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The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-08-11
Death of Mr.. John ]. Smith.

The sad news of the death of Mr..
John j. Smith reached here last
week. His death was due to acct
dental drowning at Crescent Park in
East Providence, r. l., in which
city, at $50 Mauran ave, Mr. and
Mrs, Smith resided. The drowning
occurred on Tuesday, July 18th, and
the following account of the sad
affair is taken from the Providence
Evening Bulletins:
"Mr. Smith in company with his
wife, Robert E., John H. and Miss
Edna Lanphear visited Crescent
Park last evening. 1t was proposed
to have good time i'll honor OF the
fact that it was Mrs. Smiths birth
day. The party went down to the
shore to battle and for about half
hour a very pleasant time was EN-
jOyed.
MRS. Smith and her sister tired of
the sport before the others and went
ashore, John H. Lanphear later fol-
lowing. Mr.. Smith and young Rob
ert Lanphear, however, stayed in the
water and for some time dived from
and swan about the raft, which is
located Just off the wharf. Young
Lanphear, for a time, lost track of
his companion, and, thinking that
he might have gone ashore with the
others. cried out to them to find out
if he had gone ashore. The answer
came back that he had not. About
that time in the evening there are a
number of bathers about the raft and
wharf, and, for the purpose of finding
Smith, Young Lanphear dived of the
raft in the direction of the wharf,
by coincidence, when he dived,
he came in contact with body
which was just below the surface of
the water He was Mortified, upon
raising it as best he could, to find
that it was the almost lifeless body
of his brother-in-law. He shouted
for help, and in an exceedingly short
time, Superintendent Kirby of the
bathing beach and one or two others
were at his side with a boat. The
body was quickly hauled ashore, and
Mr.. Kirby and some Of the members
of the Volunteer Life-Saving Corps
set to work to revive the man. Word
was immediately sent to Or. SPy
mour of Riverside, and he also made
quick time in responding. All efforts
to restore consciousness, however,
were unavailing, and after time the
work was given up and a call was
sent to DR.. Allison of East Provi-
dence Upon his arrival he gave his
decision as stated above.
1.-THE accident happened about s
o'clock, and at a time when thous-
ands of people were at the park, 1t
caused great deal of excitement,
which was further added to by the
pathetic circumstance of the pres
ence of the grief-stricken wife and
other relatives. The fatality cast a
heavy gloom over the place for a
long time, and owing to the fact that
the drowned man had number of
| friends, who had also viewed the ac-
cident. the scene was rendered the
more affecting.
"He was well known in this city
and in East Providence, where he
had lived since his marriage with
Miss Lanphear about two years ago
He was the eldest of eight children. y
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith came here in
the winter of two years ago and
stopped with DIR. and Mrs Sprague
at Crescent Inn, They liked the
place much and decided to secure a
winter home; accordingly they pur-
chased the residence and acreage Of
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-08-11
ua,r and InteIIect.

'Did you ever notice" asked an OBJ
servant woman, how many intellectu'
al people have auburn halrf At the
theater the other night l don't remem
Der noticing a single reddish head Of
hair among the hundreds OF uncovered
heads spread out before me. They
were the we'll coifed heads Of the aver
age nice woman. The next night at,
tended meeting OF a very learned so
eiety at which there were perhaps 200
or 800 OF the brainiest thinkers and
educators around town, and without
turning my eyes 1 picked out at least
9 dozen auburn haired women In the
few seats in front Of me. Now, that
was more than q coincidence. II ar
CUES something for the possessoF OF AZ
burn hair, should think"
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-08-11
Crescent City News

