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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23
THE WAY OF THE SWISS.
Foreigners Regarded as Egyptians ano
Treated Accordingly.

Foreigners Regarded as Egyptians and
Treated Accordingly.
A foreign resident In Switzerland
was fined 10 francs because his little
girl had plucked three buttercups
growing on a piece of land on which
she and some half dozen Swiss chill
dren had for years been accustomed to
play. The land had recently changed
hands, and Its new owner had put
up a notice forbidding the plucking
Of flowers. A passing gendarme had
found the children fiagrante delicto
and had forthwith instituted proceed
ings against the little foreigner, while
letting the little natives 60 scot free.
The child's father appealed against the
sentence and by dint of hard fighting,
which entailed. Of course, expense,
forced the higher court to reduce the
fine from 10 francs to 81. e., / franc
for each buttercup.
When | tried to learn the why's and
wherefores of this case was told by
Swiss that one-half Of every fine lev
led goes to the gendarme who reports
the offense for which 1t is levied, and
also that Swiss gendarmes cannot fair
ly be expected to be quite so alert in
taking proceedings against their own
country people as against foreigners.
Further, was told by an American
that in Switzerland all foreigners rank
as Egyptians and that the one Scrip
tural injunction that is faithfully
obeyed there is that which ordains
that Egyptians shall be spoiled.-From
1.-THE Latter Day Swiss" in Cornhill
Magazine,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23

Be fair, gentlemen; we mean those of
you who are severely criticizing the
board of Putnam county commissioners
for the kind of hard roads that are being
constructed in this county. The board
OF county commissioners have nothing
whatever TO do with the construction of
these roads. The commissioners desig-
nate what roads are to be hard-surfaced
that is all. The board of trustees for
county bonds build the roads and desig-
nate what material shall be used. If
there is any blame attached to the work
it goes TO the bond trustees, and they
are able TO stand it. Their position is
one of appointment The commission
ers are elected. And by the way, that
may be the reason that the dissatisfied
are blaming them.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23
A Famous ORAL,

The most famous opal in history was
that which was worn In ring by the
Roman senator Nonius in the day of
the triumvirate. Its size equaled that
of a medium sized hazelnut, yet its
beauty and brilliancy rendered 1t a
marvel among the dilettanti Of Rome,
especially when 1t was known that the
goldsmiths and money changers had
set its value at $1,0000O0. Mark An
tony made overtures to Nonius for its
purchase, intending, it is thought, to
present it to Cleopatra, but the senator
refused to part with 1t and for fear
that 1t would be taken from him by
sheer force sought safety in flight.
Here history loses all trace Of this IA
nous gem, there being no record Of its
transference from Nonius to any Of his
family,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23
An Historic ENGLISH Castle.

Longleat castle. which is said to be
the first we'll built house in England,
was erected by Sir John Thyme, and
its construction occupied twelve years,
from January. 1867, until 1879. The
first royal visitor to Sir Johns noble
mansion was Queen Elizabeth, and the
story runs that the owner was not
very anxious for his sovereign to see
his home, as she might ask him where
he obtained the money to build so
stately a house. Sir John Thyme,
who was knighted after the battle Of
Pinkie, was the factotum of the Pro
tector Somerset. and it is said that
he built Longleat from designs pre-
pared by his fallen master for house
Of his own.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23
GIVING OUT.
The Struggle DiscOurages Many
a Citizen of Palatka,

The Struggle DiscOurages Many
Citizen of Palatka.
Around all day with an aching back;
Can't rest at night;
Enough TO make any one give out. ="
Doan's Kidney Pills will give renewed
life.
They will cure the backache;
Cure every kidney ill.,
Here is convincing proof that this is
so:
Mrs. ]. ]. Chaplin, Starke, Fla, says:
"Doan's Kidney Pills did me great deal
OF good. suffered from kidney weak
ness for a long time. The kidney secre-
tons were unnatural and my back ached
almost constantly, making it impossible
for me TO assume position that was
comfortable. finally procured Doan's
Kidney Pills and began their use.
They soon removed the backache and
il was not long before the lameness and
soreness left. The kidney Secretions
are now more natural and am feeling
better in every way. You are at liberty
to publish this testimonial"
For sale by all dealers Price so cents
Foster Mllburn Co, Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23
Beware of Ointments tor Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

