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The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-07-10

No. IS. Pineapple lands in Dade
county. on railroad. acre lots, $40
per acre. II you want pineapple land
or a plnery already in bearing, write
us.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-07-10

4s.acre tract, one OF the best In San
Mateo for oranges or peaches, about
90 acres cleared, fences not in best Oh
shape, small house and packing house
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-07-10

Buy your ticket to San Mateo: see
what we have to offer. II costs less
than to 60 farther south and then come
back.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-07-10

DC YOU want an interest in bearlna
grange grove? No better Investment
IN Florida. Write for particulars. IS
Innate Of profits, expenses, etc.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-07-10

Building lots In good location, 500
to $500; 1OOx2OO feet TO 5 acres in
extont.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-07-10

!. n. TOWNSEND. Agt.. Jacksonville.
MRS. j. w. MILLER.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-07-10

Lave jacksonville S:30am
Leave Green Cove Springs 10: SOam
Leave Palatka S;OOpm
Leave San Mateo -. S:SOpm
Arrive Crescent City T:oOpm
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-07-10
SOUTH BOUND.

Tuesdays. Thursday and Saturdays.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-07-10
NORTH BOUND.

Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays.
Leave Crescent City 4. 7:OOam
Leave San Mateo 4. 9;0Oam
Leave Palatka 9:3Onm
Leave Green Cove Springs 1;46pm
Arrive Jacksonville :. 6:oOpm
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-10
By Louis Joseph Vance
Copyright. 1908, by the Bobbs-r1errtu Ca

the painted legend 1T and there knocked
 Believing that he overheard from within sudden startled exclamation, he smiled patiently. tolerant of her surprise
 Turning with impatience as with a fever. he endured u long minutes wait
 Mlsgivings were prompting him to knock again and summon her by name when be heard footfalls on the other side of the door. followed by a click of the lock. The door was opened Grudgingly bare six inches.
 Of the alarmed expression fin the eyes that stared into his he took no account. His face heightened little as he stood there. dumb. panting. star ing. ard his heart sank. down. deep down into gulf of disappointment. weighted sorely with chagrln.
 Then. of the two the first to recover ccuntenance. he doffed his cap and bowed.
 Good evening. Mrs Ha.lam," he said. with a ruesuI smile.
 (To be coDrinued.)
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-10

The DiGcs ruSbiltG ,c6ttcrS lcidened De tlDcen bout Gnd briJdntile.
 c..,,y 1t unconcealed in his hand TUT nished him with sensation as dis. turbing as though It's worn black sides had been stenciled ''Stolenr' in letters of flame. He felt l. rendered him 9 exposure of public interest. an object of suspicion to the wide. cold world that the gaze which lit upon the bag rayeled to his face only 10 esp} thereon the brand of guilt
 For ease Of mind presently he turned into convenient shop and spent ten invaluable francs for a hand satchel big enough to hold the glad. stone bag.
 With more courage, DOW that he had the hateful thing under cover. he found and entered the Hotel du Commerce.
 Ill the little closet wbch served for an office, over desk visibly groanlng with the weight of an enormous and grimy registry book. a sleepy, fat bland and good patured woman pre-. sided, benign and drowsy divinity of even tempered courteay To his mis- leading inquiry for M Calendar she returned a cheerful permission to seek that gentleman for himself
 "Three flights, m'sieu'. In the front Suit II 1t Is M'sieu' does not mind walking up:" she Inquired.
 M'sieu' did net In the least. though by no strain of the Imagination could it be truthfu!ly sa;d lhat he walked un those steep and redo,ent stairways Of the Hotel du Commerce d'Anvers More literally, he few with winged feet, spurning each third padded step with q force that raised tiny cloud of fine white dust from the carpeting.
 Breathiess. at last be paused at the top of the third flight His heart was hammeriag. his pulses drumming like wild things: there was a queer con. stlictiop in his throat. fire of hope in his heart alternating with the ice of doubt. Suppose she were not there What If he were miStakcn? What if h had misunderstood? What if Aiuread and Calendar had referred to another lodging house? He passed down the corridor to the coor whose panels wor,
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-10

