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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03
Thanks-Do So Some More.

Editor PALATKA NEWS
Will you kindly permit me to use
small space in your valuable paper to
thank my many friends for the very
h0arty and cordial support given me in
the first primary as candidate for COM
missioner in the fifth district. highly
appreciate this liberal vote and respect.
fully ask the voters for their endorse
ment at the final primary june 9TH.
can only renew the promises that
have always made, that if elected shall
do all in my power TO serve the people
fairly, justly and to the utmost limit of
my ability. feel sure that my friends
do not expect me to do more than this
and am confident that my enemies, if
| have any, do not expect me to do less.
Again thanking the voters for the
large plurality given me at the first pri-
mary and asking for equally as liberal
treatment in the next contest, am,
Yours truly,
D. WILLIAMS.
Johnson, Fla, June LIST, 1910.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03
REV. DIR. WARDLEW
LEAVES PALA1NA
Presbyterians Greatly Disap.
pointed-Church House I'm
dergoing Changes.

Rev. DR.. A. G. Wardlaw who some
months ago accepted call to the paste
rate of the Presbyterian church in this
city, has Withdrawn his acceptance and
expects TO leave here next Monday foI
Charleston, S. c.
DIR. Wardlaw has been acting as pas.
tor, although he had not been formally
installed, therefore the procedure is
regular-though great disappointment
10 all members of the church, with
whom DIR. Wardlaw was exceeding
popular socially and as a preacher
Very many in the church and members
OF other churches who have heard this
distinguished divine are as unit in the
opinion that he is altogether the most
eloquent pulpit orator ever to hold a
pastorate in this city. His departure
will be a sore disappointment TO the
Christian people of Palatka in all de-
nominations.
When seen by the News DR. Ward
law stated that he had not been feeling
well since his return TO the city and he
was afraid that he would get worse in
stead of better were he to remain
through the long summer months. He
was going TO take rest, something he
had not had in Is years. He had no
other work in view, and in October, if
the church was still without a pastor
and he was at liberty he might consider
another call. But he was afraid to con
template a summer in this climate in his
present state of health.
One of the leading members of the
church, and an official, stated that the
church was greatly disappointed in the
withdrawal of DR.. Wardlaw, He said
the doctor was not feeling we'll, but that
he thought he was making mistake in
holding Palatka responsible for his con-
dition OF health.
Mr.. Wardlaw expects to leave on the
early train Monday morning.
Some important changes now being
made at the church are nearing compile
ton. Among these is an alcove for the
big organ and the three memorial win.
dowS back of the pulpit, the gift of Mr..
ThoS. Mellon of PittSburg in memory of
Miss Mary Gardner, former teacher in
the Sunday school and active worker in
the church. The congregation hopes TO
be out of the mess incident to these
changes in week or two
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03
There's No Place Like Home.

Luther Johnson, a colored man who
has been living for some time at Sanford,
called at the Jail at an early hour Mon
day morning and asked for Sheriff Ken.
nerly, who had not yet arisen. AS soon
as the sheriff saw him, Johnson stated
that he was convict who had been SEN
fenced to the state prison at Saltwater,
Mimi, for ten years for shooting a man.
He further stated that he had escaped
after serving a year and a half of his
sentence, and for some months had been
in Florida. His conscience troubled
him and he wanted to go home, where
there was food enough and TO spare. He
gave Sheriff Kennerly the name of the
warden, told him there was reward for
his capture, and advised that the sheriff
telegraph and get confirmation of his
statement.
Sheriff Kennerly did so and received a
reply from Henry Woefer, warden, tell
ing of the reward and requesting that the
prisoner be held.
Johnson likes Florida, but, oh, you
Minnesota state prison.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03
FIRE DESTROYS
R0DMAN STORE

About 1 AS yesterday morning fire was
discovered in the store building of the
Rodman Lumber Company, at Rodman,
but at the time the fire had made such
headway that nothing could be done to
save the building or stock. The atten.
tion of all who responded to the alarm
was directed TO the saving of adjoining
residences and buildings, and these eff,
forts were successful.
The store and stock is total loss
Mr.. H. S. Cummings, manager of the
company, fixes the loss at over 81, 900,
on which there was insurance of about
$500. The fire originated from the in
terror of the building, but just what
caused it could not be ascertained.
The store was the property of the
company and carried one of the largest
and most complete stocks of general
merchandise in the county. The store
will be rebuilt.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03
MARCO PoLo'S BOOK.
II Gave Columbus the Idea For His
Voyage Of Discovery.