Mr.. and Mrs, w, Fl Cohen who
| have resided up the lake shore,
moved into town last week and are
occupying the cottage next back of
w. B. Shotwell's store. Mr.. Cohen
thinks of operating a small livery
business here this winter and to this
end will purchase some good road
horses and buggies. Such business
ought to prove profitable.
During the absence of Tom Russell
in the mountains of North Carolina,
the Saturday Evening Post custo-
mers will be supplied by Charley
Maull. The Post Is very excellent
magazine paper with entertaining
short stories, beautifully illustrated,
and with other high-class sketches,
Charley Maui hopes to not only re-
tain all old customers, but secure
new. Give him hearing.
Mrs. BRUSHES model bakery is not
only doing good business this sum-
mer, but is regarded by our ladies
generally as an important aid in
solving the problem of what to eat.
Mrs. Brusie not only makes excel
lent bread, but all kinds of pies,
doughnuts, cookies, ETC., as well as
larger and other fancy cakes to or
der. The News is glad to note her
increased trade, which will increase
more and more as the excellence of
her cooking becomes more widely
known.
Luther Curtiss arrived last Satur-
day for visit with his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. White. Since
his graduation from the Philadelphia
College of Pharmacy, Mr.. Curtiss
has been filling responsible posi-
ton in a leading drug establishment
at Montgomery, Ala. His old friends
here are all rejoiced to see him. Mr.
Curtiss left that place the day be
fore the single case of yellow fever
was reported from Montgomery, but
says that there is little danger of it's
spread there. The single case re-
ported was traced to New Orleans
and was Immediately isolated.
Mr., W. b. Campbell wants to see
good, hard roadway circle Lake
Stella and run to the railway station.
He thinks it would not be an eX-
pensive matter to widen the present
roadway and trim the overhanging
tree branches so that visitors can
have one good driveway from Ores
cent City. For a large part of this
distance the road is over hard
ground, and the expense, Mr., Camp
bell says, of puttiHg it III proper
shape would not be heavy. Mr..
Campbell has had some experience
in road building, and it is to- his en-
terprise our people owe the present
excellent bicycle path from the town
limits to lakewood gate. The News
trusts the matter of the road sug-
gested by Mr.. Campbell may be
taken IN hand by the people and that
the project may be accomplished.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-08-11

CRESCENT CITY TEMPERATURE FOR THE
WEEK ENDING, AUGUST 18th, 1905 E. D..
WILLIAMS, OBSERVER.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-08-11
CRESCENT CITY.

is one of the most beautiful
locations In Florida. Tourists
will find it an ideal spot to
spend the winter, or pass few
days of keen delight.
The town is on Crescent Lake
ian arm of the st. Johns River)
and Is 100 miles by water, and
N 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 6p. 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.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-08-11
IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY.
the Peculiar Language and ODD Cus-
IOnlA of the People.


IOmA of the People.
or the strange scenes and customs of
the Basque country traveller writes
II was struck by the way the women
walked and carried themselves. A fat
old woman with huge tray on her
head walked along at swinging pace,
shouting her wares meanwhile at the
top of her voice. saw woman car
rying on her head first Of all large
tray of fruit Qts size can be imagined
when | tell you that 1t was afterward
her stalD. On the top Of this were
basket of washing and big umbrella
to be used to cover the stall. Then In
her left hand she carried supple
mentary stall, and by the other she
led little child which could just reach
the mothers hand by holding its own
up as high as 1t could stretch.
81 was waiting once at little way
side inn in the village of Ascain when
saw an old lady, followed by two
great fat white pigs. They all three
waddled over to the village pump. and
then, procuring some water In pail,
the old lady proceeded to wash her
charges. She cleaned them most as
siduously-eyes, ears. tail, back. hind
quarters and feet.
There is n dignity of carriage about
all the women in this country. fan
cied It might be due TO the fact that
formerly, before the Code Napoleon
came into operation, the law obliged
the flrstborn, whether boy or girl, TO
inherit the patrlmony and continue the
head of the family, the husband taking
the wife's name when the inheritor was
a woman. thus giving the woman a
perfect equality from her birth. The
matrons are not less beautiful than the
younger women.
"Quite unlike any other language Ii
that OF the Basques. Although when
hearing the people talk Spanish sound
seems to be occasionally emitted, 1t is
not really at all like Spanish. was
amused to find that mo- is 'ess' in
Basque, and when asked what yes
was thought at first the answer was
ma which would have been very curl
GUS, but 1t turned out to be 'ba,' with
the b. softly pronounced"
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-08-11