If you have pans in the back, weak back, or any other indication of weak ened or disordered condition of the kid. neys or bladder. you should get De. Wits Kidney and Bladder Pills right away when yOu experience the least sign of kidney or bladder complaints, but be sure that you get DeWitt's Kid ney and Bladder Pills. We know what they will do for you and if you will send your name to E. c. Dewitt & Co.,, Chicago, yo will receive free trial box of these kidney and bladder pills. They are sold here by Palace Pharmacy and United Drug Co.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-10

As he swung past the serried tables of a cafe whatever fears he had har- bored were banished by the discovery that the excitement occasioned by the chase had already subsided. Beneath the garish awnings the crowd was
 laughing and chattering, eating and slipping its beer with complete uncon- cern, needless altogether of the hag- gard and shabby young man carry ing a black hand bag. Without attracting any attention whatever, indeed, he mingled with the strolling crowds.
 making his way toward the Hotel du Commerce. Yet he was not at all at ease His uneasy conscience invested
 the gladstone bag with magnetic at- traction for the public eye. To
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-10
Surprising, What Kodol Will Do
For you, when you need it. But the longer you neg lect Indigestion, the you will suffer before Kodo can restore Good Digestion.

And, of course. indigestion if neg. lected long enough, brings on seri- ous diseases in which Kodol cannot benefit you. Some of these there Is no help for at all.
 There are, in fact, very few eil. ments which cannot be traced di- recuy to impure blood. And i'm pure blood is always due to dis ordered stomach.
 Use Kodol and prevent Nervous Dyspepsia.
 Kodol will effectually assist Ma ture to secure a complete resiora- tion of good digestion. It does this by at once digesting all food in the stomach and keeping 1t di- gcsted, until the stomach is rested and can resume its own work. Ko- dol removes the cause--and the effect quickly removes itself.
 When it is recalled that Apo plexy. Heart Disease, Cancer-and even Consumption-are due to poor digestion and poisons thus transmitted to the blood, and throughout the system-the impor- tance of maintaining good dsges- ton iS at once realized.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-10
TERRIBLY sCALDED

Is something we hear CT read about very day of our lives. Burns and 'cads either slight or serious are bound o happen in your family, be prepared y having a bottle of Ballard $ Snow Eminent handy. It relieves the pain instantly and quickly heals the burn g'or sale by Palace Pharmacy.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-10
A contentcd Woman

Is always foand in the same house with Ballard's Snow Eminent. Ii keeps every member of the family free from aches andTpains. It heals cuts, burns and scalds and cures rheumatism, neuralgia, lumbago and all muscular soreness and stiffness. For sale by Palace Pharmacy.
 25c, soc and $l.00 a bottle.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-10

We knew what Kodol would ds before ever the first bottle was sold. If we did not know just what it will do, We would not guarantee it the way we do.
 It is easy for you to prove Kodo1 --the next tor the first) time you have an attack of indigestion. And you will certainly be surprised at the results. It is perfectly harm less.
 There can be no harm in tryina something that may do you . great deal of good--when 1t costs you nothing if it doesn't
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-10
THE LEROY
The Newport

First Class Barber Shop HOEYE & NOREY
 Props.
 .40 N. Broad. Best Baths Always Ready.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-10

when the COW jumped over the moor but that was long ago before we started In the business. We are selling choice cuts of Beef, Veal and Pork at very low prices. and We feel assured that could we be favored with your first order we would have ne trouble in SC curing all your patronage. Just a tria' is all we ask.
 IT. MOUNCE & co. 461 ". BROAD PHONE 216l
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-10
Our Guarantee

oo Co your druggIst today and get . 1ek lar bottle. Then affer you have used the entire contents of the bottle if you csa honestly say, that it has not done you any good. return the bottle to the druggist and he will refund your money without oues. tion or delay. We will then pay the drug. gist for the bottle. Don't besitate, all druggists know that our guarantee is Rood. This offer applies to the large bottle only and to but one iu a family. The large bot. t'e conta ins 2h tisues ss much as the afty cent bottle.
 Kodol is prepared at tho laborH tori ss Of E c. Dewitt < Co. Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17
WORK OF EXTRICATING
BODIES OF VICTIMS
is. PROMPTLY BEGUN

