Building a railway in Florida with
out n grant of land or state aid in
any shape.
The proposition is as unusual as
the enterprise is stupendOus.
There it but one Flagler l-Ocala
Banner:
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12
W. C. 7. U. COLUMN.
Increasing Interest in w. c. I.
u, Meetings.


There are now about 60 ladies
banded together for temperance
work About two-tbirds have joined
the w. G. T. L., which gives the
work strength aud peTInanency.
Still auxiliary members-tbOse who
take no pledge-aTe very welcome.
During the campaign i'll Leon
county, the membership of the aux
Hilary to the Tallahassee w. &. Il. u.
was one hundred.
Our membership contest closes
with the next meeting, May 18th, in
the Methodist church.
The union will buy cups and will
chain them to the fountain and 10
those sulphur wells that are cOnyen-
lent to the trading public,n
DEPARTMENTS.
Below are departments of work
that will be carried out, each under
the direction of superintendent:
Medal Contestants. Gardner.
Literature an Purity i'll Literature
and Art-Mrs. Lane.
Scientific Temperance Instruction.
Mrs. Stephens.
Purity and Mothers Meetings.
Mrs. DUPONT.
Flower Missionaries. Crutchfield.
The success of any society depends
chiefly upon the interest aud intelli-
gencr of ITS members. 1t is crafty
ing to see the large attendance at
the bi-monthly meetings and to note
the interest taken in the diff aren't
departments of work. Our sources
of information are from helps from
the state superintendents in each de-
partment, and from our newspapers
and from conventions. Our two del
egates will give their very interest
ing reports Of the last convention at
our next meeting. A thunderstorm
interrupted them at the last meeting.
The official organ of the w. &. 4.
Z. is the Union Signal" a monthly
paper for 81 % per year. The Flori-
da state work is reported in the
w. T.. T. L. column of the Times
Unions edition for Sunday. Our
local interests are represented in the
Palatka News and in the Times
Herald We hope to devise means
Of increasing the interest in reading
these columns and III securing new
subscribers; not only for the tempe
rance cause, but also in appreciation
Of the cOurtesies extended by these
editors.
THE. RESULT OF PROHIBITION MIS-
REPRESENTED.
The cause of right is the best
cause, and it will win sometime 1t
is winning now slowly but surely.
II We receive our Information from
the most reliable sources, we will be
able to bring good news and encOur-
agement to those well meaning but
misinformed people who say that
prohibition will cause more bringing.
How long will good people be de-
ceiyed by these false reports!
With great cunning the liquor
power succeeds in frightening people
with smooth sounding lies. and in
weakening their will powers by ridi-
cule. Truth told would be too har-
rowing and hurtful to their business;
Of pure sentiment they have none
what do saloon men care for moth
er, home and hraven!' The temper
ance cause has truth, Righteousness,
courage, love; brings hope for better
conditions on earth, and home in
heaven has God on its side.
IF God be for us, who can be
against us.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12