II Gave Columbus the Idea For His
Voyage of Discovery.
Nediaeval Europe knew but very lit
tie of eastern and northeastern Asia
Many of the most learned cosmogra
pliers Of the time taught that Asia
stretched eastward indefinitely, and nc
one imagined that 1t had an eastern
coast washed by the ocean. 1t was Sc.
riously taught that eastern Asia was a
land Of vast swamps, inhabited by
monster Serpents and dragons. This
was the opinion that still prevailed up
to within 200 years of the time Of Co
lumbus.
At this time two Venetian merchants
Of the name of Polo went on a vast
trading expedition to the uttermost
parts of Asia. They were gone many
years. Upon their return the son Of
one Of them, young man named Mar
co Polo, wrote out full account Of
their travels, described the empire Of
the grand khan the Chinese EMPEROR
and revealed the fact that Asia was
bounded on the east by vast ocean.
He described this eastern coast mi
nutely, with all its vast cities and its
wealth of precious stones and spices.
1t was from reading this book that
the imagination Of Columbus was fired,
and he conceived the bold idea of
reaching this eastern coast of Asia by
sailing toward the west around the
earth.
So when he discovered Cuba he had
not doubt that he had landed upon
the coast Of Asia and that he looked
upon the same scenes that Marco Polo
had gazed upon 200 years before.
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The pearl hunters Of Borneo and the
adjacent islands have peculiar su-
perstition. When they open shells In
search Of pearls they take every ninth
ind, whether it be large or small, and
put it into bottle, which Is kept
corked with a dead mans finger. The
pearls In the vial are known as seed
pearls" or breeding pearls" and the
native Borneose firmly believes that
they will reproduce their kind. For
every pearl put into the vial two
grains of rice are thrown in for the
pearls to feed upon" Some whites
in Borneo believe as firmly in the su-
perstitlon as the natives do. and al
most every hut along the coast has its
dead finger" bottle, with from nine
to fifty seed pearls and twice that
number of rice grains carefully and
evenly slowed away among them.
That no results follow does not dim
the superstition.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03
PROVED HIS WORDS.
Still, the Philosopher Didn't Like II
When Death Called.

Still, the Philosopher Didn't Like Il
When Death Called.
A certain philosopher was in the
habit of saying whenever he heard
that an old friend had passed away:
"Ah, well. death comes to us all, Ii is
no new thing. II is what we must ex-
pect. Pass me the butter. my dear
Yes, death comes to all, and my
friends time had come"
Now. Death overheard these phlo-
sophical remarks at different times,
and one day he showed himself to the
philosopher
Il am DEATH" said he simply.
go away" said the man in panic.
81 am moi ready for you
Yes, but it is one of your favorite
truiSms that Death comes TO all, and |
am but proving your words"
"Go away! You are dreadful"
mo more dreadful than | always
am But why have you changed so?
You have never feared the death that
has come to your friends never
heard you sigh when | carried of your
old companions You have always
SAID, 1T is the way of all flesh Shall
make an exception in favor of your
hesh?"
Yes. for am not ready"
"But am. Your time has come. Do
not repine. Your friends will go on
butterlng their toast They will take
1t as philosophically as you have taken
every other death"
And the philosopher and Death de-
parted on a long journey together
Charles Battell Loomis.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03
Tho Wonderful Toad Bone.

All early writers attribute wonderful
qualities to toads and frogs and the
various parts of their bodies. Pliny
believed, for instance, that II toad
was brought into the midst Of mob
or other large and unruly concourse of
people "silence would instantly pre-
vail" A small bone found in the right
side of toads "of the proper age" was
also believed to have powers over the
various elements. by throwing this
bone into a vessel Of boiling water, "
says Pliny, 'it will Immediately cool
1t, the water refusing to boil again un-
til the bone has been removed. To
find this bone. expose the dead toad
on an ant hill. When the ants have
eaten her all away except the bones,
take each bone separately and drop 1t
into boiling water. Thus may the
wondrous toad bone be discovered"
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Johnson, Fla, May 3Oth, 1910.
MIR. Alvers' Campaign.
ditor PALATKA News

