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The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25
They Needed the Medicine.

Some years ago a railway was be-
ing made In the west of Scotland, and
1t was arranged that each of the nu-
merous laborers employed should pay
a penny per week to medical prac-
titioner, so that they might have his
services in the event Of accident or
medicine in case of Illness.
During the summer and autumn nei-
their illness nor accident occurred
But when severe winter followed
all at once the "navigators" began to
call on the doctor for castor oil.
Each brought his bottle, into which
an ounce was poured, until the oil was
exhausted, and the doctor was forced
to send to town for further supply.
When that, too, was getting low the
doctor one day quietly asked healthy
looking fellow what was wrong with
the men that they required so much
castor oil.
Nothing wrong at all, DOCTOR" he re-
piled, "but we grease our boots with
it."-London Chronicle.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25
APPLYING the Test.

"There was barber in an Indiana
city who, having been out late the
night before, had "a shaky hand the
next morning and cut patrons cheek
four tines" said the man who insist
ed he saw the incident. "After each
accident the barber said as he spong-
ed away the blood, oh, dear me, how
careless! and laughed and let it go at
that.
'"The patron took all those gashes in
grave silence, but when the shave
was over he filed glass at the water
cooler, took mouthful Of water and,
with compressed lips, proceeded to
shake his head from side to side and
to toss 1t up and down.
"'What is the matter? the barber
asked. You amt got the toothache,
have you?
"'No,' said, the customer. I only
just wanted to see If my mouth would
still hold water without leaking, that
was ALL '-Philadelphia Record.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25
Another Reason.

An English clergyman visiting in
this country told of jilting that had
happened in his parish. He said that
he had an appointment to marry a
couple at 4 on a certain afternoon. He
appeared duly, and the bride appeared,
but not the bridegroom. The clergy
man and the lady, silent and embar-
rassed, waited in the quiet church
from 4 till 6. Then they sadly depart
ed. A week later the same couple
wrote to the clergyman again, ap-
pointing another afternoon at for
the ceremony. And again the clergy
man and the bride were on hand duly,
and again the groom failed to turn up.
AS the two waited time passed slowly
in the still and empty church. 1t
grew darker. Five o'clock sounded,
then 6. And then the bride broke the
silence with q fierce ejaculation.
"Drat himy' she cried. "'Tain't his
trousers this time, cause l bought
him pair"
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25
FIRST DECREE MURDER.
Vance Johnson Murdered Jno.
A. Germond, Says Jury.

| The twelve men who sat as jurors
in the case of the state of Florida VS..
Vance Johnson, charged with the
murder of John A. Germond, return
ed verdict of "guilty of murder in
the first degree" at $3.50 Wednesday
night. There was no recommenda-
tion to mercy. The absence of such
recommendation means that Judge
Wills will sentence johnson to be
hanged. But
1t does not necessarily mean that
Johnson will hang.
His attorneys will move for new
trial. If the supreme court grants it
johnson will have another chance.
If he doesn't get that chance there
is still an active pardon board to rely
on,
Johnson was convicted on circum-
stantial evidence, and the state pre-
sented II strong case against him.
The jury was out over three hours.
John A. Germond, a prominent cit
izen of the county living some two
miles north of Edgar station, and en-
gagged in merchandising and in the
conduct of a vineyard, was assassi-
mated on the night of May lst last.
His body, cold in death, was discov-
cred in front of the gate leading to
his home at an early hour next morn
ing. He had been killed with shot
gun. Whoever committed the crime
fled without rifiing the pockets of
his victim. This murder Mortified
the entire county. Germond was an
industrious man of correct business
habits. He made some enemies bya
vigorous and free expression of opin-
innc oil ttprc both T1nhlin and
private. He was q socialist and
sort of preacher of discomfort. But
he was harmless.
1t was not until some days after
the murder that the sheritf's office
arrested Vance Johnson for the
crime.
The convicted murderer is about
"A years of age and has always lived
in the western part of the county.
While not bearing the reputation of
being particularly useful or indus
trious member of the community
there is nothing in his previous rec
ord to indicate that he would commit
such horrible crime. He is a mu-
latto.
Johnson was not sentenced until
Thursday afternoon, Judge Wills
told the prisoner to stand up and
asked him if he had any reason
to advance why sentence should
not be be passed:
II am not guilty, your Honor"
said Johnson, land can only ask
mercy"
II can extend no mercy" said
the Court II am powerless. The
law fixes the penalty which l
cannot change. 1t is the SEN
tence of the law that you, Vance
johnson, be remanded to the county
jail Of Putnam county and that you
there remain until such time as the
governor of the state of Florida shall
in and by his warrant name the
time and place of your execution,
and at such time and place that you,
Vance johnson, be hanged by the
neck until dead, and may God have
mercy on your soul.'
Johnson exhibited no emotion over
the sentence, but took his seat and
remained until taken back to jail by
the sheriff.
The attorneys for Johnson asked
for new trial, which was refused,
but they were granted 30 days in
which to prepare bill of exceptions
in an appeal to the supreme court.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25
INTERLACHEN ITEMS.