Miss Malissa Higgenbotham on the
Seville road about mile south of
town They came again last winter
and spent several happy weeks in
their new home, returning north in
May, hopeful of coming again next
winter Mr. Smiths orange grove
here is well attended and thrifty
and they looked forward to its bear
ing with pleasant anticipation. What
changes Mr.. Smiths death will
make in his wife's plans is not
known Their many friends here
are saddened by the death of Mr.,
Smith and to his bereaved wife and
family extend tender sympathy.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-08-11
Personal and Social.

Scuppernong grapes are ripe ana
plentiful in the market.
X. NJ White visited the county
capital early in the week.
9. S. Gowen spent the first days of
the week in Jacksonville.
Capt. S. NJ. LaBree was business
visitor to Palatka on Monday.
Mrs. H. r. Johnson has gone on a
visit to her old home in Georgia and
will be absent several weeks.
w. R. Saunders has a contract for
towing wood by lighter from Clifton
to the log pulling camp down the
lake shore.
Miss Annie Bruce of Palatka, who
has been the guest of Miss Jessie
Burton for the past two weeks, re-
turned home last Monday.
Mrs. John Mizell of Jacksonville
spent a part of last week and until
Monday of this at the home of her
son, n. B. Mizell, on the east side of
the lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Mcdonald of
Longs Station are leaving this, week
for a visit to their old home at Lum-
Der Bridge, N. c., there to remain
several weeks.
X. Borsen carried the returns of
the school district election to Pal
atka on Monday, and heard lots of
good words from Palatka people con-
corning the result.
One of the biggest packing houses
in the United States writes to the
Preston Miller company of this city.
"Send us two more car loads of tubs
like the last" They evidently were
good tubs.
Frank Rhoads and Oliver Cham
berlin left on Monday for Mayport,
where they will go into camp near
the beach, remaining long enough to
get their fill of sea bathing, fishing
and camp cooking.
Lee Mizell has floated to the mill
of the Preston-Miller Co II large
raft of cedar logs from the Haw
Creek section. This company has
an order for 800 dozen red cedar pals
of the highest grade.
Miss Estelle Mckenzie the accom-
plished daughter of Editor H. A. b.
Mckenzie and popular teacher in
the Palatka High and Grammar
school, has been the guest of Miss
Lillian Appleby during the past
week.
The heavy rains of the past ten
days have accomplished much good,
but there is still room for more-in
the ground. Tie ground will have
to be pretty thoroughly and deeply
soaked before the lakes and ponds
begin to fill to their customary
banks
S. j. Saunders, so long laid up
from being struck by a stingaree,
the News is pleased to report is re-
covering. He has had long and seri-
Gus trouble with this wound, and in
consequence of it has not been able
to accomplish any of his planned
summer work, and that means a big
set back to a small farmer.
Prof. ]. H Moffat, the popular
and efficient principal of our public
school the past season, has been APP
pointed the principal of the Hyde
Park Grammar School at Tampa for
the ensuing year. This is one of the
leading schools of the state. Prof
Moffat's many friends in Crescent
City will rejoice at his promotion.
Mrs. Livingston, who formerly re-
sided here and did dressmaking
business, but who for the past three
wears has been residing at Daytona
arrived last week with her two
bright little girls for a visit to the
home of her father, H. Cowart, near
Seville. Mrs. Livingston expects to
spend little time in Crescent City
also.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-08-11

'Why don't you go to work." said
charitable woman to tramp before
whola she had placed nicely cooked
meal
a would" replied the yagrant. M
had the tools"
What sort of tools do you wantT
asked the hostess
"A knife and fork" said the tramp
Tlt-Bits.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-08-11

No. @-Dafly Pullman Drawing Room and
ST. Louis.
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No. lS-"The Florida Limited.n Daily Pull.
man Drawing Room Sleeping cars between
Jacksonville, Birmingham Memphis and
Kansas City.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-08-11
We Eat Too East.