as mercury Will surely destroy the sense OF
SIN II and completely derange the whole system
wnen entering IL through tile mucous surfaces
such articles should never be used except on
prescription nom reputable rhysic'ans as tbs
damage they will do is tenfnld to the good on
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
cure. manufactured by Z. J. Cheney 4 90.
Iotedo, o., contains no mercury, and Is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surftces Of the system. In buying
Hairs Catarrh Cure be sure You get the genu.
Inc; IL Is taken Internally and made in Toledo
"a by Cheney a Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23
IMPALED BY AN ARROW.
Pinned Through the Neck to q Tree,
Yet He Survived.

Yet He Survived.
George Wainwright and Ben Spencer
each In charge of a train Of freight
wagons, were headed for the Missouri
river to bring supplies back to Colora-
do points. The Indians were very
troublesome in those days, and these
two outfits always camped together
for protection. One night they had ar
ranged the camp, with the wagons
forming a circle. and everybody but
the guards was to be inside. VAIN
wright preferred to sleep In clump
OF cottonwoods about quarter Of
mile off, and there he fixed himself
with his negro servant as a bodyguard.
Neither the camp nor Wainwright was
disturbed during the night, but early
the next morning while Wainwright
was sitting on the ground with his
back to tree drinking his tin of cot
fee an arrow from an unseen foe en-
tered his neck at the right of the
jugular vein and was driven with such
force as to impale the victim to the
tree. The negro. believing his master
was killed, ran to Spencers camp and
gave the alarm.
Spencer and some Of his men rushed
over to Wainwright Instead Of being
dead Wainwright was not even seri-
ously injured. Spencer cut the arrow
Off close to the point Of entrance and
then gently drew Wainwrlght's head
forward until he was released. The
victim suffered but little Inconvenience
from the wound, and by the time the
trip was completed it was entirely
healed.-Los Angeles Times.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23
Imp ortance of Irrigation.

Ii has become a recognized fact with
I'll who are engaged in agricultural pur-
suits in Florida, that Scientific Irrigation
is an absolute necessity in order to Sc
cure the maximum yield from the soil.
There are three absolutely sure results
obtained from irrigation, either OF
he installation and operation of the lrri-
CATION Plant.
First, Irrigation assures the success OF
the crop.
Second, Irrigation increases the col
umn of production.
Third, Irrigation improves the quality
of the produce.
Never in the history of Florida has
she been so prominently in the eyes OF
the world as an agricultural state as she
is today. Every farmer who has the in
lereSt of the state at heart should make
every effort 10 have his farm appear al
its best, and irrigation will aid him more
in doing this than any other improve.
ment that he can make, and will at the
same time, materially increase the reve-
nue. from his cultivated lands. In put
ling in an Irrigation Plant, do not make
the mistake of purchasing inferior power
machines.
In this issue of the paper will be found
an advertisement of the Cameron &
Barkley, Co., of Tampa, Florida, who
are State Agents for the zoos" en-.
gines, which combines simplicity and
utility perhaps TO a greater extent than
any other engines of the same price and
horse power manufactured. This con-
Germ carry in stock complete irrigating
plants and heavy machinery of all kinds,
and all who are contemplating the pur-
chase of either irrigation plants or ma
chinery of any kind, will do well to
consult with them, secure prices and de-
tailed information.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23

Mayor Gaynor has been telling how il
feels to be shot. The story is interest
ing. But ii would be fully as interesting
TO the average Floridian just now if the
delegates TO the recent local option con-
vention in Jacksonville would tell us
how so many of 'em came to be "half.
shot" Their experience while con.
valescent is pretty we'll understood.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23
At a Waddinu Breakfast,

After a marriage recently the bridal
party partook Of a sumptuous break,
fast, toward the end of which young.
er brother of the bride got up and said
solemnly, raising his glass:
Ladies and gentlemen, have to
propose a toast, which, however, must
be drunk standing. Please take your
glasses and rise up"
The guests, although somewhat be-
wildered, did so.
"Now," said the young scapegrace,
"if you will remain standing for few
minutes I'll find out who has been sit
ting on my new hat."-London Tit
Bits.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23
THE LAW IN THE CASE.