Editor PALATKA NEWS
have heard a rumor around that !
have been talking about Mr.. R. c. Mid
dleton, and want to say to one and all
that any reports being circulated that |
have said that Mr.. Middleton was dis
honest, diShonorable, wouldn't pay his
debts, or any thing of a similar nature
are absolutely false and are being circu-
lated for the sole purpose of putting me
in diSfavor with the voters at the com
ing primary.
If Mr. Middleton wants TO compare
records with me am willing to meet
him at the Court House at any time and
make such comparison. | have done
nothing but what was fair, right and
Just and only ask the voters of District
No. to give me one more term as
County Commissioner so that can fin
iSh some of the work that have begun,
and if given another term am sure that
can accomplish as much as a new man,
and would, as have done in the past,
treat all parts OF the District alike and
make an honest effort 10 get all that is
coming to us in the way of improve
mentS. Very truly yours,
w. G. ALVERS.
SiSco Fla Nav 31St. 1910
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03
SUDDEN DEATH OF
r. j. CUNNINGHAM

Word was received in this city on
Monday of the sudden death of F. ].
Cunningham at Kissimmee, which oc.
Cured that day.
There were no particulars OF Mr.. Gun.
ningham's death received here, though
the rumor is current that il was due 10
heart failure.
Mr.. Cunningham was man up in
years and down at the heel" financial
ly, who was making desperate struggle
to get into the business swim. He came
to Palatka last year, on the invitation OF
the Palatka board of trade, for the pur.
pose of putting up number of residences
on the deferred payment plan He
opened an office in the Canova build
ing and had great number of plans for
modest-priced modern dwellings, He
gave out that he would remain in Pa
latka only on condition that he secured
minimum of twenty-five contracts, but
changed his mind and started in with
but three or four and as many more rea
sonable prospects.
Before these were completed Mr..
Cunningham was in financial hole.
The work dragged because he frequent
ly found ii impossible to pay his work
men. As result several for whom he
was building made advances beyond the
value of the work done. Finally, mat
tiers having gone from bad TO worse, Mr..
Cunningham was obliged to quit. In
quitting the incompleted work the
Catholic rectory, Presbyterian manse,
residences of DR.. ]. w. Darsy and Mr..
were overpaid on and these
church organizations and individuals suf-
fered considerable loss, the greatest loss
being on the Presbyterian manse.
Mr.. Cunningham made desperate ef.
fort to succeed here, but lack of capital
made ii impossible. He was an expert.
enced builder, but the fates were against
him. His death will be deplored by
many who had his friendship in this
city, and who will feel sympathy or his
wife and children.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03

Did you know that the office of justice
of the peace is a real revenue producing
office in the hands of man who knows
his business? Well, it is. For example:
Justice John E. Marshall, who has a
desk in the Sheriff's office, and who
naturally gets good share of the cases,
did enough business during the yerr 1909
to enable him TO turn over TO the county,
after deducting all costs of sheriff and
court, the neat sum of S1,2SS.S7.
Business hasn't been quite so good
proportionatcly this year, for during the
first five months Mr. Marshall'S office
has only produced over and above all
expense of management a total of
$339.S9.
"The mills of the gods grind slowly,
but they grind exceeding fine" for those
who are bound TO get into the hopper
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03
Favors D. Williams.
Editor PALATKA News

Editor PALATKA NEWs:-
Will you kindly allow me a small
space in your valuable paper to say few
words in behalf of our ex- County Com
missioner, Mr.. D. Williams, who is now
a candidate for the same office. 1t is
now up to the voters of District No. to
put a man in office that we all know is
capable of best representing us. Mr..
Williams is man of vast business ex-
pcrience and having served US one term
as county commissioner TO the entire
satisfaction of all, as voter in District
5, precinct II, think we will be doing
the wise thing TO elect a man who is
capable and willing TO best represent us
one who is able 10 master any business
proposition. These qualities are found
in D. Williams.
Let US all vote for him on June 9TH.
VOTER.
T.. FL NJ, 3n4l, fO1n
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03
St. James Methodist Church,

The following is the schedule of SER
vices for next Sunday:
9:45 a. m.-Sunday school, Missionary
day-the offering goes to missions
11:0O a. m.-Preaching, followed by
the Lords Supper; subject, "The Father
Revealed in the Son."
7:3O p. m.-Preaching; subject, "The
Message of the Past"
Seats free and everybody welcome.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03
June Wedding of Interest.