The work of extricating the bodies
of those who perished was commenced
SOON after 5 o'clock, when the flames
had been controlled, and up to the pres
ent time five bodies have been taken
from the ruins.
John Kennedy, chief deputy coroner,
arrived on the scene with four depu-
ties and superintended the work of re-
moving the remains. The first body
discovered was that of a man. The
roasted corpse was found under debris
near the front of the building. directly
beneath a room occupied by Desmond.
The flesh had been roasted on the
skeleton, rendering the body unrecog-
nizable.
A charred skeleton, believed to be
that of woman, was next dug up by
the firemen. and within a few feet of
this body was that of "a man, who had
evidently been roasted to death on his
bed. The mattress had been burned to
ashes and the body was found lying
on the springs as If on a griddle The
legs were gone, the skull in half and
the trunk roasted.
A fourth body was found among the
remains of another bedroom, but was
beyond recognition.
The skeletons were taken to the
morgue and the firemen continued
their search for additional corpses be-
lieved to still be among the ruins
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17
INJURED ARE
|. ALL CARED FOR
PROMPT
Ambulances Convey the Vic
Tins to Central Emer-
gency Hospital
One Who Narrowly Escaped
Death Says Railways
Were Without Lights

While members of the fire and police
departments were striving to rescue the
lives of the occupants of the burning
st. George hotel attaches of the central
emergency hospital administered to the
sffferings of those burned and other
Almost with the sounding of the four
alarms of fire came calls to the hospital
for ambulances. The calls were an
swered by the central ambulance,
driven by Adam Baker and in charge
of Hospital Steward Edward L. Pur-
dom. and the Mission emergency am
bulance, with Driver Charles Smith
and Hospital Steward Slattery.
Two victims of the fire were placed
in the central ambulance and were
taken to the receiving hospital in
Golden Gate avenue. Following the
central ambulance by a few minutes
came the Mission wagon with two more
victims, and then came the southern
police stations patrol wagon with an
other victim.
AZ liAoi NdrS"A - liz HO " oo OCdAs ioH
the entire length of the hallway on the
second floor of the hotel through flames
and then leaped from a window into a
net held by police and fremen He was
terribly burned His entire body
showed the marks of the flames He
died at midnight last night.
Patrick Guerin, who roomed on the
second floor of the hotel, was another
who was cut off by the fire and was
forced to run the gauntlet through
flames in the narrow hallway. Guerin's
body was terribly scorched before he
reached the fire escape and he was fur
ther injured when he jumped to the
street In addition to his burns Guerin
sustained a fracture of three of his
ribs, possible internal injuries and nu-
merous decorations when he leaped
from the fire escape. Guerin says that
there were no lights in the hallway Of
the hotel and that he had to retrace his
steps several times while searching for
the exit to the fire escape. He is in a
critical condition, although there is
hope of his recovering.
Aroused from his bed by the crash
ing of glass in his room on the third
floor Charles Potts made no attempt to
dress. but ran toward the fire escape at
the back of the hotel. When he reached
the end of the hallway he found that
the wall had fallen away, cutting off
his escape. Retracing his steps Potts
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17
FIREMEN AND POLICE
RESCUE SEVERAL OF THE
PANIC STRICKEN GUESTS

Truck 8. commanded by Lieutenant
Charelton. was the first division of the
fire department. to arrive on the scene,
but was closely followed by No. Z. The
frernen. disregarding the intense heat.
worked close to the flaming building.
A net was spread and the firemen
shouted to the panic stricken men in
the l1pper windows TO jump. Driven
BY the flames many of the occupants
Of the house crawled out on the win
dow ledges, but feared TO Jump TO the
net Robert L. Burns, who was on the
third story. finally leaped, was caught
in the net by the fremen and escaped
unhurt but even this example failed
to convince the others. Firemen and
policemen had to crawl up ladders and
literally drag the frenZied men from
they were being roasted to death.
Fireman Jim Rogers, Battalion Chief
Farley's operator, rushed into the burn
ing building and carried out II. Moan,
sufrocating halls Policeman i. III.
Draper OF the southern station
craWled UP a ladder and wrenched a
man from a fire escape. where he was
being roasted but seemed to be fixed
By terror. Policemen Farrell and Roo
ney carried Charles Preston. an aged
deaf mute. from the building
Similar scenes were enacted momen-
tarily during the half hour which
eIapsed before the walls of the blazing
to their death Within 30 minutes
after the fire had broken out the front
wall OF the building on the Howard
street side fell inward and was quf ekly
followed by the side walls. Those who
had not escaped were carried down In
the mass of debris and were not seen
gain until their charred and roasted
remains were unearthed by the firemen.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17
SHAN4HAN DECLARES
HIS GUESTS HAD EVERY
OPPORTUNITY TO ESCAPE