Does any white man in Florida i'm.
agine for moment that the attorneys
for the Jacksonville whisky gang have
not fully enlightened that gang that their
wholesale bribery and debauchery OF
negroes now going on is in violation OF
the law of Florida? Here is the law
read ii:
CHAPTER 592S-NO. So
AN ACT Making it Unlawful for ANY
Person or Corporation 10 Pay the Poll
Tax of any Other Person or Furnish
the Money Therefor, or for any Tax
Collector TO Accept Payment of Poll
Taxes from Any Person o her Than
the Person Whose Poll Tax is Being
Paid, and Fixing Penalty for the Vic
lation Thereof.
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE LEGIS.
LATURE OF THE STATE
OF FLORIDA:
Section /. 1t is hereby made unlawful
for any person or corporation in this
State TO pay the poll tax for any other
person or furnish the money TO any other
person for the purpose of paying such
other or any other PERSONS poll tax; OF
for any Tax Collector to accept the pay.
ment of poll taxes from any person
other than the person whose poll tax is
being paid, except that one person may
pay the poll tax of another, provided the
person paying such poll tax shall at the
same time pay tax duly assessed on
property belonging to the person whose
poll tax is being paid.
Sec. 2. That upon the conviction OF
any person or corporation for the viola
ton of this Act, fine of not more than
five hundred dollars, or Imprisonment in
the county Jail for not more than six
months, shall be imposed.
Approved June IL, 1909.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23
Russia.

Russia did not break into European
history until comparatively recent times.
Ruric, a Varengian chief, seems to
have been the first to establish a gov
eminent, about $50. Ruric's descend
ants ruled amid many ups and downs
till 1893, at which time the real history
Of the country may be said to begin.
With the solitary exception of the
United States Of America, the progress
Of Russia under Peter the Great and
Catherine II. is unequaled for rapidity
in the history of the world.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23
AN ALGERIAN HOTEL.

The Attempt to Describe Its Attrac-
tons In English.
Things are not always as they seem,
even liz an advertisement. This truth
dawned upon Robert Crawford when
he was In Algiers, and he tells of the
reason for his conclusion in "Reminis.
cenceS Of Foreign Travel" Mr.. Craw
ford, not being satisfied with his lodg.
ings, procured copy of the Journal
des Etrangers and proceeded to look
up hotel.
After a patient investigation the
choice seemed to lie between two
One. according to the notice, possessed
every Anglish comfort" and had "larg"
as well as small apartments. The 9th.
Grand was strongly drawn to it
advertised as follows:
Fir Glass House
D.
Full South.
Mis- of larg Pare
Tramways to and from towen every 10
minutes.
Aoulu Ihe plaSe' ~ my surprise
there was no conservatory or glass
house of any kind and no fir trees. As
/ pondered over the fact the solution
suddenly came to melt was a first
class house." of course. What of the
rest of the advertisement The hotel
had a southern aspect and was situat-
ed In a park. AS for the tramway.
that was pure fiction.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23

John Walker of Raiford, Bradford
county, was awakened the other night
by feeling a cold, Shiny rattlesnake
crawl over him. The country will be
in the dark until is learned whether
John is a prohibitionist, or one of the
delegates TO the recent local option con-
vention in Jacksonville.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23

The Braidentown Journal, edited by
Senator Joe. Humphries, has entered up
on its 23d year. The paper has been a
power in the development of Manitee
county and grows more powerful with
every passing year.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23
prohibition don't prohibit"

prohibition don't prohibit"
If that were true wouldn't they be a
blamed set of fools to raise and spend
thousands upon thousands of dollars to
prevent its adoption2
That whisky gang with its horde OF
negro henchmen is the most dangerous
combination that ever attempted to con-
troll the politics of this or any other
state.
White men of Putnam, to the rescue
of your homes!
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23
LOST CHANCES.