t. B. Hoffman and wife of New
York have rented the Bradley cot
tage. Both are south for better
health than the rigors of the north
permit. Mr.. Hoffman is very we'll
impressed with our little city.
Miss Mary Faris Coburn took her
Sunday school class for a ramble
through the woods on Saturday af-
ternOon and the consequence was
that the Congregational church was
most beautifully decorated with au-
tumn foliage on Sunday morning.
fruit growers, he says: The crates
the orange output is good and now
getting marketable.
]. Wylie is in Ocala in the in
terest of Interlachen Gravel Co., con-
tracing for gravel for street improve
ment of that city.
Ray Gano left on Wednesday for
Chattanooga, Tenn. He will visit
his sister, Mrs. Geo. Cook, and no
doubt will secure employme ent and
conclude to stay there.
The meeting of the V. I. s. at the
town hall on Thursday afternoon
was quite we'll attended, and the in
terest in village improvement is
greater than ever, since the summer
vacation.
F. R. Bridges of Ocala, presiding
elder of the NJ. E. church, held very
interesting services Thursday even
ing and Friday morning at the M. E.
church. Mr.. Bridges was a guest
while here of Rev. Cooper.
Business keeps good. The square
seemed filled with teams on We'd
nesday. W. H. Powell, consolidated
groceries, of Jacksonville; J. B.
Pound with the G. w. Bartleson gro
cery house of Jacksonville and Q. w.
White, tobaccos of Richmond, Va,
all in the city at one time-looks
rosperous.
A. j. Cox of Jacksonville and Geo.
c. thinner, Leon, KY, stopped at
the Lake View on Wednesday. Mr..
Cox takes the place of George Bar
ker with the Baker & Holmes Co.
of Jacksonville. Mr.. Barker died a
few days ago.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25
COMFORTING WORDS.
Many a Florida Household Will
Find Them So.

To have the pains and aches of bad
back removed; to be entirely free from
annoying, dangerous urinary disorders
Is enough to make any kidney sufferer
grateful. To tell how this great change
can be brought about will prove COM
forting words TO hundreds of Florida
readers.
A. Oerting, seaman, of 419 L. st. Pen
sacola, Fla, tells how to do it. He
says: "From my experience with
Doan's Kidney Pills I can strongly rec
ommend them to anyone in need Of a
good medicine for the kidneys Kidney
complaint and backache caused me suf-
fering at intervals for years, The first
or second attack did not mind, but as
time went by they grew worse and at
times laid me up. could hardly walk
and 1t was difficult matter to straight
en- after STOPPING, while the kidney Sc
cretions were irregular and unnatural.
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me. From
personal experience l know that this
remedy can be depended upon to fulfill
the representations made for It,"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster Mi)burn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other. a
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25
LATE STATE NEWS.