Markley-See here! You've owed me
S25 for two years now. Don't you
think it's time to liquIdate the debit
Borroughs-sure! I'll buy you drink
II that's what you mean.-Pbiladelphia
prasa
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' n. E. ST0CEBRIDGE, Ph. D., Editor.
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ibis Is the tluie OF year Wheh oats
are In the head ana are extensively
iseu ior pasturaBe' IL Is hlso lie
tliile "neh aliillals' par Icularly
cows are frequently anecteu Oy illy =,
ferrous SYMPTOMS having occasions
latai teFiiillatl0h' Inc tronDle IL
que 10 more or less severe poisoning
iFoli erEOI' eAIsIIiS III tLe sihuIIy
Iieahs Oh oats'
Inc syliiIoiIls are similar 10 II i1
Vi colu prGceueu ny chllIs; iue
amman trelllDles, becomes parity Ur,
pid, mas u tendency 10 staSser anu
Ia1iihg' .,... $3.50.
Ihere Is Almost always some siilu'
,,.!,s,.on,,,t d,moar To- nas.
turing this crOp at this stage. Occa.
sioualIv the amount of ergot in oats
increases remarkably for a single
seasnn and the number of cases of
noisoninp mounts in proportion.
This seems to he one of these sea
snns. Already numerous Instances
Of serions attacks have come 10 INV
attention.
THE first suggestion is to keen ami
mails from fields where the black
smuttv heads are LARGELY in evidence,
When the first SYMPTOMS of ergot-
ism apDear, which will probably be
acco,nnanird nv good ann.tite. and
viii Include trembling twitchinV of
muscles and virtign whites of e9ps
milk or oil should he administered In
large doses StimuIauts snouId then
he resorted tn. and doses of carbon
at. of amonia u oz for fnII crown
COW shnuId he given The tronhla
has a necmliar DANCER for cows with
calf rs II is ouite likely tn he fol-
Lowed nv abortion. 60 that animals
shouId he carefully guarded against
lis dangers
o..,,,,a.,-, ..,,,,,.
QoE9fi"N' Ans" NhEp'
q. Please give concise state
ment OF the real achievements OF
Luther Burbank "The horticultural
WlZzard, whose work is OF such a
nature as TO have caused much cOnfu-
sion between truth and hctl0n'
A. The achievements OF Mr.. Bur
bank are OF two KINDS, those already
OF proved practlcnl utility, and those
OF wonderful interest because of the
marvellous change wrought in char
acterlstlcs, but which nave not yet
been practically applied, though
holding out great promise OF future
practical use.
About 1000 new plants or forms OF
plant products have been created by
this man. The first OF Importance
was the burbank potato. The next
best known is the plum bearing b 5
name, originated from selection from
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12
THE EFFORTLESS AGE.

Some one has predicted that If our
present tendency Is followed we will
reach the -tfortIess age. Looks like
it.
We do not do things for ourselves
as our fathers did. We press but
ton and machinery does the rest,
Every day adds to the inventions
for the silnpIiiicatiDn of life. Man
mas dominion. He is using less and
less Of his physical force and that
Of animals. He is forever harness.
ing new forces or old forces in new
way
And the end Of it? The physical
powers, by disusc, will finally be-
come practically useless. The body
will become a mere brain pan. Man
will become simply a directing power.
The effect on character? Charac-
ter is moral fibcr-buIt up by resis-
lance. Obstacles are means of
grace.
And upon happiness? Satisfaction
comes through accomplishment. To
overcome is joy. A dull, machine
made existence would be joyless.
There can be- no happiness without
stimulus.
All Of which is pessimistic. And
Overdrawn. Man will never give up
bodily exercise. He dare not. He
can have sound mind only in a
sound body. If there is no physical
work to hand he must invent some.
Besides
Having overcome material things
so that drudEery is no longer neces-
sary he eau turn to the real problems
Of human existence. He has learned
that mere things will not make char
acter Or bring happiness. And that
Machinery will not Danish poverty
or suicide or murder or war They
may lessen it. That's all
The Alexander Of the future hav-
ing conquered material things will
find two other worlds to conquer
the world Of the Mind and the world
of the Spirit. Man must have do
minion over himself.
When the effortless age comes
there will be no men.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12
Just What He Meant,

Charley, dear" said young Mrs. Tor
kins after her husband had been play
ing social game. why are you so
often without money!
ut is due to the way l was raised. I"
"You mean reared, don't your"
mo. mean raised. "-Washingt
RtaP
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12
Sweet,

Edna said she wanted a sweet wed
ding"
"And her friends rememberedT
yes, indeed. Instead Of throwing
rice they threw rice puddinga" -Balti-
more Herald
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12

"There is no better way in which
to fight the liquor traffic than
through revival of real religion. A
transformation that will take hold of
men who are deep in trespasses and
sins is sure to work itself out on the
highest lines of reform. This is IL
Illustrated by the revival now in
progress in Wales, which is said to
have already done more for temper
ance than any legislation enacted
during recent years. One little boy
is reported to have said: Daddy
doesn't go to the Black Lion now in
the evenings, but sits at home at the
Preside and we play chapel in our
house." Bringing the Church into
the home is sure to drive the saloon
out, if it has any standing there. y
Epworth Herald.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12

No. D-Daily Pullman Drawing Room and
ST. Louis.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12
The churches in Gainesville have
had a wonderful prosperity also.