On, the unused foundations Of
character which stand along our
human street and make the city Of
our human life so tragicall Oh. the
bodily Mgor which has never been
put to any strong work for God or
manl-PhilLps Brooks.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23

Mrs. Neva c. Child, for many years
editor of the Champion at Arcadia, has
sold that paper TO w D. Bell who enters
upon the work like a veteran and-a
politician.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23
THE SPIRIT OF LOVE.
You will find as you look back

upon your life that the moments
that stand out are the moments
when yor have done things in a
spirit Of love. AS memory scans
the past, above and beyond all the
tansitory pleasures Of life there leap
forward these supreme hours when
you have been enabled to do I'M
noticed hndnesses to those round
about you, things too triaing to
speak about, but which you feel
have entered into your eternal life.
Henry Drummond.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23
The Oliver is everywhere.

"' VII'VI 10 SVVTyWHeTV'
It's the universal typewriter. Reels
off real work with the ease and speed
demanded by this mile-a- minute age.
Wherever you turn - in Business
Offices, great or smaIl-in the quiet
Of the Home-in the roar Of the Rail-
road and Telegraph service-in the
seething IN aelstrOm of modern
Newspaperdom-in countless kinds
of service-it's the sturdy, strenuous
Oliver that's making the wheels go
round"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23
THE OLIVER TYPEWRITER CO.
The Oliver Typewriter Building
Chicago, Illinois.

Itching piles provoke profanity, but
profanity won't cure them Doan's
ointment cures itching, bleeding or
protruding piles after years of suffer,
ing, At any drug store,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23

Tonic or Stimulant 3
There is an immense difference between tonic and
stmulant. Up one day. way back the next; that's al
smuant Steady progress day by day toward perfect
health; that's tonic. Ayers Sarsaparia is tonic
strong tonic. The only Sarsaparla entirely free from
alcohol Do not stimulate unless your doctor says So
He knows. Ask him. Do as he says dyer Co. LoUeA Mass
Constipation the one great cause dcheaahe bune indigestion bad
recommended Aver Psto you!
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-09-23
Tie
OLIVER
Typewriter

You need your Oliver now. It's
yours almost for the asking. The big
gest hundred dollars worth in Amer
ica-for Seventeen Gents Day!
Send along the Application Blank,
with a small first payment of SIS as
an evidence of good faith.
Your check is good-or send draft.
postofiice or express money order.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
HATS FOR WINTER
THOSE FOR DRESSY WEAR ARE
STRICTLY ORNAMENTAL.
New Headpleces Have Discarded the
Suggestion of the Practical and
Offer no Protection What
ever From the Cold.

Winter hats, intended for evening
or other dressy wear, have discarded
the suggestion of the material. They
are strictly ornamental head-pieces
and take no notice of the element of
protection from the cold. Except for
the prevalent Introduction of fur, and
the material of which the body of the
hat Is made, one might consider them
designed for summer wear.
Shapes, save the day for brims still
droop in a becoming and sheltering
way. Velvets, nets and laces are
called into use for the bulk OF trim
mings stuffs, while ostrich plum'ss n
flowers add the finishing touches.
The hats shown here are types OF
winter millinery in which laces are
used for decoration. Many dress hats
are made entirely of lace or not. In
these a band Of fur about the crown,
a fat bow of fur or borders of fur on
ribbon or silk drapery. give the touch
that speaks of winter.
In Fig. l a hat of heavy white satin
is overlaid with a oarse silk net and
lace of Russian mesh. 1t is trimmed
with a collar of small ostrich tips,
the sort known as Heads" In the
model they are white. This is not a
difficult hat to make and would be
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10