Jacksonville Is going to organize a
football team.
Pensacola will have a horse show,
to open November 18th.
Bryan & Son will occupy their new
concrete hotel at Ft. Lauderdale by
the last of November.
The State University football team
Will play game with Columbia
team at Savannah tomorrow.
w. r. Davis, prominent building
contractor of Madison and we'll
known throughout all middle Flori-
da, died last Sunday evening.
H. L. and G. NJ. Wilson of Pensa-
cola have filed suit against the Pen
sacola Water Company for $4,000 for
less of property by fire, alleging in
adequate water supply.
Hon. R. Pope Reese of Pensacola
has been appointed an assistant to
the attorney general of the United
States for the purpose of prosecuting
peonage cases in the south.
The State University football team
the Stetson University eleven, but
the latter will not meet with them
owing to the fact that games in
former season were cancelled with
out reason.
The case of Dock Mack the brutal
negro convicted of assault upon a
white woman in Jacksonville, SEN
tencrd to death, the day fixed for
the hanging, and then delayed by
executive action for 80 days, will
now come before the pardon board.
Tarpon Springs water works has a
six inch we'll from which 100 gallons
per minute is pumped, and after an
all day run shows no diminution of
supply. The water is soft, tastes
good and is clear as crystal. The
state chemist will analyze it.
G. w. Webster, jr., of Cedar Key
shot and mortally wounded Mrs. M.
f. Porter on Monday morning, at
that place, and then shot himself
Webster died in two hours and Mrs
Porter cannot recover. There were
no eye witnesses to the tragedy.
The building committee of the
Florida Grand Lodge of MaSonS has
decided to re-advertise for bids for
the erection of the new Masonic
Temple at Jacksonville. &Former
bids were all rejected because they
exceeded the amount of available
funds. 1t is estimated that the new
temple, which is to be seven stories
high, should cost about $4,000.
The Tallahassee dispatch to the
Times Union of Wednesday says:
Gov. Broward is still non-commit-
tai, at least publicly, on the subject
of an extra session, but all indica-
tions point to an early call. A num-
Der of senators, representatives and
well-known politicians arrived at
the capital yesterday afternoon, and
II very interesting gathering of i'm
portant personages was held at the
Leon last night. The general i'm
preston is that something interest
ing to the public is about to be given
out-and what so likely as a call for
an extra session? One housekeeper,
at least, is taking time by the ''fet-
lock, and has already begun getting
her rooms ready for the OCCASION"
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25
Willis Is Barkinn.

Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens, the
youngest son Of the novelist emigrat-
ed to Australia and died in Sydney at
the age Of flfty-one. He represented a
constituency in the parliament of New
South Wales for six years. Once when
he was addressing the house in sgd
ney he was again and again snappish.
ly interrupted by member named
Willis. At last Mr.. Dickens stopped
to remark: Mr.. Speaker, my father
coined a famous phrase, Barkis is
willin'.' Under present circumstances
I am strongly tempted to reverse it
and say, Willis is barking" The
house laughed and the Interruptions
ceased,
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25
The Circuit Court.

Since the report of last week and
up to the time of its discharge, the
grand jury found the following addi-
Jional true bills:
Willie Mobiles, breaking and enter
ing: Ed. Stewart, grand larceny; AL
fred Knight, robbery; Frank Brown,
assault with intent to murder; Eli
jah Baldwin, breaking and entering;
Ed. Wilson, assault with intent to
murder; Will Adams, grand larceny ;
Harry B. Mills and Duncan Higgen-
botham, breaking and entering; Ellis
Glisson, James Glisson, Ed. Cary and
Walter Ledbetter, murder.
The grand jury failed to fine. true
bills against w. M. Green, charged
with assault with intent to murder
Joseph Chestnut, charged with same
otfense; j. H. Small, charged with
embezzlement; and John BaXley,
charged with aggravated assault,
The following cases were before
the court on information: Eddie Slo-
cum and Vivian Mccarthy selling
liquor without licens; Frank Brown,
malicious mischief: J. M. Brunson,
selling liquor without IA license; Da-
vid E. and Sarah Evans, selling Ii
quor in dry county, and G. A. Le-
Hardy, charged with engaging in the
business of selling liquor in a dry
county.
The following convictions have
been recorded on the docket: Ed
Stewart grand larceny, sentenced to
serve one year at hard labor in state
prison; Willie Williams, granp lar
ceny, sentenced to two years at hard
labor in state prison; Alfred Knight,
plead guilty to robbery, sentenced to
six months in county jail at hard la
Dor or fine of $3.50 and costs; Willie
Noble, breaking and entering, COM
mitted to reform school until 2l years
OF age, unless sooner discharged !;
Frank Brown, malicious mischief,
30 days in county jail; Ed. Garter,
second larceny, committed to reform
school until he attains age of 81
wears, or is sooner discharged; Ed
die Slocum, selling liquor without a
license, $3.50 fine and costs or six
months in county Jail; G.. S. Dean,
obtaining property by false promises,
plead guilty, $500 and costs or 8
months in county jail; Ed. Wilson,
assault with intent to murder, SEN
fenced to 10 years hard labor in state
prison; Vance Johnson, murder in
first degree, death penalty.
The following persons charged
with crime were acquitted: Frank
Brown, assault with intent to muir
der; Duncan Higgenbothan, and
Harry B. Mills, breaking and enter
ing; John Smith and Walter Ander-
son, throwing missel into car win
dow; Elijah Baldwin, breaking and
entering; Mamie Johnson, grand lar
ceny, and Walter McNeaI, charged
with murder in the first degree.
Will Adams plead guilty to grand
larceny and was sentenced to four
months in county jail at hard labor
The fall term of the circuit court
came to an end yesterday afternoon.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25
The Nurses Part.