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Joseph Rogero OF
Palatka Heights have issued invitations
to the marriage of their daughter, Maude,
TO Mr.. William Luther Chandler of
Macon, Ga. The marriage will be sol
emnized on "Wednesday afternoon, June
18th, at $3.50 O'Clock at the family home
in Palalka Heights, and owing to the
prominence of the bride much interest
will attach socially in the approaching
event
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03
An Ancient Astronomer.

About 500 B. g. Anaxagoras of 10,
mia was born. When he grew up in
wisdom" he was the first to teach the
course and cause of both solar and
lunar eclipses and to give his followers
rules whereby they could distinguish
planets from fixed stars. He was
punished for declaring that the sun
was not a god.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03
Another WAy.

Student-I want some information
about the bronzes. suppose | had
better write to the keeper? Attend
ant-Yes, miss. or you might see him
verbally Punch
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03

what are the degrees Of stingy
mans married lifeT'
II suppose they are matrimony. par
simony, testimony and alimOny." -
Baltimore American.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03

The regular meeting of the Ladies
Memorial Society, will be held al Mrs.
Gay's, Thursday June 9Th at O'Clock
All members requested TO be present
Mrs. c. J. Rogero, Sec,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03

A crowd is not company, and faces
are but a gallery of pictures and talk
but a tinkling cymbal where there is
no love.-Bacon.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03

A healthy man is king in his own
right; an unhealthy man is an unha,,py
slave. Burdock Blood Bitters builds
up sound health-keeps you well.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03

PLANK's CHILL TONIC is guaranteed
to cure malaria, chills, fever, colds
and lagrippe. Guaranteed to cure
cold in one night; lagrippe in three
nights. Your money back if it does
not, For sale at all first-class drug
stores. 3-25-1yr.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03
Teachers Examination.

Teachers Regular Uniform Examina-
ton will begin in the Palatka School
Building, June 7, 1910, at s o'clock a. m.
All examines are requested TO supply
themselves with cap paper, pen and ink
before entering upon the examination;
also certificates of character.
l.. K. TUCKER,
o-zV-A. Secretary.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03

Charnberlain's SSiS 6ls44bSes SaOissa seuedy. sRa
Never fails. Buy 1t now. II may save life.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03
Gov. BroWard's Land Trans
actions Exposed by Con-
greSSman Lamar.

The STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN W. B. LAMAR.
think the Florida voters will be inter-
ested in certain admissions made by rlr. Brow
ard here last evening in his speech. At the
conclusion of his address asked r1r. Broward
the following questions:
First-What in lands or in money did you
receive while you were governor as commits
sion on the alleged private land sale?
He answered that he was given $24,5oO
while Governor in the stock of land COM
pany. (he expressed it that he and an associ-
ate had received $4,000 from Mr.. BolIes in
stock of land company
Second inquiry then asked Mr.. Brow
ard how much stock rlr. Bolles owned in thi
stock company.
He answered that rlr. Bolles owned 81 per
cent. of the stock.
Then, said |, Mr.. BOlIes is really the COM
pany.
Mr.. Broward answered, Yes.
Third query-l then asked Mr.. BroWard
this further question:
Have you been in the service or employ
ment of Mr.. BOlles since leaving the office of
Governor, and if so, at what salary.
Mr.. Broward answered that he had been
i'm the service of Mr.. BOlles since he was Gov
ernor, and his salary for one year, with Mr.
BoIes had been at the rate of $500 per month
These are not Senator Taliaferro's state
ment about Mr.. Broward; They are not Mr..
L'Enge's statement about Mr.. BrOward. They
are Mr. Broward's own admissions against
himself made here last night in a public
speech, i'm the presence of a fair sized and in
teIigent audience. WILLIAM b. LAr1AR.
Monticello, Fla- May 26th. Observation-Disclosures
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-06-03

Itching, bleeding, protruding or
blind piles yield to Doans Ointment
hronic cases soon relieved, finally
cured. Druggists all sell it
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Memorial Society Meeting.