THE Gainesville Church [Metho-
dist made a magnificent report at
the Second Quarterly Conference.
April "A. There had been collected
for all purposes during the quarter
81 ,08765, and there were thiIty-six
accessiOns to the membership, ten of
them by profession of faith. While
no special meeting has been held,
there has been continuous revival
of religion and the work abides. -
Christian Advocate (Nashville)
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12
PROHIBITION IN GAINESVILLE,

"Since they 1.-THE saloons) have
been closed the advancement of our
town has been wonderful; business
has increased, many new homes are
being built, and it has gone forward
in prosperity as If by magic.
n H,,nL.n,.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12

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, 1905-05-12
- SOUTHERN RAILWAY. ~.
EFFECTIVE NOV. 6, 1904.

No. "A New York and Florida Express
Daily Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car
between Port Tampa, Jacksonville and New
York.
No 3O-"Washington and Fla. Limited. Daily
Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car, Jackson
Vile 10 New York.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-12

No 13-''The Florida Limited Daily solid
vestibule train thr iugh day coaches and Pull.
man sleeping cars jacksonville % Cincinnati.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09
GAS ENGINES FOR FARMERS.

Some very important experiments
are going on at Noisel with a view OF
providing cheap motive power for
farm use Coal is very expensive in
France and too high for general use by
farmers. 1t requires from six to eight
pounds of coal per horsepower. which
costs from four to six cents Gasoline
and petroleum are also too high. The
next thought was the development of
gas engine in which the gas should
be developed from the waste products
of the farm. These experiments have
been quite successful. Straw. waste
hay. leaves. weeds. etc. have been
dried made into bales and burned i'm n
stack with the gas evolved being used
TO run q 90 horsepower engine. The
straw was chopped before haling. The
following are the results giyei, ont for
publication:
In the case of waste hay, it takes
AS pounds to produce a horsepower
hour, and the cost is estimated at
S0.0112 in this case. The hay was
charged in the gas-producer without
taking any special precautions and was
packed down with a rod. The aka
line Stag which comes from the furnace
may he used as fertilizer. In the case
of wheat or oat straw the ash and
water are somewhat less than in the
former case The horse-power-hour
can he produced by burning 2.3 pounds
of straw, at cost of S0.01l4, or prac-
tically the same as with hay. Reeds or
moss cannot be used to advantage in
the producer unless they are we'll dried.
In fine weather they can be spread i'll
the sun. The cost is greater than above.
In Fn of
which mad fallen in the Autumn be-
fore. allowing the cost of collecting.
transporting, and COMPRISING to be
S12 per ton, we find that the horse
power-hour comes as low as S0.O0S6.
With buckeye leaves it is $0.0112. Saw
dust. shavings. and wood splinters were
also tried. Poplar sawdust takes 81
pounds to give a horSe-power-hour,
costing 5000. These results show
that by the use of proper apparatus
1t is possible to secure motive power
from waste products at a very low rate.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