"Why do so many people insist OH
having nurses for their ohildren?" ask
ed the motherly woman.
"That is easily explained" answered
the unpleasant man. "A nurse en-
ables woman to send crying baby
out Of her own hearing and let it stay
on the sidewalk to annoy the neigh
bors." ."-Washing Star.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25

'"The fool" wrote Burne-Jones in one
Of his letters, "has three laughs. He
laughs at what is good, he laughs at
what is bad, and he laughs at what he
does not understand"
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25

The question of how to cure cold
without unnecessary loss of time is one
in which we are all more or-less inter
ested, for the quicker a cold is gotten
rid of the less the dangers of pneumonia
and other serious diseases. Mr.. b.
W. L Hall, of Waverly, Va, has used
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for years
and says; II firmly believe Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy to be absolutely
the best preparation on the market for
colds, have recommended it to my
friends and they all agree with me. ="
For sale by Aekerman-Stewart Drug Co.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25

Jumping cats" yelled the victim in
the chair. you've cut off part Of my
ear"
"Why, so l have" replied the barber
coolly, "but you must admit it looks
better than the other ones does"
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25

Talent is that which is in q mans
power Genius is that in whose pow
er man is.-Lowell.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25

Harsh physics react, weaken the
bowels, cause chronic constipation.
Doan's Regulets operate easily, tone
the stomach, cure consumption. 25c,
Ask your druggist for them.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25

\ Big new lot-500- of those 81 ,25 and
81 so Books for soc, at Rowton's.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25

FOR RENT.-Gibson House, cor
ner Orange and 9TH sts., $2l co per
month. Apply to Chas. Burt, Put
nam National Bank. l0.25-2t
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25
FIRE
Insure your property against fire
n. Finley Tucker,
Insurance.
Op. Court House, Palatka, Fla,


No. 4.-Ten-room, 2-story house,
corner lot 95Xll5, cheap for cash.
No. 5.-Two-stOry house on the
Heights, just far enough out of
town to save city taxes. Water
connections, good repair. Lot
5Ox200. This property must be sold
quick, so will sell at n bargain,
part cash and balance in INSTALL
ments.
No. SIS acres of fenced land, $50
orange trees yielded 800 boxes last
year,, 2-story house, overlooking
beautiful clearwater lake in town
of Keuka, only $1,000.
No. l4.-An S-room, two-story
house in good repair, ten acres of
good land with grape vines, fruit
trees, etc. Small grocery store on
premises, barn and out houses, on
Palatka Heights; ;all at bargain.
No. l5.--A acres good land, three
acres of bearing, grove at Gran
din, Fla, for sale cheap, or will
exchange for City property.
No l6.-Bargains in small houS-
es to rent to colored people.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25

LOST-A solid gold breast pin set
with pearls-on Lemon street or at
theater Monday night. Leave at
Fearnside's and get reward.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25

ROR RENT-Two or three rooms,
furnished or unfinished. Apply
Cor. 7th and Oak ST., Palatka, Fla.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25
THE EARNEST Co.

Ladies' long coats $3.50 to $4,000 at
Earnest's.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-10-25

She will have full charge of this
department, make her own charges
and collections, which will be reason
able.
TuE EARNEST 20
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-08-30
SPLENDID RACE OF MEN.
Natives Of the Friendly Islands of
Magnificent Physique.