Johnson, Fla, June LIST, 1910.
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"The Mills of the Gods. I"

Sisco, Fla. May 31st, 1910.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-15

I Eastern. ao@31c; best storage.
34@ 35c.
MEATS ANe Po,1llrNY.
Hens and springs, 100 zoe;
ducks, Ice: geese, 18c; turkeys.
zoe. live weight.
Fresh Meats-Cow beef, az "a
10c; steer beef, 10h Ollie;
wethers, 12h @13kc; po.x,
trimmed. Ice; veal, 13c.
Hogs-14c.
Prices offered BY mfllen for
wheat; club, 94c; bluestem, $40
1.01; red, s4c; forty-fold, 96o.
LIVESTOCK
Prices offered by packing houses
fo- live stock: Steers. 51s a &c;
cows. 4 ~ % &c; heifers. 5@5hc;
Hogs, 10c. Sheep-Ewes. 6hc;
Iwethers, &c: lambs. 7hc.
FISH.
Halibut cheeks. &c; fall sal
mon, Skc; perch. &c; flunders,
&c; German carp, Sc; rock cod,
12hc; salmon trout, 1Sc; oysters,
sack. 1915; gal, $3.50; clans
I$2 sack; shrimps, 12hc ID ;
crabs, $3.50 q $50; kippered sal
mon. lie; steelhead salmon, 14e;
sturgeon. 16c; Chinook salmon,
lac; California shad. 10c; red
snapper, SC.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-15
HE'S AFTER WOLGAST

The next opponent of Light
weight Champion AID Wolgast viii
be the little New England hurri-
cane, Matty Baldwin, one of the
fastest boys that ever pulled on
a glove in the lightweight class.
Baldwin has the respect of ev-
cry lightweight in the land. He is
a tough nut for any boxer for his
pounds to crack, as witness his
three fights with Owen Moran,
than whom 1t is hard to find a
better man.
Baldwin's last fight with Mo-
ran followed a ride from New Or
leans to New York. In fact, he
went almost directly from the
train to the ringside. And de-
spite the fact that he could not
have been at his best after so
tedious a ride, Baldwin gave Mo
ran a terrific battle, was fight
ing like terrier, and as strong as
q buiI when the tenth session
ended.
Moran Is one of the greatest
Doxer-fighters living. II was but
4 short time before he took on
Baldwin that he and Abe Attell
flashed through one OF the pretti-
est exhibitions ever staged in New
York. and the little EnglishInan,
while losing the decision, would
not have had the best Of 1t had
the affair been called a draw.
Now anyone who can break near
sven with Atte1l in a boxing
match and then turn around and
20 10 rounds Of rough-house bat
Ting II surely the class, hence the
right made BY Baldwin with such
3 perfoFnsr must be to his credit.
RaIdxin's next opponent win be-
That clever stttle chap. Danny
Dunn. The twp viii get together
"a New Orleans. and following
|hza BnldNin viii 90 across thsl
country to San Fnanciaeo 70 train
'or hfs fight with Wolgast.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-15
(BY RINGSIDER.)

SAN FRANCISCO, April 49,
1t beats old Nick himself how the
gall of some fighters grows.
Here's Tommy Burns. fat aud
slow, almost s-has-been,'s barely
able to take 20-round second
from Bill Lang, and that a ques-
tionable one, valuing his services
at $4,000, win, lose or draw, N
a battle with Sam Ian gfofd.
Close on Tommy's heels comes Ad
Wolgast who wants $4,000 aud
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ses wire Service The TIMES PAGE OF EDITED By Experts
REAL LIVE SPORT NEWS
Edited BY Experts
NCDVEI THESE PRIZE FIGHTERS
lvLN Y L.. CERTAINLY HAVE 1T

I51 per cent OF the pictures, win,
lose or draw, for battle with any
lightweight Sid Hester may name
in June or July. AID evidently
is standing on his foot. How he
figures himself worth $4,000 is
something beyond even his most
enthusiastic admirers, for VOL
CAST never was and never will he
as great a drawing card as Bat
Nelson is today. At that, VOL
CASTS demand is not so bad when
compared with that of Burns.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-04-15
LANGFORD KETCHEL
NEXT SCRAP

Los ANGELES, CAL, April is.
cleaned up two aspiring
mitt artists in Los Angeles, Sam
Langford will leave for Philadel-
phia to prepare for his six-round
battle with Stanley Ketchel,
scheduled to take place in the
Quaker city. The Boston demon
showed hardly a scratch after his
battle yesterday with Barry.