''The trouble is that we eat too fast"
said the man who worries about health
That's right" answered the man
who worries about money. "Some of
US eat so fast that our incomes can't
keep up with our grocery bills. Wash
ington Star.
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EFFECTIVE NOV. g. 1904.

No. "A New York and Florida Express"
Daily Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car
between PorU Tampa, Jack onville and New
York.
No S0-"Washington and Fla. Limited" Daily
Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car, Jackson
Vile to New York.
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Schedules subjecto without notice
Through Chattanooga
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Valdosa and Macon
Handsome Paro Cars in service Trains No and between Macon
Valdosa aid Jacksonville.
etc. will be gladly furnished upon application to
C. A.MAULTD Depot Ticket Agent, Paaka.
PARRoTr Vice Pres. RHODES, Passenger
Macon Ga,
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He who comes up to his own idea Of
greatness must always have had very
low standard of it In his mind.-Haz-
lit
Arizona republican., 1905-10-24

Indian the noble red man. A few of him are -coIOred, but more tribes are even darker than the aver age of the black people. But to return to rattIesnakes; they are of almost any and every color, from dark to light When the Globes remarks were shown to one man yesterday, he declared that he could skin them all for once, for he saw a rattIesnake that was red, white and blue.
 If the man who writes the Globe Democrat will consult a good ency- clopaedia, he may learn that there are eighteen varieties of true rattIesnalzes, besides half a hundred reptiles of re- lated families. He will also learn that the coIors vary much in accordance with surroundings from black to light CT cOlOrs, possibly white. As Arizona has a varied topography and climate, it is not unlikely she has representa- tives of all of these eighteen true var ieues. and in addition the statehood jointure rattlesnaks. The last-named however, is seldom met with here, it's habitat being mainly east of the Rocky mountains.
 In respect of Dr. McGee's white rat tlesnake, nothing can be learned here pertinent to the question. The doctor may be joking, but it is certain that if he couldn't find a white rattlesnake in Arizona, he couldn't find it anywhere.
Arizona republican., 1905-10-24

statements made by Hayes, has con vinced the officers that Hayes is with out doubt the man he claims to be. The most interesting question locally, however, after the establishment of the identity of Hayes, is the matter of the $1,000 reward that Hayes claims is standing for his delivery to the New York officials. Nothing has been said in the telegrams from New York to date about @ reward.
 Asked how he accomplished his thefts, Hayes said he was credit man with the Seaman Co.,, and that he sys- tematically Oversold people doing bus mess with the house, besides tamper- ing with the books and cash accounts.
 The opinion of the officers here is that he had confederates in his pee ulations, and that it is due to this fact that he hopes to escape prison on his return to New York, he counting on the high standing of those involved with him and their desire to be screen ed to enable him to get assistance that will protect him.
 This theory is strengthened by the actions of Hayes since here. When he first came he telegraphed east for mon ey, which was forwarded He ran through with the money he received in a day. He then telegraphed for more. Reply was not prompt, and while he was waiting impatiently for it, Hayes
Arizona republican., 1905-10-24
ARRAY OF CRIME
 IN DISTRICT COURT
The Grand Jury Entered Upon It's
 ArduOus Duties Yesterday.