My guests had every opportunity TO
escape from the hotel" said John w.
Shanahan, owner of the structure, yes
terday NO hotel in the city is better
provided with exits. Why, there were
Is exits in all in my building.
THE great trouble with my lodg-
ers was that they got a bottle of
whisky and, going into their rooms,
drank themselves into stupor. When
the fire came they were helpless to
save themselves.
Shanahan, it may be remarked in
passing. did not live at his hotel but
a. the Rosemont apartments IN Halgnt
street
The fire did not originate in my
building. anyhow, Shanahan continued.
1T started in the showcase and fixture
store of Ostroski in Eighth street and
swept through to the hotel. When that
store was erected / protested and asked
that Ostroski be compelled to build a
concrete fire wall between his prop
erty and mine, but my protests were
given no consideration.
Shanahans claim that the IRE did
not start on his premises was adhered
20 by Arthur Grohnka, night clerk of
the hotel. and Howard Coryell, assist
M. II. Herman. Shanahan's attorney.
and Robert E. Nelson. the contractor
who designed and built the building;
assisted their friend in his defense and
seconded all he said.
"AIl passa geways in the hotel" said
Shanahan. led to exits There were
seven exits on the ground floor; two
in the rear. and four exits on each
of the other two floors. There , were
three stairways in the building, which
is one more than the law requires.
Il opened this place December 10:
1906. and had an insurance upon 1t OF
SO. 900 until last year, when / allowed
it to lapse. as l was waiting for
resurvey of this block to reduce the
rate All the insurance ] have now is
81. 600. The ground 1 lease from Rich
ard L Whelan, former sheriff, for s2oO
a month There were 400 rooms in
the hotel and all were of good size.
Originally the hotel contained 500
rooms. but I enlarged them and that,
of course reduced the number.
"All this I have said / VIII repeat
before the coroner's jury"
Shanahan owns the st. George hotel
at Fourth and J streets, Sacramento,
and many workmen travelled back and
forth between the two hostelries. Be-
fore the fire he was florist In Powell
efr
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17
SAYS JOHNSON WAS TOO
INTOXICATED TO FULLY
REALIZE HIS DANGER

The body Of Charles J. johnson, who
occupied room 269 ~on the second floor
of the hotel. was found burned to a
crisp, and his identity was established
by his shoes as well as by the finding
of steel medical appliance on his
body.
Thomas j. MeComas, clerk in the
hotel, reused Johnson and told him the
hotel was on fire. According to Nc
Comas, Johnson was lying on his bed
fully dressed when he entered the
room to awaken him. That Johnson
was too intoxicated to realize his dan
ger is the opinion of three of his
O'Clock yesterday morning.
Arthur Grohnka, the night clerk at
the hotel, was another who attempted
Grohnka shook Johnson and the latter
mace reply IS If he understood what
was told him; The night clerk then
other occupants of the hotel.
george Murray, a friend of Johnson's
said that he had been with the unfor-
tunate man until 2 o'clock, when they
both went to their respective rooms
Johnson received $500 from relatives in
San Antonio. Tex. Thursday and de-
posted S470 in bank, and the re-
malnder he spent in saloons before GO
ing TO bed. Johnson, who was about
80 years of age, had lived at the hotel
about a year. He was always well
dressed and was regarded as a good
spender. Once before he received a
large sum of money from relatives in
Texas
Murray, who was one of those who
identified Johnsons charred body, was
one of the last to leave the third floor
of the burning hotel via the stairs.
Murray said:
Il heard Howard Coryell. an employe
of the hotel, running along the hall
yelling 'Firei He also pounded and
kicked the doors of the different rooms.
gathered my clothes in a bundle and
ran from my room. On my way down
the hall /, too. banged on the doors
and yelled Fire. On the second floor
l met Tom McComas and saw him enter
Johnson's, room. took the opposite
side of the hotel from McComas and
while he pounded the doors on the
west side I did my best to arouse those
on the east side. McComas and I both
dressed in the street. A minute or SO
after we reached the street we saw
flames bursting from the windows on
the third floor, SO 1 guess We were the
last two to make our escape"
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17
FLAMES THREATEN THE
WATER FRONT, CAUSING
A LOSS OF $50, 900