THE natives of the Tonga, or
Friendly islands, off the east coast of
New Zealand, are the finest in ply
sique of any on earth" said T.. A.
Powell, of Cleveland. Mr.. Powell is
returning from a business trip to
Australia, where he visited several
groups of the Pacific islands. The
average height of the males is five
feet ten inches. Many of them are
over six feet. They weigh from 100
to 300 pounds and are very straight,
being built in proportion. The women
average greater height than the
women of America. They have fine,
strong figures and average from 1870
TO 100 pounds in weight They are of
a copper color straight haired and
with features which made the Greeks
famous. | firmly believe they are the
original Maoris, while the natives of
New Zealand are a smaller race-ap-
parently mixture with the Monaghan
race. The islands are crescent shaped
and mostly coral. There is ieither
wealth nor poverty on the islands.
Peace and contentment are in evidence
and the tribe is exceeding virtuous.
The main article of food is the cocoa
nut, and the only drink used is the
milk of this nut"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-08-30
Probate Court.

Estate of Henry Chatfeld, deceased.
Final account of administrator allowed
and order of distribution entered
Estate of John Code, deceased Final
account of administrative allowed.
Estate of Susan Jane Sharkey, de-
ceased. Petition to establish a lost will,
Held open for proof to be taken at South
Haven.
Estate of A. l. Weldin, deceased. Pc
titIon to determine legal heirs. Held
open.
Estate of John Lyle, deceased Final
account of executors allowed and order
of distribution entered.
Matter of Daniel Jillson, insane. Or
der entered admitting to asylum.
Estate of Stephen III. Simmons, de-
ceased. Petition for widows allowances.
Held open.
Estate of Agnes II. Code ct al, minors.
Testimony of freeholders taken and Ii
cense issued to guardian to sell real es-
tate.
Estate of Eugene G. and Dec Grener,
minors Account of guardian filed.
Estate of Conrad Grouse, deceased.
Petition for license to sell real estate
filed Hearing, September %.
Estate of Abram Ives, deceased. Bond
filed and letters testamentary issued to
Allison A Ives, Decatur.
Estate of Chas G. Smith, deceased
Final account of administrators filed,
Hearing, September %.
Estate of NJ. Vera Selkirk. minor.
Bond filed and letters of guardianship
issued to Mrs. Ii. Nettie Selkirk, South
Haven.
Estate of John l.. Willis, deceased
Petition Of residuary legatee for dis
charge and receipt filed Order of dis
charge entered and estate closed
Estate of Frank w. Hurlbut, deceas-
ed. Report of commissioners on claims
filed and order entered for payment of
claims allowed.
Estate of franklin NJ. Streeter, de-
ceased. Same as last above.
Matter of Sarah Jane Ackley, insane.
Petition for admission to asylum filed.
Hearing, August y.
Estate of Katherine Brayer, deceased.
Petition for probate of will filed. Hear
ing, September %.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-08-30
Creatures of the Wild.

wild animals and birds are no
more angelic than human beings. In
every family in every herd and in
every cage. from tigers to doves, the
strong bully and Cypress the weak
and drive them TO the wall. OF all
quadrupeds, deer are the greatest
fools, wolves are the meanest, apes
the most cunning, bears the most con.
sistent and open-minded and e. aphants
the most intellectual. OF birds. the
parrots and cockatoos are the most
philosophic, the cranes are the most
domineering, the darters are the most
treacherous, the gallinaceous birds
have the least common sense, and the
swimming birds are by far the quick.
est to recognize protection and accept
it. IN. Y. Sun.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-08-30
Photographing the Mirage.

The photograph represented a palm
grove, lake and caravan Of laden
camels and white-robed Arabs moving
in stately wise across the pale desert
THAT is picture of a mirage or fata
morgana," said the traveller II took
IL in the Sahara, not far from Tom
bouktoo. There was really nothing
there but sand-wastes on wastes OF
sand, but my dazzled eyes saw that
mirage and my camera saw it, too.
This is the only mirage picture / have
ever got. | have tried in Ceylon, in
Egypt and in Morocco to photograph
various mirages. but always in vain.
There are scarcely six mirage photos
in existence
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-08-30
A Great Swimmer.

A remarkable swim by an eight
year-old horse, says a Kildysart tele-
gram, is occupying the attention of
the local inhabitants. 1t appears that
a farmer named Morgan Macmahon,
who lives on a small island in the
estuary of the Shannon, took the horse
by boat to the mainland, and after
working it all day turned it loose in
the evening with a number of other
horses. When the owner awoke next
morning what was his establishment
to find the faithful animal peacefully
grazing near it's stable. 1t was wet as
rom a swim, and there is not the
slightest doubt that the horse had
swum all the way from the mainland
to the island, distance of a little less
than three miles.-Pall Mall Gazette.