The October term of the district court on the territorial side, was begun yes terday. Several Of the gentlemen who had been drawn on the grand jury were excused and a special venire was ordered. The vacancies were all filled, and before Il o'clock the jury was inn paneled.
 All those who had been held to the grand jury, including those in custody and most of those on bail, were pres ent in court. They were Jose Moyar, for burglary; M. CamachO, grand lar ceny; Charles Mccormick, forgery; Or lando Douglas, murder; Henry Brown. grand larceny; Frank Davis, assault to rape; Dee P. Williams, grand larceny; Estabello Ramirez, grand larceny; Ga brieI Moline, rape; Jacob Rinehart, grand larceny; James Sharp, grand larceny; William Bryant, embezzle- ment; Jose Ramirez, burglary; Vicente Romero aggravated assault; Al Full wiler, grand larceny; Rafael Velenzue- Ia, attempt to commit burglary; Charles Montgomery, burglars tools in possession; B. C. ClawsOn, grand lar ceny; Vicente Romero, assault with in tent to commit rape; Yukanina, assault with intent to commit murder; Pablo Dias, burglary; Juan Brava, rape; Mule, an Indian, grand larceny; A. L. McGOvern, grand larceny; Wo Hop Lee, grand larceny; Isadore Pera, grand larceny; William ElIwanger, forgery; Juan Vajeca, grand larceny; p. E. Brown, grand larceny; Pedro Santa, murder; Ramon Ehjas, grand larceny. Later in the day, Ramon AL dai, held to the grand jury for horse stealing, was brought in.
 The jury began its deliberations at eleven o'clock and continued until four Shortly before the last hour the court was asked if a. report could be sub mitted at half-past four. Judge Kent replied that it could go ever until this morning.
 Old timers said that they had never seen the court house so thronged with witnesses as it was yesterday after noon. It was difficult to move about Nearly one-third of the benches of the court room were moved out into the corridor for the accommodation of the witnesses, who also filled one of the jury rooms, to say nothing of the benches on the plaza. 4 report will probably be submitted early this morn ing.
 Before taking up the condemnation suit of the Appropriator's canal com pany, several other matters were dis posed of. The eases of Quinterez and A. Dominguez against w. F. Thomas. relating to property in the southern part of the city, were dismissed on the motion of the defendant, the plaintiffs not appearing. The case of N. F. Goodwin against R. F. Goodwin. a df- vorce proceeding, was continued until today.
Arizona republican., 1905-10-24

tion. Arizona comes into the limelight with the apprehension of a man in Bisbee who sloped out of New York, sixty y-seven thousand dollars to the the bad He gave himself up to Mar shaI Snodgrass, of Bisbee, for the req son that his conscience had become a greater burden to carry around with him than was the gold he took in the beginning. Beside the most of the gold was gone. The Bisbee Review tells the story as follows:
 A well-dressed man walked up to Marshal Snodgrass near the fire house, and said he wished to surrender him self because of embezzlement of $67, ,O00 from a Brooklyn firm ten months ago. He added that there was a standing re-
 ward of $1,O0O for his capture.
 The marshal at once took the man into custody and locked him up. In a cell he said his name was Frank Hayes, and that he had surrendered because he had run through with the money, and he was weary of lodging officers. He declared willingness to go back to New York saying he would face the thing out in the courts.
 Hayes came to this city Sunday and registered at the Copper Queen from "a store he presented references from Denver and Chicago houses as an of flee man and was given a position. He worked Tuesday. his eXpertness at tracting attention in the office. We'd nesday he did not report for duty. This, and other points of conduct aroused suspicion in the office, and let ters of inquiry concerning him were sent to Denver and Chicago.
 At the hotel a couple of pieces of baggage that belong to Hayes are held. He paid his bill there up to Wednes- day night Thursday he ran a bill. of s1.6O. He drank heavily Wednesday and Thursday, but when he gave him self up, he appeared to be sober. l Brooklyn was wired by the marshal and in reply a telegram was received i from Elizabeth C. Seaman, of New York, advising him to hold Richard r, 1 Hayes for embezzlement of $67,000, she l stating that he had robbed her of that ] amount.
 l In his cell Hayes stated, before the i telegram was received, that Mrs. Sea i man was the head of the concern from which he had embedded the money that made him a fugitive from justice 1 Marshal Snodgrass received a tele- ] gram from the chief of detectives oI l New York city advising him that he
 was aware of the telegram sent by ] Mrs. Seaman, and that it was genuine ] The detective further instructed the
 holding of Hayes, and said he would
 send full information and instructions ! later.
 This telegram, in conjunction witt