Flames which threatened the entire
water front district broke out last
night in a produce store in the Co.
Jumbo market in Davis street between
Washington and Jackson and be-
fore queiled did damage amounting
to about $4,000. Four stores were
burned and the losses were about half
covered by insurance.
The fire was discovered about &
o o'clock by J. A. Farrell a chauffeur
He turned in an alarm, and as soon as
the first relay of fire apparatus ar
rived a second alarm was turned in
on account of the danger to the water
front in general. All of the downtown
fire companies responded. 1t was lust
traffic was heaviest and thousands of
persons fiocked to the scene
The fire started in the rear of the
store occupied by Grimes, Kingsman
& Miller at $50 Davis street This
building was a one story frame struc-
ture like all the rest in the block
The blaze quickly spread next door
of the L. Hartter company, wholesale
grocers, entailing a loss OF s250Oo
other firms which lost were Butter e
De Leon and d. Biagi & Co.
The fire was a blind one and the
fremen fought stubbornly for nearly
an hour before 1t was subdued.
There was only one casualty. Fire
man Murphy rescued four tiny kit
tens, and one had been so badly burned
that il had to be killed The mofher
cat. not knowing her kittens had
been saved, dashed back into the flames
and smoke and had to be taken out by
main force.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17
COFFEE DOESN'T HURT ME.
Tales That Are Told.

'T was one of the kind who wouldn't
believe that coffee was hurting me"
says n. Y. woman. You Just
couldn't convince me its use was con-
nected with the heart and stomach
trouble suffered from most of the time
My trouble finally got so bad 1 had
to live on milk and toast almost en-
tirely for three or four years. Still
loved the coffee and wouldn't believe
it could do sucn damage.
What / needed was to quit coffee
and take nourishment in such form as
my stomach could digest.
"I had read much about Postum
but never thought 1t would fit my case
until one day / decided to quit coffee
and give it a trial and make sure about
it. So l got package and carefully
followed the directions.
Soon I began to get better and was
able to eat carefully selected foods
without the aid of pepsin or othef di-
gestants and it was not long before
was really new woman physically.
Now I am healthy and sound
can eat anything and everything that
comes along and I know this wonderful
change is all due to my having quit
coffee and got the nourishment /
needed through this delicious Postum.
! my wonder is why every one don't
give up the old coffee and the troubles
that go with it and build themselves
up as | have done. with Postum
Easy to prove by 10 days trial of
Postum in place of coffee. The reward
is big.
There's reason.
Ever read the above Ietterf new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17
Constipation and Its
Causes
A Well Known Remedy

Constipation is mans worst enemy.
and half the bodily ills are a result
thereof. Nature meant that the bowels
should be kept open. that we should
have a free movement once day
When we find our bowels do not move
we resort to powerful remedies which
are so drastic in their action that they
damage the tender lining of the bowels
and leave a worse condition than be-
fore Why take such Injurious and
expensive drugs when We can obtain
from any druggist. much cheaper
a bottle of Natures own remedy.
HUNYADI JANOS Water. the famous
Natural Laxative? This water is bot
tied at the springs in Hungary and in
use nearly half century. !. a tum-
blerful on arising. will bring within
an hour a refreshing movement. gentle.
natural and thorough. without any
gripping or other bad effects. AS a whole
bottle costs but a trifie. keep one al
ways on hand.
Look out for unscrupulouS druggists.
who will substitute unless you ask f0r
HUNYADI yANOS.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-17

ran to the west side OF the building,
but he, was unable to reach the fire
escape because of the wall of flames
near the window. He then ran 10 the
front of the building. broke a window
with his hands. badly lacerating both
or them. and leaped from the window
to the street.
j John Neil was one of those rescued
by members of Truck 5 from a window
on the second story in the southeast
corner of the building. He was badly
burned before the fremen reached him
and he cut his hands and arms in
breaking a window.
All of those injured in the fire and
taken to the central emergency hospital
were placed in beds after receiving
treatment. with the exception of James
Rodgers. a fireman Rodgers was able
to go to his home.