The Philippines are rich in precious
metals. report just issued by the
Department of the Interior tells of gold
silver, copper. platinum, iron, coal and
petroleum. Stamp mills and cyanide
plants have been erected by enterpris-
ing Americans, and other improve
ments are under way.
Cement and concrete are poor con-
ductors Of electricity. Even when re-
inforced with steel it is believed to be
as immune from lightning as ordinary
buildings.
To test the purity of turpentine drop
a small quantity on a piece of white
paper and expose to the air. No trace
will be left IL the turpentine is pure;
but If it contains oil or other foreign
matter the paper will be greasy.
During the Fall flies are often a great
er nuisance than at any other time of
the year. A good way to rid the house
of them Is to saturate small cloths with
oil of sassafras and lay them in windows
and doors. The flies will soon leave.
The Department of Agriculture is ex-
perimenting with the cold-storage pres
ervation of seeds which, If kept in a
warm place, are subject to attack from
insects which hatch eggs among the
seeds.
NdTllfSH SHOuid not De Jn1nneQ with
turpentine, says the Master Painter 1t
reduces the gloss. and If the turpen-
tine has been adulterated with mineral
oil Injuries the varnish.
White spots on polished furniture,
caused by hot dishes or alcohol, may be
removed by the use of spirits of cam
phor.
If the second coat of paint is well
sanded with fine sand, it will not need
to be painted again in 20 years, writes
James HI. Beebee, of Rochester n. Y
Use seaShore sand, we'll washed and
freed from all impurities.
The question is often asked whether
in case Of installing a certain horse
power of boilers. say, 800 horsepower,
il would be more economical to have
three boilers of 100 horsepower each
or two boilers of $50 horsepower each
BY all means have the two larger units.
as it will always be found that the larg-
err boilers have less radiation, less air
leakage and better combustion than a
corresponding horsepower in small
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-09

place block A on the base or fouuda-
tion, setting the bolt and nut i'm the
mole and the mortise, the head of the
boit Delhg up, and put block with
plate D on the head of the bolt on the
underside of the weight (See Fig. a.
fn pipe wrench (d) around the stem
OF the bolt (c) and proceed to tighten
OF release as the case requires.
An ordinary bolt is only threaded an
men or SO at the point end, therefore
oii'y snort lift or release can be made
d. d tlme. TO raise or lower more than
the thread will allow, two Jacks of SINH
lai construction would hasten matters
using one until the thread is exhaust
90, then setting the other and using
us limit of thread; then setting the first
JACK again. and so on until the weight
" ADJUSTED as required. If only one
jack is used 1t will be necessary to block
UP Tor eacn adjustment. If long lift
or towering is desired and a tap and
Gle are handy, it would be well TO
thread the bolt within an inch or so
OF It's head; this Will give a longer
movement of bolt. A jack of this de-
scription will lift very heavy load.
Inc writer has one in use that is made
out OF machine, bolt three-quarters of
an inch in diameter and three and a
haif inches long that cost three cents.
and which lifts one corner of a house
T. "A jack for general use can be made
L
chine bolt three-quarters to one inch i'm
diameter and 10 to- 12 inches long Have
1t threaded to within one or two inches
OF the head, and make q countersink
&c, Fig. y in the head of the bolt
Make a square box Gig Sd out of
seyen-eighths of an inch strong, light
timber, and fasten block about two
inches thick by four to five inches
square Cd, Fig. 81 at the top Of the box.
In the center of this block cut a NOR
tlse Tor nut, as at a, Fig. 2. At the
bottom fasten pasteboard two inches
thick and six inches square. Prepare
block, as at b, Fig. g. fastening the
plate in this case with countersunk
screws and a bolt with a sharp pointed
head Ct, Fig. 81 in the center This
bolt Is to set in countersink in head Of
bolt at e. Fig. s.
better and more substantial way is
to make screw with a permanent swiv-
ell plate, as follows: Have the bolt
forged for the purpose. (See Figs
and 10) Have the square head set
about an inch below the point end, then
turn down the point end (g) about half
Its diameter for q distance one-eighth
of an inch longer than the thickness of
the swivel plate h. Plate h should be
one-quarter to one-half of an inch thick
and about three to four inches square,
with hole bored in the center Of the
same size as pin g and slightly counter
sunk on one side to make swivel, taking
the place of block b, Fig. 3, thus MAX
ing cheap and handy jack.-Contrib-
uted by G.. y. Leonard, 1919 Barth Ave.
indianapolis, Ind