Miss Kitty Henderson bought all
her shoes at Smith G Browns. She
didn't do SO because she had any
wish to keep the firm out of bank
ruptcy. but because Horace Walpole
White was one of the clerks, because
he complimented her on her instep,
because she was a s~tenographer, be-
cause Horace was a fine young man,
and because. in time, they became
good friends-and more.
Mr.. Walpole was no villain. He
was earning a fair salary and lived
with his widowed mother. He had
thoughts of matrimony. When Miss
Kitty came along with her number
tw~o-and-a-half feet, with a high and
dainty instep. he quite lost his heart
He had paid more attention to the
instep than to the face, but Miss Kitty
had a f~air-looking face and figure.
Miss Kitty also lived with her wild
owed mother. She also earned a sal
airy of $12 per week. She never even
glanced at the young mans feet, and
cared not a cent whether he had q
high or low instep, but she also had
thoughts of matrimony. Why not?
Like a sensible girl, she was not
waiting for a young lord or prince.
or for an old dotard with his mil
lions. A good looking shoe clerk on
a fair salary looked good to her.
All the young woman had to do
was to keep buying her shoes from
Smith & Brown-high shoes, low
shoes and slippers, and all Mr.. White
had to do was to stand ready to wait
on her. Cupid did the rest. He gets
in his work in a shoe store as well as
in a palace. In time there came a
cali at the house; then more calls.
Then the theater and little dinners.
Then moonlight, sentiment. engage
ment and bliss!
1t was just at this happy period
that the good mother of the flial son
lost her appetite. Something must
be had to liven it up again. Horace
thought of pickles, clam broth. jel-
lies, malts and other things. but fin
ally decided on a lobster-a live. ac-
tive, aggressive lobster-a fighting
mad lobster. would be taken home and
boiled alive and afterwards served to
the ailing mother. 1t would either kill
o. cure her.
What more natural than a clerk in
a shoe store at s12 per who wanted
to take home a live lobster should
select one Of the hundreds of paste
board boxes around him? 1t was done.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
FOUND FoUR.LEAF CLOVER
Little Woman Sees Leaf, and All the
Passengers on the Train Think
That She 10 Lucky.

A northbound Frisco passenger train
stood on the siding in the Ozarks.
Many of the passengers were at late
breakfast in the diner.
Just as a waiter began to pour cot.
fee for a ~quick-eyed little woman. she
said: "Oh. wait; l must get out. Just
there by that tie," motioning, Il see
a big four-leaf clover" The waiter
brought 1t. and the passengers ex-
claimed, How lucky" and the little
woman said. 1T will bring good luck
all the day"
Now you know, and we know, that
it wouldn't do any such thing. Glover
leaves, rabbit feet. buckeyes, and Ill.
made penn,es. or any other inanimate
thing. do not bring either good or
bad fortune. But when a fellow. OF
a girl for that matter. finds a four
leaf clover, DE is exhilarated. 1t slim
ulates, by reason Of giving additional
heart-beats; he tries harder, he walks
faster, he looks happier. he speaks
cheerier; he is therefore more attrac.
tive to others, and he hits the old
world harder. and makes 1t give down
its milk
Did you ever e a calf getting its
dinner? You know how 1t butts II
the COW doesn't give down the milk!
Well, the stronger the calf, the harder
the butt" the more milk. So the
leaf makes us butt harder and we
win; hence. we call It lucky. Maybe
it Is.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
WEDDING VEIL is IN FAVOR
Various Attempts From Time to Time
to Danish or Supersede Il
Have Failed.

From time to time attempts are
made to Danish or supersede the we'd
ding veil; but, In spite of all objec-
tions. 1t still persists in the favor of
the bride, who is apt to be sentiment
al rather han reasonable. The way
of wearing it, however, has been
largely changed; many brides now
wear the veil as a sort of cap, not
falling yer the face at all, but fasten-
ed back with a circlet of flowers. In
front 1t reaches Only to the knees, but
in back to well below the ankles.
Tulle, except for those who have
rare and beautiful old lace, is succeed
ing lace in favor; perhaps because
there is no danger of having part OF
the design ornament ones nose or
eyel A soft tulle veil. properly draped,
fastened by invisible pearl-headed
pins and falling over a coronet of
jewels or of blossoms. is as pretty a
sight as any wedding guest could hope
to see